Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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25.08.2014

जैतसरी महला ५ घरु ३ दुपदे
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehl, Third House, Du-Padas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
देहु संदेसरो कहीअउ प्रिअ कहीअउ ॥
Give me a message from my Beloved - tell me, tell me!
बिसमु भई मै बहु बिधि सुनते कहहु सुहागनि सहीअउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am wonder-struck, hearing the many reports of Him; tell them to me, O my happy sister soul-brides. ||1||Pause||
को कहतो सभ बाहरि बाहरि को कहतो सभ महीअउ ॥
Some say that He is beyond the world - totally beyond it, while others say that He is totally within it.
बरनु न दीसै चिहनु न लखीऐ सुहागनि साति बुझहीअउ ॥१॥
His color cannot be seen, and His pattern cannot be discerned. O happy soul-brides, tell me the truth! ||1||
सरब निवासी घटि घटि वासी लेपु नही अलपहीअउ ॥
He is pervading everywhere, and He dwells in each and every heart; He is not stained - He is unstained.
नानकु कहत सुनहु रे लोगा संत रसन को बसहीअउ ॥२॥१॥२॥
Says Nanak, listen, O people: He dwells upon the tongues of the Saints. ||2||1||2||

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26.08.2014

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

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27.08.2014

गूजरी महला ४ घरु २
Goojaree, Fourth Mehl, Second House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
हरि बिनु जीअरा रहि न सकै जिउ बालकु खीर अधारी ॥
Without the Lord, my soul cannot survive, like an infant without milk.
अगम अगोचर प्रभु गुरमुखि पाईऐ अपुने सतिगुर कै बलिहारी ॥१॥
The inaccessible and incomprehensible Lord God is obtained by the Gurmukh; I am a sacrifice to my True Guru. ||1||
मन रे हरि कीरति तरु तारी ॥
O my mind, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is a boat to carry you across.
गुरमुखि नामु अम्रित जलु पाईऐ जिन कउ क्रिपा तुमारी ॥ रहाउ ॥
The Gurmukhs obtain the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. You bless them with Your Grace. ||Pause||
सनक सनंदन नारद मुनि सेवहि अनदिनु जपत रहहि बनवारी ॥
Sanak, Sanandan and Naarad the sage serve You; night and day, they continue to chant Your Name, O Lord of the jungle.
सरणागति प्रहलाद जन आए तिन की पैज सवारी ॥२॥
Slave Prahlaad sought Your Sanctuary, and You saved his honor. ||2||
अलख निरंजनु एको वरतै एका जोति मुरारी ॥
The One unseen immaculate Lord is pervading everywhere, as is the Light of the Lord.
सभि जाचिक तू एको दाता मागहि हाथ पसारी ॥३॥
All are beggars, You alone are the Great Giver. Reaching out our hands, we beg from You. ||3||
भगत जना की ऊतम बाणी गावहि अकथ कथा नित निआरी ॥
The speech of the humble devotees is sublime; they sing continually the wondrous, Unspoken Speech of the Lord.
सफल जनमु भइआ तिन केरा आपि तरे कुल तारी ॥४॥
Their lives become fruitful; they save themselves, and all their generations. ||4||
मनमुख दुबिधा दुरमति बिआपे जिन अंतरि मोह गुबारी ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in duality and evil-mindedness; within them is the darkness of attachment.
संत जना की कथा न भावै ओइ डूबे सणु परवारी ॥५॥
They do not love the sermon of the humble Saints, and they are drowned along with their families. ||5||
निंदकु निंदा करि मलु धोवै ओहु मलभखु माइआधारी ॥
By slandering, the slanderer washes the filth off others; he is an eater of filth, and a worshipper of Maya.
संत जना की निंदा विआपे ना उरवारि न पारी ॥६॥
He indulges in the slander of the humble Saints; he is neither on this shore, nor the shore beyond. ||6||
एहु परपंचु खेलु कीआ सभु करतै हरि करतै सभ कल धारी ॥
All this worldly drama is set in motion by the Creator Lord; He has infused His almighty strength into all.
हरि एको सूतु वरतै जुग अंतरि सूतु खिंचै एकंकारी ॥७॥
The thread of the One Lord runs through the world; when He pulls out this thread, the One Creator alone remains. ||7||
रसनि रसनि रसि गावहि हरि गुण रसना हरि रसु धारी ॥
With their tongues, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and savor Them. They place the sublime essence of the Lord upon their tongues, and savor it.
नानक हरि बिनु अवरु न मागउ हरि रस प्रीति पिआरी ॥८॥१॥७॥
O Nanak, other than the Lord, I ask for nothing else; I am in love with the Love of the Lord's sublime essence. ||8||1||7||

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28.08.2014

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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29.08.2014

धनासरी महला ४ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:
हरि हरि बूंद भए हरि सुआमी हम चात्रिक बिलल बिललाती ॥
The Lord, Har, Har, is the rain-drop; I am the song-bird, crying, crying out for it.
हरि हरि क्रिपा करहु प्रभ अपनी मुखि देवहु हरि निमखाती ॥१॥
O Lord God, please bless me with Your Mercy, and pour Your Name into my mouth, even if for only an instant. ||1||
हरि बिनु रहि न सकउ इक राती ॥
Without the Lord, I cannot live for even a second.
जिउ बिनु अमलै अमली मरि जाई है तिउ हरि बिनु हम मरि जाती ॥ रहाउ ॥
Like the addict who dies without his drug, I die without the Lord. ||Pause||
तुम हरि सरवर अति अगाह हम लहि न सकहि अंतु माती ॥
You, Lord, are the deepest, most unfathomable ocean; I cannot find even a trace of Your limits.
तू परै परै अपर्मपरु सुआमी मिति जानहु आपन गाती ॥२॥
You are the most remote of the remote, limitless and transcendent; O Lord Master, You alone know Your state and extent. ||2||
हरि के संत जना हरि जपिओ गुर रंगि चलूलै राती ॥
The Lord's humble Saints meditate on the Lord; they are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Guru's Love.
हरि हरि भगति बनी अति सोभा हरि जपिओ ऊतम पाती ॥३॥
Meditating on the Lord, they attain great glory, and the most sublime honor. ||3||
आपे ठाकुरु आपे सेवकु आपि बनावै भाती ॥
He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant; He Himself creates His environments.
नानकु जनु तुमरी सरणाई हरि राखहु लाज भगाती ॥४॥५॥
Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O Lord; protect and preserve the honor of Your devotee. ||4||5||

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30.08.2014

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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31.08.2014

सोरठि महला ५ घरु २ दुपदे
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Du-Padas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सगल बनसपति महि बैसंतरु सगल दूध महि घीआ ॥
Fire is contained in all firewood, and butter is contained in all milk.
ऊच नीच महि जोति समाणी घटि घटि माधउ जीआ ॥१॥
God's Light is contained in the high and the low; the Lord is in the hearts of all beings. ||1||
संतहु घटि घटि रहिआ समाहिओ ॥
O Saints, He is pervading and permeating each and every heart.
पूरन पूरि रहिओ सरब महि जलि थलि रमईआ आहिओ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
The Perfect Lord is completely permeating everyone, everywhere; He is diffused in the water and the land. ||1||Pause||
गुण निधान नानकु जसु गावै सतिगुरि भरमु चुकाइओ ॥
Nanak sings the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of excellence; the True Guru has dispelled his doubt.
सरब निवासी सदा अलेपा सभ महि रहिआ समाइओ ॥२॥१॥२९॥
The Lord is pervading everywhere, permeating all, and yet, He is unattached from all. ||2||1||29||

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01.09.2014

रागु सोरठि बाणी भगत कबीर जी की घरु १
Raag Sorat'h, The Word Of Devotee Kabeer Jee, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
बेद पुरान सभै मत सुनि कै करी करम की आसा ॥
Listening to all the teachings of the Vedas and the Puraanas, I wanted to perform the religious rituals.
काल ग्रसत सभ लोग सिआने उठि पंडित पै चले निरासा ॥१॥
But seeing all the wise men caught by Death, I arose and left the Pandits; now I am free of this desire. ||1||
मन रे सरिओ न एकै काजा ॥
O mind, you have not completed the only task you were given;
भजिओ न रघुपति राजा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
You have not meditated on the Lord, your King. ||1||Pause||
बन खंड जाइ जोगु तपु कीनो कंद मूलु चुनि खाइआ ॥
Going to the forests, they practice Yoga and deep, austere meditation; they live on roots and the fruits they gather.
नादी बेदी सबदी मोनी जम के पटै लिखाइआ ॥२॥
The musicians, the Vedic scholars, the chanters of one word and the men of silence, all are listed on the Register of Death. ||2||
भगति नारदी रिदै न आई काछि कूछि तनु दीना ॥
Loving devotional worship does not enter into your heart; pampering and adorning your body, you must still give it up.
राग रागनी डि्मभ होइ बैठा उनि हरि पहि किआ लीना ॥३॥
You sit and play music, but you are still a hypocrite; what do you expect to receive from the Lord? ||3||
परिओ कालु सभै जग ऊपर माहि लिखे भ्रम गिआनी ॥
Death has fallen on the whole world; the doubting religious scholars are also listed on the Register of Death.
कहु कबीर जन भए खालसे प्रेम भगति जिह जानी ॥४॥३॥
Says Kabeer, those humble people become pure - they become Khalsa - who know the Lord's loving devotional worship. ||4||3||

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02.09.2014

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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03.09.2014

धनासरी महला ४ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:
मेरे साहा मै हरि दरसन सुखु होइ ॥
O my King, beholding the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, I am at peace.
हमरी बेदनि तू जानता साहा अवरु किआ जानै कोइ ॥ रहाउ ॥
You alone know my inner pain, O King; what can anyone else know? ||Pause||
साचा साहिबु सचु तू मेरे साहा तेरा कीआ सचु सभु होइ ॥
O True Lord and Master, You are truly my King; whatever You do, all that is True.
झूठा किस कउ आखीऐ साहा दूजा नाही कोइ ॥१॥
Who should I call a liar? There is no other than You, O King. ||1||
सभना विचि तू वरतदा साहा सभि तुझहि धिआवहि दिनु राति ॥
You are pervading and permeating in all; O King, everyone meditates on You, day and night.
सभि तुझ ही थावहु मंगदे मेरे साहा तू सभना करहि इक दाति ॥२॥
Everyone begs of You, O my King; You alone give gifts to all. ||2||
सभु को तुझ ही विचि है मेरे साहा तुझ ते बाहरि कोई नाहि ॥
All are under Your Power, O my King; none at all are beyond You.
सभि जीअ तेरे तू सभस दा मेरे साहा सभि तुझ ही माहि समाहि ॥३॥
All beings are Yours-You belong to all, O my King. All shall merge and be absorbed in You. ||3||
सभना की तू आस है मेरे पिआरे सभि तुझहि धिआवहि मेरे साह ॥
You are the hope of all, O my Beloved; all meditate on You, O my King.
जिउ भावै तिउ रखु तू मेरे पिआरे सचु नानक के पातिसाह ॥४॥७॥१३॥
As it pleases You, protect and preserve me, O my Beloved; You are the True King of Nanak. ||4||7||13||

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04.09.2014

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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05.09.2014

बिलावलु महला ३ घरु १
Bilaaval, Third Mehl, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ध्रिगु ध्रिगु खाइआ ध्रिगु ध्रिगु सोइआ ध्रिगु ध्रिगु कापड़ु अंगि चड़ाइआ ॥
Cursed, cursed is the food; cursed, cursed is the sleep; cursed, cursed are the clothes worn on the body.
ध्रिगु सरीरु कुट्मब सहित सिउ जितु हुणि खसमु न पाइआ ॥
Cursed is the body, along with family and friends, when one does not find his Lord and Master in this life.
पउड़ी छुड़की फिरि हाथि न आवै अहिला जनमु गवाइआ ॥१॥
He misses the step of the ladder, and this opportunity will not come into his hands again; his life is wasted, uselessly. ||1||
दूजा भाउ न देई लिव लागणि जिनि हरि के चरण विसारे ॥
The love of duality does not allow him to lovingly focus his attention on the Lord; he forgets the Feet of the Lord.
जगजीवन दाता जन सेवक तेरे तिन के तै दूख निवारे ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
O Life of the World, O Great Giver, you eradicate the sorrows of your humble servants. ||1||Pause||
तू दइआलु दइआपति दाता किआ एहि जंत विचारे ॥
You are Merciful, O Great Giver of Mercy; what are these poor beings?
मुकत बंध सभि तुझ ते होए ऐसा आखि वखाणे ॥
All are liberated or placed into bondage by You; this is all one can say.
गुरमुखि होवै सो मुकतु कहीऐ मनमुख बंध विचारे ॥२॥
One who becomes Gurmukh is said to be liberated, while the poor self-willed manmukhs are in bondage. ||2||
सो जनु मुकतु जिसु एक लिव लागी सदा रहै हरि नाले ॥
He alone is liberated, who lovingly focuses his attention on the One Lord, always dwelling with the Lord.
तिन की गहण गति कही न जाई सचै आपि सवारे ॥
His depth and condition cannot be described. The True Lord Himself embellishes him.
भरमि भुलाणे सि मनमुख कहीअहि ना उरवारि न पारे ॥३॥
Those who wander around, deluded by doubt, are called manmukhs; they are neither on this side, nor on the other side. ||3||
जिस नो नदरि करे सोई जनु पाए गुर का सबदु सम्हाले ॥
That humble being, who is blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace obtains Him, and contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
हरि जन माइआ माहि निसतारे ॥
In the midst of Maya, the Lord's servant is emancipated.
नानक भागु होवै जिसु मसतकि कालहि मारि बिदारे ॥४॥१॥
O Nanak, one who has such destiny inscribed upon his forehead, conquers and destroys death. ||4||1||

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

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07.09.2014

सोरठि महला ५ ॥
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl:
ठाढि पाई करतारे ॥
The Creator has brought utter peace to my home;
तापु छोडि गइआ परवारे ॥
The fever has left my family.
गुरि पूरै है राखी ॥
The Perfect Guru has saved us.
सरणि सचे की ताकी ॥१॥
I sought the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||1||
परमेसरु आपि होआ रखवाला ॥
The Transcendent Lord Himself has become my Protector.
सांति सहज सुख खिन महि उपजे मनु होआ सदा सुखाला ॥ रहाउ ॥
Tranquility, intuitive peace and poise welled up in an instant, and my mind was comforted forever. ||Pause||
हरि हरि नामु दीओ दारू ॥
The Lord, Har, Har, gave me the medicine of His Name,
तिनि सगला रोगु बिदारू ॥
Which has cured all disease.
अपणी किरपा धारी ॥
He extended His Mercy to me,
तिनि सगली बात सवारी ॥२॥
And resolved all these affairs. ||2||
प्रभि अपना बिरदु समारिआ ॥
God confirmed His loving nature;
हमरा गुणु अवगुणु न बीचारिआ ॥
He did not take my merits or demerits into account.
गुर का सबदु भइओ साखी ॥
The Word of the Guru's Shabad has become manifest,
तिनि सगली लाज राखी ॥३॥
And through it, my honor was totally preserved. ||3||
बोलाइआ बोली तेरा ॥
I speak as You cause me to speak;
तू साहिबु गुणी गहेरा ॥
O Lord and Master, You are the ocean of excellence.
जपि नानक नामु सचु साखी ॥
Nanak chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, according to the Teachings of Truth.
अपुने दास की पैज राखी ॥४॥६॥५६॥
God preserves the honor of His slaves. ||4||6||56||

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08.09.2014

सूही महला ५ ॥
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
सगल तिआगि गुर सरणी आइआ राखहु राखनहारे ॥
Renouncing everything I have come to the Guru's Sanctuary; save me O my Savior Lord!
जितु तू लावहि तितु हम लागह किआ एहि जंत विचारे ॥१॥
Whatever You link me to, to that I am linked; what can this poor creature do? ||1||
मेरे राम जी तूं प्रभ अंतरजामी ॥
O my Dear Lord God, You are the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.
करि किरपा गुरदेव दइआला गुण गावा नित सुआमी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Be Merciful to me, O Divine, Compassionate Guru, that I may constantly sing the Glorious Praises of my Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||
आठ पहर प्रभु अपना धिआईऐ गुर प्रसादि भउ तरीऐ ॥
Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on my God; by Guru's Grace, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
आपु तिआगि होईऐ सभ रेणा जीवतिआ इउ मरीऐ ॥२॥
Renouncing self-conceit, I have become the dust of all men's feet; in this way, I die, while I am still alive. ||2||
सफल जनमु तिस का जग भीतरि साधसंगि नाउ जापे ॥
How fruitful is the life of that being in this world, who chants the Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
सगल मनोरथ तिस के पूरन जिसु दइआ करे प्रभु आपे ॥३॥
All desires are fulfilled, for the one who is blessed with God's Kindness and Mercy. ||3||
दीन दइआल क्रिपाल प्रभ सुआमी तेरी सरणि दइआला ॥
O Merciful to the meek, Kind and Compassionate Lord God, I seek Your Sanctuary.
करि किरपा अपना नामु दीजै नानक साध रवाला ॥४॥११॥५८॥
Take pity upon me, and bless me with Your Name. Nanak is the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||4||11||58||

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