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soriT mhlw 1 ] (636-3)sorath mehlaa 1. Sorat'h, First Mehl: |
ijn@I siqguru syivAw ipAwry iqn@ ky swQ qry ] iqn@w Twk n pweIAY ipAwry AMimRq rsn hry ] No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue. bUfy Bwry BY ibnw ipAwry qwry ndir kry ]1] Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. ||1|| BI qUhY swlwhxw ipAwry BI qyrI swlwh ] I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises. ivxu boihQ BY fubIAY ipAwry kMDI pwie khwh ]1] rhwau ] Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? ||1||Pause|| swlwhI swlwhxw ipAwry dUjw Avru n koie ] I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise. myry pRB swlwhin sy Bly ipAwry sbid rqy rMgu hoie ] Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love. iqs kI sMgiq jy imlY ipAwry rsu lY qqu ivloie ]2] If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. ||2|| piq prvwnw swc kw ipAwry nwmu scw nIswxu ] The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord. AwieAw iliK lY jwvxw ipAwry hukmI hukmu pCwxu ] We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander. gur ibnu hukmu n bUJIAY ipAwry swcy swcw qwxu ]3] Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. ||3|| hukmY AMdir inMimAw ipAwry hukmY audr mJwir ] By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb. hukmY AMdir jMimAw ipAwry aUDau isr kY Bwir ] By His Command, we are born, O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down. gurmuiK drgh jwxIAY ipAwry clY kwrj swir ]4] The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. ||4|| hukmY AMdir AwieAw ipAwry hukmy jwdo jwie ] By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes. hukmy bMin@ clweIAY ipAwry mnmuiK lhY sjwie ] By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment. hukmy sbid pCwxIAY ipAwry drgh pYDw jwie ]5] By His Command, the Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. ||5|| hukmy gxq gxweIAY ipAwry hukmy haumY doie ] By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality. hukmy BvY BvweIAY ipAwry Avgix muTI roie ] By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering. hukmu is\wpY swh kw ipAwry scu imlY vifAweI hoie ]6] If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord's Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. ||6|| AwKix AauKw AwKIAY ipAwry ikau suxIAY scu nwau ] It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name? ijn@I so swlwihAw ipAwry hau iqn@ bilhwrY jwau ] I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved. nwau imlY sMqoKIAW ipAwry ndrI myil imlwau ]7] I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. ||7|| kwieAw kwgdu jy QIAY ipAwry mnu msvwxI Dwir ] If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot; llqw lyKix sc kI ipAwry hir gux ilKhu vIcwir ] and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Dnu lyKwrI nwnkw ipAwry swcu ilKY auir Dwir ]8]3] Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. ||8||3|| |