SGGSAng 880Raag RamkaliMahalla 412 linesGuru Ram Das Ji

rwmklI mhlw 4 Gru 1

aucwrx rwmklI mh`lw cauQw Gru pihlw

raamakalee mehalaa 4 ghar 1

Raamkalee, Fourth Mehl, First House:

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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

jy vfBwg hovih vfBwgI qw hir hir nwmu iDAwvY ]

jae vadd bhaag hovehi vaddabhaagee thaa har har naam dhhiaavai ||

If someone is very fortunate, and is blessed with great high destiny, then he meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

nwmu jpq nwmy suKu pwvY hir nwmy nwim smwvY ]1]

naam japath naamae sukh paavai har naamae naam samaavai ||1||

Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he finds peace, and merges in the Naam. ||1||

gurmuiK Bgiq krhu sd pRwxI ]

guramukh bhagath karahu sadh praanee ||

O mortal, as Gurmukh, worship the Lord in devotion forever.

ihrdY pRgwsu hovY ilv lwgY gurmiq hir hir nwim smwxI ]1] rhwau ]

hiradhai pragaas hovai liv laagai guramath har har naam samaanee ||1|| rehaao ||

Your heart shall be illumined; through the Guru's Teachings,lovingly attune yourself to the Lord. You shall merge in the Name of the Lord,Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

hIrw rqn jvyhr mwxk bhu swgr BrpUru kIAw ]

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heeraa rathan javaehar maanak bahu saagar bharapoor keeaa ||

The Great Giver is filled with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and pearls;

ijsu vfBwgu hovY vf msqik iqin gurmiq kiF kiF lIAw ]2]

jis vadd bhaag hovai vadd masathak thin guramath kadt kadt leeaa ||2||

One who has good fortune and great destiny inscribed upon his forehead, digs them out, by following the Guru's Teachings. ||2||

rqnu jvyhru lwlu hir nwmw guir kwiF qlI idKlwieAw ]

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rathan javaehar laal har naamaa gur kaadt thalee dhikhalaaeiaa ||

The Lord's Name is the jewel, the emerald, the ruby; digging it out, the Guru has placed it in your palm.

Bwg hIx mnmuiK nhI lIAw iqRx ElY@ lwKu CpwieAw ]3]

bhaageheen manamukh nehee leeaa thrin oulai laakh shhapaaeiaa ||3||

The unfortunate, self-willed manmukh does not obtain it; this priceless jewel remains hidden behind a curtain of straw. ||3||

msqik Bwgu hovY Duir iliKAw qw sqguru syvw lwey ]

masathak bhaag hovai dhhur likhiaa thaa sathagur saevaa laaeae ||

If such pre-ordained destiny is written upon one's forehead, then the True Guru enjoins him to serve Him.

nwnk rqn jvyhr pwvY Dnu Dnu gurmiq hir pwey ]4]1]

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naanak rathan javaehar paavai dhhan dhhan guramath har paaeae ||4||1||

O Nanak, then he obtains the jewel, the gem; blessed, blessed is that one who follows the Guru's Teachings, and finds the Lord. ||4||1||