Vinti

औगनहार की बेनती सुनो गरीब निवाज। जे मैं पूत कपूत हूँ, मेरी बहुड़ पिता को लाज॥

auganahāra kī benatī suno garība nivāja| je maiṃ pūta kapūta hū~, merī bahuḍa़ pitā ko lāja||

Listen, O Cherisher of the humble, to this flawed one's petition. Even though I am an unworthy son, it remains a father's honor to protect his son's good name.

नहीं विद्या नहीं बाहु बल नहीं खरचन को दाम। 'तुलसी' मो सम पतित की पत राखो श्री राम॥

nahīṃ vidyā nahīṃ bāhu bala nahīṃ kharacana ko dāma| 'tulasī' mo sama patita kī pata rākho śrī rāma||

I have no learning, no strength of arm, no wealth to spend. Tulsidas says: O Shri Ram, preserve the honor of a fallen soul like me.

अवसर राखी द्रोपदा संकट ज्यों प्रहलाद। कहन सुनन की कछु नहीं, शरण पड़े की लाज॥

avasara rākhī dropadā saṃkaṭa jyoṃ prahalāda| kahana sunana kī kachu nahīṃ, śaraṇa paḍa़e kī lāja||

You protected Draupadi in her hour of need, just as You saved Prahlad from danger. There is nothing more to argue — it is Your honor to protect one who has taken refuge in You.

गुरु जी को सिर पर राखिये चलिए आज्ञा माहिं। कहे 'कबीर' तिस दास को तीन लोक डर नाहिं॥

guru jī ko sira para rākhiye calie ājñā māhiṃ| kahe 'kabīra' tisa dāsa ko tīna loka ḍara nāhiṃ||

Keep the Guru always above your head, and walk within His command. Kabir says: such a servant fears nothing in all three worlds.

गुरु समरथ सिर पर खड़े क्या कमी तोहे दास। ऋद्धि-सिद्धि सेवा करे मुक्ति न छोड़े पास॥

guru samaratha sira para khaḍa़e kyā kamī tohe dāsa| ṛddhi-siddhi sevā kare mukti na choḍa़e pāsa||

When the all-capable Guru Himself stands as protector above you, what could His servant ever lack? Prosperity and spiritual powers serve Him, and liberation never leaves His side.

जे मैं भुल बिगाड़िया स्वामी न कर मैला चित्त। साहिब गौरा लोड़िए नफ़र बिगाड़े नित॥

je maiṃ bhula bigāḍa़iyā svāmī na kara mailā citta| sāhiba gaurā loḍa़ie napha़ra bigāḍa़e nita||

If I have erred and gone wrong through mistake, O Master, let it not sully Your heart. A great Master ought to be magnanimous, for a servant is bound to err again and again.

आशावन्ती मैं दर खड़ी, मेरा साहिब न ढोई दे। भी दरबार न छोड़सां, मत शौह मेहर करे॥

āśāvantī maiṃ dara khaḍa़ī, merā sāhiba na ḍhoī de| bhī darabāra na choḍa़sāṃ, mata śauha mehara kare||

Full of hope I stand at Your door; even if my Master gives me no shelter now, I will not leave this court — perhaps my Lord will yet show mercy.

क्या मुख ले विनती करूँ, लाज आवत है मोहे। तुम देखत अवगुण करूँ, मैं कैसे भाऊं तोहे॥

kyā mukha le vinatī karū~, lāja āvata hai mohe| tuma dekhata avaguṇa karū~, maiṃ kaise bhāūṃ tohe||

With what face can I even make this plea — I feel ashamed. I commit faults right before Your eyes; how then could I ever please You?

गुरु गोविन्द दोनों खड़े किसके लागूं पाय। बलिहारी सद्गुरु आपने जिन मार्ग दियो लखाए॥

guru govinda donoṃ khaḍa़e kisake lāgūṃ pāya| balihārī sadguru āpane jina mārga diyo lakhāe||

If Guru and Govind both stood before me, whose feet should I touch first? I offer myself to my true Guru, who showed me the path.

गुरां जी को कीजिए दण्डवत, मेरी कोटि-कोटि प्रणाम। कीट न जाने भृङ्ग को, गुरु कर ले आप समान॥

gurāṃ jī ko kījie daṇḍavata, merī koṭi-koṭi praṇāma| kīṭa na jāne bhṛṅga ko, guru kara le āpa samāna||

Offer full prostration to the Guru — my countless salutations to Him. Just as the humble insect, though it does not know the wasp, is transformed into its likeness, so does the Guru make His servant like Himself.

लेखे गिनत न छूटिए छिन-छिन भूलनहार। बख्शानहार बख्शा लै, 'नानक' पार उतार॥

lekhe ginata na chūṭie china-china bhūlanahāra| bakhśānahāra bakhśā lai, 'nānaka' pāra utāra||

If every fault were counted, none could ever be freed, for we err moment by moment. O Forgiving One, forgive me; Nanak prays: carry me across.

सतगुरु नाम जहाज है चढ़े सो उतरे पार। जो श्रद्धा कर संवदे, स्वामी पार उतारन हार॥

sataguru nāma jahāja hai caḍha़e so utare pāra| jo śraddhā kara saṃvade, svāmī pāra utārana hāra||

The Name of the true Guru is a ship — whoever boards it reaches the far shore. Whoever holds to it with faith, the Master is sure to carry across.

श्री गुरु महाराज की महिमा मो से कही न जाये। महाबली अवतार है जल थल रहयो समाये॥

śrī guru mahārāja kī mahimā mo se kahī na jāye| mahābalī avatāra hai jala thala rahayo samāye||

The glory of the revered Guru Maharaj is beyond my power to describe. He is a mighty incarnation, pervading both water and land.

सतगुरु मेरा सूरमा करे शब्द की चोट। मारे गोला प्रेम का ढाये भ्रम का कोट॥

sataguru merā sūramā kare śabda kī coṭa| māre golā prema kā ḍhāye bhrama kā koṭa||

My true Guru is a warrior who strikes with the blow of the Word. He fires the cannonball of love and brings down the fortress of illusion.

फिरत-फिरत प्रभु आयों पड़यो तोहे शरणाए। 'नानक' की प्रभु बेनती अपनी भक्ति लाए॥

phirata-phirata prabhu āyoṃ paḍa़yo tohe śaraṇāe| 'nānaka' kī prabhu benatī apanī bhakti lāe||

Wandering from place to place, O Lord, I have finally come and fallen at Your refuge. This is Nanak's prayer: O Lord, grant me devotion unto You.

भक्ति-दान मोहे दीजिए, गुरु देवन के देव। और कछु न चाहिए निश दिन तुमरी सेव॥

bhakti-dāna mohe dījie, guru devana ke deva| aura kachu na cāhie niśa dina tumarī seva||

Grant me the gift of devotion, O Guru, God of gods. I want nothing else but to serve You day and night.

गुरु मूर्ति गति चन्द्रमा सेवक नैन चकोर। अष्ट पहर निरखत रहूँ गुरु मूर्ति की ओर॥

guru mūrti gati candramā sevaka naina cakora| aṣṭa pahara nirakhata rahū~ guru mūrti kī ora||

The Guru's form is like the moon, and the devotee's eyes are the chakor bird gazing upon it. May I keep my eyes fixed on the Guru's form through all eight watches of day and night.

पार ब्रहा परमेश्वर पूर्ण सच्चिदानन्द। नमस्कार प्रभु आपको सब संतन के अंग संग॥

pāra brahā parameśvara pūrṇa saccidānanda| namaskāra prabhu āpako saba saṃtana ke aṃga saṃga||

You are the Supreme Brahman, the Supreme Lord, the fullness of Being-Consciousness-Bliss. Salutations to You, O Lord, who abide with and within all saints.

मात-पिता सतगुरु मेरे मैं शरण जाऊँ जिसकी। गुरु बिन और न दूसरा मैं आस करूँ किसकी॥

māta-pitā sataguru mere maiṃ śaraṇa jāū~ jisakī| guru bina aura na dūsarā maiṃ āsa karū~ kisakī||

My true Guru is both mother and father to me; it is His refuge alone I seek. There is no other besides the Guru — in whom else could I place my hope?

जैकारा निस्तारा धर्म का द्वारा, झूलेगी ध्वजा बजेगा नगाड़ा। सुनकर बोले सो निर्भय, बोल मेरे श्री गुरु महाराज की जै॥

jaikārā nistārā dharma kā dvārā, jhūlegī dhvajā bajegā nagāḍa़ā| sunakara bole so nirbhaya, bola mere śrī guru mahārāja kī jai||

This jaikara is the gateway to liberation through dharma; the banner shall wave and the drum shall sound. Whoever hears and echoes it becomes fearless — proclaim: Victory to my revered Guru Maharaj!