<> siqnwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBµ gurpRswid ]
aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr; sYBµ: it`pI iv`c rhxw
ik oankaar sathinaam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibhan gur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
rwgu prBwqI ibBws mhlw 1 caupdy Gru 1 ]
aucwrx rwgu pr-BwqI ib-Bws mh`lw pihlw cau-pdy Gru pihlw: pr-BwqI: 'b'-'B' dI sWJI Avwj, ib-Bws: 'B' nUµ ApxI Avwj
raag parabhaathee bibhaas mehalaa 1 choupadhae ghar 1 ||
Raag Parbhaatee Bibhaas, First Mehl, Chau-Padas, First House:
nwie qyrY qrxw nwie piq pUj ]
naae thaerai tharanaa naae path pooj ||
Your Name carries us across; Your Name brings respect and worship.
nwau qyrw ghxw miq mksUdu ]
aucwrx m`iq; mk-sUdu
naao thaeraa gehanaa math makasoodh ||
Your Name embellishes us; it is the object of the awakened mind.
nwie qyrY nwau mMny sB koie ]
naae thaerai naao mannae sabh koe ||
Your Name brings honor to everyone's name.
ivxu nwvY piq kbhu n hoie ]1]
vin naavai path kabahu n hoe ||1||
Without Your Name, no one is ever respected. ||1||
Avr isAwxp sglI pwju ]
avar siaanap sagalee paaj ||
All other clever tricks are just for show.
jY bKsy qY pUrw kwju ]1] rhwau ]
jai bakhasae thai pooraa kaaj ||1|| rehaao ||
Whoever the Lord blesses with forgiveness - his affairs are perfectly resolved. ||1||Pause||
nwau qyrw qwxu nwau dIbwxu ]
naao thaeraa thaan naao dheebaan ||
Your Name is my strength; Your Name is my support.
nwau qyrw lskru nwau sulqwnu ]
naao thaeraa lasakar naao sulathaan ||
Your Name is my army; Your Name is my king.
nwie qyrY mwxu mhq prvwxu ]
aucwrx mh`q
naae thaerai maan mehath paravaan ||
Your Name brings honor, glory and approval.
qyrI ndrI krim pvY nIswxu ]2]
thaeree nadharee karam pavai neesaan ||2||
By Your Grace, one is blessed with the banner and the insignia of Your Mercy. ||2||
nwie qyrY shju nwie swlwh ]
naae thaerai sehaj naae saalaah ||
Your Name brings intuitive peace and poise; Your Name brings praise.
nwau qyrw AMimRqu ibKu auiT jwie ]
naao thaeraa anmrith bikh outh jaae ||
Your Name is the Ambrosial Nectar which cleans out the poison.
nwie qyrY siB suK vsih min Awie ]
naae thaerai sabh sukh vasehi man aae ||
Through Your Name, all peace and comfort comes to abide in the mind.
ibnu nwvY bwDI jm puir jwie ]3]
bin naavai baadhhee jam pur jaae ||3||
Without the Name, they are bound and gagged, and dragged off to the City of Death. ||3||
nwrI byrI Gr dr dys ]
naaree baeree ghar dhar dhaes ||
Man is involved with his wife, hearth and home, land and country,
mn kIAw KusIAw kIcih vys ]
man keeaa khuseeaa keechehi vaes ||
The pleasures of the mind and fine clothes;
jW sdy qW iFl n pwie ]
aucwrx s`dy
jaan sadhae thaan dtil n paae ||
But when the call comes, he cannot delay.
nwnk kUVu kUVo hoie jwie ]4]1]
naanak koorr koorro hoe jaae ||4||1||
O Nanak, in the end, the false turn out to be false. ||4||1||