Kis naal kichey dostee sabh jagh chalanhaar – Raag Assa – Ang 468

SGGS Angg 468.

Raag Assa (Asa) M.1.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Slok from Asa Ki Vaar. Guru Ji says all are kurh – perishable. To attach yourselves to perishables will only bring you ruin.

Guru Ji says, all are false, perishable. The king, the subjects, and the entire world are false; false are the mansions, the skyscrapers and those who live in them.

“Kurh raja kurh parja kurh sabh sansaar; kurh mandap kurh marhi kurh bessanhar.”

Destructible is gold and silver, and false are those who wear them; perishable is the body, false are the clothes, even incomparable beauty is perishable.

“Kurh soena kurh rupaa kurh penenhaar; kurh kaiyaan kurh kaparh kurh roop apaar.”

False is the husband and the wife too. It is pointless to mourn their loss and waste away; perishable beings fall in love with other perishable ones, and in the process, forget the Lord; with whom should I develop friendship, since the entire world shall pass away?.

“Kurh kurhe neho lagga visreya Kartar; kis naal kichey dostee sabh jagh chalanhaar.”

Falsehood is sweet, falsehood is like a honey, and this perishability has drowned boat – loads; Nanak says this prayer, Lord, without You, all else is totally false (perishable).

“Kurh mitha kurh makhiyo kurh dobbey puur; Nanak vekhaney bentee Tudh bajh kurho kurh.”

Shabad Viakhya by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji

Shabad Kirtan available on YouTube