jay vad bhaag hoveh vadbhaagee taa har har naam Dhi-aavai

rwmklI mhlw 4 Gru 1 (880-12)
raamkalee mehlaa 4 ghar 1
Raamkalee, Fourth Mehl, First House:


jy vf Bwg hovih vfBwgI qw hir hir nwmu iDAwvY ]
jay vad bhaag hoveh vadbhaagee taa har har naam Dhi-aavai.
If someone is very fortunate, and is blessed with great high destiny, then he meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

nwmu jpq nwmy suKu pwvY hir nwmy nwim smwvY ]1]
naam japat naamay sukh paavai har naamay naam samaavai. ||1||
Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he finds peace, and merges in the Naam. ||1||

gurmuiK Bgiq krhu sd pRwxI ]
gurmukh bhagat karahu sad paraanee.
O mortal, as Gurmukh, worship the Lord in devotion forever.

ihrdY pRgwsu hovY ilv lwgY gurmiq hir hir nwim smwxI ]1] rhwau ]
hirdai pargaas hovai liv laagai gurmat har har naam samaanee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Your heart shall be illumined; through the Guru's Teachings, lovingly attune yourself to the Lord. You shall merge in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

hIrw rqn jvyhr mwxk bhu swgr BrpUru kIAw ]
heeraa ratan javayhar maanak baho saagar bharpoor kee-aa.
The Great Giver is filled with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and pearls;

ijsu vf Bwgu hovY vf msqik iqin gurmiq kiF kiF lIAw ]2]
jis vad bhaag hovai vad mastak tin gurmat kadh kadh lee-aa. ||2||
one who has good fortune and great destiny inscribed upon his forehead, digs them out, by following the Guru's Teachings. ||2||

rqnu jvyhru lwlu hir nwmw guir kwiF qlI idKlwieAw ]
ratan javayhar laal har naamaa gur kaadh talee dikhlaa-i-aa.
The Lord's Name is the jewel, the emerald, the ruby; digging it out, the Guru has placed it in your palm.

BwghIx mnmuiK nhI lIAw iqRx ElY lwKu CpwieAw ]3]
bhaagheen manmukh nahee lee-aa tarin olai laakh chhapaa-i-aa. ||3||
The unfortunate, self-willed manmukh does not obtain it; this priceless jewel remains hidden behind a curtain of straw. ||3||

msqik Bwgu hovY Duir iliKAw qw sqguru syvw lwey ]
mastak bhaag hovai Dhur likhi-aa taa satgur sayvaa laa-ay.
If such pre-ordained destiny is written upon one's forehead, then the True Guru enjoins him to serve Him.

nwnk rqn jvyhr pwvY Dnu Dnu gurmiq hir pwey ]4]1]
naanak ratan javayhar paavai Dhan Dhan gurmat har paa-ay. ||4||1||
O Nanak, then he obtains the jewel, the gem; blessed, blessed is that one who follows the Guru's Teachings, and finds the Lord. ||4||1||