Ang 468 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੇ ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

satigur bhette so sukh paae |

One who meets the True Guru finds peace.

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ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

har kaa naam man vasaae |

He enshrines the Name of the Lord in his mind.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥

naanak nadar kare so paae |

O Nanak, when the Lord grants His Grace, He is obtained.

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ਆਸ ਅੰਦੇਸੇ ਤੇ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥੨॥

aas andese te nihakeval haumai sabad jalaae |2|

He becomes free of hope and fear, and burns away his ego with the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਭਗਤ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਗਾਵਦੇ ॥

bhagat terai man bhaavade dar sohan keerat gaavade |

Your devotees are pleasing to Your Mind, Lord. They look beautiful at Your door, singing Your Praises.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮਾ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਦਰਿ ਢੋਅ ਨ ਲਹਨੑੀ ਧਾਵਦੇ ॥

naanak karamaa baahare dar dtoa na lehanaee dhaavade |

O Nanak, those who are denied Your Grace, find no shelter at Your Door; they continue wandering.

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ਇਕਿ ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਬੁਝਨਿੑ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਣਹੋਦਾ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇਦੇ ॥

eik mool na bujhana aapanaa anahodaa aap ganaaeide |

Some do not understand their origins, and without cause, they display their self-conceit.

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ਹਉ ਢਾਢੀ ਕਾ ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਹੋਰਿ ਉਤਮ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਦਾਇਦੇ ॥

hau dtaadtee kaa neech jaat hor utam jaat sadaaeide |

I am the Lord's minstrel, of low social status; others call themselves high caste.

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ਤਿਨੑ ਮੰਗਾ ਜਿ ਤੁਝੈ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ॥੯॥

tina mangaa ji tujhai dhiaaeide |9|

I seek those who meditate on You. ||9||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਕੂੜੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਪਰਜਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਸਭੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

koorr raajaa koorr parajaa koorr sabh sansaar |

False is the king, false are the subjects; false is the whole world.

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ਕੂੜੁ ਮੰਡਪ ਕੂੜੁ ਮਾੜੀ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੈਸਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

koorr manddap koorr maarree koorr baisanahaar |

False is the mansion, false are the skyscrapers; false are those who live in them.

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ਕੂੜੁ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਰੁਪਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਪੈਨੑਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

koorr sueinaa koorr rupaa koorr painanahaar |

False is gold, and false is silver; false are those who wear them.

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ਕੂੜੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਪੜੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

koorr kaaeaa koorr kaparr koorr roop apaar |

False is the body, false are the clothes; false is incomparable beauty.

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ਕੂੜੁ ਮੀਆ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੀਬੀ ਖਪਿ ਹੋਏ ਖਾਰੁ ॥

koorr meea koorr beebee khap hoe khaar |

False is the husband, false is the wife; they mourn and waste away.

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ਕੂੜਿ ਕੂੜੈ ਨੇਹੁ ਲਗਾ ਵਿਸਰਿਆ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥

koorr koorrai nehu lagaa visariaa karataar |

The false ones love falsehood, and forget their Creator.

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ਕਿਸੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਕੀਚੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਚਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

kis naal keechai dosatee sabh jag chalanahaar |

With whom should I become friends, if all the world shall pass away?

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ਕੂੜੁ ਮਿਠਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਮਾਖਿਉ ਕੂੜੁ ਡੋਬੇ ਪੂਰੁ ॥

koorr mitthaa koorr maakhiau koorr ddobe poor |

False is sweetness, false is honey; through falsehood, boat-loads of men have drowned.

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਤੁਧੁ ਬਾਝੁ ਕੂੜੋ ਕੂੜੁ ॥੧॥

naanak vakhaanai benatee tudh baajh koorro koorr |1|

Nanak speaks this prayer: without You, Lord, everything is totally false. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਚਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeai jaa ridai sachaa hoe |

One knows the Truth only when the Truth is in his heart.

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ਕੂੜ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਉਤਰੈ ਤਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਛਾ ਧੋਇ ॥

koorr kee mal utarai tan kare hachhaa dhoe |

The filth of falsehood departs, and the body is washed clean.

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ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਸਚਿ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeai jaa sach dhare piaar |

One knows the Truth only when he bears love to the True Lord.

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ਨਾਉ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨੁ ਰਹਸੀਐ ਤਾ ਪਾਏ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

naau sun man rahaseeai taa paae mokh duaar |

Hearing the Name, the mind is enraptured; then, he attains the gate of salvation.

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ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੀਉ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeai jaa jugat jaanai jeeo |

One knows the Truth only when he knows the true way of life.

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ਧਰਤਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਸਾਧਿ ਕੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੇਇ ਕਰਤਾ ਬੀਉ ॥

dharat kaaeaa saadh kai vich dee karataa beeo |

Preparing the field of the body, he plants the Seed of the Creator.

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ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਸਿਖ ਸਚੀ ਲੇਇ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeai jaa sikh sachee lee |

One knows the Truth only when he receives true instruction.

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ਦਇਆ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

deaa jaanai jeea kee kichh pun daan karee |

Showing mercy to other beings, he makes donations to charities.

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ਸਚੁ ਤਾਂ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਆਤਮ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥

sach taan par jaaneeai jaa aatam teerath kare nivaas |

One knows the Truth only when he dwells in the sacred shrine of pilgrimage of his own soul.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨੋ ਪੁਛਿ ਕੈ ਬਹਿ ਰਹੈ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥

satiguroo no puchh kai beh rahai kare nivaas |

He sits and receives instruction from the True Guru, and lives in accordance with His Will.

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ਸਚੁ ਸਭਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਦਾਰੂ ਪਾਪ ਕਢੈ ਧੋਇ ॥

sach sabhanaa hoe daaroo paap kadtai dhoe |

Truth is the medicine for all; it removes and washes away our sins.

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਜਿਨ ਸਚੁ ਪਲੈ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

naanak vakhaanai benatee jin sach palai hoe |2|

Nanak speaks this prayer to those who have Truth in their laps. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਦਾਨੁ ਮਹਿੰਡਾ ਤਲੀ ਖਾਕੁ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਾਈਐ ॥

daan mahinddaa talee khaak je milai ta masatak laaeeai |

The gift I seek is the dust of the feet of the Saints; if I were to obtain it, I would apply it to my forehead.

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ਕੂੜਾ ਲਾਲਚੁ ਛਡੀਐ ਹੋਇ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

koorraa laalach chhaddeeai hoe ik man alakh dhiaaeeai |

Renounce false greed, and meditate single-mindedly on the unseen Lord.

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ਫਲੁ ਤੇਵੇਹੋ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੇਵੇਹੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

fal teveho paaeeai jevehee kaar kamaaeeai |

As are the actions we commit, so are the rewards we receive.

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ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾ ਧੂੜਿ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਦੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

je hovai poorab likhiaa taa dhoorr tinaa dee paaeeai |

If it is so pre-ordained, then one obtains the dust of the feet of the Saints.

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ਮਤਿ ਥੋੜੀ ਸੇਵ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥੧੦॥

mat thorree sev gavaaeeai |10|

But through small-mindedness, we forfeit the merits of selfless service. ||10||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਸਚਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਕਲਿ ਕਾਲਖ ਬੇਤਾਲ ॥

sach kaal koorr varatiaa kal kaalakh betaal |

There is a famine of Truth; falsehood prevails, and the blackness of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga has turned men into demons.

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ਬੀਉ ਬੀਜਿ ਪਤਿ ਲੈ ਗਏ ਅਬ ਕਿਉ ਉਗਵੈ ਦਾਲਿ ॥

beeo beej pat lai ge ab kiau ugavai daal |

Those who planted their seed have departed with honor; now, how can the shattered seed sprout?

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ਜੇ ਇਕੁ ਹੋਇ ਤ ਉਗਵੈ ਰੁਤੀ ਹੂ ਰੁਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

je ik hoe ta ugavai rutee hoo rut hoe |

If the seed is whole, and it is the proper season, then the seed will sprout.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਹੈ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਕੋਰੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਸੋਇ ॥

naanak paahai baaharaa korai rang na soe |

O Nanak, without treatment, the raw fabric cannot be dyed.

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ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਖੁੰਬਿ ਚੜਾਈਐ ਸਰਮੁ ਪਾਹੁ ਤਨਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

bhai vich khunb charraaeeai saram paahu tan hoe |

In the Fear of God it is bleached white, if the treatment of modesty is applied to the cloth of the body.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤੀ ਜੇ ਰਪੈ ਕੂੜੈ ਸੋਇ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak bhagatee je rapai koorrai soe na koe |1|

O Nanak, if one is imbued with devotional worship, his reputation is not false. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਲਬੁ ਪਾਪੁ ਦੁਇ ਰਾਜਾ ਮਹਤਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਿਕਦਾਰੁ ॥

lab paap due raajaa mahataa koorr hoaa sikadaar |

Greed and sin are the king and prime minister; falsehood is the treasurer.

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ਕਾਮੁ ਨੇਬੁ ਸਦਿ ਪੁਛੀਐ ਬਹਿ ਬਹਿ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

kaam neb sad puchheeai beh beh kare beechaar |

Sexual desire, the chief advisor, is summoned and consulted; they all sit together and contemplate their plans.

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