Ang 458 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਮਤਿਹੀਨੁ ਨਿਰਗੁਨੁ ਅਨਾਥੁ ਨੀਚੁ ॥

aparaadhee matiheen niragun anaath neech |

I am a sinner, devoid of wisdom, worthless, destitute and vile.

Tukk 1

ਸਠ ਕਠੋਰੁ ਕੁਲਹੀਨੁ ਬਿਆਪਤ ਮੋਹ ਕੀਚੁ ॥

satth katthor kulaheen biaapat moh keech |

I am deceitful, hard-hearted, lowly and entangled in the mud of emotional attachment.

Tukk 2

ਮਲ ਭਰਮ ਕਰਮ ਅਹੰ ਮਮਤਾ ਮਰਣੁ ਚੀਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਏ ॥

mal bharam karam ahan mamataa maran cheet na aave |

I am stuck in the filth of doubt and egotistical actions, and I try not to think of death.

Tukk 3

ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਅਨੰਦ ਮਾਇਆ ਅਗਿਆਨਤਾ ਲਪਟਾਵਏ ॥

banitaa binod anand maaeaa agiaanataa lapattaave |

In ignorance, I cling to the pleasures of woman and the joys of Maya.

Tukk 4

ਖਿਸੈ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਬਧੈ ਜਰੂਆ ਦਿਨ ਨਿਹਾਰੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਮੀਚੁ ॥

khisai joban badhai jarooaa din nihaare sang meech |

My youth is wasting away, old age is approaching, and Death, my companion, is counting my days.

Tukk 5

ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਰਾਖੁ ਨੀਚੁ ॥੨॥

binavant naanak aas teree saran saadhoo raakh neech |2|

Prays Nanak, my hope is in You, Lord; please preserve me, the lowly one, in the Sanctuary of the Holy. ||2||

Tukk 6

ਭਰਮੇ ਜਨਮ ਅਨੇਕ ਸੰਕਟ ਮਹਾ ਜੋਨ ॥

bharame janam anek sankatt mahaa jon |

I have wandered through countless incarnations, suffering terrible pain in these lives.

Tukk 7

ਲਪਟਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਤਿਹ ਸੰਗਿ ਮੀਠੇ ਭੋਗ ਸੋਨ ॥

lapatt rahio tih sang meetthe bhog son |

I am entangled in sweet pleasures and gold.

Tukk 8

ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਭਾਰ ਅਗਨਤ ਆਇਓ ਬਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸਹ ਧਾਇਓ ॥

bhramat bhaar aganat aaeo bahu pradesah dhaaeo |

After wandering around with such great loads of sin, I have come, after wandering through so many foreign lands.

Tukk 9

ਅਬ ਓਟ ਧਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇਓ ॥

ab ott dhaaree prabh muraaree sarab sukh har naaeo |

Now, I have taken the protection of God, and I have found total peace in the Name of the Lord.

Tukk 10

ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮੁਝ ਤੇ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਆ ਹੋਨ ॥

raakhanahaare prabh piaare mujh te kachhoo na hoaa hon |

God, my Beloved, is my protector; nothing was done, or will ever be done, by myself alone.

Tukk 11

ਸੂਖ ਸਹਜ ਆਨੰਦ ਨਾਨਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਤਰੈ ਭਉਨ ॥੩॥

sookh sehaj aanand naanak kripaa teree tarai bhaun |3|

I have found peace, poise and bliss, O Nanak; by Your mercy, I swim across the world-ocean. ||3||

Tukk 12

ਨਾਮ ਧਾਰੀਕ ਉਧਾਰੇ ਭਗਤਹ ਸੰਸਾ ਕਉਨ ॥

naam dhaareek udhaare bhagatah sansaa kaun |

You saved those who only pretended to believe, so what doubts should Your true devotees have?

Tukk 13

ਜੇਨ ਕੇਨ ਪਰਕਾਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਸ੍ਰਵਨ ॥

jen ken parakaare har har jas sunahu sravan |

By every means possible, listen to the Praises of the Lord with your ears.

Tukk 14

ਸੁਨਿ ਸ੍ਰਵਨ ਬਾਨੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮਨਿ ਨਿਧਾਨਾ ਪਾਵਹੇ ॥

sun sravan baanee purakh giaanee man nidhaanaa paavahe |

Listen with your ears to the Word of the Lord's Bani, the hymns of spiritual wisdom; thus you shall obtain the treasure in your mind.

Tukk 15

ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਧਾਤੇ ਰਾਮ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹੇ ॥

har rang raate prabh bidhaate raam ke gun gaavahe |

Attuned to the Love of the Lord God, the Architect of Destiny, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

Tukk 16

ਬਸੁਧ ਕਾਗਦ ਬਨਰਾਜ ਕਲਮਾ ਲਿਖਣ ਕਉ ਜੇ ਹੋਇ ਪਵਨ ॥

basudh kaagad banaraaj kalamaa likhan kau je hoe pavan |

The earth is the paper, the forest is the pen and the wind is the writer,

Tukk 17

ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਪਾਇਆ ਗਹੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਚਰਣ ਸਰਨ ॥੪॥੫॥੮॥

beant ant na jaae paaeaa gahee naanak charan saran |4|5|8|

but still, the end of the endless Lord cannot be found. O Nanak, I have taken to the Sanctuary of His lotus feet. ||4||5||8||

Tukk 18

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 5 |

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

Tukk 19

ਪੁਰਖ ਪਤੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਗਹੀ ॥

purakh pate bhagavaan taa kee saran gahee |

The Primal Lord is the Lord God of all beings. I have taken to His Sanctuary.

Tukk 20

ਨਿਰਭਉ ਭਏ ਪਰਾਨ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਸਗਲ ਲਹੀ ॥

nirbhau bhe paraan chintaa sagal lahee |

My life has become fearless, and all my anxieties have been removed.

Tukk 21

ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਮੀਤ ਸੁਰਿਜਨ ਇਸਟ ਬੰਧਪ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

maat pitaa sut meet surijan isatt bandhap jaaniaa |

I know the Lord as my mother, father, son, friend, well-wisher and close relative.

Tukk 22

ਗਹਿ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਜਸੁ ਬਿਮਲ ਸੰਤ ਵਖਾਣਿਆ ॥

geh kantth laaeaa gur milaaeaa jas bimal sant vakhaaniaa |

The Guru has led me to embrace Him; the Saints chant His Pure Praises.

Tukk 23

ਬੇਅੰਤ ਗੁਣ ਅਨੇਕ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਕਹੀ ॥

beant gun anek mahimaa keemat kachhoo na jaae kahee |

His Glorious Virtues are infinite, and His greatness is unlimited. His value cannot be described at all.

Tukk 24

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਏਕ ਅਨਿਕ ਅਲਖ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਓਟ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਗਹੀ ॥੧॥

prabh ek anik alakh tthaakur ott naanak tis gahee |1|

God is the One and only, the Unseen Lord and Master; O Nanak, I have grasped His protection. ||1||

Tukk 25

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਨੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਸਹਾਈ ਆਪਿ ਭਏ ॥

amrit ban sansaar sahaaee aap bhe |

The world is a pool of nectar, when the Lord becomes our helper.

Tukk 26

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਹਾਰੁ ਬਿਖੁ ਕੇ ਦਿਵਸ ਗਏ ॥

raam naam ur haar bikh ke divas ge |

One who wears the necklace of the Lord's Name - his days of suffering are ended.

Tukk 27

ਗਤੁ ਭਰਮ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਜੋਨਿ ਆਵਣ ਸਭ ਰਹੇ ॥

gat bharam moh bikaar binase jon aavan sabh rahe |

His state of doubt, attachment and sin is erased, and the cycle of reincarnation into the womb is totally ended.

Tukk 28

ਅਗਨਿ ਸਾਗਰ ਭਏ ਸੀਤਲ ਸਾਧ ਅੰਚਲ ਗਹਿ ਰਹੇ ॥

agan saagar bhe seetal saadh anchal geh rahe |

The ocean of fire becomes cool, when one grasps the hem of the robe of the Holy Saint.

Tukk 29

ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਗੁਪਾਲ ਦਇਆਲ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਿਥ ਬੋਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਹਰਿ ਜੈ ਜਏ ॥

govind gupaal deaal samrith bol saadhoo har jai je |

The Lord of the Universe, the Sustainer of the World, the merciful all-powerful Lord - the Holy Saints proclaim the victory of the Lord.

Tukk 30

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਪਾਈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੇ ॥੨॥

naanak naam dhiaae pooran saadhasang paaee param gate |2|

O Nanak, meditating on the Naam, in the perfect Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained the supreme status. ||2||

Tukk 31

ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਸੰਗਿ ਏਕੋ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ॥

jeh dekhau teh sang eko rav rahiaa |

Wherever I look, there I find the One Lord permeating and pervading all.

Tukk 32

ਘਟ ਘਟ ਵਾਸੀ ਆਪਿ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਲਹਿਆ ॥

ghatt ghatt vaasee aap viralai kinai lahiaa |

In each and every heart, He Himself dwells, but how rare is that person who realizes this.

Tukk 33

ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਕੀਟ ਹਸਤਿ ਸਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

jal thal maheeal poor pooran keett hasat samaaniaa |

The Lord is permeating and pervading the water, the land and the sky; He is contained in the ant and the elephant.

Tukk 34

ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤੇ ਮਧਿ ਸੋਈ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦੀ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥

aad ante madh soee gur prasaadee jaaniaa |

In the beginning, in the middle and in the end, He exists. By Guru's Grace, He is known.

Tukk 35

ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਲੀਲਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਿ ਜਨਿ ਕਹਿਆ ॥

braham pasariaa braham leelaa govind gun nidh jan kahiaa |

God created the expanse of the universe, God created the play of the world. His humble servants call Him the Lord of the Universe, the treasure of virtue.

Tukk 36

ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ॥੩॥

simar suaamee antarajaamee har ek naanak rav rahiaa |3|

Meditate in remembrance on the Lord Master, the Searcher of hearts; O Nanak, He is the One, pervading and permeating all. ||3||

Tukk 37

ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਣਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੜੀ ਆਈ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰੇ ॥

din rain suhaavarree aaee simarat naam hare |

Day and night, become beauteous by remembering the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

Tukk 38