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:

myry mn hir Bju sB iklibK kwt ]

aucwrx Bju: polw bolo

maerae man har bhaj sabh kilabikh kaatt ||

O my mind, meditate, vibrate on the Lord, and all sins will be eradicated.

hir hir aur DwirE guir pUrY myrw sIsu kIjY gur vwt ]1] rhwau ]

har har our dhhaariou gur poorai maeraa sees keejai gur vaatt ||1|| rehaao ||

The Guru has enshried the Lord,Har,Har, within my heart; I place my head on the Guru's Path. ||1||Pause||

myry hir pRB kI mY bwq sunwvY iqsu mnu dyvau kit kwt ]

maerae har prabh kee mai baath sunaavai this man dhaevo katt kaatt ||

Whoever tells me the stories of my Lord God, I would cut my mind into slices, and dedicate it to him.

hir swjnu myilE guir pUrY gur bcin ibkwno hit hwt ]1]

aucwrx h`it

har saajan maeliou gur poorai gur bachan bikaano hatt haatt ||1||

The Perfect Guru has united me with the Lord, my Friend; I have sold myself at each and every store for the Guru's Word. ||1||

mkr pRwig dwnu bhu kIAw srIru dIE AD kwit ]

aucwrx m`kr

makar praag dhaan bahu keeaa sareer dheeou adhh kaatt ||

One may give donations in charity at Prayaag, and cut the body in two at Benares,

ibnu hir nwm ko mukiq n pwvY bhu kMcnu dIjY kit kwt ]2]

bin har naam ko mukath n paavai bahu kanchan dheejai katt kaatt ||2||

But without the Lord's Name, no one attains liberation, even though one may give away huge amounts of gold. ||2||

hir kIriq gurmiq jsu gwieE min auGry kpt kpwt ]

aucwrx auGry: 'g'-'G' dO sWJI Avwj, polw bolo; kpt: polw bolo (ASuD: kp`t); kpwt: polw bolo (ASuD: kp`wt)

har keerath guramath jas gaaeiou man ougharae kapatt kapaatt ||

When one follows the Guru's Teachings, and sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, the doors of the mind, held shut by deception, are thrown open again.

iqRkutI Poir Brmu Bau Bwgw lj BwnI mtukI mwt ]3]

aucwrx iqR-kutI: polw bolo (ASuD: iqRku`tI); l`j; mtu-kI: polw bolo (ASuD: mtu`kI)

thrikuttee for bharam bho bhaagaa laj bhaanee mattukee maatt ||3||

The three qualities are shattered, doubt and fear run away, and the clay pot of public opinion is broken. ||3||

kljuig guru pUrw iqin@ pwieAw ijn@ Duir msqik ilKy illwt ]

kalajug gur pooraa thin paaeiaa jin dhhur masathak likhae lilaatt ||

They alone find the Perfect Guru in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, upon whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny is inscribed.

jn nwnk rsu AMimRqu pIAw sB lwQI BUK iqKwt ]4]6] Ckw 1 ]

aucwrx Ckw 1: "C`kw ie`k" bolo

jan naanak ras anmrith peeaa sabh laathhee bhookh thikhaatt ||4||6||

Servant Nanak drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar; all his hunger and thirst are quenched. ||4||6||