harnee hovaa ban basaa kand mool chun khaa-o

gauVI bYrwgix mhlw 1(157-2)
ga-orhee bairaagan mehlaa 1
Gauree Bairaagan, First Mehl


hrxI hovw bin bsw kMd mUl cuix Kwau ]
harnee hovaa ban basaa kand mool chun khaa-o.
What if I were to become a deer, and live in the forest, picking and eating fruits and roots

gur prswdI myrw shu imlY vwir vwir hau jwau jIau ]1]
gur parsaadee mayraa saho milai vaar vaar ha-o jaa-o jee-o. ||1||
- by Guru's Grace, I am a sacrifice to my Master. Again and again, I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice. ||1||

mY bnjwrin rwm kI ]
mai banjaaran raam kee.
I am the shop-keeper of the Lord.

qyrw nwmu vKru vwpwru jI ]1] rhwau ]
tayraa naam vakhar vaapaar jee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Your Name is my merchandise and trade. ||1||Pause||

koikl hovw AMib bsw shij sbd bIcwru ]
kokil hovaa amb basaa sahj sabad beechaar.
If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a mango tree, I would still contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

shij suBwie myrw shu imlY drsin rUip Apwru ]2]
sahj subhaa-ay mayraa saho milai darsan roop apaar. ||2||
I would still meet my Lord and Master, with intuitive ease; the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of His Form, is incomparably beautiful. ||2||

mCulI hovw jil bsw jIA jMq siB swir ]
machhulee hovaa jal basaa jee-a jant sabh saar.
If I were to become a fish, living in the water, I would still remember the Lord, who watches over all beings and creatures.

aurvwir pwir myrw shu vsY hau imlaugI bwh pswir ]3]
urvaar paar mayraa saho vasai ha-o mila-ugee baah pasaar. ||3||
My Husband Lord dwells on this shore, and on the shore beyond; I would still meet Him, and hug Him close in my embrace. ||3||

nwgin hovw Dr vsw sbdu vsY Bau jwie ]
naagan hovaa Dhar vasaa sabad vasai bha-o jaa-ay.
If I were to become a snake, living in the ground, the Shabad would still dwell in my mind, and my fears would be dispelled.

nwnk sdw sohwgxI ijn joqI joiq smwie ]4]2]19]
naanak sadaa sohaaganee jin jotee jot samaa-ay. ||4||2||19||
O Nanak, they are forever the happy soul-brides, whose light merges into His Light. ||4||2||19||