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

211

pRB ky cwkr sy Bly ] (211-1)
parabh kay chaakar say bhalay.
The slaves of God are good.

nwnk iqn muK aUjly ]4]3]141] (211-1)
naanak tin mukh oojlay. ||4||3||141||
O Nanak, their faces are radiant. ||4||3||141||

gauVI mhlw 5 ] (211-1)
ga-orhee mehlaa 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

jIAry El@w nwm kw ] (211-1)
jee-aray olHaa naam kaa.
Hey, soul: your only Support is the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

Avru ij krn krwvno iqn mih Bau hY jwm kw ]1] rhwau ] (211-2)
avar je karan karaavano tin meh bha-o hai jaam kaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Whatever else you do or make happen, the fear of death still hangs over you. ||1||Pause||

Avr jqin nhI pweIAY ] (211-2)
avar jatan nahee paa-ee-ai.
He is not obtained by any other efforts.

vfY Bwig hir iDAweIAY ]1] (211-3)
vadai bhaag har Dhi-aa-ee-ai. ||1||
By great good fortune, meditate on the Lord. ||1||

lwK ihkmqI jwnIAY ] (211-3)
laakh hikmatee jaanee-ai.
You may know hundreds of thousands of clever tricks,

AwgY iqlu nhI mwnIAY ]2] (211-3)
aagai til nahee maanee-ai. ||2||
but not even one will be of any use at all hereafter. ||2||

AhMbuiD krm kmwvny ] igRh bwlU nIir bhwvny ]3] (211-3)
ahaN-buDh karam kamaavanay. garih baaloo neer bahaavanay. ||3||
Good deeds done in the pride of ego are swept away, like the house of sand by water. ||3||

pRBu ik®pwlu ikrpw krY ] (211-4)
parabh kirpaal kirpaa karai.
When God the Merciful shows His Mercy,

nwmu nwnk swDU sMig imlY ]4]4]142] (211-4)
naam naanak saaDhoo sang milai. ||4||4||142||
Nanak receives the Naam in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||4||4||142||

gauVI mhlw 5 ] (211-5)
ga-orhee mehlaa 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

bwrnY bilhwrnY lK brIAw ] (211-5)
baarnai balihaarnai lakh baree-aa.
I am a sacrifice, dedicated hundreds of thousands of times, to my Lord and Master.

nwmo ho nwmu swihb ko pRwn ADrIAw ]1] rhwau ] (211-5)
naamo ho naam saahib ko paraan aDhree-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
His Name, and His Name alone, is the Support of the breath of life. ||1||Pause||

krn krwvn quhI eyk ] (211-6)
karan karaavan tuhee ayk.
You alone are the Doer, the Cause of causes.

jIA jMq kI quhI tyk ]1] (211-6)
jee-a jant kee tuhee tayk. ||1||
You are the Support of all beings and creatures. ||1||

rwj jobn pRB qUM DnI ] qUM inrgun qUM srgunI ]2] (211-6)
raaj joban parabh tooN Dhanee. tooN nirgun tooN sargunee. ||2||
O God, You are my power, authority and youth. You are absolute, without attributes, and also related, with the most sublime attributes. ||2||

eIhw aUhw qum rKy ] (211-7)
eehaa oohaa tum rakhay.
Here and hereafter, You are my Savior and Protector.

gur ikrpw qy ko lKy ]3] (211-7)
gur kirpaa tay ko lakhay. ||3||
By Guru's Grace, some understand You. ||3||

AMqrjwmI pRB sujwnu ] (211-7)
antarjaamee parabh sujaan.
God is All-knowing, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

nwnk qkIAw quhI qwxu ]4]5]143] (211-8)
naanak takee-aa tuhee taan. ||4||5||143||
You are Nanak's strength and support. ||4||5||143||

gauVI mhlw 5 ] (211-8)
ga-orhee mehlaa 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

hir hir hir AwrwDIAY ] (211-8)
har har har aaraaDhee-ai.
Worship and adore the Lord, Har, Har, Har.

sMqsMig hir min vsY Brmu mohu Bau swDIAY ]1] rhwau ] (211-9)
satsang har man vasai bharam moh bha-o saaDhee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
In the Society of the Saints, He dwells in the mind; doubt, emotional attachment and fear are vanquished. ||1||Pause||

byd purwx isimRiq Bny ] (211-9)
bayd puraan simrit bhanay.
The Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees are heard to proclaim

sB aUc ibrwijq jn suny ]1] (211-9)
sabh ooch biraajit jan sunay. ||1||
that the Lord's servant dwells as the highest of all. ||1||

sgl AsQwn BY BIq cIn ] (211-10)
sagal asthaan bhai bheet cheen.
All places are filled with fear - know this well.

rwm syvk BY rhq kIn ]2] (211-10)
raam sayvak bhai rahat keen. ||2||
Only the Lord's servants are free of fear. ||2||

lK caurwsIh join iPrih ] (211-10)
lakh cha-oraaseeh jon fireh.
People wander through 8.4 million incarnations.

goibMd lok nhI jnim mrih ]3] (211-11)
gobind lok nahee janam mareh. ||3||
God's people are not subject to birth and death. ||3||

bl buiD isAwnp haumY rhI ] hir swD srix nwnk ghI ]4]6]144] (211-11)
bal buDh si-aanap ha-umai rahee. har saaDh saran naanak gahee. ||4||6||144||
Nanak has taken to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Holy Saints; he has given up power, wisdom, cleverness and egotism. ||4||6||144||

gauVI mhlw 5 ] (211-12)
ga-orhee mehlaa 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

mn rwm nwm gun gweIAY ] (211-12)
man raam naam gun gaa-ee-ai.
O my mind, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name.

nIq nIq hir syvIAY swis swis hir iDAweIAY ]1] rhwau ] (211-12)
neet neet har sayvee-ai saas saas har Dhi-aa-ee-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Serve the Lord continually and continuously; with each and every breath, meditate on the Lord. ||1||Pause||

sMqsMig hir min vsY ] (211-13)
satsang har man vasai.
In the Society of the Saints, the Lord dwells in the mind,

duKu drdu Anyrw BRmu nsY ]1] (211-13)
dukh darad anayraa bharam nasai. ||1||
and pain, suffering, darkness and doubt depart. ||1||

sMq pRswid hir jwpIAY ] so jnu dUiK n ivAwpIAY ]2] (211-14)
sant parsaad har jaapee-ai. so jan dookh na vi-aapee-ai. ||2||
That humble being, who meditates on the Lord, by the Grace of the Saints, is not afflicted with pain. ||2||

jw kau guru hir mMqRü dy ] (211-14)
jaa ka-o gur har mantar day.
Those unto whom the Guru gives the Mantra of the Lord's Name,

so aubirAw mwieAw Agin qy ]3] (211-14)
so ubri-aa maa-i-aa agan tay. ||3||
are saved from the fire of Maya. ||3||

nwnk kau pRB mieAw kir ] (211-15)
naanak ka-o parabh ma-i-aa kar.
Be kind to Nanak, O God;

myrY min qin vwsY nwmu hir ]4]7]145] (211-15)
mayrai man tan vaasai naam har. ||4||7||145||
let the Lord's Name dwell within my mind and body. ||4||7||145||

gauVI mhlw 5 ] (211-16)
ga-orhee mehlaa 5.
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

rsnw jpIAY eyku nwm ] (211-16)
rasnaa japee-ai ayk naam.
With your tongue, chant the Name of the One Lord.

eIhw suKu Awnµdu Gnw AwgY jIA kY sMig kwm ]1] rhwau ] (211-16)
eehaa sukh aanand ghanaa aagai jee-a kai sang kaam. ||1|| rahaa-o.
In this world, it shall bring you peace, comfort and great joy; hereafter, it shall go with your soul, and shall be of use to you. ||1||Pause||

ktIAY qyrw AhM rogu ] (211-17)
katee-ai tayraa ahaN rog.
The disease of your ego shall be eradicated.

qUM gur pRswid kir rwj jogu ]1] (211-17)
tooN gur parsaad kar raaj jog. ||1||
By Guru's Grace, practice Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success. ||1||

hir rsu ijin jin cwiKAw ] (211-17)
har ras jin jan chaakhi-aa.
Those who taste the sublime essence of the Lord

qw kI iqRsnw lwQIAw ]2] (211-18)
taa kee tarisnaa laathee-aa. ||2||
have their thirst quenched. ||2||

hir ibsRwm iniD pwieAw ] (211-18)
har bisraam niDh paa-i-aa.
Those who have found the Lord, the Treasure of peace,

so bhuir n kq hI DwieAw ]3] (211-18)
so bahur na kat hee Dhaa-i-aa. ||3||
shall not go anywhere else again. ||3||

hir hir nwmu jw kau guir dIAw ] (211-19)
har har naam jaa ka-o gur dee-aa.
Those, unto whom the Guru has given the Lord's Name, Har, Har

nwnk qw kw Bau gieAw ]4]8]146] (211-19)
naanak taa kaa bha-o ga-i-aa. ||4||8||146||
- O Nanak, their fears are removed. ||4||8||146||

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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