ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੫
raag ga-orhee bairaagan mehlaa 5
Raag Gauree Bairaagan, Fifth Mehl:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਦਯ ਗੁਸਾਈ ਮੀਤੁਲਾ ਤੂੰ ਸੰਗਿ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਬਾਸੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
da-y gusaa-ee meetulaa tooN sang hamaarai baas jee-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
O Dear Lord God, my Best Friend, please, abide with me. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O dear Lord of all, my truest friend — please come and stay right here with me, close by, all the time.
The deepest prayer can be simply: please stay close to me.
This opens Gauree Bairaagan and holds the mehl header, the Ik Onkar invocation, and the Rahao. Bairaagan is a raag traditionally associated with longing — the ache of missing the beloved. Da-y gusaa-ee meetulaa — "kind Lord of the world, my dear little friend" — the diminutive meetulaa is deeply affectionate. Toon sang hamaarai baas — "you, dwell with me." The whole shabad is a tender request to be kept company, sung from the ache of longing.
A Question to Sit With
Who do you most wish would just stay close to you, and why?
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