Meaning
Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 417 · Raag Asa · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Verified · BaniDBਪਾਪਾ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਮੁਇਆ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
Paapaa baajhahu hovai naahee muiaa saath na jaaee.
Meaning
Wealth hoarded is not gathered without wrongdoing — and it does not go with anyone when they die.
ਗਲਤ ਕੰਮ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਧਨ ਦੇ ਢੇਰ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੇ — ਅਤੇ ਮਰਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਉਹ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਂਦੇ।
Context
This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 417, Raag Asa.
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The complete Shabad
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Sources
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 417
- Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27