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18.08.2012

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
मिरतक कउ पाइओ तनि सासा बिछुरत आनि मिलाइआ ॥
He infuses the breath into the dead bodies, and he reunited the separated ones.
पसू परेत मुगध भए स्रोते हरि नामा मुखि गाइआ ॥१॥
Even beasts, demons and fools become attentive listeners, when He sings the Praises of the Lord's Name. ||1||
पूरे गुर की देखु वडाई ॥
Behold the glorious greatness of the Perfect Guru.
ता की कीमति कहणु न जाई ॥ रहाउ ॥
His worth cannot be described. ||Pause||
दूख सोग का ढाहिओ डेरा अनद मंगल बिसरामा ॥
He has demolished the abode of sorrow and disease, and brought bliss, joy and happiness.
मन बांछत फल मिले अचिंता पूरन होए कामा ॥२॥
He effortlessly awards the fruits of the mind's desire, and all works are brought to perfection. ||2||
ईहा सुखु आगै मुख ऊजल मिटि गए आवण जाणे ॥
He finds peace in this world, and his face is radiant in the world hereafter; his comings and goings are finished.
निरभउ भए हिरदै नामु वसिआ अपुने सतिगुर कै मनि भाणे ॥३॥
He becomes fearless, and his heart is filled with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; his mind is pleasing to the True Guru. ||3||
ऊठत बैठत हरि गुण गावै दूखु दरदु भ्रमु भागा ॥
Standing up and sitting down, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord; his pain, sorrow and doubt are dispelled.
कहु नानक ता के पूर करमा जा का गुर चरनी मनु लागा ॥४॥१०॥२१॥
Says Nanak, his karma is perfect; his mind is attached to the Guru's feet. ||4||10||21||

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19.08.2012

सलोक मः १ ॥
Shalok, First Mehl:
वाहु खसम तू वाहु जिनि रचि रचना हम कीए ॥
Waaho! Waaho! You are wonderful and great, O Lord and Master; You created the creation, and made us.
सागर लहरि समुंद सर वेलि वरस वराहु ॥
You made the waters, waves, oceans, pools, plants, clouds and mountains.
आपि खड़ोवहि आपि करि आपीणै आपाहु ॥
You Yourself stand in the midst of what You Yourself created.
गुरमुखि सेवा थाइ पवै उनमनि ततु कमाहु ॥
The selfless service of the Gurmukhs is approved; in celestial peace, they live the essence of reality.
मसकति लहहु मजूरीआ मंगि मंगि खसम दराहु ॥
They receive the wages of their labor, begging at the Door of their Lord and Master.
नानक पुर दर वेपरवाह तउ दरि ऊणा नाहि को सचा वेपरवाहु ॥१॥
O Nanak, the Court of the Lord is overflowing and carefree; O my True Carefree Lord, no one returns empty-handed from Your Court. ||1||
महला १ ॥
First Mehl:
उजल मोती सोहणे रतना नालि जुड़ंनि ॥
The teeth are like brilliant, beautiful pearls, and the eyes are like sparkling jewels.
तिन जरु वैरी नानका जि बुढे थीइ मरंनि ॥२॥
Old age is their enemy, O Nanak; when they grow old, they waste away. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
हरि सालाही सदा सदा तनु मनु सउपि सरीरु ॥
Praise the Lord, forever and ever; dedicate your body and mind to Him.
गुर सबदी सचु पाइआ सचा गहिर ग्मभीरु ॥
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I have found the True, Profound and Unfathomable Lord.
मनि तनि हिरदै रवि रहिआ हरि हीरा हीरु ॥
The Lord, the jewel of jewels, is permeating my mind, body and heart.
जनम मरण का दुखु गइआ फिरि पवै न फीरु ॥
The pains of birth and death are gone, and I shall never again be consigned to the cycle of reincarnation.
नानक नामु सलाहि तू हरि गुणी गहीरु ॥१०॥
O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the ocean of excellence. ||10||

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20.08.2012

नामदेव जी ॥
Naam Dayv Jee:
मै अंधुले की टेक तेरा नामु खुंदकारा ॥
I am blind; Your Name, O Creator Lord, is my only anchor and support.
मै गरीब मै मसकीन तेरा नामु है अधारा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am poor, and I am meek. Your Name is my only support. ||1||Pause||
करीमां रहीमां अलाह तू गनीं ॥
O beautiful Lord, benevolent and merciful Lord, You are so wealthy and generous.
हाजरा हजूरि दरि पेसि तूं मनीं ॥१॥
You are ever-present in every presence, within and before me. ||1||
दरीआउ तू दिहंद तू बिसीआर तू धनी ॥
You are the river of life, You are the Giver of all; You are so very wealthy.
देहि लेहि एकु तूं दिगर को नही ॥२॥
You alone give, and You alone take away; there is no other at all. ||2||
तूं दानां तूं बीनां मै बीचारु किआ करी ॥
You are wise, You are the supreme seer; how could I make You an object of thought?
नामे चे सुआमी बखसंद तूं हरी ॥३॥१॥२॥
O Lord and Master of Naam Dayv, You are the merciful Lord of forgiveness. ||3||1||2||

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21.08.2012

रागु सोरठि बाणी भगत कबीर जी की घरु १
Raag Sorat'h, The Word Of Devotee Kabeer Jee, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
संतहु मन पवनै सुखु बनिआ ॥
O Saints, my windy mind has now become peaceful and still.
किछु जोगु परापति गनिआ ॥ रहाउ ॥
It seems that I have learned something of the science of Yoga. ||Pause||
गुरि दिखलाई मोरी ॥
The Guru has shown me the hole,
जितु मिरग पड़त है चोरी ॥
Through which the deer carefully enters.
मूंदि लीए दरवाजे ॥
I have now closed off the doors,
बाजीअले अनहद बाजे ॥१॥
And the unstruck celestial sound current resounds. ||1||
कु्मभ कमलु जलि भरिआ ॥
The pitcher of my heart-lotus is filled with water;
जलु मेटिआ ऊभा करिआ ॥
I have spilled out the water, and set it upright.
कहु कबीर जन जानिआ ॥
Says Kabeer, the Lord's humble servant, this I know.
जउ जानिआ तउ मनु मानिआ ॥२॥१०॥
Now that I know this, my mind is pleased and appeased. ||2||10||

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22.08.2012

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
जिस कउ बिसरै प्रानपति दाता सोई गनहु अभागा ॥
One who forgets the Lord of life, the Great Giver - know that he is most unfortunate.
चरन कमल जा का मनु रागिओ अमिअ सरोवर पागा ॥१॥
One whose mind is in love with the Lord's lotus feet, obtains the pool of ambrosial nectar. ||1||
तेरा जनु राम नाम रंगि जागा ॥
Your humble servant awakes in the Love of the Lord's Name.
आलसु छीजि गइआ सभु तन ते प्रीतम सिउ मनु लागा ॥ रहाउ ॥
All laziness has departed from his body, and his mind is attached to the Beloved Lord. ||Pause||
जह जह पेखउ तह नाराइण सगल घटा महि तागा ॥
Wherever I look, the Lord is there; He is the string, upon which all hearts are strung.
नाम उदकु पीवत जन नानक तिआगे सभि अनुरागा ॥२॥१६॥४७॥
Drinking in the water of the Naam, servant Nanak has renounced all other loves. ||2||16||47||

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23.08.2012

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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24.08.2012

सलोक मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
खेति मिआला उचीआ घरु उचा निरणउ ॥
Raising the embankments of the mind's field, I gaze at the heavenly mansion.
महल भगती घरि सरै सजण पाहुणिअउ ॥
When devotion comes to the mind of the soul-bride, she is visited by the friendly guest.
बरसना त बरसु घना बहुड़ि बरसहि काहि ॥
O clouds, if you are going to rain, then go ahead and rain; why rain after the season has passed?
नानक तिन्ह बलिहारणै जिन्ह गुरमुखि पाइआ मन माहि ॥१॥
Nanak is a sacrifice to those Gurmukhs who obtain the Lord in their minds. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
मिठा सो जो भावदा सजणु सो जि रासि ॥
That which is pleasing is sweet, and one who is sincere is a friend.
नानक गुरमुखि जाणीऐ जा कउ आपि करे परगासु ॥२॥
O Nanak, he is known as a Gurmukh, whom the Lord Himself enlightens. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
प्रभ पासि जन की अरदासि तू सचा सांई ॥
O God, Your humble servant offers his prayer to You; You are my True Master.
तू रखवाला सदा सदा हउ तुधु धिआई ॥
You are my Protector, forever and ever; I meditate on You.
जीअ जंत सभि तेरिआ तू रहिआ समाई ॥
All the beings and creatures are Yours; You are pervading and permeating in them.
जो दास तेरे की निंदा करे तिसु मारि पचाई ॥
One who slanders Your slave is crushed and destroyed.
चिंता छडि अचिंतु रहु नानक लगि पाई ॥२१॥
Falling at Your Feet, Nanak has renounced his cares, and has become care-free. ||21||

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25.08.2012

रागु बिलावलु महला ५ चउपदे दुपदे घरु ७
Raag Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padas And Du-Padas, Seventh House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सतिगुर सबदि उजारो दीपा ॥
The Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, is the light of the lamp.
बिनसिओ अंधकार तिह मंदरि रतन कोठड़ी खुल्ही अनूपा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
It dispels the darkness from the body-mansion, and opens the beautiful chamber of jewels. ||1||Pause||
बिसमन बिसम भए जउ पेखिओ कहनु न जाइ वडिआई ॥
I was wonderstruck and astonished, when I looked inside; I cannot even describe its glory and grandeur.
मगन भए ऊहा संगि माते ओति पोति लपटाई ॥१॥
I am intoxicated and enraptured with it, and I am wrapped in it, through and through. ||1||
आल जाल नही कछू जंजारा अह्मबुधि नही भोरा ॥
No worldly entanglements or snares can trap me, and no trace of egotistical pride remains.
ऊचन ऊचा बीचु न खीचा हउ तेरा तूं मोरा ॥२॥
You are the highest of the high, and no curtain separates us; I am Yours, and You are mine. ||2||
एकंकारु एकु पासारा एकै अपर अपारा ॥
The One Creator Lord created the expanse of the one universe; the One Lord is unlimited and infinite.
एकु बिसथीरनु एकु स्मपूरनु एकै प्रान अधारा ॥३॥
The One Lord pervades the one universe; the One Lord is totally permeating everywhere; the One Lord is the Support of the breath of life. ||3||
निरमल निरमल सूचा सूचो सूचा सूचो सूचा ॥
He is the most immaculate of the immaculate, the purest of the pure, so pure, so pure.
अंत न अंता सदा बेअंता कहु नानक ऊचो ऊचा ॥४॥१॥८७॥
He has no end or limitation; He is forever unlimited. Says Nanak, He is the highest of the high. ||4||1||87||

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26.08.2012

रागु सूही महला ३ घरु १०
Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, Tenth House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
दुनीआ न सालाहि जो मरि वंञसी ॥
Do not praise the world; it shall simply pass away.
लोका न सालाहि जो मरि खाकु थीई ॥१॥
Do not praise other people; they shall die and turn to dust. ||1||
वाहु मेरे साहिबा वाहु ॥
Waaho! Waaho! Hail, hail to my Lord and Master.
गुरमुखि सदा सलाहीऐ सचा वेपरवाहु ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
As Gurmukh, forever praise the One who is forever True, Independent and Carefree. ||1||Pause||
दुनीआ केरी दोसती मनमुख दझि मरंनि ॥
Making worldly friendships, the self-willed manmukhs burn and die.
जम पुरि बधे मारीअहि वेला न लाहंनि ॥२॥
In the City of Death, they are bound and gagged and beaten; this opportunity shall never come again. ||2||
गुरमुखि जनमु सकारथा सचै सबदि लगंनि ॥
The lives of the Gurmukhs are fruitful and blessed; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.
आतम रामु प्रगासिआ सहजे सुखि रहंनि ॥३॥
Their souls are illuminated by the Lord, and they dwell in peace and pleasure. ||3||
गुर का सबदु विसारिआ दूजै भाइ रचंनि ॥
Those who forget the Word of the Guru's Shabad are engrossed in the love of duality.
तिसना भुख न उतरै अनदिनु जलत फिरंनि ॥४॥
Their hunger and thirst never leave them, and night and day, they wander around burning. ||4||
दुसटा नालि दोसती नालि संता वैरु करंनि ॥
Those who make friendships with the wicked, and harbor animosity to the Saints,
आपि डुबे कुट्मब सिउ सगले कुल डोबंनि ॥५॥
Shall drown with their families, and their entire lineage shall be obliterated. ||5||
निंदा भली किसै की नाही मनमुख मुगध करंनि ॥
It is not good to slander anyone, but the foolish, self-willed manmukhs still do it.
मुह काले तिन निंदका नरके घोरि पवंनि ॥६॥
The faces of the slanderers turn black, and they fall into the most horrible hell. ||6||
ए मन जैसा सेवहि तैसा होवहि तेहे करम कमाइ ॥
O mind, as you serve, so do you become, and so are the deeds that you do.
आपि बीजि आपे ही खावणा कहणा किछू न जाइ ॥७॥
Whatever you yourself plant, that is what you shall have to eat; nothing else can be said about this. ||7||
महा पुरखा का बोलणा होवै कितै परथाइ ॥
The speech of the great spiritual beings has a higher purpose.
ओइ अम्रित भरे भरपूर हहि ओना तिलु न तमाइ ॥८॥
They are filled to over-flowing with Ambrosial Nectar, and they have absolutely no greed at all. ||8||
गुणकारी गुण संघरै अवरा उपदेसेनि ॥
The virtuous accumulate virtue, and teach others.
से वडभागी जि ओना मिलि रहे अनदिनु नामु लएनि ॥९॥
Those who meet with them are so very fortunate; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||9||
देसी रिजकु स्मबाहि जिनि उपाई मेदनी ॥
He who created the Universe, gives sustenance to it.
एको है दातारु सचा आपि धणी ॥१०॥
The One Lord alone is the Great Giver. He Himself is the True Master. ||10||
सो सचु तेरै नालि है गुरमुखि नदरि निहालि ॥
That True Lord is always with you; the Gurmukh is blessed with His Glance of Grace.
आपे बखसे मेलि लए सो प्रभु सदा समालि ॥११॥
He Himself shall forgive you, and merge you into Himself; forever cherish and contemplate God. ||11||
मनु मैला सचु निरमला किउ करि मिलिआ जाइ ॥
The mind is impure; only the True Lord is pure. So how can it merge into Him?
प्रभु मेले ता मिलि रहै हउमै सबदि जलाइ ॥१२॥
God merges it into Himself, and then it remains merged; through the Word of His Shabad, the ego is burnt away. ||12||
सो सहु सचा वीसरै ध्रिगु जीवणु संसारि ॥
Cursed is the life in this world, of one who forgets her True Husband Lord.
नदरि करे ना वीसरै गुरमती वीचारि ॥१३॥
The Lord grants His Mercy, and she does not forget Him, if she contemplates the Guru's Teachings. ||13||
सतिगुरु मेले ता मिलि रहा साचु रखा उर धारि ॥
The True Guru unites her, and so she remains united with Him, with the True Lord enshrined within her heart.
मिलिआ होइ न वीछुड़ै गुर कै हेति पिआरि ॥१४॥
And so united, she will not be separated again; she remains in the love and affection of the Guru. ||14||
पिरु सालाही आपणा गुर कै सबदि वीचारि ॥
I praise my Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
मिलि प्रीतम सुखु पाइआ सोभावंती नारि ॥१५॥
Meeting with my Beloved, I have found peace; I am His most beautiful and happy soul-bride. ||15||
मनमुख मनु न भिजई अति मैले चिति कठोर ॥
The mind of the self-willed manmukh is not softened; his consciousness is totally polluted and stone-hearted.
सपै दुधु पीआईऐ अंदरि विसु निकोर ॥१६॥
Even if the venomous snake is fed on milk, it shall still be filled with poison. ||16||
आपि करे किसु आखीऐ आपे बखसणहारु ॥
He Himself does - who else should I ask? He Himself is the Forgiving Lord.
गुर सबदी मैलु उतरै ता सचु बणिआ सीगारु ॥१७॥
Through the Guru's Teachings, filth is washed away, and then, one is embellished with the ornament of Truth. ||17||
सचा साहु सचे वणजारे ओथै कूड़े ना टिकंनि ॥
True is the Banker, and True are His traders. The false ones cannot remain there.
ओना सचु न भावई दुख ही माहि पचंनि ॥१८॥
They do not love the Truth - they are consumed by their pain. ||18||
हउमै मैला जगु फिरै मरि जमै वारो वार ॥
The world wanders around in the filth of egotism; it dies, and is re-born, over and again.
पइऐ किरति कमावणा कोइ न मेटणहार ॥१९॥
He acts in accordance with the karma of his past actions, which no one can erase. ||19||
संता संगति मिलि रहै ता सचि लगै पिआरु ॥
But if he joins the Society of the Saints, then he comes to embrace love for the Truth.
सचु सलाही सचु मनि दरि सचै सचिआरु ॥२०॥
Praising the True Lord with a truthful mind, he becomes true in the Court of the True Lord. ||20||
गुर पूरे पूरी मति है अहिनिसि नामु धिआइ ॥
The Teachings of the Perfect Guru are perfect; meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night.
हउमै मेरा वड रोगु है विचहु ठाकि रहाइ ॥२१॥
Egotism and self-conceit are terrible diseases; tranquility and stillness come from within. ||21||
गुरु सालाही आपणा निवि निवि लागा पाइ ॥
I praise my Guru; bowing down to Him again and again, I fall at His Feet.
तनु मनु सउपी आगै धरी विचहु आपु गवाइ ॥२२॥
I place my body and mind in offering unto Him, eradicating self-conceit from within. ||22||
खिंचोताणि विगुचीऐ एकसु सिउ लिव लाइ ॥
Indecision leads to ruin; focus your attention on the One Lord.
हउमै मेरा छडि तू ता सचि रहै समाइ ॥२३॥
Renounce egotism and self-conceit, and remain merged in Truth. ||23||
सतिगुर नो मिले सि भाइरा सचै सबदि लगंनि ॥
Those who meet with the True Guru are my Siblings of Destiny; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.
सचि मिले से न विछुड़हि दरि सचै दिसंनि ॥२४॥
Those who merge with the True Lord shall not be separated again; they are judged to be True in the Court of the Lord. ||24||
से भाई से सजणा जो सचा सेवंनि ॥
They are my Siblings of Destiny, and they are my friends, who serve the True Lord.
अवगण विकणि पल्हरनि गुण की साझ करंन्हि ॥२५॥
They sell off their sins and demerits like straw, and enter into the partnership of virtue. ||25||
गुण की साझ सुखु ऊपजै सची भगति करेनि ॥
In the partnership of virtue, peace wells up, and they perform true devotional worship service.
सचु वणंजहि गुर सबद सिउ लाहा नामु लएनि ॥२६॥
They deal in Truth, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and they earn the profit of the Naam. ||26||
सुइना रुपा पाप करि करि संचीऐ चलै न चलदिआ नालि ॥
Gold and silver may be earned by committing sins, but they will not go with you when you die.
विणु नावै नालि न चलसी सभ मुठी जमकालि ॥२७॥
Nothing will go with you in the end, except the Name; all are plundered by the Messenger of Death. ||27||
मन का तोसा हरि नामु है हिरदै रखहु सम्हालि ॥
The Lord's Name is the nourishment of the mind; cherish it, and preserve it carefully within your heart.
एहु खरचु अखुटु है गुरमुखि निबहै नालि ॥२८॥
This nourishment is inexhaustible; it is always with the Gurmukhs. ||28||
ए मन मूलहु भुलिआ जासहि पति गवाइ ॥
O mind, if you forget the Primal Lord, you shall depart, having lost your honor.
इहु जगतु मोहि दूजै विआपिआ गुरमती सचु धिआइ ॥२९॥
This world is engrossed in the love of duality; follow the Guru's Teachings, and meditate on the True Lord. ||29||
हरि की कीमति ना पवै हरि जसु लिखणु न जाइ ॥
The Lord's value cannot be estimated; the Lord's Praises cannot be written down.
गुर कै सबदि मनु तनु रपै हरि सिउ रहै समाइ ॥३०॥
When one's mind and body are attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one remains merged in the Lord. ||30||
सो सहु मेरा रंगुला रंगे सहजि सुभाइ ॥
My Husband Lord is playful; He has imbued me with His Love, with natural ease.
कामणि रंगु ता चड़ै जा पिर कै अंकि समाइ ॥३१॥
The soul-bride is imbued with His Love, when her Husband Lord merges her into His Being. ||31||
चिरी विछुंने भी मिलनि जो सतिगुरु सेवंनि ॥
Even those who have been separated for so very long, are reunited with Him, when they serve the True Guru.
अंतरि नव निधि नामु है खानि खरचनि न निखुटई हरि गुण सहजि रवंनि ॥३२॥
The nine treasures of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are deep within the nucleus of the self; consuming them, they are still never exhausted. Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, with natural ease. ||32||
ना ओइ जनमहि ना मरहि ना ओइ दुख सहंनि ॥
They are not born, and they do not die; they do not suffer in pain.
गुरि राखे से उबरे हरि सिउ केल करंनि ॥३३॥
Those who are protected by the Guru are saved. They celebrate with the Lord. ||33||
सजण मिले न विछुड़हि जि अनदिनु मिले रहंनि ॥
Those who are united with the Lord, the True Friend, are not separated again; night and day, they remain blended with Him.
इसु जग महि विरले जाणीअहि नानक सचु लहंनि ॥३४॥१॥३॥
In this world, only a rare few are known, O Nanak, to have obtained the True Lord. ||34||1||3||

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27.08.2012

सलोक ॥
Shalok:
राज कपटं रूप कपटं धन कपटं कुल गरबतह ॥
Power is fraudulent, beauty is fraudulent, and wealth is fraudulent, as is pride of ancestry.
संचंति बिखिआ छलं छिद्रं नानक बिनु हरि संगि न चालते ॥१॥
One may gather poison through deception and fraud, O Nanak, but without the Lord, nothing shall go along with him in the end. ||1||
पेखंदड़ो की भुलु तुमा दिसमु सोहणा ॥
Beholding the bitter melon, he is deceived, since it appears so pretty
अढु न लहंदड़ो मुलु नानक साथि न जुलई माइआ ॥२॥
But it is not worth even a shell, O Nanak; the riches of Maya will not go along with anyone. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
चलदिआ नालि न चलै सो किउ संजीऐ ॥
It shall not go along with you when you depart - why do you bother to collect it?
तिस का कहु किआ जतनु जिस ते वंजीऐ ॥
Tell me, why do you try so hard to acquire that which you must leave behind in the end?
हरि बिसरिऐ किउ त्रिपतावै ना मनु रंजीऐ ॥
Forgetting the Lord, how can you be satisfied? Your mind cannot be pleased.
प्रभू छोडि अन लागै नरकि समंजीऐ ॥
One who forsakes God, and attaches himself to another, shall be immersed in hell.
होहु क्रिपाल दइआल नानक भउ भंजीऐ ॥१०॥
Be kind and compassionate to Nanak, O Lord, and dispel his fear. ||10||

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सलोक मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
मनि परतीति न आईआ सहजि न लगो भाउ ॥
O mind, you have no faith, and you have not embraced love for the Celestial Lord;
सबदै सादु न पाइओ मनहठि किआ गुण गाइ ॥
You do not enjoy the sublime taste of the Word of the Shabad - what Praises of the Lord will you stubborn-mindedly sing?
नानक आइआ सो परवाणु है जि गुरमुखि सचि समाइ ॥१॥
O Nanak, his coming alone is approved, who, as Gurmukh, merges into the True Lord. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
आपणा आपु न पछाणै मूड़ा अवरा आखि दुखाए ॥
The fool does not understand his own self; he annoys others with his speech.
मुंढै दी खसलति न गईआ अंधे विछुड़ि चोटा खाए ॥
His underlying nature does not leave him; separated from the Lord, he suffers cruel blows.
सतिगुर कै भै भंनि न घड़िओ रहै अंकि समाए ॥
Through the fear of the True Guru, he has not changed and reformed himself, so that he might merge in the lap of God.
अनदिनु सहसा कदे न चूकै बिनु सबदै दुखु पाए ॥
Night and day, his doubts never stop; without the Word of the Shabad, he suffers in pain.
कामु क्रोधु लोभु अंतरि सबला नित धंधा करत विहाए ॥
Sexual desire, anger and greed are so powerful within him; he passes his life constantly entangled in worldly affairs.
चरण कर देखत सुणि थके दिह मुके नेड़ै आए ॥
His feet, hands, eyes and ears are exhausted; his days are numbered, and his death is immanent.
सचा नामु न लगो मीठा जितु नामि नव निधि पाए ॥
The True Name does not seem sweet to him - the Name by which the nine treasures are obtained.
जीवतु मरै मरै फुनि जीवै तां मोखंतरु पाए ॥
But if he remains dead while yet alive, then by so dying, he truly lives; thus, he attains liberation.
धुरि करमु न पाइओ पराणी विणु करमा किआ पाए ॥
But if he is not blessed with such pre-ordained karma, then without this karma, what can he obtain?
गुर का सबदु समालि तू मूड़े गति मति सबदे पाए ॥
Meditate in remembrance on the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you fool; through the Shabad, you shall obtain salvation and wisdom.
नानक सतिगुरु तद ही पाए जां विचहु आपु गवाए ॥२॥
O Nanak, he alone finds the True Guru, who eliminates self-conceit from within. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
जिस दै चिति वसिआ मेरा सुआमी तिस नो किउ अंदेसा किसै गलै दा लोड़ीऐ ॥
One whose consciousness is filled with my Lord Master - why should he feel anxious about anything?
हरि सुखदाता सभना गला का तिस नो धिआइदिआ किव निमख घड़ी मुहु मोड़ीऐ ॥
The Lord is the Giver of Peace, the Lord of all things; why would we turn our faces away from His meditation, even for a moment, or an instant?
जिनि हरि धिआइआ तिस नो सरब कलिआण होए नित संत जना की संगति जाइ बहीऐ मुहु जोड़ीऐ ॥
One who meditates on the Lord obtains all pleasures and comforts; let us go each and every day, to sit in the Saints' Society.
सभि दुख भुख रोग गए हरि सेवक के सभि जन के बंधन तोड़ीऐ ॥
All the pain, hunger, and disease of the Lord's servant are eradicated; the bonds of the humble beings are torn away.
हरि किरपा ते होआ हरि भगतु हरि भगत जना कै मुहि डिठै जगतु तरिआ सभु लोड़ीऐ ॥४॥
By the Lord's Grace, one becomes the Lord's devotee; beholding the face of the Lord's humble devotee, the whole world is saved and carried across. ||4||

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वडहंसु महला ३ ॥
Wadahans, Third Mehl:
मनूआ दह दिस धावदा ओहु कैसे हरि गुण गावै ॥
His mind wanders in the ten directions - how can he sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord?
इंद्री विआपि रही अधिकाई कामु क्रोधु नित संतावै ॥१॥
The sensory organs are totally engrossed in sensuality; sexual desire and anger constantly afflict him. ||1||
वाहु वाहु सहजे गुण रवीजै ॥
Waaho! Waaho! Hail! Hail! Chant His Glorious Praises.
राम नामु इसु जुग महि दुलभु है गुरमति हरि रसु पीजै ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
The Lord's Name is so difficult to obtain in this age; under Guru's Instruction, drink in the subtle essence of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
सबदु चीनि मनु निरमलु होवै ता हरि के गुण गावै ॥
Remembering the Word of the Shabad, the mind becomes immaculately pure, and then, one sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
गुरमती आपै आपु पछाणै ता निज घरि वासा पावै ॥२॥
Under Guru's Instruction, one comes to understand his own self, and then, he comes to dwell in the home of his inner self. ||2||
ए मन मेरे सदा रंगि राते सदा हरि के गुण गाउ ॥
O my mind, be imbued forever with the Lord's Love, and sing forever the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
हरि निरमलु सदा सुखदाता मनि चिंदिआ फलु पाउ ॥३॥
The Immaculate Lord is forever the Giver of peace; from Him, one receives the fruits of his heart's desires. ||3||
हम नीच से ऊतम भए हरि की सरणाई ॥
I am lowly, but I have been exalted, entering the Sanctuary of the Lord.
पाथरु डुबदा काढि लीआ साची वडिआई ॥४॥
He has lifted up the sinking stone; True is His glorious greatness. ||4||
बिखु से अम्रित भए गुरमति बुधि पाई ॥
From poison, I have been transformed into Ambrosial Nectar; under Guru's Instruction, I have obtained wisdom.
अकहु परमल भए अंतरि वासना वसाई ॥५॥
From bitter herbs, I have been transformed into sandalwood; this fragrance permeates me deep within. ||5||
माणस जनमु दुल्मभु है जग महि खटिआ आइ ॥
This human birth is so precious; one must earn the right to come into the world.
पूरै भागि सतिगुरु मिलै हरि नामु धिआइ ॥६॥
By perfect destiny, I met the True Guru, and I meditate on the Lord's Name. ||6||
मनमुख भूले बिखु लगे अहिला जनमु गवाइआ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are deluded; attached to corruption, they waste away their lives in vain.
हरि का नामु सदा सुख सागरु साचा सबदु न भाइआ ॥७॥
The Name of the Lord is forever an ocean of peace, but the manmukhs do not love the Word of the Shabad. ||7||
मुखहु हरि हरि सभु को करै विरलै हिरदै वसाइआ ॥
Everyone can chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har with their mouths, but only a few enshrine it within their hearts.
नानक जिन कै हिरदै वसिआ मोख मुकति तिन्ह पाइआ ॥८॥२॥
O Nanak, those who enshrine the Lord within their hearts, attain liberation and emancipation. ||8||2||

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जैतसरी महला ४ घरु १ चउपदे
Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
मेरै हीअरै रतनु नामु हरि बसिआ गुरि हाथु धरिओ मेरै माथा ॥
The Jewel of the Lord's Name abides within my heart; the Guru has placed His hand on my forehead.
जनम जनम के किलबिख दुख उतरे गुरि नामु दीओ रिनु लाथा ॥१॥
The sins and pains of countless incarnations have been cast out. The Guru has blessed me with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and my debt has been paid off. ||1||
मेरे मन भजु राम नामु सभि अरथा ॥
O my mind, vibrate the Lord's Name, and all your affairs shall be resolved.
गुरि पूरै हरि नामु द्रिड़ाइआ बिनु नावै जीवनु बिरथा ॥ रहाउ ॥
The Perfect Guru has implanted the Lord's Name within me; without the Name, life is useless. ||Pause||
बिनु गुर मूड़ भए है मनमुख ते मोह माइआ नित फाथा ॥
Without the Guru, the self-willed manmukhs are foolish and ignorant; they are forever entangled in emotional attachment to Maya.
तिन साधू चरण न सेवे कबहू तिन सभु जनमु अकाथा ॥२॥
They never serve the feet of the Holy; their lives are totally useless. ||2||
जिन साधू चरण साध पग सेवे तिन सफलिओ जनमु सनाथा ॥
Those who serve at the feet of the Holy, the feet of the Holy, their lives are made fruitful, and they belong to the Lord.
मो कउ कीजै दासु दास दासन को हरि दइआ धारि जगंनाथा ॥३॥
Make me the slave of the slave of the slaves of the Lord; bless me with Your Mercy, O Lord of the Universe. ||3||
हम अंधुले गिआनहीन अगिआनी किउ चालह मारगि पंथा ॥
I am blind, ignorant and totally without wisdom; how can I walk on the Path?
हम अंधुले कउ गुर अंचलु दीजै जन नानक चलह मिलंथा ॥४॥१॥
I am blind - O Guru, please let me grasp the hem of Your robe, so that servant Nanak may walk in harmony with You. ||4||1||

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31.08.2012

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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सोरठि महला ४ ॥
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehl:
आपे स्रिसटि उपाइदा पिआरा करि सूरजु चंदु चानाणु ॥
The Beloved Himself created the Universe; He made the light of the sun and the moon.
आपि निताणिआ ताणु है पिआरा आपि निमाणिआ माणु ॥
The Beloved Himself is the power of the powerless; He Himself is the honor of the dishonored.
आपि दइआ करि रखदा पिआरा आपे सुघड़ु सुजाणु ॥१॥
The Beloved Himself grants His Grace and protects us; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||1||
मेरे मन जपि राम नामु नीसाणु ॥
O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and receive His Insignia.
सतसंगति मिलि धिआइ तू हरि हरि बहुड़ि न आवण जाणु ॥ रहाउ ॥
Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; you shall not have to come and go in reincarnation again. ||Pause||
आपे ही गुण वरतदा पिआरा आपे ही परवाणु ॥
The Beloved Himself pervades His Glorious Praises, and He Himself approves them.
आपे बखस कराइदा पिआरा आपे सचु नीसाणु ॥
The Beloved Himself grants His forgiveness, and He Himself bestows the Insignia of Truth.
आपे हुकमि वरतदा पिआरा आपे ही फुरमाणु ॥२॥
The Beloved Himself obeys His Will, and He Himself issues His Command. ||2||
आपे भगति भंडार है पिआरा आपे देवै दाणु ॥
The Beloved Himself is the treasure of devotion; He Himself gives His gifts.
आपे सेव कराइदा पिआरा आपि दिवावै माणु ॥
The Beloved Himself commits some to His service, and He Himself blesses them with honor.
आपे ताड़ी लाइदा पिआरा आपे गुणी निधानु ॥३॥
The Beloved Himself is absorbed in Samaadhi; He Himself is the treasure of excellence. ||3||
आपे वडा आपि है पिआरा आपे ही परधाणु ॥
The Beloved Himself is the greatest; He Himself is supreme.
आपे कीमति पाइदा पिआरा आपे तुलु परवाणु ॥
The Beloved Himself appraises the value; He Himself is the scale, and the weights.
आपे अतुलु तुलाइदा पिआरा जन नानक सद कुरबाणु ॥४॥५॥
The Beloved Himself is unweighable - He weighs Himself; servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||4||5||

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