maerae sathiguraa mai thujh bin avar n koe
O my True Guru, without You I have no other at all.
ham moorakh mugadhh saranaagathee kar kirapaa maelae har soe
I am foolish and ignorant; I seek Your Sanctuary. Please be Merciful and unite me with the Lord.
mai man than birahu ath agalaa kio preetham milai ghar aae
Within my mind and body is the intense pain of separation; how can my Beloved come to meet me in my home?
jaa dhaekhaa prabh aapanaa prabh dhaekhiai dhukh jaae
When I see my God, seeing God Himself, my pain is taken away.
jaae pushhaa thin sajanaa prabh kith bidhh milai milaae
I go and ask my friends, ""How can I meet and merge with God?""
sathigur dhaathaa har naam kaa prabh aap milaavai soe
The True Guru is the Giver of the Name of the Lord. God Himself causes us to meet Him.
sathigur har prabh bujhiaa gur jaevadd avar n koe
The True Guru understands the Lord God. There is no other as Great as the Guru.
ho gur saranaaee dtehi pavaa kar dhaeiaa maelae prabh soe
I have come and collapsed in the Guru's Sanctuary. In His Kindness, He has united me with God.
manehat(h) kinai n paaeiaa kar oupaav thhakae sabh koe
No one has found Him by stubborn-mindedness. All have grown weary of the effort.
sehas siaanap kar rehae man korai ra(n)g n hoe
Thousands of clever mental tricks have been tried, but still, the raw and undisciplined mind does not absorb the Color of the Lord's Love.
koorr kapatt kinai n paaeiou jo beejai khaavai soe
By falsehood and deception, none have found Him. Whatever you plant, you shall eat.
sabhanaa thaeree aas prabh sabh jeea thaerae thoo(n) raas
O God, You are the Hope of all. All beings are Yours; You are the Wealth of all.
prabh thudhhahu khaalee ko nehee dhar guramukhaa no saabaas
O God, none return from You empty-handed; at Your Door, the Gurmukhs are praised and acclaimed.
bikh bhoujal ddubadhae kadt lai jan naanak kee aradhaas
In the terrifying world-ocean of poison, people are drowning-please lift them up and save them! This is servant Nanak's humble prayer.