SGGSAng 985Raag Mali GauraMahalla 411 linesGuru Ram Das Ji

mwlIgauVw mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx mwlI-gauVw mh`lw cauQw, mwlI Bwrw krky bolo

maalee gourraa mehalaa 4 ||

Maalee Gauraa, Fourth Mehl:

myrw mnu rwm nwim ris lwgw ]

maeraa man raam naam ras laagaa ||

My mind is addicted to the juice of the Lord's Name.

kml pRgwsu BieAw guru pwieAw hir jipE BRmu Bau Bwgw ]1] rhwau ]

kamal pragaas bhaeiaa gur paaeiaa har japiou bhram bho bhaagaa ||1|| rehaao ||

My heart-lotus has blossomed forth, and I have found the Guru. Meditating on the Lord, my doubts and fears have run away. ||1||Pause||

BY Bwie Bgiq lwgo myrw hIArw mnu soieE gurmiq jwgw ]

bhai bhaae bhagath laago maeraa heearaa man soeiou guramath jaagaa ||

In the Fear of God, my heart is committed in loving devotion to Him; following the Guru's Teachings, my sleeping mind has awakened.

iklibK KIn Bey sWiq AweI hir aur DwirE vfBwgw ]1]

kilabikh kheen bheae saanth aaee har our dhhaariou vaddabhaagaa ||1||

All my sins have been erased, and I have found peace and tranquility; I have enshrined the Lord within my heart, by great good fortune. ||1||

mnmuKu rMgu ksuµBu hY kcUAw ijau kusm cwir idn cwgw ]

manamukh rang kasunbh hai kachooaa jio kusam chaar dhin chaagaa ||

The self-willed manmukh is like the false color of the safflower, which fades away; its color lasts for only a few days.

iKn mih ibnis jwie prqwpY fMfu Drmrwie kw lwgw ]2]

khin mehi binas jaae parathaapai ddandd dhharam raae kaa laagaa ||2||

He perishes in an instant; he is tormented, and punished by the Righteous Judge of Dharma. ||2||

sqsµgiq pRIiq swD Aiq gUVI ijau rMgu mjIT bhu lwgw ]

aucwrx Aiq: polw bolo

sathasangath preeth saadhh ath goorree jio rang majeeth bahu laagaa ||

The Lord's Love, found in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is absolutely permanent, and colorfast.

kwieAw kwpru cIr bhu Pwry hir rMgu n lhY sBwgw ]3]

aucwrx kWieAW; s-Bwgw: 'B' dI ApnI Avwj

kaaeiaa kaapar cheer bahu faarae har rang n lehai sabhaagaa ||3||

The cloth of the body may be torn to shreds, but still, this beautiful color of the Lord's Love does not fade away. ||3||

hir cwirHE rMgu imlY guru soBw hir rµig clUlY rWgw ]

har chaarihou rang milai gur sobhaa har rang chaloolai raangaa ||

Meeting with the Blessed Guru, one is dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, imbued with this deep crimson color.

jn nwnku iqn ky crn pKwrY jo hir crnI jnu lwgw ]4]4]

jan naanak thin kae charan pakhaarai jo har charanee jan laagaa ||4||4||

Servant Nanak washes the feet of that humble being, who is attached to the feet of the Lord. ||4||4||