| ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਨਟਿ ਬਾਜੀ ਪਾਈ ॥ |
| maaeiaa mohi natt baajee paaee || |
| The Actor has staged the drama of emotional attachment to Maya. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਅਤਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਈ ॥ |
| maaeiaa mohi ath bharam bhulaaee || |
| but they are totally deluded by doubt and emotional attachment to Maya. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮੁਹਤਾਜੁ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥ |
| maaeiaa kaa muhathaaj panddith kehaavai || |
| Driven crazy, infatuated by Maya, they call themselves Pandits - religious scholars; |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਦਾਸੀ ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥ |
| maaeiaa dhaasee bhagathaa kee kaar kamaavai || |
| Maya is the slave of the Lord's devotees; it works for them. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਮੂਲੁ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਭਰਮਾਏ ॥ |
| maaeiaa kar mool janthr bharamaaeae || |
| Believing Maya to be the source of all, they wander in doubt. |
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| ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥ |
| houmai maaeiaa sabadh jalaaeae || |
| Ego and Maya are burned away by the Word of the Shabad. |
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| ਜਿਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਭਿਟੈ ਮਾਇ ॥੬॥ |
| jinaa sathigur bhaettiaa thin naerr n bhittai maae ||6|| |
| Maya does not draw near those who have met with the True Guru. ||6|| |
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| ਇਹੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਅੰਤਿ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਜਾਇ ॥੮॥ |
| eihu mohu maaeiaa pasariaa anth saathh n koee jaae ||8|| |
| This emotional attachment to Maya is so pervasive. Ultimately, nothing shall go along with anyone. ||8|| |
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| ਜਬ ਇਹੁ ਧਾਵੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਅਰਥੀ ॥ |
| jab eihu dhhaavai maaeiaa arathhee || |
| When he runs around for the sake of Maya and riches, |
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| ਜਬ ਇਸ ਤੇ ਇਹੁ ਹੋਇਓ ਜਉਲਾ ॥ |
| jab eis thae eihu hoeiou joulaa || |
| But when he runs away from Maya, |
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| ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮਾਇਆ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਬਿਤਾਲਾ ॥੨॥ |
| thrai gun maaeiaa binas bithaalaa ||2|| |
| The three dispositions, Maya and the demons shall vanish. ||2|| |
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| ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਹੇਤ ॥ |
| binas jaahi maaeiaa kae haeth || |
| and your love of Maya shall depart. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਸਿਲਕ ਕਾਟੀ ਗੋਪਾਲਿ ॥ |
| maaeiaa silak kaattee gopaal || |
| The Lord of the World has cut away the noose of Maya. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਨੀਘਰੀਆ ਜੀਉ ਕੂੜਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰੇ ॥ |
| maaeiaa mohanee neeghareeaa jeeo koorr muthee koorriaarae || |
| Fascination with Maya made her homeless; the false are cheated by falsehood. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਕਉਣੁ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਤਾਰੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਖੁਆਈ ॥ |
| bin sabadh piaarae koun dhuthar thaarae maaeiaa mohi khuaaee || |
| Without the Shabad of her Beloved, how can she cross over the treacherous ocean? Attachment to Maya has led her astray. |
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| ਕਾਮਣਿ ਪਿਰਹੁ ਭੁਲੀ ਜੀਉ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ |
| kaaman pirahu bhulee jeeo maaeiaa mohi piaarae || |
| The soul-bride has forgotten her Husband Lord, because of love and emotional attachment to Maya. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਸਰੁ ਸਬਲੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਜੀਉ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਤਰਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| maaeiaa sar sabal varathai jeeo kio kar dhuthar thariaa jaae || |
| The sea of Maya is agitated and turbulent; how can anyone cross over this terrifying world-ocean? |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਬੰਧਨ ਟਿਕੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੰਤਾਏ ॥ |
| maaeiaa bandhhan ttikai naahee khin khin dhukh santhaaeae || |
| Bound by Maya, the mind is not stable. Each and every moment, it suffers in pain. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਤਦੇ ਚੂਕੈ ਜਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥੩॥ |
| naanak maaeiaa kaa dhukh thadhae chookai jaa gur sabadhee chith laaeae ||3|| |
| O Nanak, the pain of Maya is taken away by focusing one's consciousness on the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||3|| |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਪਿਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਏ ॥ |
| maaeiaa kaa bhram andhh piraa jeeo har maarag kio paaeae || |
| The delusion of Maya has made them blind, O my dear; how can they find the Way of the Lord? |
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| ਜਨਮਤ ਮੋਹਿਓ ਮੋਹਨੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| janamath mohiou mohanee maaeiaa || |
| But ever since their birth, they have been enticed by the fascination of Maya. |
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| ਇਨਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਸਿ ਕੀਨੇ ॥ |
| ein maaeiaa thrai gun bas keenae || |
| This Maya has subjugated beings through the three qualities. |
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| ਆਪਨ ਮੋਹ ਘਟੇ ਘਟਿ ਦੀਨੇ ॥ |
| aapan moh ghattae ghatt dheenae || |
| Maya has infused attachment to itself in each and every heart. |
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| ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤਰਉ ਬਿਖਮ ਇਹ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| jaa thae tharo bikham eih maaeiaa || |
| by which I may swim across this treacherous ocean of Maya. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਨ ਮਾਏ ॥੭॥ |
| naanak thaa kai nikatt n maaeae ||7|| |
| O Nanak, Maya does not even come near. ||7|| |
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| ਬਾਧੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਜੇਵਰੀ ਮੀਠੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੰਗ ॥ |
| baadhhae jam kee jaevaree meethee maaeiaa rang || |
| The rope of death binds those who are in love with the sweet taste of Maya. |
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| ਲਾਗਿ ਪਰੇ ਦੁਰਗੰਧ ਸਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਬੰਧ ॥੧॥ |
| laag parae dhuragandhh sio naanak maaeiaa bandhh ||1|| |
| Bound down by Maya, O Nanak, a foul odor clings to them. ||1|| |
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| ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਦ ਮਾਤੇ ॥ |
| ahanbudhh maaeiaa madh maathae || |
| they are drunk with the wine of egotistical intellect and Maya. |
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| ਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਜਨਮਹਿ ਮਰਨਾ ॥ |
| eiaa maaeiaa mehi janamehi maranaa || |
| In this Maya, they are born and die. |
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| ਞਾਣਹੁ ਇਆ ਬਿਧਿ ਸਹੀ ਚਿਤ ਝੂਠਉ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੰਗੁ ॥ |
| njaanahu eiaa bidhh sehee chith jhootho maaeiaa rang || |
| Know this as true in your consciousness, that the love of Maya is false. |
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| ਠਹਕਿ ਠਹਕਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੰਗਿ ਮੂਏ ॥ |
| thehak thehak maaeiaa sang mooeae || |
| Those who are totally absorbed and preoccupied with Maya are dead; |
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| ਸੰਚਿ ਸੰਚਿ ਸਾਕਤ ਮੂਏ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਨ ਸਾਥ ॥੧॥ |
| sanch sanch saakath mooeae naanak maaeiaa n saathh ||1|| |
| Gathering in and hoarding what they can, the faithless cynics die, O Nanak, but the wealth of Maya does not go with them in the end. ||1|| |
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| ਅਨਿਕ ਬੰਚ ਬਲ ਛਲ ਕਰਹੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਏਕ ਉਪਾਵ ॥ |
| anik banch bal shhal karahu maaeiaa eaek oupaav || |
| You commit so many fraudulent and deceitful actions as you chase after Maya. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਬੰਧੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕੀਤਾ ॥ |
| maaeiaa moh bandhh prabh keethaa || |
| God created the bondage of emotional attachment to Maya. |
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| ਬਿਖੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਨਾ ਓਇ ਖਪਤੇ ॥ |
| bikh maaeiaa mehi naa oue khapathae || |
| are not destroyed by the poison of Maya. |
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| ਦੁਤਰ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖਮ ਇਹ ਮਾਏ ॥ |
| dhuthar mehaa bikham eih maaeae || |
| It is so very difficult and treacherous to cross over this ocean of Maya. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਡੋਲੈ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧੀ ਮਨੁ ਲਪਟਿਓ ਤਿਹ ਸੰਗ ॥ |
| maaeiaa ddolai bahu bidhhee man lapattiou thih sang || |
| Maya clings to the mind, and causes it to waver in so many ways. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਪਤ ਨਹੀ ਤਿਹ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੪੨॥ |
| naanak lipath nehee thih maaeiaa ||42|| |
| O Nanak, Maya does not cling to them at all. ||42|| |
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| ਲਾਹਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਨੇ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਢੂਢਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| laahaa maaeiaa kaaranae dheh dhis dtoodtan jaae || |
| For the sake of personal profit and Maya, he goes out, searching in the ten directions. |
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| ਅਨਿਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੰਗ ਤਿਖ ਨ ਬੁਝਾਵੈ ॥ |
| anik maaeiaa rang thikh n bujhaavai || |
| By the countless pleasures of Maya, your thirst shall not be quenched. |
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| ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਆਪਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਾਲਿ ॥ |
| mohi biaapehi maaeiaa jaal || |
| if you are entangled in emotional attachment and the net of Maya. |
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| ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭੇਖ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਲੁ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| baahar bhaekh anthar mal maaeiaa || |
| Outwardly, they wear religious robes, but within is the filth of Maya. |
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| ਅਨਦ ਕੇਲ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਸੈ ॥ |
| anadh kael maaeiaa rang rasai || |
| He enjoys the games of pleasure and the tastes of Maya. |
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| ਅਨਿਕ ਭਾਤਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਹੇਤ ॥ਸਰਪਰ ਹੋਵਤ ਜਾਨੁ ਅਨੇਤ ॥ |
| anik bhaath maaeiaa kae haeth || sarapar hovath jaan anaeth || |
| The many forms of attachment to Maya shall surely pass away - know that they are transitory. |
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| ਮਿਥਿਆ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਮਤਾ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| mithhiaa houmai mamathaa maaeiaa || |
| False are ego, possessiveness and Maya. |
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| ਬਿਸਨ ਕੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਹੋਇ ਭਿੰਨ ॥ |
| bisan kee maaeiaa thae hoe bhinn || |
| He dwells apart from Maya. |
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| ਕਈ ਕੋਟਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਸ੍ਰਮ ਮਾਹਿ ॥ |
| kee kott maaeiaa sram maahi || |
| Many millions struggle in Maya. |
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| ਕਈ ਕੋਟਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਚਿੰਤ ॥ |
| kee kott maaeiaa mehi chinth || |
| Many millions are anxiously involved in Maya. |
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| ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਮੋਹ ਮਗਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਾਇ ॥ |
| jab lag moh magan sang maae || |
| As long as he is intoxicated with attachment to Maya, |
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| ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ |
| thripath n aavai maaeiaa paashhai paavai || |
| Satisfaction is not obtained by chasing after Maya. |
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