Classic Poem

Remember, meditate, O my mind: thy life is passing without Hari's Name.
A bird without wings, an elephant without tusks: a woman husbandless.
As a harlot's fatherless son is nothing, so is the mind without Hari's Name.
A body without eyes, a night without moonlight, the earth without rain:
As a pandit without Vedic lore, so is the mind without Hari's Name.
A well without water, a cow without milk, a lampless shrine:
As a tree without flowers, so is the mind without Hari's Name.
Renounce desire, anger, lust and coveting, O Saintly Soul, forsake Illusion.
Nanak says, Hear, O Lord, in this world there is none mine own.