ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਹੇ ॥
bin har kaam na aavat hay.
Without the Lord, nothing is of any use.
ਜਾ ਸਿਉ ਰਾਚਿ ਮਾਚਿ ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਲਾਗੇ ਓਹ ਮੋਹਨੀ ਮੋਹਾਵਤ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jaa si-o raach maach tumH laagay oh mohnee mohaavat hay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
You are totally attached to that Enticer Maya; she is enticing you. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without the One, nothing is of any use.
The shimmering thing you are so wrapped up in keeps luring you along.
The things that shine hardest are not always the ones that last.
bin har kaam na aavat — without the One, nothing avails. mohnee mohaavat — the enticer (Maya) enticing. Maya is the shimmer that fades.
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