Darbar Sahib Hukamnama on 30 Jan 2014 from SGGS page 654 is presented with translation. Note: In this Shabad in Raag Soratth, Bhagat Kabir describes the transitory nature of life. One should therefore not amass wealth only for the sake of wealth or get attached to relatives. They cannot help after death. The Shabad uses analogies to drive home the points. ਜਬ ਜਰੀਐ ਤਬ ਹੋਇ ਭਸਮ ਤਨੁ ਰਹੈ ਕਿਰਮ ਦਲ ਖਾਈ ॥ ਕਾਚੀ ਗਾਗਰਿ ਨੀਰੁ ਪਰਤੁ ਹੈ ਇਆ ਤਨ ਕੀ ਇਹੈ ਬਡਾਈ ॥੧॥ Jab jarī▫ai ṯab ho▫e bẖasam ṯan rahai kiram ḏal kẖā▫ī. Kācẖī gāgar nīr paraṯ hai i▫ā ṯan kī ihai badā▫ī. ||1|| (Jab) when (tan-u = body) the mortal remains of a person (jareeai/jaleeai = burnt) are cremated, (tab) then the body (ho-e) becomes (bhasam) ash, and if the body (rahai) remains, i.e. is buried, then (dal = army) multitudes of (kiram) worms/insects (khaai = eat) consume it. When (neer-u) water is (parat-u) put in (kaachi) an unbaked (gaagar-i) earthen pitcher – it disintegrates and water flows out – (ihai) this is (baddaai = quality) what happens to (iaa) this (tan) body, i.e. it perishes and the soul leaves. 1. ਕਾਹੇ ਭਈਆ ਫਿਰਤੌ ਫੂਲਿਆ ਫੂਲਿਆ ॥ ਜਬ ਦਸ ਮਾਸ ਉਰਧ ਮੁਖ ਰਹਤਾ ਸੋ ਦਿਨੁ ਕੈਸੇ ਭੂਲਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ Kāhe bẖa▫ī▫ā firṯou fūli▫ā fūli▫ā. Jab ḏas mās uraḏẖ mukẖ rahṯā so ḏin kaise bẖūli▫ā. ||1|| rahā▫o. O (bhaeeaa = brother) mortal, (kaah-e) why do you (phirtao = wander) go about (phoolia phoolia = inflated) bloated with pride – because of wealth, status or physical strength/ beauty. (Kais-e) how you have (bhooliaa) forgotten (so) that (din-u = day) time (jab) when you (rahta) remained (uradh = inverted, mukh = face) head-down in the mother’s womb for (das) ten (maas) months, i.e. one should not forget the difficult times of the past, as thy may come again. 1. (Rahaau) dwell on this and contemplate. ਜਿਉ ਮਧੁ ਮਾਖੀ ਤਿਉ ਸਠੋਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਜੋਰਿ ਜੋਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਕੀਆ ॥ ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਲੇਹੁ ਲੇਹੁ ਕਰੀਐ ਭੂਤੁ ਰਹਨ ਕਿਉ ਦੀਆ ॥੨॥ Ji▫o maḏẖ mākẖī ṯi▫o saṯẖor ras jor jor ḏẖan kī▫ā. Marṯī bār leho leho karī▫ai bẖūṯ rahan ki▫o ḏī▫ā. ||2|| (Jio) like (madh-u = honey, maakhi = bee) the bee stores honey – but is never able to enjoy it; (tio) similarly (satthor-i) the foolish person is (ras-u = relish) happy (jor-i jor-i keeaa) amassing (dhan-u) money – for the sake of money. (Baar = time) on occurrence of (marti) death – the family members - (kareeai) say (l-eh-u l-eh-u) take the body away, (kio) why are you (deeaa) letting (bhoot) the ghost - the body - (rahan) to stay in the house? 2. ਦੇਹੁਰੀ ਲਉ ਬਰੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਭਈ ਆਗੈ ਸਜਨ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥ ਮਰਘਟ ਲਉ ਸਭੁ ਲੋਗੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਭਇਓ ਆਗੈ ਹੰਸੁ ਅਕੇਲਾ ॥੩॥ Ḏehurī la▫o barī nār sang bẖa▫ī āgai sajan suhelā. Margẖat la▫o sabẖ log kutamb bẖa▫i▫o āgai hans akelā. ||3|| (Bari) the wedded (naar-i) wife (bhaee = remains, sang-i = with) accompanies the body (lau) up to (d-ehuri) the house threshold and (aagai = ahead) after that (sajan) friends and (suh-ela = pleasant) dear ones go – as per the social custom. (Sabh-u) all (log-u) people and (kuttamb-u) family members (bhaio = are) accompany the body (lau) up to (marghatt) the cremation/burial site, but (hans-u) the soul has already left (ak-ela) alone (aagai = ahead) for the hereafter. 3. ਕਹਤੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਪਰੇ ਕਾਲ ਗ੍ਰਸ ਕੂਆ ॥ ਝੂਠੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਆਪੁ ਬੰਧਾਇਆ ਜਿਉ ਨਲਨੀ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਸੂਆ ॥੪॥੨॥ Kahaṯ Kabīr sunhu re parānī pare kāl garas kū▫ā. Jẖūṯẖī mā▫i▫ā āp banḏẖā▫i▫ā ji▫o nalnī bẖaram sū▫ā. ||4||2|| (Kahat-u) says Kabir: (Sunhu) listen (r-e) o (praani) mortal, you (par-e) have fallen into (kooaa) a well - the vices in the world-play – and shall be (gras-i) caught by (kaal) the messenger of death. You have let (aap-u) yourself (bandhaaiaa0) be bound by (jhootthi = false/impermanent) transitory pleasures of (maaiaa) the world-play – they have not caught you; (jio) like (sooaa) the parrot is caught on (nalni) the tube (bhram-i) in delusion. 4. 2. (Note: A parrot goes and sits on a hollow tube with bait on it and water below. The tube turns and it is in danger of falling into the water, so it clings to the tube, and gets caught – the tube does not go to it, temptation brings the parrot to it). Rawel Singh
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