soihlw rwgu gauVI dIpkI mhlw 1

aucwrx soihlw rwgu gauVI dIpkI mh`lw pihlw

sohilaa raag gourree dheepakee mehalaa 1

Sohilaa ~ The Song Of Praise. Raag Gauree Deepakee, First Mehl:

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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

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

jY Gir kIriq AwKIAY krqy kw hoie bIcwro ]

jai ghar keerath aakheeai karathae kaa hoe beechaaro ||

In that house where the Praises of the Creator are chanted and contemplated

iqqu Gir gwvhu soihlw isvirhu isrjxhwro ]1]

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thith ghar gaavahu sohilaa sivarihu sirajanehaaro ||1||

-in that house, sing Songs of Praise; meditate and remember the Creator Lord. ||1||

qum gwvhu myry inrBau kw soihlw ]

thum gaavahu maerae nirabho kaa sohilaa ||

Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless Lord.

hau vwrI ijqu soihlY sdw suKu hoie ]1] rhwau ]

ho vaaree jith sohilai sadhaa sukh hoe ||1|| rehaao ||

I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise which brings eternal peace. ||1||Pause||

inq inq jIAVy smwlIAin dyKYgw dyvxhwru ]

nith nith jeearrae samaaleean dhaekhaigaa dhaevanehaar ||

Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.

qyry dwnY kImiq nw pvY iqsu dwqy kvxu sumwru ]2]

thaerae dhaanai keemath naa pavai this dhaathae kavan sumaar ||2||

Your Gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver? ||2||

sMbiq swhw iliKAw imil kir pwvhu qylu ]

sanbath saahaa likhiaa mil kar paavahu thael ||

The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come, gather together and pour the oil over the threshold.

dyhu sjx AsIsVIAw ijau hovY swihb isau mylu ]3]

aucwrx A-sIs-VIAw: sbµDk krky bolo

dhaehu sajan aseesarreeaa jio hovai saahib sio mael ||3||

My friends, give me your blessings, that I may merge with my Lord and Master. ||3||

Gir Gir eyho pwhucw sdVy inq pvµin ]

ghar ghar eaeho paahuchaa sadharrae nith pavann ||

Unto each and every home, into each and every heart, this summons is sent out; the call comes each and every day.

sdxhwrw ismrIAY nwnk sy idh Awvµin ]4]1]

sadhanehaaraa simareeai naanak sae dhih aavann ||4||1||

Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is drawing near! ||4||1||