How can happiness be found

[Balait_da_Sher]

mhlw 5 rwgu gauVI guAwryrI caupdy]

mehalaa 5 raag gourree guaaraeree choupadhae

Fifth Mehl, Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, Chau-Padas:

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||

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

ikn ibiD kuslu hoq myry BweI ]

kin bidhh kusal hoth maerae bhaaee ||

How can happiness be found, O my Siblings of Destiny?

ikau pweIAY hir rwm shweI ]1] rhwau ]

kio paaeeai har raam sehaaee ||1|| rehaao ||

How can the Lord, our Help and Support, be found? ||1||Pause||

kuslu n igRih myrI sB mwieAw ]

kusal n grihi maeree sabh maaeiaa ||

There is no happiness in owning one's own home, in all of Maya,

aUcy mMdr suMdr CwieAw ]

oochae ma(n)dhar su(n)dhar shhaaeiaa ||

or in lofty mansions casting beautiful shadows.

JUTy lwlic jnmu gvwieAw ]1]

jhoot(h)ae laalach janam gavaaeiaa ||1||

In fraud and greed, this human life is being wasted. ||1||

hsqI GoVy dyiK ivgwsw ]

hasathee ghorrae dhaekh vigaasaa ||

He is pleased at the sight of his elephants and horses

lskr joVy nyb Kvwsw ]

lasakar jorrae naeb khavaasaa ||

and his armies assembled, his servants and his soldiers.

gil jyvVI haumY ky Pwsw ]2]

gal jaevarree houmai kae faasaa ||2||

But the noose of egotism is tightening around his neck. ||2||

rwju kmwvY dh ids swrI ]

raaj kamaavai dheh dhis saaree ||

His rule may extend in all ten directions;

mwxY rMg Bog bhu nwrI ]

maanai ra(n)g bhog bahu naaree ||

he may revel in pleasures, and enjoy many women

ijau nrpiq supnY ByKwrI ]3]

jio narapath supanai bhaekhaaree ||3||

- but he is just a beggar, who in his dream, is a king. ||3||

eyku kuslu mo kau siqgurU bqwieAw ]

eaek kusal mo ko sathiguroo bathaaeiaa ||

The True Guru has shown me that there is only one pleasure.

hir jo ikCu kry su hir ikAw Bgqw BwieAw ]

har jo kishh karae s har kiaa bhagathaa bhaaeiaa ||

Whatever the Lord does, is pleasing to the Lord's devotee.

jn nwnk haumY mwir smwieAw ]4]

jan naanak houmai maar samaaeiaa ||4||

Servant Nanak has abolished his ego, and he is absorbed in the Lord. ||4||

iein ibiD kusl hoq myry BweI ]

ein bidhh kusal hoth maerae bhaaee ||

This is the way to find happiness, O my Siblings of Destiny.

ieau pweIAY hir rwm shweI ]1] rhwau dUjw ]

eio paaeeai har raam sehaaee ||1|| rehaao dhoojaa ||

This is the way to find the Lord, our Help and Support. ||1||Second Pause||

[Deg_Teg_Fateh]

Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa!

Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh!!