isrIrwgu mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx isrIrwgu mh`lw cauQw

sireeraag mehalaa 4 ||

Siree Raag, Fourth Mehl:

nwmu imlY mnu iqRpqIAY ibnu nwmY iDRgu jIvwsu ]

naam milai man thripatheeai bin naamai dhhrig jeevaas ||

Receiving the Naam, the mind is satisfied; without the Naam, life is cursed.

koeI gurmuiK sjxu jy imlY mY dsy pRBu guxqwsu ]

aucwrx d`sy

koee guramukh sajan jae milai mai dhasae prabh gunathaas ||

If I meet the Gurmukh, my Spiritual Friend, he will show me God, the Treasure of Excellence.

hau iqsu ivthu cau KMnIAY mY nwm kry prgwsu ]1]

ho this vittahu cho khanneeai mai naam karae paragaas ||1||

I am every bit a sacrifice to one who reveals to me the Naam. ||1||

myry pRIqmw hau jIvw nwmu iDAwie ]

maerae preethamaa ho jeevaa naam dhhiaae ||

O my Beloved, I live by meditating on Your Name.

ibnu nwvY jIvxu nw QIAY myry siqgur nwmu idRVwie ]1] rhwau ]

bin naavai jeevan naa thheeai maerae sathigur naam dhrirraae ||1|| rehaao ||

Without Your Name, my life does not even exist. My True Guru has implanted the Naam within me. ||1||Pause||

nwmu Amolku rqnu hY pUry siqgur pwis ]

naam amolak rathan hai poorae sathigur paas ||

The Naam is a Priceless Jewel; it is with the Perfect True Guru.

siqgur syvY ligAw kiF rqnu dyvY prgwis ]

sathigur saevai lagiaa kadt rathan dhaevai paragaas ||

When one is enjoined to serve the True Guru, He brings out this Jewel and bestows this enlightenment.

DMnu vfBwgI vfBwgIAw jo Awie imly gur pwis ]2]

dhhann vaddabhaagee vadd bhaageeaa jo aae milae gur paas ||2||

Blessed, and most fortunate of the very fortunate, are those who come to meet the Guru. ||2||

ijnw siqguru purKu n ByitE sy BwghIx vis kwl ]

jinaa sathigur purakh n bhaettiou sae bhaageheen vas kaal ||

Those who have not met the Primal Being, the True Guru, are most unfortunate, and are subject to death.

Eie iPir iPir join BvweIAih ivic ivstw kir ivkrwl ]

oue fir fir jon bhavaaeeahi vich visattaa kar vikaraal ||

They wander in reincarnation over and over again, as the most disgusting maggots in manure.

Enw pwis duAwis n iBtIAY ijn AMqir kRoDu cµfwl ]3]

ounaa paas dhuaas n bhitteeai jin anthar krodhh chanddaal ||3||

Do not meet with, or even approach those people, whose hearts are filled with horrible anger. ||3||

siqguru purKu AMimRq sru vfBwgI nwvih Awie ]

aucwrx nwvih: 'n' Bwrw krky

sathigur purakh anmrith sar vaddabhaagee naavehi aae ||

The True Guru, the Primal Being, is the Pool of Ambrosial Nectar. The very fortunate ones come to bathe in it.

aun jnm jnm kI mYlu auqrY inrml nwmu idRVwie ]

oun janam janam kee mail outharai niramal naam dhrirraae ||

The filth of many incarnations is washed away, and the Immaculate Naam is implanted within.

jn nwnk auqm pdu pwieAw siqgur kI ilv lwie ]4]2]66]

jan naanak outham padh paaeiaa sathigur kee liv laae ||4||2||66||

Servant Nanak has obtained the most exalted state, lovingly attuned to the True Guru. ||4||2||66||