As the seas and the oceans are overflowing with water, so vast are my own sins.

Please, shower me with Your Mercy, and take pity upon me. I am a sinking stone - please carry me across! ||5||

My soul is burning like fire, and the knife is cutting deep.

Prays Nanak, recognizing the Lord's Command, I am at peace, day and night. ||6||5||17||

Gauree Bairaagan, First Mehl:

The nights are wasted sleeping, and the days are wasted eating.

Human life is such a precious jewel, but it is being lost in exchange for a mere shell. ||1||

You do not know the Name of the Lord.

You fool - you shall regret and repent in the end! ||1||Pause||

You bury your temporary wealth in the ground, but how can you love that which is temporary?

Those who have departed, after craving for temporary wealth, have returned home without this temporary wealth. ||2||

If people could gather it in by their own efforts, then everyone would be so lucky.

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According to the karma of past actions, one's destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky. ||3||

O Nanak, the One who created the creation - He alone takes care of it.

The Hukam of our Lord and Master's Command cannot be known; He Himself blesses us with greatness. ||4||1||18||

Gauree Bairaagan, First Mehl:

What if I were to become a deer, and live in the forest, picking and eating fruits and roots

- by Guru's Grace, I am a sacrifice to my Master. Again and again, I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice. ||1||

I am the shop-keeper of the Lord.

Your Name is my merchandise and trade. ||1||Pause||

If I were to become a cuckoo, living in a mango tree, I would still contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

I would still meet my Lord and Master, with intuitive ease; the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of His Form, is incomparably beautiful. ||2||

If I were to become a fish, living in the water, I would still remember the Lord, who watches over all beings and creatures.

My Husband Lord dwells on this shore, and on the shore beyond; I would still meet Him, and hug Him close in my embrace. ||3||

If I were to become a snake, living in the ground, the Shabad would still dwell in my mind, and my fears would be dispelled.

O Nanak, they are forever the happy soul-brides, whose light merges into His Light. ||4||2||19||

Gauree Poorbee Deepkee, First Mehl:

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

In that house where the Praises of the Creator are chanted

- in that house, sing the Songs of Praise, and meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord. ||1||

Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless Lord.

I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise which brings eternal peace. ||1||Pause||

Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.