Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD

642

mn kwmnw qIrQ jwie bisE isir krvq Drwey ] (642-1)
man kaamnaa tirath jaa-ay basi-o sir karvat Dharaa-ay.
His mind's desires may lead him to go and dwell at sacred places of pilgrimage, and offer his head to be sawn off;

mn kI mYlu n auqrY ieh ibiD jy lK jqn krwey ]3] (642-2)
man kee mail na utrai ih biDh jay lakh jatan karaa-ay. ||3||
but this will not cause the filth of his mind to depart, even though he may make thousands of efforts. ||3||

kink kwimnI hYvr gYvr bhu ibiD dwnu dwqwrw ] (642-2)
kanik kaaminee haivar gaivar baho biDh daan daataaraa.
He may give gifts of all sorts - gold, women, horses and elephants.

AMn bsqR BUim bhu Arpy nh imlIAY hir duAwrw ]4] (642-3)
ann bastar bhoom baho arpay nah milee-ai har du-aaraa. ||4||
He may make offerings of corn, clothes and land in abundance, but this will not lead him to the Lord's Door. ||4||

pUjw Arcw bMdn fMfauq Ktu krmw rqu rhqw ] (642-3)
poojaa archaa bandan dand-ut khat karmaa rat rahtaa.
He may remain devoted to worship and adoration, bowing his forehead to the floor, practicing the six religious rituals.

hau hau krq bMDn mih pirAw nh imlIAY ieh jugqw ]5] (642-4)
ha-o ha-o karat banDhan meh pari-aa nah milee-ai ih jugtaa. ||5||
He indulges in egotism and pride, and falls into entanglements, but he does not meet the Lord by these devices. ||5||

jog isD Awsx caurwsIh ey BI kir kir rihAw ] (642-4)
jog siDh aasan cha-oraaseeh ay bhee kar kar rahi-aa.
He practices the eighty-four postures of Yoga, and acquires the supernatural powers of the Siddhas, but he gets tired of practicing these.

vfI Awrjw iPir iPir jnmY hir isau sMgu n gihAw ]6] (642-5)
vadee aarjaa fir fir janmai har si-o sang na gahi-aa. ||6||
He lives a long life, but is reincarnated again and again; he has not met with the Lord. ||6||

rwj lIlw rwjn kI rcnw kirAw hukmu APwrw ] (642-6)
raaj leelaa raajan kee rachnaa kari-aa hukam afaaraa.
He may enjoy princely pleasures, and regal pomp and ceremony, and issue unchallenged commands.

syj sohnI cMdnu coAw nrk Gor kw duAwrw ]7] (642-6)
sayj sohnee chandan cho-aa narak ghor kaa du-aaraa. ||7||
He may lie on beautiful beds, perfumed with sandalwood oil, but this will led him only to the gates of the most horrible hell. ||7||

hir kIriq swDsMgiq hY isir krmn kY krmw ] (642-7)
har keerat saaDhsangat hai sir karman kai karmaa.
Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is the highest of all actions.

khu nwnk iqsu BieE prwpiq ijsu purb ilKy kw lhnw ]8] (642-7)
kaho naanak tis bha-i-o paraapat jis purab likhay kaa lahnaa. ||8||
Says Nanak, he alone obtains it, who is pre-destined to receive it. ||8||

qyro syvku ieh rMig mwqw ] (642-8)
tayro sayvak ih rang maataa.
Your slave is intoxicated with this Love of Yours.

BieE ik®pwlu dIn duK BMjnu hir hir kIrqin iehu mnu rwqw ] rhwau dUjw ]1]3] (642-8)
bha-i-o kirpaal deen dukh bhanjan har har keertan ih man raataa. rahaa-o doojaa. ||1||3||
The Destroyer of the pains of the poor has become merciful to me, and this mind is imbued with the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||Second Pause||1||3||

rwgu soriT vwr mhly 4 kI (642-10)
raag sorath vaar mahlay 4 kee
Vaar Of Raag Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:

<> siqgur pRswid ] (642-10)
ik-oaNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

sloku mÚ 1 ] (642-11)
salok mehlaa 1.
Shalok, First Mehl:

soriT sdw suhwvxI jy scw min hoie ] (642-11)
sorath sadaa suhaavanee jay sachaa man ho-ay.
Sorat'h is always beautiful, if it brings the True Lord to dwell in the mind of the soul-bride.

dMdI mYlu n kqu min jIBY scw soie ] (642-11)
dandee mail na kat man jeebhai sachaa so-ay.
Her teeth are clean and her mind is not split by duality; the Name of the True Lord is on her tongue.

ssurY pyeIAY BY vsI siqguru syiv insMg ] (642-12)
sasurai pay-ee-ai bhai vasee satgur sayv nisang.
Here and hereafter, she abides in the Fear of God, and serves the True Guru without hesitation.

prhir kpVu jy ipr imlY KusI rwvY ipru sMig ] (642-12)
parhar kaparh jay pir milai khusee raavai pir sang.
Discarding worldly adornments, she meets her Husband Lord, and she celebrates joyfully with Him.

sdw sIgwrI nwau min kdy n mYlu pqMgu ] (642-12)
sadaa seegaaree naa-o man kaday na mail patang.
She is adorned forever with the Name in her mind, and she does not have even an iota of filth.

dyvr jyT muey duiK ssU kw fru iksu ] (642-13)
dayvar jayth mu-ay dukh sasoo kaa dar kis.
Her husband's younger and elder brothers, the corrupt desires, have died, suffering in pain; and now, who fears Maya, the mother-in-law?

jy ipr BwvY nwnkw krm mxI sBu scu ]1] (642-13)
jay pir bhaavai naankaa karam manee sabh sach. ||1||
If she becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, O Nanak, she bears the jewel of good karma upon her forehead, and everything is Truth to her. ||1||

mÚ 4 ] (642-14)
mehlaa 4.
Fourth Mehl:

soriT qwim suhwvxI jw hir nwmu FMFoly ] (642-14)
sorath taam suhaavanee jaa har naam dhandholay.
Sorat'h is beautiful only when it leads the soul-bride to seek the Lord's Name.

gur purKu mnwvY Awpxw gurmqI hir hir boly ] (642-14)
gur purakh manaavai aapnaa gurmatee har har bolay.
She pleases her Guru and God; under Guru's Instruction, she speaks the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

hir pRyim ksweI idnsu rwiq hir rqI hir rMig coly ] (642-15)
har paraym kasaa-ee dinas raat har ratee har rang cholay.
She is attracted to the Lord's Name, day and night, and her body is drenched in the color of the Love of the Lord, Har, Har.

hir jYsw purKu n lBeI sBu dyiKAw jgqu mY toly ] (642-15)
har jaisaa purakh na labh-ee sabh daykhi-aa jagat mai tolay.
No other being like the Lord God can be found; I have looked and searched over the whole world.

guir siqguir nwmu idRVwieAw mnu Anq n kwhU foly ] (642-16)
gur satgur naam drirh-aa-i-aa man anat na kaahoo dolay.
The Guru, the True Guru, has implanted the Naam within me; my mind does not waver any more.

jnu nwnku hir kw dwsu hY gur siqgur ky gol goly ]2] (642-17)
jan naanak har kaa daas hai gur satgur kay gol golay. ||2||
Servant Nanak is the Lord's slave, the slave of the slaves of the Guru, the True Guru. ||2||

pauVI ] (642-17)
pa-orhee.
Pauree:

qU Awpy issit krqw isrjxhwirAw ] (642-17)
too aapay sisat kartaa sirjanhaari-aa.
You Yourself are the Creator, the Fashioner of the world.

quDu Awpy Kylu rcwie quDu Awip svwirAw ] (642-18)
tuDh aapay khayl rachaa-ay tuDh aap savaari-aa.
You Yourself have arranged the play, and You Yourself arrange it.

dwqw krqw Awip Awip BogxhwirAw ] (642-18)
daataa kartaa aap aap bhoganhaari-aa.
You Yourself are the Giver and the Creator; You Yourself are the Enjoyer.

sBu qyrw sbdu vrqY aupwvxhwirAw ] (642-19)
sabh tayraa sabad vartai upaavanhaari-aa.
The Word of Your Shabad is pervading everywhere, O Creator Lord.

hau gurmuiK sdw slwhI gur kau vwirAw ]1] (642-19)
ha-o gurmukh sadaa salaahee gur ka-o vaari-aa. ||1||
As Gurmukh, I ever praise the Lord; I am a sacrifice to the Guru. ||1||

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD