ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਢੋਈ ਨ ਲਹੈ ਦਰਗਹ ਝੂਠੁ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dar ghar dhōī n lahai daragah jhūth khuār .1. rahāu .
In this world, you shall not find any shelter; in the world hereafter, being false, you shall suffer. ||1||Pause||
ਆਪਿ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਨ ਭੁਲਈ ਸਚਾ ਵਡ ਕਿਰਸਾਣੁ ॥
āp sujān n bhulaī sachā vad kirasān .
The True Lord Himself knows all; He makes no mistakes. He is the Great Farmer of the Universe.
ਪਹਿਲਾ ਧਰਤੀ ਸਾਧਿ ਕੈ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇ ਦਾਣੁ ॥
pahilā dharatī sādh kai sach nām dē dān .
First, He prepares the ground, and then He plants the Seed of the True Name.
ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਉਪਜੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਕਰਮਿ ਪਵੈ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
nau nidh upajai nām ēk karam pavai nīsān .2.
The nine treasures are produced from Name of the One Lord. By His Grace, we obtain His Banner and Insignia. ||2||
ਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਕਿਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਚਜੁ ਅਚਾਰੁ ॥
gur kau jān n jānaī kiā tis chaj achār .
Some are very knowledgeable, but if they do not know the Guru, then what is the use of their lives?
ਅੰਧੁਲੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਧ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥
andhulai nām visāriā manamukh andh gubār .
The blind have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The self-willed manmukhs are in utter darkness.
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ਨ ਚੁਕਈ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮੈ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥੩॥
āvan jān n chukaī mar janamai hōi khuār .3.
Their comings and goings in reincarnation do not end; through death and rebirth, they are wasting away. ||3||
ਚੰਦਨੁ ਮੋਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਕੁੰਗੂ ਮਾਂਗ ਸੰਧੂਰੁ ॥
chandan mōl anāiā kungū mānhg sandhūr .
The bride may buy sandalwood oil and perfumes, and apply them in great quantities to her hair;
ਚੋਆ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਬਹੁ ਘਣਾ ਪਾਨਾ ਨਾਲਿ ਕਪੂਰੁ ॥
chōā chandan bah ghanā pānā nāl kapūr .
she may sweeten her breath with betel leaf and camphor,
ਜੇ ਧਨ ਕੰਤਿ ਨ ਭਾਵਈ ਤ ਸਭਿ ਅਡੰਬਰ ਕੂੜੁ ॥੪॥
jē dhan kant n bhāvaī t sabh adanbar kūr .4.
but if this bride is not pleasing to her Husband Lord, then all these trappings are false. ||4||
ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਣ ਬਾਦਿ ਹਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਸੀਗਾਰ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥
sabh ras bhōgan bād hah sabh sīgār vikār .
Her enjoyment of all pleasures is futile, and all her decorations are corrupt.
ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਭੇਦੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਸੋਹੈ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਿ ॥
jab lag sabad n bhēdīai kiu sōhai guraduār .
Until she has been pierced through with the Shabad, how can she look beautiful at Guru's Gate?
ਨਾਨਕ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਗਣੀ ਜਿਨ ਸਹ ਨਾਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥੫॥੧੩॥
nānak dhann suhāganī jin sah nāl piār .5.13.
O Nanak, blessed is that fortunate bride, who is in love with her Husband Lord. ||5||13||
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sirīrāg mahalā 1 .
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਦੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਮੁਠੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
dhrig jīvan dōhāganī muthī dūjai bhāi .
The life of the discarded bride is cursed. She is deceived by the love of duality.
ਕਲਰ ਕੇਰੀ ਕੰਧ ਜਿਉ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਕਿਰਿ ਢਹਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
kalar kērī kandh jiu ahinis kir dhah pāi .
Like a wall of sand, day and night, she crumbles, and eventually, she breaks down altogether.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾ ਥੀਐ ਪਿਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਖੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
bin sabadai sukh nā thīai pir bin dūkh n jāi .1.
Without the Word of the Shabad, peace does not come. Without her Husband Lord, her suffering does not end. ||1||
ਮੁੰਧੇ ਪਿਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਆ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
mundhē pir bin kiā sīgār .
O soul-bride, without your Husband Lord, what good are your decorations?