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sad sangat Ji...this shabaad really hit home...and i wanted to share it all with you

isrIrwgu mhlw 1 Gru 2 ]

sireeraag mehalaa 1 ghar 2 ||

Siree Raag, First Mehl, Second House:

Dnu jobnu Aru PulVw nwTIAVy idn cwir ]

dhhan joban ar fularraa naat(h)eearrae dhin chaar ||

Wealth, the beauty of youth and flowers are guests for only a few days.

pbix kyry pq ijau Fil Fuil juMmxhwr ]1]

paban kaerae path jio dtal dtul ju(n)manehaar ||1||

Like the leaves of the water-lily, they wither and fade and finally die. ||1||

rMgu mwix lY ipAwirAw jw jobnu nau hulw ]

ra(n)g maan lai piaariaa jaa joban no hulaa ||

Be happy, dear beloved, as long as your youth is fresh and delightful.

idn QoVVy Qky BieAw purwxw colw ]1] rhwau ]

dhin thhorrarrae thhakae bhaeiaa puraanaa cholaa ||1|| rehaao ||

But your days are few-you have grown weary, and now your body has grown old. ||1||Pause||

sjx myry rMguly jwie suqy jIrwix ]

sajan maerae ra(n)gulae jaae suthae jeeraan ||

My playful friends have gone to sleep in the graveyard.

hM BI vM\w fumxI rovw JIxI bwix ]2]

ha(n) bhee va(n)n(j)aa ddumanee rovaa jheenee baan ||2||

In my double-mindedness, I shall have to go as well. I cry in a feeble voice. ||2||

kI n suxyhI gorIey Awpx kMnI soie ]

kee n sunaehee goreeeae aapan ka(n)nee soe ||

Haven

39;t you heard the call from beyond, O beautiful soul-bride?

lgI Awvih swhurY inq n pyeIAw hoie ]3]

lagee aavehi saahurai nith n paeeeaa hoe ||3||

You must go to your in-laws; you cannot stay with your parents forever. ||3||

nwnk suqI pyeIAY jwxu ivrqI sMin ]

naanak suthee paeeeai jaan virathee sa(n)n ||

O Nanak, know that she who sleeps in her parents' home is plundered in broad daylight.

guxw gvweI gMTVI Avgx clI bMin ]4]24]

gunaa gavaaee ga(n)t(h)arree avagan chalee ba(n)n ||4||24||

She has lost her bouquet of merits; gathering one of demerits, she departs. ||4||24||

Dhan Guru Nanak....Waheguru...waheguru...

Guru Fateh