Kirtan by Bhai Dharam Singh Ji Zakhmi and Jatha.
ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gauṛī bairāgaṇi mahalā 1
ਹਰਣੀ ਹੋਵਾ ਬਨਿ ਬਸਾ ਕੰਦ ਮੂਲ ਚੁਣਿ ਖਾਉ ॥
haraṇī hōvā bani basā kanda mūla chuṇi khāu
If I were to forsake all worldly engagements and become like a deer and live in the forest (Vanaprastha), picking and eating fruits and flowers/roots,…
ਗੁਰਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਹੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਾਰਿ ਵਾਰਿ ਹਉ ਜਾਉ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥
guraparasādī mērā sahu milai vāri vāri hau jāu jīu .1.
…if by the Guru’s grace I were to meet my Husband Vaheguru, then I would be a sacrifice, a sacrifice unto Him.
ਮੈ ਬਨਜਾਰਨਿ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ॥ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਰੁ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ਜੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mai banajārani rāma kī . tērā nāmu vakharu vāpāru jī .1. rahāu .
O all-pervading Vaheguru! I am Your trader. Your Name is my merchandise, with which I trade.
ਕੋਕਿਲ ਹੋਵਾ ਅੰਬਿ ਬਸਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
kōkila hōvā ambi basā sahaji sabada bīchāru
If I were to become a cuckoo (Brahmacharya) and live in a garden of mango trees (Satsangat), and effortlessly contemplate on the Guru’s teachings,…
ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਹੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਦਰਸਨਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
sahaji subhāi mērā sahu milai darasani rūpi apāru .2.
…if I were to effortlessly meet my Husband Vaheguru and, beholding the vision of His limitless form, become one with His form, then my Brahmacharya would be fruitful.
ਮਛੁਲੀ ਹੋਵਾ ਜਲਿ ਬਸਾ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਸਾਰਿ ॥
machhulī hōvā jali basā jīa janta sabhi sāri
If I were to become a fish (Grihastha) and live in the water (the world), and look after all living beings/creatures (i.e. children, grandchildren, etc.),…
ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਹੁ ਵਸੈ ਹਉ ਮਿਲਉਗੀ ਬਾਹ ਪਸਾਰਿ ॥੩॥
uravāri pāri mērā sahu vasai hau milaugī bāha pasāri .3.
…if I were to meet my Husband Vaheguru, who dwells on this side (world) and on the other side, by stretching out my arm, then my Grihastha would be fruitful.
ਨਾਗਨਿ ਹੋਵਾ ਧਰ ਵਸਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਸੈ ਭਉ ਜਾਇ ॥
nāgani hōvā dhara vasā sabadu vasai bhau jāi
If I were to become a snake (Sannyasa) and live in a burrow in the earth, instil the Guru’s teachings within and my fear to depart, then would my Sannyasa be fruitful.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਜਿਨ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੨॥੧੯॥
nānaka sadā sōhagaṇī jina jōtī jōti samāi .4.2.19.
Sri Guru Ji says, they are always happy, blessed wives, whose light merges with the light of Vaheguru.