Guru Granth Sahib 240 · Raag Gauree · Guru Arjan Dev Ji

1The Guru who gave me my soul,

2has Himself purchased me, and made me His slave. ||6||

3He Himself has blessed me with His Love.

4Forever and ever, I humbly bow to the Guru. ||7||

5My troubles, conflicts, fears, doubts and pains have been dispelled;

6says Nanak, my Guru is All-powerful. ||8||9||

7Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

8Meet me, O my Lord of the Universe. Please bless me with Your Name.

9Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, cursed, cursed is love and intimacy. ||1||Pause||

10Without the Naam, one who dresses and eats well

11is like a dog, who falls in and eats impure foods. ||1||

12Without the Naam, all occupations are useless, like decorations on a dead body. ||2||

13One who forgets the Naam and indulges in pleasures,

14shall find no peace, even in dreams; his body shall become diseased. ||3||

15One who renounces the Naam and engages in other occupations,

16shall see all of his false pretenses fall away. ||4||

17One whose mind does not embrace love for the Naam

18shall go to hell, even though he may perform millions of ceremonial rituals. ||5||

19One whose mind does not contemplate the Name of the Lord

20is bound like a thief, in the City of Death. ||6||

21Hundreds of thousands of ostentatious shows and great expanses

22- without the Naam, all these displays are false. ||7||

23That humble being repeats the Name of the Lord,

24O Nanak, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy. ||8||10||

25Gauree, Fifth Mehla:

26My mind longs for that Friend, who shall stand by me in the beginning, in the middle and in the end. ||1||

27The Lord's Love goes with us forever.

28The Perfect and Merciful Lord cherishes all. ||1||Pause||

29He shall never perish, and He shall never abandon me.

30Wherever I look, there I see Him pervading and permeating. ||2||

31He is Beautiful, All-knowing, the most Clever, the Giver of life.

32God is my Brother, Son, Father and Mother. ||3||

33He is the Support of the breath of life; He is my Wealth.

34Abiding within my heart, He inspires me to enshrine love for Him. ||4||

35The Lord of the World has cut away the noose of Maya.

36He has made me His own, blessing me with His Glance of Grace. ||5||

37Remembering, remembering Him in meditation, all diseases are healed.

38Meditating on His Feet, all comforts are enjoyed. ||6||

39The Perfect Primal Lord is Ever-fresh and Ever-young.

40The Lord is with me, inwardly and outwardly, as my Protector. ||7||

41Says Nanak, that devotee who realizes the state of the Lord, Har, Har, is blessed with the treasure of the Naam. ||8||11||

42Raag Gauree Maajh, Fifth Mehla:

43One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

44Countless are those who wander around searching for You, but they do not find Your limits.

45They alone are Your devotees, who are blessed by Your Grace. ||1||

46I am a sacrifice, I am a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||

47Continually hearing of the terrifying path, I am so afraid.

48I have sought the Protection of the Saints; please, save me! ||2||