bhaa-ee ray raam kahhu chit laa-ay

isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ] (22-18)
sireeraag mehlaa 1.
Siree Raag, First Mehl:


vxju krhu vxjwirho vKru lyhu smwil ]
vanaj karahu vanjaariho vakhar layho samaal.
Make your deals, dealers, and take care of your merchandise.

qYsI vsqu ivswhIAY jYsI inbhY nwil ]
taisee vasat visaahee-ai jaisee nibhai naal.
Buy that object which will go along with you.

AgY swhu sujwxu hY lYsI vsqu smwil ]1]
agai saahu sujaan hai laisee vasat samaal. ||1||
In the next world, the All-knowing Merchant will take this object and care for it. ||1||

BweI ry rwmu khhu icqu lwie ]
bhaa-ee ray raam kahhu chit laa-ay.
O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Lord's Name, and focus your consciousness on Him.

hir jsu vKru lY clhu shu dyKY pqIAwie ]1] rhwau ]
har jas vakhar lai chalhu saho daykhai patee-aa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Take the Merchandise of the Lord's Praises with you. Your Husband Lord shall see this and approve. ||1||Pause||

ijnw rwis n scu hY ikau iqnw suKu hoie ]
jinaa raas na sach hai ki-o tinaa sukh ho-ay.
Those who do not have the Assets of Truth-how can they find peace?

KotY vxij vxMijAY mnu qnu Kotw hoie ]
khotai vanaj vananji-ai man tan khotaa ho-ay.
By dealing their deals of falsehood, their minds and bodies become false.

PwhI PwQy imrg ijau dUKu Gxo inq roie ]2]
faahee faathay mirag ji-o dookh ghano nit ro-ay. ||2||
Like the deer caught in the trap, they suffer in terrible agony; they continually cry out in pain. ||2||

Koty poqY nw pvih iqn hir gur drsu n hoie ]
khotay potai naa paveh tin har gur daras na ho-ay.
The counterfeit coins are not put into the Treasury; they do not obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord-Guru.

Koty jwiq n piq hY Koit n sIJis koie ]
khotay jaat na pat hai khot na seejhas ko-ay.
The false ones have no social status or honor. No one succeeds through falsehood.

Koty Kotu kmwvxw Awie gieAw piq Koie ]3]
khotay khot kamaavanaa aa-ay ga-i-aa pat kho-ay. ||3||
Practicing falsehood again and again, people come and go in reincarnation, and forfeit their honor. ||3||

nwnk mnu smJweIAY gur kY sbid swlwh ]
naanak man samjaa-ee-ai gur kai sabad saalaah.
O Nanak, instruct your mind through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and praise the Lord.

rwm nwm rMig riqAw Bwru n Brmu iqnwh ]
raam naam rang rati-aa bhaar na bharam tinaah.
Those who are imbued with the love of the Name of the Lord are not loaded down by doubt.

hir jip lwhw Aglw inrBau hir mn mwh ]4]23]
har jap laahaa aglaa nirbha-o har man maah. ||4||23||
Those who chant the Name of the Lord earn great profits; the Fearless Lord abides within their minds. ||4||23||