mayray parabh kirpaa jal dayvhu har naa-ee
soriT mhlw 4 (607-9)sorath mehlaa 4 Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl |
hir isau pRIiq AMqru mnu byiDAw hir ibnu rhxu n jweI ] ijau mCulI ibnu nIrY ibnsY iqau nwmY ibnu mir jweI ]1] Just as the fish dies without water, I die without the Lord's Name. ||1|| myry pRB ikrpw jlu dyvhu hir nweI ] O my God, please bless me with the water of Your Name. hau AMqir nwmu mMgw idnu rwqI nwmy hI sWiq pweI ] rhwau ] I beg for Your Name, deep within myself, day and night; through the Name, I find peace. ||Pause|| ijau cwiqRku jl ibnu ibllwvY ibnu jl ipAws n jweI ] The song-bird cries out for lack of water - without water, its thirst cannot be quenched. gurmuiK jlu pwvY suK shjy hirAw Bwie suBweI ]2] The Gurmukh obtains the water of celestial bliss, and is rejuvenated, blossoming forth through the blessed Love of the Lord. ||2|| mnmuK BUKy dh ids folih ibnu nwvY duKu pweI ] The self-willed manmukhs are hungry, wandering around in the ten directions; without the Name, they suffer in pain. jnim mrY iPir jonI AwvY drgih imlY sjweI ]3] They are born, only to die, and enter into reincarnation again; in the Court of the Lord, they are punished. ||3|| ik®pw krih qw hir gux gwvh hir rsu AMqir pweI ] But if the Lord shows His Mercy, then one comes to sing His Glorious Praises; deep within the nucleus of his own self, he finds the sublime essence of the Lord's elixir. nwnk dIn dieAwl Bey hY iqRsnw sbid buJweI ]4]8] The Lord has become Merciful to meek Nanak, and through the Word of the Shabad, his desires are quenched. ||4||8|| |