ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 4 |

Maaroo, Fourth Mehl:

ਹਰਿ ਭਾਉ ਲਗਾ ਬੈਰਾਗੀਆ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਖੁ ॥

har bhaau lagaa bairaageea vaddabhaagee har man raakh |

Detached from the world, I am in love with the Lord; by great good fortune, I have enshrined the Lord within my mind.

ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਰਧਾ ਊਪਜੈ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖੁ ॥

mil sangat saradhaa aoopajai gurasabadee har ras chaakh |

Joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, faith has welled up within me; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I taste the sublime essence of the Lord.

ਸਭੁ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਭਾਖੁ ॥੧॥

sabh man tan hariaa hoeaa gurabaanee har gun bhaakh |1|

My mind and body have totally blossomed forth; through the Word of the Guru's Bani, I chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||

ਮਨ ਪਿਆਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖੁ ॥

man piaariaa mitraa har har naam ras chaakh |

O my beloved mind, my friend, taste the sublime essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਲਤਿ ਪਲਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਖੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur poorai har paaeaa halat palat pat raakh |1| rahaau |

Through the Perfect Guru, I have found the Lord, who saves my honor, here and hereafter. ||1||Pause||

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਾਖੁ ॥

har har naam dhiaaeeai har keerat guramukh chaakh |

Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; as Gurmukh, taste the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.

ਤਨੁ ਧਰਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਬੀਜੀਐ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਖੁ ॥

tan dharatee har beejeeai vich sangat har prabh raakh |

Plant the seed of the Lord in the body-farm. The Lord God is enshrined within the Sangat, the Holy Congregation.

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖੁ ॥੨॥

amrit har har naam hai gur poorai har ras chaakh |2|

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar. Through the Perfect Guru, taste the sublime essence of the Lord. ||2||

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਭਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਮਨਿ ਆਸਾ ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਬਹੁ ਲਾਖੁ ॥

manamukh trisanaa bhar rahe man aasaa deh dis bahu laakh |

The self-willed manmukhs are filled with hunger and thirst; their minds run around in the ten directions, hoping for great wealth.

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਦੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਬਿਸਟਾ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਰਾਖੁ ॥

bin naavai dhrig jeevade vich bisattaa manamukh raakh |

Without the Name of the Lord, their life is cursed; the manmukhs are stuck in manure.

ਓਇ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਭਵਾਈਅਹਿ ਬਹੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਦੁਰਗੰਧ ਭਾਖੁ ॥੩॥

oe aaveh jaeh bhavaaeeeh bahu jonee duragandh bhaakh |3|

They come and go, and are consigned to wander through uncounted incarnations, eating stinking rot. ||3||

ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਖੁ ॥

traeh traeh saranaagatee har deaa dhaar prabh raakh |

Begging, imploring, I seek Your Sanctuary; Lord, shower me with Your Mercy, and save me, God.

ਸੰਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਾਪੁ ਕਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਤਿ ਸਾਖੁ ॥

santasangat melaap kar har naam milai pat saakh |

Lead me to join the Society of the Saints, and bless me with the honor and glory of the Lord's Name.

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਭਾਖੁ ॥੪॥੪॥੬॥

har har naam dhan paaeaa jan naanak guramat bhaakh |4|4|6|

I have obtained the wealth of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; servant Nanak chants the Lord's Name, through the Guru's Teachings. ||4||4||6||