This mind does not follow my advice one tiny bit

This Shabad is by Guru Tegh Bahaadur Ji in Raag Dayv Gandhaaree on Ang 536

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

rwgu dyvgMDwrI mhlw 9 ]

raag dhaevaga(n)dhhaaree mehalaa 9

Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Ninth Mehla:

Xh mnu nYk n kihE krY ]

yeh man naik n kehiou karai

This mind does not follow my advice one tiny bit.

sIK isKwie rihE ApnI sI durmiq qy n trY ]1] rhwau ]

seekh sikhaae rehiou apanee see dhuramath thae n ttarai 1 rehaao

I am so tired of giving it instructions - it will not refrain from its evil-mindedness. 1Pause

mid mwieAw kY BieE bwvro hir jsu nih aucrY ]

madh maaeiaa kai bhaeiou baavaro har jas nehi oucharai

It has gone insane with the intoxication of Maya; it does not chant the Lord's Praise.

kir prpMcu jgq kau fhkY Apno audru BrY ]1]

kar parapa(n)ch jagath ko ddehakai apano oudhar bharai 1

Practicing deception, it tries to cheat the world, and so it fills its belly. 1

suAwn pUC ijau hoie n sUDo kihE n kwn DrY ]

suaan pooshh jio hoe n soodhho kehiou n kaan dhharai

Like a dog's tail, it cannot be straightened; it will not listen to what I tell it.

khu nwnk Bju rwm nwm inq jw qy kwju srY ]2]1]

kahu naanak bhaj raam naam nith jaa thae kaaj sarai 21

Says Nanak, vibrate forever the Name of the Lord, and all your affairs shall be adjusted. 21