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ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

gaurree guaareree mahalaa 3 |

Gauree Gwaarayree, Third Mehl:

ਤੂੰ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਿਉ ਕਥਿਆ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

toon akath kiau kathiaa jaeh |

You are Indescribable; how can I describe You?

ਗੁਰਸਬਦੁ ਮਾਰਣੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥

gurasabad maaran man maeh samaeh |

Those who subdue their minds, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, are absorbed in You.

ਤੇਰੇ ਗੁਣ ਅਨੇਕ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਹ ਪਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

tere gun anek keemat neh paeh |1|

Your Glorious Virtues are countless; their value cannot be estimated. ||1||

ਜਿਸ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

jis kee baanee tis maeh samaanee |

The Word of His Bani belongs to Him; in Him, it is diffused.

ਤੇਰੀ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਖਾਣੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

teree akath kathaa gur sabad vakhaanee |1| rahaau |

Your Speech cannot be spoken; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is chanted. ||1||Pause||

ਜਹ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਤਹ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਬਣਾਈ ॥

jeh satigur teh satasangat banaaee |

Where the True Guru is - there is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

ਜਹ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਹਜੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਈ ॥

jeh satigur sahaje har gun gaaee |

Where the True Guru is - there, the Glorious Praises of the Lord are intuitively sung.

ਜਹ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਤਹਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਈ ॥੨॥

jeh satigur tahaa haumai sabad jalaaee |2|

Where the True Guru is - there egotism is burnt away, through the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਮਹਲੀ ਥਾਉ ਪਾਏ ॥

guramukh sevaa mahalee thaau paae |

The Gurmukhs serve Him; they obtain a place in the Mansion of His Presence.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

guramukh antar har naam vasaae |

The Gurmukhs enshrine the Naam within the mind.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੩॥

guramukh bhagat har naam samaae |3|

The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and are absorbed in the Naam. ||3||

ਆਪੇ ਦਾਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ॥

aape daat kare daataar |

The Giver Himself gives His Gifts,

ਪੂਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

poore satigur siau lagai piaar |

as we enshrine love for the True Guru.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ॥੪॥੮॥੨੮॥

naanak naam rate tin kau jaikaar |4|8|28|

Nanak celebrates those who are attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||8||28||