No one dies; no one comes or goes

[Balait_da_Sher]

rwmklI mhlw 5 ]

raamakalee mehalaa 5 ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

pvnY mih pvnu smwieAw ]

pavanai mehi pavan samaaeiaa ||

The wind merges into the wind.

joqI mih joiq ril jwieAw ]

jothee mehi joth ral jaaeiaa ||

The light blends into the light.

mwtI mwtI hoeI eyk ]

maattee maattee hoee eaek ||

The dust becomes one with the dust.

rovnhwry kI kvn tyk ]1]

rovanehaarae kee kavan ttaek

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What support is there for the one who is lamenting? ||1||

kaunu mUAw ry kaunu mUAw ]

koun mooaa rae koun mooaa ||

Who has died? O, who has died?

bRhm igAwnI imil krhu bIcwrw iehu qau clqu BieAw ]1] rhwau ]

breham giaanee mil karahu beechaaraa eihu tho chalath bhaeiaa ||1|| rehaao ||

O God-realized beings, meet together and consider this. What a wondrous thing has happened! ||1||Pause||

AglI ikCu Kbir n pweI ]

agalee kishh khabar n paaee ||

No one knows what happens after death.

rovnhwru iB aUiT isDweI ]

rovanehaar bh oot(h) sidhhaaee ||

The one who is lamenting will also arise and depart.

Brm moh ky bWDy bMD ]

bharam moh kae baa(n)dhhae ba(n)dhh ||

Mortal beings are bound by the b

onds of doubt and attachment.

supnu BieAw BKlwey AMD ]2]

supan bhaeiaa bhakhalaaeae a(n)dhh ||2||

When life becomes a dream, the blind man babbles and grieves in vain. ||2||

iehu qau rcnu ricAw krqwir ]

eihu tho rachan rachiaa karathaar ||

The Creator Lord created this creation.

Awvq jwvq hukim Apwir ]

aavath jaavath hukam apaar ||

It comes and goes, subject to the Will of the Infinite Lord.

nh ko mUAw n mrxY jogu ]

neh ko mooaa n maranai jog ||

No one dies; no one is capable of dying.

nh ibnsY AibnwsI hogu ]3]

neh binasai abinaasee hog ||3||

The soul does not perish; it is imperishable. ||3||

jo iehu jwxhu so iehu nwih ]

jo eihu jaanahu so eihu naahi ||

That which is known, does not exist.

jwnxhwry kau bil jwau ]

jaananehaarae ko bal jaao ||

I am a sacrifice to the one who knows this.

khu nwnk guir Brmu cukwieAw ]

kahu naanak gur bharam chukaaeiaa ||

Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt.

nw koeI mrY n AwvY jwieAw ]4]10]

naa koee marai n aavai jaaeiaa ||4||10||

No one dies; no one comes or goes. ||4||10||