Bhai Re Raam Kaho Chit Laaye

isrIrwgu mhlw 1 ] sireeraag mehalaa 1 || Siree Raag, First Mehla

vxju krhu vxjwirho vKru lyhu smwil ]

vanaj karahu vanajaariho vakhar laehu samaal ||

Make your deals, dealers, and take care of your merchandise.

qYsI vsqu ivswhIAY jYsI inbhY nwil ]

thaisee vasath visaaheeai jaisee nibehai naal ||

Buy that object which will go along with you.

AgY swhu sujwxu hY lYsI vsqu smwil ]1]

agai saahu sujaan hai laisee vasath samaal ||1||

In the next world, the All-knowing Merchant will take this object and care for it. ||1||

BweI ry rwmu khhu icqu lwie ]

bhaaee rae raam kehahu chith laae ||

O Siblings of Destiny, chant the Lord's Name, and focus your consciousness on Him.

hir jsu vKru lY clhu shu dyKY pqIAwie ]1] rhwau ]

har jas vakhar lai chalahu sahu dhaekhai patheeaae ||1|| rehaao ||
Take the Merchandise of the Lord's Praises with you. Your Husband Lord shall see this and approve. ||1||Pause||

ijnw rwis n scu hY ikau iqnw suKu hoie ]

jinaa raas n sach hai kio thinaa sukh hoe ||

Those who do not have the Assets of Truth-how can they find peace?

KotY vxij vxMijAY mnu qnu Kotw hoie ]

khottai vanaj vana(n)jiai man than khottaa hoe ||

By dealing their deals of falsehood, their minds and bodies become false.

PwhI PwQy imrg ijau dUKu Gxo inq roie ]2]

faahee faathhae mirag jio dhookh ghano nith roe ||

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Like the deer caught in the trap, they suffer in terrible agony; they continually cry out in pain. ||2||

Koty poqY nw pvih iqn hir gur drsu n hoie ]

khottae pothai naa pavehi thin har gur dharas n

hoe ||
The counterfeit coins are not put into the Treasury; they do not obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord-Guru.

Koty jwiq n piq hY Koit n sIJis koie ]

khottae jaath n path hai khott n seejhas koe ||

The false ones have no social status or honor. No one succeeds through falsehood.

Koty Kotu kmwvxw Awie gieAw piq Koie ]3]

khottae khott kamaavanaa aae gaeiaa path khoe ||

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Practicing falsehood again and again, people come and go in reincarnation, and forfeit their honor. ||3||

Bhai Re Raam Kaho Chit Laaye

nwnk mnu smJweIAY gur kY sbid swlwh ] naanak man samajhaaeeai gur kai sabadh saalaah ||
O Nanak, instruct your mind through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and praise the Lord.

rwm nwm rMig riqAw Bwru n Brmu iqnwh ] raam naam ra(n)g rathiaa bhaar n bharam thinaah ||
Those who are imbued with the love of the Name of the Lord are not loaded down by doubt.

hir jip lwhw Aglw inrBau hir mn mwh ]4]23] har jap laahaa agalaa nirabho har man maah
Those who chant the Name of the Lord earn great profits; the Fearless Lord abides within their minds. ||4||23||