soriT mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx soriT mh`lw cauQw

sorath mehalaa 4 ||

Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:

Awpy kMfw Awip qrwjI pRiB Awpy qoil qolwieAw ]

aapae kanddaa aap tharaajee prabh aapae thol tholaaeiaa ||

God Himself is the balance scale, He Himself is the weigher, and He Himself weighs with the weights.

Awpy swhu Awpy vxjwrw Awpy vxju krwieAw ]

aapae saahu aapae vanajaaraa aapae vanaj karaaeiaa ||

He Himself is the banker, He Himself is the trader, and He Himself makes the trades.

Awpy DrqI swjIAnu ipAwrY ipCY tMku cVwieAw ]1]

aapae dhharathee saajeean piaarai pishhai ttank charraaeiaa ||1||

The Beloved Himself fashioned the world, and He Himself counter-balances it with a gram. ||1||

myry mn hir hir iDAwie suKu pwieAw ]

maerae man har har dhhiaae sukh paaeiaa ||

My mind meditates on the Lord, Har, Har, and finds peace.

hir hir nwmu inDwnu hY ipAwrw guir pUrY mITw lwieAw ] rhwau ]

har har naam nidhhaan hai piaaraa gur poorai meethaa laaeiaa || rehaao ||

The Name of the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, is a treasure; the Perfect Guru has made it seem sweet to me. ||Pause||

Awpy DrqI Awip jlu ipAwrw Awpy kry krwieAw ]

aapae dhharathee aap jal piaaraa aapae karae karaaeiaa ||

The Beloved Himself is the earth, and He Himself is the water; He Himself acts, and causes others to act.

Awpy hukim vrqdw ipAwrw jlu mwtI bµiD rKwieAw ]

aapae hukam varathadhaa piaaraa jal maattee bandhh rakhaaeiaa ||

The Beloved Himself issues His Commands, and keeps the water and the land bound down.

Awpy hI Bau pwiedw ipAwrw bµin bkrI sIhu hFwieAw ]2]

aapae hee bho paaeidhaa piaaraa bann bakaree seehu hadtaaeiaa ||2||

The Beloved Himself instills the Fear of God; He binds the tiger and the goat together. ||2||

Awpy kwst Awip hir ipAwrw ivic kwst Agin rKwieAw ]

aapae kaasatt aap har piaaraa vich kaasatt agan rakhaaeiaa ||

The Beloved Lord Himself is the firewood, and He Himself keeps the fire within the wood.

Awpy hI Awip vrqdw ipAwrw BY Agin n skY jlwieAw ]

aucwrx jlwieAw: polw bolo

aapae hee aap varathadhaa piaaraa bhai agan n sakai jalaaeiaa ||

The Beloved Lord Himself, all by Himself, permeates them, and because of the Fear of God, the fire cannot burn the wood.

Awpy mwir jIvwiedw ipAwrw swh lYdy siB lvwieAw ]3]

aapae maar jeevaaeidhaa piaaraa saah laidhae sabh lavaaeiaa ||3||

The Beloved Himself kills and revives; all draw the breath of life, given by Him. ||3||

Awpy qwxu dIbwxu hY ipAwrw Awpy kwrY lwieAw ]

aapae thaan dheebaan hai piaaraa aapae kaarai laaeiaa ||

The Beloved Himself is power and presence; He Himself engages us in our work.

ijau Awip clwey iqau clIAY ipAwry ijau hir pRB myry BwieAw ]

jio aap chalaaeae thio chaleeai piaarae jio har prabh maerae bhaaeiaa ||

As the Beloved makes me walk, I walk, as it pleases my Lord God.

Awpy jµqI jµqu hY ipAwrw jn nwnk vjih vjwieAw ]4]4]

aapae janthee janth hai piaaraa jan naanak vajehi vajaaeiaa ||4||4||

The Beloved Himself is the musician, and the musical instrument; servant Nanak vibrates His vibration. ||4||4||