man mayray gahu har naam kaa olaa

gauVI guAwryrI mhlw 5(178-18)
ga-orhee gu-aarayree mehlaa 5
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl


Aink jqn nhI hoq Cutwrw ]
anik jatan nahee hot chhutaaraa.
By all sorts of efforts, people do not find salvation.

bhuqu isAwxp Awgl Bwrw ]
bahut si-aanap aagal bhaaraa.
Through clever tricks, the weight is only piled on more and more.

hir kI syvw inrml hyq ]
har kee sayvaa nirmal hayt.
Serving the Lord with a pure heart,

pRB kI drgh soBw syq ]1]
parabh kee dargeh sobhaa sayt. ||1||
you shall be received with honor at God's Court. ||1||

mn myry ghu hir nwm kw Elw ]
man mayray gahu har naam kaa olaa.
O my mind, hold tight to the Support of the Lord's Name.

quJY n lwgY qwqw Jolw ]1] rhwau ]
tujhai na laagai taataa jholaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The hot winds shall never even touch you. ||1||Pause||

ijau boihQu BY swgr mwih ]
ji-o bohith bhai saagar maahi.
Like a boat in the ocean of fear;

AMDkwr dIpk dIpwih ]
anDhkaar deepak deepaahi.
like a lamp which illumines the darkness;

Agin sIq kw lwhis dUK ]
agan seet kaa laahas dookh.
like fire which takes away the pain of cold

nwmu jpq min hovq sUK ]2]
naam japat man hovat sookh. ||2||
- just so, chanting the Name, the mind becomes peaceful. ||2||

auqir jwie qyry mn kI ipAws ]
utar jaa-ay tayray man kee pi-aas.
The thirst of your mind shall be quenched,

pUrn hovY sglI Aws ]
pooran hovai saglee aas.
and all hopes shall be fulfilled.

folY nwhI qumrw cIqu ]
dolai naahee tumraa cheet.
Your consciousness shall not waver.

AMimRq nwmu jip gurmuiK mIq ]3]
amrit naam jap gurmukh meet. ||3||
Meditate on the Ambrosial Naam as Gurmukh, O my friend. ||3||

nwmu AauKDu soeI jnu pwvY ]
naam a-ukhaDh so-ee jan paavai.
He alone receives the panacea, the medicine of the Naam,

kir ikrpw ijsu Awip idvwvY ]
kar kirpaa jis aap divaavai.
unto whom the Lord, in His Grace, bestows it.

hir hir nwmu jw kY ihrdY vsY ]
har har naam jaa kai hirdai vasai.
One whose heart is filled with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har

dUKu drdu iqh nwnk nsY ]4]10]79]
dookh darad tih naanak nasai. ||4||10||79||
- O Nanak, his pains and sorrows are eliminated. ||4||10||79||