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Written by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, this shabad dispels loneliness. Meditate on this shabad or recite it 11 times a day to experience its effects.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji – Raag Devgandhari – Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji – Panna 531

ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
देवगंधारी महला ५ ॥
Ḏevganḏẖārī mėhlā 5.

ਅਪੁਨੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਹਿ ਬਿਨਤੀ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
अपुने हरि पहि बिनती कहीऐ ॥
Apune har pėh binṯī kahī▫ai.

ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਅਨਦ ਮੰਗਲ ਨਿਧਿ ਸੂਖ ਸਹਜ ਸਿਧਿ ਲਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
चारि पदारथ अनद मंगल निधि सूख सहज सिधि लहीऐ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Cẖār paḏārath anaḏ mangal niḏẖ sūkẖ sahj siḏẖ lahī▫ai. ||1|| rahā▫o.

ਮਾਨੁ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨੀ ਲਾਗਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅੰਚਲੁ ਗਹੀਐ ॥
मानु तिआगि हरि चरनी लागउ तिसु प्रभ अंचलु गहीऐ ॥
Mān ṯi▫āg har cẖarnī lāga▫o ṯis parabẖ ancẖal gahī▫ai.

ਆਂਚ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਾਗਰ ਤੇ ਸਰਨਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਕੀ ਅਹੀਐ ॥੧॥
आंच न लागै अगनि सागर ते सरनि सुआमी की अहीऐ ॥१॥
Āʼncẖ na lāgai agan sāgar ṯe saran su▫āmī kī ahī▫ai. ||1||

ਕੋਟਿ ਪਰਾਧ ਮਹਾ ਅਕ੍ਰਿਤਘਨ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਹੀਐ ॥
कोटि पराध महा अक्रितघन बहुरि बहुरि प्रभ सहीऐ ॥
Kot parāḏẖ mahā akriṯ▫gẖan bahur bahur parabẖ sahī▫ai.

ਕਰੁਣਾ ਮੈ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਰਨਹੀਐ ॥੨॥੧੭॥
करुणा मै पूरन परमेसुर नानक तिसु सरनहीऐ ॥२॥१७॥
Karuṇā mai pūran parmesur Nānak ṯis saranhī▫ai. ||2||17||

Speak thy prayer before the Lord God Himself . . .
And from the source of that song of bliss,
Automatically receive the four treasures that bring contentment and spiritual power. (Pause)
Abandon pride and fall at Lord’s feet –
Hold fast to the Robe of the Lord.
The sea of burning desire clings not to those who long for the shelter of their Master.
The Lord supports even the most ungrateful, who err again and again . . .
Nanak longs for the shelter of that perfect Lord – embodiment of Mercy.

Musical Version

Here is a beautiful version of this Shabad from Harmandir Sahib Ji by Bhai Nirmal Singh Ji and Bhai Darshan Singh Ji:

Click here for a Shabad sheet for ‘Apunay Har Peh Binatee Keheeai’
 

This post was drawn from the Psyche of the Golden Shield, compiled by Bibiji Inderjit Kaur with English translations by Sardarni Nirbhao Kaur Khalsa and transliterations by S.S. Sant Singh Khalsa, M.D.  This resource is available to purchase through Sat Nam (Europe) or Amazon.

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