This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Nat Naaraayan on Pannaa 982
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nt mhlw 4 ]
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natt mehalaa 4 ||
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Nat, Fourth Mehla:
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rwm gur srin pRBU rKvwry ]
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raam gur saran prabhoo rakhavaarae ||
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In the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord God saves and protects us,
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ijau kuMcru qdUAY pkir clwieE kir aUpru kiF insqwry ]1] rhwau ]
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jio ku(n)char thadhooai pakar chalaaeiou kar oopar kadt nisathaarae ||1|| rehaao ||
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as He protected the elephant, when the crocodile seized it and pulled it into the water; He lifted him up and pulled him out. ||1||Pause||
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pRB ky syvk bhuqu Aiq nIky min srDw kir hir Dwry ]
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prabh kae saevak bahuth ath neekae man saradhhaa kar har dhhaarae ||
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God's servants are sublime and exalted; they enshrine faith for Him in their minds.
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myry pRiB srDw Bgiq min BwvY jn kI pYj svwry ]1]
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maerae prabh saradhhaa bhagath man bhaavai jan kee paij savaarae ||1||
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Faith and devotion are pleasing to my God's Mind; He saves the honor of His humble servants. ||1||
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hir hir syvku syvw lwgY sBu dyKY bRhm pswry ]
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har har saevak saevaa laagai sabh dhaekhai breham pasaarae ||
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The servant of the Lord, Har, Har, is committed to His service; He sees God pervading the entire expanse of the universe.
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eyku purKu ieku ndrI AwvY sB eykw ndir inhwry ]2]
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eaek purakh eik nadharee aavai sabh eaekaa nadhar nihaarae ||2||
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He sees the One and only Primal Lord God, who blesses all with His Glance of Grace. ||2||
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hir pRBu Twkuru rivAw sB TweI sBu cyrI jgqu smwry ]
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har prabh t(h)aakur raviaa sabh t(h)aaee sabh chaeree jagath samaarae ||
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God, our Lord and Master, is permeating and pervading all places; He takes care of the whole world as His slave.
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Awip dieAwlu dieAw dwnu dyvY ivic pwQr kIry kwry ]3]
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aap dhaeiaal dhaeiaa dhaan dhaevai vich paathhar keerae kaarae ||3||
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The Merciful Lord Himself mercifully gives His gifts, even to worms in stones. ||3||
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AMqir vwsu bhuqu muskweI BRim BUlw imrgu isM|Hwry ]
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a(n)thar vaas bahuth musakaaee bhram bhoolaa mirag si(n)n(g)haarae ||
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Within the deer is the heavy fragrance of musk, but he is confused and deluded, and he shakes his horns looking for it.
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bnu bnu FUiF FUiF iPir QwkI guir pUrY Gir insqwry ]4]
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ban ban dtoodt dtoodt fir thhaakee gur poorai ghar nisathaarae ||4||
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Wandering, rambling and roaming through the forests and woods, I exhausted myself, and then in my own home, the Perfect Guru saved me. ||4||
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bwxI gurU gurU hY bwxI ivic bwxI AMimRqu swry ]
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baanee guroo guroo hai baanee vich baanee a(n)mrith saarae ||
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The Word, the Bani is Guru, and Guru is the Bani. Within the Bani, the Ambrosial Nectar is contained.
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guru bwxI khY syvku jnu mwnY prqiK gurU insqwry ]5]
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gur baanee kehai saevak jan maanai parathakh guroo nisathaarae ||5||
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If His humble servant believes, and acts according to the Words of the Guru's Bani, then the Guru, in person, emancipates him. ||5||
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sBu hY bRhmu bRhmu hY psirAw min bIijAw Kwvwry ]
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sabh hai breham breham hai pasariaa man beejiaa khaavaarae ||
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All is God, and God is the whole expanse; man eats what he has planted.
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ijau jn cMdRhWsu duiKAw iDRstbuDI Apunw Gru lUkI jwry ]6]
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jio jan cha(n)dhrehaa(n)s dhukhiaa dhhrisattabudhhee apunaa ghar lookee jaarae ||6||
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When Dhrishtabudhi tormented the humble devotee Chandrahaans, he only set his own house on fire. ||6||
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pRB kau jnu AMqir ird locY pRB jn ky sws inhwry ]
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prabh ko jan a(n)thar ridh lochai prabh jan kae saas nihaarae ||
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God's humble servant longs for Him within his heart; God watches over each breath of His humble servant.
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ik®pw ik®pw kir Bgiq idRVwey jn pICY jgu insqwry ]7]
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kirapaa kirapaa kar bhagath dhrirraaeae jan peeshhai jag nisathaarae ||7||
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Mercifully, mercifully, He implants devotion within his humble servant; for his sake, God saves the whole world. ||7||
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Awpn Awip Awip pRBu Twkuru pRBu Awpy isRsit svwry ]
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aapan aap aap prabh t(h)aakur prabh aapae srisatt savaarae ||
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God, our Lord and Master, is Himself by Himself; God Himself embellishes the universe.
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jn nwnk Awpy Awip sBu vrqY kir ik®pw Awip insqwry ]8]4]
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jan naanak aapae aap sabh varathai kar kirapaa aap nisathaarae ||8||4||
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O servant Nanak, He Himself is all-pervading; in His Mercy, He Himself emancipates all. ||8||4||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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Additional resources for this Shabad
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 Bhai Anoop Singh |
