Ang 127 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਇਹੁ ਗੁਫਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥

gur kai sabad ihu gufaa veechaare |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, search this cave.

Line 1

ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ॥

naam niranjan antar vasai muraare |

The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the self.

Line 2

ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

har gun gaavai sabad suhaae mil preetam sukh paavaniaa |4|

Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and decorate yourself with the Shabad. Meeting with your Beloved, you shall find peace. ||4||

Line 3

ਜਮੁ ਜਾਗਾਤੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

jam jaagaatee doojai bhaae kar laae |

The Messenger of Death imposes his tax on those who are attached to duality.

Line 4

ਨਾਵਹੁ ਭੂਲੇ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਏ ॥

naavahu bhoole dee sajaae |

He inflicts punishment on those who forget the Name.

Line 5

ਘੜੀ ਮੁਹਤ ਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਲੇਵੈ ਰਤੀਅਹੁ ਮਾਸਾ ਤੋਲ ਕਢਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

gharree muhat kaa lekhaa levai rateeahu maasaa tol kadtaavaniaa |5|

They are called to account for each instant and each moment. Every grain, every particle, is weighed and counted. ||5||

Line 6

ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਚੇਤੇ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

peeearrai pir chete naahee |

One who does not remember her Husband Lord in this world is being cheated by duality;

Line 7

ਦੂਜੈ ਮੁਠੀ ਰੋਵੈ ਧਾਹੀ ॥

doojai mutthee rovai dhaahee |

She shall weep bitterly in the end.

Line 8

ਖਰੀ ਕੁਆਲਿਓ ਕੁਰੂਪਿ ਕੁਲਖਣੀ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

kharee kuaalio kuroop kulakhanee supanai pir nahee paavaniaa |6|

She is from an evil family; she is ugly and vile. Even in her dreams, she does not meet her Husband Lord. ||6||

Line 9

ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥

peeearrai pir man vasaaeaa |

She who enshrines her Husband Lord in her mind in this world

Line 10

ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥

poorai gur hadoor dikhaaeaa |

His Presence is revealed to her by the Perfect Guru.

Line 11

ਕਾਮਣਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇ ਸਬਦੇ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵੈ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

kaaman pir raakhiaa kantth laae sabade pir raavai sej suhaavaniaa |7|

That soul-bride keeps her Husband Lord clasped tightly to her heart, and through the Word of the Shabad, she enjoys her Husband Lord upon His Beautiful Bed. ||7||

Line 12

ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਸਦਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥

aape devai sad bulaae |

The Lord Himself sends out the call, and He summons us to His Presence.

Line 13

ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਉ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

aapanaa naau man vasaae |

He enshrines His Name within our minds.

Line 14

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨੮॥੨੯॥

naanak naam milai vaddiaaee anadin sadaa gun gaavaniaa |8|28|29|

O Nanak, one who receives the greatness of the Naam night and day, constantly sings His Glorious Praises. ||8||28||29||

Line 15

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

maajh mahalaa 3 |

Maajh, Third Mehl:

Line 16

ਊਤਮ ਜਨਮੁ ਸੁਥਾਨਿ ਹੈ ਵਾਸਾ ॥

aootam janam suthaan hai vaasaa |

Sublime is their birth, and the place where they dwell.

Line 17

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਘਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥

satigur seveh ghar maeh udaasaa |

Those who serve the True Guru remain detached in the home of their own being.

Line 18

ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

har rang raheh sadaa rang raate har ras man tripataavaniaa |1|

They abide in the Lord's Love, and constantly imbued with His Love, their minds are satisfied and fulfilled with the Lord's Essence. ||1||

Line 19

ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਪੜਿ ਬੁਝਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

hau vaaree jeeo vaaree parr bujh man vasaavaniaa |

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who read of the Lord, who understand and enshrine Him within their minds.

Line 20

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੜਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

guramukh parreh har naam salaaheh dar sachai sobhaa paavaniaa |1| rahaau |

The Gurmukhs read and praise the Lord's Name; they are honored in the True Court. ||1||Pause||

Line 21

ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਉ ਹਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

alakh abheo har rahiaa samaae |

The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere.

Line 22

ਉਪਾਇ ਨ ਕਿਤੀ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਏ ॥

aupaae na kitee paaeaa jaae |

He cannot be obtained by any effort.

Line 23

ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

kirapaa kare taa satigur bhettai nadaree mel milaavaniaa |2|

If the Lord grants His Grace, then we come to meet the True Guru. By His Kindness, we are united in His Union. ||2||

Line 24

ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਪੜੈ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

doojai bhaae parrai nahee boojhai |

One who reads, while attached to duality, does not understand.

Line 25

ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਲੂਝੈ ॥

tribidh maaeaa kaaran loojhai |

He yearns for the three-phased Maya.

Line 26

ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

tribidh bandhan tootteh gurasabadee gurasabadee mukat karaavaniaa |3|

The bonds of the three-phased Maya are broken by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Through the Guru's Shabad, liberation is achieved. ||3||

Line 27

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਚੰਚਲੁ ਵਸਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥

eihu man chanchal vas na aavai |

This unstable mind cannot be held steady.

Line 28

ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

dubidhaa laagai deh dis dhaavai |

Attached to duality, it wanders in the ten directions.

Line 29

ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾ ਕੀੜਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਚਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

bikh kaa keerraa bikh meh raataa bikh hee maeh pachaavaniaa |4|

It is a poisonous worm, drenched with poison, and in poison it rots away. ||4||

Line 30

ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰੇ ਤੈ ਆਪੁ ਜਣਾਏ ॥

hau hau kare tai aap janaae |

Practicing egotism and selfishness, they try to impress others by showing off.

Line 31

ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥

bahu karam karai kichh thaae na paae |

They perform all sorts of rituals, but they gain no acceptance.

Line 32

ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਬਖਸੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

tujh te baahar kichhoo na hovai bakhase sabad suhaavaniaa |5|

Without You, Lord, nothing happens at all. You forgive those who are adorned with the Word of Your Shabad. ||5||

Line 33

ਉਪਜੈ ਪਚੈ ਹਰਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

aupajai pachai har boojhai naahee |

They are born, and they die, but they do not understand the Lord.

Line 34

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਫਿਰਾਹੀ ॥

anadin doojai bhaae firaahee |

Night and day, they wander, in love with duality.

Line 35

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਇਆ ਹੈ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਇਆ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

manamukh janam geaa hai birathaa ant geaa pachhutaavaniaa |6|

The lives of the self-willed manmukhs are useless; in the end, they die, regretting and repenting. ||6||

Line 36

ਪਿਰੁ ਪਰਦੇਸਿ ਸਿਗਾਰੁ ਬਣਾਏ ॥

pir parades sigaar banaae |

The Husband is away, and the wife is getting dressed up.

Line 37

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੁ ਐਸੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਏ ॥

manamukh andh aise karam kamaae |

This is what the blind, self-willed manmukhs are doing.

Line 38

ਹਲਤਿ ਨ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਲਤਿ ਨ ਢੋਈ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

halat na sobhaa palat na dtoee birathaa janam gavaavaniaa |7|

They are not honored in this world, and they shall find no shelter in the world hereafter. They are wasting their lives in vain. ||7||

Line 39

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

har kaa naam kinai viralai jaataa |

How rare are those who know the Name of the Lord!

Line 40

ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥

poore gur kai sabad pachhaataa |

Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, the Lord is realized.

Line 41

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥

anadin bhagat kare din raatee sahaje hee sukh paavaniaa |8|

Night and day, they perform the Lord's devotional service; day and night, they find intuitive peace. ||8||

Line 42

ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਈ ॥

sabh meh varatai eko soee |

That One Lord is pervading in all.

Line 43

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

guramukh viralaa boojhai koee |

Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.

Line 44

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਜਨ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੯॥੨੯॥੩੦॥

naanak naam rate jan soheh kar kirapaa aap milaavaniaa |9|29|30|

O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are beautiful. Granting His Grace, God unites them with Himself. ||9||29||30||

Line 45