Ang 472 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਨੀਲ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਪਹਿਰਿ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

neel vasatr pahir hoveh paravaan |

Wearing blue robes, they seek the approval of the Muslim rulers.

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ਮਲੇਛ ਧਾਨੁ ਲੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਪੁਰਾਣੁ ॥

malechh dhaan le poojeh puraan |

Accepting bread from the Muslim rulers, they still worship the Puraanas.

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ਅਭਾਖਿਆ ਕਾ ਕੁਠਾ ਬਕਰਾ ਖਾਣਾ ॥

abhaakhiaa kaa kutthaa bakaraa khaanaa |

They eat the meat of the goats, killed after the Muslim prayers are read over them,

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ਚਉਕੇ ਉਪਰਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥

chauke upar kisai na jaanaa |

but they do not allow anyone else to enter their kitchen areas.

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ਦੇ ਕੈ ਚਉਕਾ ਕਢੀ ਕਾਰ ॥

de kai chaukaa kadtee kaar |

They draw lines around them, plastering the ground with cow-dung.

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ਉਪਰਿ ਆਇ ਬੈਠੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ॥

aupar aae baitthe koorriaar |

The false come and sit within them.

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ਮਤੁ ਭਿਟੈ ਵੇ ਮਤੁ ਭਿਟੈ ॥

mat bhittai ve mat bhittai |

They cry out, "Do not touch our food,

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ਇਹੁ ਅੰਨੁ ਅਸਾਡਾ ਫਿਟੈ ॥

eihu an asaaddaa fittai |

Or it will be polluted!"

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ਤਨਿ ਫਿਟੈ ਫੇੜ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥

tan fittai ferr karen |

But with their polluted bodies, they commit evil deeds.

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ਮਨਿ ਜੂਠੈ ਚੁਲੀ ਭਰੇਨਿ ॥

man jootthai chulee bharen |

With filthy minds, they try to cleanse their mouths.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

kahu naanak sach dhiaaeeai |

Says Nanak, meditate on the True Lord.

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ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥

such hovai taa sach paaeeai |2|

If you are pure, you will obtain the True Lord. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਚਿਤੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਵੇਖਿ ਨਦਰੀ ਹੇਠਿ ਚਲਾਇਦਾ ॥

chitai andar sabh ko vekh nadaree hetth chalaaeidaa |

All are within Your mind; You see and move them under Your Glance of Grace, O Lord.

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ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ॥

aape de vaddiaaeea aape hee karam karaaeidaa |

You Yourself grant them glory, and You Yourself cause them to act.

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ਵਡਹੁ ਵਡਾ ਵਡ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਸਿਰੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਦਾ ॥

vaddahu vaddaa vadd medanee sire sir dhandhai laaeidaa |

The Lord is the greatest of the great; great is His world. He enjoins all to their tasks.

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ਨਦਰਿ ਉਪਠੀ ਜੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁਲਤਾਨਾ ਘਾਹੁ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ॥

nadar upatthee je kare sulataanaa ghaahu karaaeidaa |

If he should cast an angry glance, He can transform kings into blades of grass.

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ਦਰਿ ਮੰਗਨਿ ਭਿਖ ਨ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੬॥

dar mangan bhikh na paaeidaa |16|

Even though they may beg from door to door, no one will give them charity. ||16||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਜੇ ਮੋਹਾਕਾ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਹੈ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਹਿ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਦੇਇ ॥

je mohaakaa ghar muhai ghar muhi pitaree dee |

The thief robs a house, and offers the stolen goods to his ancestors.

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ਅਗੈ ਵਸਤੁ ਸਿਞਾਣੀਐ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਚੋਰ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

agai vasat siyaaneeai pitaree chor karee |

In the world hereafter, this is recognized, and his ancestors are considered thieves as well.

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ਵਢੀਅਹਿ ਹਥ ਦਲਾਲ ਕੇ ਮੁਸਫੀ ਏਹ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

vadteeeh hath dalaal ke musafee eeh karee |

The hands of the go-between are cut off; this is the Lord's justice.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਅਗੈ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਿ ਖਟੇ ਘਾਲੇ ਦੇਇ ॥੧॥

naanak agai so milai ji khatte ghaale dee |1|

O Nanak, in the world hereafter, that alone is received, which one gives to the needy from his own earnings and labor. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਜਿਉ ਜੋਰੂ ਸਿਰਨਾਵਣੀ ਆਵੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥

jiau joroo siranaavanee aavai vaaro vaar |

As a woman has her periods, month after month,

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ਜੂਠੇ ਜੂਠਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਵਸੈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

jootthe jootthaa mukh vasai nit nit hoe khuaar |

so does falsehood dwell in the mouth of the false; they suffer forever, again and again.

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ਸੂਚੇ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਬਹਨਿ ਜਿ ਪਿੰਡਾ ਧੋਇ ॥

sooche ehi na aakheeeh behan ji pinddaa dhoe |

They are not called pure, who sit down after merely washing their bodies.

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ਸੂਚੇ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

sooche seee naanakaa jin man vasiaa soe |2|

Only they are pure, O Nanak, within whose minds the Lord abides. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਤੁਰੇ ਪਲਾਣੇ ਪਉਣ ਵੇਗ ਹਰ ਰੰਗੀ ਹਰਮ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥

ture palaane paun veg har rangee haram savaariaa |

With saddled horses, as fast as the wind, and harems decorated in every way;

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ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਾੜੀਆ ਲਾਇ ਬੈਠੇ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਸਾਰਿਆ ॥

kotthe manddap maarreea laae baitthe kar paasaariaa |

in houses and pavilions and lofty mansions, they dwell, making ostentatious shows.

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ਚੀਜ ਕਰਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਬੁਝਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਹਾਰਿਆ ॥

cheej karan man bhaavade har bujhan naahee haariaa |

They act out their minds' desires, but they do not understand the Lord, and so they are ruined.

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ਕਰਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਸਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਵੇਖਿ ਮਹਲਤਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥

kar furamaaeis khaaeaa vekh mahalat maran visaariaa |

Asserting their authority, they eat, and beholding their mansions, they forget about death.

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ਜਰੁ ਆਈ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਹਾਰਿਆ ॥੧੭॥

jar aaee joban haariaa |17|

But old age comes, and youth is lost. ||17||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਜੇ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਮੰਨੀਐ ਸਭ ਤੈ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

je kar sootak maneeai sabh tai sootak hoe |

If one accepts the concept of impurity, then there is impurity everywhere.

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ਗੋਹੇ ਅਤੈ ਲਕੜੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੀੜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

gohe atai lakarree andar keerraa hoe |

In cow-dung and wood there are worms.

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ਜੇਤੇ ਦਾਣੇ ਅੰਨ ਕੇ ਜੀਆ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

jete daane an ke jeea baajh na koe |

As many as are the grains of corn, none is without life.

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ਪਹਿਲਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਉ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

pahilaa paanee jeeo hai jit hariaa sabh koe |

First, there is life in the water, by which everything else is made green.

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ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਪਵੈ ਰਸੋਇ ॥

sootak kiau kar rakheeai sootak pavai rasoe |

How can it be protected from impurity? It touches our own kitchen.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਏਵ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਉਤਾਰੇ ਧੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak sootak ev na utarai giaan utaare dhoe |1|

O Nanak, impurity cannot be removed in this way; it is washed away only by spiritual wisdom. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੂੜੁ ॥

man kaa sootak lobh hai jihavaa sootak koorr |

The impurity of the mind is greed, and the impurity of the tongue is falsehood.

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ਅਖੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਪਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਅ ਪਰ ਧਨ ਰੂਪੁ ॥

akhee sootak vekhanaa par tria par dhan roop |

The impurity of the eyes is to gaze upon the beauty of another man's wife, and his wealth.

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ਕੰਨੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੰਨਿ ਪੈ ਲਾਇਤਬਾਰੀ ਖਾਹਿ ॥

kanee sootak kan pai laaeitabaaree khaeh |

The impurity of the ears is to listen to the slander of others.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਹੰਸਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਬਧੇ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੨॥

naanak hansaa aadamee badhe jam pur jaeh |2|

O Nanak, the mortal's soul goes, bound and gagged to the city of Death. ||2||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਸਭੋ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

sabho sootak bharam hai doojai lagai jaae |

All impurity comes from doubt and attachment to duality.

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ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

jaman maranaa hukam hai bhaanai aavai jaae |

Birth and death are subject to the Command of the Lord's Will; through His Will we come and go.

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ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਹੈ ਦਿਤੋਨੁ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿ ॥

khaanaa peenaa pavitru hai diton rijak sanbaeh |

Eating and drinking are pure, since the Lord gives nourishment to all.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੩॥

naanak jinaee guramukh bujhiaa tinaa sootak naeh |3|

O Nanak, the Gurmukhs, who understand the Lord, are not stained by impurity. ||3||

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