ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

gaurree bairaagan mahalaa 3 |

Gauree Bairaagan, Third Mehl:

ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

peeearrai din chaar hai har har likh paaeaa |

The Lord, Har, Har, has ordained that the soul is to stay in her parents' home for only a few short days.

ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ॥

sobhaavantee naar hai guramukh gun gaaeaa |

Glorious is that soul-bride, who as Gurmukh, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਪੇਵਕੜੈ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਮਲੈ ਸਾਹੁਰੈ ਵਾਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

pevakarrai gun samalai saahurai vaas paaeaa |

She who cultivates virtue in her parents' home, shall obtain a home at her in-laws.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਣੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

guramukh sehaj samaaneea har har man bhaaeaa |1|

The Gurmukhs are intuitively absorbed into the Lord. The Lord is pleasing to their minds. ||1||

ਸਸੁਰੈ ਪੇਈਐ ਪਿਰੁ ਵਸੈ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

sasurai peeeai pir vasai kahu kit bidh paaeeai |

Our Husband Lord dwells in this world, and in the world beyond. Tell me, how can He be found?

ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aap niranjan alakh hai aape melaaeeai |1| rahaau |

The Immaculate Lord Himself is unseen. He unites us with Himself. ||1||Pause||

ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

aape hee prabh dehi mat har naam dhiaaeeai |

God Himself bestows wisdom; meditate on the Name of the Lord.

ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

vaddabhaagee satigur milai mukh amrit paaeeai |

By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, who places the Ambrosial Nectar in the mouth.

ਹਉਮੈ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਇ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥

haumai dubidhaa binas jaae sahaje sukh samaaeeai |

When egotism and duality are eradicated, one intuitively merges in peace.

ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਾਇ ਲਾਈਐ ॥੨॥

sabh aape aap varatadaa aape naae laaeeai |2|

He Himself is All-pervading; He Himself links us to His Name. ||2||

ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਗਰਬਿ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਇਆਣੇ ॥

manamukh garab na paaeo agiaan eaane |

The self-willed manmukhs, in their arrogant pride, do not find God; they are so ignorant and foolish!

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਨਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਣੇ ॥

satigur sevaa naa kareh fir fir pachhutaane |

They do not serve the True Guru, and in the end, they regret and repent, over and over again.

ਗਰਭ ਜੋਨੀ ਵਾਸੁ ਪਾਇਦੇ ਗਰਭੇ ਗਲਿ ਜਾਣੇ ॥

garabh jonee vaas paaeide garabhe gal jaane |

They are cast into the womb to be reincarnated, and within the womb, they rot.

ਮੇਰੇ ਕਰਤੇ ਏਵੈ ਭਾਵਦਾ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਰਮਾਣੇ ॥੩॥

mere karate evai bhaavadaa manamukh bharamaane |3|

As it pleases my Creator Lord, the self-willed manmukhs wander around lost. ||3||

ਮੇਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਪੂਰਾ ॥

merai har prabh lekh likhaaeaa dhur masatak pooraa |

My Lord God inscribed the full pre-ordained destiny upon the forehead.

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੂਰਾ ॥

har har naam dhiaaeaa bhettiaa gur sooraa |

When one meets the Great and Courageous Guru, one meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਮੇਰਾ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਬੰਧਪੁ ਬੀਰਾ ॥

meraa pitaa maataa har naam hai har bandhap beeraa |

The Lord's Name is my mother and father; the Lord is my relative and brother.

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕੀਰਾ ॥੪॥੩॥੧੭॥੩੭॥

har har bakhas milaae prabh jan naanak keeraa |4|3|17|37|

O Lord, Har, Har, please forgive me and unite me with Yourself. Servant Nanak is a lowly worm. ||4||3||17||37||