SGGSAng 168Raag GauriMahalla 415 linesGuru Ram Das Ji

gauVI bYrwgix mhlw 4 ]

aucwrx gauVI bY-rwgix mh`lw cauQw

gourree bairaagan mehalaa 4 ||

Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:

ijau jnnI suqu jix pwlqI rwKY ndir mJwir ]

jio jananee suth jan paalathee raakhai nadhar majhaar ||

Just as the mother, having given birth to a son, feeds him and keeps him in her vision

AMqir bwhir muiK dy igrwsu iKnu iKnu pocwir ]

anthar baahar mukh dhae giraas khin khin pochaar ||

- indoors and outdoors, she puts food in his mouth; each and every moment, she caresses him.

iqau siqguru gurisK rwKqw hir pRIiq ipAwir ]1]

thio sathigur gurasikh raakhathaa har preeth piaar ||1||

In just the same way, the True Guru protects His GurSikhs, who love their Beloved Lord. ||1||

myry rwm hm bwirk hir pRB ky hY ieAwxy ]

maerae raam ham baarik har prabh kae hai eiaanae ||

O my Lord, we are just the ignorant children of our Lord God.

DMnu DMnu gurU guru siqguru pwDw ijin hir aupdysu dy kIey isAwxy ]1] rhwau ]

dhhann dhhann guroo gur sathigur paadhhaa jin har oupadhaes dhae keeeae siaanae ||1|| rehaao ||

Hail, hail, to the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru, the Divine Teacher who has made me wise through the Lord's Teachings. ||1||Pause||

jYsI ggin iPrµqI aUfqI kpry bwgy vwlI ]

jaisee gagan firanthee ooddathee kaparae baagae vaalee ||

The white flamingo circles through the sky,

Eh rwKY cIqu pICY ibic bcry inq ihrdY swir smwlI ]

ouh raakhai cheeth peeshhai bich bacharae nith hiradhai saar samaalee ||

But she keeps her young ones in her mind; she has left them behind, but she constantly remembers them in her heart.

iqau siqgur isK pRIiq hir hir kI guruisK rKY jIA nwlI ]2]

thio sathigur sikh preeth har har kee gur sikh rakhai jeea naalee ||2||

In just the same way, the True Guru loves His Sikhs. The Lord cherishes His GurSikhs, and keeps them clasped to His Heart. ||2||

jYsy kwqI qIs bqIs hY ivic rwKY rsnw mws rqu kyrI ]

aucwrx r`qu

jaisae kaathee thees bathees hai vich raakhai rasanaa maas rath kaeree ||

Just as the tongue, made of flesh and blood, is protected within the scissors of the thirty-two teeth

koeI jwxhu mws kwqI kY ikCu hwiQ hY sB vsgiq hY hir kyrI ]

aucwrx vs-giq: sbµDk pwT hY

koee jaanahu maas kaathee kai kishh haathh hai sabh vasagath hai har kaeree ||

Who thinks that the power lies in the flesh or the scissors? Everything is in the Power of the Lord.

iqau sMq jnw kI nr inMdw krih hir rwKY pYj jn kyrI ]3]

thio santh janaa kee nar nindhaa karehi har raakhai paij jan kaeree ||3||

In just the same way, when someone slanders the Saint, the Lord preserves the honor of His servant. ||3||

BweI mq koeI jwxhu iksI kY ikCu hwiQ hY sB kry krwieAw ]

aucwrx mq: polw bolo

bhaaee math koee jaanahu kisee kai kishh haathh hai sabh karae karaaeiaa ||

O Siblings of Destiny, let none think that they have any power. All act as the Lord causes them to act.

jrw mrw qwpu isriq swpu sBu hir kY vis hY koeI lwig n skY ibnu hir kw lwieAw ]

aucwrx jrw: polw bolo

jaraa maraa thaap sirath saap sabh har kai vas hai koee laag n sakai bin har kaa laaeiaa ||

Old age, death, fever, poisons and snakes - everything is in the Hands of the Lord. Nothing can touch anyone without the Lord's Order.

AYsw hir nwmu min iciq iniq iDAwvhu jn nwnk jo AMqI Aausir ley CfwieAw ]4]7]13]51]

aisaa har naam man chith nith dhhiaavahu jan naanak jo anthee aousar leae shhaddaaeiaa ||4||7||13||51||

Within your conscious mind, O servant Nanak, meditate forever on the Name of the Lord, who shall deliver you in the end. ||4||7||13||51||