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26.06.2012

जैतसरी महला ५ घरु ३ दुपदे
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Du-Padas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
देहु संदेसरो कहीअउ प्रिअ कहीअउ ॥
Give me a message from my Beloved - tell me, tell me!
बिसमु भई मै बहु बिधि सुनते कहहु सुहागनि सहीअउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am wonder-struck, hearing the many reports of Him; tell them to me, O my happy sister soul-brides. ||1||Pause||
को कहतो सभ बाहरि बाहरि को कहतो सभ महीअउ ॥
Some say that He is beyond the world - totally beyond it, while others say that He is totally within it.
बरनु न दीसै चिहनु न लखीऐ सुहागनि साति बुझहीअउ ॥१॥
His color cannot be seen, and His pattern cannot be discerned. O happy soul-brides, tell me the truth! ||1||
सरब निवासी घटि घटि वासी लेपु नही अलपहीअउ ॥
He is pervading everywhere, and He dwells in each and every heart; He is not stained - He is unstained.
नानकु कहत सुनहु रे लोगा संत रसन को बसहीअउ ॥२॥१॥२॥
Says Nanak, listen, O people: He dwells upon the tongues of the Saints. ||2||1||2||

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27.06.2012

सोरठि महला ४ ॥
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
हरि सिउ प्रीति अंतरु मनु बेधिआ हरि बिनु रहणु न जाई ॥
The inner depths of my mind are pierced by love for the Lord; I cannot live without the Lord.
जिउ मछुली बिनु नीरै बिनसै तिउ नामै बिनु मरि जाई ॥१॥
Just as the fish dies without water, I die without the Lord's Name. ||1||
मेरे प्रभ किरपा जलु देवहु हरि नाई ॥
O my God, please bless me with the water of Your Name.
हउ अंतरि नामु मंगा दिनु राती नामे ही सांति पाई ॥ रहाउ ॥
I beg for Your Name, deep within myself, day and night; through the Name, I find peace. ||Pause||
जिउ चात्रिकु जल बिनु बिललावै बिनु जल पिआस न जाई ॥
The song-bird cries out for lack of water - without water, its thirst cannot be quenched.
गुरमुखि जलु पावै सुख सहजे हरिआ भाइ सुभाई ॥२॥
The Gurmukh obtains the water of celestial bliss, and is rejuvenated, blossoming forth through the blessed Love of the Lord. ||2||
मनमुख भूखे दह दिस डोलहि बिनु नावै दुखु पाई ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are hungry, wandering around in the ten directions; without the Name, they suffer in pain.
जनमि मरै फिरि जोनी आवै दरगहि मिलै सजाई ॥३॥
They are born, only to die, and enter into reincarnation again; in the Court of the Lord, they are punished. ||3||
क्रिपा करहि ता हरि गुण गावह हरि रसु अंतरि पाई ॥
But if the Lord shows His Mercy, then one comes to sing His Glorious Praises; deep within the nucleus of his own self, he finds the sublime essence of the Lord's elixir.
नानक दीन दइआल भए है त्रिसना सबदि बुझाई ॥४॥८॥
The Lord has become Merciful to meek Nanak, and through the Word of the Shabad, his desires are quenched. ||4||8||

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28.06.2012

सूही महला ४ घरु ६
Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Sixth House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
नीच जाति हरि जपतिआ उतम पदवी पाइ ॥
When someone of low social class chants the Lord's Name, he obtains the state of highest dignity.
पूछहु बिदर दासी सुतै किसनु उतरिआ घरि जिसु जाइ ॥१॥
Go and ask Bidar, the son of a maid; Krishna himself stayed in his house. ||1||
हरि की अकथ कथा सुनहु जन भाई जितु सहसा दूख भूख सभ लहि जाइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Listen, O humble Siblings of Destiny, to the Unspoken Speech of the Lord; it removes all anxiety, pain and hunger. ||1||Pause||
रविदासु चमारु उसतति करे हरि कीरति निमख इक गाइ ॥
Ravi Daas, the leather-worker, praised the Lord, and sang the Kirtan of His Praises each and every instant.
पतित जाति उतमु भइआ चारि वरन पए पगि आइ ॥२॥
Although he was of low social status, he was exalted and elevated, and people of all four castes came and bowed at his feet. ||2||
नामदेअ प्रीति लगी हरि सेती लोकु छीपा कहै बुलाइ ॥
Naam Dayv loved the Lord; the people called him a fabric dyer.
खत्री ब्राहमण पिठि दे छोडे हरि नामदेउ लीआ मुखि लाइ ॥३॥
The Lord turned His back on the high-class Kh'shaatriyas and Brahmins, and showed His face to Naam Dayv. ||3||
जितने भगत हरि सेवका मुखि अठसठि तीरथ तिन तिलकु कढाइ ॥
All of the devotees and servants of the Lord have the tilak, the ceremonial mark, applied to their foreheads at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
जनु नानकु तिन कउ अनदिनु परसे जे क्रिपा करे हरि राइ ॥४॥१॥८॥
Servant Nanak shall touch their feet night and day, if the Lord, the King, grants His Grace. ||4||1||8||

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29.06.2012

सोरठि महला १ ॥
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
जिन्ही सतिगुरु सेविआ पिआरे तिन्ह के साथ तरे ॥
Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well.
तिन्हा ठाक न पाईऐ पिआरे अम्रित रसन हरे ॥
No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue.
बूडे भारे भै बिना पिआरे तारे नदरि करे ॥१॥
Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. ||1||
भी तूहै सालाहणा पिआरे भी तेरी सालाह ॥
I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises.
विणु बोहिथ भै डुबीऐ पिआरे कंधी पाइ कहाह ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? ||1||Pause||
सालाही सालाहणा पिआरे दूजा अवरु न कोइ ॥
I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise.
मेरे प्रभ सालाहनि से भले पिआरे सबदि रते रंगु होइ ॥
Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love.
तिस की संगति जे मिलै पिआरे रसु लै ततु विलोइ ॥२॥
If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. ||2||
पति परवाना साच का पिआरे नामु सचा नीसाणु ॥
The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord.
आइआ लिखि लै जावणा पिआरे हुकमी हुकमु पछाणु ॥
We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander.
गुर बिनु हुकमु न बूझीऐ पिआरे साचे साचा ताणु ॥३॥
Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. ||3||
हुकमै अंदरि निमिआ पिआरे हुकमै उदर मझारि ॥
By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb.
Hukamai Andhar Janmiaa Piaarae Oodhho Sir Kai Bhaar ||
हुकमै अंदरि जमिआ पिआरे ऊधउ सिर कै भारि ॥
गुरमुखि दरगह जाणीऐ पिआरे चलै कारज सारि ॥४॥
The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. ||4||
हुकमै अंदरि आइआ पिआरे हुकमे जादो जाइ ॥
By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes.
हुकमे बंन्हि चलाईऐ पिआरे मनमुखि लहै सजाइ ॥
By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment.
हुकमे सबदि पछाणीऐ पिआरे दरगह पैधा जाइ ॥५॥
By His Command, the Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. ||5||
हुकमे गणत गणाईऐ पिआरे हुकमे हउमै दोइ ॥
By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality.
हुकमे भवै भवाईऐ पिआरे अवगणि मुठी रोइ ॥
By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering.
हुकमु सिञापै साह का पिआरे सचु मिलै वडिआई होइ ॥६॥
If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord's Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. ||6||
आखणि अउखा आखीऐ पिआरे किउ सुणीऐ सचु नाउ ॥
It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name?
जिन्ही सो सालाहिआ पिआरे हउ तिन्ह बलिहारै जाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved.
नाउ मिलै संतोखीआं पिआरे नदरी मेलि मिलाउ ॥७॥
I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. ||7||
काइआ कागदु जे थीऐ पिआरे मनु मसवाणी धारि ॥
If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot;
ललता लेखणि सच की पिआरे हरि गुण लिखहु वीचारि ॥
And if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.
धनु लेखारी नानका पिआरे साचु लिखै उरि धारि ॥८॥३॥
Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. ||8||3||

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30.06.2012

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
त्रिपति भई सचु भोजनु खाइआ ॥
I am satisfied and satiated, eating the food of Truth.
मनि तनि रसना नामु धिआइआ ॥१॥
With my mind, body and tongue, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
जीवना हरि जीवना ॥
Life, spiritual life, is in the Lord.
जीवनु हरि जपि साधसंगि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Spiritual life consists of chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||
अनिक प्रकारी बसत्र ओढाए ॥
He is dressed in robes of all sorts,
अनदिनु कीरतनु हरि गुन गाए ॥२॥
If he sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Glorious Praises, day and night. ||2||
हसती रथ असु असवारी ॥
He rides upon elephants, chariots and horses,
हरि का मारगु रिदै निहारी ॥३॥
If he sees the Lord's Path within his own heart. ||3||
मन तन अंतरि चरन धिआइआ ॥
Meditating on the Lord's Feet, deep within his mind and body,
हरि सुख निधान नानक दासि पाइआ ॥४॥२॥५६॥
Slave Nanak has found the Lord, the treasure of peace. ||4||2||56||

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01.07.2012

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
त्रिपति भई सचु भोजनु खाइआ ॥
I am satisfied and satiated, eating the food of Truth.
मनि तनि रसना नामु धिआइआ ॥१॥
With my mind, body and tongue, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
जीवना हरि जीवना ॥
Life, spiritual life, is in the Lord.
जीवनु हरि जपि साधसंगि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Spiritual life consists of chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||
अनिक प्रकारी बसत्र ओढाए ॥
He is dressed in robes of all sorts,
अनदिनु कीरतनु हरि गुन गाए ॥२॥
If he sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Glorious Praises, day and night. ||2||
हसती रथ असु असवारी ॥
He rides upon elephants, chariots and horses,
हरि का मारगु रिदै निहारी ॥३॥
If he sees the Lord's Path within his own heart. ||3||
मन तन अंतरि चरन धिआइआ ॥
Meditating on the Lord's Feet, deep within his mind and body,
हरि सुख निधान नानक दासि पाइआ ॥४॥२॥५६॥
Slave Nanak has found the Lord, the treasure of peace. ||4||2||56||

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02.07.2012

टोडी महला ५ ॥
Todee, Fifth Mehl:
हरि बिसरत सदा खुआरी ॥
Forgetting the Lord, one is ruined forever.
ता कउ धोखा कहा बिआपै जा कउ ओट तुहारी ॥ रहाउ ॥
How can anyone be deceived, who has Your Support, O Lord? ||Pause||
बिनु सिमरन जो जीवनु बलना सरप जैसे अरजारी ॥
Without meditating in remembrance on the Lord, life is like a burning fire, even if one lives long, like a snake.
नव खंडन को राजु कमावै अंति चलैगो हारी ॥१॥
One may rule over the nine regions of the earth, but in the end, he shall have to depart, losing the game of life. ||1||
गुण निधान गुण तिन ही गाए जा कउ किरपा धारी ॥
He alone sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue, upon whom the Lord showers His Grace.
सो सुखीआ धंनु उसु जनमा नानक तिसु बलिहारी ॥२॥२॥
He is at peace, and his birth is blessed; Nanak is a sacrifice to him. ||2||2||

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03.07.2012

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
जिनि तुम भेजे तिनहि बुलाए सुख सहज सेती घरि आउ ॥
The One who sent you, has now recalled you; return to your home now in peace and pleasure.
अनद मंगल गुन गाउ सहज धुनि निहचल राजु कमाउ ॥१॥
In bliss and ecstasy, sing His Glorious Praises; by this celestial tune, you shall acquire your everlasting kingdom. ||1||
तुम घरि आवहु मेरे मीत ॥
Come back to your home, O my friend.
तुमरे दोखी हरि आपि निवारे अपदा भई बितीत ॥ रहाउ ॥
The Lord Himself has eliminated your enemies, and your misfortunes are past. ||Pause||
प्रगट कीने प्रभ करनेहारे नासन भाजन थाके ॥
God, the Creator Lord, has glorified you, and your running and rushing around has ended.
घरि मंगल वाजहि नित वाजे अपुनै खसमि निवाजे ॥२॥
In your home, there is rejoicing; the musical instruments continually play, and your Husband Lord has exalted you. ||2||
असथिर रहहु डोलहु मत कबहू गुर कै बचनि अधारि ॥
Remain firm and steady, and do not ever waver; take the Guru's Word as your Support.
जै जै कारु सगल भू मंडल मुख ऊजल दरबार ॥३॥
You shall be applauded and congratulated all over the world, and your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord. ||3||
जिन के जीअ तिनै ही फेरे आपे भइआ सहाई ॥
All beings belong to Him; He Himself transforms them, and He Himself becomes their help and support.
अचरजु कीआ करनैहारै नानक सचु वडिआई ॥४॥४॥२८॥
The Creator Lord has worked a wondrous miracle; O Nanak, His glorious greatness is true. ||4||4||28||

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04.07.2012

तिलंग महला ४ ॥
Tilang, Fourth Mehl:
हरि कीआ कथा कहाणीआ गुरि मीति सुणाईआ ॥
The Guru, my friend, has told me the stories and the sermon of the Lord.
बलिहारी गुर आपणे गुर कउ बलि जाईआ ॥१॥
I am a sacrifice to my Guru; to the Guru, I am a sacrifice. ||1||
आइ मिलु गुरसिख आइ मिलु तू मेरे गुरू के पिआरे ॥ रहाउ ॥
Come, join with me, O Sikh of the Guru, come and join with me. You are my Guru's Beloved. ||Pause||
हरि के गुण हरि भावदे से गुरू ते पाए ॥
The Glorious Praises of the Lord are pleasing to the Lord; I have obtained them from the Guru.
जिन गुर का भाणा मंनिआ तिन घुमि घुमि जाए ॥२॥
I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those who surrender to, and obey the Guru's Will. ||2||
जिन सतिगुरु पिआरा देखिआ तिन कउ हउ वारी ॥
I am dedicated and devoted to those who gaze upon the Beloved True Guru.
जिन गुर की कीती चाकरी तिन सद बलिहारी ॥३॥
I am forever a sacrifice to those who perform service for the Guru. ||3||
हरि हरि तेरा नामु है दुख मेटणहारा ॥
Your Name, O Lord, Har, Har, is the Destroyer of sorrow.
गुर सेवा ते पाईऐ गुरमुखि निसतारा ॥४॥
Serving the Guru, it is obtained, and as Gurmukh, one is emancipated. ||4||
जो हरि नामु धिआइदे ते जन परवाना ॥
Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Name, are celebrated and acclaimed.
तिन विटहु नानकु वारिआ सदा सदा कुरबाना ॥५॥
Nanak is a sacrifice to them, forever and ever a devoted sacrifice. ||5||
सा हरि तेरी उसतति है जो हरि प्रभ भावै ॥
O Lord, that alone is Praise to You, which is pleasing to Your Will, O Lord God.
जो गुरमुखि पिआरा सेवदे तिन हरि फलु पावै ॥६॥
Those Gurmukhs, who serve their Beloved Lord, obtain Him as their reward. ||6||
जिना हरि सेती पिरहड़ी तिना जीअ प्रभ नाले ॥
Those who cherish love for the Lord, their souls are always with God.
ओइ जपि जपि पिआरा जीवदे हरि नामु समाले ॥७॥
Chanting and meditating on their Beloved, they live in, and gather in, the Lord's Name. ||7||
जिन गुरमुखि पिआरा सेविआ तिन कउ घुमि जाइआ ॥
I am a sacrifice to those Gurmukhs who serve their Beloved Lord.
ओइ आपि छुटे परवार सिउ सभु जगतु छडाइआ ॥८॥
They themselves are saved, along with their families, and through them, all the world is saved. ||8||
गुरि पिआरै हरि सेविआ गुरु धंनु गुरु धंनो ॥
My Beloved Guru serves the Lord. Blessed is the Guru, Blessed is the Guru.
गुरि हरि मारगु दसिआ गुर पुंनु वड पुंनो ॥९॥
The Guru has shown me the Lord's Path; the Guru has done the greatest good deed. ||9||
जो गुरसिख गुरु सेवदे से पुंन पराणी ॥
Those Sikhs of the Guru, who serve the Guru, are the most blessed beings.
जनु नानकु तिन कउ वारिआ सदा सदा कुरबाणी ॥१०॥
Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them; He is forever and ever a sacrifice. ||10||
गुरमुखि सखी सहेलीआ से आपि हरि भाईआ ॥
The Lord Himself is pleased with the Gurmukhs, the fellowship of the companions.
हरि दरगह पैनाईआ हरि आपि गलि लाईआ ॥११॥
In the Lord's Court, they are given robes of honor, and the Lord Himself hugs them close in His embrace. ||11||
जो गुरमुखि नामु धिआइदे तिन दरसनु दीजै ॥
Please bless me with the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of those Gurmukhs, who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
हम तिन के चरण पखालदे धूड़ि घोलि घोलि पीजै ॥१२॥
I wash their feet, and drink in the dust of their feet, dissolved in the wash water. ||12||
पान सुपारी खातीआ मुखि बीड़ीआ लाईआ ॥
Those who eat betel nuts and betel leaf and apply lipstick,
हरि हरि कदे न चेतिओ जमि पकड़ि चलाईआ ॥१३॥
But do not contemplate the Lord, Har, Har - the Messenger of Death will seize them and take them away. ||13||
जिन हरि नामा हरि चेतिआ हिरदै उरि धारे ॥
The Messenger of Death does not even approach those who contemplate the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
तिन जमु नेड़ि न आवई गुरसिख गुर पिआरे ॥१४॥
And keep Him enshrined in their hearts. The Guru's Sikhs are the Guru's Beloveds. ||14||
हरि का नामु निधानु है कोई गुरमुखि जाणै ॥
The Name of the Lord is a treasure, known only to the few Gurmukhs.
नानक जिन सतिगुरु भेटिआ रंगि रलीआ माणै ॥१५॥
O Nanak, those who meet with the True Guru, enjoy peace and pleasure. ||15||
सतिगुरु दाता आखीऐ तुसि करे पसाओ ॥
The True Guru is called the Giver; in His Mercy, He grants His Grace.
हउ गुर विटहु सद वारिआ जिनि दितड़ा नाओ ॥१६॥
I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who has blessed me with the Lord's Name. ||16||
सो धंनु गुरू साबासि है हरि देइ सनेहा ॥
Blessed, very blessed is the Guru, who brings the Lord's message.
हउ वेखि वेखि गुरू विगसिआ गुर सतिगुर देहा ॥१७॥
I gaze upon the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru embodied, and I blossom forth in bliss. ||17||
गुर रसना अम्रितु बोलदी हरि नामि सुहावी ॥
The Guru's tongue recites Words of Ambrosial Nectar; He is adorned with the Lord's Name.
जिन सुणि सिखा गुरु मंनिआ तिना भुख सभ जावी ॥१८॥
Those Sikhs who hear and obey the Guru - all their desires depart. ||18||
हरि का मारगु आखीऐ कहु कितु बिधि जाईऐ ॥
Some speak of the Lord's Path; tell me, how can I walk on it?
हरि हरि तेरा नामु है हरि खरचु लै जाईऐ ॥१९॥
O Lord, Har, Har, Your Name is my supplies; I will take it with me and set out. ||19||
जिन गुरमुखि हरि आराधिआ से साह वड दाणे ॥
Those Gurmukhs who worship and adore the Lord, are wealthy and very wise.
हउ सतिगुर कउ सद वारिआ गुर बचनि समाणे ॥२०॥
I am forever a sacrifice to the True Guru; I am absorbed in the Words of the Guru's Teachings. ||20||
तू ठाकुरु तू साहिबो तूहै मेरा मीरा ॥
You are the Master, my Lord and Master; You are my Ruler and King.
तुधु भावै तेरी बंदगी तू गुणी गहीरा ॥२१॥
If it is pleasing to Your Will, then I worship and serve You; You are the treasure of virtue. ||21||
आपे हरि इक रंगु है आपे बहु रंगी ॥
The Lord Himself is absolute; He is The One and Only; but He Himself is also manifested in many forms.
जो तिसु भावै नानका साई गल चंगी ॥२२॥२॥
Whatever pleases Him, O Nanak, that alone is good. ||22||2||

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05.07.2012

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
तुम दाते ठाकुर प्रतिपालक नाइक खसम हमारे ॥
You are the Giver, O Lord, O Cherisher, my Master, my Husband Lord.
निमख निमख तुम ही प्रतिपालहु हम बारिक तुमरे धारे ॥१॥
Each and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely upon You alone. ||1||
जिहवा एक कवन गुन कहीऐ ॥
I have only one tongue - which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe?
बेसुमार बेअंत सुआमी तेरो अंतु न किन ही लहीऐ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Unlimited, infinite Lord and Master - no one knows Your limits. ||1||Pause||
कोटि पराध हमारे खंडहु अनिक बिधी समझावहु ॥
You destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways.
हम अगिआन अलप मति थोरी तुम आपन बिरदु रखावहु ॥२॥
I am so ignorant - I understand nothing at all. Please honor Your innate nature, and save me! ||2||
तुमरी सरणि तुमारी आसा तुम ही सजन सुहेले ॥
I seek Your Sanctuary - You are my only hope. You are my companion, and my best friend.
राखहु राखनहार दइआला नानक घर के गोले ॥३॥१२॥
Save me, O Merciful Saviour Lord; Nanak is the slave of Your home. ||3||12||

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06.07.2012

सूही महला ५ ॥
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
अम्रित बचन साध की बाणी ॥
The Words, the Teachings of the Holy Saints, are Ambrosial Nectar.
जो जो जपै तिस की गति होवै हरि हरि नामु नित रसन बखानी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Whoever meditates on the Lord's Name is emancipated; he chants the Name of the Lord,Har,Har, with his tongue. ||1||Pause||
कली काल के मिटे कलेसा ॥
The pains and sufferings of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga are eradicated,
एको नामु मन महि परवेसा ॥१॥
When the One Name abides within the mind. ||1||
साधू धूरि मुखि मसतकि लाई ॥
I apply the dust of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead.
नानक उधरे हरि गुर सरणाई ॥२॥३१॥३७॥
Nanak has been saved, in the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord. ||2||31||37||

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14.07.2012

ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
मिथन मोह अगनि सोक सागर ॥
Attachment to sex is an ocean of fire and pain.
करि किरपा उधरु हरि नागर ॥१॥
By Your Grace, O Sublime Lord, please save me from it. ||1||
चरण कमल सरणाइ नराइण ॥
I seek the Sanctuary of the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
दीना नाथ भगत पराइण ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
He is the Master of the meek, the Support of His devotees. ||1||Pause||
अनाथा नाथ भगत भै मेटन ॥
Master of the masterless, Patron of the forlorn, Eradicator of fear of His devotees.
साधसंगि जमदूत न भेटन ॥२॥
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Messenger of Death cannot even touch them. ||2||
जीवन रूप अनूप दइआला ॥
The Merciful, Incomparably Beautiful, Embodiment of Life.
रवण गुणा कटीऐ जम जाला ॥३॥
Vibrating the Glorious Virtues of the Lord, the noose of the Messenger of Death is cut away. ||3||
अम्रित नामु रसन नित जापै ॥
One who constantly chants the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam with his tongue,
रोग रूप माइआ न बिआपै ॥४॥
Is not touched or affected by Maya, the embodiment of disease. ||4||
जपि गोबिंद संगी सभि तारे ॥
Chant and meditate on God, the Lord of the Universe, and all of your companions shall be carried across;
पोहत नाही पंच बटवारे ॥५॥
The five thieves will not even approach. ||5||
मन बच क्रम प्रभु एकु धिआए ॥
One who meditates on the One God in thought, word and deed
सरब फला सोई जनु पाए ॥६॥
- that humble being receives the fruits of all rewards. ||6||
धारि अनुग्रहु अपना प्रभि कीना ॥
Showering His Mercy, God has made me His own;
केवल नामु भगति रसु दीना ॥७॥
He has blessed me with the unique and singular Naam, and the sublime essence of devotion. ||7||
आदि मधि अंति प्रभु सोई ॥
In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, He is God.
नानक तिसु बिनु अवरु न कोई ॥८॥१॥२॥
O Nanak, without Him, there is no other at all. ||8||1||2||

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15.07.2012

रागु बिहागड़ा छंत महला ४ घरु १
Raag Bihaagraa, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
हरि हरि नामु धिआईऐ मेरी जिंदुड़ीए गुरमुखि नामु अमोले राम ॥
Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul; as Gurmukh, meditate on the invaluable Name of the Lord.
हरि रसि बीधा हरि मनु पिआरा मनु हरि रसि नामि झकोले राम ॥
My mind is pierced through by the sublime essence of the Lord's Name. The Lord is dear to my mind. With the sublime essence of the Lord's Name, my mind is washed clean.
गुरमति मनु ठहराईऐ मेरी जिंदुड़ीए अनत न काहू डोले राम ॥
Under Guru's Instructions, hold your mind steady; O my soul, do not let it wander anywhere.
मन चिंदिअड़ा फलु पाइआ हरि प्रभु गुण नानक बाणी बोले राम ॥१॥
One who utters the Bani of the Praises of the Lord God, O Nanak, obtains the fruits of his heart's desires. ||1||
गुरमति मनि अम्रितु वुठड़ा मेरी जिंदुड़ीए मुखि अम्रित बैण अलाए राम ॥
Under Guru's Instruction, the Ambrosial Name abides within the mind, O my soul; with your mouth, utter the words of ambrosia.
अम्रित बाणी भगत जना की मेरी जिंदुड़ीए मनि सुणीऐ हरि लिव लाए राम ॥
The Words of the devotees are Ambrosial Nectar, O my soul; hearing them in the mind, embrace loving affection for the Lord.
चिरी विछुंना हरि प्रभु पाइआ गलि मिलिआ सहजि सुभाए राम ॥
Separated for so very long, I have found the Lord God; He holds me close in His loving embrace.
जन नानक मनि अनदु भइआ है मेरी जिंदुड़ीए अनहत सबद वजाए राम ॥२॥
Servant Nanak's mind is filled with bliss, O my soul; the unstruck sound-current of the Shabad vibrates within. ||2||
सखी सहेली मेरीआ मेरी जिंदुड़ीए कोई हरि प्रभु आणि मिलावै राम ॥
If only my friends and companions would come and unite me with my Lord God, O my soul.
हउ मनु देवउ तिसु आपणा मेरी जिंदुड़ीए हरि प्रभ की हरि कथा सुणावै राम ॥
I offer my mind to the one who recites the sermon of my Lord God, O my soul.
गुरमुखि सदा अराधि हरि मेरी जिंदुड़ीए मन चिंदिअड़ा फलु पावै राम ॥
As Gurmukh, ever worship the Lord in adoration, O my soul, and you shall obtain the fruits of your heart's desires.
नानक भजु हरि सरणागती मेरी जिंदुड़ीए वडभागी नामु धिआवै राम ॥३॥
O Nanak, hurry to the Lord's Sanctuary; O my soul, those who meditate on the Lord's Name are very fortunate. ||3||
करि किरपा प्रभ आइ मिलु मेरी जिंदुड़ीए गुरमति नामु परगासे राम ॥
By His Mercy, God comes to meet us, O my soul; through the Guru's Teachings, He reveals His Name.
हउ हरि बाझु उडीणीआ मेरी जिंदुड़ीए जिउ जल बिनु कमल उदासे राम ॥
Without the Lord, I am so sad, O my soul - as sad as the lotus without water.
गुरि पूरै मेलाइआ मेरी जिंदुड़ीए हरि सजणु हरि प्रभु पासे राम ॥
The Perfect Guru has united me, O my soul, with the Lord, my best friend, the Lord God.
धनु धनु गुरू हरि दसिआ मेरी जिंदुड़ीए जन नानक नामि बिगासे राम ॥४॥१॥
Blessed, blessed is the Guru, who has shown me the Lord, O my soul; servant Nanak blossoms forth in the Name of the Lord. ||4||1||

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16.07.2012

वडहंसु महला १ ॥
Wadahans, First Mehl:
जिनि जगु सिरजि समाइआ सो साहिबु कुदरति जाणोवा ॥
The One who creates and dissolves the world - that Lord and Master alone knows His creative power.
सचड़ा दूरि न भालीऐ घटि घटि सबदु पछाणोवा ॥
Do not search for the True Lord far away; recognize the Word of the Shabad in each and every heart.
सचु सबदु पछाणहु दूरि न जाणहु जिनि एह रचना राची ॥
Recognize the Shabad, and do not think that the Lord is far away; He created this creation.
नामु धिआए ता सुखु पाए बिनु नावै पिड़ काची ॥
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one obtains peace; without the Naam, he plays a losing game.
जिनि थापी बिधि जाणै सोई किआ को कहै वखाणो ॥
The One who established the Universe, He alone knows the Way; what can anyone say?
जिनि जगु थापि वताइआ जालो सो साहिबु परवाणो ॥१॥
The One who established the world cast the net of Maya over it; accept Him as your Lord and Master. ||1||
बाबा आइआ है उठि चलणा अध पंधै है संसारोवा ॥
O Baba, he has come, and now he must get up and depart; this world is only a way-station.
सिरि सिरि सचड़ै लिखिआ दुखु सुखु पुरबि वीचारोवा ॥
Upon each and every head, the True Lord writes their destiny of pain and pleasure, according to their past actions.
दुखु सुखु दीआ जेहा कीआ सो निबहै जीअ नाले ॥
He bestows pain and pleasure, according to the deeds done; the record of these deeds stays with the soul.
जेहे करम कराए करता दूजी कार न भाले ॥
He does those deeds which the Creator Lord causes him to do; he attempts no other actions.
आपि निरालमु धंधै बाधी करि हुकमु छडावणहारो ॥
The Lord Himself is detached, while the world is entangled in conflict; by His Command, He emancipates it.
अजु कलि करदिआ कालु बिआपै दूजै भाइ विकारो ॥२॥
He may put this off today, but tomorrow he is seized by death; in love with duality, he practices corruption. ||2||
जम मारग पंथु न सुझई उझड़ु अंध गुबारोवा ॥
The path of death is dark and dismal; the way cannot be seen.
ना जलु लेफ तुलाईआ ना भोजन परकारोवा ॥
There is no water, no quilt or mattress, and no food there.
भोजन भाउ न ठंढा पाणी ना कापड़ु सीगारो ॥
He receives no food there, no honor or water, no clothes or decorations.
गलि संगलु सिरि मारे ऊभौ ना दीसै घर बारो ॥
The chain is put around his neck, and the Messenger of Death standing over his head strikes him; he cannot see the door of his home.
इब के राहे जमनि नाही पछुताणे सिरि भारो ॥
The seeds planted on this path do not sprout; bearing the weight of his sins upon his head, he regrets and repents.
बिनु साचे को बेली नाही साचा एहु बीचारो ॥३॥
Without the True Lord, no one is his friend; reflect upon this as true. ||3||
बाबा रोवहि रवहि सु जाणीअहि मिलि रोवै गुण सारेवा ॥
O Baba, they alone are known to truly weep and wail, who meet together and weep, chanting the Praises of the Lord.
रोवै माइआ मुठड़ी धंधड़ा रोवणहारेवा ॥
Defrauded by Maya and worldly affairs, the weepers weep.
धंधा रोवै मैलु न धोवै सुपनंतरु संसारो ॥
They weep for the sake of worldly affairs, and they do not wash off their own filth; the world is merely a dream.
जिउ बाजीगरु भरमै भूलै झूठि मुठी अहंकारो ॥
Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion.
आपे मारगि पावणहारा आपे करम कमाए ॥
The Lord Himself reveals the Path; He Himself is the Doer of deeds.
नामि रते गुरि पूरै राखे नानक सहजि सुभाए ॥४॥४॥
Those who are imbued with the Naam, are protected by the Perfect Guru, O Nanak; they merge in celestial bliss. ||4||4||

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17.07.2012

सलोक मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
बिनु सतिगुर सेवे जीअ के बंधना विचि हउमै करम कमाहि ॥
Without serving the True Guru, the soul is in the bondage of deeds done in ego.
बिनु सतिगुर सेवे ठउर न पावही मरि जमहि आवहि जाहि ॥
Without serving the True Guru, one finds no place of rest; he dies, and is reincarnated, and continues coming and going.
बिनु सतिगुर सेवे फिका बोलणा नामु न वसै मन माहि ॥
Without serving the True Guru, one's speech is vapid and insipid; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, does not abide in his mind.
नानक बिनु सतिगुर सेवे जम पुरि बधे मारीअनि मुहि कालै उठि जाहि ॥१॥
O Nanak, without serving the True Guru, they are bound and beaten in the City of Death; they arise and depart with blackened faces. ||1||
महला १ ॥
First Mehl:
जालउ ऐसी रीति जितु मै पिआरा वीसरै ॥
Burn away those rituals which lead you to forget the Beloved Lord.
नानक साई भली परीति जितु साहिब सेती पति रहै ॥२॥
O Nanak, sublime is that love, which preserves my honor with my Lord Master. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
हरि इको दाता सेवीऐ हरि इकु धिआईऐ ॥
Serve the One Lord, the Great Giver; meditate on the One Lord.
हरि इको दाता मंगीऐ मन चिंदिआ पाईऐ ॥
Beg from the One Lord, the Great Giver, and you shall obtain your heart's desires.
जे दूजे पासहु मंगीऐ ता लाज मराईऐ ॥
But if you beg from another, then you shall be shamed and destroyed.
जिनि सेविआ तिनि फलु पाइआ तिसु जन की सभ भुख गवाईऐ ॥
One who serves the Lord obtains the fruits of his rewards; all of his hunger is satisfied.
नानकु तिन विटहु वारिआ जिन अनदिनु हिरदै हरि नामु धिआईऐ ॥१०॥
Nanak is a sacrifice to those, who night and day, meditate within their hearts on the Name of the Lord. ||10||

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