You, Lord, are the Merciful Treasure of Virtue. When it pleases You, Lord, You forgive me.

I am a sinner, saved only by the Company of the Guru. He has bestowed the Teachings of the Lord's Name, which saves me. ||2||

What Glorious Virtues of Yours can I describe, O my True Guru? When the Guru speaks, I am transfixed with wonder.

Can anyone else save a sinner like me? The True Guru has protected and saved me.

O Guru, You are my father. O Guru, You are my mother. O Guru, You are my relative, companion and friend. ||3||

My condition, O my True Guru - that condition, O Lord, is known only to You.

I was rolling around in the dirt, and no one cared for me at all. In the Company of the Guru, the True Guru, I, the worm, have been raised up and exalted.

Blessed, blessed is the Guru of servant Nanak; meeting Him, all my sorrows and troubles have come to an end. ||4||5||11||49||

Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:

The soul of the man is lured by gold and women; emotional attachment to Maya is so sweet to him.

The mind has become attached to the pleasures of houses, palaces, horses and other enjoyments.

The Lord God does not even enter his thoughts; how can he be saved, O my Lord King? ||1||

O my Lord, these are my lowly actions, O my Lord.

O Lord, Har, Har, Treasure of Virtue, Merciful Lord: please bless me with Your Grace and forgive me for all my mistakes. ||1||Pause||

I have no beauty, no social status, no manners.

With what face am I to speak? I have no virtue at all; I have not chanted Your Name.

I am a sinner, saved only by the Company of the Guru. This is the generous blessing of the True Guru. ||2||

He gave all beings souls, bodies, mouths, noses and water to drink.

He gave them corn to eat, clothes to wear, and other pleasures to enjoy.

But they do not remember the One who gave them all this. The animals think that they made themselves! ||3||

You made them all; You are all-pervading. You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.

What can these wretched creatures do? This whole drama is Yours, O Lord and Master.

Servant Nanak was purchased in the slave-market. He is the slave of the Lord's slaves. ||4||6||12||50||

Section 07 - Raag Gauree - Part 018

Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:

Just as the mother, having given birth to a son, feeds him and keeps him in her vision

- indoors and outdoors, she puts food in his mouth; each and every moment, she caresses him.

In just the same way, the True Guru protects His GurSikhs, who love their Beloved Lord. ||1||

O my Lord, we are just the ignorant children of our Lord God.

Hail, hail, to the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru, the Divine Teacher who has made me wise through the Lord's Teachings. ||1||Pause||

The white flamingo circles through the sky,