Ang 471
ਨੰਗਾ ਦੋਜਕਿ ਚਾਲਿਆ ਤਾ ਦਿਸੈ ਖਰਾ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ॥
na(n)gaa dojak chaaliaa taa disai kharaa daraavanaa ||
He goes to hell naked, and he looks hideous then.
ਕਰਿ ਅਉਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਾ ॥੧੪॥
kar augan pachhotaavanaa ||14||
He regrets the sins he committed. ||14||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mah 1 ||
Salok, First Mehl:
ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥
daiaa kapaah sa(n)tokh soot jat ga(n)dhee sat vat ||
Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist.
ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥
ehu janeoo jee kaa haee ta paade ghat ||
This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me.
ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
naa ehu tutai na mal lagai naa ehu jalai na jaai ||
It does not break, it cannot be soiled by filth, it cannot be burnt, or lost.
ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥
dha(n)n s maanas naanakaa jo gal chale paai ||
Blessed are those mortal beings, O Nanak, who wear such a thread around their necks.
ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
chaukaR mul anaaiaa bahi chaukai paaiaa ||
You buy the thread for a few shells, and seated in your enclosure, you put it on.
ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥
sikhaa ka(n)n chaRaaeeaa gur braahaman thiaa ||
Whispering instructions into others' ears, the Brahmin becomes a guru.
ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥
ohu muaa ohu jhaR paiaa vetagaa gaiaa ||1||
But he dies, and the sacred thread falls away, and the soul departs without it. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥
lakh choreeaa lakh jaareeaa lakh kooReeaa lakh gaal ||
He commits thousands of robberies, thousands of acts of adultery, thousands of falsehoods and thousands of abuses.
ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
lakh thageeaa pahinaameeaa raat dinas jee naal ||
He practices thousands of deceptions and secret deeds, night and day, against his fellow beings.
ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮੑਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥
tag kapaahahu kateeai baamhn vate aai ||
The thread is spun from cotton, and the Brahmin comes and twists it.
ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨੑਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
kuhi bakaraa ri(n)nhi khaaiaa sabh ko aakhai paai ||
The goat is killed, cooked and eaten, and everyone then says, "Put on the sacred thread."
ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥
hoi puraanaa suteeai bhee phir paaeeai hor ||
When it wears out, it is thrown away, and another one is put on.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥
naanak tag na tutaee je tag hovai jor ||2||
O Nanak, the thread would not break, if it had any real strength. ||2||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥
naai ma(n)niai pat oopajai saalaahee sach soot ||
Believing in the Name, honor is obtained. The Lord's Praise is the true sacred thread.
ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥
daragah a(n)dar paaeeai tag na tootas poot ||3||
Such a sacred thread is worn in the Court of the Lord; it shall never break. ||3||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਤਗੁ ਨ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
tag na i(n)dree tag na naaree ||
There is no sacred thread for the sexual organ, and no thread for woman.
ਭਲਕੇ ਥੁਕ ਪਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਦਾੜੀ ॥
bhalake thuk pavai nit daaRee ||
The man's beard is spat upon daily.
ਤਗੁ ਨ ਪੈਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਹਥੀ ॥
tag na pairee tag na hathee ||
There is no sacred thread for the feet, and no thread for the hands;
ਤਗੁ ਨ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਅਖੀ ॥
tag na jihavaa tag na akhee ||
no thread for the tongue, and no thread for the eyes.
ਵੇਤਗਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਤੈ ॥
vetagaa aape vatai ||
The Brahmin himself goes to the world hereafter without a sacred thread.
ਵਟਿ ਧਾਗੇ ਅਵਰਾ ਘਤੈ ॥
vat dhaage avaraa ghatai ||
Twisting the threads, he puts them on others.
ਲੈ ਭਾੜਿ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥
lai bhaaR kare veeaahu ||
He takes payment for performing marriages;
ਕਢਿ ਕਾਗਲੁ ਦਸੇ ਰਾਹੁ ॥
kadh kaagal dase raahu ||
reading their horoscopes, he shows them the way.
ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥
sun vekhahu lokaa ehu vidaan ||
Hear, and see, O people, this wondrous thing.
ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਨਾਉ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪॥
man a(n)dhaa naau sujaan ||4||
He is mentally blind, and yet his name is wisdom. ||4||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਾਈ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਸੀ ॥
saahib hoi daiaal kirapaa kare taa saaee kaar karaaisee ||
One, upon whom the Merciful Lord bestows His Grace, performs His service.
ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਇਸੀ ॥
so sevak sevaa kare jis no hukam manaaisee ||
That servant, whom the Lord causes to obey the Order of His Will, serves Him.
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਤਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
hukam ma(n)niai hovai paravaan taa khasamai kaa mahal paaisee ||
Obeying the Order of His Will, he becomes acceptable, and then, he obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
khasamai bhaavai so kare manahu chi(n)diaa so phal paaisee ||
One who acts to please His Lord and Master, obtains the fruits of his mind's desires.
ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇਸੀ ॥੧੫॥
taa daragah paidhaa jaaisee ||15||
Then, he goes to the Court of the Lord, wearing robes of honor. ||15||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mah 1 ||
Salok, First Mehl:
ਗਊ ਬਿਰਾਹਮਣ ਕਉ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਗੋਬਰਿ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
gaoo biraahaman kau kar laavahu gobar taran na jaaee ||
They tax the cows and the Brahmins, but the cow-dung they apply to their kitchen will not save them.
ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੈ ਜਪਮਾਲੀ ਧਾਨੁ ਮਲੇਛਾਂ ਖਾਈ ॥
dhotee tikaa tai japamaalee dhaan malechhaa(n) khaaee ||
They wear their loin cloths, apply ritual frontal marks to their foreheads, and carry their rosaries, but they eat food with the Muslims.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਤੁਰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥
a(n)tar poojaa paRahi katebaa sa(n)jam turakaa bhaaee ||
O Siblings of Destiny, you perform devotional worship indoors, but read the Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life.
ਛੋਡੀਲੇ ਪਾਖੰਡਾ ॥
chhodeele paakha(n)daa ||
Renounce your hypocrisy!
ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥
naam laiai jaahi tara(n)daa ||1||
Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall swim across. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥
maanas khaane karahi nivaaj ||
The man-eaters say their prayers.
ਛੁਰੀ ਵਗਾਇਨਿ ਤਿਨ ਗਲਿ ਤਾਗ ॥
chhuree vagaain tin gal taag ||
Those who wield the knife wear the sacred thread around their necks.
ਤਿਨ ਘਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਪੂਰਹਿ ਨਾਦ ॥
tin ghar brahaman poorahi naad ||
In their homes, the Brahmins sound the conch.
ਉਨੑਾ ਭਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਓਈ ਸਾਦ ॥
unhaa bh aavahi oee saad ||
They too have the same taste.
ਕੂੜੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਕੂੜਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥
kooRee raas kooRaa vaapaar ||
False is their capital, and false is their trade.
ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਹਾਰੁ ॥
kooR bol karahi aahaar ||
Speaking falsehood, they take their food.
ਸਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
saram dharam kaa deraa door ||
The home of modesty and Dharma is far from them.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੂੜੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥
naanak kooR rahiaa bharapoor ||
O Nanak, they are totally permeated with falsehood.
ਮਥੈ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੇੜਿ ਧੋਤੀ ਕਖਾਈ ॥
mathai tikaa teR dhotee kakhaaee ||
The sacred marks are on their foreheads, and the saffron loin-cloths are around their waists;
ਹਥਿ ਛੁਰੀ ਜਗਤ ਕਾਸਾਈ ॥
hath chhuree jagat kaasaaee ||
in their hands they hold the knives - they are the butchers of the world!