gauVI mhlw 9 ]

aucwrx gauVI mh`lw nwvw

gourree mehalaa 9 ||

Gauree, Ninth Mehl:

koaU mweI BUilE mnu smJwvY ]

kooo maaee bhooliou man samajhaavai ||

O mother, if only someone would instruct my wayward mind.

byd purwn swD mg suin kir inmK n hir gun gwvY ]1] rhwau ]

baedh puraan saadhh mag sun kar nimakh n har gun gaavai ||1|| rehaao ||

This mind listens to the Vedas, the Puraanas, and the ways of the Holy Saints, but it does not sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, for even an instant. ||1||Pause||

durlB dyh pwie mwns kI ibrQw jnmu isrwvY ]

dhuralabh dhaeh paae maanas kee birathhaa janam siraavai ||

Having obtained this human body, so very difficult to obtain, it is now being uselessly wasted.

mwieAw moh mhw sµkt bn qw isau ruc aupjwvY ]1]

maaeiaa moh mehaa sankatt ban thaa sio ruch oupajaavai ||1||

Emotional attachment to Maya is such a treacherous wilderness, and yet, people are in love with it. ||1||

AMqir bwhir sdw sµig pRBu qw isau nyhu n lwvY ]

anthar baahar sadhaa sang prabh thaa sio naehu n laavai ||

Inwardly and outwardly, God is always with them, and yet, they do not enshrine Love for Him.

nwnk mukiq qwih qum mwnhu ijh Git rwmu smwvY ]2]6]

naanak mukath thaahi thum maanahu jih ghatt raam samaavai ||2||6||

O Nanak, know that those whose hearts are filled with the Lord are liberated. ||2||6||