mwJ mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx mwJ mh`lw cauQw

maajh mehalaa 4 ||

Maajh, Fourth Mehl:

Awid purKu Aprµpru Awpy ]

aucwrx Ap-rµpru

aadh purakh aparanpar aapae ||

The Primal Being is Himself remote and beyond.

Awpy Qwpy Qwip auQwpy ]

aapae thhaapae thhaap outhhaapae ||

He Himself establishes, and having established, He disestablishes.

sB mih vrqY eyko soeI gurmuiK soBw pwvixAw ]1]

sabh mehi varathai eaeko soee guramukh sobhaa paavaniaa ||1||

The One Lord is pervading in all; those who become Gurmukh are honored. ||1||

hau vwrI jIau vwrI inrµkwrI nwmu iDAwvixAw ]

ho vaaree jeeo vaaree nirankaaree naam dhhiaavaniaa ||

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Formless Lord.

iqsu rUpu n ryiKAw Git Git dyiKAw gurmuiK AlKu lKwvixAw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx Al`Ku

this roop n raekhiaa ghatt ghatt dhaekhiaa guramukh alakh lakhaavaniaa ||1|| rehaao ||

He has no form or shape; He is seen within each and every heart. The Gurmukh comes to know the unknowable. ||1||Pause||

qU dieAwlu ikrpwlu pRBu soeI ]

thoo dhaeiaal kirapaal prabh soee ||

You are God, Kind and Merciful.

quDu ibnu dUjw Avru n koeI ]

thudhh bin dhoojaa avar n koee ||

Without You, there is no other at all.

guru prswdu kry nwmu dyvY nwmy nwim smwvixAw ]2]

gur parasaadh karae naam dhaevai naamae naam samaavaniaa ||2||

When the Guru showers His Grace upon us, He blesses us with the Naam; through the Naam, we merge in the Naam. ||2||

qUµ Awpy scw isrjxhwrw ]

thoon aapae sachaa sirajanehaaraa ||

You Yourself are the True Creator Lord.

BgqI Bry qyry Bµfwrw ]

bhagathee bharae thaerae bhanddaaraa ||

Your treasures are overflowing with devotional worship.

gurmuiK nwmu imlY mnu BIjY shij smwiD lgwvixAw ]3]

guramukh naam milai man bheejai sehaj samaadhh lagaavaniaa ||3||

The Gurmukhs obtain the Naam. Their minds are enraptured, and they easily and intuitively enter into Samaadhi. ||3||

Anidnu gux gwvw pRB qyry ]

anadhin gun gaavaa prabh thaerae ||

Night and day, I sing Your Glorious Praises, God.

quDu swlwhI pRIqm myry ]

thudhh saalaahee preetham maerae ||

I praise You, O my Beloved.

quDu ibnu Avru n koeI jwcw gurprswdI qUµ pwvixAw ]4]

thudhh bin avar n koee jaachaa gur parasaadhee thoon paavaniaa ||4||

Without You, there is no other for me to seek out. It is only by Guru's Grace that You are found. ||4||

Agmu Agocru imiq nhI pweI ]

agam agochar mith nehee paaee ||

The limits of the Inaccessible and Incomprehensible Lord cannot be found.

ApxI ikRpw krih qUµ lYih imlweI ]

apanee kirapaa karehi thoon laihi milaaee ||

Bestowing Your Mercy, You merge us into Yourself.

pUry gur kY sbid iDAweIAY sbdu syiv suKu pwvixAw ]5]

poorae gur kai sabadh dhhiaaeeai sabadh saev sukh paavaniaa ||5||

Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, we meditate on the Lord. Serving the Shabad, peace is found. ||5||

rsnw guxvµqI gux gwvY ]

rasanaa gunavanthee gun gaavai ||

Praiseworthy is the tongue which sings the Lord's Glorious Praises.

nwmu slwhy scy BwvY ]

naam salaahae sachae bhaavai ||

Praising the Naam, one becomes pleasing to the True One.

gurmuiK sdw rhY rµig rwqI imil scy soBw pwvixAw ]6]

aucwrx rwqI: Bwrw krky bolo

guramukh sadhaa rehai rang raathee mil sachae sobhaa paavaniaa ||6||

The Gurmukh remains forever imbued with the Lord's Love. Meeting the True Lord, glory is obtained. ||6||

mnmuKu krm kry AhµkwrI ]

manamukh karam karae ahankaaree ||

The self-willed manmukhs do their deeds in ego.

jUAY jnmu sB bwjI hwrI ]

jooai janam sabh baajee haaree ||

They lose their whole lives in the gamble.

AMqir loBu mhw gubwrw iPir iPir Awvx jwvixAw ]7]

anthar lobh mehaa gubaaraa fir fir aavan jaavaniaa ||7||

Within is the terrible darkness of greed, and so they come and go in reincarnation, over and over again. ||7||

Awpy krqw dy vifAweI ]

aapae karathaa dhae vaddiaaee ||

The Creator Himself bestows Glory

ijn kau Awip ilKqu Duir pweI ]

jin ko aap likhath dhhur paaee ||

On those whom He Himself has so pre-destined.

nwnk nwmu imlY Bau Bµjnu gur sbdI suKu pwvixAw ]8]1]34]

naanak naam milai bho bhanjan gur sabadhee sukh paavaniaa ||8||1||34||

O Nanak, they receive the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Destroyer of fear; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they find peace. ||8||1||34||