ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥

saarag mahalaa 4 |

Saarang, Fourth Mehl:

ਗੋਬਿਦ ਕੀ ਐਸੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

gobid kee aisee kaar kamaae |

This is the way to work for the Lord.

ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਸਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jo kichh kare su sat kar maanahu guramukh naam rahahu liv laae |1| rahaau |

Whatever He does, accept that as true. As Gurmukh, remain lovingly absorbed in His Name. ||1||Pause||

ਗੋਬਿਦ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਲਗੀ ਅਤਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਅਵਰ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਸਭ ਜਾਇ ॥

gobid preet lagee at meetthee avar visar sabh jaae |

The Love of the Lord of the Universe seems supremely sweet. Everything else is forgotten.

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਰਹਸੁ ਭਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੧॥

anadin rehas bheaa man maaniaa jotee jot milaae |1|

Night and day, he is in ecstasy; his mind is pleased and appeased, and his light merges into the Light. ||1||

ਜਬ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੈ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥

jab gun gaae tab hee man tripatai saant vasai man aae |

Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, his mind is satisfied. Peace and tranquility come to abide within his mind.

ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਭਏ ਤਬ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੨॥

gur kirapaal bhe tab paaeaa har charanee chit laae |2|

When the Guru becomes merciful, the mortal finds the Lord; he focuses his consciousness on the Lord's Lotus Feet. ||2||

ਮਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸ ਭਈ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਤਤਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

mat pragaas bhee har dhiaaeaa giaan tat liv laae |

The intellect is enlightened, meditating on the Lord. He remains lovingly attuned to the essence of spiritual wisdom.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਲਗਾਇ ॥੩॥

antar jot pragattee man maaniaa har sehaj samaadh lagaae |3|

The Divine Light radiates forth deep within his being; his mind is pleased and appeased. He merges intuitively into Celestial Samaadhi. ||3||

ਹਿਰਦੈ ਕਪਟੁ ਨਿਤ ਕਪਟੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਣਾਇ ॥

hiradai kapatt nit kapatt kamaaveh mukhahu har har sunaae |

One whose heart is filled with falsehood, continues to practice falsehood, even while he teaches and preaches about the Lord.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਮਹਾ ਗੁਬਾਰਾ ਤੁਹ ਕੂਟੈ ਦੁਖ ਖਾਇ ॥੪॥

antar lobh mahaa gubaaraa tuh koottai dukh khaae |4|

Within him is the utter darkness of greed. He is thrashed like wheat, and suffers in pain. ||4||

ਜਬ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਭਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਚਾ ਲਾਇ ॥

jab suprasan bhe prabh mere guramukh parachaa laae |

When my God is totally pleased, the mortal tunes in and becomes Gurmukh.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥੪॥

naanak naam niranjan paaeaa naam japat sukh paae |5|4|

Nanak has obtained the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. Chanting the Naam, he has found peace. ||5||4||