Ang 1013 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਨ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੈ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਪੂਅਰ ਤਾਪੈ ॥

antar agan na gur bin boojhai baahar pooar taapai |

Without the Guru, the fire within is not quenched; and outside, the fire still burns.

Tukk 1

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਆਪੈ ॥

gur sevaa bin bhagat na hovee kiau kar cheenas aapai |

Without serving the Guru, there is no devotional worship. How can anyone, by himself, know the Lord?

Tukk 2

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਆਤਮ ਜਾਪੈ ॥

nindaa kar kar narak nivaasee antar aatam jaapai |

Slandering others, one lives in hell; within him is hazy darkness.

Tukk 3

ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਭਰਮਿ ਵਿਗੂਚਹਿ ਕਿਉ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਪੈ ਪਾਪੈ ॥੩॥

atthasatth teerath bharam vigoocheh kiau mal dhopai paapai |3|

Wandering to the eixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, he is ruined. How can the filth of sin be washed away? ||3||

Tukk 4

ਛਾਣੀ ਖਾਕੁ ਬਿਭੂਤ ਚੜਾਈ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮਗੁ ਜੋਹੈ ॥

chhaanee khaak bibhoot charraaee maaeaa kaa mag johai |

He sifts through the dust, and applies ashes to his body, but he is searching for the path of Maya's wealth.

Tukk 5

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹੇ ਤੇ ਛੋਹੈ ॥

antar baahar ek na jaanai saach kahe te chhohai |

Inwardly and outwardly, he does not know the One Lord; if someone tells him the Truth, he grows angry.

Tukk 6

ਪਾਠੁ ਪੜੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਝੂਠੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਕੀ ਮਤਿ ਓਹੈ ॥

paatth parrai mukh jhoottho bolai nigure kee mat ohai |

He reads the scriptures, but tells lies; such is the intellect of one who has no guru.

Tukk 7

ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਪਈ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਿਉ ਸੋਹੈ ॥੪॥

naam na japee kiau sukh paavai bin naavai kiau sohai |4|

Without chanting the Naam, how can he find peace? Without the Name, how can he look good? ||4||

Tukk 8

ਮੂੰਡੁ ਮੁਡਾਇ ਜਟਾ ਸਿਖ ਬਾਧੀ ਮੋਨਿ ਰਹੈ ਅਭਿਮਾਨਾ ॥

moondd muddaae jattaa sikh baadhee mon rahai abhimaanaa |

Some shave their heads, some keep their hair in matted tangles; some keep it in braids, while some keep silent, filled with egotistical pride.

Tukk 9

ਮਨੂਆ ਡੋਲੈ ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਧਾਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਤ ਆਤਮ ਗਿਆਨਾ ॥

manooaa ddolai deh dis dhaavai bin rat aatam giaanaa |

Their minds waver and wander in ten directions, without loving devotion and enlightenment of the soul.

Tukk 10

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਦੇਵਾਨਾ ॥

amrit chhodd mahaa bikh peevai maaeaa kaa devaanaa |

They abandon the Ambrosial Nectar, and drink the deadly poison, driven mad by Maya.

Tukk 11

ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਮਿਟਈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਪਸੂਆ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਨਾ ॥੫॥

kirat na mittee hukam na boojhai pasooaa maeh samaanaa |5|

Past actions cannot be erased; without understanding the Hukam of the Lord's Command, they become beasts. ||5||

Tukk 12

ਹਾਥ ਕਮੰਡਲੁ ਕਾਪੜੀਆ ਮਨਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਉਪਜੀ ਭਾਰੀ ॥

haath kamanddal kaaparreea man trisanaa upajee bhaaree |

With bowl in hand, wearing his patched coat, great desires well up in his mind.

Tukk 13

ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਜਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਮਿ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਪਰ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

eisatree taj kar kaam viaapiaa chit laaeaa par naaree |

Abandoning his own wife, he is engrossed in sexual desire; his thoughts are on the wives of others.

Tukk 14

ਸਿਖ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਲੰਪਟੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਜਾਰੀ ॥

sikh kare kar sabad na cheenai lanpatt hai baajaaree |

He teaches and preaches, but does not contemplate the Shabad; he is bought and sold on the street.

Tukk 15

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਨਿਭਰਾਤੀ ਤਾ ਜਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਆਰੀ ॥੬॥

antar bikh baahar nibharaatee taa jam kare khuaaree |6|

With poison within, he pretends to be free of doubt; he is ruined and humiliated by the Messenger of Death. ||6||

Tukk 16

ਸੋ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਜੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

so saniaasee jo satigur sevai vichahu aap gavaae |

He alone is a Sannyaasi, who serves the True Guru, and removes his self-conceit from within.

Tukk 17

ਛਾਦਨ ਭੋਜਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਨ ਕਰਈ ਅਚਿੰਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥

chhaadan bhojan kee aas na karee achint milai so paae |

He does not ask for clothes or food; without asking, he accepts whatever he receives.

Tukk 18

ਬਕੈ ਨ ਬੋਲੈ ਖਿਮਾ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹੈ ਤਾਮਸੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥

bakai na bolai khimaa dhan sangrahai taamas naam jalaae |

He does not speak empty words; he gathers in the wealth of tolerance, and burns away his anger with the Naam.

Tukk 19

ਧਨੁ ਗਿਰਹੀ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥੭॥

dhan girahee saniaasee jogee ji har charanee chit laae |7|

Blessed is such a householder, Sannyaasi and Yogi, who focuses his consciousness on the Lord's feet. ||7||

Tukk 20

ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਰਹੈ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਏਕਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥

aas niraas rahai saniaasee ekas siau liv laae |

Amidst hope, the Sannyaasi remains unmoved by hope; he remains lovingly focused on the One Lord.

Tukk 21

ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਵੈ ਤਾ ਸਾਤਿ ਆਵੈ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਏ ॥

har ras peevai taa saat aavai nij ghar taarree laae |

He drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord, and so finds peace and tranquility; in the home of his own being, he remains absorbed in the deep trance of meditation.

Tukk 22

ਮਨੂਆ ਨ ਡੋਲੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਧਾਵਤੁ ਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਏ ॥

manooaa na ddolai guramukh boojhai dhaavat varaj rahaae |

His mind does not waver; as Gurmukh, he understands. He restrains it from wandering out.

Tukk 23

ਗ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਖੋਜੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥

grihu sareer guramatee khoje naam padaarath paae |8|

Following the Guru's Teachings, he searches the home of his body, and obtains the wealth of the Naam. ||8||

Tukk 24

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਸਰੇਸਟ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

brahamaa bisan mahes saresatt naam rate veechaaree |

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are exalted, imbued with contemplative meditation on the Naam.

Tukk 25

ਖਾਣੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਗਗਨ ਪਤਾਲੀ ਜੰਤਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥

khaanee baanee gagan pataalee jantaa jot tumaaree |

The sources of creation, speech, the heavens and the underworld, all beings and creatures, are infused with Your Light.

Tukk 26

ਸਭਿ ਸੁਖ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਧੁਨਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੀ ॥

sabh sukh mukat naam dhun baanee sach naam ur dhaaree |

All comforts and liberation are found in the Naam, and the vibrations of the Guru's Bani; I have enshrined the True Name within my heart.

Tukk 27

ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੀ ਤਰੁ ਤੂ ਤਾਰੀ ॥੯॥੭॥

naam binaa nahee chhoottas naanak saachee tar too taaree |9|7|

Without the Naam, no one is saved; O Nanak, with the Truth, cross over to the other side. ||9||7||

Tukk 28

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 1 |

Maaroo, First Mehl:

Tukk 29

ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੰਜੋਗਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਰਕਤੁ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਕਰੇ ॥

maat pitaa sanjog upaae rakat bind mil pindd kare |

Through the union of mother and father, the fetus is formed. The egg and sperm join together to make the body.

Tukk 30

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਰਭ ਉਰਧਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਰੇ ਦਾਤਿ ਕਰੇ ॥੧॥

antar garabh uradh liv laagee so prabh saare daat kare |1|

Upside-down within the womb, it lovingly dwells on the Lord; God provides for it, and gives it nourishment there. ||1||

Tukk 31

ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਕਿਉ ਤਰੈ ॥

sansaar bhavajal kiau tarai |

How can he cross over the terrifying world-ocean?

Tukk 32

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਫਰਿਓ ਭਾਰੁ ਅਫਾਰੁ ਟਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

guramukh naam niranjan paaeeai afario bhaar afaar ttarai |1| rahaau |

The Gurmukh obtains the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord; the unbearable load of sins is removed. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 33

ਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਗਏ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਮੈ ਬਉਰਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਉ ਹਰੇ ॥

te gun visar ge aparaadhee mai bauraa kiaa krau hare |

I have forgotten Your Virtues, Lord; I am insane - what can I do now?

Tukk 34

ਤੂ ਦਾਤਾ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਸਭੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਦਾਤਿ ਸਮਾਰਿ ਕਰੇ ॥੨॥

too daataa deaal sabhai sir ahinis daat samaar kare |2|

You are the Merciful Giver, above the heads of all. Day and night, You give gifts, and take care of all. ||2||

Tukk 35

ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਲੈ ਜਗਿ ਜਨਮਿਆ ਸਿਵ ਸਕਤੀ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਧਰੇ ॥

chaar padaarath lai jag janamiaa siv sakatee ghar vaas dhare |

One is born to achieve the four great objectives of life. The spirit has taken up its home in the material world.

Tukk 36