jYqsrI mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx jYqsrI mh`lw cauQw

jaithasaree mehalaa 4 ||

Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl:

hIrw lwlu Amolku hY BwrI ibnu gwhk mIkw kwKw ]

heeraa laal amolak hai bhaaree bin gaahak meekaa kaakhaa ||

A jewel or a diamond may be very valuable and heavy, but without a purchaser, it is worth only straw.

rqn gwhku guru swDU dyiKE qb rqnu ibkwno lwKw ]1]

rathan gaahak gur saadhhoo dhaekhiou thab rathan bikaano laakhaa ||1||

When the Holy Guru, the Purchaser, saw this jewel, He purchased it for hundreds of thousands of dollars. ||1||

myrY min gupq hIru hir rwKw ]

maerai man gupath heer har raakhaa ||

The Lord has kept this jewel hidden within my mind.

dIn dieAwil imlwieE guru swDU guir imilAY hIru prwKw ] rhwau ]

dheen dhaeiaal milaaeiou gur saadhhoo gur miliai heer paraakhaa || rehaao ||

The Lord, merciful to the meek, led me to meet the Holy Guru; meeting the Guru, I came to appreciate this jewel. ||Pause||

mnmuK koTI AigAwnu AMDyrw iqn Gir rqnu n lwKw ]

manamukh kothee agiaan andhhaeraa thin ghar rathan n laakhaa ||

The rooms of the self-willed manmukhs are dark with ignorance; in their homes, the jewel is not visible.

qy aUJiV Brim muey gwvwrI mwieAw BuAMg ibKu cwKw ]2]

aucwrx muey: AONkV iv`c rhxw (ASuD: mUey, moey); BuAMg: 'ie' rihq bolo

thae oojharr bharam mueae gaavaaree maaeiaa bhuang bikh chaakhaa ||2||

Those fools die, wandering in the wilderness, eating the poison of the snake, Maya. ||2||

hir hir swD mylhu jn nIky hir swDU srix hm rwKw ]

har har saadhh maelahu jan neekae har saadhhoo saran ham raakhaa ||

O Lord, Har, Har, let me meet the humble, holy beings; O Lord, keep me in the Sanctuary of the Holy.

hir AMgIkwru krhu pRB suAwmI hm pry Bwig qum pwKw ]3]

har angeekaar karahu prabh suaamee ham parae bhaag thum paakhaa ||3||

O Lord, make me Your own; O God, Lord and Master, I have hurried to Your side. ||3||

ijhvw ikAw gux AwiK vKwxh qum vf Agm vf purKw ]

jihavaa kiaa gun aakh vakhaaneh thum vadd agam vadd purakhaa ||

What Glorious Virtues of Yours can I speak and describe? You are great and unfathomable, the Greatest Being.

jn nwnk hir ikrpw DwrI pwKwxu fubq hir rwKw ]4]2]

jan naanak har kirapaa dhhaaree paakhaan ddubath har raakhaa ||4||2||

The Lord has bestowed His Mercy on servant Nanak; He has saved the sinking stone. ||4||2||