gOf mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx gOf mh`lw cauQw: ieQy 'gOf' knOVy nwl bolo

gonadd mehalaa 4 ||

Gond, Fourth Mehl:

ijqny swh pwiqswh aumrwv iskdwr cauDrI siB imiQAw JUTu Bwau dUjw jwxu ]

aucwrx aum-rwv

jithanae saah paathisaah oumaraav sikadhaar choudhharee sabh mithhiaa jhooth bhaao dhoojaa jaan ||

All the kings, emperors, nobles, lords and chiefs are false and transitory, engrossed in duality - know this well.

hir AibnwsI sdw iQru inhclu iqsu myry mn Bju prvwxu ]1]

aucwrx Bju: polw bolo

har abinaasee sadhaa thhir nihachal this maerae man bhaj paravaan ||1||

The eternal Lord is permanent and unchanging; meditate on Him, O my mind, and you shall be approved. ||1||

myry mn nwmu hrI Bju sdw dIbwxu ]

aucwrx Bju: polw bolo

maerae man naam haree bhaj sadhaa dheebaan ||

O my mind,vibrate,and meditate on the Lord's Name, which shall be your defender forever.

jo hir mhlu pwvY gur bcnI iqsu jyvfu Avru nwhI iksY dw qwxu ]1] rhwau ]

jo har mehal paavai gur bachanee this jaevadd avar naahee kisai dhaa thaan ||1|| rehaao ||

One who obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, through the Word of the Guru's Teachings - no one else's power is as great as his. ||1||Pause||

ijqny Dnvµq kulvµq imlKvµq dIsih mn myry siB ibnis jwih ijau rMgu ksuµB kcwxu ]

jithanae dhhanavanth kulavanth milakhavanth dheesehi man maerae sabh binas jaahi jio rang kasunbh kachaan ||

All the wealthy, high class property owners which you see, O my mind, shall vanish, like the fading color of the safflower.

hir siq inrµjnu sdw syiv mn myry ijqu hir drgh pwvih qU mwxu ]2]

har sath niranjan sadhaa saev man maerae jith har dharageh paavehi thoo maan ||2||

Serve the True, Immaculate Lord forever, O my mind, and you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord. ||2||

bRwhmxu KqRI sUd vYs cwir vrn cwir AwsRm hih jo hir iDAwvY so prDwnu ]

braahaman khathree soodh vais chaar varan chaar aasram hehi jo har dhhiaavai so paradhhaan ||

There are four castes: Brahmin, Kh'shaatriya, Soodra and Vaishya, and there are four stages of life. One who meditates on the Lord, is the most distinguished and renowned.

ijau cMdn inkit vsY ihrfu bpuVw iqau sqsµgiq imil piqq prvwxu ]3]

jio chandhan nikatt vasai hiradd bapurraa thio sathasangath mil pathith paravaan ||3||

The poor castor oil plant, growing near the sandalwood tree, becomes fragrant; in the same way, the sinner, associating with the Saints, becomes acceptable and approved. ||3||

Ehu sB qy aUcw sB qy sUcw jw kY ihrdY visAw Bgvwnu ]

ouhu sabh thae oochaa sabh thae soochaa jaa kai hiradhai vasiaa bhagavaan ||

He, within whose heart the Lord abides, is the highest of all, and the purest of all.

jn nwnku iqsky crn pKwlY jo hirjnu nIcu jwiq syvkwxu ]4]4]

jan naanak this kae charan pakhaalai jo har jan neech jaath saevakaan ||4||4||

Servant Nanak washes the feet of thM at humble servant of the Lord; he may be from a low class family, but he is now the Lord's servant. ||4||4||