kat jaa-ee-ai ray ghar laago rang

rwmwnµd jI Gru 1 (1195-11)
raamaanand jee ghar 1
Raamaanand Jee, First House:


kq jweIAY ry Gr lwgo rMgu ]
kat jaa-ee-ai ray ghar laago rang.
Where should I go? My home is filled with bliss.

myrw icqu n clY mnu BieE pMgu ]1] rhwau ]
mayraa chit na chalai man bha-i-o pang. ||1|| rahaa-o.
My consciousness does not go out wandering. My mind has become crippled. ||1||Pause||

eyk idvs mn BeI aumMg ]
ayk divas man bha-ee umang.
One day, a desire welled up in my mind.

Gis cMdn coAw bhu sugMD ]
ghas chandan cho-aa baho suganDh.
I ground up sandalwood, along with several fragrant oils.

pUjn cwlI bRhm Twie ]
poojan chaalee barahm thaa-ay.
I went to God's place, and worshipped Him there.

so bRhmu bqwieE gur mn hI mwih ]1]
so barahm bataa-i-o gur man hee maahi. ||1||
That God showed me the Guru, within my own mind. ||1||

jhw jweIAY qh jl pKwn ]
jahaa jaa-ee-ai tah jal pakhaan.
Wherever I go, I find water and stones.

qU pUir rihE hY sB smwn ]
too poor rahi-o hai sabh samaan.
You are totally pervading and permeating in all.

byd purwn sB dyKy joie ]
bayd puraan sabh daykhay jo-ay.
I have searched through all the Vedas and the Puraanas.

aUhW qau jweIAY jau eIhW n hoie ]2]
oohaaN ta-o jaa-ee-ai ja-o eehaaN na ho-ay. ||2||
I would go there, only if the Lord were not here. ||2||

siqgur mY bilhwrI qor ]
satgur mai balihaaree tor.
I am a sacrifice to You, O my True Guru.

ijin skl ibkl BRm kwty mor ]
jin sakal bikal bharam kaatay mor.
You have cut through all my confusion and doubt.

rwmwnµd suAwmI rmq bRhm ]
raamaanand su-aamee ramat barahm.
Raamaanand's Lord and Master is the All-pervading Lord God.

gur kw sbdu kwtY koit krm ]3]1]
gur kaa sabad kaatai kot karam. ||3||1||
The Word of the Guru's Shabad eradicates the karma of millions of past actions. ||3||1||