mayrai hee-arai ratan naam har basi-aa gur haath Dhari-o mayrai maathaa

jYqsrI mhlw 4 Gru 1 caupdy (696-3)
jaitsaree mehlaa 4 ghar 1 cha-upday
Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:


myrY hIArY rqnu nwmu hir bisAw guir hwQu DirE myrY mwQw ]
mayrai hee-arai ratan naam har basi-aa gur haath Dhari-o mayrai maathaa.
The Jewel of the Lord's Name abides within my heart; the Guru has placed His hand on my forehead.

jnm jnm ky iklibK duK auqry guir nwmu dIE irnu lwQw ]1]
janam janam kay kilbikh dukh utray gur naam dee-o rin laathaa. ||1||
The sins and pains of countless incarnations have been cast out. The Guru has blessed me with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and my debt has been paid off. ||1||

myry mn Bju rwm nwmu siB ArQw ]
mayray man bhaj raam naam sabh arthaa.
O my mind, vibrate the Lord's Name, and all your affairs shall be resolved.

guir pUrY hir nwmu idRVwieAw ibnu nwvY jIvnu ibrQw ] rhwau ]
gur poorai har naam drirh-aa-i-aa bin naavai jeevan birthaa. rahaa-o.
The Perfect Guru has implanted the Lord's Name within me; without the Name, life is useless. ||Pause||

ibnu gur mUV Bey hY mnmuK qy moh mwieAw inq PwQw ]
bin gur moorh bha-ay hai manmukh tay moh maa-i-aa nit faathaa.
Without the Guru, the self-willed manmukhs are foolish and ignorant; they are forever entangled in emotional attachment to Maya.

iqn swDU crx n syvy kbhU iqn sBu jnmu AkwQw ]2]
tin saaDhoo charan na sayvay kabhoo tin sabh janam akaathaa. ||2||
They never serve the feet of the Holy; their lives are totally useless. ||2||

ijn swDU crx swD pg syvy iqn sPilE jnmu snwQw ]
jin saaDhoo charan saaDh pag sayvay tin safli-o janam sanaathaa.
Those who serve at the feet of the Holy, the feet of the Holy, their lives are made fruitful, and they belong to the Lord.

mo kau kIjY dwsu dws dwsn ko hir dieAw Dwir jgMnwQw ]3]
mo ka-o keejai daas daas daasan ko har da-i-aa Dhaar jagannaathaa. ||3||
Make me the slave of the slave of the slaves of the Lord; bless me with Your Mercy, O Lord of the Universe. ||3||

hm AMDuly igAwnhIn AigAwnI ikau cwlh mwrig pMQw ]
ham anDhulay gi-aanheen agi-aanee ki-o chaalah maarag panthaa.
I am blind, ignorant and totally without wisdom; how can I walk on the Path?

hm AMDuly kau gur AMclu dIjY jn nwnk clh iml�Qw ]4]1]
ham anDhulay ka-o gur anchal deejai jan naanak chalah milanthaa. ||4||1||
I am blind - O Guru, please let me grasp the hem of Your robe, so that servant Nanak may walk in harmony with You. ||4||1||