Daily Hukamnama (From Siri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar)

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20.06.2015

सूही महला ४ घरु ६
Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Sixth House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
नीच जाति हरि जपतिआ उतम पदवी पाइ ॥
When someone of low social class chants the Lord's Name, he obtains the state of highest dignity.
पूछहु बिदर दासी सुतै किसनु उतरिआ घरि जिसु जाइ ॥१॥
Go and ask Bidar, the son of a maid; Krishna himself stayed in his house. ||1||
हरि की अकथ कथा सुनहु जन भाई जितु सहसा दूख भूख सभ लहि जाइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Listen, O humble Siblings of Destiny, to the Unspoken Speech of the Lord; it removes all anxiety, pain and hunger. ||1||Pause||
रविदासु चमारु उसतति करे हरि कीरति निमख इक गाइ ॥
Ravi Daas, the leather-worker, praised the Lord, and sang the Kirtan of His Praises each and every instant.
पतित जाति उतमु भइआ चारि वरन पए पगि आइ ॥२॥
Although he was of low social status, he was exalted and elevated, and people of all four castes came and bowed at his feet. ||2||
नामदेअ प्रीति लगी हरि सेती लोकु छीपा कहै बुलाइ ॥
Naam Dayv loved the Lord; the people called him a fabric dyer.
खत्री ब्राहमण पिठि दे छोडे हरि नामदेउ लीआ मुखि लाइ ॥३॥
The Lord turned His back on the high-class Kh'shaatriyas and Brahmins, and showed His face to Naam Dayv. ||3||
जितने भगत हरि सेवका मुखि अठसठि तीरथ तिन तिलकु कढाइ ॥
All of the devotees and servants of the Lord have the tilak, the ceremonial mark, applied to their foreheads at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
जनु नानकु तिन कउ अनदिनु परसे जे क्रिपा करे हरि राइ ॥४॥१॥८॥
Servant Nanak shall touch their feet night and day, if the Lord, the King, grants His Grace. ||4||1||8||

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21.06.2015

रागु सूही महला १ कुचजी
Raag Soohee, First Mehl, Kuchajee ~ The Ungraceful Bride:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
मंञु कुचजी अमावणि डोसड़े हउ किउ सहु रावणि जाउ जीउ ॥
I am ungraceful and ill-mannered, full of endless faults. How can I go to enjoy my Husband Lord?
इक दू इकि चड़ंदीआ कउणु जाणै मेरा नाउ जीउ ॥
Each of His soul-brides is better than the rest - who even knows my name?
जिन्ही सखी सहु राविआ से अ्मबी छावड़ीएहि जीउ ॥
Those brides who enjoy their Husband Lord are very blessed, resting in the shade of the mango tree.
से गुण मंञु न आवनी हउ कै जी दोस धरेउ जीउ ॥
I do not have their virtue - who can I blame for this?
किआ गुण तेरे विथरा हउ किआ किआ घिना तेरा नाउ जीउ ॥
Which of Your Virtues, O Lord, should I speak of? Which of Your Names should I chant?
इकतु टोलि न अ्मबड़ा हउ सद कुरबाणै तेरै जाउ जीउ ॥
I cannot even reach one of Your Virtues. I am forever a sacrifice to You.
सुइना रुपा रंगुला मोती तै माणिकु जीउ ॥
Gold, silver, pearls and rubies are pleasing.
से वसतू सहि दितीआ मै तिन्ह सिउ लाइआ चितु जीउ ॥
My Husband Lord has blessed me with these things, and I have focused my thoughts on them.
मंदर मिटी संदड़े पथर कीते रासि जीउ ॥
Palaces of brick and mud are built and decorated with stones;
हउ एनी टोली भुलीअसु तिसु कंत न बैठी पासि जीउ ॥
I have been fooled by these decorations, and I do not sit near my Husband Lord.
अ्मबरि कूंजा कुरलीआ बग बहिठे आइ जीउ ॥
The cranes shriek overhead in the sky, and the herons have come to rest.
सा धन चली साहुरै किआ मुहु देसी अगै जाइ जीउ ॥
The bride has gone to her father-in-law's house; in the world hereafter, what face will she show?
सुती सुती झालु थीआ भुली वाटड़ीआसु जीउ ॥
She kept sleeping as the day dawned; she forgot all about her journey.
तै सह नालहु मुतीअसु दुखा कूं धरीआसु जीउ ॥
She separated herself from her Husband Lord, and now she suffers in pain.
तुधु गुण मै सभि अवगणा इक नानक की अरदासि जीउ ॥
Virtue is in You, O Lord; I am totally without virtue. This is Nanak's only prayer:
सभि राती सोहागणी मै डोहागणि काई राति जीउ ॥१॥
You give all Your nights to the virtuous soul-brides. I know I am unworthy, but isn't there a night for me as well? ||1||

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22.06.2015

जैतसरी महला ४ घरु २
Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl, Second House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
हरि हरि सिमरहु अगम अपारा ॥
Remember in meditation the Lord, Har, Har, the unfathomable, infinite Lord.
जिसु सिमरत दुखु मिटै हमारा ॥
Remembering Him in meditation, pains are dispelled.
हरि हरि सतिगुरु पुरखु मिलावहु गुरि मिलिऐ सुखु होई राम ॥१॥
O Lord, Har, Har, lead me to meet the True Guru; meeting the Guru, I am at peace. ||1||
हरि गुण गावहु मीत हमारे ॥
Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O my friend.
हरि हरि नामु रखहु उर धारे ॥
Cherish the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in your heart.
हरि हरि अम्रित बचन सुणावहु गुर मिलिऐ परगटु होई राम ॥२॥
Read the Ambrosial Words of the Lord, Har, Har; meeting with the Guru, the Lord is revealed. ||2||
मधुसूदन हरि माधो प्राना ॥
The Lord, the Slayer of demons, is my breath of life.
मेरै मनि तनि अम्रित मीठ लगाना ॥
His Ambrosial Amrit is so sweet to my mind and body.
हरि हरि दइआ करहु गुरु मेलहु पुरखु निरंजनु सोई राम ॥३॥
O Lord, Har, Har, have mercy upon me, and lead me to meet the Guru, the immaculate Primal Being. ||3||
हरि हरि नामु सदा सुखदाता ॥
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is forever the Giver of peace.
हरि कै रंगि मेरा मनु राता ॥
My mind is imbued with the Lord's Love.
हरि हरि महा पुरखु गुरु मेलहु गुर नानक नामि सुखु होई राम ॥४॥१॥७॥
O Lord Har, Har, lead me to meet the Guru, the Greatest Being; through the Name of Guru Nanak, I have found peace. ||4||1||7||

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23.06.2015

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

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24.06.2015

धनासरी महला १ घरु २ असटपदीआ
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House, Ashtapadees:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
गुरु सागरु रतनी भरपूरे ॥
The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls.
अम्रितु संत चुगहि नही दूरे ॥
The Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there.
हरि रसु चोग चुगहि प्रभ भावै ॥
They taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God.
सरवर महि हंसु प्रानपति पावै ॥१॥
Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1||
किआ बगु बपुड़ा छपड़ी नाइ ॥
What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle?
कीचड़ि डूबै मैलु न जाइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
It sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause||
रखि रखि चरन धरे वीचारी ॥
After careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step.
दुबिधा छोडि भए निरंकारी ॥
Forsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord.
मुकति पदारथु हरि रस चाखे ॥
He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.
आवण जाण रहे गुरि राखे ॥२॥
His comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2||
सरवर हंसा छोडि न जाइ ॥
The swan do not leave this pool.
प्रेम भगति करि सहजि समाइ ॥
In loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord.
सरवर महि हंसु हंस महि सागरु ॥
The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.
अकथ कथा गुर बचनी आदरु ॥३॥
They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru's Word. ||3||
सुंन मंडल इकु जोगी बैसे ॥
The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi.
नारि न पुरखु कहहु कोऊ कैसे ॥
He is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him?
त्रिभवण जोति रहे लिव लाई ॥
The three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light.
सुरि नर नाथ सचे सरणाई ॥४॥
The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4||
आनंद मूलु अनाथ अधारी ॥
The Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless.
गुरमुखि भगति सहजि बीचारी ॥
The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord.
भगति वछल भै काटणहारे ॥
God is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.
हउमै मारि मिले पगु धारे ॥५॥
Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5||
अनिक जतन करि कालु संताए ॥
He makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him.
मरणु लिखाइ मंडल महि आए ॥
Destined only to die, he comes into the world.
जनमु पदारथु दुबिधा खोवै ॥
He wastes this precious human life through duality.
आपु न चीनसि भ्रमि भ्रमि रोवै ॥६॥
He does not know his own self, and trapped by doubts, he cries out in pain. ||6||
कहतउ पड़तउ सुणतउ एक ॥
Speak, read and hear of the One Lord.
धीरज धरमु धरणीधर टेक ॥
The Support of the earth shall bless you with courage, righteousness and protection.
जतु सतु संजमु रिदै समाए ॥
Chastity, purity and self-restraint are infused into the heart,
चउथे पद कउ जे मनु पतीआए ॥७॥
When one centers his mind in the fourth state. ||7||
साचे निरमल मैलु न लागै ॥
They are immaculate and true, and filth does not stick to them.
गुर कै सबदि भरम भउ भागै ॥
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, their doubt and fear depart.
सूरति मूरति आदि अनूपु ॥
नानकु जाचै साचु सरूपु ॥८॥१॥
Nanak begs for the Lord, the Embodiment of Truth. ||8||1||

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25.06.2015

तिलंग मः १ ॥
Tilang, First Mehl:
इआनड़ीए मानड़ा काइ करेहि ॥
O foolish and ignorant soul-bride, why are you so proud?
आपनड़ै घरि हरि रंगो की न माणेहि ॥
Within the home of your own self, why do you not enjoy the Love of your Lord?
सहु नेड़ै धन कमलीए बाहरु किआ ढूढेहि ॥
Your Husband Lord is so very near, O foolish bride; why do you search for Him outside?
भै कीआ देहि सलाईआ नैणी भाव का करि सीगारो ॥
Apply the Fear of God as the maascara to adorn your eyes, and make the Love of the Lord your ornament.
ता सोहागणि जाणीऐ लागी जा सहु धरे पिआरो ॥१॥
Then, you shall be known as a devoted and committed soul-bride, when you enshrine love for your Husband Lord. ||1||
इआणी बाली किआ करे जा धन कंत न भावै ॥
What can the silly young bride do, if she is not pleasing to her Husband Lord?
करण पलाह करे बहुतेरे सा धन महलु न पावै ॥
She may plead and implore so many times, but still, such a bride shall not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
विणु करमा किछु पाईऐ नाही जे बहुतेरा धावै ॥
Without the karma of good deeds, nothing is obtained, although she may run around frantically.
लब लोभ अहंकार की माती माइआ माहि समाणी ॥
She is intoxicated with greed, pride and egotism, and engrossed in Maya.
इनी बाती सहु पाईऐ नाही भई कामणि इआणी ॥२॥
She cannot obtain her Husband Lord in these ways; the young bride is so foolish! ||2||
जाइ पुछहु सोहागणी वाहै किनी बाती सहु पाईऐ ॥
Go and ask the happy, pure soul-brides, how did they obtain their Husband Lord?
जो किछु करे सो भला करि मानीऐ हिकमति हुकमु चुकाईऐ ॥
Whatever the Lord does, accept that as good; do away with your own cleverness and self-will.
जा कै प्रेमि पदारथु पाईऐ तउ चरणी चितु लाईऐ ॥
By His Love, true wealth is obtained; link your consciousness to His lotus feet.
सहु कहै सो कीजै तनु मनो दीजै ऐसा परमलु लाईऐ ॥
As your Husband Lord directs, so you must act; surrender your body and mind to Him, and apply this perfume to yourself.
एव कहहि सोहागणी भैणे इनी बाती सहु पाईऐ ॥३॥
So speaks the happy soul-bride, O sister; in this way, the Husband Lord is obtained. ||3||
आपु गवाईऐ ता सहु पाईऐ अउरु कैसी चतुराई ॥
Give up your selfhood, and so obtain your Husband Lord; what other clever tricks are of any use?
सहु नदरि करि देखै सो दिनु लेखै कामणि नउ निधि पाई ॥
When the Husband Lord looks upon the soul-bride with His Gracious Glance, that day is historic - the bride obtains the nine treasures.
आपणे कंत पिआरी सा सोहागणि नानक सा सभराई ॥
She who is loved by her Husband Lord, is the true soul-bride; O Nanak, she is the queen of all.
ऐसै रंगि राती सहज की माती अहिनिसि भाइ समाणी ॥
Thus she is imbued with His Love, intoxicated with delight; day and night, she is absorbed in His Love.
सुंदरि साइ सरूप बिचखणि कहीऐ सा सिआणी ॥४॥२॥४॥
She is beautiful, glorious and brilliant; she is known as truly wise. ||4||2||4||

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26.06.2015

जैतसरी महला ४ ॥
Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl:
जिन हरि हिरदै नामु न बसिओ तिन मात कीजै हरि बांझा ॥
The Lord's Name does not abide within their hearts - their mothers should have been sterile.
तिन सुंञी देह फिरहि बिनु नावै ओइ खपि खपि मुए करांझा ॥१॥
These bodies wander around, forlorn and abandoned, without the Name; their lives waste away, and they die, crying out in pain. ||1||
मेरे मन जपि राम नामु हरि माझा ॥
O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, the Lord within you.
हरि हरि क्रिपालि क्रिपा प्रभि धारी गुरि गिआनु दीओ मनु समझा ॥ रहाउ ॥
The Merciful Lord God, Har, Har, has showered me with His Mercy; the Guru has imparted spiritual wisdom to me, and my mind has been instructed. ||Pause||
हरि कीरति कलजुगि पदु ऊतमु हरि पाईऐ सतिगुर माझा ॥
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise brings the most noble and exalted status; the Lord is found through the True Guru.
हउ बलिहारी सतिगुर अपुने जिनि गुपतु नामु परगाझा ॥२॥
I am a sacrifice to my True Guru, who has revealed the Lord's hidden Name to me. ||2||
दरसनु साध मिलिओ वडभागी सभि किलबिख गए गवाझा ॥
By great good fortune, I obtained the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy; it removes all stains of sin.
सतिगुरु साहु पाइआ वड दाणा हरि कीए बहु गुण साझा ॥३॥
I have found the True Guru, the great, all-knowing King; He has shared with me the many Glorious Virtues of the Lord. ||3||
जिन कउ क्रिपा करी जगजीवनि हरि उरि धारिओ मन माझा ॥
Those, unto whom the Lord, the Life of the world, has shown Mercy, enshrine Him within their hearts, and cherish Him in their minds.
धरम राइ दरि कागद फारे जन नानक लेखा समझा ॥४॥५॥
The Righteous Judge of Dharma, in the Court of the Lord, has torn up my papers; servant Nanak's account has been settled. ||4||5||

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27.06.2015

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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28.06.2015

रागु सूही महला ३ घरु १ असटपदीआ
Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, First House, Ashtapadees:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
नामै ही ते सभु किछु होआ बिनु सतिगुर नामु न जापै ॥
Everything comes from the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the True Guru, the Naam is not experienced.
गुर का सबदु महा रसु मीठा बिनु चाखे सादु न जापै ॥
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sweetest and most sublime essence, but without tasting it, its flavor cannot be experienced.
कउडी बदलै जनमु गवाइआ चीनसि नाही आपै ॥
He wastes this human life in exchange for a mere shell; he does not understand his own self.
गुरमुखि होवै ता एको जाणै हउमै दुखु न संतापै ॥१॥
But, if he becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to know the One Lord, and the disease of egotism does not afflict him. ||1||
बलिहारी गुर अपणे विटहु जिनि साचे सिउ लिव लाई ॥
I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has lovingly attached me to the True Lord.
सबदु चीन्हि आतमु परगासिआ सहजे रहिआ समाई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Concentrating on the Word of the Shabad, the soul is illumined and enlightened. I remain absorbed in celestial ecstasy. ||1||Pause||
गुरमुखि गावै गुरमुखि बूझै गुरमुखि सबदु बीचारे ॥
The Gurmukh sings the Praises of the Lord; the Gurmukh understands. The Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad.
जीउ पिंडु सभु गुर ते उपजै गुरमुखि कारज सवारे ॥
Body and soul are totally rejuvenated through the Guru; the Gurmukh's affairs are resolved in his favor.
मनमुखि अंधा अंधु कमावै बिखु खटे संसारे ॥
The blind self-willed manmukh acts blindly, and earns only poison in this world.
माइआ मोहि सदा दुखु पाए बिनु गुर अति पिआरे ॥२॥
Enticed by Maya, he suffers in constant pain, without the most Beloved Guru. ||2||
सोई सेवकु जे सतिगुर सेवे चालै सतिगुर भाए ॥
He alone is a selfless servant, who serves the True Guru, and walks in harmony with the True Guru's Will.
साचा सबदु सिफति है साची साचा मंनि वसाए ॥
The True Shabad, the Word of God, is the True Praise of God; enshrine the True Lord within your mind.
सची बाणी गुरमुखि आखै हउमै विचहु जाए ॥
The Gurmukh speaks the True Word of Gurbani, and egotism departs from within.
आपे दाता करमु है साचा साचा सबदु सुणाए ॥३॥
He Himself is the Giver, and True are His actions. He proclaims the True Word of the Shabad. ||3||
गुरमुखि घाले गुरमुखि खटे गुरमुखि नामु जपाए ॥
The Gurmukh works, and the Gurmukh earns; the Gurmukh inspires others to chant the Naam.
सदा अलिपतु साचै रंगि राता गुर कै सहजि सुभाए ॥
He is forever unattached, imbued with the Love of the True Lord, intuitively in harmony with the Guru.
मनमुखु सद ही कूड़ो बोलै बिखु बीजै बिखु खाए ॥
The self-willed manmukh always tells lies; he plants the seeds of poison, and eats only poison.
जमकालि बाधा त्रिसना दाधा बिनु गुर कवणु छडाए ॥४॥
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||
सचा तीरथु जितु सत सरि नावणु गुरमुखि आपि बुझाए ॥
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.
अठसठि तीरथ गुर सबदि दिखाए तितु नातै मलु जाए ॥
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.
सचा सबदु सचा है निरमलु ना मलु लगै न लाए ॥
True and Immaculate is the True Word of His Shabad; no filth touches or clings to Him.
सची सिफति सची सालाह पूरे गुर ते पाए ॥५॥
True Praise, True Devotional Praise, is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||5||
तनु मनु सभु किछु हरि तिसु केरा दुरमति कहणु न जाए ॥
Body, mind, everything belongs to the Lord; but the evil-minded ones cannot even say this.
हुकमु होवै ता निरमलु होवै हउमै विचहु जाए ॥
If such is the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then one becomes pure and spotless, and the ego is taken away from within.
गुर की साखी सहजे चाखी त्रिसना अगनि बुझाए ॥
I have intuitively tasted the Guru's Teachings, and the fire of my desire has been quenched.
गुर कै सबदि राता सहजे माता सहजे रहिआ समाए ॥६॥
Attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is naturally intoxicated, merging imperceptibly into the Lord. ||6||
हरि का नामु सति करि जाणै गुर कै भाइ पिआरे ॥
The Name of the Lord is known as True, through the Love of the Beloved Guru.
सची वडिआई गुर ते पाई सचै नाइ पिआरे ॥
True Glorious Greatness is obtained from the Guru, through the Beloved True Name.
एको सचा सभ महि वरतै विरला को वीचारे ॥
The One True Lord is permeating and pervading among all; how rare is the one who contemplates this.
आपे मेलि लए ता बखसे सची भगति सवारे ॥७॥
The Lord Himself unites us in Union, and forgives us; He embellishes us with true devotional worship. ||7||
सभो सचु सचु सचु वरतै गुरमुखि कोई जाणै ॥
All is Truth; Truth, and Truth alone is pervading; how rare is the Gurmukh who knows this.
जमण मरणा हुकमो वरतै गुरमुखि आपु पछाणै ॥
Birth and death occur by the Hukam of His Command; the Gurmukh understands his own self.
नामु धिआए ता सतिगुरु भाए जो इछै सो फलु पाए ॥
He meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and so pleases the True Guru. He receives whatever rewards he desires.
नानक तिस दा सभु किछु होवै जि विचहु आपु गवाए ॥८॥१॥
O Nanak, one who eradicates self-conceit from within, has everything. ||8||1||

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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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30.06.2015

धनासरी छंत महला ४ घरु १
Dhanaasaree, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
हरि जीउ क्रिपा करे ता नामु धिआईऐ जीउ ॥
When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, one meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
सतिगुरु मिलै सुभाइ सहजि गुण गाईऐ जीउ ॥
Meeting the True Guru, through loving faith and devotion, one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
गुण गाइ विगसै सदा अनदिनु जा आपि साचे भावए ॥
Singing His Glorious Praises continually, night and day, one blossoms forth, when it is pleasing to the True Lord.
अहंकारु हउमै तजै माइआ सहजि नामि समावए ॥
Egotism, self-conceit and Maya are forsaken, and he is intuitively absorbed into the Naam.
आपि करता करे सोई आपि देइ त पाईऐ ॥
The Creator Himself acts; when He gives, then we receive.
हरि जीउ क्रिपा करे ता नामु धिआईऐ जीउ ॥१॥
When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, we meditate on the Naam. ||1||
अंदरि साचा नेहु पूरे सतिगुरै जीउ ॥
Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru.
हउ तिसु सेवी दिनु राति मै कदे न वीसरै जीउ ॥
I serve Him day and night; I never forget Him.
कदे न विसारी अनदिनु सम्हारी जा नामु लई ता जीवा ॥
I never forget Him; I remember Him night and day. When I chant the Naam, then I live.
स्रवणी सुणी त इहु मनु त्रिपतै गुरमुखि अम्रितु पीवा ॥
With my ears, I hear about Him, and my mind is satisfied. As Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.
नदरि करे ता सतिगुरु मेले अनदिनु बिबेक बुधि बिचरै ॥
If He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet the True Guru; my discriminating intellect would contemplate Him, night and day.
अंदरि साचा नेहु पूरे सतिगुरै ॥२॥
Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru. ||2||
सतसंगति मिलै वडभागि ता हरि रसु आवए जीउ ॥
By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord.
अनदिनु रहै लिव लाइ त सहजि समावए जीउ ॥
Night and day, he remains lovingly focused on the Lord; he merges in celestial peace.
सहजि समावै ता हरि मनि भावै सदा अतीतु बैरागी ॥
Merging in celestial peace, he becomes pleasing to the Lord's Mind; he remains forever unattached and untouched.
हलति पलति सोभा जग अंतरि राम नामि लिव लागी ॥
He receives honor in this world and the next, lovingly focused on the Lord's Name.
हरख सोग दुहा ते मुकता जो प्रभु करे सु भावए ॥
He is liberated from both pleasure and pain; he is pleased by whatever God does.
सतसंगति मिलै वडभागि ता हरि रसु आवए जीउ ॥३॥
By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord. ||3||
दूजै भाइ दुखु होइ मनमुख जमि जोहिआ जीउ ॥
In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs.
हाइ हाइ करे दिनु राति माइआ दुखि मोहिआ जीउ ॥
They cry and howl, day and night, caught by the pain of Maya.
माइआ दुखि मोहिआ हउमै रोहिआ मेरी मेरी करत विहावए ॥
Caught by the pain of Maya, provoked by his ego, he passes his life crying out, ""Mine, mine!"".
जो प्रभु देइ तिसु चेतै नाही अंति गइआ पछुतावए ॥
He does not remember God, the Giver, and in the end, he departs regretting and repenting.
बिनु नावै को साथि न चालै पुत्र कलत्र माइआ धोहिआ ॥
Without the Name, nothing shall go along with him; not his children, spouse or the enticements of Maya.
दूजै भाइ दुखु होइ मनमुखि जमि जोहिआ जीउ ॥४॥
In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs. ||4||
करि किरपा लेहु मिलाइ महलु हरि पाइआ जीउ ॥
Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
सदा रहै कर जोड़ि प्रभु मनि भाइआ जीउ ॥
I remain standing with my palms pressed together; I have become pleasing to God's Mind.
प्रभु मनि भावै ता हुकमि समावै हुकमु मंनि सुखु पाइआ ॥
When one is pleasing to God's Mind, then he merges in the Hukam of the Lord's Command; surrendering to His Hukam, he finds peace.
अनदिनु जपत रहै दिनु राती सहजे नामु धिआइआ ॥
Night and day, he chants the Lord's Name, day and night; intuitively, naturally, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
नामो नामु मिली वडिआई नानक नामु मनि भावए ॥
Through the Naam, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained; the Naam is pleasing to Nanak's mind.
करि किरपा लेहु मिलाइ महलु हरि पावए जीउ ॥५॥१॥
Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||5||1||

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01.07.2015

रागु सूही महला ४ छंत घरु १
Raag Soohee, Fourth Mehl, Chhant, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सतिगुरु पुरखु मिलाइ अवगण विकणा गुण रवा बलि राम जीउ ॥
If only I could meet the True Guru, the Primal Being. Discarding my faults and sins, I would chant the Lord's Glorious Praises.
हरि हरि नामु धिआइ गुरबाणी नित नित चवा बलि राम जीउ ॥
I meditate on the Naam,the Name of the Lord,Har, Har. Continuously, continually, I chant the Word of the Guru's Bani.
गुरबाणी सद मीठी लागी पाप विकार गवाइआ ॥
Gurbani always seems so sweet; I have eradicated the sins from within.
हउमै रोगु गइआ भउ भागा सहजे सहजि मिलाइआ ॥
The disease of egotism is gone, fear has left, and I am absorbed in celestial peace.
काइआ सेज गुर सबदि सुखाली गिआन तति करि भोगो ॥
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the bed of my body has become cozy and beautiful, and I enjoy the essence of spiritual wisdom.
अनदिनु सुखि माणे नित रलीआ नानक धुरि संजोगो ॥१॥
Night and day, I continually enjoy peace and pleasure. O Nanak, this is my pre-ordained destiny. ||1||
सतु संतोखु करि भाउ कुड़मु कुड़माई आइआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
The soul-bride is lovingly embellished with truth and contentment; her Father, the Guru, has come to engage her in marriage to her Husband Lord.
संत जना करि मेलु गुरबाणी गावाईआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
Joining with the humble Saints, I sing Gurbani.
बाणी गुर गाई परम गति पाई पंच मिले सोहाइआ ॥
Singing the Guru's Bani, I have obtained the supreme status; meeting with the Saints, the self-elect, I am blessed and adorned.
गइआ करोधु ममता तनि नाठी पाखंडु भरमु गवाइआ ॥
Anger and attachment have left my body and run away; I have eradicated hypocrisy and doubt.
हउमै पीर गई सुखु पाइआ आरोगत भए सरीरा ॥
The pain of egotism is gone, and I have found peace; my body has become healthy and free of disease.
गुर परसादी ब्रहमु पछाता नानक गुणी गहीरा ॥२॥
By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, I have realized God, the ocean of virtue. ||2||
मनमुखि विछुड़ी दूरि महलु न पाए बलि गई बलि राम जीउ ॥
The self-willed manmukh is separated, far away from God; she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence, and she burns.
अंतरि ममता कूरि कूड़ु विहाझे कूड़ि लई बलि राम जीउ ॥
Egotism and falsehood are deep within her; deluded by falsehood, she deals only in falsehood.
कूड़ु कपटु कमावै महा दुखु पावै विणु सतिगुर मगु न पाइआ ॥
Practicing fraud and falsehood, she suffers terrible pain; without the True Guru, she does not find the way.
उझड़ पंथि भ्रमै गावारी खिनु खिनु धके खाइआ ॥
The foolish soul-bride wanders along dismal pathways; each and every moment, she is bumped and pushed.
आपे दइआ करे प्रभु दाता सतिगुरु पुरखु मिलाए ॥
God, the Great Giver, shows His Mercy, and leads her to meet the True Guru, the Primal Being.
जनम जनम के विछुड़े जन मेले नानक सहजि सुभाए ॥३॥
Those beings who have been separated for countless incarnations, O Nanak, are reunited with the Lord, with intuitive ease. ||3||
आइआ लगनु गणाइ हिरदै धन ओमाहीआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
Calculating the most auspicious moment, the Lord comes into the bride's home; her heart is filled with ecstasy.
पंडित पाधे आणि पती बहि वाचाईआ बलि राम जीउ ॥
The Pandits and astrologers have come, to sit and consult the almanacs.
पती वाचाई मनि वजी वधाई जब साजन सुणे घरि आए ॥
They have consulted the almanacs, and the bride's mind vibrates with bliss, when she hears that her Friend is coming into the home of her heart.
गुणी गिआनी बहि मता पकाइआ फेरे ततु दिवाए ॥
The virtuous and wise men sat down and decided to perform the marriage immediately.
वरु पाइआ पुरखु अगमु अगोचरु सद नवतनु बाल सखाई ॥
She has found her Husband, the Inaccessible, Unfathomable Primal Lord, who is forever young; He is her Best Friend from her earliest childhood.
नानक किरपा करि कै मेले विछुड़ि कदे न जाई ॥४॥१॥
O Nanak, he has mercifully united the bride with Himself. She shall never be separated again. ||4||1||

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02.07.2015

रागु सूही छंत महला ५ घरु १
Raag Soohee, Chhant, Fifth Mehl, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सुणि बावरे तू काए देखि भुलाना ॥
Listen, madman: gazing upon the world, why have you gone crazy?
सुणि बावरे नेहु कूड़ा लाइओ कुस्मभ रंगाना ॥
Listen, madman: you have been trapped by false love, which is transitory, like the fading color of the safflower.
कूड़ी डेखि भुलो अढु लहै न मुलो गोविद नामु मजीठा ॥
Gazing upon the false world, you are fooled. It is not worth even half a shell. Only the Name of the Lord of the Universe is permanent.
थीवहि लाला अति गुलाला सबदु चीनि गुर मीठा ॥
You shall take on the deep and lasting red color of the poppy, contemplating the sweet Word of the Guru's Shabad.
मिथिआ मोहि मगनु थी रहिआ झूठ संगि लपटाना ॥
You remain intoxicated with false emotional attachment; you are attached to falsehood.
नानक दीन सरणि किरपा निधि राखु लाज भगताना ॥१॥
Nanak, meek and humble, seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the treasure of mercy. He preserves the honor of His devotees. ||1||
सुणि बावरे सेवि ठाकुरु नाथु पराणा ॥
Listen, madman: serve your Lord, the Master of the breath of life.
सुणि बावरे जो आइआ तिसु जाणा ॥
Listen, madman: whoever comes, shall go.
निहचलु हभ वैसी सुणि परदेसी संतसंगि मिलि रहीऐ ॥
Listen, O wandering stranger: that which you believe to be permanent, shall all pass away; so remain in the Saints' Congregation.
हरि पाईऐ भागी सुणि बैरागी चरण प्रभू गहि रहीऐ ॥
Listen, renunciate: by your good destiny, obtain the Lord, and remain attached to God's Feet.
एहु मनु दीजै संक न कीजै गुरमुखि तजि बहु माणा ॥
Dedicate and surrender this mind to the Lord, and have no doubts; as Gurmukh, renounce your great pride.
नानक दीन भगत भव तारण तेरे किआ गुण आखि वखाणा ॥२॥
O Nanak, the Lord carries the meek and humble devotees across the terrifying world-ocean. What Glorious Virtues of Your should I chant and recite? ||2||
सुणि बावरे किआ कीचै कूड़ा मानो ॥
Listen, madman: why do you harbor false pride?
सुणि बावरे हभु वैसी गरबु गुमानो ॥
Listen, madman: all your egotism and pride shall be overcome.
निहचलु हभ जाणा मिथिआ माणा संत प्रभू होइ दासा ॥
What you think is permanent, shall all pass away. Pride is false, so become the slave of God's Saints.
जीवत मरीऐ भउजलु तरीऐ जे थीवै करमि लिखिआसा ॥
Remain dead while still alive, and you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean, if it is your pre-ordained destiny.
गुरु सेवीजै अम्रितु पीजै जिसु लावहि सहजि धिआनो ॥
One whom the Lord causes to meditate intuitively, serves the Guru, and drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.
नानकु सरणि पइआ हरि दुआरै हउ बलि बलि सद कुरबानो ॥३॥
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's Door; I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to Him. ||3||
सुणि बावरे मतु जाणहि प्रभु मै पाइआ ॥
Listen, madman: do not think that you have found God.
सुणि बावरे थीउ रेणु जिनी प्रभु धिआइआ ॥
Listen, madman: be the dust under the feet of those who meditate on God.
जिनि प्रभु धिआइआ तिनि सुखु पाइआ वडभागी दरसनु पाईऐ ॥
Those who meditate on God find peace. By great good fortune, the Blessed Vision of their Darshan is obtained.
थीउ निमाणा सद कुरबाणा सगला आपु मिटाईऐ ॥
Be humble, and be forever a sacrifice, and your self-conceit shall be totally eradicated.
ओहु धनु भाग सुधा जिनि प्रभु लधा हम तिसु पहि आपु वेचाइआ ॥
One who has found God is pure, with blessed destiny. I would sell myself to him.
नानक दीन सरणि सुख सागर राखु लाज अपनाइआ ॥४॥१॥
Nanak, the meek and humble, seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the ocean of peace. Make him Your own, and preserve his honor. ||4||1||

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03.07.2015

सूही महला ३ ॥
Soohee, Third Mehl:
काइआ कामणि अति सुआल्हिउ पिरु वसै जिसु नाले ॥
The body-bride is very beautiful; she dwells with her Husband Lord.
पिर सचे ते सदा सुहागणि गुर का सबदु सम्हाले ॥
She becomes the happy soul-bride of her True Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
हरि की भगति सदा रंगि राता हउमै विचहु जाले ॥१॥
The Lord's devotee is forever attuned to the Lord's Love; her ego is burnt away from within. ||1||
वाहु वाहु पूरे गुर की बाणी ॥
Waaho! Waaho! Blessed, blessed is the Word of the Perfect Guru's Bani.
पूरे गुर ते उपजी साचि समाणी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
It wells up and springs forth from the Perfect Guru, and merges into Truth. ||1||Pause||
काइआ अंदरि सभु किछु वसै खंड मंडल पाताला ॥
Everything is within the Lord - the continents, worlds and nether regions.
काइआ अंदरि जगजीवन दाता वसै सभना करे प्रतिपाला ॥
The Life of the World, the Great Giver, dwells within the body; He is the Cherisher of all.
काइआ कामणि सदा सुहेली गुरमुखि नामु सम्हाला ॥२॥
The body-bride is eternally beautiful; the Gurmukh contemplates the Naam. ||2||
काइआ अंदरि आपे वसै अलखु न लखिआ जाई ॥
The Lord Himself dwells within the body; He is invisible and cannot be seen.
मनमुखु मुगधु बूझै नाही बाहरि भालणि जाई ॥
The foolish self-willed manmukh does not understand; he goes out searching for the Lord externally.
सतिगुरु सेवे सदा सुखु पाए सतिगुरि अलखु दिता लखाई ॥३॥
One who serves the True Guru is always at peace; the True Guru has shown me the Invisible Lord. ||3||
काइआ अंदरि रतन पदारथ भगति भरे भंडारा ॥
Within the body there are jewels and precious treasures, the over-flowing treasure of devotion.
इसु काइआ अंदरि नउ खंड प्रिथमी हाट पटण बाजारा ॥
Within this body are the nine continents of the earth, its markets, cities and streets.
इसु काइआ अंदरि नामु नउ निधि पाईऐ गुर कै सबदि वीचारा ॥४॥
Within this body are the nine treasures of the Naam; contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad, it is obtained. ||4||
काइआ अंदरि तोलि तुलावै आपे तोलणहारा ॥
Within the body, the Lord estimates the weight; He Himself is the weigher.
इहु मनु रतनु जवाहर माणकु तिस का मोलु अफारा ॥
This mind is the jewel, the gem, the diamond; it is absolutely priceless.
मोलि कित ही नामु पाईऐ नाही नामु पाईऐ गुर बीचारा ॥५॥
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, cannot be purchased at any price; the Naam is obtained by contemplating the Guru. ||5||
गुरमुखि होवै सु काइआ खोजै होर सभ भरमि भुलाई ॥
One who becomes Gurmukh searches this body; all others just wander around in confusion.
जिस नो देइ सोई जनु पावै होर किआ को करे चतुराई ॥
That humble being alone obtains it, unto whom the Lord bestows it. What other clever tricks can anyone try?
काइआ अंदरि भउ भाउ वसै गुर परसादी पाई ॥६॥
Within the body, the Fear of God and Love for Him abides; by Guru's Grace, they are obtained. ||6||
काइआ अंदरि ब्रहमा बिसनु महेसा सभ ओपति जितु संसारा ॥
Within the body, are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, from whom the whole world emanated.
सचै आपणा खेलु रचाइआ आवा गउणु पासारा ॥
The True Lord has staged and contrived His own play; the expanse of the Universe comes and goes.
पूरै सतिगुरि आपि दिखाइआ सचि नामि निसतारा ॥७॥
The Perfect True Guru Himself has made it clear, that emancipation comes through the True Name. ||7||
सा काइआ जो सतिगुरु सेवै सचै आपि सवारी ॥
That body, which serves the True Guru, is embellished by the True Lord Himself.
विणु नावै दरि ढोई नाही ता जमु करे खुआरी ॥
Without the Name, the mortal finds no place of rest in the Court of the Lord; he shall be tortured by the Messenger of Death.
नानक सचु वडिआई पाए जिस नो हरि किरपा धारी ॥८॥२॥
O Nanak, true glory is bestowed, when the Lord showers His Mercy. ||8||2||

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धनासरी छंत महला ४ घरु १
Dhanaasaree, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
हरि जीउ क्रिपा करे ता नामु धिआईऐ जीउ ॥
When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, one meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
सतिगुरु मिलै सुभाइ सहजि गुण गाईऐ जीउ ॥
Meeting the True Guru, through loving faith and devotion, one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
गुण गाइ विगसै सदा अनदिनु जा आपि साचे भावए ॥
Singing His Glorious Praises continually, night and day, one blossoms forth, when it is pleasing to the True Lord.
अहंकारु हउमै तजै माइआ सहजि नामि समावए ॥
Egotism, self-conceit and Maya are forsaken, and he is intuitively absorbed into the Naam.
आपि करता करे सोई आपि देइ त पाईऐ ॥
The Creator Himself acts; when He gives, then we receive.
हरि जीउ क्रिपा करे ता नामु धिआईऐ जीउ ॥१॥
When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, we meditate on the Naam. ||1||
अंदरि साचा नेहु पूरे सतिगुरै जीउ ॥
Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru.
हउ तिसु सेवी दिनु राति मै कदे न वीसरै जीउ ॥
I serve Him day and night; I never forget Him.
कदे न विसारी अनदिनु सम्हारी जा नामु लई ता जीवा ॥
I never forget Him; I remember Him night and day. When I chant the Naam, then I live.
स्रवणी सुणी त इहु मनु त्रिपतै गुरमुखि अम्रितु पीवा ॥
With my ears, I hear about Him, and my mind is satisfied. As Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.
नदरि करे ता सतिगुरु मेले अनदिनु बिबेक बुधि बिचरै ॥
If He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet the True Guru; my discriminating intellect would contemplate Him, night and day.
अंदरि साचा नेहु पूरे सतिगुरै ॥२॥
Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru. ||2||
सतसंगति मिलै वडभागि ता हरि रसु आवए जीउ ॥
By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord.
अनदिनु रहै लिव लाइ त सहजि समावए जीउ ॥
Night and day, he remains lovingly focused on the Lord; he merges in celestial peace.
सहजि समावै ता हरि मनि भावै सदा अतीतु बैरागी ॥
Merging in celestial peace, he becomes pleasing to the Lord's Mind; he remains forever unattached and untouched.
हलति पलति सोभा जग अंतरि राम नामि लिव लागी ॥
He receives honor in this world and the next, lovingly focused on the Lord's Name.
हरख सोग दुहा ते मुकता जो प्रभु करे सु भावए ॥
He is liberated from both pleasure and pain; he is pleased by whatever God does.
सतसंगति मिलै वडभागि ता हरि रसु आवए जीउ ॥३॥
By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord. ||3||
दूजै भाइ दुखु होइ मनमुख जमि जोहिआ जीउ ॥
In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs.
हाइ हाइ करे दिनु राति माइआ दुखि मोहिआ जीउ ॥
They cry and howl, day and night, caught by the pain of Maya.
माइआ दुखि मोहिआ हउमै रोहिआ मेरी मेरी करत विहावए ॥
Caught by the pain of Maya, provoked by his ego, he passes his life crying out, ""Mine, mine!"".
जो प्रभु देइ तिसु चेतै नाही अंति गइआ पछुतावए ॥
He does not remember God, the Giver, and in the end, he departs regretting and repenting.
बिनु नावै को साथि न चालै पुत्र कलत्र माइआ धोहिआ ॥
Without the Name, nothing shall go along with him; not his children, spouse or the enticements of Maya.
दूजै भाइ दुखु होइ मनमुखि जमि जोहिआ जीउ ॥४॥
In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs. ||4||
करि किरपा लेहु मिलाइ महलु हरि पाइआ जीउ ॥
Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
सदा रहै कर जोड़ि प्रभु मनि भाइआ जीउ ॥
I remain standing with my palms pressed together; I have become pleasing to God's Mind.
प्रभु मनि भावै ता हुकमि समावै हुकमु मंनि सुखु पाइआ ॥
When one is pleasing to God's Mind, then he merges in the Hukam of the Lord's Command; surrendering to His Hukam, he finds peace.
अनदिनु जपत रहै दिनु राती सहजे नामु धिआइआ ॥
Night and day, he chants the Lord's Name, day and night; intuitively, naturally, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
नामो नामु मिली वडिआई नानक नामु मनि भावए ॥
Through the Naam, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained; the Naam is pleasing to Nanak's mind.
करि किरपा लेहु मिलाइ महलु हरि पावए जीउ ॥५॥१॥
Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||5||1||

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