mÚ 4 ]

aucwrx mh`lw cauQw

ma 4 ||

Fourth Mehl:

ieku mnu ieku vrqdw ijqu lgY so Qwie pwie ]

eik man eik varathadhaa jith lagai so thhaae paae ||

The mortal is of one mind - whatever he dedicates it to, in that he is successful.

koeI glw kry GnyrIAw ij Gir vQu hovY sweI Kwie ]

aucwrx sweI: ibMdI rihq bolo

koee galaa karae ghanaereeaa j ghar vathh hovai saaee khaae ||

Some talk a lot, but they eat only that which is in their own homes.

ibnu siqgur soJI nw pvY Ahµkwru n ivchu jwie ]

bin sathigur sojhee naa pavai ahankaar n vichahu jaae ||

Without the True Guru, understanding is not obtained, and egotism does not depart from within.

AhµkwrIAw no duK BuK hY hQu qfih Gir Gir mMgwie ]

ahankaareeaa no dhukh bhukh hai hathh thaddehi ghar ghar mangaae ||

Suffering and hunger cling to the egotistical people; they hold out their hands and beg from door to door.

kUVu TgI guJI nw rhY mulµmw pwju lih jwie ]

koorr thagee gujhee naa rehai mulanmaa paaj lehi jaae ||

Their falsehood and fraud cannot remain concealed; their false appearances fall off in the end.

ijsu hovY pUrib iliKAw iqsu siqguru imlY pRBu Awie ]

jis hovai poorab likhiaa this sathigur milai prabh aae ||

One who has such pre-ordained destiny comes to meet God through the True Guru.

ijau lohw pwris BytIAY imil sµgiq suvrnu hoie jwie ]

aucwrx su-vrnu

jio lohaa paaras bhaetteeai mil sangath suvaran hoe jaae ||

Just as iron is transmuted into gold by the touch of the Philosopher's Stone, so are people transformed by joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation.

jn nwnk ky pRB qU DxI ijau BwvY iqvY clwie ]2]

jan naanak kae prabh thoo dhhanee jio bhaavai thivai chalaae ||2||

O God, You are the Master of servant Nanak; as it pleases You, You lead him. ||2||