Sunday, October 22, 2006
CUTE CHILDREN ATTENDED THE KIRTAN COMPETITION
| hm Avguix Bry eyku guxu nwhI AMimRqu Cwif ibKY ibKu KweI ] |
| ham avagun bharae eaek gun naahee a(n)mrith shhaadd bikhai bikh khaaee || |
| I am overflowing with sins and demerits; I have no merits or virtues at all. I abandoned the Ambrosial Nectar, and I drank poison instead. |
| mwXw moh Brm pY BUly suq dwrw isau pRIiq lgweI ] |
| maayaa moh bharam pai bhoolae suth dhaaraa sio preeth lagaaee || |
| I am attached to Maya, and deluded by doubt; I have fallen in love with my children and spouse. |
| ieku auqm pMQu suinE gur sMgiq iqh imlµq jm qRws imtweI ] |
| eik outham pa(n)thh suniou gur sa(n)gath thih mila(n)th jam thraas mittaaee || |
| I have heard that the most exalted Path of all is the Sangat, the Guru's Congregation. Joining it, the fear of death is taken away. |
| iek Ardwis Bwt kIriq kI gur rwmdws rwKhu srxweI ]4]58] |
| eik aradhaas bhaatt keerath kee gur raamadhaas raakhahu saranaaee ||4||58|| |
| Keerat the poet offers this one prayer: O Guru Raam Daas, save me! Take me into Your Sanctuary! ||4||58|| |

| <> siqgur pRswid ] |
| ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh |
| One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: |
| Awsw sRI kbIr jIau ky caupdy iekquky ] |
| aasaa sree kabeer jeeo kae choupadhae eikathukae |
| Aasaa Of Kabeer Jee, Chau-Paday, Ik-Tukay: |
| snk snµd AMqu nhI pwieAw ] |
| sanak sana(n)dh a(n)th nehee paaeiaa |
| Sanak and Sanand, the sons of Brahma, could not find the Lord's limits. |
| byd pVy piV bRhmy jnmu gvwieAw ]1] |
| baedh parrae parr brehamae janam gavaaeiaa 1 |
| Brahma wasted his life away, continually reading the Vedas. 1 |
| hir kw iblovnw iblovhu myry BweI ] |
| har kaa bilovanaa bilovahu maerae bhaaee |
| Churn the churn of the Lord, O my Siblings of Destiny. |
| shij iblovhu jYsy qqu n jweI ]1] rhwau ] |
| sehaj bilovahu jaisae thath n jaaee 1 rehaao |
| Churn it steadily, so that the essence, the butter, may not be lost. 1Pause |
| qnu kir mtukI mn mwih ibloeI ] |
| than kar mattukee man maahi biloee |
| Make your body the churning jar, and use the stick of your mind to churn it. |
| iesu mtukI mih sbdu sMjoeI ]2] |
| eis mattukee mehi sabadh sa(n)joee 2 |
| Gather the curds of the Word of the Shabad. 2 |
| hir kw iblovnw mn kw bIcwrw ] |
| har kaa bilovanaa man kaa beechaaraa |
| The churning of the Lord is to reflect upon Him within your mind. |
| gur pRswid pwvY AMimRq Dwrw ]3] |
| gur prasaadh paavai a(n)mrith dhhaaraa 3 |
| By Guru's Grace, the Ambrosial Nectar flows into us. 3 |
| khu kbIr ndir kry jy mNØIrw ] |
| kahu kabeer nadhar karae jae ma(n)aeeraa |
| Says Kabeer, if the Lord, our King casts His Glance of Grace, |
| rwm nwm lig auqry qIrw ]4]1]10] |
| raam naam lag outharae theeraa 4110 |
| one is carried across to the other side, holding fast to the Lord's Name. 4110 |