Ang 688 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਗਾਵੈ ਗਾਵਣਹਾਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੋ ॥

gaavai gaavanahaar sabad suhaavano |

The singer who sings the Lord's Praises is adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

Tukk 1

ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਮੰਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਦਇਆ ਮਤੇ ॥

saalaeh saache man satigur pun daan deaa mate |

Worship the True Lord, and believe in the True Guru; this brings the merit of making donations to charity, kindness and compassion.

Tukk 2

ਪਿਰ ਸੰਗਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਨਾਵੈ ਬੇਣੀ ਤ ਸੰਗਮੁ ਸਤ ਸਤੇ ॥

pir sang bhaavai sehaj naavai benee ta sangam sat sate |

The soul-bride who loves to be with her Husband Lord bathes at the true Triveni of the soul, which she regards as the sacred place where the Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswaati Rivers converge.

Tukk 3

ਆਰਾਧਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਿਤ ਦੇਇ ਚੜੈ ਸਵਾਇਆ ॥

aaraadh ekankaar saachaa nit dee charrai savaaeaa |

Worship and adore the One Creator, the True Lord, who constantly gives, whose gifts continually increase.

Tukk 4

ਗਤਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਮੀਤਾ ਸੰਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਨਦਰਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੩॥

gat sang meetaa santasangat kar nadar mel milaaeaa |3|

Salvation is attained by associating with the Society of the Saints, O friend; granting His Grace, God unites us in His Union. ||3||

Tukk 5

ਕਹਣੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖੀਐ ॥

kehan kahai sabh koe kevadd aakheeai |

Everyone speaks and talks; how great should I say He is?

Tukk 6

ਹਉ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਅਜਾਣੁ ਸਮਝਾ ਸਾਖੀਐ ॥

hau moorakh neech ajaan samajhaa saakheeai |

I am foolish, lowly and ignorant; it is only through the Guru's Teachings that I understand.

Tukk 7

ਸਚੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਖੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭਾਖੀ ਤਿਤੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

sach gur kee saakhee amrit bhaakhee tith man maaniaa meraa |

True are the Teachings of the Guru. His Words are Ambrosial Nectar; my mind is pleased and appeased by them.

Tukk 8

ਕੂਚੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਲਾਦੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਚੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

kooch kareh aaveh bikh laade sabad sachai gur meraa |

Loaded down with corruption and sin, people depart, and then come back again; the True Shabad is found through my Guru.

Tukk 9

ਆਖਣਿ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ਭਰਿਪੁਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸੋਈ ॥

aakhan tott na bhagat bhanddaaree bharipur rahiaa soee |

There is no end to the treasure of devotion; the Lord is pervading everywhere.

Tukk 10

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਂਜੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਈ ॥੪॥੧॥

naanak saach kahai benantee man maanjai sach soee |4|1|

Nanak utters this true prayer; one who purifies his mind is True. ||4||1||

Tukk 11

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa 1 |

Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

Tukk 12

ਜੀਵਾ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ਮਨਿ ਆਨੰਦੁ ਹੈ ਜੀਉ ॥

jeevaa terai naae man aanand hai jeeo |

I live by Your Name; my mind is in ecstasy, Lord.

Tukk 13

ਸਾਚੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਹੈ ਜੀਉ ॥

saacho saachaa naau gun govind hai jeeo |

True is the Name of the True Lord. Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

Tukk 14

ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਜੀ ਤਿਨਿ ਗੋਈ ॥

gur giaan apaaraa sirajanahaaraa jin sirajee tin goee |

Infinite is the spiritual wisdom imparted by the Guru. The Creator Lord who created, shall also destroy.

Tukk 15

ਪਰਵਾਣਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ ਫੇਰਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

paravaanaa aaeaa hukam patthaaeaa fer na sakai koee |

The call of death is sent out by the Lord's Command; no one can challenge it.

Tukk 16

ਆਪੇ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਲੇਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

aape kar vekhai sir sir lekhai aape surat bujhaaee |

He Himself creates, and watches; His written command is above each and every head. He Himself imparts understanding and awareness.

Tukk 17

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਜੀਵਾ ਸਚੀ ਨਾਈ ॥੧॥

naanak saahib agam agochar jeevaa sachee naaee |1|

O Nanak, the Lord Master is inaccessible and unfathomable; I live by His True Name. ||1||

Tukk 18

ਤੁਮ ਸਰਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਆਇਆ ਜਾਇਸੀ ਜੀਉ ॥

tum sar avar na koe aaeaa jaaeisee jeeo |

No one can compare to You, Lord; all come and go.

Tukk 19

ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਬੇੜੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਸੀ ਜੀਉ ॥

hukamee hoe niberr bharam chukaaeisee jeeo |

By Your Command, the account is settled, and doubt is dispelled.

Tukk 20

ਗੁਰੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਹਾਏ ਸਚ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਮਾਣਾ ॥

gur bharam chukaae akath kahaae sach meh saach samaanaa |

The Guru dispels doubt, and makes us speak the Unspoken Speech; the true ones are absorbed into Truth.

Tukk 21

ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਸਮਾਏ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ॥

aap upaae aap samaae hukamee hukam pachhaanaa |

He Himself creates, and He Himself destroys; I accept the Command of the Commander Lord.

Tukk 22

ਸਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਈ ਤੂ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਸਖਾਈ ॥

sachee vaddiaaee gur te paaee too man ant sakhaaee |

True greatness comes from the Guru; You alone are the mind's companion in the end.

Tukk 23

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨॥

naanak saahib avar na doojaa naam terai vaddiaaee |2|

O Nanak, there is no other than the Lord and Master; greatness comes from Your Name. ||2||

Tukk 24

ਤੂ ਸਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੁ ਅਲਖ ਸਿਰੰਦਿਆ ਜੀਉ ॥

too sachaa sirajanahaar alakh sirandiaa jeeo |

You are the True Creator Lord, the unknowable Maker.

Tukk 25

ਏਕੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਦੁਇ ਰਾਹ ਵਾਦ ਵਧੰਦਿਆ ਜੀਉ ॥

ek saahib due raah vaad vadhandiaa jeeo |

There is only the One Lord and Master, but there are two paths, by which conflict increases.

Tukk 26

ਦੁਇ ਰਾਹ ਚਲਾਏ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਬਾਏ ਜਨਮਿ ਮੁਆ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥

due raah chalaae hukam sabaae janam muaa sansaaraa |

All follow these two paths, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command; the world is born, only to die.

Tukk 27

ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਬੇਲੀ ਬਿਖੁ ਲਾਦੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰਾ ॥

naam binaa naahee ko belee bikh laadee sir bhaaraa |

Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal has no friend at all; he carries loads of sin on his head.

Tukk 28

ਹੁਕਮੀ ਆਇਆ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥

hukamee aaeaa hukam na boojhai hukam savaaranahaaraa |

By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he comes, but he does not understand this Hukam; the Lord's Hukam is the Embellisher.

Tukk 29

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਿਞਾਪੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੩॥

naanak saahib sabad siyaapai saachaa sirajanahaaraa |3|

O Nanak, through the Shabad, the Word of the Lord and Master, the True Creator Lord is realized. ||3||

Tukk 30

ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਦਰਵਾਰਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ਜੀਉ ॥

bhagat soheh daravaar sabad suhaaeaa jeeo |

Your devotees look beautiful in Your Court, embellished with the Shabad.

Tukk 31

ਬੋਲਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਣਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਇਆ ਜੀਉ ॥

boleh amrit baan rasan rasaaeaa jeeo |

They chant the Ambrosial Word of His Bani, savoring it with their tongues.

Tukk 32

ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਏ ਨਾਮਿ ਤਿਸਾਏ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਿਕਾਣੇ ॥

rasan rasaae naam tisaae gur kai sabad vikaane |

Savoring it with their tongues, they thirst for the Naam; they are a sacrifice to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

Tukk 33

ਪਾਰਸਿ ਪਰਸਿਐ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਹੋਏ ਜਾ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣੇ ॥

paaras parasiai paaras hoe jaa terai man bhaane |

Touching the philosopher's stone, they become the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold; O Lord, they become pleasing to your mind.

Tukk 34

ਅਮਰਾ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

amaraa pad paaeaa aap gavaaeaa viralaa giaan veechaaree |

They attain the immortal status and eradicate their self-conceit; how rare is that person, who contemplates spiritual wisdom.

Tukk 35

ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੇ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ॥੪॥

naanak bhagat sohan dar saachai saache ke vaapaaree |4|

O Nanak, the devotees look beautiful in the Court of the True Lord; they are dealers in the Truth. ||4||

Tukk 36

ਭੂਖ ਪਿਆਸੋ ਆਥਿ ਕਿਉ ਦਰਿ ਜਾਇਸਾ ਜੀਉ ॥

bhookh piaaso aath kiau dar jaaeisaa jeeo |

I am hungry and thirsty for wealth; how will I be able to go to the Lord's Court?

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