Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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22.03.2015

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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23.03.2015

धनासरी महला ५ घरु १२
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Twelfth House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
बंदना हरि बंदना गुण गावहु गोपाल राइ ॥ रहाउ ॥
I bow in reverence to the Lord, I bow in reverence. I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, my King. ||Pause||
वडै भागि भेटे गुरदेवा ॥
By great good fortune, one meets the Divine Guru.
कोटि पराध मिटे हरि सेवा ॥१॥
Millions of sins are erased by serving the Lord. ||1||
चरन कमल जा का मनु रापै ॥
One whose mind is imbued with the Lord's lotus feet
सोग अगनि तिसु जन न बिआपै ॥२॥
Is not afflicted by the fire of sorrow. ||2||
सागरु तरिआ साधू संगे ॥
He crosses over the world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
निरभउ नामु जपहु हरि रंगे ॥३॥
He chants the Name of the Fearless Lord, and is imbued with the Lord's Love. ||3||
पर धन दोख किछु पाप न फेड़े ॥
One who does not steal the wealth of others, who does not commit evil deeds or sinful acts
जम जंदारु न आवै नेड़े ॥४॥
- the Messenger of Death does not even approach him. ||4||
त्रिसना अगनि प्रभि आपि बुझाई ॥
God Himself quenches the fires of desire.
नानक उधरे प्रभ सरणाई ॥५॥१॥५५॥
O Nanak, in God's Sanctuary, one is saved. ||5||1||55||

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24.03.2015

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
वडे वडे राजन अरु भूमन ता की त्रिसन न बूझी ॥
The desires of the greatest of the great kings and landlords cannot be satisfied.
लपटि रहे माइआ रंग माते लोचन कछू न सूझी ॥१॥
They remain engrossed in Maya, intoxicated with the pleasures of their wealth; their eyes see nothing else at all. ||1||
बिखिआ महि किन ही त्रिपति न पाई ॥
No one has ever found satisfaction in sin and corruption.
जिउ पावकु ईधनि नही ध्रापै बिनु हरि कहा अघाई ॥ रहाउ ॥
The flame is not satisfied by more fuel; how can one be satisfied without the Lord? ||Pause||
दिनु दिनु करत भोजन बहु बिंजन ता की मिटै न भूखा ॥
Day after day, he eats his meals with many different foods, but his hunger is not eradicated.
उदमु करै सुआन की निआई चारे कुंटा घोखा ॥२॥
He runs around like a dog, searching in the four directions. ||2||
कामवंत कामी बहु नारी पर ग्रिह जोह न चूकै ॥
The lustful, lecherous man desires many women, and he never stops peeking into the homes of others.
दिन प्रति करै करै पछुतापै सोग लोभ महि सूकै ॥३॥
Day after day, he commits adultery again and again, and then he regrets his actions; he wastes away in misery and greed. ||3||
हरि हरि नामु अपार अमोला अम्रितु एकु निधाना ॥
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is incomparable and priceless; it is the treasure of Ambrosial Nectar.
सूखु सहजु आनंदु संतन कै नानक गुर ते जाना ॥४॥६॥
The Saints abide in peace, poise and bliss; O Nanak, through the Guru, this is known. ||4||6||

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25.03.2015

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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26.03.2015

सूही महला ५ ॥
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
अम्रित बचन साध की बाणी ॥
The Words, the Teachings of the Holy Saints, are Ambrosial Nectar.
जो जो जपै तिस की गति होवै हरि हरि नामु नित रसन बखानी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Whoever meditates on the Lord's Name is emancipated; he chants the Name of the Lord,Har,Har, with his tongue. ||1||Pause||
कली काल के मिटे कलेसा ॥
The pains and sufferings of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga are eradicated,
एको नामु मन महि परवेसा ॥१॥
When the One Name abides within the mind. ||1||
साधू धूरि मुखि मसतकि लाई ॥
I apply the dust of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead.
नानक उधरे हरि गुर सरणाई ॥२॥३१॥३७॥
Nanak has been saved, in the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord. ||2||31||37||

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27.03.2015

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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28.03.2015

सलोकु मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
नानक नावहु घुथिआ हलतु पलतु सभु जाइ ॥
O Nanak, forsaking the Name, he loses everything, in this world and the next.
जपु तपु संजमु सभु हिरि लइआ मुठी दूजै भाइ ॥
Chanting, deep meditation and austere self-disciplined practices are all wasted; he is deceived by the love of duality.
जम दरि बधे मारीअहि बहुती मिलै सजाइ ॥१॥
He is bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of Death. He is beaten, and receives terrible punishment. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
संता नालि वैरु कमावदे दुसटा नालि मोहु पिआरु ॥
They inflict their hatred upon the Saints, and they love the wicked sinners.
अगै पिछै सुखु नही मरि जमहि वारो वार ॥
They find no peace in either this world or the next; they are born only to die, again and again.
त्रिसना कदे न बुझई दुबिधा होइ खुआरु ॥
Their hunger is never satisfied, and they are ruined by duality.
मुह काले तिना निंदका तितु सचै दरबारि ॥
The faces of these slanderers are blackened in the Court of the True Lord.
नानक नाम विहूणिआ ना उरवारि न पारि ॥२॥
O Nanak, without the Naam, they find no shelter on either this shore, or the one beyond. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
जो हरि नामु धिआइदे से हरि हरि नामि रते मन माही ॥
Those who meditate on the Lord's Name are imbued with the Name of the Lord Har, Har, in their minds.
जिना मनि चिति इकु अराधिआ तिना इकस बिनु दूजा को नाही ॥
For those who worship the One Lord in their conscious minds, there is no other than the One Lord.
सेई पुरख हरि सेवदे जिन धुरि मसतकि लेखु लिखाही ॥
They alone serve the Lord, upon whose foreheads such pre-ordained destiny is written.
हरि के गुण नित गावदे हरि गुण गाइ गुणी समझाही ॥
They continually sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and singing the Glories of the Glorious Lord, they are uplifted.
वडिआई वडी गुरमुखा गुर पूरै हरि नामि समाही ॥१७॥
Great is the greatness of the Gurmukhs, who, through the Perfect Guru, remain absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||17||

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29.03.2015

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
तुम दाते ठाकुर प्रतिपालक नाइक खसम हमारे ॥
You are the Giver, O Lord, O Cherisher, my Master, my Husband Lord.
निमख निमख तुम ही प्रतिपालहु हम बारिक तुमरे धारे ॥१॥
Each and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely upon You alone. ||1||
जिहवा एक कवन गुन कहीऐ ॥
I have only one tongue - which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe?
बेसुमार बेअंत सुआमी तेरो अंतु न किन ही लहीऐ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Unlimited, infinite Lord and Master - no one knows Your limits. ||1||Pause||
कोटि पराध हमारे खंडहु अनिक बिधी समझावहु ॥
You destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways.
हम अगिआन अलप मति थोरी तुम आपन बिरदु रखावहु ॥२॥
I am so ignorant - I understand nothing at all. Please honor Your innate nature, and save me! ||2||
तुमरी सरणि तुमारी आसा तुम ही सजन सुहेले ॥
I seek Your Sanctuary - You are my only hope. You are my companion, and my best friend.
राखहु राखनहार दइआला नानक घर के गोले ॥३॥१२॥
Save me, O Merciful Saviour Lord; Nanak is the slave of Your home. ||3||12||

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30.03.2015

सलोकु मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
नानक बिनु सतिगुर भेटे जगु अंधु है अंधे करम कमाइ ॥
O Nanak, without meeting the True Guru, the world is blind, and it does blind deeds.
सबदै सिउ चितु न लावई जितु सुखु वसै मनि आइ ॥
It does not focus its consciousness on the Word of the Shabad, which would bring peace to abide in the mind.
तामसि लगा सदा फिरै अहिनिसि जलतु बिहाइ ॥
Always afflicted with the dark passions of low energy, it wanders around, passing its days and nights burning.
जो तिसु भावै सो थीऐ कहणा किछू न जाइ ॥१॥
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; no one has any say in this. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
सतिगुरू फुरमाइआ कारी एह करेहु ॥
The True Guru has commanded us to do this:
गुरू दुआरै होइ कै साहिबु समालेहु ॥
Through the Guru's Gate, meditate on the Lord Master.
साहिबु सदा हजूरि है भरमै के छउड़ कटि कै अंतरि जोति धरेहु ॥
The Lord Master is ever-present. He tears away the veil of doubt, and installs His Light within the mind.
हरि का नामु अम्रितु है दारू एहु लाएहु ॥
The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar - take this healing medicine!
सतिगुर का भाणा चिति रखहु संजमु सचा नेहु ॥
Enshrine the Will of the True Guru in your consciousness, and make the True Lord's Love your self-discipline.
नानक ऐथै सुखै अंदरि रखसी अगै हरि सिउ केल करेहु ॥२॥
O Nanak, you shall be kept in peace here, and hereafter, you shall celebrate with the Lord. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
आपे भार अठारह बणसपति आपे ही फल लाए ॥
He Himself is the vast variety of Nature, and He Himself makes it bear fruit.
आपे माली आपि सभु सिंचै आपे ही मुहि पाए ॥
He Himself is the Gardener, He Himself irrigates all the plants, and He Himself puts them in His mouth.
आपे करता आपे भुगता आपे देइ दिवाए ॥
He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer; He Himself gives, and causes others to give.
आपे साहिबु आपे है राखा आपे रहिआ समाए ॥
He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the Protector; He Himself is permeating and pervading everywhere.
जनु नानक वडिआई आखै हरि करते की जिस नो तिलु न तमाए ॥१५॥
Servant Nanak speaks of the greatness of the Lord, the Creator, who has no greed at all. ||15||

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31.03.2015

सलोकु मः ३ ॥
Shalok, Third Mehl:
ब्रहमु बिंदै तिस दा ब्रहमतु रहै एक सबदि लिव लाइ ॥
One who knows God, and who lovingly focuses his attention on the One Word of the Shabad, keeps his spirituality intact.
नव निधी अठारह सिधी पिछै लगीआ फिरहि जो हरि हिरदै सदा वसाइ ॥
The nine treasures and the eighteen spiritual powers of the Siddhas follow him, who keeps the Lord enshrined in his heart.
बिनु सतिगुर नाउ न पाईऐ बुझहु करि वीचारु ॥
Without the True Guru, the Name is not found; understand this, and reflect upon it.
नानक पूरै भागि सतिगुरु मिलै सुखु पाए जुग चारि ॥१॥
O Nanak, through perfect good destiny, one meets the True Guru, and finds peace, throughout the four ages. ||1||
मः ३ ॥
Third Mehl:
किआ गभरू किआ बिरधि है मनमुख त्रिसना भुख न जाइ ॥
Whether he is young or old, the self-willed manmukh cannot escape hunger and thirst.
गुरमुखि सबदे रतिआ सीतलु होए आपु गवाइ ॥
The Gurmukhs are imbued with the Word of the Shabad; they are at peace, having lost their self-conceit.
अंदरु त्रिपति संतोखिआ फिरि भुख न लगै आइ ॥
They are satisfied and satiated within; they never feel hungry again.
नानक जि गुरमुखि करहि सो परवाणु है जो नामि रहे लिव लाइ ॥२॥
O Nanak, whatever the Gurmukhs do is acceptable; they remain lovingly absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||
पउड़ी ॥
Pauree:
हउ बलिहारी तिंन कंउ जो गुरमुखि सिखा ॥
I am a sacrifice to those Sikhs who are Gurmukhs.
जो हरि नामु धिआइदे तिन दरसनु पिखा ॥
I behold the Blessed Vision, the Darshan of those who meditate on the Lord's Name.
सुणि कीरतनु हरि गुण रवा हरि जसु मनि लिखा ॥
Listening to the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, I contemplate His virtues; I write His Praises on the fabric of my mind.
हरि नामु सलाही रंग सिउ सभि किलविख क्रिखा ॥
I praise the Lord's Name with love, and eradicate all my sins.
धनु धंनु सुहावा सो सरीरु थानु है जिथै मेरा गुरु धरे विखा ॥१९॥
Blessed, blessed and beauteous is that body and place, where my Guru places His feet. ||19||

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01.04.2015

सोरठि महला ५ घरु १ तितुके
Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, First House, Ti-Tukas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
किसु हउ जाची किस आराधी जा सभु को कीता होसी ॥
Who should I ask? Who should I worship? All were created by Him.
जो जो दीसै वडा वडेरा सो सो खाकू रलसी ॥
Whoever appears to be the greatest of the great, shall ultimately be mixed with the dust.
निरभउ निरंकारु भव खंडनु सभि सुख नव निधि देसी ॥१॥
The Fearless, Formless Lord, the Destroyer of Fear bestows all comforts, and the nine treasures. ||1||
हरि जीउ तेरी दाती राजा ॥
O Dear Lord, Your gifts alone satisfy me.
माणसु बपुड़ा किआ सालाही किआ तिस का मुहताजा ॥ रहाउ ॥
Why should I praise the poor helpless man? Why should I feel subservient to him? ||Pause||
जिनि हरि धिआइआ सभु किछु तिस का तिस की भूख गवाई ॥
All things come to one who meditates on the Lord; the Lord satisfies his hunger.
ऐसा धनु दीआ सुखदातै निखुटि न कब ही जाई ॥
The Lord, the Giver of peace, bestows such wealth, that it can never be exhausted.
अनदु भइआ सुख सहजि समाणे सतिगुरि मेलि मिलाई ॥२॥
I am in ecstasy, absorbed in celestial peace; the True Guru has united me in His Union. ||2||
मन नामु जपि नामु आराधि अनदिनु नामु वखाणी ॥
O mind, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord; worship the Naam, night and day, and recite the Naam.
उपदेसु सुणि साध संतन का सभ चूकी काणि जमाणी ॥
Listen to the Teachings of the Holy Saints, and all fear of death will be dispelled.
जिन कउ क्रिपालु होआ प्रभु मेरा से लागे गुर की बाणी ॥३॥
Those blessed by God's Grace are attached to the Word of the Guru's Bani. ||3||
कीमति कउणु करै प्रभ तेरी तू सरब जीआ दइआला ॥
Who can estimate Your worth, God? You are kind and compassionate to all beings.
सभु किछु कीता तेरा वरतै किआ हम बाल गुपाला ॥
Everything which You do, prevails; I am just a poor child - what can I do?
राखि लेहु नानकु जनु तुमरा जिउ पिता पूत किरपाला ॥४॥१॥
Protect and preserve Your servant Nanak; be kind to him, like a father to his son. ||4||1||

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02.04.2015

धनासरी महला ४ घरु १ चउपदे
Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
जो हरि सेवहि संत भगत तिन के सभि पाप निवारी ॥
Those Saints and devotees who serve the Lord have all their sins washed away.
हम ऊपरि किरपा करि सुआमी रखु संगति तुम जु पिआरी ॥१॥
Have Mercy on me, O Lord and Master, and keep me in the Sangat, the Congregation that You love. ||1||
हरि गुण कहि न सकउ बनवारी ॥
I cannot even speak the Praises of the Lord, the Gardener of the world.
हम पापी पाथर नीरि डुबत करि किरपा पाखण हम तारी ॥ रहाउ ॥
We are sinners, sinking like stones in water; grant Your Grace, and carry us stones across. ||Pause||
जनम जनम के लागे बिखु मोरचा लगि संगति साध सवारी ॥
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.
जिउ कंचनु बैसंतरि ताइओ मलु काटी कटित उतारी ॥२॥
It is just like gold, which is heated in the fire, to remove the impurities from it. ||2||
हरि हरि जपनु जपउ दिनु राती जपि हरि हरि हरि उरि धारी ॥
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.
हरि हरि हरि अउखधु जगि पूरा जपि हरि हरि हउमै मारी ॥३॥
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||
हरि हरि अगम अगाधि बोधि अपर्मपर पुरख अपारी ॥
The Lord, Har, Har, is unapproachable, of unfathomable wisdom, unlimited, all-powerful and infinite.
जन कउ क्रिपा करहु जगजीवन जन नानक पैज सवारी ॥४॥१॥
Show Mercy to Your humble servant, O Life of the world, and save the honor of servant Nanak. ||4||1||

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03.04.2015

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

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जैतसरी महला ९ ॥
Jaitsree, Ninth Mehl:
हरि जू राखि लेहु पति मेरी ॥
O Dear Lord, please, save my honor!
जम को त्रास भइओ उर अंतरि सरनि गही किरपा निधि तेरी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
The fear of death has entered my heart; I cling to the Protection of Your Sanctuary, O Lord, ocean of mercy. ||1||Pause||
महा पतित मुगध लोभी फुनि करत पाप अब हारा ॥
I am a great sinner, foolish and greedy; but now, at last, I have grown weary of committing sins.
भै मरबे को बिसरत नाहिन तिह चिंता तनु जारा ॥१॥
I cannot forget the fear of dying; this anxiety is consuming my body. ||1||
कीए उपाव मुकति के कारनि दह दिसि कउ उठि धाइआ ॥
I have been trying to liberate myself, running around in the ten directions.
घट ही भीतरि बसै निरंजनु ता को मरमु न पाइआ ॥२॥
The pure, immaculate Lord abides deep within my heart, but I do not understand the secret of His mystery. ||2||
नाहिन गुनु नाहिन कछु जपु तपु कउनु करमु अब कीजै ॥
I have no merit, and I know nothing about meditation or austerities; what should I do now?
नानक हारि परिओ सरनागति अभै दानु प्रभ दीजै ॥३॥२॥
O Nanak, I am exhausted; I seek the shelter of Your Sanctuary; O God, please bless me with the gift of fearlessness. ||3||2||

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05.04.2015

धनासरी महला ५ ॥
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:
मोहि मसकीन प्रभु नामु अधारु ॥
I am meek and poor; the Name of God is my only Support.
खाटण कउ हरि हरि रोजगारु ॥
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is my occupation and earnings.
संचण कउ हरि एको नामु ॥
I gather only the Lord's Name.
हलति पलति ता कै आवै काम ॥१॥
It is useful in both this world and the next. ||1||
नामि रते प्रभ रंगि अपार ॥
Imbued with the Love of the Lord God's Infinite Name,
साध गावहि गुण एक निरंकार ॥ रहाउ ॥
The Holy Saints sing the Glorious Praises of the One Lord, the Formless Lord. ||Pause||
साध की सोभा अति मसकीनी ॥
The Glory of the Holy Saints comes from their total humility.
संत वडाई हरि जसु चीनी ॥
The Saints realize that their greatness rests in the Praises of the Lord.
अनदु संतन कै भगति गोविंद ॥
Meditating on the Lord of the Universe, the Saints are in bliss.
सूखु संतन कै बिनसी चिंद ॥२॥
The Saints find peace, and their anxieties are dispelled. ||2||
जह साध संतन होवहि इकत्र ॥
Wherever the Holy Saints gather,
तह हरि जसु गावहि नाद कवित ॥
There they sing the Praises of the Lord, in music and poetry.
साध सभा महि अनद बिस्राम ॥
In the Society of the Saints, there is bliss and peace.
उन संगु सो पाए जिसु मसतकि कराम ॥३॥
They alone obtain this Society, upon whose foreheads such destiny is written. ||3||
दुइ कर जोड़ि करी अरदासि ॥
With my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer.
चरन पखारि कहां गुणतास ॥
I wash their feet, and chant the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.
प्रभ दइआल किरपाल हजूरि ॥
O God, merciful and compassionate, let me remain in Your Presence.
नानकु जीवै संता धूरि ॥४॥२॥२३॥
Nanak lives, in the dust of the Saints. ||4||2||23||

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