This shabad has been sung by the following:

Title	Artist	Album	Shabad Submitter
03 - Anoop Singh - Mere Pritam Hao Jiwa Nam Dhiaye	Anoop Singh (Una Sahib Wale)	Nimanian Tu Maan	admin
03 - Niranjan Singh - Mere Preetama Hau Jeevaa Naam Dhiyae	Niranjan Singh (Jawaddi Kalan Wale)	Ram Ram Bol Bol	HSinghDCWale

 

This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 40

isrIrwgu mhlw 4 ]
sireeraag mehalaa 4 ||
Siree Raag, Fourth Mehla:

nwmu imlY mnu iqRpqIAY ibnu nwmY iDRgu jIvwsu ]
naam milai man thripatheeai bin naamai dhhrig jeevaas ||
Receiving the Naam, the mind is satisfied; without the Naam, life is cursed.

koeI gurmuiK sjxu jy imlY mY dsy pRBu guxqwsu ]
koee guramukh sajan jae milai mai dhasae prabh gunathaas ||
If I meet the Gurmukh, my Spiritual Friend, he will show me God, the Treasure of Excellence.

hau iqsu ivthu cau KMnIAY mY nwm kry prgwsu ]1]
ho this vittahu cho kha(n)neeai mai naam karae paragaas ||1||
I am every bit a sacrifice to one who reveals to me the Naam. ||1||

myry pRIqmw hau jIvw nwmu iDAwie ]
maerae preethamaa ho jeevaa naam dhhiaae ||
O my Beloved, I live by meditating on Your Name.

ibnu nwvY jIvxu nw QIAY myry siqgur nwmu idRVwie ]1] rhwau ]
bin naavai jeevan naa thheeai maerae sathigur naam dhrirraae ||1|| rehaao ||
Without Your Name, my life does not even exist. My True Guru has implanted the Naam within me. ||1||Pause||

nwmu Amolku rqnu hY pUry siqgur pwis ]
naam amolak rathan hai poorae sathigur paas ||
The Naam is a Priceless Jewel; it is with the Perfect True Guru.

siqgur syvY ligAw kiF rqnu dyvY prgwis ]
sathigur saevai lagiaa kadt rathan dhaevai paragaas ||
When one is enjoined to serve the True Guru, He brings out this Jewel and bestows this enlightenment.

DMnu vfBwgI vf BwgIAw jo Awie imly gur pwis ]2]
dhha(n)n vaddabhaagee vadd bhaageeaa jo aae milae gur paas ||2||
Blessed, and most fortunate of the very fortunate, are those who come to meet the Guru. ||2||

ijnw siqguru purKu n ByitE sy BwghIx vis kwl ]
jinaa sathigur purakh n bhaettiou sae bhaageheen vas kaal ||
Those who have not met the Primal Being, the True Guru, are most unfortunate, and are subject to death.

Eie iPir iPir join BvweIAih ivic ivstw kir ivkrwl ]
oue fir fir jon bhavaaeeahi vich visattaa kar vikaraal ||
They wander in reincarnation over and over again, as the most disgusting maggots in manure.

Enw pwis duAwis n iBtIAY ijn AMqir k®oDu cMfwl ]3]
ounaa paas dhuaas n bhitteeai jin a(n)thar krodhh cha(n)ddaal ||3||
Do not meet with, or even approach those people, whose hearts are filled with horrible anger. ||3||

siqguru purKu AMimRq sru vfBwgI nwvih Awie ]
sathigur purakh a(n)mrith sar vaddabhaagee naavehi aae ||
The True Guru, the Primal Being, is the Pool of Ambrosial Nectar. The very fortunate ones come to bathe in it.

aun jnm jnm kI mYlu auqrY inrml nwmu idRVwie ]
oun janam janam kee mail outharai niramal naam dhrirraae ||
The filth of many incarnations is washed away, and the Immaculate Naam is implanted within.

jn nwnk auqm pdu pwieAw siqgur kI ilv lwie ]4]2]66]
jan naanak outham padh paaeiaa sathigur kee liv laae ||4||2||66||
Servant Nanak has obtained the most exalted state, lovingly attuned to the True Guru. ||4||2||66||

This translation is an updated version.