Ang 1359 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਜੇਨ ਕਲਾ ਮਾਤ ਗਰਭ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੰ ਨਹ ਛੇਦੰਤ ਜਠਰ ਰੋਗਣਹ ॥

jen kalaa maat garabh pratipaalan neh chhedant jatthar roganah |

His Power provides nourishment in the womb of the mother, and does not let disease strike.

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ਤੇਨ ਕਲਾ ਅਸਥੰਭੰ ਸਰੋਵਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਹ ਛਿਜੰਤਿ ਤਰੰਗ ਤੋਯਣਹ ॥੫੩॥

ten kalaa asathanbhan sarovaran naanak neh chhijant tarang toyanah |53|

His Power holds back the ocean, O Nanak, and does not allow the waves of water to destroy the land. ||53||

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ਗੁਸਾਂਈ ਗਰਿਸ੍ਟ ਰੂਪੇਣ ਸਿਮਰਣੰ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਜੀਵਣਹ ॥

gusaanee garisatt roopen simaranan sarabatr jeevanah |

The Lord of the World is Supremely Beautiful; His Meditation is the Life of all.

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ਲਬਧੵੰ ਸੰਤ ਸੰਗੇਣ ਨਾਨਕ ਸ੍ਵਛ ਮਾਰਗ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਣਹ ॥੫੪॥

labadhayan sant sangen naanak svachh maarag har bhagatanah |54|

In the Society of the Saints, O Nanak, He is found on the path of devotional worship of the Lord. ||54||

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ਮਸਕੰ ਭਗਨੰਤ ਸੈਲੰ ਕਰਦਮੰ ਤਰੰਤ ਪਪੀਲਕਹ ॥

masakan bhaganant sailan karadaman tarant papeelakah |

The mosquito pierces the stone, the ant crosses the swamp,

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ਸਾਗਰੰ ਲੰਘੰਤਿ ਪਿੰਗੰ ਤਮ ਪਰਗਾਸ ਅੰਧਕਹ ॥

saagaran langhant pingan tam paragaas andhakah |

the cripple crosses the ocean, and the blind sees in the darkness,

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ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗੇਣਿ ਸਿਮਰੰਤਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਰਣਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ॥੫੫॥

saadh sangen simarant gobind saran naanak har har hare |55|

meditating on the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, Har, Har, Haray. ||55||

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ਤਿਲਕ ਹੀਣੰ ਜਥਾ ਬਿਪ੍ਰਾ ਅਮਰ ਹੀਣੰ ਜਥਾ ਰਾਜਨਹ ॥

tilak heenan jathaa bipraa amar heenan jathaa raajanah |

Like a Brahmin without a sacred mark on his forehead, or a king without the power of command,

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ਆਵਧ ਹੀਣੰ ਜਥਾ ਸੂਰਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਧਰਮ ਹੀਣੰ ਤਥਾ ਬੈਸ੍ਨਵਹ ॥੫੬॥

aavadh heenan jathaa sooraa naanak dharam heenan tathaa baisanavah |56|

or a warrior without weapons, so is the devotee of God without Dharmic Faith. ||56||

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ਨ ਸੰਖੰ ਨ ਚਕ੍ਰੰ ਨ ਗਦਾ ਨ ਸਿਆਮੰ ॥

n sankhan na chakran na gadaa na siaaman |

God has no conch-shell, no religious mark, no paraphernalia; he does not have blue skin.

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ਅਸ੍ਚਰਜ ਰੂਪੰ ਰਹੰਤ ਜਨਮੰ ॥

ascharaj roopan rahant janaman |

His Form is Wondrous and Amazing. He is beyond incarnation.

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ਨੇਤ ਨੇਤ ਕਥੰਤਿ ਬੇਦਾ ॥

net net kathant bedaa |

The Vedas say that He is not this, and not that.

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ਊਚ ਮੂਚ ਅਪਾਰ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਹ ॥

aooch mooch apaar gobindah |

The Lord of the Universe is Lofty and High, Great and Infinite.

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ਬਸੰਤਿ ਸਾਧ ਰਿਦਯੰ ਅਚੁਤ ਬੁਝੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਡਭਾਗੀਅਹ ॥੫੭॥

basant saadh ridayan achut bujhant naanak baddabhaageeah |57|

The Imperishable Lord abides in the hearts of the Holy. He is understood, O Nanak, by those who are very fortunate. ||57||

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ਉਦਿਆਨ ਬਸਨੰ ਸੰਸਾਰੰ ਸਨਬੰਧੀ ਸ੍ਵਾਨ ਸਿਆਲ ਖਰਹ ॥

audiaan basanan sansaaran sanabandhee svaan siaal kharah |

Living in the world, it is like a wild jungle. One's relatives are like dogs, jackals and donkeys.

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ਬਿਖਮ ਸਥਾਨ ਮਨ ਮੋਹ ਮਦਿਰੰ ਮਹਾਂ ਅਸਾਧ ਪੰਚ ਤਸਕਰਹ ॥

bikham sathaan man moh madiran mahaan asaadh panch tasakarah |

In this difficult place, the mind is intoxicated with the wine of emotional attachment; the five unconquered thieves lurk there.

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ਹੀਤ ਮੋਹ ਭੈ ਭਰਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਣੰ ਅਹੰ ਫਾਂਸ ਤੀਖੵਣ ਕਠਿਨਹ ॥

heet moh bhai bharam bhramanan ahan faans teekhayan katthinah |

The mortals wander lost in love and emotional attachment, fear and doubt; they are caught in the sharp, strong noose of egotism.

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ਪਾਵਕ ਤੋਅ ਅਸਾਧ ਘੋਰੰ ਅਗਮ ਤੀਰ ਨਹ ਲੰਘਨਹ ॥

paavak toa asaadh ghoran agam teer neh langhanah |

The ocean of fire is terrifying and impassable. The distant shore is so far away; it cannot be reached.

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ਭਜੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਗੋੁਪਾਲ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਸਰਣ ਉਧਰਣ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ॥੫੮॥

bhaj saadhasang guopaal naanak har charan saran udharan kripaa |58|

Vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the World, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; O Nanak, by His Grace, we are saved at the Lotus Feet of the Lord. ||58||

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ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੰਤ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੋਪਾਲਹ ਸਗਲੵੰ ਰੋਗ ਖੰਡਣਹ ॥

kripaa karant gobind gopaalah sagalayan rog khanddanah |

When the Lord of the Universe grants His Grace, all illnesses are cured.

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ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗੇਣਿ ਗੁਣ ਰਮਤ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਹ ॥੫੯॥

saadh sangen gun ramat naanak saran pooran paramesurah |59|

Nanak chants His Glorious Praises in the Saadh Sangat, in the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord God. ||59||

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ਸਿਆਮਲੰ ਮਧੁਰ ਮਾਨੁਖੵੰ ਰਿਦਯੰ ਭੂਮਿ ਵੈਰਣਹ ॥

siaamalan madhur maanukhayan ridayan bhoom vairanah |

The mortal is beautiful and speaks sweet words, but in the farm of his heart, he harbors cruel vengeance.

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ਨਿਵੰਤਿ ਹੋਵੰਤਿ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਚੇਤਨੰ ਸੰਤ ਸ੍ਵਜਨਹ ॥੬੦॥

nivant hovant mithiaa chetanan sant svajanah |60|

He pretends to bow in worship, but he is false. Beware of him, O friendly Saints. ||60||

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ਅਚੇਤ ਮੂੜਾ ਨ ਜਾਣੰਤ ਘਟੰਤ ਸਾਸਾ ਨਿਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੇ ॥

achet moorraa na jaanant ghattant saasaa nit prate |

The thoughtless fool does not know that each day, his breaths are being used up.

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ਛਿਜੰਤ ਮਹਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਕਾਂਇਆ ਕਾਲ ਕੰਨਿਆ ਗ੍ਰਾਸਤੇ ॥

chhijant mahaa sundaree kaaneaa kaal kaniaa graasate |

His most beautiful body is wearing away; old age, the daughter of death, has seized it.

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ਰਚੰਤਿ ਪੁਰਖਹ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਲੀਲਾ ਅਨਿਤ ਆਸਾ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਬਿਨੋਦ ॥

rachant purakhah kuttanb leelaa anit aasaa bikhiaa binod |

He is engrossed in family play; placing his hopes in transitory things, he indulges in corrupt pleasures.

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ਭ੍ਰਮੰਤਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੰਤਿ ਬਹੁ ਜਨਮ ਹਾਰਿਓ ਸਰਣਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਮਯਹ ॥੬੧॥

bhramant bhramant bahu janam haario saran naanak karunaa mayah |61|

Wandering lost in countless incarnations, he is exhausted. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Embodiment of Mercy. ||61||

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ਹੇ ਜਿਹਬੇ ਹੇ ਰਸਗੇ ਮਧੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਤੁਯੰ ॥

he jihabe he rasage madhur pria tuyan |

O tongue, you love to enjoy the sweet delicacies.

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ਸਤ ਹਤੰ ਪਰਮ ਬਾਦੰ ਅਵਰਤ ਏਥਹ ਸੁਧ ਅਛਰਣਹ ॥

sat hatan param baadan avarat ethah sudh achharanah |

You are dead to the Truth, and involved in great disputes. Instead, repeat the holy words:

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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਦਾਮੋਦਰ ਮਾਧਵੇ ॥੬੨॥

gobind daamodar maadhave |62|

Gobind, Daamodar, Maadhav. ||62||

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ਗਰਬੰਤਿ ਨਾਰੀ ਮਦੋਨ ਮਤੰ ॥

garabant naaree madon matan |

Those who are proud, and intoxicated with the pleasures of sex,

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ਬਲਵੰਤ ਬਲਾਤ ਕਾਰਣਹ ॥

balavant balaat kaaranah |

and asserting their power over others,

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ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਨਹ ਭਜੰਤ ਤ੍ਰਿਣ ਸਮਾਨਿ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜਨਮਨਹ ॥

charan kamal neh bhajant trin samaan dhrig janamanah |

never contemplate the Lord's Lotus Feet. Their lives are cursed, and as worthless as straw.

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ਹੇ ਪਪੀਲਕਾ ਗ੍ਰਸਟੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿਮਰਣ ਤੁਯੰ ਧਨੇ ॥

he papeelakaa grasatte gobind simaran tuyan dhane |

You are as tiny and insignificant as an ant, but you shall become great, by the Wealth of the Lord's Meditation.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਅਨਿਕ ਬਾਰ ਨਮੋ ਨਮਹ ॥੬੩॥

naanak anik baar namo namah |63|

Nanak bows in humble worship, countless times, over and over again. ||63||

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ਤ੍ਰਿਣੰ ਤ ਮੇਰੰ ਸਹਕੰ ਤ ਹਰੀਅੰ ॥

trinan ta meran sahakan ta hareean |

The blade of grass becomes a mountain, and the barren land becomes green.

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ਬੂਡੰ ਤ ਤਰੀਅੰ ਊਣੰ ਤ ਭਰੀਅੰ ॥

booddan ta tareean aoonan ta bhareean |

The drowning one swims across, and the empty is filled to overflowing.

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ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਕੋਟਿ ਸੂਰ ਉਜਾਰੰ ॥

andhakaar kott soor ujaaran |

Millions of suns illuminate the darkness,

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ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਦਯਾਰੰ ॥੬੪॥

binavant naanak har gur dayaaran |64|

prays Nanak, when the Guru, the Lord, becomes Merciful. ||64||

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