Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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27.09.2013

सलोक मः ५ ॥
Shalok, Fifth Mehl:
लधमु लभणहारु करमु करंदो मा पिरी ॥
I have found the object of my search - my Beloved took pity on me.
इको सिरजणहारु नानक बिआ न पसीऐ ॥१॥
There is One Creator; O Nanak, I do not see any other. ||1||
मः ५ ॥
Fifth Mehl:
पापड़िआ पछाड़ि बाणु सचावा संन्हि कै ॥
Take aim with the arrow of Truth, and shoot down sin.
गुर मंत्रड़ा चितारि नानक दुखु न थीवई ॥२॥
Cherish the Words of the Guru's Mantra, O Nanak, and you shall not suffer in pain. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
वाहु वाहु सिरजणहार पाईअनु ठाढि आपि ॥
Waaho! Waaho! The Creator Lord Himself has brought about peace and tranquility.
जीअ जंत मिहरवानु तिस नो सदा जापि ॥
He is Kind to all beings and creatures; meditate forever on Him.
दइआ धारी समरथि चुके बिल बिलाप ॥
The all-powerful Lord has shown Mercy, and my cries of suffering are ended.
नठे ताप दुख रोग पूरे गुर प्रतापि ॥
My fevers, pains and diseases are gone, by the Grace of the Perfect Guru.
कीतीअनु आपणी रख गरीब निवाजि थापि ॥
The Lord has established me, and protected me; He is the Cherisher of the poor.
आपे लइअनु छडाइ बंधन सगल कापि ॥
He Himself has delivered me, breaking all my bonds.
तिसन बुझी आस पुंनी मन संतोखि ध्रापि ॥
My thirst is quenched, my hopes are fulfilled, and my mind is contented and satisfied.
वडी हूं वडा अपार खसमु जिसु लेपु न पुंनि पापि ॥१३॥
The greatest of the great, the Infinite Lord and Master - He is not affected by virtue and vice. ||13||

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28.09.2013

बिलावलु महला ३ वार सत घरु १०
Bilaaval, Third Mehl, The Seven Days, Tenth House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

आदित वारि आदि पुरखु है सोई ॥
Sunday: He, the Lord, is the Primal Being.
आपे वरतै अवरु न कोई ॥
He Himself is the Pervading Lord; there is no other at all.
ओति पोति जगु रहिआ परोई ॥
Through and through, He is woven into the fabric of the world.
आपे करता करै सु होई ॥
Whatever the Creator Himself does, that alone happens.
नामि रते सदा सुखु होई ॥
Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is forever in peace.
गुरमुखि विरला बूझै कोई ॥१॥
But how rare is the one, who, as Gurmukh, understands this. ||1||
हिरदै जपनी जपउ गुणतासा ॥
Within my heart, I chant the Chant of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.
हरि अगम अगोचरु अपर्मपर सुआमी जन पगि लगि धिआवउ होइ दासनि दासा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
The Lord, my Lord and Master, is inaccessible, unfathomable and unlimited. Grasping the feet of the Lord's humble servants, I meditate on Him, and become the slave of His slaves. ||1||Pause||

सोमवारि सचि रहिआ समाइ ॥
Monday: The True Lord is permeating and pervading.
तिस की कीमति कही न जाइ ॥
His value cannot be described.
आखि आखि रहे सभि लिव लाइ ॥
Talking and speaking about Him, all keep themselves lovingly focused on Him.
जिसु देवै तिसु पलै पाइ ॥
Devotion falls into the laps of those whom He so blesses.
अगम अगोचरु लखिआ न जाइ ॥
He is inaccessible and unfathomable; He cannot be seen.
गुर कै सबदि हरि रहिआ समाइ ॥२॥
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is seen to be permeating and pervading everywhere. ||2||

मंगलि माइआ मोहु उपाइआ ॥
Tuesday: The Lord created love and attachment to Maya.
आपे सिरि सिरि धंधै लाइआ ॥
He Himself has enjoined each and every being to their tasks.
आपि बुझाए सोई बूझै ॥
He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand.
गुर कै सबदि दरु घरु सूझै ॥
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one understands his heart and home.
प्रेम भगति करे लिव लाइ ॥
He worships the Lord in loving devotion.
हउमै ममता सबदि जलाइ ॥३॥
His egotism and self-conceit are burnt away by the Shabad. ||3||

बुधवारि आपे बुधि सारु ॥
Wednesday: He Himself bestows sublime understanding.
गुरमुखि करणी सबदु वीचारु ॥
The Gurmukh does good deeds, and contemplates the Word of the Shabad.
नामि रते मनु निरमलु होइ ॥
Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind become pure and immaculate.
हरि गुण गावै हउमै मलु खोइ ॥
He sings the Glorious Glorious Praises of the Lord, and washes off the filth of egotism.
दरि सचै सद सोभा पाए ॥
In the Court of the True Lord, he obtains lasting glory.
नामि रते गुर सबदि सुहाए ॥४॥
Imbued with the Naam, he is embellished with the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||
लाहा नामु पाए गुर दुआरि ॥
The profit of the Naam is obtained through the Door of the Guru.
आपे देवै देवणहारु ॥
The Great Giver Himself gives it.
जो देवै तिस कउ बलि जाईऐ ॥
I am a sacrifice to the One who gives it.
गुर परसादी आपु गवाईऐ ॥
By Guru's Grace, self-conceit is eradicated.
नानक नामु रखहु उर धारि ॥
O Nanak, enshrine the Naam within your heart.
देवणहारे कउ जैकारु ॥५॥
I celebrate the victory of the Lord, the Great Giver. ||5||

वीरवारि वीर भरमि भुलाए ॥
Thursday: The fifty-two warriors were deluded by doubt.
प्रेत भूत सभि दूजै लाए ॥
All the goblins and demons are attached to duality.
आपि उपाए करि वेखै वेका ॥
God Himself created them, and sees each one distinct.
सभना करते तेरी टेका ॥
O Creator Lord, You are the Support of all.
जीअ जंत तेरी सरणाई ॥
The beings and creatures are under Your protection.
सो मिलै जिसु लैहि मिलाई ॥६॥
He alone meets You, whom You Yourself meet. ||6||
सुक्रवारि प्रभु रहिआ समाई ॥

Friday: God is permeating and pervading everywhere.
आपि उपाइ सभ कीमति पाई ॥
He Himself created all, and appraises the value of all.
गुरमुखि होवै सु करै बीचारु ॥
One who become Gurmukh, contemplates the Lord.
सचु संजमु करणी है कार ॥
He practices truth and self-restraint.
वरतु नेमु निताप्रति पूजा ॥
Without genuine understanding, all fasts,
बिनु बूझे सभु भाउ है दूजा ॥७॥
Religious rituals and daily worship services lead only to the love of duality. ||7||
छनिछरवारि सउण सासत बीचारु ॥

Saturday: Contemplating good omens and the Shaastras,
हउमै मेरा भरमै संसारु ॥
In egotism and self-conceit, the world wanders in delusion.
मनमुखु अंधा दूजै भाइ ॥
The blind, self-willed manmukh in engrossed in the love of duality.
जम दरि बाधा चोटा खाइ ॥
Bound and gagged at death's door, he is beaten and punished.
गुर परसादी सदा सुखु पाए ॥
By Guru's Grace, one finds lasting peace.
सचु करणी साचि लिव लाए ॥८॥
He practices Truth, and lovingly focuses on the Truth. ||8||
सतिगुरु सेवहि से वडभागी ॥
Those who serve the True Guru are very fortunate.
हउमै मारि सचि लिव लागी ॥
Conquering their ego, they embrace love for the True Lord.
तेरै रंगि राते सहजि सुभाइ ॥
They are automatically imbued with Your Love, O Lord.
तू सुखदाता लैहि मिलाइ ॥
You are the Giver of peace; You merge them into Yourself.
एकस ते दूजा नाही कोइ ॥
Everything comes from the One and only Lord; there is no other at all.
गुरमुखि बूझै सोझी होइ ॥९॥
The Gurmukh realizes this, and understands. ||9||

पंद्रह थितीं तै सत वार ॥
The fifteen lunar days, the seven days of the week,
माहा रुती आवहि वार वार ॥
The months, seasons, days and nights, come over and over again;
दिनसु रैणि तिवै संसारु ॥
So the world goes on.
आवा गउणु कीआ करतारि ॥
Coming and going were created by the Creator Lord.
निहचलु साचु रहिआ कल धारि ॥
The True Lord remains steady and stable, by His almighty power.
नानक गुरमुखि बूझै को सबदु वीचारि ॥१०॥१॥
O Nanak, how rare is that Gurmukh who understands, and contemplates the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||10||1||

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29.09.2013

रामकली महला ५ ॥
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
तेरै काजि न ग्रिहु राजु मालु ॥
Your home, power and wealth will be of no use to you.
तेरै काजि न बिखै जंजालु ॥
Your corrupt worldly entanglements will be of no use to you.
इसट मीत जाणु सभ छलै ॥
Know that all your dear friends are fake.
हरि हरि नामु संगि तेरै चलै ॥१॥
Only the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, will go along with you. ||1||
राम नाम गुण गाइ ले मीता हरि सिमरत तेरी लाज रहै ॥
Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name, O friend; remembering the Lord in meditation, your honor shall be saved.
हरि सिमरत जमु कछु न कहै ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Remembering the Lord in meditation, the Messenger of Death will not touch you. ||1||Pause||
बिनु हरि सगल निरारथ काम ॥
Without the Lord, all pursuits are useless.
सुइना रुपा माटी दाम ॥
Gold, silver and wealth are just dust.
गुर का सबदु जापि मन सुखा ॥
Chanting the Word of the Guru's Shabad, your mind shall be at peace.
ईहा ऊहा तेरो ऊजल मुखा ॥२॥
Here and hereafter, your face shall be radiant and bright. ||2||
करि करि थाके वडे वडेरे ॥
Even the greatest of the great worked and worked until they were exhausted.
किन ही न कीए काज माइआ पूरे ॥
None of them ever accomplished the tasks of Maya.
हरि हरि नामु जपै जनु कोइ ॥
Any humble being who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,
ता की आसा पूरन होइ ॥३॥
Will have all his hopes fulfilled. ||3||
हरि भगतन को नामु अधारु ॥
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the anchor and support of the Lord's devotees.
संती जीता जनमु अपारु ॥
The Saints are victorious in this priceless human life.
हरि संतु करे सोई परवाणु ॥
Whatever the Lord's Saint does, is approved and accepted.
नानक दासु ता कै कुरबाणु ॥४॥११॥२२॥
Slave Nanak is a sacrifice to him. ||4||11||22||

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30.09.2013

बिलावलु महला ५ छंत
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सखी आउ सखी वसि आउ सखी असी पिर का मंगलु गावह ॥
Come, O my sisters, come, O my companions, and let us remain under the Lord's control. Let's sing the Songs of Bliss of our Husband Lord.
तजि मानु सखी तजि मानु सखी मतु आपणे प्रीतम भावह ॥
Renounce your pride, O my companions, renounce your egotistical pride, O my sisters, so that you may become pleasing to your Beloved.
तजि मानु मोहु बिकारु दूजा सेवि एकु निरंजनो ॥
Renounce pride, emotional attachment, corruption and duality, and serve the One Immaculate Lord.
लगु चरण सरण दइआल प्रीतम सगल दुरत बिखंडनो ॥
Hold tight to the Sanctuary of the Feet of the Merciful Lord, your Beloved, the Destroyer of all sins.
होइ दास दासी तजि उदासी बहुड़ि बिधी न धावा ॥
Be the slave of His slaves, forsake sorrow and sadness, and do not bother with other devices.
नानकु पइअ्मपै करहु किरपा तामि मंगलु गावा ॥१॥
Prays Nanak, O Lord, please bless me with Your Mercy, that I may sing Your songs of bliss. ||1||
अम्रितु प्रिअ का नामु मै अंधुले टोहनी ॥
The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of my Beloved, is like a cane to a blind man.
ओह जोहै बहु परकार सुंदरि मोहनी ॥
Maya seduces in so many ways, like a beautiful enticing woman.
मोहनी महा बचित्रि चंचलि अनिक भाव दिखावए ॥
This enticer is so incredibly beautiful and clever; she entices with countless suggestive gestures.
होइ ढीठ मीठी मनहि लागै नामु लैण न आवए ॥
Maya is stubborn and persistent; she seems so sweet to the mind, and then he does not chant the Naam.
ग्रिह बनहि तीरै बरत पूजा बाट घाटै जोहनी ॥
At home, in the forest, on the banks of sacred rivers, fasting, worshipping, on the roads and on the shore, she is spying.
नानकु पइअ्मपै दइआ धारहु मै नामु अंधुले टोहनी ॥२॥
Prays Nanak, please bless me with Your Kindness, Lord; I am blind, and Your Name is my cane. ||2||
मोहि अनाथ प्रिअ नाथ जिउ जानहु तिउ रखहु ॥
I am helpless and masterless; You, O my Beloved, are my Lord and Master. As it pleases You, so do You protect me.
चतुराई मोहि नाहि रीझावउ कहि मुखहु ॥
I have no wisdom or cleverness; what face should I put on to please You?
नह चतुरि सुघरि सुजान बेती मोहि निरगुनि गुनु नही ॥
I am not clever, skillful or wise; I am worthless, without any virtue at all.
नह रूप धूप न नैण बंके जह भावै तह रखु तुही ॥
I have no beauty or pleasing smell, no beautiful eyes. As it pleases You, please preserve me, O Lord.
जै जै जइअ्मपहि सगल जा कउ करुणापति गति किनि लखहु ॥
His victory is celebrated by all; how can I know the state of the Lord of Mercy?
नानकु पइअ्मपै सेव सेवकु जिउ जानहु तिउ मोहि रखहु ॥३॥
Prays Nanak, I am the servant of Your servants; as it pleases You, please preserve me. ||3||
मोहि मछुली तुम नीर तुझ बिनु किउ सरै ॥
I am the fish, and You are the water; without You, what can I do?
मोहि चात्रिक तुम्ह बूंद त्रिपतउ मुखि परै ॥
I am the rainbird, and You are the rain-drop; when it falls into my mouth, I am satisfied.
मुखि परै हरै पिआस मेरी जीअ हीआ प्रानपते ॥
When it falls into my mouth, my thirst is quenched; You are the Lord of my soul, my heart, my breath of life.
लाडिले लाड लडाइ सभ महि मिलु हमारी होइ गते ॥
Touch me, and caress me, O Lord, You are in all; let me meet You, so that I may be emancipated.
चीति चितवउ मिटु अंधारे जिउ आस चकवी दिनु चरै ॥
In my consciousness I remember You, and the darkness is dispelled, like the chakvi duck, which longs to see the dawn.
नानकु पइअ्मपै प्रिअ संगि मेली मछुली नीरु न वीसरै ॥४॥
Prays Nanak, O my Beloved, please unite me with Yourself; the fish never forgets the water. ||4||
धनि धंनि हमारे भाग घरि आइआ पिरु मेरा ॥
Blessed, blessed is my destiny; my Husband Lord has come into my home.
सोहे बंक दुआर सगला बनु हरा ॥
The gate of my mansion is so beautiful, and all my gardens are so green and alive.
हर हरा सुआमी सुखह गामी अनद मंगल रसु घणा ॥
My peace-giving Lord and Master has rejuvenated me, and blessed me with great joy, bliss and love.
नवल नवतन नाहु बाला कवन रसना गुन भणा ॥
My Young Husband Lord is eternally young, and His body is forever youthful; what tongue can I use to chant His Glorious Praises?
मेरी सेज सोही देखि मोही सगल सहसा दुखु हरा ॥
My bed is beautiful; gazing upon Him, I am fascinated, and all my doubts and pains are dispelled.
नानकु पइअ्मपै मेरी आस पूरी मिले सुआमी अपर्मपरा ॥५॥१॥३॥
Prays Nanak, my hopes are fulfilled; my Lord and Master is unlimited. ||5||1||3||

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01.10.2013

सूही कबीर जी ॥
Soohee, Kabeer Jee:
थरहर क्मपै बाला जीउ ॥
My innocent soul trembles and shakes.
ना जानउ किआ करसी पीउ ॥१॥
I do not know how my Husband Lord will deal with me. ||1||
रैनि गई मत दिनु भी जाइ ॥
The night of my youth has passed away; will the day of old age also pass away?
भवर गए बग बैठे आइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
My dark hairs, like bumble bees, have gone away, and grey hairs, like cranes, have settled upon my head. ||1||Pause||
काचै करवै रहै न पानी ॥
Water does not remain in the unbaked clay pot;
हंसु चलिआ काइआ कुमलानी ॥२॥
When the soul-swan departs, the body withers away. ||2||
कुआर कंनिआ जैसे करत सीगारा ॥
I decorate myself like a young virgin;
किउ रलीआ मानै बाझु भतारा ॥३॥
But how can I enjoy pleasures, without my Husband Lord? ||3||
काग उडावत भुजा पिरानी ॥
My arm is tired, driving away the crows.
कहि कबीर इह कथा सिरानी ॥४॥२॥
Says Kabeer, this is the way the story of my life ends. ||4||2||

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02.10.2013

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
फिरत फिरत भेटे जन साधू पूरै गुरि समझाइआ ॥
Wandering and roaming around, I met the Holy Perfect Guru, who has taught me.
आन सगल बिधि कांमि न आवै हरि हरि नामु धिआइआ ॥१॥
All other devices did not work, so I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
ता ते मोहि धारी ओट गोपाल ॥
For this reason, I sought the Protection and Support of my Lord, the Cherisher of the Universe.
सरनि परिओ पूरन परमेसुर बिनसे सगल जंजाल ॥ रहाउ ॥
I sought the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, and all my entanglements were dissolved. ||Pause||
सुरग मिरत पइआल भू मंडल सगल बिआपे माइ ॥
Paradise, the earth, the nether regions of the underworld, and the globe of the world - all are engrossed in Maya.
जीअ उधारन सभ कुल तारन हरि हरि नामु धिआइ ॥२॥
To save your soul, and liberate all your ancestors, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||
नानक नामु निरंजनु गाईऐ पाईऐ सरब निधाना ॥
O Nanak, singing the Naam, the Name of the Immaculate Lord, all treasures are obtained.
करि किरपा जिसु देइ सुआमी बिरले काहू जाना ॥३॥३॥२१॥
Only that rare person, whom the Lord and Master blesses with His Grace, comes to know this. ||3||3||21||

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03.10.2013

सलोक मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
कामणि तउ सीगारु करि जा पहिलां कंतु मनाइ ॥
O bride, decorate yourself, after you surrender and accept your Husband Lord.
मतु सेजै कंतु न आवई एवै बिरथा जाइ ॥
Otherwise, your Husband Lord will not come to your bed, and your ornaments will be useless.
कामणि पिर मनु मानिआ तउ बणिआ सीगारु ॥
O bride, your decorations will adorn you, only when your Husband Lord's Mind is pleased.
कीआ तउ परवाणु है जा सहु धरे पिआरु ॥
Your ornaments will be acceptable and approved, only when your Husband Lord loves you.
भउ सीगारु तबोल रसु भोजनु भाउ करेइ ॥
So make the Fear of God your ornaments, joy your betel nuts to chew, and love your food.
तनु मनु सउपे कंत कउ तउ नानक भोगु करेइ ॥१॥
Surrender your body and mind to your Husband Lord, and then, O Nanak, He will enjoy you. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
काजल फूल त्मबोल रसु ले धन कीआ सीगारु ॥
The wife takes flowers, and fragrance of betel, and decorates herself.
सेजै कंतु न आइओ एवै भइआ विकारु ॥२॥
But her Husband Lord does not come to her bed, and so these efforts are useless. ||2||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
धन पिरु एहि न आखीअनि बहनि इकठे होइ ॥
They are not said to be husband and wife, who merely sit together.
एक जोति दुइ मूरती धन पिरु कहीऐ सोइ ॥३॥
They alone are called husband and wife, who have one light in two bodies. ||3||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
भै बिनु भगति न होवई नामि न लगै पिआरु ॥
Without the Fear of God, there is no devotional worship, and no love for the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
सतिगुरि मिलिऐ भउ ऊपजै भै भाइ रंगु सवारि ॥
Meeting with the True Guru, the Fear of God wells up, and one is embellished with the Fear and the Love of God.
तनु मनु रता रंग सिउ हउमै त्रिसना मारि ॥
When the body and mind are imbued with the Lord's Love, egotism and desire are conquered and subdued.
मनु तनु निरमलु अति सोहणा भेटिआ क्रिसन मुरारि ॥
The mind and body become immaculately pure and very beautiful, when one meets the Lord, the Destroyer of ego.
भउ भाउ सभु तिस दा सो सचु वरतै संसारि ॥९॥
Fear and love all belong to Him; He is the True Lord, permeating and pervading the Universe. ||9||

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04.10.2013

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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05.10.2013

वडहंसु महला ३ ॥
Wadahans, Third Mehl:
मन मेरिआ तू सदा सचु समालि जीउ ॥
O my mind, contemplate the True Lord forever.
आपणै घरि तू सुखि वसहि पोहि न सकै जमकालु जीउ ॥
Dwell in peace in the home of your own self, and the Messenger of Death shall not touch you.
कालु जालु जमु जोहि न साकै साचै सबदि लिव लाए ॥
The noose of the Messenger of Death shall not touch you, when you embrace love for the True Word of the Shabad.
सदा सचि रता मनु निरमलु आवणु जाणु रहाए ॥
Ever imbued with the True Lord, the mind becomes immaculate, and its coming and going is ended.
दूजै भाइ भरमि विगुती मनमुखि मोही जमकालि ॥
The love of duality and doubt have ruined the self-willed manmukh, who is lured away by the Messenger of Death.
कहै नानकु सुणि मन मेरे तू सदा सचु समालि ॥१॥
Says Nanak, listen, O my mind: contemplate the True Lord forever. ||1||
मन मेरिआ अंतरि तेरै निधानु है बाहरि वसतु न भालि ॥
O my mind, the treasure is within you; do not search for it on the outside.
जो भावै सो भुंचि तू गुरमुखि नदरि निहालि ॥
Eat only that which is pleasing to the Lord, and as Gurmukh, receive the blessing of His Glance of Grace.
गुरमुखि नदरि निहालि मन मेरे अंतरि हरि नामु सखाई ॥
As Gurmukh, receive the blessing of His Glance of Grace, O my mind; the Name of the Lord, your help and support, is within you.
मनमुख अंधुले गिआन विहूणे दूजै भाइ खुआई ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are blind, and devoid of wisdom; they are ruined by the love of duality.
बिनु नावै को छूटै नाही सभ बाधी जमकालि ॥
Without the Name, no one is emancipated. All are bound by the Messenger of Death.
नानक अंतरि तेरै निधानु है तू बाहरि वसतु न भालि ॥२॥
O Nanak, the treasure is within you; do not search for it on the outside. ||2||
मन मेरिआ जनमु पदारथु पाइ कै इकि सचि लगे वापारा ॥
O my mind, obtaining the blessing of this human birth, some are engaged in the trade of Truth.
सतिगुरु सेवनि आपणा अंतरि सबदु अपारा ॥
They serve their True Guru, and the Infinite Word of the Shabad resounds within them.
अंतरि सबदु अपारा हरि नामु पिआरा नामे नउ निधि पाई ॥
Within them is the Infinite Shabad, and the Beloved Naam, the Name of the Lord; through the Naam, the nine treasures are obtained.
मनमुख माइआ मोह विआपे दूखि संतापे दूजै पति गवाई ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in emotional attachment to Maya; they suffer in pain, and through duality, they lose their honor.
हउमै मारि सचि सबदि समाणे सचि रते अधिकाई ॥
But those who conquer their ego, and merge in the True Shabad, are totally imbued with Truth.
नानक माणस जनमु दुल्मभु है सतिगुरि बूझ बुझाई ॥३॥
O Nanak, it is so difficult to obtain this human life; the True Guru imparts this understanding. ||3||
मन मेरे सतिगुरु सेवनि आपणा से जन वडभागी राम ॥
O my mind, those who serve their True Guru are the most fortunate beings.
जो मनु मारहि आपणा से पुरख बैरागी राम ॥
Those who conquer their minds are beings of renunciation and detachment.
से जन बैरागी सचि लिव लागी आपणा आपु पछाणिआ ॥
They are beings of renunciation and detachment, who lovingly focus their consciousness on the True Lord; they realize and understand their own selves.
मति निहचल अति गूड़ी गुरमुखि सहजे नामु वखाणिआ ॥
Their intellect is steady, deep and profound; as Gurmukh, they naturally chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
इक कामणि हितकारी माइआ मोहि पिआरी मनमुख सोइ रहे अभागे ॥
Some are lovers of beautiful young women; emotional attachment to Maya is very dear to them. The unfortunate self-willed manmukhs remain asleep.
नानक सहजे सेवहि गुरु अपणा से पूरे वडभागे ॥४॥३॥
O Nanak, those who intuitively serve their Guru, have perfect destiny. ||4||3||

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06.10.2013

धनासरी महला १ ॥
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:
काइआ कागदु मनु परवाणा ॥
The body is the paper, and the mind is the inscription written upon it.
सिर के लेख न पड़ै इआणा ॥
The ignorant fool does not read what is written on his forehead.
दरगह घड़ीअहि तीने लेख ॥
In the Court of the Lord, three inscriptions are recorded.
खोटा कामि न आवै वेखु ॥१॥
Behold, the counterfeit coin is worthless there. ||1||
नानक जे विचि रुपा होइ ॥
O Nanak, if there is silver in it,
खरा खरा आखै सभु कोइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Then everyone proclaims, ""It is genuine, it is genuine.""||1||Pause||
कादी कूड़ु बोलि मलु खाइ ॥
The Qazi tells lies and eats filth;
ब्राहमणु नावै जीआ घाइ ॥
The Brahmin kills and then takes cleansing baths.
जोगी जुगति न जाणै अंधु ॥
The Yogi is blind, and does not know the Way.
तीने ओजाड़े का बंधु ॥२॥
The three of them devise their own destruction. ||2||
सो जोगी जो जुगति पछाणै ॥
He alone is a Yogi, who understands the Way.
गुर परसादी एको जाणै ॥
By Guru's Grace, he knows the One Lord.
काजी सो जो उलटी करै ॥
He alone is a Qazi, who turns away from the world,
गुर परसादी जीवतु मरै ॥
And who, by Guru's Grace, remains dead while yet alive.
सो ब्राहमणु जो ब्रहमु बीचारै ॥
He alone is a Brahmin, who contemplates God.
आपि तरै सगले कुल तारै ॥३॥
He saves himself, and saves all his generations as well. ||3||
दानसबंदु सोई दिलि धोवै ॥
One who cleanses his own mind is wise.
मुसलमाणु सोई मलु खोवै ॥
One who cleanses himself of impurity is a Muslim.
पड़िआ बूझै सो परवाणु ॥
One who reads and understands is acceptable.
जिसु सिरि दरगह का नीसाणु ॥४॥५॥७॥
Upon his forehead is the Insignia of the Court of the Lord. ||4||5||7||

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07.10.2013

वडहंसु महला ५ घरु २
Wadahans, Fifth Mehl, Second House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
मेरै अंतरि लोचा मिलण की पिआरे हउ किउ पाई गुर पूरे ॥
Deep within me, there is a longing to meet my Beloved; how can I attain my Perfect Guru?
जे सउ खेल खेलाईऐ बालकु रहि न सकै बिनु खीरे ॥
Even though a baby may play hundreds of games, he cannot survive without milk.
मेरै अंतरि भुख न उतरै अमाली जे सउ भोजन मै नीरे ॥
The hunger within me is not satisfied, O my friend, even though I am served hundreds of dishes.
मेरै मनि तनि प्रेमु पिरम का बिनु दरसन किउ मनु धीरे ॥१॥
My mind and body are filled with love for my Beloved; how can my soul find relief, without the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan? ||1||
सुणि सजण मेरे प्रीतम भाई मै मेलिहु मित्रु सुखदाता ॥
Listen, O my dear friends and siblings - lead me to my True Friend, the Giver of peace.
ओहु जीअ की मेरी सभ बेदन जाणै नित सुणावै हरि कीआ बाता ॥
He knows all the troubles of my soul; every day, he tells me stories of the Lord.
हउ इकु खिनु तिसु बिनु रहि न सका जिउ चात्रिकु जल कउ बिललाता ॥
I cannot live without Him, even for an instant. I cry out for Him, just as the song-bird cries for the drop of water.
हउ किआ गुण तेरे सारि समाली मै निरगुण कउ रखि लेता ॥२॥
Which of Your Glorious Virtues should I sing? You save even worthless beings like me. ||2||
हउ भई उडीणी कंत कउ अमाली सो पिरु कदि नैणी देखा ॥
I have become depressed, waiting for my Husband Lord, O my friend; when shall my eyes behold my Husband?
सभि रस भोगण विसरे बिनु पिर कितै न लेखा ॥
I have forgotten how to enjoy all pleasures; without my Husband Lord, they are of no use at all.
इहु कापड़ु तनि न सुखावई करि न सकउ हउ वेसा ॥
These clothes do not please my body; I cannot dress myself.
जिनी सखी लालु राविआ पिआरा तिन आगै हम आदेसा ॥३॥
I bow to those friends of mine, who have enjoyed their Beloved Husband Lord. ||3||
मै सभि सीगार बणाइआ अमाली बिनु पिर कामि न आए ॥
I have adorned myself with all sorts of decorations, O my friend, but without my Husband Lord, they are of no use at all.
जा सहि बात न पुछीआ अमाली ता बिरथा जोबनु सभु जाए ॥
When my Husband does not care for me, O my friend, then my youth passes, totally useless.
धनु धनु ते सोहागणी अमाली जिन सहु रहिआ समाए ॥
Blessed, blessed are the happy soul-brides, O my friend, who are blended with their Husband Lord.
हउ वारिआ तिन सोहागणी अमाली तिन के धोवा सद पाए ॥४॥
I am a sacrifice to those happy soul-brides; I wash their feet again and again. ||4||
जिचरु दूजा भरमु सा अमाली तिचरु मै जाणिआ प्रभु दूरे ॥
As long as I suffered from duality and doubt, O my friend, I thought God was far away.
जा मिलिआ पूरा सतिगुरू अमाली ता आसा मनसा सभ पूरे ॥
But when I met the Perfect True Guru, O my friend, then all my hopes and desires were fulfilled.
मै सरब सुखा सुख पाइआ अमाली पिरु सरब रहिआ भरपूरे ॥
I have obtained all pleasures and comforts, O my friend; my Husband Lord is all-pervading everywhere.
जन नानक हरि रंगु माणिआ अमाली गुर सतिगुर कै लगि पैरे ॥५॥१॥९॥
Servant Nanak enjoys the Lord's Love, O my friend; I fall at the feet of the Guru, the True Guru. ||5||1||9||

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08.10.2013

सलोकु मः १ ॥
Shalok, First Mehl:
घर ही मुंधि विदेसि पिरु नित झूरे सम्हाले ॥
The soul-bride is at home, while the Husband Lord is away; she cherishes His memory, and mourns His absence.
मिलदिआ ढिल न होवई जे नीअति रासि करे ॥१॥
She shall meet Him without delay, if she rids herself of duality. ||1||
मः १ ॥
First Mehl:
नानक गाली कूड़ीआ बाझु परीति करेइ ॥
O Nanak, false is the speech of one who acts without loving the Lord.
तिचरु जाणै भला करि जिचरु लेवै देइ ॥२॥
He judges things to be good, only as long as the Lord gives and he receives. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
जिनि उपाए जीअ तिनि हरि राखिआ ॥
The Lord, who created the creatures, also protects them.
अम्रितु सचा नाउ भोजनु चाखिआ ॥
I have tasted the food of Ambrosial Nectar, the True Name.
तिपति रहे आघाइ मिटी भभाखिआ ॥
I am satisfied and satiated, and my hunger is appeased.
सभ अंदरि इकु वरतै किनै विरलै लाखिआ ॥
The One Lord is pervading in all, but rare are those who realize this.
जन नानक भए निहालु प्रभ की पाखिआ ॥२०॥
Servant Nanak is enraptured, in the Protection of God. ||20||

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09.10.2013

सोरठि महला ३ घरु १ तितुकी
Sorat'h, Third Mehl, First House, Ti-Tukas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
भगता दी सदा तू रखदा हरि जीउ धुरि तू रखदा आइआ ॥
You always preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Dear Lord; You have protected them from the very beginning of time.
प्रहिलाद जन तुधु राखि लए हरि जीउ हरणाखसु मारि पचाइआ ॥
You protected Your servant Prahlaad, O Dear Lord, and annihilated Harnaakhash.
गुरमुखा नो परतीति है हरि जीउ मनमुख भरमि भुलाइआ ॥१॥
The Gurmukhs place their faith in the Dear Lord, but the self-willed manmukhs are deluded by doubt. ||1||
हरि जी एह तेरी वडिआई ॥
O Dear Lord, this is Your Glory.
भगता की पैज रखु तू सुआमी भगत तेरी सरणाई ॥ रहाउ ॥
You preserve the honor of Your devotees, O Lord Master; Your devotees seek Your Sanctuary. ||Pause||
भगता नो जमु जोहि न साकै कालु न नेड़ै जाई ॥
The Messenger of Death cannot touch Your devotees; death cannot even approach them.
केवल राम नामु मनि वसिआ नामे ही मुकति पाई ॥
The Name of the Lord alone abides in their minds; through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they find liberation.
रिधि सिधि सभ भगता चरणी लागी गुर कै सहजि सुभाई ॥२॥
Wealth and all the spiritual powers of the Siddhis fall at the feet of the Lord's devotees; they obtain peace and poise from the Guru. ||2||
मनमुखा नो परतीति न आवी अंतरि लोभ सुआउ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs have no faith; they are filled with greed and self-interest.
गुरमुखि हिरदै सबदु न भेदिओ हरि नामि न लागा भाउ ॥
They are not Gurmukh - they do not understand the Word of the Shabad in their hearts; they do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
कूड़ कपट पाजु लहि जासी मनमुख फीका अलाउ ॥३॥
Their masks of falsehood and hypocrisy shall fall off; the self-willed manmukhs speak with insipid words. ||3||
भगता विचि आपि वरतदा प्रभ जी भगती हू तू जाता ॥
You are pervading through Your devotees, O Dear God; through Your devotees, You are known.
माइआ मोह सभ लोक है तेरी तू एको पुरखु बिधाता ॥
All the people are enticed by Maya; they are Yours, Lord - You alone are the Architect of Destiny.
हउमै मारि मनसा मनहि समाणी गुर कै सबदि पछाता ॥४॥
Overcoming my egotism and quieting the desires within my mind, I have come to realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4||
अचिंत कम करहि प्रभ तिन के जिन हरि का नामु पिआरा ॥
God automatically does the work of those who love the Name of the Lord.
गुर परसादि सदा मनि वसिआ सभि काज सवारणहारा ॥
By Guru's Grace, he ever dwells in their minds, and He resolves all their affairs.
ओना की रीस करे सु विगुचै जिन हरि प्रभु है रखवारा ॥५॥
Whoever challenges them is destroyed; they have the Lord God as their Savior. ||5||
बिनु सतिगुर सेवे किनै न पाइआ मनमुखि भउकि मुए बिललाई ॥
Without serving the True Guru, no one finds the Lord; the self-willed manmukhs die crying out in pain.
आवहि जावहि ठउर न पावहि दुख महि दुखि समाई ॥
They come and go, and find no place of rest; in pain and suffering, they perish.
गुरमुखि होवै सु अम्रितु पीवै सहजे साचि समाई ॥६॥
But one who becomes Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar, and is easily absorbed in the True Name. ||6||
बिनु सतिगुर सेवे जनमु न छोडै जे अनेक करम करै अधिकाई ॥
Without serving the True Guru, one cannot escape reincarnation, even by performing numerous rituals.
वेद पड़हि तै वाद वखाणहि बिनु हरि पति गवाई ॥
Those who read the Vedas, and argue and debate without the Lord, lose their honor.
सचा सतिगुरु साची जिसु बाणी भजि छूटहि गुर सरणाई ॥७॥
True is the True Guru, and True is the Word of His Bani; in the Guru's Sanctuary, one is saved. ||7||
जिन हरि मनि वसिआ से दरि साचे दरि साचै सचिआरा ॥
Those whose minds are filled with the Lord are judged as true in the Court of the Lord; they are hailed as true in the True Court.
ओना दी सोभा जुगि जुगि होई कोइ न मेटणहारा ॥
Their praises echo throughout the ages, and no one can erase them.
नानक तिन कै सद बलिहारै जिन हरि राखिआ उरि धारा ॥८॥१॥
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine the Lord within their hearts. ||8||1||

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धनासरी महला १ ॥
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:
जीवा तेरै नाइ मनि आनंदु है जीउ ॥
I live by Your Name; my mind is in ecstasy, Lord.
साचो साचा नाउ गुण गोविंदु है जीउ ॥
True is the Name of the True Lord. Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe.
गुर गिआनु अपारा सिरजणहारा जिनि सिरजी तिनि गोई ॥
Infinite is the spiritual wisdom imparted by the Guru. The Creator Lord who created, shall also destroy.
परवाणा आइआ हुकमि पठाइआ फेरि न सकै कोई ॥
The call of death is sent out by the Lord's Command; no one can challenge it.
आपे करि वेखै सिरि सिरि लेखै आपे सुरति बुझाई ॥
He Himself creates, and watches; His written command is above each and every head. He Himself imparts understanding and awareness.
नानक साहिबु अगम अगोचरु जीवा सची नाई ॥१॥
O Nanak, the Lord Master is inaccessible and unfathomable; I live by His True Name. ||1||
तुम सरि अवरु न कोइ आइआ जाइसी जीउ ॥
No one can compare to You, Lord; all come and go.
हुकमी होइ निबेड़ु भरमु चुकाइसी जीउ ॥
By Your Command, the account is settled, and doubt is dispelled.
गुरु भरमु चुकाए अकथु कहाए सच महि साचु समाणा ॥
The Guru dispels doubt, and makes us speak the Unspoken Speech; the true ones are absorbed into Truth.
आपि उपाए आपि समाए हुकमी हुकमु पछाणा ॥
He Himself creates, and He Himself destroys; I accept the Command of the Commander Lord.
सची वडिआई गुर ते पाई तू मनि अंति सखाई ॥
True greatness comes from the Guru; You alone are the mind's companion in the end.
नानक साहिबु अवरु न दूजा नामि तेरै वडिआई ॥२॥
O Nanak, there is no other than the Lord and Master; greatness comes from Your Name. ||2||
तू सचा सिरजणहारु अलख सिरंदिआ जीउ ॥
You are the True Creator Lord, the unknowable Maker.
एकु साहिबु दुइ राह वाद वधंदिआ जीउ ॥
There is only the One Lord and Master, but there are two paths, by which conflict increases.
दुइ राह चलाए हुकमि सबाए जनमि मुआ संसारा ॥
All follow these two paths, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command; the world is born, only to die.
नाम बिना नाही को बेली बिखु लादी सिरि भारा ॥
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal has no friend at all; he carries loads of sin on his head.
हुकमी आइआ हुकमु न बूझै हुकमि सवारणहारा ॥
By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he comes, but he does not understand this Hukam; the Lord's Hukam is the Embellisher.
नानक साहिबु सबदि सिञापै साचा सिरजणहारा ॥३॥
O Nanak, through the Shabad, the Word of the Lord and Master, the True Creator Lord is realized. ||3||
भगत सोहहि दरवारि सबदि सुहाइआ जीउ ॥
Your devotees look beautiful in Your Court, embellished with the Shabad.
बोलहि अम्रित बाणि रसन रसाइआ जीउ ॥
They chant the Ambrosial Word of His Bani, savoring it with their tongues.
रसन रसाए नामि तिसाए गुर कै सबदि विकाणे ॥
Savoring it with their tongues, they thirst for the Naam; they are a sacrifice to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
पारसि परसिऐ पारसु होए जा तेरै मनि भाणे ॥
Touching the philosopher's stone, they become the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold; O Lord, they become pleasing to your mind.
अमरा पदु पाइआ आपु गवाइआ विरला गिआन वीचारी ॥
They attain the immortal status and eradicate their self-conceit; how rare is that person, who contemplates spiritual wisdom.
नानक भगत सोहनि दरि साचै साचे के वापारी ॥४॥
O Nanak, the devotees look beautiful in the Court of the True Lord; they are dealers in the Truth. ||4||
भूख पिआसो आथि किउ दरि जाइसा जीउ ॥
I am hungry and thirsty for wealth; how will I be able to go to the Lord's Court?
सतिगुर पूछउ जाइ नामु धिआइसा जीउ ॥
I shall go and ask the True Guru, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
सचु नामु धिआई साचु चवाई गुरमुखि साचु पछाणा ॥
I meditate on the True Name, chant the True Name, and as Gurmukh, I realize the True Name.
दीना नाथु दइआलु निरंजनु अनदिनु नामु वखाणा ॥
Night and day, I chant the Name of the merciful, immaculate Lord, the Master of the poor.
करणी कार धुरहु फुरमाई आपि मुआ मनु मारी ॥
The Primal Lord has ordained the tasks to be done; self-conceit is overcome, and the mind is subdued.
नानक नामु महा रसु मीठा त्रिसना नामि निवारी ॥५॥२॥
O Nanak, the Naam is the sweetest essence; through the Naam, thirst and desire are stilled. ||5||2||

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सलोक मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
दरवेसी को जाणसी विरला को दरवेसु ॥
How rare is the dervish, the Saintly renunciate, who understands renunciation.
जे घरि घरि हंढै मंगदा धिगु जीवणु धिगु वेसु ॥
Cursed is the life, and cursed are the clothes, of one who wanders around, begging from door to door.
जे आसा अंदेसा तजि रहै गुरमुखि भिखिआ नाउ ॥
But, if he abandons hope and anxiety, and as Gurmukh receives the Name as his charity,
तिस के चरन पखालीअहि नानक हउ बलिहारै जाउ ॥१॥
Then Nanak washes his feet, and is a sacrifice to him. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
नानक तरवरु एकु फलु दुइ पंखेरू आहि ॥
O Nanak, the tree has one fruit, but two birds are perched upon it.
आवत जात न दीसही ना पर पंखी ताहि ॥
They are not seen coming or going; these birds have no wings.
बहु रंगी रस भोगिआ सबदि रहै निरबाणु ॥
One enjoys so many pleasures, while the other, through the Word of the Shabad, remains in Nirvaanaa.
हरि रसि फलि राते नानका करमि सचा नीसाणु ॥२॥
Imbued with the subtle essence of the fruit of the Lord's Name, O Nanak, the soul bears the True Insignia of God's Grace. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
आपे धरती आपे है राहकु आपि जमाइ पीसावै ॥
He Himself is the field, and He Himself is the farmer. He Himself grows and grinds the corn.
आपि पकावै आपि भांडे देइ परोसै आपे ही बहि खावै ॥
He Himself cooks it, He Himself puts the food in the dishes, and He Himself sits down to eat.
आपे जलु आपे दे छिंगा आपे चुली भरावै ॥
He Himself is the water, He Himself gives the tooth-pick, and He Himself offers the mouthwash.
आपे संगति सदि बहालै आपे विदा करावै ॥
He Himself calls and seats the congregation, and He Himself bids them goodbye.
जिस नो किरपालु होवै हरि आपे तिस नो हुकमु मनावै ॥६॥
One whom the Lord Himself blesses with His Mercy - the Lord causes him to walk according to His Will. ||6||

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