ਕਵਨ ਗੁਨੁ ਜੋ ਤੁਝੁ ਲੈ ਗਾਵਉ ॥ kavan gun jo tujh lai gaava-o. What is that virtue, by which I may sing of You? Ni ipi fadhila hiyo, ambayo kuipitia naweza kukuimbia? ਕਵਨ ਬੋਲ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਰੀਝਾਵਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ kavan bol paarbrahm reejh ava-o. ||1|| rahaa-o. O’ God, what is that word by which I
ਪੀਊ ਦਾਦੇ ਕਾ ਖੋਲਿ ਡਿਠਾ ਖਜਾਨਾ ॥ pee-oo daaday kaa khol dithaa khajaanaa. , When I opened and looked at the treasure (the divine words) of my ancestors, Wakati nilifungua na kuangalia hazina (maneno takatifu) ya mababu zangu. ਤਾ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਇਆ ਨਿਧਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ taa mayrai man bha-i-aa niDhaanaa. ||1|| then my mind felt, as
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜੀਅ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥ har har naam jee-a paraan aDhaar. Now Naam has become the mainstay of my life breath. Sasa Naam imekuwa nguzo ya uhai wangu. ਸਾਚਾ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ॥ saachaa Dhan paa-i-o har rang. Being imbued with God’s love, I have obtained the true wealth of Naam. Nikiwa
ਜਨ ਕੀ ਟੇਕ ਏਕ ਗੋਪਾਲ ॥ jan kee tayk ayk gopaal. God becomes the only support for such a devotee. Mungu anakuwa tegemezo ya kipekee ya mtawa kama huyo. ਏਕਾ ਲਿਵ ਏਕੋ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਉ ॥ aykaa liv ayko man bhaa-o. Such a devotee becomes attuned to God and his mind is filled with love for
ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਡੂਬਤ ਪਾਹਨ ਤਰੇ ॥੩॥ jis simrat doobat paahan taray. ||3|| By meditating whom even the stone hearted persons swim across the worldly ocean of vices. ||3|| Ambaye kwa kutafakari kwake hata watu wenye mioyo migumu wanaogelea wakivuka bahari ya kidunia ya dhambi. ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ॥ sant sabhaa ka-o sadaa jaikaar.
ਬਿਆਪਤ ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਬਿਸਥਾਰ ॥ bi-aapat harakh sog bisthaar. Maya afflicts some through pain and others through the display of pleasure. Maya inaathiri wengine kupitia uchungu na wengine kupitia maonyesho ya raha. ਬਿਆਪਤ ਸੁਰਗ ਨਰਕ ਅਵਤਾਰ ॥ bi-aapat surag narak avtaar. It torments people through living in the conditions of heaven and hell. Inatesa watu
ਇਸ ਹੀ ਮਧੇ ਬਸਤੁ ਅਪਾਰ ॥ is hee maDhay basat apaar. Within this temple is the infinite wealth of Naam. Ndani mwa hekalu hii kuna utajiri usio na mwisho wa Naam. ਇਸ ਹੀ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਸੁਨੀਅਤ ਸਾਹੁ ॥ is hee bheetar sunee-at saahu. Within it, the great banker-God is said to dwell. Ndani mwake, mkurugenzi wa
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad. One eternal God. Realized by the grace of the True Guru: Mungu Mmoja wa milele. Anayegunduliwa kwa neema ya Guru wa Kweli: ਗਉੜੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਅਖਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ ga-orhee baavan akhree mehlaa 5. Raag Gauree, Bavan Akhri (based on 52 letters of the Sanskrit alphabet), Fifth Guru: Raag
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਪੂਰਨ ਮਨਹਿ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਪਾਈਐ ॥ bhagat vachhal purakh pooran maneh chindi-aa paa-ee-ai. If we enshrine in our heart the Name of the perfect God, who is the lover of devotional worship then all the desires of our mind are fulfilled. Iwapo tuthamini Jina la Mungu kamili moyoni mwetu, ambaye ni mpenda wa
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ ga-orhee mehlaa 5. Raag Gauree, Fifth Guru: Raag Gauree, Guru wa Tano: ਮੋਹਨ ਤੇਰੇ ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥ mohan tayray oochay mandar mahal apaaraa. O’ God, Your creation is Great and Your virtues are infinite. Ee Mungu, uumbaji wako niMkuu na fadhila zako hazina mwisho. ਮੋਹਨ ਤੇਰੇ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਦੁਆਰ ਜੀਉ