iblwvlu mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx iblwvlu mh`lw cauQw

bilaaval mehalaa 4 ||

Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:

hmrw icqu luBq moih ibiKAw bhu durmiq mYlu Brw ]

hamaraa chith lubhath mohi bikhiaa bahu dhuramath mail bharaa ||

My consciousness is lured by emotional attachment and corruption; is is filled with evil-minded filth.

qum@rI syvw kir n skh pRB hm ikau kir mugD qrw ]1]

thumharee saevaa kar n sakeh prabh ham kio kar mugadhh tharaa ||1||

I cannot serve You, O God; I am ignorant - how can I cross over? ||1||

myry mn jip nrhr nwmu nrhrw ]

maerae man jap narehar naam nareharaa ||

O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, the Lord, the Lord of man.

jn aUpir ikrpw pRiB DwrI imil siqgur pwir prw ]1] rhwau ]

jan oopar kirapaa prabh dhhaaree mil sathigur paar paraa ||1|| rehaao ||

God has showered His Mercy upon His humble servant; meeting with the True Guru, he is carried across. ||1||Pause||

hmry ipqw Twkur pRB suAwmI hir dyhu mqI jsu krw ]

aucwrx m`qI

hamarae pithaa thaakur prabh suaamee har dhaehu mathee jas karaa ||

O my Father, my Lord and Master, Lord God, please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Praises.

qum@rY sµig lgy sy auDry ijau sµig kwst loh qrw ]2]

thumharai sang lagae sae oudhharae jio sang kaasatt loh tharaa ||2||

Those who are attached to You are saved, like iron which is carried across with wood. ||2||

swkq nr hoCI miq miDm ijn@ hir hir syv n krw ]

aucwrx m`iq

saakath nar hoshhee math madhhim jinh har har saev n karaa ||

The faithless cynics have little or no understanding; they do not serve the Lord, Har, Har.

qy nr BwghIn duhcwrI Eie jnim muey iPir mrw ]3]

aucwrx muey: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUey, moey)

thae nar bhaageheen dhuhachaaree oue janam mueae fir maraa ||3||

Those beings are unfortunate and vicious; they die, and are consigned to reincarnation, over and over again. ||3||

ijn kau qum@ hir mylhu suAwmI qy n@wey sµqoK gur srw ]

jin ko thumh har maelahu suaamee thae nhaaeae santhokh gur saraa ||

Those whom You unite with Yourself, O Lord and Master, bathe in the Guru's cleansing pool of contentment.

durmiq mYlu geI hir BijAw jn nwnk pwir prw ]4]3]

aucwrx BijAw: polw bolo

dhuramath mail gee har bhajiaa jan naanak paar paraa ||4||3||

Vibrating upon the Lord, the filth of their evil-mindedness is washed away; servant Nanak is carried across. ||4||3||