iblwvlu mhlw 4 ]
Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl:
iblwvl cOQI pwiqSwhI[
Awvhu sMq imlhu myry BweI imil hir hir kQw krhu ]
Come, O Saints, and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; let us tell the Stories of the Lord, Har, Har.
AwE swDUE! myry BrwE, AwpW iml ky suAwmI vwihgurU dI kQw-vwrqw krIey[
hir hir nwmu boihQu hY kljuig Kyvtu gur sbid qrhu ]1]
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the boat in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga; the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the boatman to ferry us across. ||1||
klXu`g AMdr suAwmI vwihgurU dw nwm jhwz hY Aqy gurU jI mlwh[ gurW dI bwxI rwhIN qUM sMswr smuMdr qoN pwr ho jw[
myry mn hir gux hir aucrhu ]
O my mind, chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
hy myrI ijMdVIey! qUM suAwmI mwlk dw j`s aucwrn kr[
msqik ilKq ilKy gun gwey imil sMgiq pwir prhu ]1] rhwau ]
According to the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon your forehead, sing the Praises of the Lord; join the Holy Congregation, and cross over the world-ocean. ||1||Pause||
m`Qy auqy ilKI hoeI ilKqwkwr dI bdOlq, swD sBw AMdr, vwihgurU dw j`s gwien krn rwhIN qUM sMswr smuMdr qoN pwr auqr jw[ Tihrwau[
kwieAw ngr mih rwm rsu aUqmu ikau pweIAY aupdysu jn krhu ]
Within the body-village is the Lord's supreme, sublime essence. How can I obtain it? Teach me, O humble Saints.
dyh dy Sihr AMdr suAwmI dw srySt AMimRq hY, hy swDUE! mYnUM isK-m`q idE, kYN iks qrHW ies nUM prwpq krW?
siqguru syiv sPl hir drsnu imil AMimRqu hir rsu pIAhu ]2]
Serving the True Guru, you shall obtain the Fruitful Vision of the Lord's Darshan; meeting Him, drink in the ambrosial essence of the Lord's Nectar. ||2||
s`cy gurW dI cwkrI kmw ky qUM hrI dy Pldwiek dIdwr nUM prwpq kr Aqy aunHW nUM iml ky qUM surjIq krnhwr sweIN dy Awib-ihXwq nUM pwn kr[
hir hir nwmu AMimRqu hir mITw hir sMqhu cwiK idKhu ]
The Ambrosial Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is so sweet; O Saints of the Lord, taste it, and see.
suAwmI mwlk vwihgurU dw nwm im`Tw Awib-ihXwq hY, hy vwihgurU dy swDUE! ies nUM c`K ky vyKo[
gurmiq hir rsu mITw lwgw iqn ibsry siB ibK rshu ]3]
Under Guru's Instruction, the Lord's essence seems so sweet; through it, all corrupt sensual pleasures are forgotten. ||3||
gurW dy aupdyS duAwrw sweIN dw AMimRq im`Tw l`gdw hY[ ies nwl swry SihvqI suAwd Bu`l jWdy hn[
rwm nwmu rsu rwm rswiexu hir syvhu sMq jnhu ]
The Name of the Lord is the medicine to cure all diseases; so serve the Lord, O humble Saints.
suAwmI mwlk dy nwm dw AMimRq swirAW rogW dI dvweI hY[ pRBU dI tihl kmwE, qusIN hy swDUE!
cwir pdwrQ cwry pwey gurmiq nwnk hir Bjhu ]4]4]
The four great blessings are obtained, O Nanak, by vibrating upon the Lord, under Guru's Instruction. ||4||4||
cwr auqm dwqW hn, gurW dy aupdyS duAwrw vwihgurU dw ismrn krn nwl cwry hI pRwpq ho jWdIAW hn[