Ang 1257 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਲੇਹੁ ਨ ਛੀਜੈ ਦੇਹ ॥

nit nit lehu na chheejai deh |

Take it each and every day, and your body shall not waste away.

Tukk 1

ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਜਮੁ ਮਾਰੈ ਠੇਹ ॥੧॥

ant kaal jam maarai ttheh |1|

At the very last instant, you shall strike down the Messenger of Death. ||1||

Tukk 2

ਐਸਾ ਦਾਰੂ ਖਾਹਿ ਗਵਾਰ ॥

aisaa daaroo khaeh gavaar |

So take such medicine, O fool,

Tukk 3

ਜਿਤੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jit khaadhai tere jaeh vikaar |1| rahaau |

by which your corruption shall be taken away. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 4

ਰਾਜੁ ਮਾਲੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਛਾਂਵ ॥

raaj maal joban sabh chhaanv |

Power, wealth and youth are all just shadows,

Tukk 5

ਰਥਿ ਫਿਰੰਦੈ ਦੀਸਹਿ ਥਾਵ ॥

rath firandai deeseh thaav |

as are the vehicles you see moving around.

Tukk 6

ਦੇਹ ਨ ਨਾਉ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਾਤਿ ॥

deh na naau na hovai jaat |

Neither your body, nor your fame, nor your social status shall go along with you.

Tukk 7

ਓਥੈ ਦਿਹੁ ਐਥੈ ਸਭ ਰਾਤਿ ॥੨॥

othai dihu aithai sabh raat |2|

In the next world it is day, while here, it is all night. ||2||

Tukk 8

ਸਾਦ ਕਰਿ ਸਮਧਾਂ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਘਿਉ ਤੇਲੁ ॥

saad kar samadhaan trisanaa ghiau tel |

Let your taste for pleasures be the firewood, let your greed be the ghee,

Tukk 9

ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਅਗਨੀ ਸਿਉ ਮੇਲੁ ॥

kaam krodh aganee siau mel |

and your sexual desire and anger the cooking oil; burn them in the fire.

Tukk 10

ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਅਰੁ ਪਾਠ ਪੁਰਾਣ ॥

hom jag ar paatth puraan |

Some make burnt offerings, hold sacred feasts, and read the Puraanas.

Tukk 11

ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਣ ॥੩॥

jo tis bhaavai so paravaan |3|

Whatever pleases God is acceptable. ||3||

Tukk 12

ਤਪੁ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨੀਸਾਨੁ ॥

tap kaagad teraa naam neesaan |

Intense meditation is the paper, and Your Name is the insignia.

Tukk 13

ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਏਹੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥

jin kau likhiaa ehu nidhaan |

Those for whom this treasure is ordered,

Tukk 14

ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

se dhanavant diseh ghar jaae |

look wealthy when they reach their true home.

Tukk 15

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨਨੀ ਧੰਨੀ ਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੩॥੮॥

naanak jananee dhanee maae |4|3|8|

O Nanak, blessed is that mother who gave birth to them. ||4||3||8||

Tukk 16

ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

malaar mahalaa 1 |

Malaar, First Mehl:

Tukk 17

ਬਾਗੇ ਕਾਪੜ ਬੋਲੈ ਬੈਣ ॥

baage kaaparr bolai bain |

You wear white clothes, and speak sweet words.

Tukk 18

ਲੰਮਾ ਨਕੁ ਕਾਲੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਨੈਣ ॥

lamaa nak kaale tere nain |

Your nose is sharp, and your eyes are black.

Tukk 19

ਕਬਹੂੰ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਭੈਣ ॥੧॥

kabahoon saahib dekhiaa bhain |1|

Have you ever seen your Lord and Master, O sister? ||1||

Tukk 20

ਊਡਾਂ ਊਡਿ ਚੜਾਂ ਅਸਮਾਨਿ ॥

aooddaan aoodd charraan asamaan |

O my All-powerful Lord and Master,

Tukk 21

ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਿਥ ਤੇਰੈ ਤਾਣਿ ॥

saahib samrith terai taan |

By Your power, I fly and soar, and ascend to the heavens.

Tukk 22

ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਡੂੰਗਰਿ ਦੇਖਾਂ ਤੀਰ ॥

jal thal ddoongar dekhaan teer |

I see Him in the water, on the land, in the mountains, on the river-banks,

Tukk 23

ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਬੀਰ ॥੨॥

thaan thanantar saahib beer |2|

in all places and interspaces, O brother. ||2||

Tukk 24

ਜਿਨਿ ਤਨੁ ਸਾਜਿ ਦੀਏ ਨਾਲਿ ਖੰਭ ॥

jin tan saaj dee naal khanbh |

He fashioned the body, and gave it wings;

Tukk 25

ਅਤਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਉਡਣੈ ਕੀ ਡੰਝ ॥

at trisanaa uddanai kee ddanjh |

He gave it great thirst and desire to fly.

Tukk 26

ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਾਂ ਬੰਧਾਂ ਧੀਰ ॥

nadar kare taan bandhaan dheer |

When He bestows His Glance of Grace, I am comforted and consoled.

Tukk 27

ਜਿਉ ਵੇਖਾਲੇ ਤਿਉ ਵੇਖਾਂ ਬੀਰ ॥੩॥

jiau vekhaale tiau vekhaan beer |3|

As He makes me see, so do I see, O brother. ||3||

Tukk 28

ਨ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਜਾਇਗਾ ਨ ਜਾਹਿਗੇ ਖੰਭ ॥

n ihu tan jaaeigaa na jaahige khanbh |

Neither this body, nor its wings, shall go to the world hereafter.

Tukk 29

ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਸਨਬੰਧ ॥

paunai paanee aganee kaa sanabandh |

It is a fusion of air, water and fire.

Tukk 30

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਪੀਐ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੀਰੁ ॥

naanak karam hovai japeeai kar gur peer |

O Nanak, if it is in the mortal's karma, then he meditates on the Lord, with the Guru as his Spiritual Teacher.

Tukk 31

ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਏਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥੪॥੪॥੯॥

sach samaavai ehu sareer |4|4|9|

This body is absorbed in the Truth. ||4||4||9||

Tukk 32

ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

malaar mahalaa 3 chaupade ghar 1 |

Malaar, Third Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:

Tukk 33

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

Tukk 34

ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ॥

nirankaar aakaar hai aape aape bharam bhulaae |

The Formless Lord is formed by Himself. He Himself deludes in doubt.

Tukk 35

ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

kar kar karataa aape vekhai jit bhaavai tith laae |

Creating the Creation, the Creator Himself beholds it; He enjoins us as He pleases.

Tukk 36

ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਏਹਾ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਏ ॥੧॥

sevak kau ehaa vaddiaaee jaa kau hukam manaae |1|

This is the true greatness of His servant, that he obeys the Hukam of the Lord's Command. ||1||

Tukk 37

ਆਪਣਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਲਹੀਐ ॥

aapanaa bhaanaa aape jaanai gur kirapaa te laheeai |

Only He Himself knows His Will. By Guru's Grace, it is grasped.

Tukk 38

ਏਹਾ ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿਵੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਮਰਿ ਰਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ehaa sakat sivai ghar aavai jeevadiaa mar raheeai |1| rahaau |

When this play of Shiva and Shakti comes to his home, he remains dead while yet alive. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 39

ਵੇਦ ਪੜੈ ਪੜਿ ਵਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸਾ ॥

ved parrai parr vaad vakhaanai brahamaa bisan mahesaa |

They read the Vedas, and read them again, and engage in arguments about Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

Tukk 40

ਏਹ ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਣ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਕਾ ਸਹਸਾ ॥

eeh trigun maaeaa jin jagat bhulaaeaa janam maran kaa sahasaa |

This three-phased Maya has deluded the whole world into cynicism about death and birth.

Tukk 41

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਚੂਕੈ ਮਨਹੁ ਅੰਦੇਸਾ ॥੨॥

gur parasaadee eko jaanai chookai manahu andesaa |2|

By Guru's Grace, know the One Lord, and the anxiety of your mind will be allayed. ||2||

Tukk 42

ਹਮ ਦੀਨ ਮੂਰਖ ਅਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤੁਮ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥

ham deen moorakh aveechaaree tum chintaa karahu hamaaree |

I am meek, foolish and thoughtless, but still, You take care of me.

Tukk 43

ਹੋਹੁ ਦਇਆਲ ਕਰਿ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸਾ ਕਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੀ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥

hohu deaal kar daas daasaa kaa sevaa karee tumaaree |

Please be kind to me, and make me the slave of Your slaves, so that I may serve You.

Tukk 44

ਏਕੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਤੂ ਅਪਣਾ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੀ ॥੩॥

ek nidhaan dehi too apanaa ahinis naam vakhaanee |3|

Please bless me with the treasure of the One Name, that I may chant it, day and night. ||3||

Tukk 45

ਕਹਤ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਕੋਈ ਐਸਾ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

kehat naanak gur parasaadee boojhahu koee aisaa kare veechaaraa |

Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, understand. Hardly anyone considers this.

Tukk 46

ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਊਪਰਿ ਫੇਨੁ ਬੁਦਬੁਦਾ ਤੈਸਾ ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥

jiau jal aoopar fen budabudaa taisaa ihu sansaaraa |

Like foam bubbling up on the surface of the water, so is this world.

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