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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

rwgu Awsw Gru 8 ky kwPI mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx rwgu Awsw Gru ATvy ky kwPI mh`lw cauQw

raag aasaa ghar 8 kae kaafee mehalaa 4 ||

Raag Aasaa, Eighth House, Kaafee, Fourth Mehl:

AwieAw mrxu Durwhu haumY roeIAY ]

aaeiaa maran dhhuraahu houmai roeeai ||

Death is ordained from the very beginning, and yet ego makes us cry.

gurmuiK nwmu iDAwie AsiQru hoeIAY ]1]

guramukh naam dhhiaae asathhir hoeeai ||1||

Meditating on the Naam, as Gurmukh, one becomes stable and steady. ||1||

gur pUry swbwis clxu jwixAw ]

gur poorae saabaas chalan jaaniaa ||

Blessed is the Perfect Guru, through whom the way of Death is known.

lwhw nwmu su swru sbid smwixAw ]1] rhwau ]

laahaa naam s saar sabadh samaaniaa ||1|| rehaao ||

The sublime people earn the profit of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; they are absorbed in the Word of the Shabad. ||1||Pause||

pUrib ilKy fyh is Awey mwieAw ]

poorab likhae ddaeh s aaeae maaeiaa ||

The days of one's life are pre-ordained; they will come to their end, O mother.

clxu Aju ik kil@ Durhu PurmwieAw ]2]

chalan aj k kalih dhhurahu furamaaeiaa ||2||

One must depart, today or tomorrow, according to the Lord's Primal Order. ||2||

ibrQw jnmu iqnw ijn@I nwmu ivswirAw ]

birathhaa janam thinaa jinhee naam visaariaa ||

Useless are the lives of those, who have forgotten the Naam.

jUAY Kylxu jig ik iehu mnu hwirAw ]3]

jooai khaelan jag k eihu man haariaa ||3||

They play the game of chance in this world, and lose their mind. ||3||

jIvix mrix suKu hoie ijn@w guru pwieAw ]

jeevan maran sukh hoe jinhaa gur paaeiaa ||

Those who have found the Guru are at peace, in life and in death.

nwnk scy sic sic smwieAw ]4]12]64]

naanak sachae sach sach samaaeiaa ||4||12||64||

O Nanak, the true ones are truly absorbed into the True Lord. ||4||12||64||