Awsw mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw cauQw

aasaa mehalaa 4 ||

Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:

ijn@ msqik Duir hir iliKAw iqnw siqguru imilAw rwm rwjy ]

jin masathak dhhur har likhiaa thinaa sathigur miliaa raam raajae ||

Those who have the blessed pre-ordained destiny of the Lord written on their foreheads, meet the True Guru, the Lord King.

AigAwnu AMDyrw kitAw gur igAwnu Git bilAw ]

aucwrx k`itAw; bilAw: polw bolo

agiaan andhhaeraa kattiaa gur giaan ghatt baliaa ||

The Guru removes the darkness of ignorance, and spiritual wisdom illuminates their hearts.

hir lDw rqnu pdwrQo iPir bhuiV n cilAw ]

aucwrx l`Dw

har ladhhaa rathan padhaarathho fir bahurr n chaliaa ||

They find the wealth of the jewel of the Lord, and then, they do not wander any longer.

jn nwnk nwmu AwrwiDAw AwrwiD hir imilAw ]1]

jan naanak naam aaraadhhiaa aaraadhh har miliaa ||1||

Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and in meditation, he meets the Lord. ||1||

ijnI AYsw hir nwmu n cyiqE sy kwhy jig Awey rwm rwjy ]

jinee aisaa har naam n chaethiou sae kaahae jag aaeae raam raajae ||

Those who have not kept the Lord's Name in their consciousness - why did they bother to come into the world, O Lord King?

iehu mwxs jnmu dulµBu hY nwm ibnw ibrQw sBu jwey ]

eihu maanas janam dhulanbh hai naam binaa birathhaa sabh jaaeae ||

It is so difficult to obtain this human incarnation, and without the Naam, it is all futile and useless.

huix vqY hir nwmu n bIijE AgY BuKw ikAw Kwey ]

aucwrx v`qY

hun vathai har naam n beejiou agai bhukhaa kiaa khaaeae ||

Now, in this most fortunate season, he does not plant the seed of the Lord's Name; what will the hungry soul eat, in the world hereafter?

mnmuKw no iPir jnmu hY nwnk hir Bwey ]2]

manamukhaa no fir janam hai naanak har bhaaeae ||2||

The self-willed manmukhs are born again and again. O Nanak, such is the Lord's Will. ||2||

qUµ hir qyrw sBu ko siB quDu aupwey rwm rwjy ]

thoon har thaeraa sabh ko sabh thudhh oupaaeae raam raajae ||

You, O Lord, belong to all, and all belong to You. You created all, O Lord King.

ikCu hwiQ iksY dY ikCu nwhI siB clih clwey ]

kishh haathh kisai dhai kishh naahee sabh chalehi chalaaeae ||

Nothing is in anyone's hands; all walk as You cause them to walk.

ijn qUµ mylih ipAwry sy quDu imlih jo hir min Bwey ]

jinh thoon maelehi piaarae sae thudhh milehi jo har man bhaaeae ||

They alone are united with You, O Beloved, whom You cause to be so united; they alone are pleasing to Your Mind.

jn nwnk siqguru ByitAw hir nwim qrwey ]3]

jan naanak sathigur bhaettiaa har naam tharaaeae ||3||

Servant Nanak has met the True Guru, and through the Lord's Name, he has been carried across. ||3||

koeI gwvY rwgI nwdI bydI bhu BWiq kir nhI hir hir BIjY rwm rwjy ]

koee gaavai raagee naadhee baedhee bahu bhaath kar nehee har har bheejai raam raajae ||

Some sing of the Lord, through musical Ragas and the sound current of the Naad, through the Vedas, and in so many ways. But the Lord, Har, Har, is not pleased by these, O Lord King.

ijn@w AMqir kptu ivkwru hY iqnw roie ikAw kIjY ]

aucwrx kptu: polw bolo (ASuD: kp`tu)

jinaa anthar kapatt vikaar hai thinaa roe kiaa keejai ||

Those who are filled with fraud and corruption within - what good does it do for them to cry out?

hir krqw sBu ikCu jwxdw isir rog hQu dIjY ]

har karathaa sabh kishh jaanadhaa sir rog hathh dheejai ||

The Creator Lord knows everything, although they may try to hide their sins and the causes of their diseases.

ijn@w nwnk gurmuiK ihrdw suDu hY hir Bgiq hir lIjY ]4]4]11]

jinaa naanak guramukh hiradhaa sudhh hai har bhagath har leejai ||4||11||18||

O Nanak, those Gurmukhs whose hearts are pure, obtain the Lord, Har, Har, by devotional worship. ||4||11||18||