pareetam jaan layho man maahee
soriT mhlw 9 ] (634-1)sorath mehlaa 9. Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl: |
pRIqm jwin lyhu mn mwhI ] Apny suK isau hI jgu PWiDE ko kwhU ko nwhI ]1] rhwau ] The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no one is for anyone else. ||1||Pause|| suK mY Awin bhuqu imil bYTq rhq chU idis GyrY ] In good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides. ibpiq prI sB hI sMgu Cwifq koaU n Awvq nyrY ]1] But when hard times come, they all leave, and no one comes near you. ||1|| Gr kI nwir bhuqu ihqu jw isau sdw rhq sMg lwgI ] Your wife, whom you love so much, and who has remained ever attached to you, jb hI hMs qjI ieh kWieAw pRyq pRyq kir BwgI ]2] runs away crying, "Ghost! Ghost!", as soon as the swan-soul leaves this body. ||2|| ieh ibiD ko ibauhwru binE hY jw isau nyhu lgwieE ] This is the way they act - those whom we love so much. AMq bwr nwnk ibnu hir jI koaU kwim n AwieE ]3]12]139] At the very last moment, O Nanak, no one is any use at all, except the Dear Lord. ||3||12||139|| |