Like a dog's tail, which will never straighten out, the mind will not change, no matter how many things are tried

इह जगि मीतु न देखिओ कोई ॥
Ih jag mīṯ na ḏekẖi▫o ko▫ī.
In this world, I have not found any true friend.


सगल जगतु अपनै सुखि लागिओ दुख मै संगि न होई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Sagal jagaṯ apnai sukẖ lāgi▫o ḏukẖ mai sang na ho▫ī. ||1|| rahā▫o.
The whole world is attached to its own pleasures, and when trouble comes, no one is with you. ||1||Pause||

दारा मीत पूत सनबंधी सगरे धन सिउ लागे ॥
Ḏārā mīṯ pūṯ sanbanḏẖī sagre ḏẖan si▫o lāge.
Wives, friends, children and relatives - all are attached to wealth.

जब ही निरधन देखिओ नर कउ संगु छाडि सभ भागे ॥१॥
Jab hī nirḏẖan ḏekẖi▫o nar ka▫o sang cẖẖād sabẖ bẖāge. ||1||
When they see a poor man, they all forsake his company and run away. ||1||

कहंउ कहा यिआ मन बउरे कउ इन सिउ नेहु लगाइओ ॥
Kahūʼn kahā yi▫ā man ba▫ure ka▫o in si▫o nehu lagā▫i▫o.
So what should I say to this crazy mind, which is affectionately attached to them?

दीना नाथ सकल भै भंजन जसु ता को बिसराइओ ॥२॥
Ḏīnā nāth sakal bẖai bẖanjan jas ṯā ko bisrā▫i▫o. ||2||
The Lord is the Master of the meek, the Destroyer of all fears, and I have forgotten to praise Him. ||2||

सुआन पूछ जिउ भइओ न सूधउ बहुतु जतनु मै कीनउ ॥
Su▫ān pūcẖẖ ji▫o bẖa▫i▫o na sūḏẖa▫o bahuṯ jaṯan mai kīn▫o.
Like a dog's tail, which will never straighten out, the mind will not change, no matter how many things are tried.

नानक लाज बिरद की राखहु नामु तुहारउ लीनउ ॥३॥९॥
Nānak lāj biraḏ kī rākẖo nām ṯuhāra▫o līn▫o. ||3||9||
Says Nanak, please, Lord, uphold the honor of Your innate nature; I chant Your Name. ||3||9||