mai man tan birahu at aglaa ki-o pareetam milai ghar aa-ay

isrIrwgu mhlw 4 Gru 1 ] (39-15)
sireeraag mehlaa 4 ghar 1.
Siree Raag, Fourth Mehl, First House:


mY min qin ibrhu Aiq Aglw ikau pRIqmu imlY Gir Awie ]
mai man tan birahu at aglaa ki-o pareetam milai ghar aa-ay.
Within my mind and body is the intense pain of separation; how can my Beloved come to meet me in my home?

jw dyKw pRBu Awpxw pRiB dyiKAY duKu jwie ]
jaa daykhaa parabh aapnaa parabh daykhi-ai dukh jaa-ay.
When I see my God, seeing God Himself, my pain is taken away.

jwie puCw iqn sjxw pRBu ikqu ibiD imlY imlwie ]1]
jaa-ay puchhaa tin sajnaa parabh kit biDh milai milaa-ay. ||1||
I go and ask my friends, "How can I meet and merge with God?"||1||

myry siqgurw mY quJ ibnu Avru n koie ]
mayray satiguraa mai tujh bin avar na ko-ay.
O my True Guru, without You I have no other at all.

hm mUrK mugD srxwgqI kir ikrpw myly hir soie ]1] rhwau ]
ham moorakh mugaDh sarnaagatee kar kirpaa maylay har so-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I am foolish and ignorant; I seek Your Sanctuary. Please be Merciful and unite me with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

siqguru dwqw hir nwm kw pRBu Awip imlwvY soie ]
satgur daataa har naam kaa parabh aap milaavai so-ay.
The True Guru is the Giver of the Name of the Lord. God Himself causes us to meet Him.

siqguir hir pRBu buiJAw gur jyvfu Avru n koie ]
satgur har parabh bujhi-aa gur jayvad avar na ko-ay.
The True Guru understands the Lord God. There is no other as Great as the Guru.

hau gur srxweI Fih pvw kir dieAw myly pRBu soie ]2]
ha-o gur sarnaa-ee dheh pavaa kar da-i-aa maylay parabh so-ay. ||2||
I have come and collapsed in the Guru's Sanctuary. In His Kindness, He has united me with God. ||2||

mnhiT iknY n pwieAw kir aupwv Qky sBu koie ]
manhath kinai na paa-i-aa kar upaav thakay sabh ko-ay.
No one has found Him by stubborn-mindedness. All have grown weary of the effort.

shs isAwxp kir rhy min korY rMgu n hoie ]
sahas si-aanap kar rahay man korai rang na ho-ay.
Thousands of clever mental tricks have been tried, but still, the raw and undisciplined mind does not absorb the Color of the Lord's Love.

kUiV kpit iknY n pwieE jo bIjY KwvY soie ]3]
koorh kapat kinai na paa-i-o jo beejai khaavai so-ay. ||3||
By falsehood and deception, none have found Him. Whatever you plant, you shall eat. ||3||

sBnw qyrI Aws pRBu sB jIA qyry qUM rwis ]
sabhnaa tayree aas parabh sabh jee-a tayray tooN raas.
O God, You are the Hope of all. All beings are Yours; You are the Wealth of all.

pRB quDhu KwlI ko nhI dir gurmuKw no swbwis ]
parabh tuDhhu khaalee ko nahee dar gurmukhaa no saabaas.
O God, none return from You empty-handed; at Your Door, the Gurmukhs are praised and acclaimed.

ibKu Baujl fubdy kiF lY jn nwnk kI Ardwis ]4]1]65]
bikh bha-ojal dubday kadh lai jan naanak kee ardaas. ||4||1||65||
In the terrifying world-ocean of poison, people are drowning-please lift them up and save them! This is servant Nanak's humble prayer. ||4||1||65||