Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa.

537

<> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswid ] (537-1)
ik-oaNkaar sat naam kartaa purakh nirbha-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhaN gur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

rwgu ibhwgVw caupdy mhlw 5 Gru 2 ](537-3)
raag bihaagarhaa cha-upday mehlaa 5 ghar 2.
Raag Bihaagraa, Chau-Padas, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

dUqn sMgrIAw ] (537-4)
dootan sangree-aa.
To associate with your arch enemies,

BuieAMgin bsrIAw ] (537-4)
bhu-i-angan basree-aa.
is to live with poisonous snakes;

Aink auprIAw ]1] (537-4)
anik upree-aa. ||1||
I have made the effort to shake them off. ||1||

qau mY hir hir krIAw ] (537-4)
ta-o mai har har karee-aa.
Then, I repeated the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

qau suK shjrIAw ]1] rhwau ] (537-4)
ta-o sukh sehjaree-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
and I obtained celestial peace. ||1||Pause||

imQn mohrIAw ] An kau myrIAw ] (537-5)
mithan mohree-aa. an ka-o mayree-aa.
False is the love of the many emotional attachments,

ivic GUmn iGrIAw ]2] (537-5)
vich ghooman ghiree-aa. ||2||
which suck the mortal into the whirlpool of reincarnation. ||2||

sgl btrIAw ] (537-6)
sagal batree-aa.
All are travellers,

ibrK iek qrIAw ] (537-6)
birakh ik taree-aa.
who have gathered under the world-tree,

bhu bMDih prIAw ]3] (537-6)
baho banDheh paree-aa. ||3||
and are bound by their many bonds. ||3||

iQru swD sPrIAw ] (537-6)
thir saaDh safree-aa.
Eternal is the Company of the Holy,

jh kIrqnu hrIAw ] (537-6)
jah keertan haree-aa.
where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are sung.

nwnk srnrIAw ]4]1] (537-7)
naanak sarnaree-aa. ||4||1||
Nanak seeks this Sanctuary. ||4||1||

<> siqgur pRswid ] (537-8)
ik-oaNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

rwgu ibhwgVw mhlw 9 ] (537-8)
raag bihaagarhaa mehlaa 9.
Raag Bihaagraa, Ninth Mehl:

hir kI giq nih koaU jwnY ] (537-8)
har kee gat neh ko-oo jaanai.
No one knows the state of the Lord.

jogI jqI qpI pic hwry Aru bhu log isAwny ]1] rhwau ] (537-8)
jogee jatee tapee pach haaray ar baho log si-aanay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The Yogis, the celibates, the penitents, and all sorts of clever people have failed. ||1||Pause||

iCn mih rwau rMk kau kreI rwau rMk kir fwry ] (537-9)
chhin meh raa-o rank ka-o kar-ee raa-o rank kar daaray.
In an instant, He changes the beggar into a king, and the king into a beggar.

rIqy Bry Bry sKnwvY Xh qw ko ibvhwry ]1] (537-9)
reetay bharay bharay sakhnaavai yeh taa ko bivhaaray. ||1||
He fills what is empty, and empties what is full - such are His ways. ||1||

ApnI mwieAw Awip pswrI Awpih dyKnhwrw ] (537-10)
apnee maa-i-aa aap pasaaree aapeh daykhanhaaraa.
He Himself spread out the expanse of His Maya, and He Himself beholds it.

nwnw rUpu Dry bhu rMgI sB qy rhY inAwrw ]2] (537-10)
naanaa roop Dharay baho rangee sabh tay rahai ni-aaraa. ||2||
He assumes so many forms, and plays so many games, and yet, He remains detached from it all. ||2||

Agnq Apwru AlK inrMjn ijh sB jgu BrmwieE ] (537-11)
agnat apaar alakh niranjan jih sabh jag bharmaa-i-o.
Incalculable, infinite, incomprehensible and immaculate is He, who has misled the entire world.

sgl Brm qij nwnk pRwxI crin qwih icqu lwieE ]3]1]2] (537-12)
sagal bharam taj naanak paraanee charan taahi chit laa-i-o. ||3||1||2||
Cast off all your doubts; prays Nanak, O mortal, focus your consciousness on His Feet. ||3||1||2||

rwgu ibhwgVw CMq mhlw 4 Gru 1 (537-13)
raag bihaagarhaa chhant mehlaa 4 ghar 1
Raag Bihaagraa, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House:

<> siqgur pRswid ] (537-13)
ik-oaNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

hir hir nwmu iDAweIAY myrI ijMduVIey gurmuiK nwmu Amoly rwm ] (537-14)
har har naam Dhi-aa-ee-ai mayree jindurhee-ay gurmukh naam amolay raam.
Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul; as Gurmukh, meditate on the invaluable Name of the Lord.

hir ris bIDw hir mnu ipAwrw mnu hir ris nwim Jkoly rwm ] (537-14)
har ras beeDhaa har man pi-aaraa man har ras naam jhakolay raam.
My mind is pierced through by the sublime essence of the Lord's Name. The Lord is dear to my mind. With the sublime essence of the Lord's Name, my mind is washed clean.