pauVI ]

pourree ||

Pauree:

|M|w |RwsY kwlu iqh jo swkq pRiB kIn ]

n(g)ann(g)aa n(g)raasai kaal thih jo saakath prabh keen ||

NGANGA: Death seizes those whom God has made into faithless cynics.

Aink join jnmih mrih Awqm rwmu n cIn ]

anik jon janamehi marehi aatham raam n cheen ||

They are born and they die, enduring countless incarnations; they do not realize the Lord, the Supreme Soul.

i|Awn iDAwn qwhU kau Awey ]

n(g)iaan dhhiaan thaahoo ko aaeae ||

They alone find spiritual wisdom and meditation,

kir ikrpw ijh Awip idvwey ]

kar kirapaa jih aap dhivaaeae ||

Whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy;

|xqI |xI nhI koaU CUtY ]

n(g)anathee n(g)anee nehee kooo shhoottai ||

No one is emancipated by counting and calculating.

kwcI gwgir srpr PUtY ]

kaachee gaagar sarapar foottai ||

The vessel of clay shall surely break.

so jIvq ijh jIvq jipAw ]

so jeevath jih jeevath japiaa ||

They alone live, who, while alive, meditate on the Lord.

pRgt Bey nwnk nh CipAw ]21]

pragatt bheae naanak neh shhapiaa ||21||

They are respected, O Nanak, and do not remain hidden. ||21||