SGGSAng 1389Swaiye Sri Mukhvaak Mahalla 5Swaiye Sri Mukhvaak(y) Mahalla 54 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

audmu kir lwgy bhu BwqI ibcrih Aink swsqR bhu KtUAw ]

oudham kar laagae bahu bhaathee bicharehi anik saasathr bahu khattooaa ||

People are engaged in making all sorts of efforts; they contemplate the various aspects of the six Shaastras.

Bsm lgwie qIrQ bhu BRmqy sUKm dyh bMDih bhu jtUAw ]

bhasam lagaae theerathh bahu bhramathae sookham dhaeh bandhhehi bahu jattooaa ||

Rubbing ashes all over their bodies, they wander around at the various sacred shrines of pilgrimage; they fast until their bodies are emaciated, and braid their hair into tangled messes.

ibnu hir Bjn sgl duK pwvq ijau pRym bFwie sUq ky htUAw ]

aucwrx Bjn: polw bolo

bin har bhajan sagal dhukh paavath jio praem badtaae sooth kae hattooaa ||

Without devotional worship of the Lord, they all suffer in pain, caught in the tangled web of their love.

pUjw ckR krq sompwkw Aink BWiq Qwtih kir QtUAw ]2]11]20]

aucwrx som-pwkw

poojaa chakr karath somapaakaa anik bhaanth thhaattehi kar thhattooaa ||2||11||20||

They perform worship ceremonies, draw ritual marks on their bodies, cook their own food fanatically, and make pompous shows of themselves in all sorts of ways. ||2||11||20||