iblwvlu mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx iblwvlu mh`lw cauQw

bilaaval mehalaa 4 ||

Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

Awvhu sMq imlhu myry BweI imil hir hir kQw krhu ]

aavahu santh milahu maerae bhaaee mil har har kathhaa karahu ||

Come, O Saints, and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; let us tell the Stories of the Lord, Har, Har.

hir hir nwmu boihQu hY kljuig Kyvtu gur sbid qrhu ]1]

har har naam bohithh hai kalajug khaevatt gur sabadh tharahu ||1||

The Naam,the Name of the Lord,is the boat in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the boatman to ferry us across. ||1||

myry mn hir gux hir aucrhu ]

maerae man har gun har oucharahu ||

O my mind, chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

msqik ilKq ilKy gun gwey imil sµgiq pwir prhu ]1] rhwau ]

masathak likhath likhae gun gaaeae mil sangath paar parahu ||1|| rehaao ||

According to the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon your forehead, sing the Praises of the Lord; join the Holy Congregation, and cross over the world-ocean. ||1||Pause||

kwieAw ngr mih rwm rsu aUqmu ikau pweIAY aupdysu jn krhu ]

aucwrx kWieAW

kaaeiaa nagar mehi raam ras ootham kio paaeeai oupadhaes jan karahu ||

Within the body-village is the Lord's supreme, sublime essence. How can I obtain it? Teach me, O humble Saints.

siqguru syiv sPl hir drsnu imil AMimRqu hir rsu pIAhu ]2]

sathigur saev safal har dharasan mil anmrith har ras peeahu ||2||

Serving the True Guru, you shall obtain the Fruitful Vision of the Lord's Darshan; meeting Him, drink in the ambrosial essence of the Lord's Nectar. ||2||

hir hir nwmu AMimRqu hir mITw hir sMqhu cwiK idKhu ]

har har naam anmrith har meethaa har santhahu chaakh dhikhahu ||

The Ambrosial Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is so sweet; O Saints of the Lord, taste it, and see.

gurmiq hir rsu mITw lwgw iqn ibsry siB ibK rshu ]3]

guramath har ras meethaa laagaa thin bisarae sabh bikh rasahu ||3||

Under Guru's Instruction, the Lord's essence seems so sweet; through it, all corrupt sensual pleasures are forgotten. ||3||

rwm nwmu rsu rwm rswiexu hir syvhu sMq jnhu ]

raam naam ras raam rasaaein har saevahu santh janahu ||

The Name of the Lord is the medicine to cure all diseases; so serve the Lord, O humble Saints.

cwir pdwrQ cwry pwey gurmiq nwnk hir Bjhu ]4]4]

aucwrx Bjhu: polw bolo

chaar padhaarathh chaarae paaeae guramath naanak har bhajahu ||4||4||

The four great blessings are obtained, O Nanak, by vibrating upon the Lord, under Guru's Instruction. ||4||4||