Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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12.04.2014

सोरठि महला १ ॥
Sorat'h, First Mehl:
जिसु जल निधि कारणि तुम जगि आए सो अम्रितु गुर पाही जीउ ॥
The treasure of the Name, for which you have come into the world - that Ambrosial Nectar is with the Guru.
छोडहु वेसु भेख चतुराई दुबिधा इहु फलु नाही जीउ ॥१॥
Renounce costumes, disguises and clever tricks; this fruit is not obtained by duplicity. ||1||
मन रे थिरु रहु मतु कत जाही जीउ ॥
O my mind, remain steady, and do not wander away.
बाहरि ढूढत बहुतु दुखु पावहि घरि अम्रितु घट माही जीउ ॥ रहाउ ॥
By searching around on the outside, you shall only suffer great pain; the Ambrosial Nectar is found within the home of your own being. ||Pause||
अवगुण छोडि गुणा कउ धावहु करि अवगुण पछुताही जीउ ॥
Renounce corruption, and seek virtue; committing sins, you shall only come to regret and repent.
सर अपसर की सार न जाणहि फिरि फिरि कीच बुडाही जीउ ॥२॥
You do not know the difference between good and evil; again and again, you sink into the mud. ||2||
अंतरि मैलु लोभ बहु झूठे बाहरि नावहु काही जीउ ॥
Within you is the great filth of greed and falsehood; why do you bother to wash your body on the outside?
निरमल नामु जपहु सद गुरमुखि अंतर की गति ताही जीउ ॥३॥
Chant the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord always, under Guru's Instruction; only then will your innermost being be emancipated. ||3||
परहरि लोभु निंदा कूड़ु तिआगहु सचु गुर बचनी फलु पाही जीउ ॥
Let greed and slander be far away from you, and renounce falsehood; through the True Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall obtain the true fruit.
जिउ भावै तिउ राखहु हरि जीउ जन नानक सबदि सलाही जीउ ॥४॥९॥
As it pleases You, You preserve me, Dear Lord; servant Nanak sings the Praises of Your Shabad. ||4||9||

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13.04.2014

टोडी महला ५ ॥
Todee, Fifth Mehl:
सतिगुर आइओ सरणि तुहारी ॥
O True Guru, I have come to Your Sanctuary.
मिलै सूखु नामु हरि सोभा चिंता लाहि हमारी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Grant me the peace and glory of the Lord's Name, and remove my anxiety. ||1||Pause||
अवर न सूझै दूजी ठाहर हारि परिओ तउ दुआरी ॥
I cannot see any other place of shelter; I have grown weary, and collapsed at Your door.
लेखा छोडि अलेखै छूटह हम निरगुन लेहु उबारी ॥१॥
Please ignore my account; only then may I be saved. I am worthless - please, save me! ||1||
सद बखसिंदु सदा मिहरवाना सभना देइ अधारी ॥
You are always forgiving, and always merciful; You give support to all.
नानक दास संत पाछै परिओ राखि लेहु इह बारी ॥२॥४॥९॥
Slave Nanak follows the Path of the Saints; save him, O Lord, this time. ||2||4||9||

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14.04.2014

तिलंग महला १ घरु ३
Tilang, First Mehl, Third House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
इहु तनु माइआ पाहिआ पिआरे लीतड़ा लबि रंगाए ॥
This body fabric is conditioned by Maya, O beloved; this cloth is dyed in greed.
मेरै कंत न भावै चोलड़ा पिआरे किउ धन सेजै जाए ॥१॥
My Husband Lord is not pleased by these clothes, O Beloved; how can the soul-bride go to His bed? ||1||
हंउ कुरबानै जाउ मिहरवाना हंउ कुरबानै जाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice, O Dear Merciful Lord; I am a sacrifice to You.
हंउ कुरबानै जाउ तिना कै लैनि जो तेरा नाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice to those who take to Your Name.
लैनि जो तेरा नाउ तिना कै हंउ सद कुरबानै जाउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Unto those who take to Your Name, I am forever a sacrifice. ||1||Pause||
काइआ रंङणि जे थीऐ पिआरे पाईऐ नाउ मजीठ ॥
If the body becomes the dyer's vat, O Beloved, and the Name is placed within it as the dye,
रंङण वाला जे रंङै साहिबु ऐसा रंगु न डीठ ॥२॥
And if the Dyer who dyes this cloth is the Lord Master - O, such a color has never been seen before! ||2||
जिन के चोले रतड़े पिआरे कंतु तिना कै पासि ॥
Those whose shawls are so dyed, O Beloved, their Husband Lord is always with them.
धूड़ि तिना की जे मिलै जी कहु नानक की अरदासि ॥३॥
Bless me with the dust of those humble beings, O Dear Lord. Says Nanak, this is my prayer. ||3||
आपे साजे आपे रंगे आपे नदरि करेइ ॥
He Himself creates, and He Himself imbues us. He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace.
नानक कामणि कंतै भावै आपे ही रावेइ ॥४॥१॥३॥
O Nanak, if the soul-bride becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, He Himself enjoys her. ||4||1||3||

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15.04.2014

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

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16.04.2014

धनासरी महला ३ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:
सदा धनु अंतरि नामु समाले ॥
Gather in and cherish forever the wealth of the Lord's Name, deep within;
जीअ जंत जिनहि प्रतिपाले ॥
He cherishes and nurtures all beings and creatures.
मुकति पदारथु तिन कउ पाए ॥
They alone obtain the treasure of Liberation,
हरि कै नामि रते लिव लाए ॥१॥
Who are lovingly imbued with, and focused on the Lord's Name. ||1||
गुर सेवा ते हरि नामु धनु पावै ॥
Serving the Guru, one obtains the wealth of the Lord's Name.
अंतरि परगासु हरि नामु धिआवै ॥ रहाउ ॥
He is illumined and enlightened within, and he meditates on the Lord's Name. ||Pause||
इहु हरि रंगु गूड़ा धन पिर होइ ॥
This love for the Lord is like the love of the bride for her husband.
सांति सीगारु रावे प्रभु सोइ ॥
God ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride who is adorned with peace and tranquility.
हउमै विचि प्रभु कोइ न पाए ॥
No one finds God through egotism.
मूलहु भुला जनमु गवाए ॥२॥
Wandering away from the Primal Lord, the root of all, one wastes his life in vain. ||2||
गुर ते साति सहज सुखु बाणी ॥
Tranquility, celestial peace, pleasure and the Word of His Bani come from the Guru.
सेवा साची नामि समाणी ॥
True is that service, which leads one to merge in the Naam.
सबदि मिलै प्रीतमु सदा धिआए ॥
Blessed with the Word of the Shabad, he meditates forever on the Lord, the Beloved.
साच नामि वडिआई पाए ॥३॥
Through the True Name, glorious greatness is obtained. ||3||
आपे करता जुगि जुगि सोइ ॥
The Creator Himself abides throughout the ages.
नदरि करे मेलावा होइ ॥
If He casts His Glance of Grace, then we meet Him.
गुरबाणी ते हरि मंनि वसाए ॥
Through the Word of Gurbani, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind.
नानक साचि रते प्रभि आपि मिलाए ॥४॥३॥
O Nanak, God unites with Himself those who are imbued with Truth. ||4||3||

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17.04.2014

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
तापु गवाइआ गुरि पूरे ॥
The Perfect Guru has dispelled the fever.
वाजे अनहद तूरे ॥
The unstruck melody of the sound current resounds.
सरब कलिआण प्रभि कीने ॥
God has bestowed all comforts.
करि किरपा आपि दीने ॥१॥
In His Mercy, He Himself has given them. ||1||
बेदन सतिगुरि आपि गवाई ॥
The True Guru Himself has eradicated the disease.
सिख संत सभि सरसे होए हरि हरि नामु धिआई ॥ रहाउ ॥
All the Sikhs and Saints are filled with joy, meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||Pause||
जो मंगहि सो लेवहि ॥
They obtain that which they ask for.
प्रभ अपणिआ संता देवहि ॥
God gives to His Saints.
हरि गोविदु प्रभि राखिआ ॥
God saved Hargobind.
जन नानक साचु सुभाखिआ ॥२॥६॥७०॥
Servant Nanak speaks the Truth. ||2||6||70||

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18.04.2014

धनासरी छंत महला १ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Chhant, First Mehl:
पिर संगि मूठड़ीए खबरि न पाईआ जीउ ॥
Your Husband Lord is with you, O deluded soul-bride, but you do are not aware of Him.
मसतकि लिखिअड़ा लेखु पुरबि कमाइआ जीउ ॥
Your destiny is written on your forehead, according to your past actions.
लेखु न मिटई पुरबि कमाइआ किआ जाणा किआ होसी ॥
This inscription of past deeds cannot be erased; what do I know about what will happen?
गुणी अचारि नही रंगि राती अवगुण बहि बहि रोसी ॥
You have not adopted a virtuous lifestyle, and you are not attuned to the Lord's Love; you sit there, crying over your past misdeeds.
धनु जोबनु आक की छाइआ बिरधि भए दिन पुंनिआ ॥
Wealth and youth are like the shade of the bitter swallow-wort plant; you are growing old, and your days are coming to their end.
नानक नाम बिना दोहागणि छूटी झूठि विछुंनिआ ॥१॥
O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall end up as a discarded, divorced bride; your own falsehood shall separate you from the Lord. ||1||
बूडी घरु घालिओ गुर कै भाइ चलो ॥
You have drowned, and your house is ruined; walk in the Way of the Guru's Will.
साचा नामु धिआइ पावहि सुखि महलो ॥
Meditate on the True Name, and you shall find peace in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
हरि नामु धिआए ता सुखु पाए पेईअड़ै दिन चारे ॥
Meditate on the Lord's Name, and you shall find peace; your stay in this world shall last only four days.
निज घरि जाइ बहै सचु पाए अनदिनु नालि पिआरे ॥
Sit in the home of your own being, and you shall find Truth; night and day, be with your Beloved.
विणु भगती घरि वासु न होवी सुणिअहु लोक सबाए ॥
Without loving devotion, you cannot dwell in your own home - listen, everyone!
नानक सरसी ता पिरु पाए राती साचै नाए ॥२॥
O Nanak, she is happy, and she obtains her Husband Lord, if she is attuned to the True Name. ||2||
पिरु धन भावै ता पिर भावै नारी जीउ ॥
If the soul-bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, then the Husband Lord will love His bride.
रंगि प्रीतम राती गुर कै सबदि वीचारी जीउ ॥
Imbued with the love of her Beloved, she contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
र सबदि वीचारी नाह पिआरी निवि निवि भगति करेई ॥
She contemplates the Guru's Shabads, and her Husband Lord loves her; in deep humility, she worships Him in loving devotion.
माइआ मोहु जलाए प्रीतमु रस महि रंगु करेई ॥
She burns away her emotional attachment to Maya, and in love, she loves her Beloved.
प्रभ साचे सेती रंगि रंगेती लाल भई मनु मारी ॥
She is imbued and drenched with the Love of the True Lord; she has become beautiful, by conquering her mind.
नानक साचि वसी सोहागणि पिर सिउ प्रीति पिआरी ॥३॥
O Nanak, the happy soul-bride abides in Truth; she loves to love her Husband Lord. ||3||
पिर घरि सोहै नारि जे पिर भावए जीउ ॥
The soul-bride looks so beautiful in the home of her Husband Lord, if she is pleasing to Him.
झूठे वैण चवे कामि न आवए जीउ ॥
It is of no use at all to speak false words.
झूठु अलावै कामि न आवै ना पिरु देखै नैणी ॥
If she speaks false, it is of no use to her, and she does not see her Husband Lord with her eyes.
अवगुणिआरी कंति विसारी छूटी विधण रैणी ॥
Worthless, forgotten and abandoned by her Husband Lord, she passes her life-night without her Lord and Master.
गुर सबदु न मानै फाही फाथी सा धन महलु न पाए ॥
Such a wife does not believe in the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she is caught in the net of the world, and does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
नानक आपे आपु पछाणै गुरमुखि सहजि समाए ॥४॥
O Nanak, if she understands her own self, then, as Gurmukh, she merges in celestial peace. ||4||
धन सोहागणि नारि जिनि पिरु जाणिआ जीउ ॥
Blessed is that soul-bride, who knows her Husband Lord.
नाम बिना कूड़िआरि कूड़ु कमाणिआ जीउ ॥
Without the Naam, she is false, and her actions are false as well.
हरि भगति सुहावी साचे भावी भाइ भगति प्रभ राती ॥
Devotional worship of the Lord is beautiful; the True Lord loves it. So immerse yourself in loving devotional worship of God.
पिरु रलीआला जोबनि बाला तिसु रावे रंगि राती ॥
My Husband Lord is playful and innocent; imbued with His Love, I enjoy Him.
गुर सबदि विगासी सहु रावासी फलु पाइआ गुणकारी ॥
She blossoms forth through the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she ravishes her Husband Lord, and obtains the most noble reward.
नानक साचु मिलै वडिआई पिर घरि सोहै नारी ॥५॥३॥
O Nanak, in Truth, she obtains glory; in her Husband's home, the soul-bride looks beautiful. ||5||3||

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19.04.2014

सूही महला ४ ॥
Soohee, Fourth Mehl:
तूं करता सभु किछु आपे जाणहि किआ तुधु पहि आखि सुणाईऐ ॥
You Yourself, O Creator, know everything; what can I possibly tell You?
बुरा भला तुधु सभु किछु सूझै जेहा को करे तेहा को पाईऐ ॥१॥
You know all the bad and the good; as we act, so are we rewarded. ||1||
मेरे साहिब तूं अंतर की बिधि जाणहि ॥
O my Lord and Master, You alone know the state of my inner being.
बुरा भला तुधु सभु किछु सूझै तुधु भावै तिवै बुलावहि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
You know all the bad and the good; as it pleases You, so You make us speak. ||1||Pause||
सभु मोहु माइआ सरीरु हरि कीआ विचि देही मानुख भगति कराई ॥
The Lord has infused the love of Maya into all bodies; through this human body, there comes the opportunity to worship the Lord with devotion.
इकना सतिगुरु मेलि सुखु देवहि इकि मनमुखि धंधु पिटाई ॥२॥
You unite some with the True Guru, and bless them with peace; while others, the self-willed manmukhs, are engrossed in worldly affairs. ||2||
सभु को तेरा तूं सभना का मेरे करते तुधु सभना सिरि लिखिआ लेखु ॥
All belong to You, and You belong to all, O my Creator Lord; You wrote the words of destiny on the forehead of everyone.
जेही तूं नदरि करहि तेहा को होवै बिनु नदरी नाही को भेखु ॥३॥
As You bestow Your Glance of Grace, so are mortals made; without Your Gracious Glance, no one assumes any form. ||3||
तेरी वडिआई तूंहै जाणहि सभ तुधनो नित धिआए ॥
You alone know Your Glorious Greatness; everyone constantly meditates on You.
जिस नो तुधु भावै तिस नो तूं मेलहि जन नानक सो थाइ पाए ॥४॥२॥१३॥
That being, with whom You are pleased, is united with You; O servant Nanak, only such a mortal is accepted. ||4||2||13||

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20.04.2014

सलोकु मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
सतिगुर ते जो मुह फिरे से बधे दुख सहाहि ॥
Those who turn their faces away from the True Guru, suffer in sorrow and bondage.
फिरि फिरि मिलणु न पाइनी जमहि तै मरि जाहि ॥
Again and again, they are born only to die; they cannot meet their Lord.
सहसा रोगु न छोडई दुख ही महि दुख पाहि ॥
The disease of doubt does not depart, and they find only pain and more pain.
नानक नदरी बखसि लेहि सबदे मेलि मिलाहि ॥१॥
O Nanak, if the Gracious Lord forgives, then one is united in Union with the Word of the Shabad. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
जो सतिगुर ते मुह फिरे तिना ठउर न ठाउ ॥
Those who turn their faces away from the True Guru, shall find no place of rest or shelter.
जिउ छुटड़ि घरि घरि फिरै दुहचारणि बदनाउ ॥
They wander around from door to door, like a woman forsaken, with a bad character and a bad reputation.
नानक गुरमुखि बखसीअहि से सतिगुर मेलि मिलाउ ॥२॥
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are forgiven, and united in Union with the True Guru. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
जो सेवहि सति मुरारि से भवजल तरि गइआ ॥
Those who serve the True Lord, the Destroyer of ego, cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
जो बोलहि हरि हरि नाउ तिन जमु छडि गइआ ॥
Those who chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, are passed over by the Messenger of Death.
से दरगह पैधे जाहि जिना हरि जपि लइआ ॥
Those who meditate on the Lord, go to His Court in robes of honor.
हरि सेवहि सेई पुरख जिना हरि तुधु मइआ ॥
They alone serve You, O Lord, whom You bless with Grace.
गुण गावा पिआरे नित गुरमुखि भ्रम भउ गइआ ॥७॥
I sing continually Your Glorious Praises, O Beloved; as Gurmukh, my doubts and fears have been dispelled. ||7||

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21.04.2014

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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22.04.2014

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

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23.04.2014

ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
रागु सूही छंत महला १ घरु ४ ॥
Raag Soohee, Chhant, First Mehl, Fourth House:
जिनि कीआ तिनि देखिआ जगु धंधड़ै लाइआ ॥
The One who created the world, watches over it; He enjoins the people of the world to their tasks.
दानि तेरै घटि चानणा तनि चंदु दीपाइआ ॥
Your gifts, O Lord, illuminate the heart, and the moon casts its light on the body.
चंदो दीपाइआ दानि हरि कै दुखु अंधेरा उठि गइआ ॥
The moon glows, by the Lord's gift, and the darkness of suffering is taken away.
गुण जंञ लाड़े नालि सोहै परखि मोहणीऐ लइआ ॥
The marriage party of virtue looks beautiful with the Groom; He chooses His enticing bride with care.
वीवाहु होआ सोभ सेती पंच सबदी आइआ ॥
The wedding is performed with glorious splendor; He has arrived, accompanied by the vibrations of the जिनि कीआ तिनि देखिआ जगु धंधड़ै लाइआ ॥१॥
The One who created the world, watches over it; He enjoins the people of the world to their tasks. ||1||
हउ बलिहारी साजना मीता अवरीता ॥
I am a sacrifice to my pure friends, the immaculate Saints.
इहु तनु जिन सिउ गाडिआ मनु लीअड़ा दीता ॥
This body is attached to them, and we have shared our minds.
लीआ त दीआ मानु जिन्ह सिउ से सजन किउ वीसरहि ॥
We have shared our minds - how could I forget those friends?
जिन्ह दिसि आइआ होहि रलीआ जीअ सेती गहि रहहि ॥
Seeing them brings joy to my heart; I keep them clasped to my soul.
सगल गुण अवगणु न कोई होहि नीता नीता ॥
They have all virtues and merits, forever and ever; they have no demerits or faults at all.
हउ बलिहारी साजना मीता अवरीता ॥२॥
I am a sacrifice to my pure friends, the immaculate Saints. ||2||
गुणा का होवै वासुला कढि वासु लईजै ॥
One who has a basket of fragrant virtues, should enjoy its fragrance.
जे गुण होवन्हि साजना मिलि साझ करीजै ॥
If my friends have virtues, I will share in them.
साझ करीजै गुणह केरी छोडि अवगण चलीऐ ॥
Let us form a partnership, and share our virtues; let us abandon our faults, and walk on the Path.
पहिरे पट्मबर करि अड्मबर आपणा पिड़ु मलीऐ ॥
Let us wear our virtues like silk clothes; let us decorate ourselves, and enter the arena.
जिथै जाइ बहीऐ भला कहीऐ झोलि अम्रितु पीजै ॥
Let us speak of goodness, wherever we go and sit; let us skim off the Ambrosial Nectar, and drink it in.
गुणा का होवै वासुला कढि वासु लईजै ॥३॥
One who has a basket of fragrant virtues, should enjoy its fragrance. ||3||
आपि करे किसु आखीऐ होरु करे न कोई ॥
He Himself acts; unto whom should we complain? No one else does anything.
आखण ता कउ जाईऐ जे भूलड़ा होई ॥
Go ahead and complain to Him, if He makes a mistake.
जे होइ भूला जाइ कहीऐ आपि करता किउ भुलै ॥
If He makes a mistake, go ahead and complain to Him; but how can the Creator Himself make a mistake?
सुणे देखे बाझु कहिऐ दानु अणमंगिआ दिवै ॥
He sees, He hears, and without our asking, without our begging, He gives His gifts.
दानु देइ दाता जगि बिधाता नानका सचु सोई ॥
The Great Giver, the Architect of the Universe, gives His gifts. O Nanak, He is the True Lord.
आपि करे किसु आखीऐ होरु करे न कोई ॥४॥१॥४॥
He Himself acts; unto whom should we complain? No one else does anything. ||4||1||4||

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24.04.2014

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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25.04.2014

सूही महला ५ ॥
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
महा अगनि ते तुधु हाथ दे राखे पए तेरी सरणाई ॥
Giving me Your Hand, You saved me from the terrible fire, when I sought Your Sanctuary.
तेरा माणु ताणु रिद अंतरि होर दूजी आस चुकाई ॥१॥
Deep within my heart, I respect Your strength; I have abandoned all other hopes. ||1||
मेरे राम राइ तुधु चिति आइऐ उबरे ॥
O my Sovereign Lord, when You enter my consciousness, I am saved.
तेरी टेक भरवासा तुम्हरा जपि नामु तुम्हारा उधरे ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
You are my support. I count on You. Meditating on You, I am saved. ||1||Pause||
अंध कूप ते काढि लीए तुम्ह आपि भए किरपाला ॥
You pulled me up out of the deep, dark pit. You have become merciful to me.
सारि सम्हालि सरब सुख दीए आपि करे प्रतिपाला ॥२॥
You care for me, and bless me with total peace; You Yourself cherish me. ||2||
आपणी नदरि करे परमेसरु बंधन काटि छडाए ॥
The Transcendent Lord has blessed me with His Glance of Grace; breaking my bonds, He has delivered me.
आपणी भगति प्रभि आपि कराई आपे सेवा लाए ॥३॥
God Himself inspires me to worship Him; He Himself inspires me to serve Him. ||3||
भरमु गइआ भै मोह बिनासे मिटिआ सगल विसूरा ॥
My doubts have gone, my fears and infatuations have been dispelled, and all my sorrows are gone.
नानक दइआ करी सुखदातै भेटिआ सतिगुरु पूरा ॥४॥५॥५२॥
O Nanak, the Lord, the Giver of peace has been merciful to me. I have met the Perfect True Guru. ||4||5||52||

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26.04.2014

देवगंधारी महला ५ ॥
Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl:
उलटी रे मन उलटी रे ॥
Turn away, O my mind, turn away.
साकत सिउ करि उलटी रे ॥
Turn away from the faithless cynic.
झूठै की रे झूठु परीति छुटकी रे मन छुटकी रे साकत संगि न छुटकी रे ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
False is the love of the false one; break the ties, O my mind, and your ties shall be broken. Break your ties with the faithless cynic. ||1||Pause||
जिउ काजर भरि मंदरु राखिओ जो पैसै कालूखी रे ॥
One who enters a house filled with soot is blackened.
दूरहु ही ते भागि गइओ है जिसु गुर मिलि छुटकी त्रिकुटी रे ॥१॥
Run far away from such people! One who meets the Guru escapes from the bondage of the three dispositions. ||1||
मागउ दानु क्रिपाल क्रिपा निधि मेरा मुखु साकत संगि न जुटसी रे ॥
I beg this blessing of You, O Merciful Lord, ocean of mercy - please, don't bring me face to face with the faithless cyincs.
जन नानक दास दास को करीअहु मेरा मूंडु साध पगा हेठि रुलसी रे ॥२॥४॥३७॥
Make servant Nanak the slave of Your slave; let his head roll in the dust under the feet of the Holy. ||2||4||37||

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