Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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26.02.2014

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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27.02.2014

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
राजन महि राजा उरझाइओ मानन महि अभिमानी ॥
As the king is entangled in kingly affairs, and the egotist in his own egotism,
लोभन महि लोभी लोभाइओ तिउ हरि रंगि रचे गिआनी ॥१॥
And the greedy man is enticed by greed, so is the spiritually enlightened being absorbed in the Love of the Lord. ||1||
हरि जन कउ इही सुहावै ॥
This is what befits the Lord's servant.
पेखि निकटि करि सेवा सतिगुर हरि कीरतनि ही त्रिपतावै ॥ रहाउ ॥
Beholding the Lord near at hand, he serves the True Guru, and he is satisfied through the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||Pause||
अमलन सिउ अमली लपटाइओ भूमन भूमि पिआरी ॥
The addict is addicted to his drug, and the landlord is in love with his land.
खीर संगि बारिकु है लीना प्रभ संत ऐसे हितकारी ॥२॥
As the baby is attached to his milk, so the Saint is in love with God. ||2||
बिदिआ महि बिदुअंसी रचिआ नैन देखि सुखु पावहि ॥
The scholar is absorbed in scholarship, and the eyes are happy to see.
जैसे रसना सादि लुभानी तिउ हरि जन हरि गुण गावहि ॥३॥
As the tongue savors the tastes, so does the humble servant of the Lord sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||
जैसी भूख तैसी का पूरकु सगल घटा का सुआमी ॥
As is the hunger, so is the fulfiller; He is the Lord and Master of all hearts.
नानक पिआस लगी दरसन की प्रभु मिलिआ अंतरजामी ॥४॥५॥१६॥
Nanak thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan; he has met God, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||4||5||16||

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28.02.2014

तिलंग घरु २ महला ५ ॥
Tilang, Second House, Fifth Mehl:
तुधु बिनु दूजा नाही कोइ ॥
There is no other than You, Lord.
तू करतारु करहि सो होइ ॥
You are the Creator; whatever You do, that alone happens.
तेरा जोरु तेरी मनि टेक ॥
You are the strength, and You are the support of the mind.
सदा सदा जपि नानक एक ॥१॥
Forever and ever, meditate, O Nanak, on the One. ||1||
सभ ऊपरि पारब्रहमु दातारु ॥
The Great Giver is the Supreme Lord God over all.
तेरी टेक तेरा आधारु ॥ रहाउ ॥
You are our support, You are our sustainer. ||Pause||
है तूहै तू होवनहार ॥
You are, You are, and You shall ever be,
अगम अगाधि ऊच आपार ॥
O inaccessible, unfathomable, lofty and infinite Lord.
जो तुधु सेवहि तिन भउ दुखु नाहि ॥
Those who serve You, are not touched by fear or suffering.
गुर परसादि नानक गुण गाहि ॥२॥
By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
जो दीसै सो तेरा रूपु ॥
Whatever is seen, is Your form, O treasure of virtue,
गुण निधान गोविंद अनूप ॥
O Lord of the Universe, O Lord of incomparable beauty.
सिमरि सिमरि सिमरि जन सोइ ॥
Remembering, remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, His humble servant becomes like Him.
नानक करमि परापति होइ ॥३॥
O Nanak, by His Grace, we obtain Him. ||3||
जिनि जपिआ तिस कउ बलिहार ॥
I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on the Lord.
तिस कै संगि तरै संसार ॥
Associating with them, the whole world is saved.
कहु नानक प्रभ लोचा पूरि ॥
Says Nanak, God fulfills our hopes and aspirations.
संत जना की बाछउ धूरि ॥४॥२॥
I long for the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||2||

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01.03.2014

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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02.03.2014

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
सतिगुर पूरे भाणा ॥
When it was pleasing to the Perfect True Guru,
ता जपिआ नामु रमाणा ॥
Then I chanted the Naam, the Name of the Pervading Lord.
गोबिंद किरपा धारी ॥
The Lord of the Universe extended His Mercy to me,
प्रभि राखी पैज हमारी ॥१॥
And God saved my honor. ||1||
हरि के चरन सदा सुखदाई ॥
The Lord's feet are forever peace-giving.
जो इछहि सोई फलु पावहि बिरथी आस न जाई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Whatever fruit one desires, he receives; his hopes shall not go in vain. ||1||Pause||
क्रिपा करे जिसु प्रानपति दाता सोई संतु गुण गावै ॥
That Saint, unto whom the Lord of Life, the Great Giver, extends His Mercy - he alone sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
प्रेम भगति ता का मनु लीणा पारब्रहम मनि भावै ॥२॥
His soul is absorbed in loving devotional worship; his mind is pleasing to the Supreme Lord God. ||2||
आठ पहर हरि का जसु रवणा बिखै ठगउरी लाथी ॥
Twenty-four hours a day, he chants the Praises of the Lord, and the bitter poison does not affect him.
संगि मिलाइ लीआ मेरै करतै संत साध भए साथी ॥३॥
My Creator Lord has united me with Himself, and the Holy Saints have become my companions. ||3||
करु गहि लीने सरबसु दीने आपहि आपु मिलाइआ ॥
Taking me by the hand, He has given me everything, and blended me with Himself.
कहु नानक सरब थोक पूरन पूरा सतिगुरु पाइआ ॥४॥१५॥७९॥
Says Nanak, everything has been perfectly resolved; I have found the Perfect True Guru. ||4||15||79||

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03.03.2014

तिलंग घरु २ महला ५ ॥
Tilang, Second House, Fifth Mehl:
तुधु बिनु दूजा नाही कोइ ॥
There is no other than You, Lord.
तू करतारु करहि सो होइ ॥
You are the Creator; whatever You do, that alone happens.
तेरा जोरु तेरी मनि टेक ॥
You are the strength, and You are the support of the mind.
सदा सदा जपि नानक एक ॥१॥
Forever and ever, meditate, O Nanak, on the One. ||1||
सभ ऊपरि पारब्रहमु दातारु ॥
The Great Giver is the Supreme Lord God over all.
तेरी टेक तेरा आधारु ॥ रहाउ ॥
You are our support, You are our sustainer. ||Pause||
है तूहै तू होवनहार ॥
You are, You are, and You shall ever be,
अगम अगाधि ऊच आपार ॥
O inaccessible, unfathomable, lofty and infinite Lord.
जो तुधु सेवहि तिन भउ दुखु नाहि ॥
Those who serve You, are not touched by fear or suffering.
गुर परसादि नानक गुण गाहि ॥२॥
By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
जो दीसै सो तेरा रूपु ॥
Whatever is seen, is Your form, O treasure of virtue,
गुण निधान गोविंद अनूप ॥
O Lord of the Universe, O Lord of incomparable beauty.
सिमरि सिमरि सिमरि जन सोइ ॥
Remembering, remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, His humble servant becomes like Him.
नानक करमि परापति होइ ॥३॥
O Nanak, by His Grace, we obtain Him. ||3||
जिनि जपिआ तिस कउ बलिहार ॥
I am a sacrifice to those who meditate on the Lord.
तिस कै संगि तरै संसार ॥
Associating with them, the whole world is saved.
कहु नानक प्रभ लोचा पूरि ॥
Says Nanak, God fulfills our hopes and aspirations.
संत जना की बाछउ धूरि ॥४॥२॥
I long for the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||2||

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04.03.2014

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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05.03.2014

सूही महला १ ॥
Soohee, First Mehl:
जिउ आरणि लोहा पाइ भंनि घड़ाईऐ ॥
As iron is melted in the forge and re-shaped,
तिउ साकतु जोनी पाइ भवै भवाईऐ ॥१॥
So is the godless materialist reincarnated, and forced to wander aimlessly. ||1||
बिनु बूझे सभु दुखु दुखु कमावणा ॥
Without understanding, everything is suffering, earning only more suffering.
हउमै आवै जाइ भरमि भुलावणा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
In his ego, he comes and goes, wandering in confusion, deluded by doubt. ||1||Pause||
तूं गुरमुखि रखणहारु हरि नामु धिआईऐ ॥
You save those who are Gurmukh, O Lord, through meditation on Your Naam.
मेलहि तुझहि रजाइ सबदु कमाईऐ ॥२॥
You blend with Yourself, by Your Will, those who practice the Word of the Shabad. ||2||
तूं करि करि वेखहि आपि देहि सु पाईऐ ॥
You created the Creation, and You Yourself gaze upon it; whatever You give, is received.
तू देखहि थापि उथापि दरि बीनाईऐ ॥३॥
You watch, establish and disestablish; You keep all in Your vision at Your Door. ||3||
देही होवगि खाकु पवणु उडाईऐ ॥
The body shall turn to dust, and the soul shall fly away.
इहु किथै घरु अउताकु महलु न पाईऐ ॥४॥
So where are their homes and resting places now? They do not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, either. ||4||
दिहु दीवी अंध घोरु घबु मुहाईऐ ॥
In the pitch darkness of broad daylight, their wealth is being plundered.
गरबि मुसै घरु चोरु किसु रूआईऐ ॥५॥
Pride is looting their homes like a thief; where can they file their complaint? ||5||
गुरमुखि चोरु न लागि हरि नामि जगाईऐ ॥
The thief does not break into the home of the Gurmukh; he is awake in the Name of the Lord.
सबदि निवारी आगि जोति दीपाईऐ ॥६॥
The Word of the Shabad puts out the fire of desire; God's Light illuminates and enlightens. ||6||
लालु रतनु हरि नामु गुरि सुरति बुझाईऐ ॥
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a jewel, a ruby; the Guru has taught me the Word of the Shabad.
सदा रहै निहकामु जे गुरमति पाईऐ ॥७॥
One who follows the Guru's Teachings remains forever free of desire. ||7||
राति दिहै हरि नाउ मंनि वसाईऐ ॥
Night and day, enshrine the Lord's Name within your mind.
नानक मेलि मिलाइ जे तुधु भाईऐ ॥८॥२॥४॥
Please unite Nanak in Union, O Lord, if it is pleasing to Your Will. ||8||2||4||

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06.03.2014

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
गई बहोड़ु बंदी छोड़ु निरंकारु दुखदारी ॥
The Restorer of what was taken away, the Liberator from captivity; the Formless Lord, the Destroyer of pain.
करमु न जाणा धरमु न जाणा लोभी माइआधारी ॥
I do not know about karma and good deeds; I do not know about Dharma and righteous living. I am so greedy, chasing after Maya.
नामु परिओ भगतु गोविंद का इह राखहु पैज तुमारी ॥१॥
I go by the name of God's devotee; please, save this honor of Yours. ||1||
हरि जीउ निमाणिआ तू माणु ॥
O Dear Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.
निचीजिआ चीज करे मेरा गोविंदु तेरी कुदरति कउ कुरबाणु ॥ रहाउ ॥
You make the unworthy ones worthy, O my Lord of the Universe; I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power. ||Pause||
जैसा बालकु भाइ सुभाई लख अपराध कमावै ॥
Like the child, innocently making thousands of mistakes
करि उपदेसु झिड़के बहु भाती बहुड़ि पिता गलि लावै ॥
His father teaches him, and scolds him so many times, but still, he hugs him close in his embrace.
पिछले अउगुण बखसि लए प्रभु आगै मारगि पावै ॥२॥
Please forgive my past actions, God, and place me on Your path for the future. ||2||
हरि अंतरजामी सभ बिधि जाणै ता किसु पहि आखि सुणाईऐ ॥
The Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows all about my state of mind; so who else should I go to and speak to?
कहणै कथनि न भीजै गोबिंदु हरि भावै पैज रखाईऐ ॥
The Lord, the Lord of the Universe, is not pleased by mere recitation of words; if it is pleasing to His Will, He preserves our honor.
अवर ओट मै सगली देखी इक तेरी ओट रहाईऐ ॥३॥
I have seen all other shelters, but Yours alone remains for me. ||3||
होइ दइआलु किरपालु प्रभु ठाकुरु आपे सुणै बेनंती ॥
Becoming kind and compassionate, God the Lord and Master Himself listens to my prayer.
पूरा सतगुरु मेलि मिलावै सभ चूकै मन की चिंती ॥
He unites me in Union with the Perfect True Guru, and all the cares and anxieties of my mind are dispelled.
हरि हरि नामु अवखदु मुखि पाइआ जन नानक सुखि वसंती ॥४॥१२॥६२॥
The Lord, Har, Har, has placed the medicine of the Naam into my mouth; servant Nanak abides in peace. ||4||12||62||

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07.03.2014

सूही महला १ ॥
Soohee, First Mehl:
जिन कउ भांडै भाउ तिना सवारसी ॥
Those whose minds are filled with love of the Lord, are blessed and exalted.
सूखी करै पसाउ दूख विसारसी ॥
They are blessed with peace, and their pains are forgotten.
सहसा मूले नाहि सरपर तारसी ॥१॥
He will undoubtedly, certainly save them. ||1||
तिन्हा मिलिआ गुरु आइ जिन कउ लीखिआ ॥
The Guru comes to meet those whose destiny is so pre-ordained.
अम्रितु हरि का नाउ देवै दीखिआ ॥
He blesses them with the Teachings of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.
चालहि सतिगुर भाइ भवहि न भीखिआ ॥२॥
Those who walk in the Will of the True Guru, never wander begging. ||2||
जा कउ महलु हजूरि दूजे निवै किसु ॥
And one who lives in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, why should he bow down to any other?
दरि दरवाणी नाहि मूले पुछ तिसु ॥
The gate-keeper at the Lord's Gate shall not stop him to ask any questions.
छुटै ता कै बोलि साहिब नदरि जिसु ॥३॥
And one who is blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace - by his words, others are emancipated as well. ||3||
घले आणे आपि जिसु नाही दूजा मतै कोइ ॥
The Lord Himself sends out, and recalls the mortal beings; no one else gives Him advice.
ढाहि उसारे साजि जाणै सभ सोइ ॥
He Himself demolishes, constructs and creates; He knows everything.
नाउ नानक बखसीस नदरी करमु होइ ॥४॥३॥५॥
O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord is the blessing, given to those who receive His Mercy, and His Grace. ||4||3||5||

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08.03.2014

धनासरी महला १ ॥
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:
सहजि मिलै मिलिआ परवाणु ॥
That union with the Lord is acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise.
ना तिसु मरणु न आवणु जाणु ॥
Thereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation.
ठाकुर महि दासु दास महि सोइ ॥
The Lord's slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave.
जह देखा तह अवरु न कोइ ॥१॥
Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. ||1||
गुरमुखि भगति सहज घरु पाईऐ ॥
The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home.
बिनु गुर भेटे मरि आईऐ जाईऐ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||
सो गुरु करउ जि साचु द्रिड़ावै ॥
So make Him your Guru, who implants the Truth within you,
अकथु कथावै सबदि मिलावै ॥
Who leads you to speak the Unspoken Speech, and who merges you in the Word of the Shabad.
हरि के लोग अवर नही कारा ॥
God's people have no other work to do;
साचउ ठाकुरु साचु पिआरा ॥२॥
They love the True Lord and Master, and they love the Truth. ||2||
तन महि मनूआ मन महि साचा ॥
The mind is in the body, and the True Lord is in the mind.
सो साचा मिलि साचे राचा ॥
Merging into the True Lord, one is absorbed into Truth.
सेवकु प्रभ कै लागै पाइ ॥
God's servant bows at His feet.
सतिगुरु पूरा मिलै मिलाइ ॥३॥
Meeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord. ||3||
आपि दिखावै आपे देखै ॥
He Himself watches over us, and He Himself makes us see.
हठि न पतीजै ना बहु भेखै ॥
He is not pleased by stubborn-mindedness, nor by various religious robes.
घड़ि भाडे जिनि अम्रितु पाइआ ॥
He fashioned the body-vessels, and infused the Ambrosial Nectar into them;
प्रेम भगति प्रभि मनु पतीआइआ ॥४॥
God's Mind is pleased only by loving devotional worship. ||4||
पड़ि पड़ि भूलहि चोटा खाहि ॥
Reading and studying, one becomes confused, and suffers punishment.
बहुतु सिआणप आवहि जाहि ॥
By great cleverness, one is consigned to coming and going in reincarnation.
नामु जपै भउ भोजनु खाइ ॥
One who chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and eats the food of the Fear of God
गुरमुखि सेवक रहे समाइ ॥५॥
Becomes Gurmukh, the Lord's servant, and remains absorbed in the Lord. ||5||
पूजि सिला तीरथ बन वासा ॥
He worships stones, dwells at sacred shrines of pilgrimage and in the jungles,
भरमत डोलत भए उदासा ॥
Wanders, roams around and becomes a renunciate.
मनि मैलै सूचा किउ होइ ॥
But his mind is still filthy - how can he become pure?
साचि मिलै पावै पति सोइ ॥६॥
One who meets the True Lord obtains honor. ||6||
आचारा वीचारु सरीरि ॥
One who embodies good conduct and contemplative meditation,
आदि जुगादि सहजि मनु धीरि ॥
His mind abides in intuitive poise and contentment, since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages.
पल पंकज महि कोटि उधारे ॥
In the twinkling of an eye, he saves millions.
करि किरपा गुरु मेलि पिआरे ॥७॥
Have mercy on me, O my Beloved, and let me meet the Guru. ||7||
किसु आगै प्रभ तुधु सालाही ॥
Unto whom, O God, should I praise You?
तुधु बिनु दूजा मै को नाही ॥
Without You, there is no other at all.
जिउ तुधु भावै तिउ राखु रजाइ ॥
As it pleases You, keep me under Your Will.
नानक सहजि भाइ गुण गाइ ॥८॥२॥
Nanak, with intuitive poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious Praises. ||8||2||

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09.03.2014

सलोकु मः ४ ॥
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:
अंतरि अगिआनु भई मति मधिम सतिगुर की परतीति नाही ॥
He has spiritual ignorance within, and his intellect is dull and dim; he does not place his faith in the True Guru.
अंदरि कपटु सभु कपटो करि जाणै कपटे खपहि खपाही ॥
He has deceit within himself, and so he sees deception in all others; through his deceptions, he is totally ruined.
सतिगुर का भाणा चिति न आवै आपणै सुआइ फिराही ॥
The True Guru's Will does not enter into his consciousness, and so he wanders around, pursuing his own interests.
किरपा करे जे आपणी ता नानक सबदि समाही ॥१॥
If He grants His Grace, then Nanak is absorbed into the Word of the Shabad. ||1||
मः ४ ॥
Fourth Mehl:
मनमुख माइआ मोहि विआपे दूजै भाइ मनूआ थिरु नाहि ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in emotional attachment to Maya; in the love of duality, their minds are unsteady.
अनदिनु जलत रहहि दिनु राती हउमै खपहि खपाहि ॥
Night and day, they are burning; day and night, they are totally ruined by their egotism.
अंतरि लोभु महा गुबारा तिन कै निकटि न कोई जाहि ॥
Within them, is the total pitch darkness of greed, and no one even approaches them.
ओइ आपि दुखी सुखु कबहू न पावहि जनमि मरहि मरि जाहि ॥
They themselves are miserable, and they never find peace; they are born, only to die, and die again.
नानक बखसि लए प्रभु साचा जि गुर चरनी चितु लाहि ॥२॥
O Nanak, the True Lord God forgives those, who focus their consciousness on the Guru's feet. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
संत भगत परवाणु जो प्रभि भाइआ ॥
That Saint, that devotee, is acceptable, who is loved by God.
सेई बिचखण जंत जिनी हरि धिआइआ ॥
Those beings are wise, who meditate on the Lord.
अम्रितु नामु निधानु भोजनु खाइआ ॥
They eat the food, the treasure of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.
संत जना की धूरि मसतकि लाइआ ॥
They apply the dust of the feet of the Saints to their foreheads.
नानक भए पुनीत हरि तीरथि नाइआ ॥२६॥
O Nanak, they are purified, bathing in the sacred shrine of the Lord. ||26||

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10.03.2014

सोरठि महला ९ ॥
Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:
मन रे प्रभ की सरनि बिचारो ॥
O mind, contemplate the Sanctuary of God.
जिह सिमरत गनका सी उधरी ता को जसु उर धारो ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Meditating on Him in remembrance, Ganika the prostitute was saved; enshrine His Praises within your heart. ||1||Pause||
Attal Bhaeiou Dhhrooa Jaa Kai Simaran Ar Nirabhai Padh Paaeiaa ||
अटल भइओ ध्रूअ जा कै सिमरनि अरु निरभै पदु पाइआ ॥
Meditating on Him in remembrance, Dhroo became immortal, and obtained the state of fearlessness.
दुख हरता इह बिधि को सुआमी तै काहे बिसराइआ ॥१॥
The Lord and Master removes suffering in this way - why have you forgotten Him? ||1||
जब ही सरनि गही किरपा निधि गज गराह ते छूटा ॥
As soon as the elephant took to the protective Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of mercy, he escaped from the crocodile.
महमा नाम कहा लउ बरनउ राम कहत बंधन तिह तूटा ॥२॥
How much can I describe the Glorious Praises of the Naam? Whoever chants the Lord's Name, his bonds are broken. ||2||
अजामलु पापी जगु जाने निमख माहि निसतारा ॥
Ajaamal, known throughout the world as a sinner, was redeemed in an instant.
नानक कहत चेत चिंतामनि तै भी उतरहि पारा ॥३॥४॥
Says Nanak, remember the Chintaamani, the jewel which fulfills all desires, and you too shall be carried across and saved. ||3||4||

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सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
करि इसनानु सिमरि प्रभु अपना मन तन भए अरोगा ॥
After taking your cleansing bath, remember your God in meditation, and your mind and body shall be free of disease.
कोटि बिघन लाथे प्रभ सरणा प्रगटे भले संजोगा ॥१॥
Millions of obstacles are removed, in the Sanctuary of God, and good fortune dawns. ||1||
प्रभ बाणी सबदु सुभाखिआ ॥
The Word of God's Bani, and His Shabad, are the best utterances.
गावहु सुणहु पड़हु नित भाई गुर पूरै तू राखिआ ॥ रहाउ ॥
So constantly sing them, listen to them, and read them, O Siblings of Destiny, and the Perfect Guru shall save you. ||Pause||
साचा साहिबु अमिति वडाई भगति वछल दइआला ॥
The glorious greatness of the True Lord is immeasurable; the Merciful Lord is the Lover of His devotees.
संता की पैज रखदा आइआ आदि बिरदु प्रतिपाला ॥२॥
He has preserved the honor of His Saints; from the very beginning of time, His Nature is to cherish them. ||2||
हरि अम्रित नामु भोजनु नित भुंचहु सरब वेला मुखि पावहु ॥
So eat the Ambrosial Name of the Lord as your food; put it into your mouth at all times.
जरा मरा तापु सभु नाठा गुण गोबिंद नित गावहु ॥३॥
The pains of old age and death shall all depart, when you constantly sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. ||3||
सुणी अरदासि सुआमी मेरै सरब कला बणि आई ॥
My Lord and Master has heard my prayer, and all my affairs have been resolved.
प्रगट भई सगले जुग अंतरि गुर नानक की वडिआई ॥४॥११॥
The glorious greatness of Guru Nanak is manifest, throughout all the ages. ||4||11||

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12.03.2014

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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