gauVI pUrbI mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx gauVI pUrbI mh`lw cauQw

gourree poorabee mehalaa 4 ||

Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehl:

qum dieAwl srb duK Bµjn iek ibnau sunhu dy kwny ]

aucwrx kwny: polw bolo

thum dhaeiaal sarab dhukh bhanjan eik bino sunahu dhae kaanae ||

You are Merciful, the Destroyer of all pain. Please give me Your Ear and listen to my prayer.

ijs qy qum hir jwny suAwmI so siqguru myil myrw pRwny ]1]

jis thae thum har jaanae suaamee so sathigur mael maeraa praanae ||1||

Please unite me with the True Guru, my breath of life; through Him, O my Lord and Master, You are known. ||1||

rwm hm siqgur pwrbRhm kir mwny ]

aucwrx pwr-bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

raam ham sathigur paarabreham kar maanae ||

O Lord, I acknowledge the True Guru as the Supreme Lord God.

hm mUV mugD AsuD miq hoqy gur siqgur kY bcin hir hm jwny ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx m`iq

ham moorr mugadhh asudhh math hothae gur sathigur kai bachan har ham jaanae ||1|| rehaao ||

I am foolish and ignorant, and my intellect is impure. Through the Teachings of the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord, I come to know You. ||1||Pause||

ijqny rs An rs hm dyKy sB iqqny PIk PIkwny ]

jithanae ras an ras ham dhaekhae sabh thithanae feek feekaanae ||

All the pleasures and enjoyments which I have seen - I have found them all to be bland and insipid.

hir kw nwmu AMimRq rsu cwiKAw imil siqgur mIT rs gwny ]2]

har kaa naam anmrith ras chaakhiaa mil sathigur meeth ras gaanae ||2||

I have tasted the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, by meeting the True Guru. It is sweet, like the juice of the sugarcane. ||2||

ijn kau guru siqguru nhI ByitAw qy swkq mUV idvwny ]

jin ko gur sathigur nehee bhaettiaa thae saakath moorr dhivaanae ||

Those who have not met the Guru, the True Guru, are foolish and insane - they are faithless cynics.

iqn ky krmhIn Duir pwey dyiK dIpku moih pcwny ]3]

thin kae karameheen dhhur paaeae dhaekh dheepak mohi pachaanae ||3||

Those who were pre-ordained to have no good karma at all - gazing into the lamp of emotional attachment, they are burnt, like moths in a flame. ||3||

ijn kau qum dieAw kir mylhu qy hir hir syv lgwny ]

jin ko thum dhaeiaa kar maelahu thae har har saev lagaanae ||

Those whom You, in Your Mercy, have met, Lord, are committed to Your Service.

jn nwnk hir hir hir jip pRgty miq gurmiq nwim smwny ]4]4]18]56]

aucwrx m`iq

jan naanak har har har jap pragattae math guramath naam samaanae ||4||4||18||56||

Servant Nanak chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. He is famous, and through the Guru's Teachings, He merges in the Name. ||4||4||18||56||