| BeI prwpiq mwnuK dyhurIAw ] |
| bhee puraapath maanukh dhaehureeaa || |
| This human body has been given to you. |
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| goibMd imlx kI ieh qyrI brIAw ] |
| gobindh milun kee eih thaeree bureeaa || |
| This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe. |
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| Avir kwj qyrY ikqY n kwm ] |
| avar kaaj thaerai kithai n kaam || |
| Nothing else will work. |
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| imlu swDsMgiq Bju kyvl nwm ]1] |
| mil saadhhusungath bhuj kaevul naam ||1|| |
| Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1|| |
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| srMjwim lwgu Bvjl qrn kY ] |
| surunjaam laag bhuvujul thurun kai || |
| Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean. |
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| jnmu ibRQw jwq rMig mwieAw kY ]1] rhwau ] |
| junum brithhaa jaath rung maaeiaa kai ||1|| rehaao || |
| You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause|| |
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| jpu qpu sMjmu Drmu n kmwieAw ] |
| jup thup sunjum dhhurum n kumaaeiaa || |
| I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living. |
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| syvw swD n jwinAw hir rwieAw ] |
| saevaa saadhh n jaaniaa har raaeiaa || |
| I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King. |
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| khu nwnk hm nIc krMmw ] |
| kuhu naanuk hum neech kurunmaa || |
| Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible! |
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| srix pry kI rwKhu srmw ]2]4] |
| suran purae kee raakhuhu surumaa ||2||4|| |
| O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4|| |
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