Those who seem to be great and powerful,

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This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 188

gauVI mhlw 5 ]

gourree mehalaa 5 ||

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

vfy vfy jo dIsih log ]

vaddae vaddae jo dheesehi log ||

Those who seem to be great and powerful,

iqn kau ibAwpY icMqw rog ]1]

thin ko biaapai chi(n)thaa rog ||1||

are afflicted by the disease of anxiety. ||1||

kaun vfw mwieAw vifAweI ]

koun vaddaa maaeiaa vaddiaaee ||

Who is great by the greatness of Maya?

so vfw ijin rwm ilv lweI ]1] rhwau ]

so vaddaa jin raam liv laaee ||1|| rehaao ||

They alone are great, who are lovingly attached to the Lord. ||1||Pause||

BUmIAw BUim aUpir inq luJY ]

bhoomeeaa bhoom oopar nith lujhai ||

The landlord fights over his land each day.

Coif clY iqRsnw nhI buJY ]2]

shhodd chalai thrisanaa nehee bujhai ||2||

He shall have to leave it in the end, and yet his desire is still not satisfied. ||2||

khu nwnk iehu qqu bIcwrw ]

kahu naanak eihu thath beechaaraa ||

Says Nanak, this is the essence of Truth:

ibnu hir Bjn nwhI Cutkwrw ]3]44]113]

bin har bhajan naahee shhuttakaaraa ||3||44||113||

without the Lord's meditation, there is no salvation. ||3||44||113||

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