Mai banda beh khareed Sach Sahib mera – Raag Assa – Ang 396

SGGS Angg 396.

Raag Assa M.5.

A Sikh commits himself totally to God and sings His Praises.

I am Your purchased slave O my True Lord Master; my soul and body, and everything else, belongs to You.

“Mai banda beh khareed Sach Sahib mera; jio pind sabh Tis da sabh kich hai Tera.”

You are the honour of the dishonored ones, O Master I place my trust in You; besides the True One, any other support is false, know this well.

“Maan nimane Tu Dhani Tera bharvasa; bin Sache ann tek hai so jaano kaacha.” (rahao).

Your Command is Infinite, none can find it’s limits; one who meets with the Perfect Guru (Shabad), walks in the Way of Your Will.

“Tera Hukam apaar hai koyee antt na paaye; jis Gur Pura bhetsi so chaley rajaiye.”

Cunning and cleverness are of no use (they cannot prevail against You); one finds true peace only by what the Lord Himself is Pleased to bestow.

“Chatrayee sianpaa kitay kaam na aaiyeh; tutha Sahib jo devay soyee sukh paaiyeh.”

One may perform thousands of actions (rituals), yet there will be no stop to greed (the meaning here is similar to Sukhmani Sahib Ast 2 – “lakh karori bandh na pare; Har ka Naam japat nistarey”); servant Nanak has made Naam his Support, and abandoned all other tasks (devices, methods).

“Je lakh karam kamaaiyeh kich pavhe na bandha; jan Nanak kita Naam dhar hor chodiya dhanda.”

Shabad Viakhya by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji

Shabad Kirtan available on YouTube