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gauVI bYrwgix mhlw 1 (157-2)ga-orhee bairaagan mehlaa 1 Gauree Bairaagan, First Mehl |
hrxI hovw bin bsw kMd mUl cuix Kwau ] gur prswdI myrw shu imlY vwir vwir hau jwau jIau ]1] - by Guru's Grace, I am a sacrifice to my Master. Again and again, I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice. ||1|| mY bnjwrin rwm kI ] I am the shop-keeper of the Lord. qyrw nwmu vKru vwpwru jI ]1] rhwau ] Your Name is my merchandise and trade. ||1||Pause|| koikl hovw AMib bsw shij sbd bIcwru ] If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a mango tree, I would still contemplate the Word of the Shabad. shij suBwie myrw shu imlY drsin rUip Apwru ]2] I would still meet my Lord and Master, with intuitive ease; the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of His Form, is incomparably beautiful. ||2|| mCulI hovw jil bsw jIA jMq siB swir ] If I were to become a fish, living in the water, I would still remember the Lord, who watches over all beings and creatures. aurvwir pwir myrw shu vsY hau imlaugI bwh pswir ]3] My Husband Lord dwells on this shore, and on the shore beyond; I would still meet Him, and hug Him close in my embrace. ||3|| nwgin hovw Dr vsw sbdu vsY Bau jwie ] If I were to become a snake, living in the ground, the Shabad would still dwell in my mind, and my fears would be dispelled. nwnk sdw sohwgxI ijn joqI joiq smwie ]4]2]19] O Nanak, they are forever the happy soul-brides, whose light merges into His Light. ||4||2||19|| |