ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
malaar mehlaa 1.
Malaar, First Mehl:
ਜਾਗਤੁ ਜਾਗਿ ਰਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਮੈ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
jaagat jaag rahai gur sayvaa bin har mai ko naahee.
Remain awake and aware, serving the Guru; except for the Lord, no one is mine.
ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਆਚੁ ਕਾਚੁ ਢਰਿ ਪਾਂਹੀ ॥੧॥
anik jatan kar rahan na paavai aach kaach dhar paaNhee. ||1||
Even by making all sorts of efforts, you shall not remain here; it shall melt like glass in the fire. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Stay awake and aware, serving the Guru. Apart from the One, no one is mine.
Try every way you like, you cannot stay here; it all melts away like glass in a fire.
Hold the passing things gently, and hold the lasting One close.
Stay awake and close to the One, because nothing here lasts.
Jaagat jaag rahai gur sayvaa: stay awake, alert inside, serving the Guru. Bin har mai ko naahee: apart from the One, no one is mine. This sets right where the heart leans its weight. Aach kaach dhar paahee: no effort can make what passes stay; it melts like glass in fire.
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