Ang 1 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~

Tukk 1

॥ ਜਪੁ ॥

| jap |

Chant And Meditate:

Tukk 2

ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥

aad sach jugaad sach |

True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.

Tukk 3

ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥

hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach |1|

True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||

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ਸੋਚੈ ਸੋਚਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਸੋਚੀ ਲਖ ਵਾਰ ॥

sochai soch na hovee je sochee lakh vaar |

By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.

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ਚੁਪੈ ਚੁਪ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਲਾਇ ਰਹਾ ਲਿਵ ਤਾਰ ॥

chupai chup na hovee je laae rahaa liv taar |

By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.

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ਭੁਖਿਆ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੀ ਜੇ ਬੰਨਾ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਭਾਰ ॥

bhukhiaa bhukh na utaree je banaa pureea bhaar |

The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.

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ਸਹਸ ਸਿਆਣਪਾ ਲਖ ਹੋਹਿ ਤ ਇਕ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

sehas siaanapaa lakh hohi ta ik na chalai naal |

Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.

Tukk 8

ਕਿਵ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ਹੋਈਐ ਕਿਵ ਕੂੜੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਪਾਲਿ ॥

kiv sachiaaraa hoeeai kiv koorrai tuttai paal |

So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?

Tukk 9

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਚਲਣਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥

hukam rajaaee chalanaa naanak likhiaa naal |1|

O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||

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ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੋਵਨਿ ਆਕਾਰ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਕਹਿਆ ਜਾਈ ॥

hukamee hovan aakaar hukam na kahiaa jaaee |

By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.

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ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੋਵਨਿ ਜੀਅ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

hukamee hovan jeea hukam milai vaddiaaee |

By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.

Tukk 12

ਹੁਕਮੀ ਉਤਮੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ॥

hukamee utam neech hukam likh dukh sukh paaeeeh |

By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.

Tukk 13

ਇਕਨਾ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਬਖਸੀਸ ਇਕਿ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਦਾ ਭਵਾਈਅਹਿ ॥

eikanaa hukamee bakhasees ik hukamee sadaa bhavaaeeeh |

Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.

Tukk 14

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਹੁਕਮ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

hukamai andar sabh ko baahar hukam na koe |

Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command.

Tukk 15

ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਜੇ ਬੁਝੈ ਤ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੨॥

naanak hukamai je bujhai ta haumai kahai na koe |2|

O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||

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ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਤਾਣੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਕਿਸੈ ਤਾਣੁ ॥

gaavai ko taan hovai kisai taan |

Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?

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ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਦਾਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥

gaavai ko daat jaanai neesaan |

Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia.

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ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਗੁਣ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਚਾਰ ॥

gaavai ko gun vaddiaaeea chaar |

Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty.

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ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵਿਖਮੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

gaavai ko vidiaa vikham veechaar |

Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies.

Tukk 20

ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਸਾਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਨੁ ਖੇਹ ॥

gaavai ko saaj kare tan kheh |

Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.

Tukk 21

ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਜੀਅ ਲੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਦੇਹ ॥

gaavai ko jeea lai fir deh |

Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it.

Tukk 22

ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਜਾਪੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

gaavai ko jaapai disai door |

Some sing that He seems so very far away.

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