SGGSAng 165Raag GauriMahalla 411 linesGuru Ram Das Ji

gauVI bYrwgix mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx gauVI bY-rwgix mh`lw cauQw

gourree bairaagan mehalaa 4 ||

Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:

swhu hmwrw qUµ DxI jYsI qUµ rwis dyih qYsI hm lyih ]

saahu hamaaraa thoon dhhanee jaisee thoon raas dhaehi thaisee ham laehi ||

O Master, You are my Banker. I receive only that capital which You give me.

hir nwmu vxµjh rMg isau jy Awip dieAwlu hoie dyih ]1]

har naam vananjeh rang sio jae aap dhaeiaal hoe dhaehi ||1||

I would purchase the Lord's Name with love, if You Yourself, in Your Mercy, would sell it to me. ||1||

hm vxjwry rwm ky ]

ham vanajaarae raam kae ||

I am the merchant, the peddler of the Lord.

hir vxju krwvY dy rwis ry ]1] rhwau ]

har vanaj karaavai dhae raas rae ||1|| rehaao ||

I trade in the merchandise and capital of the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||

lwhw hir Bgiq Dnu KitAw hir scy swh min BwieAw ]

aucwrx K`itAw

laahaa har bhagath dhhan khattiaa har sachae saah man bhaaeiaa ||

I have earned the profit, the wealth of devotional worship of the Lord. I have become pleasing to the Mind of the Lord, the True Banker.

hir jip hir vKru lidAw jmu jwgwqI nyiV n AwieAw ]2]

aucwrx l`idAw

har jap har vakhar ladhiaa jam jaagaathee naerr n aaeiaa ||2||

I chant and meditate on the Lord, loading the merchandise of the Lord's Name. The Messenger of Death, the tax collector, does not even approach me. ||2||

horu vxju krih vwpwrIey Anµq qrµgI duKu mwieAw ]

hor vanaj karehi vaapaareeeae ananth tharangee dhukh maaeiaa ||

Those traders who trade in other merchandise, are caught up in the endless waves of the pain of Maya.

Eie jyhY vxij hir lwieAw Plu qyhw iqn pwieAw ]3]

oue jaehai vanaj har laaeiaa fal thaehaa thin paaeiaa ||3||

According to the business in which the Lord has placed them, so are the rewards they obtain. ||3||

hir hir vxju so jnu kry ijsu ikRpwlu hoie pRBu dyeI ]

har har vanaj so jan karae jis kirapaal hoe prabh dhaeee ||

People trade in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, when the God shows His Mercy and bestows it.

jn nwnk swhu hir syivAw iPir lyKw mUil n lyeI ]4]1]7]45]

jan naanak saahu har saeviaa fir laekhaa mool n laeee ||4||1||7||45||

Servant Nanak serves the Lord, the Banker; he shall never again be called to render his account. ||4||1||7||45||