Shabad : Har jiyo nimaniyan tu maan

Shabad (Ang 624 of SGGS) : har jeeau nimaaniaa too maan ||

(O Dear Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.)

nicheejiaa cheej kare meraa govi(n)dh 

  teree kudharat kau kurabaan ||

(You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; 

I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power.)

giee bahoR ba(n)dhee chhoR 

  nira(n)kaar dhukhadhaaree ||

(The Restorer of what was taken away, the Liberator from captivity; 

the Formless Lord, the Destroyer of pain.)

karam na jaanaa dharam na jaanaa 

  lobhee maiaadhaaree ||

(I do not know about karma and good deeds; I do not know about Dharma and righteous living.

I am so greedy, chasing after Maya (money).)

naam pario bhagat govi(n)dh kaa 

  ieh raakhahu paij tumaaree ||1||

I go by the name of God's devotee; 

please, save this honor of Yours.)

har jeeau nimaaniaa too maan ||

(O Dear Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.)

nicheejiaa cheej kare meraa govi(n)dh 

  teree kudharat kau kurabaan ||

(You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; 

I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power.)

jaisaa baalak bhai subhaiee 

  lakh aparaadh kamaavai ||

(Like the child, 

innocently making thousands of mistakes.)

kar upadhes jhiRake bahu bhaatee 

  bahuR pitaa gal laavai ||

(his father teaches him, and scolds him so many times, 

but still, he hugs him close in his embrace.)

pichhale aaugun bakhas le 

  prabh aagai maarag paavai ||2||

(Lord, Please forgive my past actions, 

and place me on Your path for the future.)

har a(n)tarajaamee sabh bidh jaanai 

  taa kis peh aakh sunaieeaai ||

(The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows all about my state of mind; 

so who else should I go to and speak to?)

kahanai kathan na bheejai gobi(n)dh 

  har bhaavai paij rakhaieeaai ||

(The Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is not pleased by mere recitation of words; 

if it is pleasing to His Will, He preserves our honor.)

avar oT mai sagalee dhekhee 

  ik teree oT rahaieeaai ||3||

(Lord, I have seen all other shelters, 

but Yours alone remains for me.)

hoi dhiaal kirapaal prabh Thaakur 

  aape sunai bena(n)tee ||

(Becoming kind and compassionate, 

God the Lord and Master Himself listens to my prayer.)

pooraa satagur mel milaavai 

  sabh chookai man kee chi(n)tee ||

(He unites me in Union with the Perfect True Guru, 

and all the cares and anxieties of my mind are dispelled.)

har har naam avakhadh mukh paiaa 

  jan naanak sukh vasa(n)tee ||4||

(The Lord, Har, Har, has placed the medicine of the Naam into my mouth; 

servant Nanak abides in peace.)