gobind charnan ka-o balihaaree

swrMg mhlw 4 ] (1198-14)
saarang mehlaa 4.
Saarang, Fourth Mehl:


goibMd crnn kau bilhwrI ]
gobind charnan ka-o balihaaree.
I am a sacrifice to the Feet of the Lord of the Universe.

Bvjlu jgqu n jweI qrxw jip hir hir pwir auqwrI ]1] rhwau ]
bhavjal jagat na jaa-ee tarnaa jap har har paar utaaree. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I cannot swim across the terrifying world ocean. But chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I am carried across across. ||1||Pause||

ihrdY pRqIiq bnI pRB kyrI syvw suriq bIcwrI ]
hirdai parteet banee parabh kayree sayvaa surat beechaaree.
Faith in God came to fill my heart; I serve Him intuitively, and contemplate Him.

Anidnu rwm nwmu jip ihrdY srb klw guxkwrI ]1]
an-din raam naam jap hirdai sarab kalaa gunkaaree. ||1||
Night and day, I chant the Lord's Name within my heart; it is all-powerful and virtuous. ||1||

pRBu Agm Agocru rivAw sRb TweI min qin AlK ApwrI ]
parabh agam agochar ravi-aa sarab thaa-ee man tan alakh apaaree.
God is Inaccessible and Unfathomable, All-pervading everywhere, in all minds and bodies; He is Infinite and Invisible.

gur ikrpwl Bey qb pwieAw ihrdY AlKu lKwrI ]2]
gur kirpaal bha-ay tab paa-i-aa hirdai alakh lakhaaree. ||2||
When the Guru bebomes merciful, then the Unseen Lord is seen within the heart. ||2||

AMqir hir nwmu srb DrxIDr swkq kau dUir BieAw AhMkwrI ]
antar har naam sarab DharneeDhar saakat ka-o door bha-i-aa ahaNkaaree.
Deep within the inner being is the Name of the Lord, the Support of the entire earth, but to the egotistical shaakta, the faithless cynic, He seems far away.

iqRsnw jlq n kbhU bUJih jUAY bwjI hwrI ]3]
tarisnaa jalat na kabhoo boojheh joo-ai baajee haaree. ||3||
His burning desire is never quenched, and he loses the game of life in the gamble. ||3||

aUTq bYTq hir gun gwvih guir ikMcq ikrpw DwrI ]
oothat baithat har gun gaavahi gur kinchat kirpaa Dhaaree.
Standing up and sitting down, the mortal sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, when the Guru bestows even a tiny bit of His Grace.

nwnk ijn kau ndir BeI hY iqn kI pYj svwrI ]4]2]
naanak jin ka-o nadar bha-ee hai tin kee paij savaaree. ||4||2||
O Nanak, those who are blessed by His Glance of Grace - He saves and protects their honor. ||4||2||