This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Maaroo on Pannaa 990
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mwrU mhlw 1 Gru 1 ]
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maaroo mehalaa 1 ghar 1 ||
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Maaroo, First Mehla, First House:
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krxI kwgdu mnu msvwxI burw Blw duie lyK pey ]
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karanee kaagadh man masavaanee buraa bhalaa dhue laekh peae ||
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Actions are the paper, and the mind is the ink; good and bad are both recorded upon it.
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ijau ijau ikrqu clwey iqau clIAY qau gux nwhI AMqu hry ]1]
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jio jio kirath chalaaeae thio chaleeai tho gun naahee a(n)th harae ||1||
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As their past actions drive them, so are mortals driven. There is no end to Your Glorious Virtues, Lord. ||1||
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icq cyqis kI nhI bwvirAw ]
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chith chaethas kee nehee baavariaa ||
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Why do you not keep Him in your consciousness, you mad man?
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hir ibsrq qyry gux gilAw ]1] rhwau ]
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har bisarath thaerae gun galiaa ||1|| rehaao ||
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Forgetting the Lord, your own virtues shall rot away. ||1||Pause||
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jwlI rYin jwlu idnu hUAw jyqI GVI PwhI qyqI ]
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jaalee rain jaal dhin hooaa jaethee gharree faahee thaethee ||
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The night is a net, and the day is a net; there are as many traps as there are moments.
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ris ris cog cugih inq Pwsih CUtis mUVy kvn guxI ]2]
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ras ras chog chugehi nith faasehi shhoottas moorrae kavan gunee ||2||
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With relish and delight, you continually bite at the bait; you are trapped, you fool - how will you ever escape? ||2||
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kwieAw Awrxu mnu ivic lohw pMc Agin iqqu lwig rhI ]
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kaaeiaa aaran man vich lohaa pa(n)ch agan thith laag rehee ||
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The body is a furnace, and the mind is the iron within it; the five fires are heating it.
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koiely pwp pVy iqsu aUpir mnu jilAw sMn@I icMq BeI ]3]
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koeilae paap parrae this oopar man jaliaa sa(n)nhee chi(n)th bhee ||3||
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Sin is the charcoal placed upon it, which burns the mind; the tongs are anxiety and worry. ||3||
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BieAw mnUru kMcnu iPir hovY jy guru imlY iqnyhw ]
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bhaeiaa manoor ka(n)chan fir hovai jae gur milai thinaehaa ||
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What was turned to slag is again transformed into gold, if one meets with the Guru.
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eyku nwmu AMimRqu Ehu dyvY qau nwnk iqRstis dyhw ]4]3]
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eaek naam a(n)mrith ouhu dhaevai tho naanak thrisattas dhaehaa ||4||3||
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He blesses the mortal with the Ambrosial Name of the One Lord, and then, O Nanak, the body is held steady. ||4||3||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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