Shabad : Dubde pathar taare

 Shabad (Ang 156 of SGGS) : dhiaa karahu kichh mihar upaavahu 

  ddubadhe pathar taare ||

(O Lord, Please shower me with Your Mercy, and take pity upon me. 

I am a sinking stone - please carry me across!) 

kat kee maiee baap kat keraa 

  kidhoo thaavahu ham aae ||

(Who is our mother, and who is our father? 

Where did we come from?)

agan bi(n)b jal bheetar nipaje 

  kaahe ka(n)m upaae ||1||

(We are formed from the fire of the womb within, and the bubble of water of the sperm. 

For what purpose are we created?)

mere saahibaa kaun jaanai gun tere ||

O my Master, who can know Your Glorious Virtues?

kahe na jaanee aaugan mere ||1||

My own demerits cannot be counted. 

kete rukh birakh ham cheene kete pasoo upaae ||

(I took the form of so many plants and trees, and so many animals.)

kete naag kulee meh aae kete pa(n)kh uddaae ||2||

(Many times I entered the families of snakes and flying birds.)

haT paTan bij ma(n)dhar bha(n)nai kar choree ghar aavai ||

(I broke into the shops of the city and well-guarded palaces; stealing from them, I snuck home again.)

agahu dhekhai pichhahu dhekhai tujh te kahaa chhapaavai ||3||

(I looked in front of me, and I looked behind me, but where could I hide from You?)

taT teerath ham nav kha(n)dd dhekhe haT paTan baajaaraa ||

(I saw the banks of sacred rivers, the nine continents, the shops and bazaars of the cities.)

lai kai takaRee tolan laagaa ghaT hee meh vanajaaraa ||4||

(Taking the scale, the merchant begins to weigh his actions within his own heart.)

jetaa samu(n)dh saagar neer bhariaa tete aaugan hamaare ||

(As the seas and the oceans are overflowing with water, so vast are my own sins.)

dhiaa karahu kichh mihar upaavahu ddubadhe pathar taare ||5||

(Please, shower me with Your Mercy, and take pity upon me. I am a sinking stone - please carry me across!)

jeeaRaa agan baraabar tapai bheetar vagai kaatee ||

(My soul is burning like fire, and the knife is cutting deep.)

pranavat naanak hukam pachhaanai sukh hovai dhin raatee ||6||

(Prays Nanak, recognizing the Lord's Command, I am at peace, day and night.)