ਗਉੜੀ ॥

gaurree |

Gauree:

ਅਗਨਿ ਨ ਦਹੈ ਪਵਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਮਗਨੈ ਤਸਕਰੁ ਨੇਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥

agan na dahai pavan nahee maganai tasakar ner na aavai |

Fire does not burn it, and the wind does not blow it away; thieves cannot get near it.

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਚਉਨੀ ਸੋ ਧਨੁ ਕਤ ਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

raam naam dhan kar sanchaunee so dhan kat hee na jaavai |1|

Accumulate the wealth of the Lord's Name; that wealth does not go anywhere. ||1||

ਹਮਰਾ ਧਨੁ ਮਾਧਉ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਧਰਣੀਧਰੁ ਇਹੈ ਸਾਰ ਧਨੁ ਕਹੀਐ ॥

hamaraa dhan maadhau gobind dharaneedhar ihai saar dhan kaheeai |

My wealth is God, the Lord of Wealth, the Lord of the Universe, the Support of the earth: this is called the most excellent wealth.

ਜੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਰਾਜਿ ਨ ਲਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jo sukh prabh gobind kee sevaa so sukh raaj na laheeai |1| rahaau |

The peace which is obtained by serving God, the Lord of the Universe - that peace cannot be found in kingdoms or power. ||1||Pause||

ਇਸੁ ਧਨ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਸਿਵ ਸਨਕਾਦਿਕ ਖੋਜਤ ਭਏ ਉਦਾਸੀ ॥

eis dhan kaaran siv sanakaadik khojat bhe udaasee |

Shiva and Sanak, in their search for this wealth, became Udaasees, and renounced the world.

ਮਨਿ ਮੁਕੰਦੁ ਜਿਹਬਾ ਨਾਰਾਇਨੁ ਪਰੈ ਨ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥੨॥

man mukand jihabaa naaraaein parai na jam kee faasee |2|

One whose mind is filled with the Lord of liberation, and whose tongue chants the Name of the Lord, shall not be caught by the noose of Death. ||2||

ਨਿਜ ਧਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਨੀ ਤਾਸੁ ਸੁਮਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

nij dhan giaan bhagat gur deenee taas sumat man laagaa |

My own wealth is the spiritual wisdom and devotion given by the Guru; my mind is held steady in perfect neutral balance.

ਜਲਤ ਅੰਭ ਥੰਭਿ ਮਨੁ ਧਾਵਤ ਭਰਮ ਬੰਧਨ ਭਉ ਭਾਗਾ ॥੩॥

jalat anbh thanbh man dhaavat bharam bandhan bhau bhaagaa |3|

It is like water for the burning soul, like an anchoring support for the wandering mind; the bondage of doubt and fear is dispelled. ||3||

ਕਹੈ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਮਦਨ ਕੇ ਮਾਤੇ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਦੇਖੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

kahai kabeer madan ke maate hiradai dekh beechaaree |

Says Kabeer: O you who are intoxicated with sexual desire, reflect upon this in your heart, and see.

ਤੁਮ ਘਰਿ ਲਾਖ ਕੋਟਿ ਅਸ੍ਵ ਹਸਤੀ ਹਮ ਘਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ॥੪॥੧॥੭॥੫੮॥

tum ghar laakh kott asv hasatee ham ghar ek muraaree |4|1|7|58|

Within your home there are hundreds of thousands, millions of horses and elephants; but within my home is the One Lord. ||4||1||7||58||