ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੬
sūhī mahalā 1 ghar 6
Soohee, First Mehl, Sixth House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik ōunkār satigur prasād .
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਉਜਲੁ ਕੈਹਾ ਚਿਲਕਣਾ ਘੋਟਿਮ ਕਾਲੜੀ ਮਸੁ ॥
ujal kaihā chilakanā ghōtim kālarī mas .
Bronze is bright and shiny, but when it is rubbed, its blackness appears.
ਧੋਤਿਆ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਧੋਵਾ ਤਿਸੁ ॥੧॥
dhōtiā jūth n utarai jē sau dhōvā tis .1.
Washing it, its impurity is not removed, even if it is washed a hundred times. ||1||
ਸਜਣ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਲਿ ਮੈ ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਚਲੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥
sajan sēī nāl mai chaladiā nāl chalannh .
They alone are my friends, who travel along with me;
ਜਿਥੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਖੜੇ ਦਿਸੰਨਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jithai lēkhā mangīai tithai kharē disann .1. rahāu .
and in that place, where the accounts are called for, they appear standing with me. ||1||Pause||
ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਾੜੀਆ ਪਾਸਹੁ ਚਿਤਵੀਆਹਾ ॥
kōthē mandap mārīā pāsah chitavīāhā .
There are houses, mansions and tall buildings, painted on all sides;
ਢਠੀਆ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਨ੍ਹੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਸਖਣੀਆਹਾ ॥੨॥
dhathīā kanm n āvanhī vichah sakhanīāhā .2.
but they are empty within, and they crumble like useless ruins. ||2||
ਬਗਾ ਬਗੇ ਕਪੜੇ ਤੀਰਥ ਮੰਝਿ ਵਸੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥
bagā bagē kaparē tīrath manjh vasannh .
The herons in their white feathers dwell in the sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
ਘੁਟਿ ਘੁਟਿ ਜੀਆ ਖਾਵਣੇ ਬਗੇ ਨਾ ਕਹੀਅਨ੍ਹਿ ॥੩॥
ghut ghut jīā khāvanē bagē nā kahīanh .3.
They tear apart and eat the living beings, and so they are not called white. ||3||
ਸਿੰਮਲ ਰੁਖੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਮੈ ਮੈਜਨ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੁਲੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥
sinmal rukh sarīr mai maijan dēkh bhulannh .
My body is like the simmal tree; seeing me, other people are fooled.
ਸੇ ਫਲ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਨ੍ਹੀ ਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਹੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥੪॥
sē phal kanm n āvanhī tē gun mai tan hannh .4.
Its fruits are useless - just like the qualities of my body. ||4||
ਅੰਧੁਲੈ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਠਾਇਆ ਡੂਗਰ ਵਾਟ ਬਹੁਤੁ ॥
andhulai bhār uthāiā dūgar vāt bahut .
The blind man is carrying such a heavy load, and his journey through the mountains is so long.
ਅਖੀ ਲੋੜੀ ਨਾ ਲਹਾ ਹਉ ਚੜਿ ਲੰਘਾ ਕਿਤੁ ॥੫॥
akhī lōrī nā lahā hau char langhā kit .5.
My eyes can see, but I cannot find the Way. How can I climb up and cross over the mountain? ||5||
ਚਾਕਰੀਆ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਅਵਰ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਕਿਤੁ ॥
chākarīā changiāīā avar siānap kit .
What good does it do to serve, and be good, and be clever?
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਤੂੰ ਬਧਾ ਛੁਟਹਿ ਜਿਤੁ ॥੬॥੧॥੩॥
nānak nām samāl tūn badhā shutah jit .6.1.3.
O Nanak, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall be released from bondage. ||6||1||3||