This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
04 - Gurkirat Singh - Kaaran Karan Samrath Hai	Gurkirat Singh (Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar)	Turde Ko Turda Mile	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Guru Angad Dev Ji in Raag Maajh on Pannaa 148

mhlw 2 ]
mehalaa 2 ||
Second Mehla:

inhPlµ qis jnmis jwvqu bRhm n ibMdqy ]
nihafala(n) thas janamas jaavath breham n bi(n)dhathae ||
Life is useless, as long as one does not know the Lord God.

swgrM sMswris gur prswdI qrih ky ]
saagara(n) sa(n)saaras gur parasaadhee tharehi kae ||
Only a few cross over the world-ocean, by Guru's Grace.

krx kwrx smrQu hY khu nwnk bIcwir ]
karan kaaran samarathh hai kahu naanak beechaar ||
The Lord is the All-powerful Cause of causes, says Nanak after deep deliberation.

kwrxu krqy vis hY ijin kl rKI Dwir ]2]
kaaran karathae vas hai jin kal rakhee dhhaar ||2||
The creation is subject to the Creator, who sustains it by His Almighty Power. ||2||

This translation is an updated version.