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sorathi

Sorat'h:

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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

bhu prpMc kir pr Dnu ilAwvY ]

bahu parapanch kar par dhhan liaavai ||

Practicing great hypocrisy, he acquires the wealth of others.

suq dwrw pih Awin lutwvY ]1]

suth dhaaraa pehi aan luttaavai ||1||

Returning home, he squanders it on his wife and children. ||1||

mn myry BUly kptu n kIjY ]

aucwrx kptu: polw bolo (ASuD: kp`tu)

man maerae bhoolae kapatt n keejai ||

O my mind, do not practice deception, even inadvertently.

AMiq inbyrw qyry jIA pih lIjY ]1] rhwau ]

anth nibaeraa thaerae jeea pehi leejai ||1|| rehaao ||

In the end, your own soul shall have to answer for its account. ||1||Pause||

iCnu iCnu qnu CIjY jrw jnwvY ]

aucwrx jrw: polw bolo

shhin shhin than shheejai jaraa janaavai ||

Moment by moment, the body is wearing away, and old age is asserting itself.

qb qyrI Ek koeI pwnIE n pwvY ]2]

thab thaeree ouk koee paaneeou n paavai ||2||

And then, when you are old, no one shall pour water into your cup. ||2||

khqu kbIru koeI nhI qyrw ]

kehath kabeer koee nehee thaeraa ||

Says Kabeer, no one belongs to you.

ihrdY rwmu kI n jpih svyrw ]3]9]

hiradhai raam kee n japehi savaeraa ||3||9||

Why not chant the Lord's Name in your heart, when you are still young? ||3||9||