Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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12.10.2013

जैतसरी महला ५ घरु २ छंत
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Chhant:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
ऊचा अगम अपार प्रभु कथनु न जाइ अकथु ॥
God is lofty, unapproachable and infinite. He is indescribable - He cannot be described.
नानक प्रभ सरणागती राखन कउ समरथु ॥१॥
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, who is all-powerful to save us. ||1||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
जिउ जानहु तिउ राखु हरि प्रभ तेरिआ ॥
Save me, any way You can; O Lord God, I am Yours.
केते गनउ असंख अवगण मेरिआ ॥
My demerits are uncountable; how many of them should I count?
असंख अवगण खते फेरे नितप्रति सद भूलीऐ ॥
The sins and crimes I committed are countless; day by day, I continually make mistakes.
मोह मगन बिकराल माइआ तउ प्रसादी घूलीऐ ॥
I am intoxicated by emotional attachment to Maya, the treacherous one; by Your Grace alone can I be saved.
लूक करत बिकार बिखड़े प्रभ नेर हू ते नेरिआ ॥
Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest of the near.
नवंति नानक दइआ धारहु काढि भवजल फेरिआ ॥१॥
Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord, and lift me up, out of the whirlpool of the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
निरति न पवै असंख गुण ऊचा प्रभ का नाउ ॥
Countless are His virtues; they cannot be enumerated. God's Name is lofty and exalted.
नानक की बेनंतीआ मिलै निथावे थाउ ॥२॥
This is Nanak's humble prayer, to bless the homeless with a home. ||2||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
दूसर नाही ठाउ का पहि जाईऐ ॥
There is no other place at all - where else should I go?
आठ पहर कर जोड़ि सो प्रभु धिआईऐ ॥
Twenty-four hours a day, with my palms pressed together, I meditate on God.
धिआइ सो प्रभु सदा अपुना मनहि चिंदिआ पाईऐ ॥
Meditating forever on my God, I receive the fruits of my mind's desires.
तजि मान मोहु विकारु दूजा एक सिउ लिव लाईऐ ॥
Renouncing pride, attachment, corruption and duality, I lovingly center my attention on the One Lord.
अरपि मनु तनु प्रभू आगै आपु सगल मिटाईऐ ॥
Dedicate your mind and body to God; eradicate all your self-conceit.
बिनवंति नानकु धारि किरपा साचि नामि समाईऐ ॥२॥
Prays Nanak, shower me with Your mercy, Lord, that I may be absorbed in Your True Name. ||2||
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
रे मन ता कउ धिआईऐ सभ बिधि जा कै हाथि ॥
O mind, meditate on the One, who holds everything in His hands.
राम नाम धनु संचीऐ नानक निबहै साथि ॥३॥
Gather the wealth of the Lord's Name; O Nanak, it shall always be with You. ||3||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
साथीअड़ा प्रभु एकु दूसर नाहि कोइ ॥
God is our only True Friend; there is not any other.
थान थनंतरि आपि जलि थलि पूर सोइ ॥
In the places and interspaces, in the water and on the land, He Himself is pervading everywhere.
जलि थलि महीअलि पूरि रहिआ सरब दाता प्रभु धनी ॥
He is totally permeating the water, the land and the sky; God is the Great Giver, the Lord and Master of all.
गोपाल गोबिंद अंतु नाही बेअंत गुण ता के किआ गनी ॥
The Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe has no limit; His Glorious Virtues are unlimited - how can I count them?
भजु सरणि सुआमी सुखह गामी तिसु बिना अन नाहि कोइ ॥
I have hurried to the Sanctuary of the Lord Master, the Bringer of peace; without Him, there is no other at all.
बिनवंति नानक दइआ धारहु तिसु परापति नामु होइ ॥३॥
Prays Nanak, that being, unto whom the Lord shows mercy - he alone obtains the Naam. ||3||
सलोकु ॥
Shalok:
चिति जि चितविआ सो मै पाइआ ॥
Whatever I wish for, that I receive.
नानक नामु धिआइ सुख सबाइआ ॥४॥
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Nanak has found total peace. ||4||
छंतु ॥
Chhant:
अब मनु छूटि गइआ साधू संगि मिले ॥
My mind is now emancipated; I have joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
गुरमुखि नामु लइआ जोती जोति रले ॥
As Gurmukh, I chant the Naam, and my light has merged into the Light.
हरि नामु सिमरत मिटे किलबिख बुझी तपति अघानिआ ॥
Remembering the Lord's Name in meditation, my sins have been erased; the fire has been extinguished, and I am satisfied.
गहि भुजा लीने दइआ कीने आपने करि मानिआ ॥
He has taken me by the arm, and blessed me with His kind mercy; He has accepted me His own.
लै अंकि लाए हरि मिलाए जनम मरणा दुख जले ॥
The Lord has hugged me in His embrace, and merged me with Himself; the pains of birth and death have been burnt away.
बिनवंति नानक दइआ धारी मेलि लीने इक पले ॥४॥२॥
Prays Nanak, He has blessed me with His kind mercy; in an instant, He unites me with Himself. ||4||2||

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13.10.2013

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
जतन करै मानुख डहकावै ओहु अंतरजामी जानै ॥
People try to deceive others, but the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything.
पाप करे करि मूकरि पावै भेख करै निरबानै ॥१॥
They commit sins, and then deny them, while they pretend to be in Nirvaanaa. ||1||
जानत दूरि तुमहि प्रभ नेरि ॥
They believe that You are far away, but You, O God, are near at hand.
उत ताकै उत ते उत पेखै आवै लोभी फेरि ॥ रहाउ ॥
Looking around, this way and that, the greedy people come and go. ||Pause||
जब लगु तुटै नाही मन भरमा तब लगु मुकतु न कोई ॥
As long as the doubts of the mind are not removed, liberation is not found.
कहु नानक दइआल सुआमी संतु भगतु जनु सोई ॥२॥५॥३६॥
Says Nanak, he alone is a Saint, a devotee, and a humble servant of the Lord, to whom the Lord and Master is merciful. ||2||5||36||

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14.10.2013

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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15.10.2013

रागु सूही छंत महला ३ घरु २
Raag Soohee, Chhant, Third Mehl, Second House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सुख सोहिलड़ा हरि धिआवहु ॥
Meditate on the Lord, and find peace and pleasure.
गुरमुखि हरि फलु पावहु ॥
As Gurmukh, obtain the Lord's fruitful rewards.
गुरमुखि फलु पावहु हरि नामु धिआवहु जनम जनम के दूख निवारे ॥
As Gurmukh,obtain the fruit of the Lord,and meditate on the Lord's Name; the pains of countless lifetimes shall be erased.
बलिहारी गुर अपणे विटहु जिनि कारज सभि सवारे ॥
I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has arranged and resolved all my affairs.
हरि प्रभु क्रिपा करे हरि जापहु सुख फल हरि जन पावहु ॥
The Lord God will bestow His Grace, if you meditate on the Lord; O humble servant of the Lord, you shall obtain the fruit of peace.
नानकु कहै सुणहु जन भाई सुख सोहिलड़ा हरि धिआवहु ॥१॥
Says Nanak, listen O humble Sibling of Destiny: meditate on the Lord, and find peace and pleasure. ||1||
सुणि हरि गुण भीने सहजि सुभाए ॥
Hearing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I am intuitively drenched with His Love.
गुरमति सहजे नामु धिआए ॥
Under Guru's Instruction, I meditate intuitively on the Naam.
जिन कउ धुरि लिखिआ तिन गुरु मिलिआ तिन जनम मरण भउ भागा ॥
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, meet the Guru, and their fears of birth and death leave them.
अंदरहु दुरमति दूजी खोई सो जनु हरि लिव लागा ॥
One who eliminates evil-mindedness and duality from within himself, that humble being lovingly focuses his mind on the Lord.
जिन कउ क्रिपा कीनी मेरै सुआमी तिन अनदिनु हरि गुण गाए ॥
Those, upon whom my Lord and Master bestows His Grace, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day.
सुणि मन भीने सहजि सुभाए ॥२॥
Hearing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I am intuitively drenched with His Love. ||2||
जुग महि राम नामु निसतारा ॥
In this age, emancipation comes only from the Lord's Name.
गुर ते उपजै सबदु वीचारा ॥
Contemplative meditation on the Word of the Shabad emanates from the Guru.
गुर सबदु वीचारा राम नामु पिआरा जिसु किरपा करे सु पाए ॥
Contemplating the Guru's Shabad, one comes to love the Lord's Name; he alone obtains it, unto whom the Lord shows Mercy.
सहजे गुण गावै दिनु राती किलविख सभि गवाए ॥
In peace and poise, he sings the Lord's Praises day and night, and all sins are eradicated.
सभु को तेरा तू सभना का हउ तेरा तू हमारा ॥
All are Yours, and You belong to all. I am Yours, and You are mine.
जुग महि राम नामु निसतारा ॥३॥
In this age, emancipation comes only from the Lord's Name. ||3||
साजन आइ वुठे घर माही ॥
The Lord, my Friend has come to dwell within the home of my heart;
हरि गुण गावहि त्रिपति अघाही ॥
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one is satisfied and fulfilled.
हरि गुण गाइ सदा त्रिपतासी फिरि भूख न लागै आए ॥
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, one is satisfied forever, never to feel hunger again.
दह दिसि पूज होवै हरि जन की जो हरि हरि नामु धिआए ॥
That humble servant of the Lord, who meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is worshipped in the ten directions.
नानक हरि आपे जोड़ि विछोड़े हरि बिनु को दूजा नाही ॥
O Nanak, He Himself joins and separates; there is no other than the Lord.
साजन आइ वुठे घर माही ॥४॥१॥
The Lord, my Friend has come to dwell within the home of my heart. ||4||1||

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16.10.2013

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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17.10.2013

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
जन के पूरन होए काम ॥
All the affairs of the Lord's humble servant are perfectly resolved.
कली काल महा बिखिआ महि लजा राखी राम ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
In the utterly poisonous Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord preserves and protects his honor. ||1||Pause||
सिमरि सिमरि सुआमी प्रभु अपुना निकटि न आवै जाम ॥
Remembering, remembering God, his Lord and Master in meditation, the Messenger of Death does not approach him.
मुकति बैकुंठ साध की संगति जन पाइओ हरि का धाम ॥१॥
Liberation and heaven are found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; his humble servant finds the home of the Lord. ||1||
चरन कमल हरि जन की थाती कोटि सूख बिस्राम ॥
The Lord's lotus feet are the treasure of His humble servant; in them, he finds millions of pleasures and comforts.
गोबिंदु दमोदर सिमरउ दिन रैनि नानक सद कुरबान ॥२॥१७॥४८॥
He remembers the Lord God in meditation, day and night; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to him. ||2||17||48||

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18.10.2013

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
सूख मंगल कलिआण सहज धुनि प्रभ के चरण निहारिआ ॥
I have been blessed with peace, pleasure, bliss, and the celestial sound current, gazing upon the feet of God.
राखनहारै राखिओ बारिकु सतिगुरि तापु उतारिआ ॥१॥
The Savior has saved His child, and the True Guru has cured his fever. ||1||
उबरे सतिगुर की सरणाई ॥
I have been saved, in the True Guru's Sanctuary;
जा की सेव न बिरथी जाई ॥ रहाउ ॥
Service to Him does not go in vain. ||1||Pause||
घर महि सूख बाहरि फुनि सूखा प्रभ अपुने भए दइआला ॥
There is peace within the home of one's heart, and there is peace outside as well, when God becomes kind and compassionate.
नानक बिघनु न लागै कोऊ मेरा प्रभु होआ किरपाला ॥२॥१२॥४०॥
O Nanak, no obstacles block my way; my God has become gracious and merciful to me. ||2||12||40||

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19.10.2013

धनासरी महला १ घरु १ चउपदे
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:
ੴ सति नामु करता पुरखु निरभउ निरवैरु अकाल मूरति अजूनी सैभं गुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
जीउ डरतु है आपणा कै सिउ करी पुकार ॥
My soul is afraid; to whom should I complain?
दूख विसारणु सेविआ सदा सदा दातारु ॥१॥
I serve Him, who makes me forget my pains; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||
साहिबु मेरा नीत नवा सदा सदा दातारु ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
My Lord and Master is forever new; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||
अनदिनु साहिबु सेवीऐ अंति छडाए सोइ ॥
Night and day, I serve my Lord and Master; He shall save me in the end.
सुणि सुणि मेरी कामणी पारि उतारा होइ ॥२॥
Hearing and listening, O my dear sister, I have crossed over. ||2||
दइआल तेरै नामि तरा ॥
O Merciful Lord, Your Name carries me across.
सद कुरबाणै जाउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am forever a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||
सरबं साचा एकु है दूजा नाही कोइ ॥
In all the world, there is only the One True Lord; there is no other at all.
ता की सेवा सो करे जा कउ नदरि करे ॥३॥
He alone serves the Lord, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||3||
तुधु बाझु पिआरे केव रहा ॥
Without You, O Beloved, how could I even live?
सा वडिआई देहि जितु नामि तेरे लागि रहां ॥
Bless me with such greatness, that I may remain attached to Your Name.
दूजा नाही कोइ जिसु आगै पिआरे जाइ कहा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
There is no other, O Beloved, to whom I can go and speak. ||1||Pause||
सेवी साहिबु आपणा अवरु न जाचंउ कोइ ॥
I serve my Lord and Master; I ask for no other.
नानकु ता का दासु है बिंद बिंद चुख चुख होइ ॥४॥
Nanak is His slave; moment by moment, bit by bit, he is a sacrifice to Him. ||4||
साहिब तेरे नाम विटहु बिंद बिंद चुख चुख होइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥४॥१॥
O Lord Master, I am a sacrifice to Your Name, moment by moment, bit by bit. ||1||Pause||4||1||

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20.10.2013

सलोक मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
हउमै विचि जगतु मुआ मरदो मरदा जाइ ॥
In egotism, the world is dead; it dies and dies, again and again.
जिचरु विचि दमु है तिचरु न चेतई कि करेगु अगै जाइ ॥
As long as there is breath in the body, he does not remember the Lord; what will he do in the world hereafter?
गिआनी होइ सु चेतंनु होइ अगिआनी अंधु कमाइ ॥
One who remembers the Lord is a spiritual teacher; the ignorant one acts blindly.
नानक एथै कमावै सो मिलै अगै पाए जाइ ॥१॥
O Nanak, whatever one does in this world, determines what he shall receive in the world hereafter. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
धुरि खसमै का हुकमु पइआ विणु सतिगुर चेतिआ न जाइ ॥
From the very beginning, it has been the Will of the Lord Master, that He cannot be remembered without the True Guru.
सतिगुरि मिलिऐ अंतरि रवि रहिआ सदा रहिआ लिव लाइ ॥
Meeting the True Guru, he realizes that the Lord is permeating and pervading deep within him; he remains forever absorbed in the Lord's Love.
दमि दमि सदा समालदा दमु न बिरथा जाइ ॥
With each and every breath, he constantly remembers the Lord in meditation; not a single breath passes in vain.
जनम मरन का भउ गइआ जीवन पदवी पाइ ॥
His fears of birth and death depart, and he obtains the honored state of eternal life.
नानक इहु मरतबा तिस नो देइ जिस नो किरपा करे रजाइ ॥२॥
O Nanak, He bestows this rank upon that mortal, upon whom He showers His Mercy. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
आपे दानां बीनिआ आपे परधानां ॥
He Himself is all-wise and all-knowing; He Himself is supreme.
आपे रूप दिखालदा आपे लाइ धिआनां ॥
He Himself reveals His form, and He Himself enjoins us to His meditation.
आपे मोनी वरतदा आपे कथै गिआनां ॥
He Himself poses as a silent sage, and He Himself speaks spiritual wisdom.
कउड़ा किसै न लगई सभना ही भाना ॥
He does not seem bitter to anyone; He is pleasing to all.
उसतति बरनि न सकीऐ सद सद कुरबाना ॥१९॥
His Praises cannot be described; forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||19||

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21.10.2013

देवगंधारी ॥
Dayv-Gandhaaree:
मन सगल सिआनप रही ॥
All the cleverness of my mind is gone.
करन करावनहार सुआमी नानक ओट गही ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
The Lord and Master is the Doer, the Cause of causes; Nanak holds tight to His Support. ||1||Pause||
आपु मेटि पए सरणाई इह मति साधू कही ॥
Erasing my self-conceit, I have entered His Sanctuary; these are the Teachings spoken by the Holy Guru.
प्रभ की आगिआ मानि सुखु पाइआ भरमु अधेरा लही ॥१॥
Surrendering to the Will of God, I attain peace, and the darkness of doubt is dispelled. ||1||
जान प्रबीन सुआमी प्रभ मेरे सरणि तुमारी अही ॥
I know that You are all-wise, O God, my Lord and Master; I seek Your Sanctuary.
खिन महि थापि उथापनहारे कुदरति कीम न पही ॥२॥७॥
In an instant, You establish and disestablish; the value of Your Almighty Creative Power cannot be estimated. ||2||7||

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22.10.2013

सूही महला ५ ॥
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
धनु सोहागनि जो प्रभू पछानै ॥
Blessed is that soul-bride, who realizes God.
मानै हुकमु तजै अभिमानै ॥
She obeys the Hukam of His Order, and abandons her self-conceit.
प्रिअ सिउ राती रलीआ मानै ॥१॥
Imbued with her Beloved, she celebrates in delight. ||1||
सुनि सखीए प्रभ मिलण नीसानी ॥
Listen, O my companions - these are the signs on the Path to meet God.
मनु तनु अरपि तजि लाज लोकानी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Dedicate your mind and body to Him; stop living to please others. ||1||Pause||
सखी सहेली कउ समझावै ॥
One soul-bride counsels another,
सोई कमावै जो प्रभ भावै ॥
To do only that which pleases God.
सा सोहागणि अंकि समावै ॥२॥
Such a soul-bride merges into the Being of God. ||2||
गरबि गहेली महलु न पावै ॥
One who is in the grip of pride does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
फिरि पछुतावै जब रैणि बिहावै ॥
She regrets and repents, when her life-night passes away.
करमहीणि मनमुखि दुखु पावै ॥३॥
The unfortunate self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain. ||3||
बिनउ करी जे जाणा दूरि ॥
I pray to God, but I think that He is far away.
प्रभु अबिनासी रहिआ भरपूरि ॥
God is imperishable and eternal; He is pervading and permeating everywhere.
जनु नानकु गावै देखि हदूरि ॥४॥३॥
Servant Nanak sings of Him; I see Him Ever-present everywhere. ||4||3||

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23.10.2013

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
पुत्र कलत्र लोक ग्रिह बनिता माइआ सनबंधेही ॥
Children, spouses, men and women in one's household, are all bound by Maya.
अंत की बार को खरा न होसी सभ मिथिआ असनेही ॥१॥
At the very last moment, none of them shall stand by you; their love is totally false. ||1||
रे नर काहे पपोरहु देही ॥
O man, why do you pamper your body so?
ऊडि जाइगो धूमु बादरो इकु भाजहु रामु सनेही ॥ रहाउ ॥
It shall disperse like a cloud of smoke; vibrate upon the One, the Beloved Lord. ||Pause||
तीनि संङिआ करि देही कीनी जल कूकर भसमेही ॥
There are three ways in which the body can be consumed - it can be thrown into water, given to the dogs, or cremated to ashes.
होइ आमरो ग्रिह महि बैठा करण कारण बिसरोही ॥२॥
He considers himself to be immortal; he sits in his home, and forgets the Lord, the Cause of causes. ||2||
अनिक भाति करि मणीए साजे काचै तागि परोही ॥
In various ways, the Lord has fashioned the beads, and strung them on a slender thread.
तूटि जाइगो सूतु बापुरे फिरि पाछै पछुतोही ॥३॥
The thread shall break, O wretched man, and then, you shall repent and regret. ||3||
जिनि तुम सिरजे सिरजि सवारे तिसु धिआवहु दिनु रैनेही ॥
He created you, and after creating you, He adorned you - meditate on Him day and night.
जन नानक प्रभ किरपा धारी मै सतिगुर ओट गहेही ॥४॥४॥
God has showered His Mercy upon servant Nanak; I hold tight to the Support of the True Guru. ||4||4||

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24.10.2013

सूही महला ५ ॥
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
धनु सोहागनि जो प्रभू पछानै ॥
Blessed is that soul-bride, who realizes God.
मानै हुकमु तजै अभिमानै ॥
She obeys the Hukam of His Order, and abandons her self-conceit.
प्रिअ सिउ राती रलीआ मानै ॥१॥
Imbued with her Beloved, she celebrates in delight. ||1||
सुनि सखीए प्रभ मिलण नीसानी ॥
Listen, O my companions - these are the signs on the Path to meet God.
मनु तनु अरपि तजि लाज लोकानी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Dedicate your mind and body to Him; stop living to please others. ||1||Pause||
सखी सहेली कउ समझावै ॥
One soul-bride counsels another,
सोई कमावै जो प्रभ भावै ॥
To do only that which pleases God.
सा सोहागणि अंकि समावै ॥२॥
Such a soul-bride merges into the Being of God. ||2||
गरबि गहेली महलु न पावै ॥
One who is in the grip of pride does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
फिरि पछुतावै जब रैणि बिहावै ॥
She regrets and repents, when her life-night passes away.
करमहीणि मनमुखि दुखु पावै ॥३॥
The unfortunate self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain. ||3||
बिनउ करी जे जाणा दूरि ॥
I pray to God, but I think that He is far away.
प्रभु अबिनासी रहिआ भरपूरि ॥
God is imperishable and eternal; He is pervading and permeating everywhere.
जनु नानकु गावै देखि हदूरि ॥४॥३॥
Servant Nanak sings of Him; I see Him Ever-present everywhere. ||4||3||

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25.10.2013

सूही महला ५ ॥
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
तउ मै आइआ सरनी आइआ ॥
I have come to You. I have come to Your Sanctuary.
भरोसै आइआ किरपा आइआ ॥
I have come to place my faith in You. I have come seeking Mercy.
जिउ भावै तिउ राखहु सुआमी मारगु गुरहि पठाइआ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
If it pleases You, save me, O my Lord and Master. The Guru has placed me upon the Path. ||1||Pause||
महा दुतरु माइआ ॥
Maya is very treacherous and difficult to pass through.
जैसे पवनु झुलाइआ ॥१॥
It is like a violent wind-storm. ||1||
सुनि सुनि ही डराइआ ॥
I am so afraid to hear
कररो ध्रमराइआ ॥२॥
That the Righteous Judge of Dharma is so strict and stern. ||2||
ग्रिह अंध कूपाइआ ॥
The world is a deep, dark pit;
पावकु सगराइआ ॥३॥
It is all on fire. ||3||
गही ओट साधाइआ ॥
I have grasped the Support of the Holy Saints.
नानक हरि धिआइआ ॥
Nanak meditates on the Lord.
अब मै पूरा पाइआ ॥४॥३॥४६॥
Now, I have found the Perfect Lord. ||4||3||46||

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26.10.2013

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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