hy pRBU jI! mYN qYQoN sdky hW (qUµ kYsI Acrj lIlw rcweI hY!) jIv-iesq®I (qyrI rcI mwieAw dy pRBwv hyT) jvwnI dy smy ieauN msq hY ijvyN Srwb pI ky md hoS hY, (ieh BI nhIN smJdI ik) ies pyky-Gr ivc (ies jgq ivc) auh iek pRwhuxI hI hY [ ivkwrW dI kmweI nwl ic`q ivc auh mYlI rihMdI hY (gurU dI srn nhIN AwauNdI, qy) gurU (dI srn pYx) qoN ibnw (ihrdy ivc) gux itk nhIN skdy [ (mwieAw dI) Btkxw ivc pY ky jIv-iesq®I ny (pRBU dy) guxW dI kImq nwh smJI, kurwhy peI rhI, qy jvwnI dw smw ivArQ gvw ilAw [ nwh aus ny Ksm-pRBU nwl sWJ pweI, nwh aus dy dr nwh aus dy Gr qy nwh hI aus dy drsn dI kdr pCwxI [ (Btkxw ivc hI rih ky) jIv-iesq®I ƒ pRBU-pqI dw suBwau BI psMd nwh AwieAw [ mwieAw dy moh ivc su`qI hoeI jIv-iesq®I dI izMdgI dI swrI rwq bIq geI, siqgurU dI is`iKAw lY ky jIvn dy TIk rsqy auqy kdy BI nwh qurI [ hy nwnk! AjyhI jIv-iesq®I ny qW bwl-aumry hI rMfypw shyV ilAw, qy pRBU-pqI dy imlwp qoN ibnw aus dw ihrdw-kml kumlwieAw hI irhw [1[ hy ipAwry siqgurU! mYƒ Ksm-pRBU imlw [ (myhr kr) mYƒ auh pRBU-pqI ipAwrw l`gy, mYN aus qoN sdky jwvW, jo sdw hI hr QW ivAwpk hY, iqMnW hI BvnW ivc ijs dw hukm c`l irhw hY [ iqMnW BvnW dw mwlk pRBU BwgW vwlI jIv-iesq®I nwl ipAwr krdw hY, pr ijs ny AOgux hI AOgux shyVy auh aus dy crnW qoN ivCuVI rihMdI hY [ auh mwlk hryk dy ihrdy ivc ivAwpk hY (auh hryk dy idl dI jwxdw hY) ijho ijhI Aws Dwr ky koeI aus dy dr qy AwauNdI hY auho ijhI ie`Cw auh pUrI kr dyNdw hY [ jyhVI jIv-iesq®I pRBU-pqI dI bxI rihMdI hY auh sdw suhwg-Bwg vwlI hY, auh kdy rMfI nhIN huMdI, aus dw vys kdy mYlw nhIN huMdw (aus dw ihrdw kdy ivkwrW nwl mYlw nhIN huMdw) [ hy nwnk! (Ardws kr qy AwK—hy siqgurU! qyrI myhr hovy qW) auh sdw-iQr rihx vwlw pRBU-pqI mYƒ (sdw) ipAwrw l`gdw rhy jyhVw pRIqm hryk jug ivc iek-smwn rihx vwlw hY [2[ hy siqgurU! (auh) muhUrq kFw (auh Avsr pYdw kr, ijs dI brkiq nwl) mYN BI pRBU-pqI dy crnW ivc juV skW [ (hy gurU! qyrI ikrpw nwl) rzw dy mwlk pRBU jo hukm krdw hY auh myl dw Avsr bx jWdw hY, aus ƒ koeI AgWh ipCWh nhIN kr skdw (aus ivc koeI ivGn nhIN pw skdw) [ jIvW dy kIqy krmW Anuswr krqwr ny (auhnW dy imlwp jW ivCoVy dw) jo BI hukm id`qw hY aus ƒ koeI aulMG nhIN skdw [ (gurU ivcoly dI ikrpw nwl) auh prmwqmw jo iqMnW lokW ivc ivAwpk hY qy (iPr BI Awpxy pYdw kIqy) bMidAW qoN suqMqr hY (jIv-iesq®I ƒ Awpxy crnW ivc joVn leI) lwVw bx ky AwauNdw hY [ (ijvyN DI ƒ qorn l`gI mW muV imlx dIAW AwsW lwh ky ro ky ivCuVdI hY, iqvyN) mwieAw jIv-iesq®I dy pRBU-pqI nwl pRym dy kwrn jIv-iesq®I ƒ Awpxy kwbU ivc r`K skx dIAW AwsW lwh ky (mwno) ro ky ivCuVdI hY [ hy nwnk! jIv-iesq®I gurU dy crnW dI brkiq nwl pRBU-pqI ƒ ihrdy ivc vsWdI hY, qy sdw-iQr pRBU dI is&iq-swlwh vwly Sbd dI rwhIN pRBU dI hzUrI ivc AwnMd mwxdI hY [3[ siqgurU ny (myhr kr ky jIv-iesq®I mwieAw dy pRBwv qoN ieqnI) dUr ApVw id`qI ik auh muV jnm mrn dy gyV ivc nhIN AwauNdI [ pRBU-pqI dw pRq`K dIdwr kr ky auh pRsMn-ic`q huMdI hY [ pRBU-pqI ny (jdoN) aus nwl ipAwr kIqw, qW aus dy crnW ivc juV ky auh Awpxw Awqmk jIvn sMvwrdI hY [ sdw-iQr pRIqm pRBU ƒ aus jIv-iesq®I dI loV peI (Bwv, jIv-iesq®I aus dy lyKy ivc Aw geI) aus ny aus ƒ Awpxy nwl imlw ilAw [ (ies imlwp dI brkiq nwl) aus dI miq aukweI-hIx ho geI, auh mMnI-pRmMnI geI [ cMgy BwgW nwl aus dw imlwp ho igAw, pRBU-crnW ivc aus dw jIvn suKI ho igAw, auh guxW vwlI ho geI, gurU dy id`qy igAwn vwlI ho geI [ sq sMqoK qy sdw-iQr Xwd aus dy ihrdy ivc itk jWdI hY, auh sdw-iQr pRBU ƒ sdw ismrdI hY, auh pRBU-pqI ƒ ipAwrI l`gx l`g pYNdI hY [ hy nwnk! jIv-iesq®I (pRBU-crnW qoN) ivCuV ky du`K nhIN pWdI, gurU dI is`iKAw dI brkiq nwl auh pRBU dI god ivc hI lIn ho jWdI hY [4[1[

Intoxicated with the wine of youth, I did not realize that I was only a guest at my parents’ home (in this world). My consciousness is polluted with faults and mistakes; without the Guru, virtue does not even enter into me. I have not known the value of virtue; I have been deluded by doubt. I have wasted away my youth in vain. I have not known my Husband Lord, His celestial home and gate, or the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I have not had the pleasure of my Husband Lord’s celestial peace. After consulting the True Guru, I have not walked on the Path; the night of my life is passing away in sleep. O Nanak, in the prime of my youth, I am a widow; without my Husband Lord, the soul-bride is wasting away. || 1 || O father, give me in marriage to the Lord; I am pleased with Him as my Husband. I belong to Him. He is pervading throughout the four ages, and the Word of His Bani permeates the three worlds. The Husband Lord of the three worlds ravishes and enjoys His virtuous brides, but He keeps the ungraceful and unvirtuous ones far away. As are our hopes, so are our minds’ desires, which the All-pervading Lord brings to fulfillment. The bride of the Lord is forever happy and virtuous; she shall never be a widow, and she shall never have to wear dirty clothes. O Nanak, I love my True Husband Lord; my Beloved is the same, age after age. || 2 || O Baba, calculate that auspicious moment, when I too shall be going to my in-laws’ house. The moment of that marriage will be set by the Hukam of God’s Command; His Will cannot be changed. The karmic record of past deeds, written by the Creator Lord, cannot be erased by anyone. The most respected member of the marriage party, my Husband, is the independent Lord of all beings, pervading and permeating the three worlds. Maya, crying out in pain, leaves, seeing that the bride and the groom are in love. O Nanak, the peace of the Mansion of God’s Presence comes through the True Word of the Shabad; the bride keeps the Guru’s Feet enshrined in her mind. || 3 || My father has given me in marriage far away, and I shall not return to my parents’ home. I am delighted to see my Husband Lord near at hand; in His Home, I am so beautiful. My True Beloved Husband Lord desires me; He has joined me to Himself, and made my intellect pure and sublime. By good destiny I met Him, and was given a place of rest; through the Guru’s Wisdom, I have become virtuous. I gather lasting Truth and contentment in my lap, and my Beloved is pleased with my truthful speech. O Nanak, I shall not suffer the pain of separation; through the Guru’s Teachings, I merge into the loving embrace of the Lord’s Being. || 4 || 1 ||