ਗਉੜੀ ਮਃ ੫ ॥

gaurree mahalaa 5 |

Gauree, Fifth Mehl:

ਕਵਨ ਰੂਪੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਆਰਾਧਉ ॥

kavan roop teraa aaraadhau |

What form of Yours should I worship and adore?

ਕਵਨ ਜੋਗ ਕਾਇਆ ਲੇ ਸਾਧਉ ॥੧॥

kavan jog kaaeaa le saadhau |1|

What Yoga should I practice to control my body? ||1||

ਕਵਨ ਗੁਨੁ ਜੋ ਤੁਝੁ ਲੈ ਗਾਵਉ ॥

kavan gun jo tujh lai gaavau |

What is that virtue, by which I may sing of You?

ਕਵਨ ਬੋਲ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਰੀਝਾਵਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kavan bol paarabraham reejhaavau |1| rahaau |

What is that speech, by which I may please the Supreme Lord God? ||1||Pause||

ਕਵਨ ਸੁ ਪੂਜਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਕਰਉ ॥

kavan su poojaa teree krau |

What worship service shall I perform for You?

ਕਵਨ ਸੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਭਵਜਲ ਤਰਉ ॥੨॥

kavan su bidh jit bhavajal trau |2|

How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||2||

ਕਵਨ ਤਪੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਤਪੀਆ ਹੋਇ ॥

kavan tap jit tapeea hoe |

What is that penance, by which I may become a penitent?

ਕਵਨੁ ਸੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਲੁ ਖੋਇ ॥੩॥

kavan su naam haumai mal khoe |3|

What is that Name, by which the filth of egotism may be washed away? ||3||

ਗੁਣ ਪੂਜਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਗਲ ਘਾਲ ॥

gun poojaa giaan dhiaan naanak sagal ghaal |

Virtue, worship, spiritual wisdom, meditation and all service, O Nanak,

ਜਿਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਦਇਆਲ ॥੪॥

jis kar kirapaa satigur milai deaal |4|

are obtained from the True Guru, when, in His Mercy and Kindness, He meets us. ||4||

ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਗੁਨੁ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

tis hee gun tin hee prabh jaataa |

They alone receive this merit, and they alone know God,

ਜਿਸ ਕੀ ਮਾਨਿ ਲੇਇ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੩੬॥੧੦੫॥

jis kee maan lee sukhadaataa |1| rahaau doojaa |36|105|

who are approved by the Giver of peace. ||1||Second Pause||36||105||