Ang 1286 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਮੑਾਲੀਐ ਸਚੇ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਉ ॥

guramukh sabad samaaleeai sache ke gun gaau |

The Gurmukhs dwell on the Word of the Shabad. They sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਜਨ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੨॥

naanak naam rate jan niramale sahaje sach samaau |2|

O Nanak, those humble beings who are imbued with the Naam are pure and immaculate. They are intuitively merged in the True Lord. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

pooraa satigur sev pooraa paaeaa |

Serving the Perfect True Guru, I have found the Perfect Lord.

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ਪੂਰੈ ਕਰਮਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਪੂਰਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥

poorai karam dhiaae pooraa sabad man vasaaeaa |

Meditating on the Perfect Lord, by perfect karma, I have enshrined the Shabad within my mind.

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ਪੂਰੈ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਧਿਆਨਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥

poorai giaan dhiaan mail chukaaeaa |

Through perfect spiritual wisdom and meditation, my filth has been washed away.

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ਹਰਿ ਸਰਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਜਾਣਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਨਾਇਆ ॥

har sar teerath jaan manooaa naaeaa |

The Lord is my sacred shrine of pilgrimage and pool of purification; I wash my mind in Him.

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ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਧੰਨੁ ਜਣੇਦੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

sabad marai man maar dhan janedee maaeaa |

One who dies in the Shabad and conquers his mind - blessed is the mother who gave birth to him.

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ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸਚਿਆਰੁ ਸਚਾ ਆਇਆ ॥

dar sachai sachiaar sachaa aaeaa |

He is true in the Court of the Lord, and his coming into this world is judged to be true.

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ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਇ ਜਾਂ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

puchh na sakai koe jaan khasamai bhaaeaa |

No one can challenge that person, with whom our Lord and Master is pleased.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧੮॥

naanak sach salaeh likhiaa paaeaa |18|

O Nanak, praising the True Lord, his pre-ordained destiny is activated. ||18||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, Third Mehl:

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ਕੁਲਹਾਂ ਦੇਂਦੇ ਬਾਵਲੇ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਵਡੇ ਨਿਲਜ ॥

kulahaan dende baavale lainde vadde nilaj |

Those who give out ceremonial hats of recognition are fools; those who receive them have no shame.

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ਚੂਹਾ ਖਡ ਨ ਮਾਵਈ ਤਿਕਲਿ ਬੰਨੑੈ ਛਜ ॥

choohaa khadd na maavee tikal banai chhaj |

The mouse cannot enter its hole with a basket tied around its waist.

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ਦੇਨਿੑ ਦੁਆਈ ਸੇ ਮਰਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਦੇਨਿ ਸਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

dena duaaee se mareh jin kau den si jaeh |

Those who give out blessings shall die, and those that they bless shall also depart.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਪਈ ਕਿਥੈ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥

naanak hukam na jaapee kithai jaae samaeh |

O Nanak, no one knows the Lord's Command, by which all must depart.

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ਫਸਲਿ ਅਹਾੜੀ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਵਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥

fasal ahaarree ek naam saavanee sach naau |

The spring harvest is the Name of the One Lord; the harvest of autumn is the True Name.

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ਮੈ ਮਹਦੂਦੁ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ਖਸਮੈ ਕੈ ਦਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

mai mahadood likhaaeaa khasamai kai dar jaae |

I receive a letter of pardon from my Lord and Master, when I reach His Court.

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ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੇ ਦਰ ਕੇਤੜੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਂਹਿ ॥

duneea ke dar ketarre kete aaveh jaanhi |

There are so many courts of the world, and so many who come and go there.

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ਕੇਤੇ ਮੰਗਹਿ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਮੰਗਿ ਮੰਗਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

kete mangeh mangate kete mang mang jaeh |1|

There are so many beggars begging; so many beg and beg until death. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਸਉ ਮਣੁ ਹਸਤੀ ਘਿਉ ਗੁੜੁ ਖਾਵੈ ਪੰਜਿ ਸੈ ਦਾਣਾ ਖਾਇ ॥

sau man hasatee ghiau gurr khaavai panj sai daanaa khaae |

The elephant eats a hundred pounds of ghee and molasses, and five hundred pounds of corn.

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ਡਕੈ ਫੂਕੈ ਖੇਹ ਉਡਾਵੈ ਸਾਹਿ ਗਇਐ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥

ddakai fookai kheh uddaavai saeh geiai pachhutaae |

He belches and grunts and scatters dust, and when the breath leaves his body, he regrets it.

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ਅੰਧੀ ਫੂਕਿ ਮੁਈ ਦੇਵਾਨੀ ॥

andhee fook muee devaanee |

The blind and arrogant die insane.

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ਖਸਮਿ ਮਿਟੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਭਾਨੀ ॥

khasam mittee fir bhaanee |

Submitting to the Lord, one become pleasing to Him.

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ਅਧੁ ਗੁਲ੍ਹਾ ਚਿੜੀ ਕਾ ਚੁਗਣੁ ਗੈਣਿ ਚੜੀ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥

adh gulhaa chirree kaa chugan gain charree bilalaae |

The sparrow eats only half a grain, then it flies through the sky and chirps.

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ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਓਹਾ ਚੰਗੀ ਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

khasamai bhaavai ohaa changee ji kare khudaae khudaae |

The good sparrow is pleasing to her Lord and Master, if she chirps the Name of the Lord.

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ਸਕਤਾ ਸੀਹੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਸੈ ਮਿਰਿਆ ਸਭ ਪਿਛੈ ਪੈ ਖਾਇ ॥

sakataa seehu maare sai miriaa sabh pichhai pai khaae |

The powerful tiger kills hundreds of deer, and all sorts of other animals eat what it leaves.

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ਹੋਇ ਸਤਾਣਾ ਘੁਰੈ ਨ ਮਾਵੈ ਸਾਹਿ ਗਇਐ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥

hoe sataanaa ghurai na maavai saeh geiai pachhutaae |

It becomes very strong, and cannot be contained in its den, but when it must go, it regrets.

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ਅੰਧਾ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਬੁਕਿ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ॥

andhaa kis no buk sunaavai |

So who is impressed by the roar of the blind beast?

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ਖਸਮੈ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

khasamai mool na bhaavai |

He is not pleasing at all to his Lord and Master.

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ਅਕ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਅਕ ਤਿਡਾ ਅਕ ਡਾਲੀ ਬਹਿ ਖਾਇ ॥

ak siau preet kare ak tiddaa ak ddaalee beh khaae |

The insect loves the milkweed plant; perched on its branch, it eats it.

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ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਓਹੋ ਚੰਗਾ ਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

khasamai bhaavai oho changaa ji kare khudaae khudaae |

It becomes good and pleasing to its Lord and Master, if it chirps the Name of the Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਕੀਤੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥

naanak duneea chaar dihaarre sukh keetai dukh hoee |

O Nanak, the world lasts for only a few days; indulging in pleasures, pain is produced.

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ਗਲਾ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੈਨਿ ਘਣੇਰੇ ਛਡਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

galaa vaale hain ghanere chhadd na sakai koee |

There are many who boast and brag, but none of them can remain detached from the world.

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ਮਖਂੀ ਮਿਠੈ ਮਰਣਾ ॥

makhanee mitthai maranaa |

The fly dies for the sake of sweets.

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ਜਿਨ ਤੂ ਰਖਹਿ ਤਿਨ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਤਿਨ ਭਉ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰਣਾ ॥੨॥

jin too rakheh tin nerr na aavai tin bhau saagar taranaa |2|

O Lord, death does not even approach those whom You protect. You carry them across the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ ਸਚਾ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

agam agochar too dhanee sachaa alakh apaar |

You are Inaccessible and Unfathomable, O Invisible and Infinite True Lord Master.

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ਤੂ ਦਾਤਾ ਸਭਿ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਇਕੋ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

too daataa sabh mangate iko devanahaar |

You are the Giver, all are beggars of You. You alone are the Great Giver.

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ਜਿਨੀ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਤਿਨੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

jinee seviaa tinee sukh paaeaa guramatee veechaar |

Those who serve You find peace, reflecting on the Guru's Teachings.

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ਇਕਨਾ ਨੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਏਵੈ ਭਾਵਦਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

eikanaa no tudh evai bhaavadaa maaeaa naal piaar |

Some, according to Your Will, are in love with Maya.

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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

gur kai sabad salaaheeai antar prem piaar |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, praise the Lord with love and affection within.

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ਵਿਣੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨ ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

vin preetee bhagat na hovee vin satigur na lagai piaar |

Without love, there is no devotion. Without the True Guru, love is not enshrined.

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ਤੂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਭਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਇਕ ਢਾਢੀ ਕਰੇ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥

too prabh sabh tudh sevade ik dtaadtee kare pukaar |

You are the Lord God; everyone serves You. This is the prayer of Your humble minstrel.

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ਦੇਹਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥੧੯॥

dehi daan santokheea sachaa naam milai aadhaar |19|

Please bless me with the gift of contentment, that I may receive the True Name as my Support. ||19||

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