ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
sūhī mahalā 4 .
Soohee, Fourth Mehl:
ਜਿਹਵਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਹੀ ਅਘਾਇ ॥
jihavā har ras rahī aghāi .
My tongue remains satisfied with the subtle essence of the Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੀਵੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥
guramukh pīvai sahaj samāi .1.
The Gurmukh drinks it in, and merges in celestial peace. ||1||
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਜਨ ਚਾਖਹੁ ਜੇ ਭਾਈ ॥
har ras jan chākhah jē bhāī .
If you taste the subtle essence of the Lord, O humble Siblings of Destiny,
ਤਉ ਕਤ ਅਨਤ ਸਾਦਿ ਲੋਭਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tau kat anat sād lōbhāī .1. rahāu .
then how can you be enticed by other flavors? ||1||Pause||
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਸੁ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
guramat ras rākhah ur dhār .
Under Guru's Instructions, keep this subtle essence enshrined in your heart.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
har ras rātē rang murār .2.
Those who are imbued with the subtle essence of the Lord, are immersed in celestial bliss. ||2||
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
manamukh har ras chākhiā n jāi .
The self-willed manmukh cannot even taste the subtle essence of the Lord.
ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰੈ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
haumai karai bahutī milai sajāi .3.
He acts out in ego, and suffers terrible punishment. ||3||
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
nadar karē tā har ras pāvai .
But if he is blessed with the Lord's Kind Mercy, then he obtains the subtle essence of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੪॥੩॥੭॥
nānak har ras har gun gāvai .4.3.7.
O Nanak, absorbed in this subtle essence of the Lord, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||3||7||