Ang 1240 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਖਣਿ ਅਉਖਾ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਆਖਿ ॥੨॥

aakhan aaukhaa naanakaa aakh na jaapai aakh |2|

It is so difficult to chant it, O Nanak; it cannot be chanted with the mouth. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਮਨੁ ਰਹਸੀਐ ਨਾਮੇ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਆਈ ॥

naae suniai man rahaseeai naame saant aaee |

Hearing the Name, the mind is delighted. The Name brings peace and tranquility.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੀਐ ਸਭ ਦੁਖ ਗਵਾਈ ॥

naae suniai man tripateeai sabh dukh gavaaee |

Hearing the Name, the mind is satisfied, and all pains are taken away.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਨਾਉ ਊਪਜੈ ਨਾਮੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

naae suniai naau aoopajai naame vaddiaaee |

Hearing the Name, one becomes famous; the Name brings glorious greatness.

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ਨਾਮੇ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਨਾਮੇ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥

naame hee sabh jaat pat naame gat paaee |

The Name brings all honor and status; through the Name, salvation is obtained.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੬॥

guramukh naam dhiaaeeai naanak liv laaee |6|

The Gurmukh meditates on the Name; Nanak is lovingly attuned to the Name. ||6||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਰਾਗਂੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਵੇਦਂੀ ॥

jootth na raaganee jootth na vedanee |

Impurity does not come from music; impurity does not come from the Vedas.

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ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਚੰਦ ਸੂਰਜ ਕੀ ਭੇਦੀ ॥

jootth na chand sooraj kee bhedee |

Impurity does not come from the phases of the sun and the moon.

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ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਅੰਨੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਨਾਈ ॥

jootth na anee jootth na naaee |

Impurity does not come from food; impurity does not come from ritual cleansing baths.

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ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਮੀਹੁ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਐ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ॥

jootth na meehu varhiai sabh thaaee |

Impurity does not come from the rain, which falls everywhere.

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ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਧਰਤੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਾਣੀ ॥

jootth na dharatee jootth na paanee |

Impurity does not come from the earth; impurity does not come from the water.

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ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਉਣੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

jootth na paunai maeh samaanee |

Impurity does not come from the air which is diffused everywhere.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਗੁਰਿਆ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥

naanak niguriaa gun naahee koe |

O Nanak, the one who has no Guru, has no redeeming virtues at all.

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ਮੁਹਿ ਫੇਰਿਐ ਮੁਹੁ ਜੂਠਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

muhi feriai muhu jootthaa hoe |1|

Impurity comes from turning one's face away from God. ||1||

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ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਨਾਨਕ ਚੁਲੀਆ ਸੁਚੀਆ ਜੇ ਭਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

naanak chuleea sucheea je bhar jaanai koe |

O Nanak, the mouth is truly cleansed by ritual cleansing, if you really know how to do it.

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ਸੁਰਤੇ ਚੁਲੀ ਗਿਆਨ ਕੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਾ ਜਤੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

surate chulee giaan kee jogee kaa jat hoe |

For the intuitively aware, cleansing is spiritual wisdom. For the Yogi, it is self-control.

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਚੁਲੀ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਕੀ ਗਿਰਹੀ ਕਾ ਸਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

brahaman chulee santokh kee girahee kaa sat daan |

For the Brahmin, cleansing is contentment; for the householder, it is truth and charity.

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ਰਾਜੇ ਚੁਲੀ ਨਿਆਵ ਕੀ ਪੜਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥

raaje chulee niaav kee parriaa sach dhiaan |

For the king, cleansing is justice; for the scholar, it is true meditation.

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ਪਾਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਨ ਧੋਪਈ ਮੁਖਿ ਪੀਤੈ ਤਿਖ ਜਾਇ ॥

paanee chit na dhopee mukh peetai tikh jaae |

The consciousness is not washed with water; you drink it to quench your thirst.

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ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਜਗਤ ਕਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਸਭੁ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥

paanee pitaa jagat kaa fir paanee sabh khaae |2|

Water is the father of the world; in the end, water destroys it all. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਭ ਸਿਧਿ ਹੈ ਰਿਧਿ ਪਿਛੈ ਆਵੈ ॥

naae suniai sabh sidh hai ridh pichhai aavai |

Hearing the Name, all supernatural spiritual powers are obtained, and wealth follows along.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

naae suniai nau nidh milai man chindiaa paavai |

Hearing the Name, the nine treasures are received, and the mind's desires are obtained.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਕਵਲਾ ਚਰਨ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥

naae suniai santokh hoe kavalaa charan dhiaavai |

Hearing the Name, contentment comes, and Maya meditates at one's feet.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਹਜੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

naae suniai sehaj aoopajai sahaje sukh paavai |

Hearing the Name, intuitive peace and poise wells up.

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ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੭॥

guramatee naau paaeeai naanak gun gaavai |7|

Through the Guru's Teachings, the Name is obtained; O Nanak, sing His Glorious Praises. ||7||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਦੁਖ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੰਮਣੁ ਦੁਖਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਰਤਣੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

dukh vich jaman dukh maran dukh varatan sansaar |

In pain, we are born; in pain, we die. In pain, we deal with the world.

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ਦੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਗੈ ਆਖੀਐ ਪੜਿੑ ਪੜਿੑ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥

dukh dukh agai aakheeai parra parra kareh pukaar |

Hereafter, there is said to be pain, only pain; the more the mortals read, the more they cry out.

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ਦੁਖ ਕੀਆ ਪੰਡਾ ਖੁਲੑੀਆ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਨਿਕਲਿਓ ਕੋਇ ॥

dukh keea panddaa khulaeea sukh na nikalio koe |

The packages of pain are untied, but peace does not emerge.

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ਦੁਖ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਾਇਆ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਚਲਿਆ ਰੋਇ ॥

dukh vich jeeo jalaaeaa dukheea chaliaa roe |

In pain, the soul burns; in pain, it departs weeping and wailing.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਫਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥

naanak sifatee ratiaa man tan hariaa hoe |

O Nanak, imbued with the Lord's Praise, the mind and body blossom forth, rejuvenated.

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ਦੁਖ ਕੀਆ ਅਗੀ ਮਾਰੀਅਹਿ ਭੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

dukh keea agee maareeeh bhee dukh daaroo hoe |1|

In the fire of pain, the mortals die; but pain is also the cure. ||1||

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ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਸੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਭਸੂ ਹੂ ਭਸੁ ਖੇਹ ॥

naanak duneea bhas rang bhasoo hoo bhas kheh |

O Nanak, worldly pleasures are nothing more than dust. They are the dust of the dust of ashes.

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ਭਸੋ ਭਸੁ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਭੀ ਭਸੁ ਭਰੀਐ ਦੇਹ ॥

bhaso bhas kamaavanee bhee bhas bhareeai deh |

The mortal earns only the dust of the dust; his body is covered with dust.

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ਜਾ ਜੀਉ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਕਢੀਐ ਭਸੂ ਭਰਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

jaa jeeo vichahu kadteeai bhasoo bhariaa jaae |

When the soul is taken out of the body, it too is covered with dust.

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ਅਗੈ ਲੇਖੈ ਮੰਗਿਐ ਹੋਰ ਦਸੂਣੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥

agai lekhai mangiai hor dasoonee paae |2|

And when one's account is called for in the world hereafter, he receives only ten times more dust. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸੁਚਿ ਸੰਜਮੋ ਜਮੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥

naae suniai such sanjamo jam nerr na aavai |

Hearing the Name, one is blessed with purity and self-control, and the Messenger of Death will not draw near.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਆਨੑੇਰੁ ਗਵਾਵੈ ॥

naae suniai ghatt chaananaa aanaer gavaavai |

Hearing the Name, the heart is illumined, and darkness is dispelled.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਆਪੁ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਲਾਹਾ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

naae suniai aap bujheeai laahaa naau paavai |

Hearing the Name, one comes to understand his own self, and the profit of the Name is obtained.

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ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਪਾਪ ਕਟੀਅਹਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

naae suniai paap katteeeh niramal sach paavai |

Hearing the Name, sins are eradicated, and one meets the Immaculate True Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਨਾਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥੮॥

naanak naae suniai mukh ujale naau guramukh dhiaavai |8|

O Nanak, hearing the Name, one's face becomes radiant. As Gurmukh, meditate on the Name. ||8||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਘਰਿ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਸਭਾ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

ghar naaraaein sabhaa naal |

In your home, is the Lord God, along with all your other gods.

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