isrIrwgu mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw cauQw

sireeraag mehalaa 4 ||

Siree Raag, Fourth Mehl:

rsu AMimRqu nwmu rsu Aiq Blw ikqu ibiD imlY rsu Kwie ]

aucwrx Aiq: polw bolo

ras anmrith naam ras ath bhalaa kith bidhh milai ras khaae ||

The Essence of the Ambrosial Naam is the most sublime essence; how can I get to taste this essence?

jwie puChu sohwgxI qusw ikau kir imilAw pRBu Awie ]

jaae pushhahu sohaaganee thusaa kio kar miliaa prabh aae ||

I go and ask the happy soul-brides, “How did you come to meet God?”

Eie vyprvwh n bolnI hau mil mil Dovw iqn pwie ]1]

aucwrx mil: polw bolo; mil: polw bolo

oue vaeparavaah n bolanee ho mal mal dhhovaa thin paae ||1||

They are care-free and do not speak; I massage and wash their feet. ||1||

BweI ry imil sjx hir gux swir ]

bhaaee rae mil sajan har gun saar ||

O Siblings of Destiny, meet with your spiritual friend, and dwell upon the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

sjxu siqguru purKu hY duKu kFY haumY mwir ]1] rhwau ]

sajan sathigur purakh hai dhukh kadtai houmai maar ||1|| rehaao ||

The True Guru, the Primal Being, is your Friend, who shall drive out pain and subdue your ego. ||1||Pause||

gurmuKIAw sohwgxI iqn dieAw peI min Awie ]

guramukheeaa sohaaganee thin dhaeiaa pee man aae ||

The Gurmukhs are the happy soul-brides; their minds are filled with kindness.

siqgur vcnu rqµnu hY jo mMny su hir rsu Kwie ]

sathigur vachan rathann hai jo mannae s har ras khaae ||

The Word of the True Guru is the Jewel. One who believes in it tastes the Sublime Essence of the Lord.

sy vfBwgI vf jwxIAih ijn hir rsu KwDw gur Bwie ]2]

sae vaddabhaagee vadd jaaneeahi jin har ras khaadhhaa gur bhaae ||2||

Those who partake of the Lord's Sublime Essence, through the Guru's Love, are known as great and very fortunate. ||2||

iehu hir rsu vix iqix sBqu hY BwghIx nhI Kwie ]

aucwrx sBqu: 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj

eihu har ras van thin sabhath hai bhaageheen nehee khaae ||

This Sublime Essence of the Lord is in the forests, in the fields and everywhere, but the unfortunate ones do not taste it.

ibnu siqgur plY nw pvY mnmuK rhy ibllwie ]

aucwrx p`lY

bin sathigur palai naa pavai manamukh rehae bilalaae ||

Without the True Guru, it is not obtained. The self-willed manmukhs continue to cry in misery.

Eie siqgur AwgY nw invih Enw AMqir kRoDu blwie ]3]

oue sathigur aagai naa nivehi ounaa anthar krodhh balaae ||3||

They do not bow before the True Guru; the demon of anger is within them. ||3||

hir hir hir rsu Awip hY Awpy hir rsu hoie ]

har har har ras aap hai aapae har ras hoe ||

The Lord Himself, Har, Har, Har, is the Sublime Essence. The Lord Himself is the Essence.

Awip dieAw kir dyvsI gurmuiK AMimRqu coie ]

aap dhaeiaa kar dhaevasee guramukh anmrith choe ||

In His Kindness, He blesses the Gurmukh with it; the Ambrosial Nectar of this Amrit trickles down.

sBu qnu mnu hirAw hoieAw nwnk hir visAw min soie ]4]5]69]

sabh than man hariaa hoeiaa naanak har vasiaa man soe ||4||5||69||

Then, the body and mind totally blossom forth and flourish; O Nanak, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||4||5||69||