SGGSAng 651Raag SorathRaag Sorath Vaar Mahalley 4 Ki5 linesGuru Amar Das Ji

sloku mÚ 3 ]

aucwrx sloku mh`lw qIjw

salok ma 3 ||

Shalok, Third Mehl:

jnm jnm kI iesu mn kau mlu lwgI kwlw hoAw isAwhu ]

janam janam kee eis man ko mal laagee kaalaa hoaa siaahu ||

The filth of countless incarnations sticks to this mind; it has become pitch black.

KMnlI DoqI aujlI n hoveI jy sau Dovix pwhu ]

khannalee dhhothee oujalee n hovee jae so dhhovan paahu ||

The oily rag cannot be cleaned by merely washing it, even if it is washed a hundred times.

gurprswdI jIvqu mrY aultI hovY miq bdlwhu ]

aucwrx m`iq

gur parasaadhee jeevath marai oulattee hovai math badhalaahu ||

By Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive; his intellect is transformed, and he becomes detached from the world.

nwnk mYlu n lgeI nw iPir jonI pwhu ]1]

naanak mail n lagee naa fir jonee paahu ||1||

O Nanak, no filth sticks to him, and he does not fall into the womb again. ||1||