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

1294

rwgu kwnVw caupdy mhlw 4 Gru 1(1294-1)
raag kaanrhaa cha-upday mehlaa 4 ghar 1
Raag Kaanraa, Chau-Padas, Fourth Mehl, First House:

<> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswid ] (1294-2)
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:

myrw mnu swD jnW imil hirAw ] (1294-4)
mayraa man saaDh janaaN mil hari-aa.
Meeting with the Holy people, my mind blossoms forth.

hau bil bil bil bil swD jnW kau imil sMgiq pwir auqirAw ]1] rhwau ] (1294-4)
ha-o bal bal bal bal saaDh janaaN ka-o mil sangat paar utri-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those Holy beings; joining the Sangat, the Congregation, I am carried across to the other side. ||1||Pause||

hir hir ik®pw krhu pRB ApnI hm swD jnW pg pirAw ] (1294-5)
har har kirpaa karahu parabh apnee ham saaDh janaaN pag pari-aa.
O Lord, Har, Har, please bless me with Your Mercy, God, that I may fall at the feet of the Holy.

Dnu Dnu swD ijn hir pRBu jwinAw imil swDU piqq auDirAw ]1] (1294-5)
Dhan Dhan saaDh jin har parabh jaani-aa mil saaDhoo patit uDhri-aa. ||1||
Blessed, blessed are the Holy, who know the Lord God. Meeting with the Holy, even sinners are saved. ||1||

mnUAw clY clY bhu bhu ibiD imil swDU vsgiq kirAw ] (1294-6)
manoo-aa chalai chalai baho baho biDh mil saaDhoo vasgat kari-aa.
The mind roams and rambles all around in all directions. Meeting with the Holy, it is overpowered and brought under control,

ijauN jl qMqu pswirE bDik gRis mInw vsgiq KirAw ]2] (1294-7)
ji-uN jal tant pasaari-o baDhak garas meenaa vasgat khari-aa. ||2||
just as when the fisherman spreads his net over the water, he catches and overpowers the fish. ||2||

hir ky sMq sMq Bl nIky imil sMq jnw mlu lhIAw ] (1294-7)
har kay sant sant bhal neekay mil sant janaa mal lahee-aa.
The Saints, the Saints of the Lord, are noble and good. Meeting with the humble Saints, filth is washed away.

haumY durqu gieAw sBu nIkir ijau swbuin kwpru kirAw ]3] (1294-8)
ha-umai durat ga-i-aa sabh neekar ji-o saabun kaapar kari-aa. ||3||
All the sins and egotism are washed away, like soap washing dirty clothes. ||3||

msqik illwit iliKAw Duir Twkuir gur siqgur crn aur DirAw ] (1294-9)
mastak lilaat likhi-aa Dhur thaakur gur satgur charan ur Dhari-aa.
According to that pre-ordained destiny inscribed on my forehead by my Lord and Master, I have enshrined the Feet of the Guru, the True Guru, within my heart.

sBu dwldu dUK BMj pRBu pwieAw jn nwnk nwim auDirAw ]4]1] (1294-9)
sabh daalad dookh bhanj parabh paa-i-aa jan naanak naam uDhri-aa. ||4||1||
I have found God, the Destroyer of all poverty and pain; servant Nanak is saved through the Naam. ||4||1||

kwnVw mhlw 4 ] (1294-10)
kaanrhaa mehlaa 4.
Kaanraa, Fourth Mehl:

myrw mnu sMq jnw pg ryn ] (1294-10)
mayraa man sant janaa pag rayn.
My mind is the dust of the feet of the Saints.

hir hir kQw sunI imil sMgiq mnu korw hir rMig Byn ]1] rhwau ] (1294-11)
har har kathaa sunee mil sangat man koraa har rang bhayn. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Joining the Sangat, the Congregation, I listen to the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. My crude and uncultured mind is drenched with the Love of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

hm Aicq Acyq n jwnih giq imiq guir kIey suicq icqyn ] (1294-11)
ham achit achayt na jaaneh gat mit gur kee-ay suchit chitayn.
I am thoughtless and unconscious; I do not know God's state and extent. The Guru has made me thoughtful and conscious.

pRiB dIn dieAwil kIE AMgIik®qu min hir hir nwmu jpyn ]1] (1294-12)
parabh deen da-i-aal kee-o aNgeekarit man har har naam japayn. ||1||
God is Merciful to the meek; He has made me His Own. My mind chants and meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

hir ky sMq imlih mn pRIqm kit dyvau hIArw qyn ] (1294-13)
har kay sant mileh man pareetam kat dayva-o hee-araa tayn.
Meeting with the Lord's Saints, the Beloveds of the mind, I would cut out my heart, and offer it to them.

hir ky sMq imly hir imilAw hm kIey piqq pvyn ]2] (1294-13)
har kay sant milay har mili-aa ham kee-ay patit pavayn. ||2||
Meeting with the Lord's Saints, I meet with the Lord; this sinner has been sanctified. ||2||

hir ky jn aUqm jig khIAih ijn imilAw pwQr syn ] (1294-14)
har kay jan ootam jag kahee-ahi jin mili-aa paathar sayn.
The humble servants of the Lord are said to be exalted in this world; meeting with them, even stones are softened.