ras amrit naam ras at bhalaa kit biDh milai ras khaa-ay

isrIrwgu mhlw 4 ] (41-9)
sireeraag mehlaa 4.
Siree Raag, Fourth Mehl:


rsu AMimRqu nwmu rsu Aiq Blw ikqu ibiD imlY rsu Kwie ]
ras amrit naam ras at bhalaa kit biDh milai ras khaa-ay.
The Essence of the Ambrosial Naam is the most sublime essence; how can I get to taste this essence?

jwie puChu sohwgxI qusw ikau kir imilAw pRBu Awie ]
jaa-ay puchhahu sohaaganee tusaa ki-o kar mili-aa parabh aa-ay.
I go and ask the happy soul-brides, "How did you come to meet God?"

Eie vyprvwh n bolnI hau mil mil Dovw iqn pwie ]1]
o-ay vayparvaah na bolnee ha-o mal mal Dhovaa tin paa-ay. ||1||
They are care-free and do not speak; I massage and wash their feet. ||1||

BweI ry imil sjx hir gux swir ]
bhaa-ee ray mil sajan har gun saar.
O Siblings of Destiny, meet with your spiritual friend, and dwell upon the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

sjxu siqguru purKu hY duKu kFY haumY mwir ]1] rhwau ]
sajan satgur purakh hai dukh kadhai ha-umai maar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The True Guru, the Primal Being, is your Friend, who shall drive out pain and subdue your ego. ||1||Pause||

gurmuKIAw sohwgxI iqn dieAw peI min Awie ]
gurmukhee-aa sohaaganee tin da-i-aa pa-ee man aa-ay.
The Gurmukhs are the happy soul-brides; their minds are filled with kindness.

siqgur vcnu rqMnu hY jo mMny su hir rsu Kwie ]
satgur vachan ratann hai jo mannay so har ras khaa-ay.
The Word of the True Guru is the Jewel. One who believes in it tastes the Sublime Essence of the Lord.

sy vfBwgI vf jwxIAih ijn hir rsu KwDw gur Bwie ]2]
say vadbhaagee vad jaanee-ahi jin har ras khaaDhaa gur bhaa-ay. ||2||
Those who partake of the Lord's Sublime Essence, through the Guru's Love, are known as great and very fortunate. ||2||

iehu hir rsu vix iqix sBqu hY BwghIx nhI Kwie ]
ih har ras van tin sabhat hai bhaagheen nahee khaa-ay.
This Sublime Essence of the Lord is in the forests, in the fields and everywhere, but the unfortunate ones do not taste it.

ibnu siqgur plY nw pvY mnmuK rhy ibllwie ]
bin satgur palai naa pavai manmukh rahay billaa-ay.
Without the True Guru, it is not obtained. The self-willed manmukhs continue to cry in misery.

Eie siqgur AwgY nw invih Enw AMqir k®oDu blwie ]3]
o-ay satgur aagai naa niveh onaa antar kroDh balaa-ay. ||3||
They do not bow before the True Guru; the demon of anger is within them. ||3||

hir hir hir rsu Awip hY Awpy hir rsu hoie ]
har har har ras aap hai aapay har ras ho-ay.
The Lord Himself, Har, Har, Har, is the Sublime Essence. The Lord Himself is the Essence.

Awip dieAw kir dyvsI gurmuiK AMimRqu coie ]
aap da-i-aa kar dayvsee gurmukh amrit cho-ay.
In His Kindness, He blesses the Gurmukh with it; the Ambrosial Nectar of this Amrit trickles down.

sBu qnu mnu hirAw hoieAw nwnk hir visAw min soie ]4]5]69]
sabh tan man hari-aa ho-i-aa naanak har vasi-aa man so-ay. ||4||5||69||
Then, the body and mind totally blossom forth and flourish; O Nanak, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||4||5||69||