soriT mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx soriT mh`lw cauQw

sorath mehalaa 4 ||

Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:

Awpy syvw lwiedw ipAwrw Awpy Bgiq aumwhw ]

aapae saevaa laaeidhaa piaaraa aapae bhagath oumaahaa ||

The Beloved Himself commits some to His service; He Himself blesses them with the joy of devotional worship.

Awpy gux gwvwiedw ipAwrw Awpy sbid smwhw ]

aapae gun gaavaaeidhaa piaaraa aapae sabadh samaahaa ||

The Beloved Himself causes us to sing His Glorious Praises; He Himself is absorbed in the Word of His Shabad.

Awpy lyKix Awip ilKwrI Awpy lyKu ilKwhw ]1]

aapae laekhan aap likhaaree aapae laekh likhaahaa ||1||

He Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the scribe; He Himself inscribes His inscription. ||1||

myry mn jip rwm nwmu Emwhw ]

maerae man jap raam naam oumaahaa ||

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

Anidnu Andu hovY vfBwgI lY guir pUrY hir lwhw ] rhwau ]

anadhin anadh hovai vaddabhaagee lai gur poorai har laahaa || rehaao ||

Those very fortunate ones are in ecstasy night and day; through the Perfect Guru, they obtain the profit of the Lord's Name. ||Pause||

Awpy gopI kwnu hY ipAwrw bin Awpy gaU crwhw ]

aucwrx kwnu: ‘k’ Bwrw krky

aapae gopee kaan hai piaaraa ban aapae goo charaahaa ||

The Beloved Himself is the milk-maid and Krishna; He Himself herds the cows in the woods.

Awpy swvl suµdrw ipAwrw Awpy vMsu vjwhw ]

aapae saaval sundharaa piaaraa aapae vans vajaahaa ||

The Beloved Himself is the blue-skinned, handsome one; He Himself plays on His flute.

kuvlIAwpIVu Awip mrwiedw ipAwrw kir bwlk rUip pcwhw ]2]

aucwrx kuvlIAw-pIVu: polw bolo

kuvaleeaa peerr aap maraaeidhaa piaaraa kar baalak roop pachaahaa ||2||

The Beloved Himself took the form of a child, and destroyed Kuwalia-peer, the mad elephant. ||2||

Awip AKwVw pwiedw ipAwrw kir vyKY Awip cojwhw ]

aap akhaarraa paaeidhaa piaaraa kar vaekhai aap chojaahaa ||

The Beloved Himself sets the stage; He performs the plays, and He Himself watches them.

kir bwlk rUp aupwiedw ipAwrw cMfUru kMsu kysu mwrwhw ]

kar baalak roop oupaaeidhaa piaaraa chanddoor kans kaes maaraahaa ||

The Beloved Himself assumed the form of the child, and killed the demons Chandoor, Kansa and Kaysee.

Awpy hI blu Awip hY ipAwrw blu BMnY mUrK mugDwhw ]3]

aucwrx mug-Dwhw: 'd'-'D' dI sWJI Avwj

aapae hee bal aap hai piaaraa bal bhannai moorakh mugadhhaahaa ||3||

The Beloved Himself, by Himself, is the embodiment of power; He shatters the power of the fools and idiots. ||3||

sBu Awpy jgqu aupwiedw ipAwrw vis Awpy jugiq hQwhw ]

sabh aapae jagath oupaaeidhaa piaaraa vas aapae jugath hathhaahaa ||

The Beloved Himself created the whole world. In His hands He holds the power of the ages.

gil jyvVI Awpy pwiedw ipAwrw ijau pRBu iKMcY iqau jwhw ]

gal jaevarree aapae paaeidhaa piaaraa jio prabh khinchai thio jaahaa ||

The Beloved Himself puts the chains around their necks; as God pulls them, must they go.

jo grbY so pcsI ipAwry jip nwnk Bgiq smwhw ]4]6]

jo garabai so pachasee piaarae jap naanak bhagath samaahaa ||4||6||

Whoever harbors pride shall be destroyed, O Beloved; meditating on the Lord, Nanak is absorbed in devotional worship. ||4||6||