jeevno mai jeevan paa-i-aa gurmukh bhaa-ay raam
rwgu Awsw CMq mhlw 4 Gru 1 (442-6)raag aasaa chhant mehlaa 4 ghar 1 Raag Aasaa, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House: |
jIvno mY jIvnu pwieAw gurmuiK Bwey rwm ] hir nwmo hir nwmu dyvY myrY pRwin vswey rwm ] The Lord's Name - He has given me the Lord's Name, and enshrined it within my breath of life. hir hir nwmu myrY pRwin vswey sBu sMsw dUKu gvwieAw ] He has enshrined the Name of the Lord, Har, Har within my breath of lfe, and all my doubts and sorrows have departed. Aidstu Agocru gur bcin iDAwieAw pivqR prm pdu pwieAw ] I have meditated on the invisible and unapproachable Lord, through the Guru's Word, and I have obtained the pure, supreme status. Anhd Duin vwjih inq vwjy gweI siqgur bwxI ] The unstruck melody resounds, and the instruments ever vibrate, singing the Bani of the True Guru. nwnk dwiq krI pRiB dwqY joqI joiq smwxI ]1] O Nanak, God the Great Giver has given me a gift; He has blended my light into the Light. ||1|| mnmuKw mnmuiK muey myrI kir mwieAw rwm ] The self-willed manmukhs die in their self-willed stubbornness, declaring that the wealth of Maya is theirs. iKnu AwvY iKnu jwvY durgMD mVY icqu lwieAw rwm ] They attach their consciousness to the foul-smelling pile of filth, which comes for a moment, and departs in an instant. lwieAw durgMD mVY icqu lwgw ijau rMgu ksuMB idKwieAw ] They attach their consciousness to the foul-smelling pile of filth, which is transitory, like the fading color of the safflower. iKnu pUrib iKnu pCim Cwey ijau cku kuim@Awir BvwieAw ] One moment, they are facing east, and the next instant, they are facing west; they continue spinning around, like the potter's wheel. duKu Kwvih duKu sMcih Bogih duK kI ibriD vDweI ] In sorrow, they eat, and in sorrow, they gather things and try to enjoy them, but they only increase their stores of sorrow. nwnk ibKmu suhylw qrIAY jw AwvY gur srxweI ]2] O Nanak, one easily crosses over the terrifying world-ocean, when he comes to the Sanctuary of the Guru. ||2|| myrw Twkuro Twkuru nIkw Agm AQwhw rwm ] My Lord, my Lord Master is sublime, unapproachable and unfathomable. hir pUjI hir pUjI cwhI myry siqgur swhw rwm ] The wealth of the Lord - I seek the wealth of the Lord, from my True Guru, the Divine Banker. hir pUjI cwhI nwmu ibswhI gux gwvY gux BwvY ] I seek the wealth of the Lord, to purchase the Naam; I sing and love the Glorious Praises of the Lord. nId BUK sB prhir iqAwgI suMny suMin smwvY ] I have totally renounced sleep and hunger, and through deep meditation, I am absorbed into the Absolute Lord. vxjwry iek BwqI Awvih lwhw hir nwmu lY jwhy ] The traders of one kind come and take away the Name of the Lord as their profit. nwnk mnu qnu Arip gur AwgY ijsu pRwpiq so pwey ]3] O Nanak, dedicate your mind and body to the Guru; one who is so destined, attains it. ||3|| rqnw rqn pdwrQ bhu swgru BirAw rwm ] The great ocean is full of the treasures of jewels upon jewels. bwxI gurbwxI lwgy iqn@ hiQ ciVAw rwm ] Those who are committed to the Word of the Guru's Bani, see them come into their hands. gurbwxI lwgy iqn@ hiQ ciVAw inrmolku rqnu Apwrw ] This priceless, incomparable jewel comes into the hands of those who are committed to the Word of the Guru's Bani. hir hir nwmu Aqolku pwieAw qyrI Bgiq Bry BMfwrw ] They obtain the immeasurable Name of the Lord, Har, Har; their treasure is overflowing with devotional worship. smuMdu ivroil srIru hm dyiKAw iek vsqu AnUp idKweI ] I have churned the ocean of the body, and I have seen the incomparable thing come into view. gur goivMdu guoivMdu gurU hY nwnk Bydu n BweI ]4]1]8] The Guru is God, and God is the Guru, O Nanak; there is no difference between the two, O Siblings of Destiny. ||4||1||8|| |