20: Ajwml

Ajamil

piqq Ajwmlu pwp kir jwie klwvqxI dy rihAw ]

patitu ajaamal paapu kari jaai kalaavatanee day rahiaa.

Ajamil, the fallen sinner lived with a prostitute.

guru qy bymuKu hoie kY pwp kmwvY durmiq dihAw ]

guru tay baymoukhu hoi kai paap kamaavai duramati dahiaa.

He became an apostate. He was entangled in the cobweb of evil deeds.

ibrQw jnmu gvwieAnu Bvjl AMdir iPrdw vihAw ]

biradaa janamu gavaaiaa bhavajal andari dhiradaa vahiaa.

His life was wasted in futile deeds and was tossed and thrown within the terrifying worldly ocean.

iCA puq jwey vysuAw pwpW dy Pl ieCy lihAw ]

chhia pout jaaay vaysuaa paapaa day phal ichhay lahiaa.

While with the prostitute, he became the father of six sons. As a result of her bad deeds they all became dangerous robbers.

puqu aupMnW sqvW nwau Drx no iciq aumihAw ]

poutu oupannaan satavaan naau dharan no chiti oumahiaa.

A seventh son was born and he began to consider a name for the child.

gurU duAwrY jwie kY gurmuiK nwau nrwiexu kihAw ]

guroo duaarai jaai kai guramoukhi naau naraainu kahiaa.

He visited the Guru who named his son Narayan (a name for God).

AMqkwl jmdUq vyiK puq nrwiexu bolY CihAw ]

antakaal jamadoot vaykhi pout naraainu bolai chhahiaa.

At the end of his life, seeing the messengers of death Ajamil cried for Narayan.

jmgx mwry hir jnW gieAw surg jmufMfu n sihAw ]

jamagan maaray hari janaan gaiaa surag jamu dandu n sahiaa.

The name of God made the death messengers take to their heels. Ajamil went to heaven and did not suffer the beatings from the club of the messengers of death.

nwie ley duKu fyrw FihAw ]20]

naai laay doukhu dayraa ddhahiaa ||20||

Utterance of Name of the Lord dispels all sorrow.