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Ang 41Siree RaagGuru Guru Ramdas

ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa 4 |

Siree Raag, Fourth Mehl:

ਰਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਸੁ ਅਤਿ ਭਲਾ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਰਸੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

ras amrit naam ras at bhalaa kit bidh milai ras khaae |

The Essence of the Ambrosial Naam is the most sublime essence; how can I get to taste this essence?

ਜਾਇ ਪੁਛਹੁ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਤੁਸਾ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਇ ॥

jaae puchhahu sohaaganee tusaa kiau kar miliaa prabh aae |

I go and ask the happy soul-brides, "How did you come to meet God?"

ਓਇ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹ ਨ ਬੋਲਨੀ ਹਉ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਧੋਵਾ ਤਿਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥

oe veparavaah na bolanee hau mal mal dhovaa tin paae |1|

They are care-free and do not speak; I massage and wash their feet. ||1||

ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਜਣ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰਿ ॥

bhaaee re mil sajan har gun saar |

O Siblings of Destiny, meet with your spiritual friend, and dwell upon the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਸਜਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਢੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sajan satigur purakh hai dukh kadtai haumai maar |1| rahaau |

The True Guru, the Primal Being, is your Friend, who shall drive out pain and subdue your ego. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀਆ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਤਿਨ ਦਇਆ ਪਈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥

guramukheea sohaaganee tin deaa pee man aae |

The Gurmukhs are the happy soul-brides; their minds are filled with kindness.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਚਨੁ ਰਤੰਨੁ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਮੰਨੇ ਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

satigur vachan ratan hai jo mane su har ras khaae |

The Word of the True Guru is the Jewel. One who believes in it tastes the Sublime Essence of the Lord.

ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਵਡ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਖਾਧਾ ਗੁਰ ਭਾਇ ॥੨॥

se vaddabhaagee vadd jaaneeeh jin har ras khaadhaa gur bhaae |2|

Those who partake of the Lord's Sublime Essence, through the Guru's Love, are known as great and very fortunate. ||2||

ਇਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਵਣਿ ਤਿਣਿ ਸਭਤੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਗਹੀਣ ਨਹੀ ਖਾਇ ॥

eihu har ras van tin sabhat hai bhaagaheen nahee khaae |

This Sublime Essence of the Lord is in the forests, in the fields and everywhere, but the unfortunate ones do not taste it.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਲੈ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਰਹੇ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥

bin satigur palai naa pavai manamukh rahe bilalaae |

Without the True Guru, it is not obtained. The self-willed manmukhs continue to cry in misery.

ਓਇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਨਾ ਨਿਵਹਿ ਓਨਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਬਲਾਇ ॥੩॥

oe satigur aagai naa niveh onaa antar krodh balaae |3|

They do not bow before the True Guru; the demon of anger is within them. ||3||

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

har har har ras aap hai aape har ras hoe |

The Lord Himself, Har, Har, Har, is the Sublime Essence. The Lord Himself is the Essence.

ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਵਸੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਚੋਇ ॥

aap deaa kar devasee guramukh amrit choe |

In His Kindness, He blesses the Gurmukh with it; the Ambrosial Nectar of this Amrit trickles down.

ਸਭੁ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੫॥੬੯॥

sabh tan man hariaa hoeaa naanak har vasiaa man soe |4|5|69|

Then, the body and mind totally blossom forth and flourish; O Nanak, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||4||5||69||