Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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24.01.2011

BILAAVAL, FOURTH MEHL:

My mind and body are filled with love for my Inaccessible Lord and Master. Each and every instant, I am filled with immense faith and devotion. Gazing upon the Guru, my mind’s faith is fulfilled, like the song-bird, which cries and cries, until the rain-drop falls into its mouth. || 1 || Join with me, join with me, O my companions, and teach me the Sermon of the Lord. The True Guru has mercifully united me with God. Cutting off my head, and chopping it into pieces, I offer it to Him. || 1 || Pause || Each and every hair on my head, and my mind and body, suffer the pains of separation; without seeing my God, I cannot sleep. The doctors and healers look at me, and are perplexed. Within my heart, mind and body, I feel the pain of divine love. || 2 || I cannot live for a moment, for even an instant, without my Beloved, like the opium addict who cannot live without opium. Those who thirst for God, do not love any other. Without the Lord, there is no other at all. || 3 || If only someone would come and unite me with God; I am devoted, dedicated, a sacrifice to him. After being separated from the Lord for countless incarnations, I am re-united with Him, entering the Sanctuary of the True, True, True Guru. || 4 || There is one bed for the soul-bride, and the same bed for God, her Lord and Master. The self-willed manmukh does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence; she wanders around, in limbo. Uttering, “Guru, Guru”, she seeks His Sanctuary; so God comes to meet her, without a moment’s delay. || 5 || One may perform many rituals, but the mind is filled with hypocrisy, evil deeds and greed. When a son is born in the house of a prostitute, who can tell the name of his father? || 6 || Because of devotional worship in my past incarnations, I have been born into this life. The Guru has inspired me to worship the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. Worshipping, worshipping Him with devotion, I found the Lord, and then I merged into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. || 7 || God Himself came and ground the henna leaves into powder, and applied it to my body. Our Lord and Master showers His Mercy upon us, and grasps hold of our arms; O Nanak, He lifts us up and saves us. || 8 || 6 || 9 || 2 || 1 || 6 || 9 ||  

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25.01.2011

DHANAASAREE, FOURTH MEHL, FIRST HOUSE, CHAU-PADAS: 
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: 

Those Saints and devotees who serve the Lord have all their sins washed away. Have Mercy on me, O Lord and Master, and keep me in the Sangat, the Congregation that You love. || 1 || I cannot even speak the Praises of the Lord, the Gardener of the world. We are sinners, sinking like stones in water; grant Your Grace, and carry us stones across. || Pause || The rust of poison and corruption from countless incarnations sticks to us; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, it is cleaned away. It is just like gold, which is heated in the fire, to remove the impurities from it. || 2 || I chant the chant of the Name of the Lord, day and night; I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and enshrine it within my heart. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, is the most perfect medicine in this world; chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have conquered my ego. || 3 || The Lord, Har, Har, is unapproachable, of unfathomable wisdom, unlimited, all-powerful and infinite. Show Mercy to Your humble servant, O Life of the world, and save the honor of servant Nanak. || 4 || 1 ||

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26.01.2011

WADAHANS, FOURTH MEHL, SECOND HOUSE: 
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: 

Within my mind there is such a great yearning; how will I attain the Blessed Vision of the Lord’s Darshan? I go and ask my True Guru; with the Guru’s advice, I shall teach my foolish mind. The deluded mind is instructed in the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and meditates forever on the Lord, Har, Har. O Nanak, one whom my Beloved blesses with His Glance of Grace, focuses his consciousness on the Lord’s Feet. || 1 || I dress myself in all sorts of robes for the sake of my Husband, so that my True Lord God will be pleased. But my Beloved Husband Lord does not even cast a glance in my direction; how can I be consoled? For His sake, I adorn myself with adornments, but my Husband is imbued with another. O Nanak, blessed, blessed, blessed is that soul-bride, who enjoys her True, Sublime Husband Lord. || 2 || I go and ask the blessed, happy soul-bride, “How did you attain Him — your Husband Lord, my God?” She answers, “My True Husband blessed me with His Glance of Grace; I abandoned the distinction between mine and yours. Dedicate everything — mind, body and soul to the Lord God; this is the way to meet Him, O sister.” If her God gazes upon her with favor, O Nanak, her light merges into the Light. || 3 || I dedicate my mind and body to the one who brings me a message from my Lord God. I wave the fan over him every day, serve him and carry water for him. Constantly and continuously, I serve the Lord’s humble servant, who recites the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har. Hail, hail unto the Guru, the Guru, the Perfect True Guru, who fulfills the desires of Nanak’s mind. || 4 || Let me meet the Guru, my best friend, O Lord; meeting Him, I meditate on the Lord’s Name. I seek the Lord’s sermon from the Guru, the True Guru; joining with Him, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. Each and every day, forever, I sing the Lord’s Praises; my mind lives by hearing Your Name. O Nanak, that moment when I forget my Lord and Master — at that moment, my soul dies. || 5 || Everyone longs to see the Lord, but he alone sees Him, whom the Lord causes to see Him. One upon whom my Beloved bestows His Glance of Grace cherishes the Lord, Har, Har forever. He alone cherishes the Lord, Har, Har, forever and ever, who meets my Perfect True Guru. O Nanak, the Lord’s humble servant and the Lord become One; meditating on the Lord, he blends with the Lord. || 6 || 1 || 3 ||

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27.01.2011

GUJRI, FOURTH MEHL, THIRD HOUSE: 
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: 

Mother, father and sons are all made by the Lord; the relationships of all are established by the Lord. || 1 || I have given up all my strength, O my brother. The mind and body belong to the Lord, and the human body is entirely under His control. || 1 || Pause || The Lord Himself infuses devotion into His humble devotees. In the midst of family life, they remain unattached. || 2 || When inner love is established with the Lord, then whatever one does, is pleasing to my Lord God. || 3 || I do those deeds and tasks which the Lord has set me to; I do that which He makes me to do. || 4 || Those whose devotional worship is pleasing to my God — O Nanak, those humble beings center their minds lovingly on the Lord’s Name. || 5 || 7 || 2 || 7 || 7 || 16 ||

*Your Leela's only you know, Lord! Thanks!!

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28.01.2011

RAAG SOOHEE, THIRD MEHL, FIRST HOUSE, ASHTAPADEES: 
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: 

Everything comes from the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the True Guru, the Naam is not experienced. The Word of the Guru’s Shabad is the sweetest and most sublime essence, but without tasting it, its flavor cannot be experienced. He wastes this human life in exchange for a mere shell; he does not understand his own self. But, if he becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to know the One Lord, and the disease of egotism does not afflict him. || 1 || I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has lovingly attached me to the True Lord. Concentrating on the Word of the Shabad, the soul is illumined and enlightened. I remain absorbed in celestial ecstasy. || 1 || Pause || The Gurmukh sings the Praises of the Lord; the Gurmukh understands. The Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad. Body and soul are totally rejuvenated through the Guru; the Gurmukh’s affairs are resolved in his favor. The blind self-willed manmukh acts blindly, and earns only poison in this world. Enticed by Maya, he suffers in constant pain, without the most Beloved Guru. || 2 || He alone is a selfless servant, who serves the True Guru, and walks in harmony with the True Guru’s Will. The True Shabad, the Word of God, is the True Praise of God; enshrine the True Lord within your mind. The Gurmukh speaks the True Word of Gurbani, and egotism departs from within. He Himself is the Giver, and True are His actions. He proclaims the True Word of the Shabad. || 3 || The Gurmukh works, and the Gurmukh earns; the Gurmukh inspires others to chant the Naam. He is forever unattached, imbued with the Love of the True Lord, intuitively in harmony with the Guru. The self-willed manmukh always tells lies; he plants the seeds of poison, and eats only poison. He is bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death, and burnt in the fire of desire; who can save him, except the Guru? || 4 || True is that place of pilgrimage, where one bathes in the pool of Truth, and achieves self-realization as Gurmukh. The Gurmukh understands his own self. The Lord has shown that the Word of the Guru’s Shabad is the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage; bathing in it, filth is washed away. True and Immaculate is the True Word of His Shabad; no filth touches or clings to Him. True Praise, True Devotional Praise, is obtained from the Perfect Guru. || 5 || Body, mind, everything belongs to the Lord; but the evil-minded ones cannot even say this. If such is the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, then one becomes pure and spotless, and the ego is taken away from within. I have intuitively tasted the Guru’s Teachings, and the fire of my desire has been quenched. Attuned to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, one is naturally intoxicated, merging imperceptibly into the Lord. || 6 || The Name of the Lord is known as True, through the Love of the Beloved Guru. True Glorious Greatness is obtained from the Guru, through the Beloved True Name. The One True Lord is permeating and pervading among all; how rare is the one who contemplates this. The Lord Himself unites us in Union, and forgives us; He embellishes us with true devotional worship. || 7 || All is Truth; Truth, and Truth alone is pervading; how rare is the Gurmukh who knows this. Birth and death occur by the Hukam of His Command; the Gurmukh understands his own self. He meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and so pleases the True Guru. He receives whatever rewards he desires. O Nanak, one who eradicates self-conceit from within, has everything. || 8 || 1 ||

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29.01.2011

GUJRI, FIFTH MEHL:

He decides to go to the west, but the Lord leads him away to the east. In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes; He holds all matters in His hands. || 1 || Cleverness is of no use at all. Whatever my Lord and Master deems to be right — that alone comes to pass. || 1 || Pause || In his desire to acquire land and accumulate wealth, one’s breath escapes him. He must leave all his armies, assistants and servants; rising up, he departs to the City of Death. || 2 || Believing himself to be unique, he clings to his stubborn mind, and shows himself off. That food, which the blameless people have condemned and discarded, he eats again and again. || 3 || One, unto whom the Lord shows His natural mercy, has the noose of Death cut away from him. Says Nanak, one who meets the Perfect Guru, is celebrated as a householder as well as a renunciate. || 4 || 4 || 5 ||

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30.01.2011

SORAT’H, FIFTH MEHL, THIRD HOUSE, CHAU-PADAS: 
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: 

Meeting with the council, my doubts were not dispelled. The chiefs did not give me satisfaction. I presented my dispute to the noblemen as well. But it was only settled by meeting with the King, my Lord. || 1 || Now, I do not go searching anywhere else, because I have met the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. || Pause || When I came to God’s Darbaar, His Holy Court, then all of my cries and complaints were settled. Now that I have attained what I had sought, where should I come and where should I go? || 2 || There, true justice is administered. There, the Lord Master and His disciple are one and the same. The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows. Without our speaking, He understands. || 3 || He is the King of all places. There, the unstruck melody of the Shabad resounds. Of what use is cleverness when dealing with Him? Meeting with Him, O Nanak, one loses his self-conceit. || 4 || 1 || 51 ||

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31.01.2011

DHANAASAREE, FIFTH MEHL:

People try to deceive others, but the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything. They commit sins, and then deny them, while they pretend to be in Nirvaanaa. || 1 || They believe that You are far away, but You, O God, are near at hand. Looking around, this way and that, the greedy people come and go. || Pause || As long as the doubts of the mind are not removed, liberation is not found. 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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01.02.2011

धनासरी महला १ ॥

काइआ कागदु मनु परवाणा ॥
सिर के लेख न पड़ै इआणा ॥
दरगह घड़ीअहि तीने लेख ॥
खोटा कामि न आवै वेखु ॥१॥
नानक जे विचि रुपा होइ ॥
खरा खरा आखै सभु कोइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
कादी कूड़ु बोलि मलु खाइ ॥
ब्राहमणु नावै जीआ घाइ ॥
जोगी जुगति न जाणै अंधु ॥
तीने ओजाड़े का बंधु ॥२॥
सो जोगी जो जुगति पछाणै ॥
गुर परसादी एको जाणै ॥
काजी सो जो उलटी करै ॥
गुर परसादी जीवतु मरै ॥
सो ब्राहमणु जो ब्रहमु बीचारै ॥
आपि तरै सगले कुल तारै ॥३॥
दानसबंदु सोई दिलि धोवै ॥
मुसलमाणु सोई मलु खोवै ॥
पड़िआ बूझै सो परवाणु ॥
जिसु सिरि दरगह का नीसाणु ॥४॥५॥७॥

DHANAASAREE, FIRST MEHL:

The body is the paper, and the mind is the inscription written upon it. The ignorant fool does not read what is written on his forehead. In the Court of the Lord, three inscriptions are recorded. Behold, the counterfeit coin is worthless there. || 1 || O Nanak, if there is silver in it, then everyone proclaims, “It is genuine, it is genuine.” || 1 || Pause || The Qazi tells lies and eats filth; the Brahmin kills and then takes cleansing baths. The Yogi is blind, and does not know the Way. The three of them devise their own destruction. || 2 || He alone is a Yogi, who understands the Way. By Guru’s Grace, he knows the One Lord. He alone is a Qazi, who turns away from the world, and who, by Guru’s Grace, remains dead while yet alive. He alone is a Brahmin, who contemplates God. He saves himself, and saves all his generations as well. || 3 || One who cleanses his own mind is wise. One who cleanses himself of impurity is a Muslim. One who reads and understands is acceptable. Upon his forehead is the Insignia of the Court of the Lord. || 4 || 5 || 7 ||  

*Thanks Baba Ji. Your Timing is so Perfect!
Bow to your holy feet!

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02.02.2011

सोरठि महला १ ॥

जिन्ही सतिगुरु सेविआ पिआरे तिन्ह के साथ तरे ॥
तिन्हा ठाक न पाईऐ पिआरे अम्रित रसन हरे ॥
बूडे भारे भै बिना पिआरे तारे नदरि करे ॥१॥
भी तूहै सालाहणा पिआरे भी तेरी सालाह ॥
विणु बोहिथ भै डुबीऐ पिआरे कंधी पाइ कहाह ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
सालाही सालाहणा पिआरे दूजा अवरु न कोइ ॥
मेरे प्रभ सालाहनि से भले पिआरे सबदि रते रंगु होइ ॥
तिस की संगति जे मिलै पिआरे रसु लै ततु विलोइ ॥२॥
पति परवाना साच का पिआरे नामु सचा नीसाणु ॥
आइआ लिखि लै जावणा पिआरे हुकमी हुकमु पछाणु ॥
गुर बिनु हुकमु न बूझीऐ पिआरे साचे साचा ताणु ॥३॥
हुकमै अंदरि निमिआ पिआरे हुकमै उदर मझारि ॥
हुकमै अंदरि जमिआ पिआरे ऊधउ सिर कै भारि ॥
गुरमुखि दरगह जाणीऐ पिआरे चलै कारज सारि ॥४॥
हुकमै अंदरि आइआ पिआरे हुकमे जादो जाइ ॥
हुकमे बंन्हि चलाईऐ पिआरे मनमुखि लहै सजाइ ॥
हुकमे सबदि पछाणीऐ पिआरे दरगह पैधा जाइ ॥५॥
हुकमे गणत गणाईऐ पिआरे हुकमे हउमै दोइ ॥
हुकमे भवै भवाईऐ पिआरे अवगणि मुठी रोइ ॥
हुकमु सिञापै साह का पिआरे सचु मिलै वडिआई होइ ॥६॥
आखणि अउखा आखीऐ पिआरे किउ सुणीऐ सचु नाउ ॥
जिन्ही सो सालाहिआ पिआरे हउ तिन्ह बलिहारै जाउ ॥
नाउ मिलै संतोखीआं पिआरे नदरी मेलि मिलाउ ॥७॥
काइआ कागदु जे थीऐ पिआरे मनु मसवाणी धारि ॥
ललता लेखणि सच की पिआरे हरि गुण लिखहु वीचारि ॥
धनु लेखारी नानका पिआरे साचु लिखै उरि धारि ॥८॥३॥

SORAT’H, FIRST MEHL:

Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well. No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue. Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. || 1 || I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises. Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? || 1 || Pause || I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise. Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love. If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. || 2 || The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord. We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander. Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. || 3 || By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb. By His Command, we are born, O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down. The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. || 4 || By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes. By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment. By His Command, the Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. || 5 || By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality. By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering. If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord’s Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. || 6 || It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name? I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved. I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. || 7 || If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot; and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. || 8 || 3 ||  

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03.02.2011

धनासरी महला ५ ॥

जिस कउ बिसरै प्रानपति दाता सोई गनहु अभागा ॥
चरन कमल जा का मनु रागिओ अमिअ सरोवर पागा ॥१॥
तेरा जनु राम नाम रंगि जागा ॥
आलसु छीजि गइआ सभु तन ते प्रीतम सिउ मनु लागा ॥ रहाउ ॥
जह जह पेखउ तह नाराइण सगल घटा महि तागा ॥
नाम उदकु पीवत जन नानक तिआगे सभि अनुरागा ॥२॥१६॥४७॥

DHANAASAREE, FIFTH MEHL:

One who forgets the Lord of life, the Great Giver — know that he is most unfortunate. One whose mind is in love with the Lord’s lotus feet, obtains the pool of ambrosial nectar. || 1 || Your humble servant awakes in the Love of the Lord’s Name. All laziness has departed from his body, and his mind is attached to the Beloved Lord. || Pause || Wherever I look, the Lord is there; He is the string, upon which all hearts are strung. Drinking in the water of the Naam, servant Nanak has renounced all other loves. || 2 || 16 || 47 ||  

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04.02.2011

सलोकु मः ३ ॥

परथाइ साखी महा पुरख बोलदे साझी सगल जहानै ॥
गुरमुखि होइ सु भउ करे आपणा आपु पछाणै ॥
गुर परसादी जीवतु मरै ता मन ही ते मनु मानै ॥
जिन कउ मन की परतीति नाही नानक से किआ कथहि गिआनै ॥१॥
मः ३ ॥
गुरमुखि चितु न लाइओ अंति दुखु पहुता आइ ॥
अंदरहु बाहरहु अंधिआं सुधि न काई पाइ ॥
पंडित तिन की बरकती सभु जगतु खाइ जो रते हरि नाइ ॥
जिन गुर कै सबदि सलाहिआ हरि सिउ रहे समाइ ॥
पंडित दूजै भाइ बरकति न होवई ना धनु पलै पाइ ॥
पड़ि थके संतोखु न आइओ अनदिनु जलत विहाइ ॥
कूक पूकार न चुकई ना संसा विचहु जाइ ॥
नानक नाम विहूणिआ मुहि कालै उठि जाइ ॥२॥
पउड़ी ॥
हरि सजण मेलि पिआरे मिलि पंथु दसाई ॥
जो हरि दसे मितु तिसु हउ बलि जाई ॥
गुण साझी तिन सिउ करी हरि नामु धिआई ॥
हरि सेवी पिआरा नित सेवि हरि सुखु पाई ॥
बलिहारी सतिगुर तिसु जिनि सोझी पाई ॥१२॥

SHALOK, THIRD MEHL:

Great men speak the teachings by relating them to individual situations, but the whole world shares in them. One who becomes Gurmukh knows the Fear of God, and realizes his own self. If, by Guru’s Grace, one remains dead while yet alive, the mind becomes content in itself. Those who have no faith in their own minds, O Nanak — how can they speak of spiritual wisdom? || 1 || THIRD MEHL: Those who do not focus their consciousness on the Lord, as Gurmukh, suffer pain and grief in the end. They are blind, inwardly and outwardly, and they do not understand anything. O Pandit, O religious scholar, the whole world is fed for the sake of those who are attuned to the Lord’s Name. Those who praise the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, remain blended with the Lord. O Pandit, O religious scholar, no one is satisfied, and no one finds true wealth through the love of duality. They have grown weary of reading scriptures, but still, they do not find contentment, and they pass their lives burning, night and day. Their cries and complaints never end, and doubt does not depart from within them. O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they rise up and depart with blackened faces. || 2 || PAUREE: O Beloved, lead me to meet my True Friend; meeting with Him, I shall ask Him to show me the Path. I am a sacrifice to that Friend, who shows it to me. I share His Virtues with Him, and meditate on the Lord’s Name. I serve my Beloved Lord forever; serving the Lord, I have found peace. I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has imparted this understanding to me. || 12 ||

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05.02.2011

सूही महला ५ ॥

तउ मै आइआ सरनी आइआ ॥
भरोसै आइआ किरपा आइआ ॥
जिउ भावै तिउ राखहु सुआमी मारगु गुरहि पठाइआ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
महा दुतरु माइआ ॥
जैसे पवनु झुलाइआ ॥१॥
सुनि सुनि ही डराइआ ॥
कररो ध्रमराइआ ॥२॥
ग्रिह अंध कूपाइआ ॥
पावकु सगराइआ ॥३॥
गही ओट साधाइआ ॥
नानक हरि धिआइआ ॥
अब मै पूरा पाइआ ॥४॥३॥४६॥

SOOHEE, FIFTH MEHL:

I have come to You. I have come to Your Sanctuary. I have come to place my faith in You. I have come seeking Mercy. If it pleases You, save me, O my Lord and Master. The Guru has placed me upon the Path. || 1 || Pause || Maya is very treacherous and difficult to pass through. It is like a violent wind-storm. || 1 || I am so afraid to hear that the Righteous Judge of Dharma is so strict and stern. || 2 || The world is a deep, dark pit; it is all on fire. || 3 || I have grasped the Support of the Holy Saints. Nanak meditates on the Lord. Now, I have found the Perfect Lord. || 4 || 3 || 46 ||

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06.02.2011

दुलभ जनमु पुंन फल पाइओ बिरथा जात अबिबेकै ॥
राजे इंद्र समसरि ग्रिह आसन बिनु हरि भगति कहहु किह लेखै ॥१॥
न बीचारिओ राजा राम को रसु ॥
जिह रस अन रस बीसरि जाही ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
जानि अजान भए हम बावर सोच असोच दिवस जाही ॥
इंद्री सबल निबल बिबेक बुधि परमारथ परवेस नही ॥२॥
कहीअत आन अचरीअत अन कछु समझ न परै अपर माइआ ॥
कहि रविदास उदास दास मति परहरि कोपु करहु जीअ दइआ ॥३॥३॥

RAAG SORAT’H, THE WORD OF DEVOTEE RAVI DAAS JEE: 
ONE UNIVERSAL CREATOR GOD. BY THE GRACE OF THE TRUE GURU: 

I obtained this precious human life as a reward for my past actions, but without discriminating wisdom, it is wasted in vain. Tell me, without devotional worship of the Lord, of what use are mansions and thrones like those of King Indra? || 1 || You have not considered the sublime essence of the Name of the Lord, our King; this sublime essence shall cause you to forget all other essences. || 1 || Pause || We do not know what we need to know, and we have become insane. We do not consider what we should consider; our days are passing away. Our passions are strong, and our discriminating intellect is weak; we have no access to the supreme objective. || 2 || We say one thing, and do something else; entangled in endless Maya, we do not understand anything. Says Ravi Daas, Your slave, O Lord, I am disillusioned and detached; please, spare me Your anger, and have mercy on my soul. || 3 || 3||

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07.02.2011

सोरठि महला १ ॥

जिन्ही सतिगुरु सेविआ पिआरे तिन्ह के साथ तरे ॥
तिन्हा ठाक न पाईऐ पिआरे अम्रित रसन हरे ॥
बूडे भारे भै बिना पिआरे तारे नदरि करे ॥१॥
भी तूहै सालाहणा पिआरे भी तेरी सालाह ॥
विणु बोहिथ भै डुबीऐ पिआरे कंधी पाइ कहाह ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
सालाही सालाहणा पिआरे दूजा अवरु न कोइ ॥
मेरे प्रभ सालाहनि से भले पिआरे सबदि रते रंगु होइ ॥
तिस की संगति जे मिलै पिआरे रसु लै ततु विलोइ ॥२॥
पति परवाना साच का पिआरे नामु सचा नीसाणु ॥
आइआ लिखि लै जावणा पिआरे हुकमी हुकमु पछाणु ॥
गुर बिनु हुकमु न बूझीऐ पिआरे साचे साचा ताणु ॥३॥
हुकमै अंदरि निमिआ पिआरे हुकमै उदर मझारि ॥
हुकमै अंदरि जमिआ पिआरे ऊधउ सिर कै भारि ॥
गुरमुखि दरगह जाणीऐ पिआरे चलै कारज सारि ॥४॥
हुकमै अंदरि आइआ पिआरे हुकमे जादो जाइ ॥
हुकमे बंन्हि चलाईऐ पिआरे मनमुखि लहै सजाइ ॥
हुकमे सबदि पछाणीऐ पिआरे दरगह पैधा जाइ ॥५॥
हुकमे गणत गणाईऐ पिआरे हुकमे हउमै दोइ ॥
हुकमे भवै भवाईऐ पिआरे अवगणि मुठी रोइ ॥
हुकमु सिञापै साह का पिआरे सचु मिलै वडिआई होइ ॥६॥
आखणि अउखा आखीऐ पिआरे किउ सुणीऐ सचु नाउ ॥
जिन्ही सो सालाहिआ पिआरे हउ तिन्ह बलिहारै जाउ ॥
नाउ मिलै संतोखीआं पिआरे नदरी मेलि मिलाउ ॥७॥
काइआ कागदु जे थीऐ पिआरे मनु मसवाणी धारि ॥
ललता लेखणि सच की पिआरे हरि गुण लिखहु वीचारि ॥
धनु लेखारी नानका पिआरे साचु लिखै उरि धारि ॥८॥३॥

SORAT’H, FIRST MEHL:

Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well. No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue. Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. || 1 || I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises. Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? || 1 || Pause || I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise. Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love. If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. || 2 || The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord. We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander. Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. || 3 || By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb. By His Command, we are born, O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down. The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. || 4 || By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes. By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment. By His Command, the Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. || 5 || By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality. By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering. If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord’s Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. || 6 || It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name? I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved. I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. || 7 || If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot; and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. || 8 || 3 ||