Sikh Samridhi - birathee saakat kee aarajaa | saach binaa kah hovat soochaa

ਬਿਰਥੀ ਸਾਕਤ ਕੀ ਆਰਜਾ ॥

birathee saakat kee aarajaa |

The life of the faithless cynic is totally useless.

ਸਾਚ ਬਿਨਾ ਕਹ ਹੋਵਤ ਸੂਚਾ ॥

saach binaa kah hovat soochaa |

Without the Truth, how can anyone be pure?

ਬਿਰਥਾ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਤਨੁ ਅੰਧ ॥

birathaa naam binaa tan andh |

Useless is the body of the spiritually blind, without the Name of the Lord.

ਮੁਖਿ ਆਵਤ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਦੁਰਗੰਧ ॥

mukh aavat taa kai duragandh |

From his mouth, a foul smell issues forth.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਬ੍ਰਿਥਾ ਬਿਹਾਇ ॥

bin simaran din rain brithaa bihaae |

Without the remembrance of the Lord, day and night pass in vain,

ਮੇਘ ਬਿਨਾ ਜਿਉ ਖੇਤੀ ਜਾਇ ॥

megh binaa jiau khetee jaae |

like the crop which withers without rain.

ਗੋਬਿਦ ਭਜਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਬ੍ਰਿਥੇ ਸਭ ਕਾਮ ॥

gobid bhajan bin brithe sabh kaam |

Without meditation on the Lord of the Universe, all works are in vain,

ਜਿਉ ਕਿਰਪਨ ਕੇ ਨਿਰਾਰਥ ਦਾਮ ॥

jiau kirapan ke niraarath daam |

like the wealth of a miser, which lies useless.

ਧੰਨਿ ਧੰਨਿ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਜਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਬਸਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥

dhan dhan te jan jih ghatt basio har naau |

Blessed, blessed are those, whose hearts are filled with the Name of the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੬॥

naanak taa kai bal bal jaau |6|

Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to them. ||6||

Shabad Information

Title:	Raag Gauree
Writer:	Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Page:	269
Line No.:	3 - 6

Raag Gauree

Gauri creates a mood where the listener is encouraged to strive harder in order to achieve an objective. However, the encouragement given by the Raag does not allow the ego to increase. This therefore creates the atmosphere where the listener is encouraged, but still prevented from becoming arrogant and self-important.