Sukhmani Sahib - HariOmGroup

suD khw hoie kwcI BIiq ]
suDh kahaa ho-ay kaachee bheet.
but how can a wall of mud be washed clean?
mn hir ky nwm kI mihmw aUc ]
man har kay naam kee mahimaa ooch.
O my mind, the Glorious Praise of the Name of the Lord is the highest;
nwnk nwim auDry piqq bhu mUc ]3]
naanak naam uDhray patit baho mooch. ||3||
O Nanak, the Naam has saved so many of the worst sinners. ||3||
bhuqu isAwxp jm kw Bau ibAwpY ]
bahut si-aanap jam kaa bha-o bi-aapai.
Even with great cleverness, the fear of death clings to you.
Aink jqn kir iqRsn nw DRwpY ]
anik jatan kar tarisan naa Dharaapai.
You try all sorts of things, but your thirst is still not satisfied.
ByK Anyk Agin nhI buJY ]
bhaykh anayk agan nahee bujhai.
Wearing various religious robes, the fire is not extinguished.
koit aupwv drgh nhI isJY ]
kot upaav dargeh nahee sijhai.
Even making millions of efforts, you shall not be accepted in the Court of the
Lord.
CUtis nwhI aUB pieAwil ]
chhootas naahee oobh pa-i-aal.
You cannot escape to the heavens, or to the nether regions,
moih ibAwpih mwieAw jwil ]
mohi bi-aapahi maa-i-aa jaal.
if you are entangled in emotional attachment and the net of Maya.
Avr krqUiq sglI jmu fwnY ]
avar kartoot saglee jam daanai.
All other efforts are punished by the Messenger of Death,
goivMd Bjn ibnu iqlu nhI mwnY ]
govind bhajan bin til nahee maanai.
which accepts nothing at all, except meditation on the Lord of the Universe.