Ang 1344 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥

prabhaatee mahalaa 1 dakhanee |

Prabhaatee, First Mehl, Dakhnee:

Tukk 1

ਗੋਤਮੁ ਤਪਾ ਅਹਿਲਿਆ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ॥

gotam tapaa ahiliaa isatree tis dekh indru lubhaaeaa |

Ahalyaa was the wife of Gautam the seer. Seeing her, Indra was enticed.

Tukk 2

ਸਹਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਚਿਹਨ ਭਗ ਹੂਏ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

sehas sareer chihan bhag hooe taa man pachhotaaeaa |1|

When he received a thousand marks of disgrace on his body, then he felt regret in his mind. ||1||

Tukk 3

ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੈ ਭਾਈ ॥

koee jaan na bhoolai bhaaee |

O Siblings of Destiny, no one knowingly makes mistakes.

Tukk 4

ਸੋ ਭੂਲੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੈ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

so bhoolai jis aap bhulaae boojhai jisai bujhaaee |1| rahaau |

He alone is mistaken, whom the Lord Himself makes so. He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 5

ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰੀ ਚੰਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੈ ਕਾਗਦਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

tin haree chand prithamee pat raajai kaagad keem na paaee |

Harichand, the king and ruler of his land, did not appreciate the value of his pre-ordained destiny.

Tukk 6

ਅਉਗਣੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਤ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਿਉ ਨੇਖਾਸਿ ਬਿਕਾਈ ॥੨॥

aaugan jaanai ta pun kare kiau kiau nekhaas bikaaee |2|

If he had known that it was a mistake, he would not have made such a show of giving in charity, and he would not have been sold in the market. ||2||

Tukk 7

ਕਰਉ ਅਢਾਈ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਰੂਪਿ ਬਹਾਨੈ ॥

krau adtaaee dharatee maangee baavan roop bahaanai |

The Lord took the form of a dwarf, and asked for some land.

Tukk 8

ਕਿਉ ਪਇਆਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਉ ਛਲੀਐ ਜੇ ਬਲਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥

kiau peaal jaae kiau chhaleeai je bal roop pachhaanai |3|

If Bal the king has recognized Him, he would not have been deceived, and sent to the underworld. ||3||

Tukk 9

ਰਾਜਾ ਜਨਮੇਜਾ ਦੇ ਮਤਂੀ ਬਰਜਿ ਬਿਆਸਿ ਪੜੑਾਇਆ ॥

raajaa janamejaa de matanee baraj biaas parraaeaa |

Vyaas taught and warned the king Janmayjaa not to do three things.

Tukk 10

ਤਿਨਿੑ ਕਰਿ ਜਗ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਘਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

tina kar jag atthaarah ghaae kirat na chalai chalaaeaa |4|

But he performed the sacred feast and killed eighteen Brahmins; the record of one's past deeds cannot be erased. ||4||

Tukk 11

ਗਣਤ ਨ ਗਣਂੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ਬੋਲੀ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥

ganat na gananee hukam pachhaanaa bolee bhaae subhaaee |

I do not try to calculate the account; I accept the Hukam of God's Command. I speak with intuitive love and respect.

Tukk 12

ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਤੁਧੈ ਸਲਾਹਂੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੫॥

jo kichh varatai tudhai salaahanee sabh teree vaddiaaee |5|

No matter what happens, I will praise the Lord. It is all Your Glorious Greatness, O Lord. ||5||

Tukk 13

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਲੇਪੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

guramukh alipat lep kade na laagai sadaa rahai saranaaee |

The Gurmukh remains detached; filth never attaches itself to him. He remains forever in God's Sanctuary.

Tukk 14

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਆਗੈ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥੬॥

manamukh mugadh aagai chetai naahee dukh laagai pachhutaaee |6|

The foolish self-willed manmukh does not think of the future; he is overtaken by pain, and then he regrets. ||6||

Tukk 15

ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਚੀਐ ॥

aape kare karaae karataa jin eeh rachanaa racheeai |

The Creator who created this creation acts, and causes all to act.

Tukk 16

ਹਰਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਅਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੇ ਪੈ ਪਚੀਐ ॥੭॥

har abhimaan na jaaee jeeahu abhimaane pai pacheeai |7|

O Lord, egotistical pride does not depart from the soul. Falling into egotistical pride, one is ruined. ||7||

Tukk 17

ਭੁਲਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੈ ॥

bhulan vich keea sabh koee karataa aap na bhulai |

Everyone makes mistakes; only the Creator does not make mistakes.

Tukk 18

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਘੁਲੈ ॥੮॥੪॥

naanak sach naam nisataaraa ko gur parasaad aghulai |8|4|

O Nanak, salvation comes through the True Name. By Guru's Grace, one is released. ||8||4||

Tukk 19

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

prabhaatee mahalaa 1 |

Prabhaatee, First Mehl:

Tukk 20

ਆਖਣਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥

aakhanaa sunanaa naam adhaar |

To chant and listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my Support.

Tukk 21

ਧੰਧਾ ਛੁਟਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ॥

dhandhaa chhuttak geaa vekaar |

Worthless entanglements are ended and gone.

Tukk 22

ਜਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥

jiau manamukh doojai pat khoee |

The self-willed manmukh, caught in duality, loses his honor.

Tukk 23

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥

bin naavai mai avar na koee |1|

Except for the Name, I have no other at all. ||1||

Tukk 24

ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਵਾਰ ॥

sun man andhe moorakh gavaar |

Listen, O blind, foolish, idiotic mind.

Tukk 25

ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਲਾਜ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੈ ਬਾਰੋ ਬਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aavat jaat laaj nahee laagai bin gur booddai baaro baar |1| rahaau |

Aren't you ashamed of your comings and goings in reincarnation? Without the Guru, you shall drown, over and over again. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 26

ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥

eis man maaeaa mohi binaas |

This mind is ruined by its attachment to Maya.

Tukk 27

ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਸੁ ॥

dhur hukam likhiaa taan kaheeai kaas |

The Command of the Primal Lord is pre-ordained. Before whom should I cry?

Tukk 28

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਚੀਨੑੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

guramukh viralaa cheenai koee |

Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.

Tukk 29

ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥

naam bihoonaa mukat na hoee |2|

Without the Naam, no one is liberated. ||2||

Tukk 30

ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਡੋਲੈ ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ॥

bhram bhram ddolai lakh chauraasee |

People wander lost, staggering and stumbling through 8.4 million incarnations.

Tukk 31

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਝੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥

bin gur boojhe jam kee faasee |

Without knowing the Guru, they cannot escape the noose of Death.

Tukk 32

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਊਭਿ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥

eihu manooaa khin khin aoobh peaal |

This mind, from one moment to the next, goes from the heavens to the underworld.

Tukk 33

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਛੂਟੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੩॥

guramukh chhoottai naam samaal |3|

The Gurmukh contemplates the Naam, and is released. ||3||

Tukk 34

ਆਪੇ ਸਦੇ ਢਿਲ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

aape sade dtil na hoe |

When God sends His Summons, there is no time to delay.

Tukk 35

ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਜੀਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥

sabad marai sahilaa jeevai soe |

When one dies in the Word of the Shabad, he lives in peace.

Tukk 36

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

bin gur sojhee kisai na hoe |

Without the Guru, no one understands.

Tukk 37

ਆਪੇ ਕਰੈ ਕਰਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥

aape karai karaavai soe |4|

The Lord Himself acts, and inspires all to act. ||4||

Tukk 38

ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

jhagarr chukaavai har gun gaavai |

Inner conflict comes to an end, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

Tukk 39

ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥

pooraa satigur sehaj samaavai |

Through the Perfect True Guru, one is intuitively absorbed into the Lord.

Tukk 40

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਡੋਲਤ ਤਉ ਠਹਰਾਵੈ ॥

eihu man ddolat tau tthaharaavai |

This wobbling, unsteady mind is stabilized,

Tukk 41

ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੫॥

sach karanee kar kaar kamaavai |5|

and one lives the lifestyle of true actions. ||5||

Tukk 42

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੂਠਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

antar jootthaa kiau such hoe |

If someone is false within his own self, then how can he be pure?

Tukk 43

ਸਬਦੀ ਧੋਵੈ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਇ ॥

sabadee dhovai viralaa koe |

How rare are those who wash with the Shabad.

Tukk 44

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

guramukh koee sach kamaavai |

How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, live the Truth.

Tukk 45

ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥੬॥

aavan jaanaa tthaak rahaavai |6|

Their comings and goings in reincarnation are over and done. ||6||

Tukk 46