MARU, FIRST MEHL
ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥ ਤਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਲੇਖੁ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ॥ ਲਿਖੁ ਦਾਤਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਮੂਰਖ ਮਨ ਕਾਹੇ ਕਰਸਹਿ ਮਾਣਾ ॥ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਣਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਤਜਿ ਸਾਦ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ ਘਰ ਛਡਣੇ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ ਕਿਛੁ ਖਾਜੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਧਰਿ ਜਾਈਐ ॥ ਜੇ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਆਈਐ ॥੨॥ ਸਜੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਪਟੁ ਹਢਾਏ ॥ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਸਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਚਲਾਏ ॥ ਕਰਿ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਖਾਲੀ ਸੋਵੈ ॥ ਹਥੀ ਪਉਦੀ ਕਾਹੇ ਰੋਵੈ ॥੩॥ ਘਰ ਘੁੰਮਣਵਾਣੀ ਭਾਈ ॥ ਪਾਪ ਪਥਰ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ ਭਉ ਬੇੜਾ ਜੀਉ ਚੜਾਊ ॥ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵੈ ਕਾਹੂ ॥੪॥੨॥
MARU, FIRST MEHL: The union of the mother and father brings the body into being. The Creator inscribes upon it the inscription of its destiny. According to this inscription, gifts, light and glorious greatness are received. Joining with Maya, the spiritual consciousness is lost. ||1|| O foolish mind, why are you so proud? You shall have to arise and depart when it pleases your Lord and Master. ||1|| Pause|| Abandon the tastes of the world, and find intuitive peace. All must abandon their worldly homes; no one remains here forever. Eat some, and save the rest, if you are destined to return to the world again. ||2|| He adorns his body and ress in silk robes. He issues all sorts of commands. Preparing his comfortable bed, he sleeps. When he falls into the hands of the Messenger of Death, what good does it do to cry out? ||3|| Household affairs are whirlpools of entanglements, O Siblings of Destiny. Sin is a stone which does not float. So let the Fear of God be the boat to carry your soul across. Says Nanak, rare are those who are blessed with this Boat. ||4||2||