SGGSAng 873Raag GaundNaamdev Ji Ki11 linesBhagat Namdev Ji

goNf ]

gonadd ||

Gond:

nwd BRmy jYsy imrgwey ]

naadh bhramae jaisae miragaaeae ||

The deer is lured by the sound of the hunter's bell;

pRwn qjy vw ko iDAwnu n jwey ]1]

aucwrx vw ko: v`Krw krky

praan thajae vaa ko dhhiaan n jaaeae ||1||

It loses its life, but it cannot stop thinking about it. ||1||

AYsy rwmw AYsy hyrau ]

aisae raamaa aisae haero ||

In the same way, I look upon my Lord.

rwmu Coif icqu Anq n Pyrau ]1] rhwau ]

raam shhodd chith anath n faero ||1|| rehaao ||

I will not abandon my Lord, and turn my thoughts to another. ||1||Pause||

ijau mInw hyrY psUAwrw ]

jio meenaa haerai pasooaaraa ||

As the fisherman looks upon the fish,

sonw gFqy ihrY sunwrw ]2]

aucwrx gFqy: 'F' ksky bolo

sonaa gadtathae hirai sunaaraa ||2||

And the goldsmith looks upon the gold he fashions;||2||

ijau ibKeI hyrY pr nwrI ]

jio bikhee haerai par naaree ||

As the man driven by sex looks upon another man's wife,

kaufw fwrq ihrY juAwrI ]3]

kouddaa ddaarath hirai juaaree ||3||

And the gambler looks upon the throwing of the dice -||3||

jh jh dyKau qh qh rwmw ]

jeh jeh dhaekho theh theh raamaa ||

In the same way, wherever Naam Dayv looks, he sees the Lord.

hir ky crn inq iDAwvY nwmw ]4]2]

har kae charan nith dhhiaavai naamaa ||4||2||

Naam Dayv meditates continuously on the Feet of the Lord. ||4||2||