ghat ghat rav rahi-aa banvaaree

soriT mhlw 1 ] (597-16)
sorath mehlaa 1.
Sorat'h, First Mehl:


qU pRB dwqw dwin miq pUrw hm Qwry ByKwrI jIau ]
too parabh daataa daan mat pooraa ham thaaray bhaykhaaree jee-o.
You, God, are the Giver of gifts, the Lord of perfect understanding; I am a mere beggar at Your Door.

mY ikAw mwgau ikCu iQru n rhweI hir dIjY nwmu ipAwrI jIau ]1]
mai ki-aa maaga-o kichh thir na rahaa-ee har deejai naam pi-aaree jee-o. ||1||
What should I beg for? Nothing remains permanent; O Lord, please, bless me with Your Beloved Name. ||1||

Git Git riv rihAw bnvwrI ]
ghat ghat rav rahi-aa banvaaree.
In each and every heart, the Lord, the Lord of the forest, is permeating and pervading.

jil Qil mhIAil gupqo vrqY gur sbdI dyiK inhwrI jIau ] rhwau ]
jal thal mahee-al gupto vartai gur sabdee daykh nihaaree jee-o. rahaa-o.
In the water, on the land, and in the sky, He is pervading but hidden; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is revealed. ||Pause||

mrq pieAwl Akwsu idKwieE guir siqguir ikrpw DwrI jIau ]
marat pa-i-aal akaas dikhaa-i-o gur satgur kirpaa Dhaaree jee-o.
In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic Ethers, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Lord; He has showered me with His Mercy.

so bRhmu AjonI hY BI honI Gt BIqir dyKu murwrI jIau ]2]
so barahm ajonee hai bhee honee ghat bheetar daykh muraaree jee-o. ||2||
He is the unborn Lord God; He is, and shall ever be. Deep within your heart, behold Him, the Destroyer of ego. ||2||

jnm mrn kau iehu jgu bpuVo iein dUjY Bgiq ivswrI jIau ]
janam maran ka-o ih jag bapurho in doojai bhagat visaaree jee-o.
This wretched world is caught in birth and death; in the love of duality, it has forgotten devotional worship of the Lord.

siqguru imlY q gurmiq pweIAY swkq bwjI hwrI jIau ]3]
satgur milai ta gurmat paa-ee-ai saakat baajee haaree jee-o. ||3||
Meeting the True Guru, the Guru's Teachings are obtained; the faithless cynic loses the game of life. ||3||

siqgur bMDn qoiV inrwry bhuiV n grB mJwrI jIau ]
satgur banDhan torh niraaray bahurh na garabh majhaaree jee-o.
Breaking my bonds, the True Guru has set me free, and I shall not be cast into the womb of reincarnation again.

nwnk igAwn rqnu prgwisAw hir min visAw inrMkwrI jIau ]4]8]
naanak gi-aan ratan pargaasi-aa har man vasi-aa nirankaaree jee-o. ||4||8||
O Nanak, the jewel of spiritual wisdom shines forth, and the Lord, the Formless Lord, dwells within my mind. ||4||8||