Prayer from Gurbani

Thou art my Father, Thou art my Mother, Thou art my Soul and life, oh Bestower of Happiness: Thou art my Master, and I am Thy slave, and apart from Thee, nothing is mine.

Grant that I may be singing Thy praises day and night: we are Thy instruments and You playest on them. We are beggars at Thy door, give us the Gift, oh our Benefactor!

Through Thy Grace I may enjoy Inner Bliss, for Thou art permeating every heart. Through Thy Grace alone one can repeat Thy sweet Naam, and sing Thy praises in the company of Thy beloved Saints.

Through Thy Mercy, our pains are eliminated, and through Thy Grace, the lotus of the heart opens out. I lovingly pour myself out at the feet of the Guru Dev, Whose Darshan is fruitful and Whose service so purifying.

Be kind, my Lord! that Nanak may sing Thy praises constantly.

Guru Arjan