Vaar Majh Ki

ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਹਿਵੈ ਘਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਤਿਹ ਲੋਇ ॥

gur dhaataa gur hivai ghar gur dheepak teh loi ||

The Guru is the Giver; the Guru is the House of ice. The Guru is the Light of the three worlds.

ਅਮਰ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਮਨਿ ਮਾਨਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

amar padhaarath naanakaa man maaniaai sukh hoi ||1||

O Nanak, He is everlasting wealth. Place your mind's faith in Him, and you shall find peace. ||1||

ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਿਆਰਿ ਲਗਾ ਥਣ ਦੁਧਿ ॥

pahilai piaar lagaa than dhudh ||

First, the baby loves mother's milk;

ਦੂਜੈ ਮਾਇ ਬਾਪ ਕੀ ਸੁਧਿ ॥

dhoojai mai baap kee sudh ||

second, he learns of his mother and father;

ਤੀਜੈ ਭਯਾ ਭਾਭੀ ਬੇਬ ॥

teejai bhayaa bhaabhee beb ||

third, his brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters;

ਚਉਥੈ ਪਿਆਰਿ ਉਪੰਨੀ ਖੇਡ ॥

chauthai piaar upa(n)nee khedd ||

fourth, the love of play awakens.

ਪੰਜਵੈ ਖਾਣ ਪੀਅਣ ਕੀ ਧਾਤੁ ॥

pa(n)javai khaan peean kee dhaat ||

Fifth, he runs after food and drink;

ਛਿਵੈ ਕਾਮੁ ਨ ਪੁਛੈ ਜਾਤਿ ॥

chhivai kaam na puchhai jaat ||

sixth, in his sexual desire, he does not respect social customs.

ਸਤਵੈ ਸੰਜਿ ਕੀਆ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

satavai sa(n)j keeaa ghar vaas ||

Seventh, he gathers wealth and dwells in his house;

ਅਠਵੈ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਹੋਆ ਤਨ ਨਾਸੁ ॥

aThavai karodh hoaa tan naas ||

eighth, he becomes angry, and his body is consumed.

ਨਾਵੈ ਧਉਲੇ ਉਭੇ ਸਾਹ ॥

naavai dhaule ubhe saeh ||

Ninth, he turns grey, and his breathing becomes labored;

ਦਸਵੈ ਦਧਾ ਹੋਆ ਸੁਆਹ ॥

dhasavai dhadhaa hoaa suaaeh ||

tenth, he is cremated, and turns to ashes.

ਗਏ ਸਿਗੀਤ ਪੁਕਾਰੀ ਧਾਹ ॥

ge sigeet pukaaree dhaeh ||

His companions send him off, crying out and lamenting.

ਉਡਿਆ ਹੰਸੁ ਦਸਾਏ ਰਾਹ ॥

auddiaa ha(n)s dhasaae raeh ||

The swan of the soul takes flight, and asks which way to go.

ਆਇਆ ਗਇਆ ਮੁਇਆ ਨਾਉ ॥

aaiaa giaa muiaa naau ||

He came and he went, and now, even his name has died.

ਪਿਛੈ ਪਤਲਿ ਸਦਿਹੁ ਕਾਵ ॥

pichhai patal sadhih kaav ||

After he left, food was offered on leaves, and the birds were called to come and eat.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਧੁ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

naanak manmukh a(n)dh piaar ||

O Nanak, the self-willed manmukhs love the darkness.

ਬਾਝੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਡੁਬਾ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

baajh guroo ddubaa sa(n)saar ||2||

Without the Guru, the world is drowning. ||2||

ਦਸ ਬਾਲਤਣਿ ਬੀਸ ਰਵਣਿ ਤੀਸਾ ਕਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥

dhas baalatan bees ravan teesaa kaa su(n)dhar kahaavai ||

At the age of ten, he is a child; at twenty, a youth, and at thirty, he is called handsome.

ਚਾਲੀਸੀ ਪੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਪਚਾਸੀ ਪਗੁ ਖਿਸੈ ਸਠੀ ਕੇ ਬੋਢੇਪਾ ਆਵੈ ॥

chaaleesee pur hoi pachaasee pag khisai saThee ke boddepaa aavai ||

At forty, he is full of life; at fifty, his foot slips, and at sixty, old age is upon him.

ਸਤਰਿ ਕਾ ਮਤਿਹੀਣੁ ਅਸੀਹਾਂ ਕਾ ਵਿਉਹਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

satar kaa matiheen aseehaa(n) kaa viauhaar na paavai ||

At seventy, he loses his intellect, and at eighty, he cannot perform his duties.

ਨਵੈ ਕਾ ਸਿਹਜਾਸਣੀ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਅਪ ਬਲੁ ॥

navai kaa sihajaasanee mool na jaanai ap bal ||

At ninety, he lies in his bed, and he cannot understand his weakness.

ਢੰਢੋਲਿਮੁ ਢੂਢਿਮੁ ਡਿਠੁ ਮੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਗੁ ਧੂਏ ਕਾ ਧਵਲਹਰੁ ॥੩॥

dda(n)ddolim ddooddim ddiTh mai naanak jag dhooe kaa dhavalahar ||3||

After seeking and searching for such a long time, O Nanak, I have seen that the world is just a mansion of smoke. ||3||

ਤੂੰ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਆਪਿ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਤੀ ॥

too(n) karataa purakh aga(n)m hai aap sirasaT upaatee ||

You, O Creator Lord, are Unfathomable. You Yourself created the Universe,

ਰੰਗ ਪਰੰਗ ਉਪਾਰਜਨਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਤੀ ॥

ra(n)g para(n)g upaarajanaa bahu bahu bidh bhaatee ||

its colors, qualities and varieties, in so many ways and forms.

ਤੂੰ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਈਐ ਸਭੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਤੁਮਾਤੀ ॥

too(n) jaaneh jin upaieeaai sabh khel tumaatee ||

You created it, and You alone understand it. It is all Your Play.

ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਉਠਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਤੀ ॥

eik aaveh ik jaeh uTh bin naavai mar jaatee ||

Some come, and some arise and depart; but without the Name, all are bound to die.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲਿਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ॥

gurmukh ra(n)g chalooliaa ra(n)g har ra(n)g raatee ||

The Gurmukhs are imbued with the deep crimson color of the poppy; they are dyed in the color of the Lord's Love.

ਸੋ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਸਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੋ ਹਰਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਬਿਧਾਤੀ ॥

so sevahu sat nira(n)jano har purakh bidhaatee ||

So serve the True and Pure Lord, the Supremely Powerful Architect of Destiny.

ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਵਡ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਵਡਾਤੀ ॥

too(n) aape aap sujaan hai vadd purakh vaddaatee ||

You Yourself are All-knowing. O Lord, You are the Greatest of the Great!

ਜੋ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਚਿਆ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਹਉ ਤਿਨ ਜਾਤੀ ॥੧॥

jo man chit tudh dhiaaidhe mere sachiaa bal bal hau tin jaatee ||1||

O my True Lord, I am a sacrifice, a humble sacrifice, to those who meditate on You within their conscious mind. ||1||

ਜੀਉ ਪਾਇ ਤਨੁ ਸਾਜਿਆ ਰਖਿਆ ਬਣਤ ਬਣਾਇ ॥

jeeau pai tan saajiaa rakhiaa banat banai ||

He placed the soul in the body which He had fashioned. He protects the Creation which He has created.

ਅਖੀ ਦੇਖੈ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਬੋਲੈ ਕੰਨੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

akhee dhekhai jihavaa bolai ka(n)nee surat samai ||

With their eyes, they see, and with their tongues, they speak; with their ears, they bring the mind to awareness.

ਪੈਰੀ ਚਲੈ ਹਥੀ ਕਰਣਾ ਦਿਤਾ ਪੈਨੈ ਖਾਇ ॥

pairee chalai hathee karanaa dhitaa painai khai ||

With their feet, they walk, and with their hands, they work; they wear and eat whatever is given.

ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚਿ ਰਚਿਆ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਅੰਧਾ ਅੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

jin rach rachiaa tiseh na jaanai a(n)dhaa a(n)dh kamai ||

They do not know the One who created the Creation. The blind fools do their dark deeds.

ਜਾ ਭਜੈ ਤਾ ਠੀਕਰੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਘਾੜਤ ਘੜੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

jaa bhajai taa Theekar hovai ghaaRat ghaRee na jai ||

When the pitcher of the body breaks and shatters into pieces, it cannot be re-created again.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਪਾਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥

naanak gur bin naeh pat pat vin paar na pai ||1||

O Nanak, without the Guru, there is no honor; without honor, no one is carried across. ||1||

ਦੇਂਦੇ ਥਾਵਹੁ ਦਿਤਾ ਚੰਗਾ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਐਸਾ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥

dhe(n)dhe thaavahu dhitaa cha(n)gaa manmukh aaisaa jaaneeaai ||

They prefer the gift, instead of the Giver; such is the way of the self-willed manmukhs.

ਸੁਰਤਿ ਮਤਿ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ॥

surat mat chaturaiee taa kee kiaa kar aakh vakhaaneeaai ||

What can anyone say about their intelligence, their understanding or their cleverness?

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਹਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਚਹੁ ਕੁੰਡੀ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥

a(n)tar beh kai karam kamaavai so chahu ku(n)ddee jaaneeaai ||

The deeds which one commits, while sitting in one's own home, are known far and wide, in the four directions.

ਜੋ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਧਰਮ ਨਾਉ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਾਪਿ ਕਮਾਣੈ ਪਾਪੀ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥

jo dharam kamaavai tis dharam naau hovai paap kamaanai paapee jaaneeaai ||

One who lives righteously is known as righteous; one who commits sins is known as a sinner.

ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਖੇਲ ਕਰਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਕਿਆ ਦੂਜਾ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ॥

too(n) aape khel kareh sabh karate kiaa dhoojaa aakh vakhaaneeaai ||

You Yourself enact the entire play, O Creator. Why should we speak of any other?

ਜਿਚਰੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਤਿਚਰੁ ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਤੂੰ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਜੋਤੀ ਕੋਈ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਿਹੁ ਦਿਖਾ ਸਿਆਣੀਐ ॥

jichar teree jot tichar jotee vich too(n) boleh vin jotee koiee kichh karih dhikhaa siaaneeaai ||

As long as Your Light is within the body, You speak through that Light. Without Your Light, who can do anything? Show me any such cleverness!

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਇਕੋ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੀਐ ॥੨॥

naanak gurmukh nadharee aaiaa har iko sughaR sujaaneeaai ||2||

O Nanak, the Lord alone is Perfect and All-knowing; He is revealed to the Gurmukh. ||2||

ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

tudh aape jagat upai kai tudh aape dha(n)dhai laiaa ||

You Yourself created the world, and You Yourself put it to work.

ਮੋਹ ਠਗਉਲੀ ਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਖੁਆਇਆ ॥

moh Thagaulee pai kai tudh aapahu jagat khuaaiaa ||

Administering the drug of emotional attachment, You Yourself have led the world astray.

ਤਿਸਨਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਹੈ ਨਹ ਤਿਪਤੈ ਭੁਖਾ ਤਿਹਾਇਆ ॥

tisanaa a(n)dhar agan hai neh tipatai bhukhaa tihaiaa ||

The fire of desire is deep within; unsatisfied, people remain hungry and thirsty.

ਸਹਸਾ ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਆਇਆ ਜਾਇਆ ॥

sahasaa ih sa(n)saar hai mar ja(n)mai aaiaa jaiaa ||

This world is an illusion; it dies and it is re-born-it comes and it goes in reincarnation.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮੋਹੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਸਭਿ ਥਕੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥

bin satigur moh na tuTiee sabh thake karam kamaiaa ||

Without the True Guru, emotional attachment is not broken. All have grown weary of performing empty rituals.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸੁਖਿ ਰਜਾ ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

gurmatee naam dhiaaieeaai sukh rajaa jaa tudh bhaiaa ||

Those who follow the Guru's Teachings meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Filled with a joyful peace, they surrender to Your Will.

ਕੁਲੁ ਉਧਾਰੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਧੰਨੁ ਜਣੇਦੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

kul udhaare aapanaa dha(n)n janedhee maiaa ||

They save their families and ancestors; blessed are the mothers who gave birth to them.

ਸੋਭਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

sobhaa surat suhaavanee jin har setee chit laiaa ||2||

Beautiful and sublime is the glory and the understanding of those who focus their consciousness on the Lord. ||2||

ਅਖੀ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਵਿਣੁ ਕੰਨਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ॥

akhee baajhahu vekhanaa vin ka(n)naa sunanaa ||

To see without eyes; to hear without ears;

ਪੈਰਾ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਚਲਣਾ ਵਿਣੁ ਹਥਾ ਕਰਣਾ ॥

pairaa baajhahu chalanaa vin hathaa karanaa ||

to walk without feet; to work without hands;

ਜੀਭੈ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਇਉ ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰਣਾ ॥

jeebhai baajhahu bolanaa iau jeevat maranaa ||

to speak without a tongue-like this, one remains dead while yet alive.

ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ਕੈ ਤਉ ਖਸਮੈ ਮਿਲਣਾ ॥੧॥

naanak hukam pachhaan kai tau khasamai milanaa ||1||

O Nanak, recognize the Hukam of the Lord's Command, and merge with your Lord and Master. ||1||

ਦਿਸੈ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਉ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

dhisai suneeaai jaaneeaai saau na paiaa jai ||

He is seen, heard and known, but His subtle essence is not obtained.

ਰੁਹਲਾ ਟੁੰਡਾ ਅੰਧੁਲਾ ਕਿਉ ਗਲਿ ਲਗੈ ਧਾਇ ॥

ruhalaa Tu(n)ddaa a(n)dhulaa kiau gal lagai dhai ||

How can the lame, armless and blind person run to embrace the Lord?

ਭੈ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਕਰ ਭਾਵ ਕੇ ਲੋਇਣ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

bhai ke charan kar bhaav ke loin surat karei ||

Let the Fear of God be your feet, and let His Love be your hands; let His Understanding be your eyes.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਿਆਣੀਏ ਇਵ ਕੰਤ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

naanak kahai siaane'ee iv ka(n)t milaavaa hoi ||2||

Says Nanak, in this way, O wise soul-bride, you shall be united with your Husband Lord. ||2||

ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਤੂੰ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥

sadhaa sadhaa too(n) ek hai tudh dhoojaa khel rachaiaa ||

Forever and ever, You are the only One; You set the play of duality in motion.

ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਲੋਭੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੰਤਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

haumai garab upai kai lobh a(n)tar ja(n)taa paiaa ||

You created egotism and arrogant pride, and You placed greed within our beings.

ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਖੁ ਤੂ ਸਭ ਕਰੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥

jiau bhaavai tiau rakh too sabh kare teraa karaiaa ||

Keep me as it pleases Your Will; everyone acts as You cause them to act.

ਇਕਨਾ ਬਖਸਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

eikanaa bakhaseh mel laih gurmatee tudhai laiaa ||

Some are forgiven, and merge with You; through the Guru's Teachings, we are joined to You.

ਇਕਿ ਖੜੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

eik khaRe kareh teree chaakaree vin naavai hor na bhaiaa ||

Some stand and serve You; without the Name, nothing else pleases them.

ਹੋਰੁ ਕਾਰ ਵੇਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਇਕਿ ਸਚੀ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

hor kaar vekaar hai ik sachee kaarai laiaa ||

Any other task would be worthless to them-You have enjoined them to Your True Service.

ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਹੈ ਇਕਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਰਹੇ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

put kalat kuTa(n)b hai ik alipat rahe jo tudh bhaiaa ||

In the midst of children, spouse and relations, some still remain detached; they are pleasing to Your Will.

ਓਹਿ ਅੰਦਰਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਇ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੩॥

oh a(n)dharahu baaharahu niramale sachai nai samaiaa ||3||

Inwardly and outwardly, they are pure, and they are absorbed in the True Name. ||3||

ਸੁਇਨੇ ਕੈ ਪਰਬਤਿ ਗੁਫਾ ਕਰੀ ਕੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥

suine kai parabat gufaa karee kai paanee piaal ||

I may make a cave, in a mountain of gold, or in the water of the nether regions;

ਕੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਕੈ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਉਰਧਿ ਰਹਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰਿ ॥

kai vich dharatee kai aakaasee uradh rahaa sir bhaar ||

I may remain standing on my head, upside-down, on the earth or up in the sky;

ਪੁਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਪੜੁ ਪਹਿਰਾ ਧੋਵਾ ਸਦਾ ਕਾਰਿ ॥

pur kar kaiaa kapaR pahiraa dhovaa sadhaa kaar ||

I may totally cover my body with clothes, and wash them continually;

ਬਗਾ ਰਤਾ ਪੀਅਲਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਬੇਦਾ ਕਰੀ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥

bagaa rataa peealaa kaalaa bedhaa karee pukaar ||

I may shout out loud, the white, red, yellow and black Vedas;

ਹੋਇ ਕੁਚੀਲੁ ਰਹਾ ਮਲੁ ਧਾਰੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਤਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥

hoi kucheel rahaa mal dhaaree dhuramat mat vikaar ||

I may even live in dirt and filth. And yet, all this is just a product of evil-mindedness, and intellectual corruption.

ਨਾ ਹਉ ਨਾ ਮੈ ਨਾ ਹਉ ਹੋਵਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੧॥

naa hau naa mai naa hau hovaa naanak sabadh veechaar ||1||

I was not, I am not, and I will never be anything at all! O Nanak, I dwell only on the Word of the Shabad. ||1||

ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਪਖਾਲਿ ਪਖਾਲੇ ਕਾਇਆ ਆਪੇ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

vasatr pakhaal pakhaale kaiaa aape sa(n)jam hovai ||

They wash their clothes, and scrub their bodies, and try to practice self-discipline.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਲਗੀ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਧੋਵੈ ॥

a(n)tar mail lagee nahee jaanai baaharahu mal mal dhovai ||

But they are not aware of the filth staining their inner being, while they try and try to wash off the outer dirt.

ਅੰਧਾ ਭੂਲਿ ਪਇਆ ਜਮ ਜਾਲੇ ॥

a(n)dhaa bhool piaa jam jaale ||

The blind go astray, caught by the noose of Death.

ਵਸਤੁ ਪਰਾਈ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਘਾਲੇ ॥

vasat paraiee apunee kar jaanai haumai vich dhukh ghaale ||

They see other people's property as their own, and in egotism, they suffer in pain.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥

naanak gurmukh haumai tuTai taa har har naam dhiaavai ||

O Nanak, the egotism of the Gurmukhs is broken, and then, they meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੇ ਨਾਮੋ ਆਰਾਧੇ ਨਾਮੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

naam jape naamo aaraadhe naame sukh samaavai ||2||

They chant the Naam, meditate on the Naam, and through the Naam, they are absorbed in peace. ||2||

ਕਾਇਆ ਹੰਸਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

kaiaa ha(n)s sa(n)jog mel milaiaa ||

Destiny has brought together and united the body and the soul-swan.

ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਕੀਆ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

tin hee keeaa vijog jin upaiaa ||

He who created them, also separates them.

ਮੂਰਖੁ ਭੋਗੇ ਭੋਗੁ ਦੁਖ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥

moorakh bhoge bhog dhukh sabaiaa ||

The fools enjoy their pleasures; they must also endure all their pains.

ਸੁਖਹੁ ਉਠੇ ਰੋਗ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥

sukhahu uThe rog paap kamaiaa ||

From pleasures, arise diseases and the commission of sins.

ਹਰਖਹੁ ਸੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਖਪਾਇਆ ॥

harakhahu sog vijog upai khapaiaa ||

From sinful pleasures come sorrow, separation, birth and death.

ਮੂਰਖ ਗਣਤ ਗਣਾਇ ਝਗੜਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

moorakh ganat ganai jhagaRaa paiaa ||

The fools try to account for their misdeeds, and argue uselessly.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਥਿ ਨਿਬੇੜੁ ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥

satigur hath nibeR jhagaR chukaiaa ||

The judgement is in the Hands of the True Guru, who puts an end to the argument.

ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਗੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

karataa kare su hog na chalai chalaiaa ||4||

Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. It cannot be changed by anyone's efforts. ||4||

ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਮੁਰਦਾਰੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

kooR bol muradhaar khai ||

Telling lies, they eat dead bodies.

ਅਵਰੀ ਨੋ ਸਮਝਾਵਣਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

avaree no samajhaavan jai ||

And yet, they go out to teach others.

ਮੁਠਾ ਆਪਿ ਮੁਹਾਏ ਸਾਥੈ ॥

muThaa aap muhaae saathai ||

They are deceived, and they deceive their companions.

ਨਾਨਕ ਐਸਾ ਆਗੂ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੧॥

naanak aaisaa aagoo jaapai ||1||

O Nanak, such are the leaders of men. ||1||

ਜਿਸ ਦੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਸੋ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਅਲਾਏ ॥

jis dhai a(n)dhar sach hai so sachaa naam mukh sach alaae ||

Those, within whom the Truth dwells, obtain the True Name; they speak only the Truth.

ਓਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਆਪਿ ਚਲਦਾ ਹੋਰਨਾ ਨੋ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

oh har maarag aap chaladhaa horanaa no har maarag paae ||

They walk on the Lord's Path, and inspire others to walk on the Lord's Path as well.

ਜੇ ਅਗੈ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਹੋਇ ਤਾ ਮਲੁ ਲਹੈ ਛਪੜਿ ਨਾਤੈ ਸਗਵੀ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

je agai teerath hoi taa mal lahai chhapaR naatai sagavee mal laae ||

Bathing in a pool of holy water, they are washed clean of filth. But, by bathing in a stagnant pond, they are contaminated with even more filth.

ਤੀਰਥੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੋ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ॥

teerath pooraa satiguroo jo anadhin har har naam dhiaae ||

The True Guru is the Perfect Pool of Holy Water. Night and day, He meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਓਹੁ ਆਪਿ ਛੁਟਾ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਿਉ ਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਭ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਛਡਾਏ ॥

oh aap chhuTaa kuTa(n)b siau dhe har har naam sabh sirasaT chhaddaae ||

He is saved, along with his family; bestowing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, He saves the whole world.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਣੈ ਜੋ ਆਪਿ ਜਪੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਏ ॥੨॥

jan naanak tis balihaaranai jo aap japai avaraa naam japaae ||2||

Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to one who himself chants the Naam, and inspires others to chant it as well. ||2||

ਇਕਿ ਕੰਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਚੁਣਿ ਖਾਹਿ ਵਣ ਖੰਡਿ ਵਾਸਾ ॥

eik ka(n)dh mool chun khaeh van kha(n)dd vaasaa ||

Some pick and eat fruits and roots, and live in the wilderness.

ਇਕਿ ਭਗਵਾ ਵੇਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਸੰਨਿਆਸਾ ॥

eik bhagavaa ves kar fireh jogee sa(n)niaasaa ||

Some wander around wearing saffron robes, as Yogis and Sanyaasees.

ਅੰਦਰਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਛਾਦਨ ਭੋਜਨ ਕੀ ਆਸਾ ॥

a(n)dhar tirasanaa bahut chhaadhan bhojan kee aasaa ||

But there is still so much desire within them-they still yearn for clothes and food.

ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਨ ਗਿਰਹੀ ਨ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥

birathaa janam gavai na girahee na udhaasaa ||

They waste their lives uselessly; they are neither householders nor renunciates.

ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਸਿਰਹੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਨਸਾ ॥

jamakaal sirahu na utarai tirabidh manasaa ||

The Messenger of Death hangs over their heads, and they cannot escape the three-phased desire.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨੇੜੈ ਜਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸਾ ॥

gurmatee kaal na aavai neRai jaa hovai dhaasan dhaasaa ||

Death does not even approach those who follow the Guru's Teachings, and become the slaves of the Lord's slaves.

ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਚੁ ਮਨਿ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥

sachaa sabadh sach man ghar hee maeh udhaasaa ||

The True Word of the Shabad abides in their true minds; within the home of their own inner beings, they remain detached.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੇ ਆਸਾ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ॥੫॥

naanak satigur sevan aapanaa se aasaa te niraasaa ||5||

O Nanak, those who serve their True Guru, rise from desire to desirelessness. ||5||

ਜੇ ਰਤੁ ਲਗੈ ਕਪੜੈ ਜਾਮਾ ਹੋਇ ਪਲੀਤੁ ॥

je rat lagai kapaRai jaamaa hoi paleet ||

If one's clothes are stained with blood, the garment becomes polluted.

ਜੋ ਰਤੁ ਪੀਵਹਿ ਮਾਣਸਾ ਤਿਨ ਕਿਉ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਚੀਤੁ ॥

jo rat peeveh maanasaa tin kiau niramal cheet ||

Those who suck the blood of human beings-how can their consciousness be pure?

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਉ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਕਾ ਦਿਲਿ ਹਛੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਲੇਹੁ ॥

naanak naau khudhai kaa dhil hachhai mukh leh ||

O Nanak, chant the Name of God, with heart-felt devotion.

ਅਵਰਿ ਦਿਵਾਜੇ ਦੁਨੀ ਕੇ ਝੂਠੇ ਅਮਲ ਕਰੇਹੁ ॥੧॥

avar dhivaaje dhunee ke jhooThe amal kareh ||1||

Everything else is just a pompous worldly show, and the practice of false deeds. ||1||

ਜਾ ਹਉ ਨਾਹੀ ਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਆਖਾ ਕਿਹੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਵਾ ॥

jaa hau naahee taa kiaa aakhaa kih naahee kiaa hovaa ||

Since I am no one, what can I say? Since I am nothing, what can I be?

ਕੀਤਾ ਕਰਣਾ ਕਹਿਆ ਕਥਨਾ ਭਰਿਆ ਭਰਿ ਭਰਿ ਧੋਵਾਂ ॥

keetaa karanaa kahiaa kathanaa bhariaa bhar bhar dhovaa(n) ||

As He created me, so I act. As He causes me to speak, so I speak. I am full and overflowing with sins-if only I could wash them away!

ਆਪਿ ਨ ਬੁਝਾ ਲੋਕ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਐਸਾ ਆਗੂ ਹੋਵਾਂ ॥

aap na bujhaa lok bujhaiee aaisaa aagoo hovaa(n) ||

I do not understand myself, and yet I try to teach others. Such is the guide I am!

ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਧਾ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਦਸੇ ਰਾਹੈ ਸਭਸੁ ਮੁਹਾਏ ਸਾਥੈ ॥

naanak a(n)dhaa hoi kai dhase raahai sabhas muhaae saathai ||

O Nanak, the one who is blind shows others the way, and misleads all his companions.

ਅਗੈ ਗਇਆ ਮੁਹੇ ਮੁਹਿ ਪਾਹਿ ਸੁ ਐਸਾ ਆਗੂ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੨॥

agai giaa muhe muh paeh su aaisaa aagoo jaapai ||2||

But, going to the world hereafter, he shall be beaten and kicked in the face; then, it will be obvious, what sort of guide he was! ||2||

ਮਾਹਾ ਰੁਤੀ ਸਭ ਤੂੰ ਘੜੀ ਮੂਰਤ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

maahaa rutee sabh too(n) ghaRee moorat veechaaraa ||

Through all the months and the seasons, the minutes and the hours, I dwell upon You, O Lord.

ਤੂੰ ਗਣਤੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਸਚੇ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥

too(n) ganatai kinai na paio sache alakh apaaraa ||

No one has attained You by clever calculations, O True, Unseen and Infinite Lord.

ਪੜਿਆ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿਸੁ ਲਬੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥

paRiaa moorakh aakheeaai jis lab lobh aha(n)kaaraa ||

That scholar who is full of greed, arrogant pride and egotism, is known to be a fool.

ਨਾਉ ਪੜੀਐ ਨਾਉ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

naau paReeaai naau bujheeaai gurmatee veechaaraa ||

So read the Name, and realize the Name, and contemplate the Guru's Teachings.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਨੁ ਖਟਿਆ ਭਗਤੀ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥

gurmatee naam dhan khaTiaa bhagatee bhare bha(n)ddaaraa ||

Through the Guru's Teachings, I have earned the wealth of the Naam; I possess the storehouses, overflowing with devotion to the Lord.

ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ॥

niramal naam ma(n)niaa dhar sachai sachiaaraa ||

Believing in the Immaculate Naam, one is hailed as true, in the True Court of the Lord.

ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਰਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥

jis dhaa jeeau paraan hai a(n)tar jot apaaraa ||

The Divine Light of the Infinite Lord, who owns the soul and the breath of life, is deep within the inner being.

ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਇਕੁ ਤੂੰ ਹੋਰੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ॥੬॥

sachaa saahu ik too(n) hor jagat vanajaaraa ||6||

You alone are the True Banker, O Lord; the rest of the world is just Your petty trader. ||6||

ਮਿਹਰ ਮਸੀਤਿ ਸਿਦਕੁ ਮੁਸਲਾ ਹਕੁ ਹਲਾਲੁ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥

mihar maseet sidhak musalaa hak halaal kuraan ||

Let mercy be your mosque, faith your prayer-mat, and honest living your Koran.

ਸਰਮ ਸੁੰਨਤਿ ਸੀਲੁ ਰੋਜਾ ਹੋਹੁ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ॥

saram su(n)nat seel rojaa hoh musalamaan ||

Make modesty your circumcision, and good conduct your fast. In this way, you shall be a true Muslim.

ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਬਾ ਸਚੁ ਪੀਰੁ ਕਲਮਾ ਕਰਮ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥

karanee kaabaa sach peer kalamaa karam nivaaj ||

Let good conduct be your Kaabaa, Truth your spiritual guide, and the karma of good deeds your prayer and chant.

ਤਸਬੀ ਸਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵਸੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਖੈ ਲਾਜ ॥੧॥

tasabee saa tis bhaavasee naanak rakhai laaj ||1||

Let your rosary be that which is pleasing to His Will. O Nanak, God shall preserve your honor. ||1||

ਹਕੁ ਪਰਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਉਸੁ ਸੂਅਰ ਉਸੁ ਗਾਇ ॥

hak paraiaa naanakaa us sooar us gai ||

: To take what rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef.

ਗੁਰੁ ਪੀਰੁ ਹਾਮਾ ਤਾ ਭਰੇ ਜਾ ਮੁਰਦਾਰੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥

gur peer haamaa taa bhare jaa muradhaar na khai ||

Our Guru, our Spiritual Guide, stands by us, if we do not eat those carcasses.

ਗਲੀ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਈਐ ਛੁਟੈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

galee bhisat na jaieeaai chhuTai sach kamai ||

By mere talk, people do not earn passage to Heaven. Salvation comes only from the practice of Truth.

ਮਾਰਣ ਪਾਹਿ ਹਰਾਮ ਮਹਿ ਹੋਇ ਹਲਾਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

maaran paeh haraam meh hoi halaal na jai ||

By adding spices to forbidden foods, they are not made acceptable.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗਲੀ ਕੂੜੀਈ ਕੂੜੋ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥

naanak galee kooReeiee kooRo palai pai ||2||

O Nanak, from false talk, only falsehood is obtained. ||2||

ਪੰਜਿ ਨਿਵਾਜਾ ਵਖਤ ਪੰਜਿ ਪੰਜਾ ਪੰਜੇ ਨਾਉ ॥

pa(n)j nivaajaa vakhat pa(n)j pa(n)jaa pa(n)je naau ||

There are five prayers and five times of day for prayer; the five have five names.

ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸਚੁ ਹਲਾਲ ਦੁਇ ਤੀਜਾ ਖੈਰ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

pahilaa sach halaal dhui teejaa khair khudhai ||

Let the first be truthfulness, the second honest living, and the third charity in the Name of God.

ਚਉਥੀ ਨੀਅਤਿ ਰਾਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਪੰਜਵੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਨਾਇ ॥

chauthee neeat raas man pa(n)javee sifat sanai ||

Let the fourth be good will to all, and the fifth the praise of the Lord.

ਕਰਣੀ ਕਲਮਾ ਆਖਿ ਕੈ ਤਾ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਸਦਾਇ ॥

karanee kalamaa aakh kai taa musalamaan sadhai ||

Repeat the prayer of good deeds, and then, you may call yourself a Muslim.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇਤੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਕੂੜੈ ਕੂੜੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੩॥

naanak jete kooRiaar kooRai kooRee pai ||3||

O Nanak, the false obtain falsehood, and only falsehood. ||3||

ਇਕਿ ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਵਣਜਦੇ ਇਕਿ ਕਚੈ ਦੇ ਵਾਪਾਰਾ ॥

eik ratan padhaarath vanajadhe ik kachai dhe vaapaaraa ||

Some trade in priceless jewels, while others deal in mere glass.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਪਾਈਅਨਿ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰਤਨ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥

satigur tuThai paieean a(n)dhar ratan bha(n)ddaaraa ||

When the True Guru is pleased, we find the treasure of the jewel, deep within the self.

ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਲਧਿਆ ਅੰਧੇ ਭਉਕਿ ਮੁਏ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਾ ॥

vin gur kinai na ladhiaa a(n)dhe bhauk mue kooRiaaraa ||

Without the Guru, no one has found this treasure. The blind and the false have died in their endless wanderings.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਏ ਨਾ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

manmukh dhoojai pach mue naa boojheh veechaaraa ||

The self-willed manmukhs putrefy and die in duality. They do not understand contemplative meditation.

ਇਕਸੁ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਕਿਸੁ ਅਗੈ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਾ ॥

eikas baajhahu dhoojaa ko nahee kis agai kareh pukaaraa ||

Without the One Lord, there is no other at all. Unto whom should they complain?

ਇਕਿ ਨਿਰਧਨ ਸਦਾ ਭਉਕਦੇ ਇਕਨਾ ਭਰੇ ਤੁਜਾਰਾ ॥

eik niradhan sadhaa bhaukadhe ikanaa bhare tujaaraa ||

Some are destitute, and wander around endlessly, while others have storehouses of wealth.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਧਨੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਹੋਰੁ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਛਾਰਾ ॥

vin naavai hor dhan naahee hor bikhiaa sabh chhaaraa ||

Without God's Name, there is no other wealth. Everything else is just poison and ashes.

ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰੇ ਆਪਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੭॥

naanak aap karaae kare aap hukam savaaranahaaraa ||7||

O Nanak, the Lord Himself acts, and causes others to act; by the Hukam of His Command, we are embellished and exalted. ||7||

ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਕਹਾਵਣੁ ਮੁਸਕਲੁ ਜਾ ਹੋਇ ਤਾ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥

musalamaan kahaavan musakal jaa hoi taa musalamaan kahaavai ||

It is difficult to be called a Muslim; if one is truly a Muslim, then he may be called one.

ਅਵਲਿ ਅਉਲਿ ਦੀਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਿਠਾ ਮਸਕਲ ਮਾਨਾ ਮਾਲੁ ਮੁਸਾਵੈ ॥

aval aaul dheen kar miThaa masakal maanaa maal musaavai ||

First, let him savor the religion of the Prophet as sweet; then, let his pride of his possessions be scraped away.

ਹੋਇ ਮੁਸਲਿਮੁ ਦੀਨ ਮੁਹਾਣੈ ਮਰਣ ਜੀਵਣ ਕਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ॥

hoi musalim dheen muhaanai maran jeevan kaa bharam chukaavai ||

Becoming a true Muslim, a disciple of the faith of Mohammed, let him put aside the delusion of death and life.

ਰਬ ਕੀ ਰਜਾਇ ਮੰਨੇ ਸਿਰ ਉਪਰਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਮੰਨੇ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਵੈ ॥

rab kee rajai ma(n)ne sir upar karataa ma(n)ne aap gavaavai ||

As he submits to God's Will, and surrenders to the Creator, he is rid of selfishness and conceit.

ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਮਿਹਰੰਮਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਤ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

tau naanak sarab jeeaa mihara(n)mat hoi ta musalamaan kahaavai ||1||

And when, O Nanak, he is merciful to all beings, only then shall he be called a Muslim. ||1||

ਪਰਹਰਿ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਝੂਠੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਤਜਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ॥

parahar kaam karodh jhooTh ni(n)dhaa taj maiaa aha(n)kaar chukaavai ||

Renounce sexual desire, anger, falsehood and slander; forsake Maya and eliminate egotistical pride.

ਤਜਿ ਕਾਮੁ ਕਾਮਿਨੀ ਮੋਹੁ ਤਜੈ ਤਾ ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

taj kaam kaaminee moh tajai taa a(n)jan maeh nira(n)jan paavai ||

Renounce sexual desire and promiscuity, and give up emotional attachment. Only then shall you obtain the Immaculate Lord amidst the darkness of the world.

ਤਜਿ ਮਾਨੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਸੁਤ ਦਾਰਾ ਤਜਿ ਪਿਆਸ ਆਸ ਰਾਮ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈ ॥

taj maan abhimaan preet sut dhaaraa taj piaas aas raam liv laavai ||

Renounce selfishness, conceit and arrogant pride, and your love for your children and spouse. Abandon your thirsty hopes and desires, and embrace love for the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

naanak saachaa man vasai saach sabadh har naam samaavai ||2||

O Nanak, the True One shall come to dwell in your mind. Through the True Word of the Shabad, you shall be absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||2||

ਰਾਜੇ ਰਯਤਿ ਸਿਕਦਾਰ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਰਹਸੀਓ ॥

raaje rayat sikadhaar koi na rahaseeo ||

Neither the kings, nor their subjects, nor the leaders shall remain.

ਹਟ ਪਟਣ ਬਾਜਾਰ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਢਹਸੀਓ ॥

haT paTan baajaar hukamee ddahaseeo ||

The shops, the cities and the streets shall eventually disintegrate, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command.

ਪਕੇ ਬੰਕ ਦੁਆਰ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪਣੇ ॥

pake ba(n)k dhuaar moorakh jaanai aapane ||

Those solid and beautiful mansions-the fools think that they belong to them.

ਦਰਬਿ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਰੀਤੇ ਇਕਿ ਖਣੇ ॥

dharab bhare bha(n)ddaar reete ik khane ||

The treasure-houses, filled with wealth, shall be emptied out in an instant.

ਤਾਜੀ ਰਥ ਤੁਖਾਰ ਹਾਥੀ ਪਾਖਰੇ ॥ ਬਾਗ ਮਿਲਖ ਘਰ ਬਾਰ ਕਿਥੈ ਸਿ ਆਪਣੇ ॥ ਤੰਬੂ ਪਲੰਘ ਨਿਵਾਰ ਸਰਾਇਚੇ ਲਾਲਤੀ ॥

taajee rath tukhaar haathee paakhare || baag milakh ghar baar kithai s aapane || ta(n)boo pala(n)gh nivaar saraiche laalatee ||

The horses, chariots, camels and elephants, with all their decorations; the gardens, lands, houses, tents, soft beds and satin pavilions-Oh, where are those things, which they believe to be their own?

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਸਿਨਾਖਤੁ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ॥੮॥

naanak sach dhaataar sinaakhat kudharatee ||8||

O Nanak, the True One is the Giver of all; He is revealed through His All-powerful Creative Nature. ||8||

ਨਦੀਆ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਧੇਣਵਾ ਸੁੰਮ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਦੁਧੁ ਘੀਉ ॥

nadheeaa hoveh dhenavaa su(n)m hoveh dhudh gheeau ||

If the rivers became cows, giving milk, and the spring water became milk and ghee;

ਸਗਲੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਸਕਰ ਹੋਵੈ ਖੁਸੀ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਜੀਉ ॥

sagalee dharatee sakar hovai khusee kare nit jeeau ||

If all the earth became sugar, to continually excite the mind;

ਪਰਬਤੁ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਹੀਰੇ ਲਾਲ ਜੜਾਉ ॥

parabat suinaa rupaa hovai heere laal jaRaau ||

if the mountains became gold and silver, studded with gems and jewels

ਭੀ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਆਖਣ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਚਾਉ ॥੧॥

bhee too(n)hai saalaahanaa aakhan lahai na chaau ||1||

-even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||1||

ਭਾਰ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਮੇਵਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਗਰੁੜਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਆਉ ॥

bhaar aThaareh mevaa hovai garuRaa hoi suaau ||

If all the eighteen loads of vegetation became fruits,

ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਦੁਇ ਫਿਰਦੇ ਰਖੀਅਹਿ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਥਾਉ ॥

cha(n)dh sooraj dhui firadhe rakhe'eeh nihachal hovai thaau ||

and the growing grass became sweet rice; if I were able to stop the sun and the moon in their orbits and hold them perfectly steady

ਭੀ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਆਖਣ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਚਾਉ ॥੨॥

bhee too(n)hai saalaahanaa aakhan lahai na chaau ||2||

-even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||2||

ਜੇ ਦੇਹੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਈਐ ਪਾਪ ਗਰਹ ਦੁਇ ਰਾਹੁ ॥

je dhehai dhukh laieeaai paap gareh dhui raahu ||

If my body were afflicted with pain, under the evil influence of unlucky stars;

ਰਤੁ ਪੀਣੇ ਰਾਜੇ ਸਿਰੈ ਉਪਰਿ ਰਖੀਅਹਿ ਏਵੈ ਜਾਪੈ ਭਾਉ ॥

rat peene raaje sirai upar rakhe'eeh evai jaapai bhaau ||

and if the blood-sucking kings were to hold power over me

ਭੀ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਆਖਣ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਚਾਉ ॥੩॥

bhee too(n)hai saalaahanaa aakhan lahai na chaau ||3||

-even if this were my condition, I would still worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||3||

ਅਗੀ ਪਾਲਾ ਕਪੜੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਖਾਣਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਵਾਉ ॥

agee paalaa kapaR hovai khaanaa hovai vaau ||

If fire and ice were my clothes, and the wind was my food;

ਸੁਰਗੈ ਦੀਆ ਮੋਹਣੀਆ ਇਸਤਰੀਆ ਹੋਵਨਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭੋ ਜਾਉ ॥

suragai dheeaa mohaneeaa isatareeaa hovan naanak sabho jaau ||

and even if the enticing heavenly beauties were my wives, O Nanak-all this shall pass away!

ਭੀ ਤੂਹੈ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਆਖਣ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਚਾਉ ॥੪॥

bhee toohai saalaahanaa aakhan lahai na chaau ||4||

Even then, I would worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease. ||4||

ਬਦਫੈਲੀ ਗੈਬਾਨਾ ਖਸਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ॥

badhafailee gaibaanaa khasam na jaaniee ||

The foolish demon, who does evil deeds, does not know his Lord and Master.

ਸੋ ਕਹੀਐ ਦੇਵਾਨਾ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਈ ॥

so kaheeaai dhevaanaa aap na pachhaaniee ||

Call him a mad-man, if he does not understand himself.

ਕਲਹਿ ਬੁਰੀ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ਵਾਦੇ ਖਪੀਐ ॥

kaleh buree sa(n)saar vaadhe khapeeaai ||

The strife of this world is evil; these struggles are consuming it.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਵੇਕਾਰਿ ਭਰਮੇ ਪਚੀਐ ॥

vin naavai vekaar bharame pacheeaai ||

Without the Lord's Name, life is worthless. Through doubt, the people are being destroyed.

ਰਾਹ ਦੋਵੈ ਇਕੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ਸਿਝਸੀ ॥

raeh dhovai ik jaanai soiee sijhasee ||

One who recognizes that all spiritual paths lead to the One shall be emancipated.

ਕੁਫਰ ਗੋਅ ਕੁਫਰਾਣੈ ਪਇਆ ਦਝਸੀ ॥

kufar goa kufaraanai piaa dhajhasee ||

One who speaks lies shall fall into hell and burn.

ਸਭ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਸੁਬਹਾਨੁ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥

sabh dhuneeaa subahaan sach samaieeaai ||

In all the world, the most blessed and sanctified are those who remain absorbed in Truth.

ਸਿਝੈ ਦਰਿ ਦੀਵਾਨਿ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥੯॥

sijhai dhar dheevaan aap gavaieeaai ||9||

One who eliminates selfishness and conceit is redeemed in the Court of the Lord. ||9||

ਸੋ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥

so jeeviaa jis man vasiaa soi ||

They alone are truly alive, whose minds are filled with the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜੀਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

naanak avar na jeevai koi ||

O Nanak, no one else is truly alive;

ਜੇ ਜੀਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਲਥੀ ਜਾਇ ॥

je jeevai pat lathee jai ||

those who merely live shall depart in dishonor;

ਸਭੁ ਹਰਾਮੁ ਜੇਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

sabh haraam jetaa kichh khai ||

everything they eat is impure.

ਰਾਜਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਲਿ ਰੰਗੁ ॥ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤਾ ਨਚੈ ਨੰਗੁ ॥

raaj ra(n)g maal ra(n)g || ra(n)g rataa nachai na(n)g ||

Intoxicated with power and thrilled with wealth, they delight in their pleasures, and dance about shamelessly.

ਨਾਨਕ ਠਗਿਆ ਮੁਠਾ ਜਾਇ ॥

naanak Thagiaa muThaa jai ||

O Nanak, they are deluded and defrauded.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਗਇਆ ਗਵਾਇ ॥੧॥

vin naavai pat giaa gavai ||1||

Without the Lord's Name, they lose their honor and depart. ||1||

ਕਿਆ ਖਾਧੈ ਕਿਆ ਪੈਧੈ ਹੋਇ ॥

kiaa khaadhai kiaa paidhai hoi ||

What good is food, and what good are clothes,

ਜਾ ਮਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥

jaa man naahee sachaa soi ||

if the True Lord does not abide within the mind?

ਕਿਆ ਮੇਵਾ ਕਿਆ ਘਿਉ ਗੁੜੁ ਮਿਠਾ ਕਿਆ ਮੈਦਾ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਸੁ ॥

kiaa mevaa kiaa ghiau guR miThaa kiaa maidhaa kiaa maas ||

What good are fruits, what good is ghee, sweet jaggery, what good is flour, and what good is meat?

ਕਿਆ ਕਪੜੁ ਕਿਆ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਖਾਲੀ ਕੀਜਹਿ ਭੋਗ ਬਿਲਾਸ ॥

kiaa kapaR kiaa sej sukhaalee keejeh bhog bilaas ||

What good are clothes, and what good is a soft bed, to enjoy pleasures and sensual delights?

ਕਿਆ ਲਸਕਰ ਕਿਆ ਨੇਬ ਖਵਾਸੀ ਆਵੈ ਮਹਲੀ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

kiaa lasakar kiaa neb khavaasee aavai mahalee vaas ||

What good is an army, and what good are soldiers, servants and mansions to live in?

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਭੇ ਟੋਲ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੨॥

naanak sache naam vin sabhe Tol vinaas ||2||

O Nanak, without the True Name, all this paraphernalia shall disappear. ||2||

ਜਾਤੀ ਦੈ ਕਿਆ ਹਥਿ ਸਚੁ ਪਰਖੀਐ ॥

jaatee dhai kiaa hath sach parakheeaai ||

What good is social class and status? Truthfulness is measured within.

ਮਹੁਰਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਥਿ ਮਰੀਐ ਚਖੀਐ ॥

mahuraa hovai hath mareeaai chakheeaai ||

Pride in one's status is like poison-holding it in your hand and eating it, you shall die.

ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਸਿਰਕਾਰ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥

sache kee sirakaar jug jug jaaneeaai ||

The True Lord's Sovereign Rule is known throughout the ages.

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮੰਨੇ ਸਿਰਦਾਰੁ ਦਰਿ ਦੀਬਾਣੀਐ ॥

hukam ma(n)ne siradhaar dhar dheebaaneeaai ||

One who respects the Hukam of the Lord's Command is honored and respected in the Court of the Lord.

ਫੁਰਮਾਨੀ ਹੈ ਕਾਰ ਖਸਮਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ ॥

furamaanee hai kaar khasam paThaiaa ||

By the Order of our Lord and Master, we have been brought into this world.

ਤਬਲਬਾਜ ਬੀਚਾਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ॥

tabalabaaj beechaar sabadh sunaiaa ||

The Drummer, the Guru, has announced the Lord's meditation, through the Word of the Shabad.

ਇਕਿ ਹੋਏ ਅਸਵਾਰ ਇਕਨਾ ਸਾਖਤੀ ॥

eik hoe asavaar ikanaa saakhatee ||

Some have mounted their horses in response, and others are saddling up.

ਇਕਨੀ ਬਧੇ ਭਾਰ ਇਕਨਾ ਤਾਖਤੀ ॥੧੦॥

eikanee badhe bhaar ikanaa taakhatee ||10||

Some have tied up their bridles, and others have already ridden off. ||10||

ਜਾ ਪਕਾ ਤਾ ਕਟਿਆ ਰਹੀ ਸੁ ਪਲਰਿ ਵਾੜਿ ॥

jaa pakaa taa kaTiaa rahee su palar vaaR ||

When the crop is ripe, then it is cut down; only the stalks are left standing.

ਸਣੁ ਕੀਸਾਰਾ ਚਿਥਿਆ ਕਣੁ ਲਇਆ ਤਨੁ ਝਾੜਿ ॥

san keesaaraa chithiaa kan liaa tan jhaaR ||

The corn on the cob is put into the thresher, and the kernels are separated from the cobs.

ਦੁਇ ਪੁੜ ਚਕੀ ਜੋੜਿ ਕੈ ਪੀਸਣ ਆਇ ਬਹਿਠੁ ॥

dhui puR chakee joR kai peesan aai bahiTh ||

Placing the kernels between the two mill-stones, people sit and grind the corn.

ਜੋ ਦਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਸੁ ਉਬਰੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਜਬੁ ਡਿਠੁ ॥੧॥

jo dhar rahe su ubare naanak ajab ddiTh ||1||

Those kernels which stick to the central axle are spared-Nanak has seen this wonderful vision! ||1||

ਵੇਖੁ ਜਿ ਮਿਠਾ ਕਟਿਆ ਕਟਿ ਕੁਟਿ ਬਧਾ ਪਾਇ ॥

vekh j miThaa kaTiaa kaT kuT badhaa pai ||

Look, and see how the sugar-cane is cut down. After cutting away its branches, its feet are bound together into bundles,

ਖੁੰਢਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰਖਿ ਕੈ ਦੇਨਿ ਸੁ ਮਲ ਸਜਾਇ ॥

khu(n)ddaa a(n)dhar rakh kai dhen su mal sajai ||

and then, it is placed between the wooden rollers and crushed.

ਰਸੁ ਕਸੁ ਟਟਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਪੈ ਤੈ ਵਿਲਲਾਇ ॥

ras kas TaTar paieeaai tapai tai vilalai ||

What punishment is inflicted upon it! Its juice is extracted and placed in the cauldron; as it is heated, it groans and cries out.

ਭੀ ਸੋ ਫੋਗੁ ਸਮਾਲੀਐ ਦਿਚੈ ਅਗਿ ਜਾਲਾਇ ॥

bhee so fog samaaleeaai dhichai ag jaalai ||

And then, the crushed cane is collected and burnt in the fire below.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਠੈ ਪਤਰੀਐ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਆਇ ॥੨॥

naanak miThai patareeaai vekhahu lokaa aai ||2||

Nanak: come, people, and see how the sweet sugar-cane is treated! ||2||

ਇਕਨਾ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਸ ਘਣੇਰਿਆ ॥

eikanaa maran na chit aas ghaneriaa ||

Some do not think of death; they entertain great hopes.

ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਨਿਤ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਕੇਰਿਆ ॥

mar mar ja(n)meh nit kisai na keriaa ||

They die, and are re-born, and die, over and over again. They are of no use at all!

ਆਪਨੜੈ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਹਨਿ ਚੰਗੇਰਿਆ ॥

aapanaRai man chit kahan cha(n)geriaa ||

In their conscious minds, they call themselves good.

ਜਮਰਾਜੈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਹੇਰਿਆ ॥

jamaraajai nit nit manmukh heriaa ||

The King of the Angels of Death hunts down those self-willed manmukhs, over and over again.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਲੂਣ ਹਾਰਾਮ ਕਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

manmukh loon haaraam kiaa na jaaniaa ||

The manmukhs are false to their own selves; they feel no gratitude for what they have been given.

ਬਧੇ ਕਰਨਿ ਸਲਾਮ ਖਸਮ ਨ ਭਾਣਿਆ ॥

badhe karan salaam khasam na bhaaniaa ||

Those who merely perform rituals of worship are not pleasing to their Lord and Master.

ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਭਾਵਸੀ ॥

sach milai mukh naam saahib bhaavasee ||

Those who attain the True Lord and chant His Name are pleasing to the Lord.

ਕਰਸਨਿ ਤਖਤਿ ਸਲਾਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਵਸੀ ॥੧੧॥

karasan takhat salaam likhiaa paavasee ||11||

They worship the Lord and bow at His Throne. They fulfill their pre-ordained destiny. ||11||

ਮਛੀ ਤਾਰੂ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਪੰਖੀ ਕਿਆ ਆਕਾਸੁ ॥

machhee taaroo kiaa kare pa(n)khee kiaa aakaas ||

What can deep water do to a fish? What can the vast sky do to a bird?

ਪਥਰ ਪਾਲਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਸਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

pathar paalaa kiaa kare khusare kiaa ghar vaas ||

What can cold do to a stone? What is married life to a eunuch?

ਕੁਤੇ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਲਾਈਐ ਭੀ ਸੋ ਕੁਤੀ ਧਾਤੁ ॥

kute cha(n)dhan laieeaai bhee so kutee dhaat ||

You may apply sandalwood oil to a dog, but he will still be a dog.

ਬੋਲਾ ਜੇ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਪਾਠ ॥

bolaa je samajhaieeaai paRe'eh si(n)mirat paaTh ||

You may try to teach a deaf person by reading the Simritees to him, but how will he learn?

ਅੰਧਾ ਚਾਨਣਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਦੀਵੇ ਬਲਹਿ ਪਚਾਸ ॥

a(n)dhaa chaanan rakheeaai dheeve baleh pachaas ||

You may place a light before a blind man and burn fifty lamps, but how will he see?

ਚਉਣੇ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਚੁਣਿ ਚੁਣਿ ਖਾਵੈ ਘਾਸੁ ॥

chaune suinaa paieeaai chun chun khaavai ghaas ||

You may place gold before a herd of cattle, but they will pick out the grass to eat.

ਲੋਹਾ ਮਾਰਣਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਢਹੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ਕਪਾਸ ॥

lohaa maaran paieeaai ddahai na hoi kapaas ||

You may add flux to iron and melt it, but it will not become soft like cotton.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮੂਰਖ ਏਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਬੋਲੇ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੧॥

naanak moorakh eh gun bole sadhaa vinaas ||1||

O Nanak, this is the nature of a fool-everything he speaks is useless and wasted. ||1||

ਕੈਹਾ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

kaihaa ka(n)chan tuTai saar ||

When pieces of bronze or gold or iron break,

ਅਗਨੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਾਏ ਲੋਹਾਰੁ ॥

aganee ga(n)dd paae lohaar ||

the metal-smith welds them together again in the fire, and the bond is established.

ਗੋਰੀ ਸੇਤੀ ਤੁਟੈ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥

goree setee tuTai bhataar ||

If a husband leaves his wife,

ਪੁਤੀਂ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

puta(n)ee ga(n)dd pavai sa(n)saar ||

their children may bring them back together in the world, and the bond is established.

ਰਾਜਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਿਤੈ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਾਇ ॥

raajaa ma(n)gai dhitai ga(n)dd pai ||

When the king makes a demand, and it is met, the bond is established.

ਭੁਖਿਆ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਜਾ ਖਾਇ ॥

bhukhiaa ga(n)dd pavai jaa khai ||

When the hungry man eats, he is satisfied, and the bond is established.

ਕਾਲਾ ਗੰਢੁ ਨਦੀਆ ਮੀਹ ਝੋਲ ॥

kaalaa ga(n)dd nadheeaa meeh jhol ||

In the famine, the rain fills the streams to overflowing, and the bond is established.

ਗੰਢੁ ਪਰੀਤੀ ਮਿਠੇ ਬੋਲ ॥

ga(n)dd pareetee miThe bol ||

There is a bond between love and words of sweetness.

ਬੇਦਾ ਗੰਢੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਸਚੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

bedhaa ga(n)dd bole sach koi ||

When one speaks the Truth, a bond is established with the Holy Scriptures.

ਮੁਇਆ ਗੰਢੁ ਨੇਕੀ ਸਤੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

muiaa ga(n)dd nekee sat hoi ||

Through goodness and truth, the dead establish a bond with the living.

ਏਤੁ ਗੰਢਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

et ga(n)dd varatai sa(n)saar ||

Such are the bonds which prevail in the world.

ਮੂਰਖ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਮੁਹਿ ਮਾਰ ॥

moorakh ga(n)dd pavai muh maar ||

The fool establishes his bonds only when he is slapped in the face.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

naanak aakhai eh beechaar ||

Nanak says this after deep reflection:

ਸਿਫਤੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

sifatee ga(n)dd pavai dharabaar ||2||

through the Lord's Praise, we establish a bond with His Court. ||2||

ਆਪੇ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਾਜਿ ਕੈ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

aape kudharat saaj kai aape kare beechaar ||

He Himself created and adorned the Universe, and He Himself contemplates it.

ਇਕਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਇਕਿ ਖਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਪਰਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

eik khoTe ik khare aape parakhanahaar ||

Some are counterfeit, and some are genuine. He Himself is the Appraiser.

ਖਰੇ ਖਜਾਨੈ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਬਾਹਰ ਵਾਰਿ ॥

khare khajaanai paie'eeh khoTe saTe'eeh baahar vaar ||

The genuine are placed in His Treasury, while the counterfeit are thrown away.

ਖੋਟੇ ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਸੁਟੀਅਹਿ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥

khoTe sachee dharageh suTe'eeh kis aagai kareh pukaar ||

The counterfeit are thrown out of the True Court-unto whom should they complain?

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਿਛੈ ਭਜਿ ਪਵਹਿ ਏਹਾ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

satigur pichhai bhaj paveh ehaa karanee saar ||

They should worship and follow the True Guru-this is the lifestyle of excellence.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਖੋਟਿਅਹੁ ਖਰੇ ਕਰੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

satigur khoTiahu khare kare sabadh savaaranahaar ||

The True Guru converts the counterfeit into genuine; through the Word of the Shabad, He embellishes and exalts us.

ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੰਨੀਅਨਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥

sachee dharageh ma(n)neean gur kai prem piaar ||

Those who have enshrined love and affection for the Guru, are honored in the True Court.

ਗਣਤ ਤਿਨਾ ਦੀ ਕੋ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਆਪਿ ਬਖਸੇ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥੧੨॥

ganat tinaa dhee ko kiaa kare jo aap bakhase karataar ||12||

Who can estimate the value of those who have been forgiven by the Creator Lord Himself? ||12||

ਹਮ ਜੇਰ ਜਿਮੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਪੀਰਾ ਮਸਾਇਕਾ ਰਾਇਆ ॥

ham jer jimee dhuneeaa peeraa masaikaa raiaa ||

All the spiritual teachers, their disciples and the rulers of the world shall be buried under the ground.

ਮੇ ਰਵਦਿ ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹਾ ਅਫਜੂ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

me ravadh baadhisaahaa afajoo khudhai ||

The emperors shall also pass away; God alone is Eternal.

ਏਕ ਤੂਹੀ ਏਕ ਤੁਹੀ ॥੧॥

ek toohee ek tuhee ||1||

You alone, Lord, You alone. ||1||

ਨ ਦੇਵ ਦਾਨਵਾ ਨਰਾ ॥ ਨ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕਾ ਧਰਾ ॥

n dhev dhaanavaa naraa || na sidh saadhikaa dharaa ||

Neither the angels, nor the demons, nor human beings, nor the Siddhas, nor the seekers shall remain on the earth.

ਅਸਤਿ ਏਕ ਦਿਗਰਿ ਕੁਈ ॥

asat ek dhigar kuiee ||

Who else is there?

ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ॥੨॥

ek tuiee ek tuiee ||2||

You alone, Lord, You alone. ||2||

ਨ ਦਾਦੇ ਦਿਹੰਦ ਆਦਮੀ ॥ ਨ ਸਪਤ ਜੇਰ ਜਿਮੀ ॥

n dhaadhe dhiha(n)dh aadhamee || na sapat jer jimee ||

Neither the just, nor the generous, nor any humans at all, nor the seven realms beneath the earth, shall remain.

ਅਸਤਿ ਏਕ ਦਿਗਰਿ ਕੁਈ ॥

asat ek dhigar kuiee ||

The One Lord alone exists. Who else is there?

ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ॥੩॥

ek tuiee ek tuiee ||3||

You alone, Lord, You alone. ||3||

ਨ ਸੂਰ ਸਸਿ ਮੰਡਲੋ ॥ ਨ ਸਪਤ ਦੀਪ ਨਹ ਜਲੋ ॥ ਅੰਨ ਪਉਣ ਥਿਰੁ ਨ ਕੁਈ ॥

n soor sas ma(n)ddalo || na sapat dheep neh jalo || a(n)n paun thir na kuiee ||

Neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the planets, nor the seven continents, nor the oceans, nor food, nor the wind-nothing is permanent.

ਏਕੁ ਤੁਈ ਏਕੁ ਤੁਈ ॥੪॥

ek tuiee ek tuiee ||4||

You alone, Lord, You alone. ||4||

ਨ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਦਸਤ ਆ ਕਸੇ ॥

n rijak dhasat aa kase ||

Our sustenance is not in the hands of any person.

ਹਮਾ ਰਾ ਏਕੁ ਆਸ ਵਸੇ ॥

hamaa raa ek aas vase ||

The hopes of all rest in the One Lord.

ਅਸਤਿ ਏਕੁ ਦਿਗਰ ਕੁਈ ॥

asat ek dhigar kuiee ||

The One Lord alone exists-who else is there?

ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ਏਕੁ ਤੁਈ ॥੫॥

ek tuiee ek tuiee ||5||

You alone, Lord, You alone. ||5||

ਪਰੰਦਏ ਨ ਗਿਰਾਹ ਜਰ ॥

para(n)dhe na giraeh jar ||

The birds have no money in their pockets.

ਦਰਖਤ ਆਬ ਆਸ ਕਰ ॥

dharakhat aab aas kar ||

They place their hopes on trees and water.

ਦਿਹੰਦ ਸੁਈ ॥

dhiha(n)dh suiee ||

He alone is the Giver.

ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ॥੬॥

ek tuiee ek tuiee ||6||

You alone, Lord, You alone. ||6||

ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਲਾਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥

naanak lilaar likhiaa soi ||

O Nanak, that destiny which is pre-ordained and written on one's forehead

ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

meT na saakai koi ||

no one can erase it.

ਕਲਾ ਧਰੈ ਹਿਰੈ ਸੁਈ ॥

kalaa dharai hirai suiee ||

The Lord infuses strength, and He takes it away again.

ਏਕੁ ਤੁਈ ਏਕੁ ਤੁਈ ॥੭॥

ek tuiee ek tuiee ||7||

You alone, O Lord, You alone. ||7||

ਸਚਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

sachaa teraa hukam gurmukh jaaniaa ||

True is the Hukam of Your Command. To the Gurmukh, it is known.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਸਚੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥

gurmatee aap gavai sach pachhaaniaa ||

Through the Guru's Teachings, selfishness and conceit are eradicated, and the Truth is realized.

ਸਚੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਦਰਬਾਰੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਨੀਸਾਣਿਆ ॥

sach teraa dharabaar sabadh neesaaniaa ||

True is Your Court. It is proclaimed and revealed through the Word of the Shabad.

ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਣਿਆ ॥

sachaa sabadh veechaar sach samaaniaa ||

Meditating deeply on the True Word of the Shabad, I have merged into the Truth.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਸਦਾ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣਿਆ ॥

manmukh sadhaa kooRiaar bharam bhulaaniaa ||

The self-willed manmukhs are always false; they are deluded by doubt.

ਵਿਸਟਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਸਾਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

visaTaa a(n)dhar vaas saadh na jaaniaa ||

They dwell in manure, and they do not know the taste of the Name.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

vin naavai dhukh pai aavan jaaniaa ||

Without the Name, they suffer the agonies of coming and going.

ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਰਖੁ ਆਪਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਖੋਟਾ ਖਰਾ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥੧੩॥

naanak paarakh aap jin khoTaa kharaa pachhaaniaa ||13||

O Nanak, the Lord Himself is the Appraiser, who distinguishes the counterfeit from the genuine. ||13||

ਸੀਹਾ ਬਾਜਾ ਚਰਗਾ ਕੁਹੀਆ ਏਨਾ ਖਵਾਲੇ ਘਾਹ ॥

seehaa baajaa charagaa kuheeaa enaa khavaale ghaeh ||

Tigers, hawks, falcons and eagles-the Lord could make them eat grass.

ਘਾਹੁ ਖਾਨਿ ਤਿਨਾ ਮਾਸੁ ਖਵਾਲੇ ਏਹਿ ਚਲਾਏ ਰਾਹ ॥

ghaahu khaan tinaa maas khavaale eh chalaae raeh ||

And those animals which eat grass-He could make them eat meat. He could make them follow this way of life.

ਨਦੀਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਟਿਬੇ ਦੇਖਾਲੇ ਥਲੀ ਕਰੇ ਅਸਗਾਹ ॥

nadheeaa vich Tibe dhekhaale thalee kare asagaeh ||

He could raise dry land from the rivers, and turn the deserts into bottomless oceans.

ਕੀੜਾ ਥਾਪਿ ਦੇਇ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੀ ਲਸਕਰ ਕਰੇ ਸੁਆਹ ॥

keeRaa thaap dhei paatisaahee lasakar kare suaaeh ||

He could appoint a worm as king, and reduce an army to ashes.

ਜੇਤੇ ਜੀਅ ਜੀਵਹਿ ਲੈ ਸਾਹਾ ਜੀਵਾਲੇ ਤਾ ਕਿ ਅਸਾਹ ॥

jete jeea jeeveh lai saahaa jeevaale taa k asaeh ||

All beings and creatures live by breathing, but He could keep us alive, even without the breath.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਸਚੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਤਿਉ ਦੇਇ ਗਿਰਾਹ ॥੧॥

naanak jiau jiau sache bhaavai tiau tiau dhei giraeh ||1||

O Nanak, as it pleases the True Lord, He gives us sustenance. ||1||

ਇਕਿ ਮਾਸਹਾਰੀ ਇਕਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਣੁ ਖਾਹਿ ॥

eik maasahaaree ik tiran khaeh ||

Some eat meat, while others eat grass.

ਇਕਨਾ ਛਤੀਹ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

eikanaa chhateeh a(n)mirat paeh ||

Some have all the thirty-six varieties of delicacies,

ਇਕਿ ਮਿਟੀਆ ਮਹਿ ਮਿਟੀਆ ਖਾਹਿ ॥

eik miTeeaa meh miTeeaa khaeh ||

while others live in the dirt and eat mud.

ਇਕਿ ਪਉਣ ਸੁਮਾਰੀ ਪਉਣ ਸੁਮਾਰਿ ॥

eik paun sumaaree paun sumaar ||

Some control the breath, and regulate their breathing.

ਇਕਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਨਾਮ ਆਧਾਰਿ ॥

eik nira(n)kaaree naam aadhaar ||

Some live by the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Formless Lord.

ਜੀਵੈ ਦਾਤਾ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

jeevai dhaataa marai na koi ||

The Great Giver lives; no one dies.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮੁਠੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

naanak muThe jaeh naahee man soi ||2||

O Nanak, those who do not enshrine the Lord within their minds are deluded. ||2||

ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਮਿ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

poore gur kee kaar karam kamaieeaai ||

By the karma of good actions, some come to serve the Perfect Guru.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

gurmatee aap gavai naam dhiaaieeaai ||

Through the Guru's Teachings, some eliminate selfishness and conceit, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਦੂਜੀ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਗਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥

dhoojee kaarai lag janam gavaieeaai ||

Undertaking any other task, they waste their lives in vain.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਭ ਵਿਸੁ ਪੈਝੈ ਖਾਈਐ ॥

vin naavai sabh vis paijhai khaieeaai ||

Without the Name, all that they wear and eat is poison.

ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥

sachaa sabadh saalaeh sach samaieeaai ||

Praising the True Word of the Shabad, they merge with the True Lord.

ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਸੁਖਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਈਐ ॥

vin satigur seve naahee sukh nivaas fir fir aaieeaai ||

Without serving the True Guru, they do not obtain the home of peace; they are consigned to reincarnation, over and over again.

ਦੁਨੀਆ ਖੋਟੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

dhuneeaa khoTee raas kooR kamaieeaai ||

Investing counterfeit capital, they earn only falsehood in the world.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਖਰਾ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੧੪॥

naanak sach kharaa saalaeh pat siau jaieeaai ||14||

O Nanak, singing the Praises of the Pure, True Lord, they depart with honor. ||14||

ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਵਾਵਹਿ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਜਲਿ ਨਾਵਹਿ ॥

tudh bhaavai taa vaaveh gaaveh tudh bhaavai jal naaveh ||

When it pleases You, we play music and sing; when it pleases You, we bathe in water.

ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਹਿ ਤਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਬਿਭੂਤਾ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਨਾਦੁ ਵਜਾਵਹਿ ॥

jaa tudh bhaaveh taa kareh bibhootaa si(n)n(g)ee naadh vajaaveh ||

When it pleases You, we smear our bodies with ashes, and blow the horn and the conch shell.

ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਮੁਲਾ ਸੇਖ ਕਹਾਵਹਿ ॥

jaa tudh bhaavai taa paReh katebaa mulaa sekh kahaaveh ||

When it pleases You, we read the Islamic Scriptures, and are acclaimed as Mullahs and Shaykhs.

ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਰਸ ਕਸ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ॥

jaa tudh bhaavai taa hoveh raaje ras kas bahut kamaaveh ||

When it pleases You, we become kings, and enjoy all sorts of tastes and pleasures.

ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੇਗ ਵਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਿਰ ਮੁੰਡੀ ਕਟਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ॥

jaa tudh bhaavai teg vagaaveh sir mu(n)ddee kaT jaaveh ||

When it pleases You, we wield the sword, and cut off the heads of our enemies.

ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਜਾਹਿ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਗਲਾ ਘਰਿ ਆਵਹਿ ॥

jaa tudh bhaavai jaeh dhisa(n)tar sun galaa ghar aaveh ||

When it pleases You, we go out to foreign lands; hearing news of home, we come back again.

ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਨਾਇ ਰਚਾਵਹਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਣੇ ਤੂੰ ਭਾਵਹਿ ॥

jaa tudh bhaavai nai rachaaveh tudh bhaane too(n) bhaaveh ||

When it pleases You, we are attuned to the Name, and when it pleases You, we become pleasing to You.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਏਕ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਹੋਰਿ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ॥੧॥

naanak ek kahai bena(n)tee hor sagale kooR kamaaveh ||1||

Nanak utters this one prayer; everything else is just the practice of falsehood. ||1||

ਜਾ ਤੂੰ ਵਡਾ ਸਭਿ ਵਡਿਆਂਈਆ ਚੰਗੈ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੋਈ ॥

jaa too(n) vaddaa sabh vaddiaa(n)ieeaa cha(n)gai cha(n)gaa hoiee ||

You are so Great-all Greatness flows from You. You are So Good-Goodness radiates from You.

ਜਾ ਤੂੰ ਸਚਾ ਤਾ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਸਚਾ ਕੂੜਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

jaa too(n) sachaa taa sabh ko sachaa kooRaa koi na koiee ||

You are True-all that flows from You is True. Nothing at all is false.

ਆਖਣੁ ਵੇਖਣੁ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਚਲਣੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਮਰਣਾ ਧਾਤੁ ॥

aakhan vekhan bolan chalan jeevan maranaa dhaat ||

Talking, seeing, speaking, walking, living and dying-all these are transitory.

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਾਜਿ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਖੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਾ ਆਪਿ ॥੨॥

hukam saaj hukamai vich rakhai naanak sachaa aap ||2||

By the Hukam of His Command, He creates, and in His Command, He keeps us. O Nanak, He Himself is True. ||2||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਨਿਸੰਗੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਈਐ ॥

satigur sev nisa(n)g bharam chukaieeaai ||

Serve the True Guru fearlessly, and your doubt shall be dispelled.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਆਖੈ ਕਾਰ ਸੁ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

satigur aakhai kaar su kaar kamaieeaai ||

Do that work which the True Guru asks you to do.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal ta naam dhiaaieeaai ||

When the True Guru becomes merciful, we meditate on the Naam.

ਲਾਹਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਸੁ ਸਾਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

laahaa bhagat su saar gurmukh paieeaai ||

The profit of devotional worship is excellent. It is obtained by the Gurmukh.

ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

manmukh kooR gubaar kooR kamaieeaai ||

The self-willed manmukhs are trapped in the darkness of falsehood; they practice nothing but falsehood.

ਸਚੇ ਦੈ ਦਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਸਚੁ ਚਵਾਂਈਐ ॥

sache dhai dhar jai sach chavaa(n)ieeaai ||

Go to the Gate of Truth, and speak the Truth.

ਸਚੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਸਚਿ ਬੁਲਾਈਐ ॥

sachai a(n)dhar mahal sach bulaieeaai ||

The True Lord calls the true ones to the Mansion of His Presence.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਚਿਆਰੁ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੧੫॥

naanak sach sadhaa sachiaar sach samaieeaai ||15||

O Nanak, the true ones are forever true; they are absorbed in the True Lord. ||15||

ਕਲਿ ਕਾਤੀ ਰਾਜੇ ਕਾਸਾਈ ਧਰਮੁ ਪੰਖ ਕਰਿ ਉਡਰਿਆ ॥

kal kaatee raaje kaasaiee dharam pa(n)kh kar uddariaa ||

The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the knife, and the kings are butchers; righteousness has sprouted wings and flown away.

ਕੂੜੁ ਅਮਾਵਸ ਸਚੁ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਮਾ ਦੀਸੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਹ ਚੜਿਆ ॥

kooR amaavas sach cha(n)dhramaa dheesai naahee keh chaRiaa ||

In this dark night of falsehood, the moon of Truth is not visible anywhere.

ਹਉ ਭਾਲਿ ਵਿਕੁੰਨੀ ਹੋਈ ॥ ਆਧੇਰੈ ਰਾਹੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

hau bhaal viku(n)nee hoiee || aadherai raahu na koiee ||

I have searched in vain, and I am so confused; in this darkness, I cannot find the path.

ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਰੋਈ ॥

vich haumai kar dhukh roiee ||

In egotism, they cry out in pain.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਨਿ ਬਿਧਿ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥

kahu naanak kin bidh gat hoiee ||1||

Says Nanak, how will they be saved? ||1||

ਕਲਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

kal keerat paragaT chaanan sa(n)saar ||

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise has appeared as a Light in the world.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਉਤਰੈ ਪਾਰਿ ॥

gurmukh koiee utarai paar ||

How rare are those few Gurmukhs who swim across to the other side!

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਵੈ ॥

jis no nadhar kare tis dhevai ||

The Lord bestows His Glance of Grace;

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਤਨੁ ਸੋ ਲੇਵੈ ॥੨॥

naanak gurmukh ratan so levai ||2||

O Nanak, the Gurmukh receives the jewel. ||2||

ਭਗਤਾ ਤੈ ਸੈਸਾਰੀਆ ਜੋੜੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥

bhagataa tai saisaareeaa joR kadhe na aaiaa ||

Between the Lord's devotees and the people of the world, there can never be any true alliance.

ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਅਭੁਲੁ ਹੈ ਨ ਭੁਲੈ ਕਿਸੈ ਦਾ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ॥

karataa aap abhul hai na bhulai kisai dhaa bhulaiaa ||

The Creator Himself is infallible. He cannot be fooled; no one can fool Him.

ਭਗਤ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿਅਨੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥

bhagat aape melian jinee sacho sach kamaiaa ||

He blends His devotees with Himself; they practice Truth, and only Truth.

ਸੈਸਾਰੀ ਆਪਿ ਖੁਆਇਅਨੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਬੋਲਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇਆ ॥

saisaaree aap khuaaian jinee kooR bol bol bikh khaiaa ||

The Lord Himself leads the people of the world astray; they tell lies, and by telling lies, they eat poison.

ਚਲਣ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਕਾਮੁ ਕਰੋਧੁ ਵਿਸੁ ਵਧਾਇਆ ॥

chalan saar na jaananee kaam karodh vis vadhaiaa ||

They do not recognize the ultimate reality, that we all must go; they continue to cultivate the poisons of sexual desire and anger.

ਭਗਤ ਕਰਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਜਿਨੀ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥

bhagat karan har chaakaree jinee anadhin naam dhiaaiaa ||

The devotees serve the Lord; night and day, they meditate on the Naam.

ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਜਿਨੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥

dhaasan dhaas hoi kai jinee vichahu aap gavaiaa ||

Becoming the slaves of the Lord's slaves, they eradicate selfishness and conceit from within.

ਓਨਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕੈ ਦਰਿ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ॥੧੬॥

onaa khasamai kai dhar mukh ujale sachai sabadh suhaiaa ||16||

In the Court of their Lord and Master, their faces are radiant; they are embellished and exalted with the True Word of the Shabad. ||16||

ਸਬਾਹੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਜਿਨੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ॥

sabaahee saalaeh jinee dhiaaiaa ik man ||

Those who praise the Lord in the early hours of the morning and meditate on Him single-mindedly,

ਸੇਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਾਹ ਵਖਤੈ ਉਪਰਿ ਲੜਿ ਮੁਏ ॥

seiee poore saeh vakhatai upar laR mue ||

are the perfect kings; at the right time, they die fighting.

ਦੂਜੈ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਰਾਹ ਮਨ ਕੀਆ ਮਤੀ ਖਿੰਡੀਆ ॥

dhoojai bahute raeh man keeaa matee khi(n)ddeeaa ||

In the second watch, the focus of the mind is scattered in all sorts of ways.

ਬਹੁਤੁ ਪਏ ਅਸਗਾਹ ਗੋਤੇ ਖਾਹਿ ਨ ਨਿਕਲਹਿ ॥

bahut pe asagaeh gote khaeh na nikaleh ||

So many fall into the bottomless pit; they are dragged under, and they cannot get out again.

ਤੀਜੈ ਮੁਹੀ ਗਿਰਾਹ ਭੁਖ ਤਿਖਾ ਦੁਇ ਭਉਕੀਆ ॥

teejai muhee giraeh bhukh tikhaa dhui bhaukeeaa ||

In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for attention, and food is put into the mouth.

ਖਾਧਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਆਹ ਭੀ ਖਾਣੇ ਸਿਉ ਦੋਸਤੀ ॥

khaadhaa hoi suaaeh bhee khaane siau dhosatee ||

That which is eaten becomes dust, but they are still attached to eating.

ਚਉਥੈ ਆਈ ਊਂਘ ਅਖੀ ਮੀਟਿ ਪਵਾਰਿ ਗਇਆ ॥

chauthai aaiee uoo(n)gh akhee meeT pavaar giaa ||

In the fourth watch, they become drowsy. They close their eyes and begin to dream.

ਭੀ ਉਠਿ ਰਚਿਓਨੁ ਵਾਦੁ ਸੈ ਵਰਿੑਆ ਕੀ ਪਿੜ ਬਧੀ ॥

bhee uTh rachion vaadh sai vari(h)aa kee piR badhee ||

Rising up again, they engage in conflicts; they set the stage as if they will live for 100 years.

ਸਭੇ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੇ ਅਠੀ ਭਉ ਹੋਇ ॥

sabhe velaa vakhat sabh je aThee bhau hoi ||

If at all times, at each and every moment, they live in the fear of God

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਵਣੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak saahib man vasai sachaa naavan hoi ||1||

-O Nanak, the Lord dwells within their minds, and their cleansing bath is true. ||1||

ਸੇਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਾਹ ਜਿਨੀ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

seiee poore saeh jinee pooraa paiaa ||

They are the perfect kings, who have found the Perfect Lord.

ਅਠੀ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹ ਰਹਨਿ ਇਕਤੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥

aThee veparavaeh rahan ikatai ra(n)g ||

Twenty-four hours a day, they remain unconcerned, imbued with the Love of the One Lord.

ਦਰਸਨਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਅਥਾਹ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ॥

dharasan roop athaeh virale paie'eeh ||

Only a few obtain the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the Unimaginably Beauteous Lord.

ਕਰਮਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਪੂਰਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਪੂਰਾ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਬੋਲੁ ॥

karam poorai pooraa guroo pooraa jaa kaa bol ||

Through the perfect karma of good deeds, one meets the Perfect Guru, whose speech is perfect.

ਨਾਨਕ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੇ ਕਰੇ ਘਟੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਤੋਲੁ ॥੨॥

naanak pooraa je kare ghaTai naahee tol ||2||

O Nanak, when the Guru makes one perfect, one's weight does not decrease. ||2||

ਜਾ ਤੂੰ ਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਰਿ ਮੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ॥

jaa too(n) taa kiaa hor mai sach sunaieeaai ||

When You are with me, what more could I want? I speak only the Truth.

ਮੁਠੀ ਧੰਧੈ ਚੋਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

muThee dha(n)dhai chor mahal na paieeaai ||

Plundered by the thieves of worldly affairs, she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence.

ਏਨੈ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਠੋਰਿ ਸੇਵ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥

enai chit kaThor sev gavaieeaai ||

Being so stone-hearted, she has lost her chance to serve the Lord.

ਜਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ਸੁ ਭੰਨਿ ਘੜਾਈਐ ॥

jit ghaT sach na pai su bha(n)n ghaRaieeaai ||

That heart, in which the True Lord is not found, should be torn down and re-built.

ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਵਟਿ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੁਲਾਈਐ ॥

kiau kar poorai vaT tol tulaieeaai ||

How can she be weighed accurately, upon the scale of perfection?

ਕੋਇ ਨ ਆਖੈ ਘਟਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਈਐ ॥

koi na aakhai ghaT haumai jaieeaai ||

No one will say that her weight has been shorted, if she rids herself of egotism.

ਲਈਅਨਿ ਖਰੇ ਪਰਖਿ ਦਰਿ ਬੀਨਾਈਐ ॥

lieean khare parakh dhar beenaieeaai ||

The genuine are assayed, and accepted in the Court of the All-knowing Lord.

ਸਉਦਾ ਇਕਤੁ ਹਟਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧੭॥

saudhaa ikat haT poorai gur paieeaai ||17||

The genuine merchandise is found only in one shop-it is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||17||

ਅਠੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਅਠ ਖੰਡ ਨਾਵਾ ਖੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥

aThee paharee aTh kha(n)dd naavaa kha(n)dd sareer ||

Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth place, conquer the body.

ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਭਾਲਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥

tis vich nau nidh naam ek bhaaleh gunee gaheer ||

Within the body are the nine treasures of the Name of the Lord-seek the depths of these virtues.

ਕਰਮਵੰਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੀਰੁ ॥

karamava(n)tee saalaahiaa naanak kar gur peer ||

Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.

ਚਉਥੈ ਪਹਰਿ ਸਬਾਹ ਕੈ ਸੁਰਤਿਆ ਉਪਜੈ ਚਾਉ ॥

chauthai pahar sabaeh kai suratiaa upajai chaau ||

In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness.

ਤਿਨਾ ਦਰੀਆਵਾ ਸਿਉ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥

tinaa dhareeaavaa siau dhosatee man mukh sachaa naau ||

They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.

ਓਥੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਵੰਡੀਐ ਕਰਮੀ ਹੋਇ ਪਸਾਉ ॥

othai a(n)mrit va(n)ddeeaai karamee hoi pasaau ||

The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and those with good karma receive this gift.

ਕੰਚਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਸੀਐ ਵੰਨੀ ਚੜੈ ਚੜਾਉ ॥

ka(n)chan kaiaa kaseeaai va(n)nee chaRai chaRaau ||

Their bodies become golden, and take on the color of spirituality.

ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਸਰਾਫ ਕੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਤਾਉ ॥

je hovai nadhar saraaf kee bahuR na paiee taau ||

If the Jeweller casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.

ਸਤੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਸਤੁ ਭਲਾ ਬਹੀਐ ਪੜਿਆ ਪਾਸਿ ॥

satee paharee sat bhalaa baheeaai paRiaa paas ||

Throughout the other seven watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually wise.

ਓਥੈ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਕੂੜੈ ਘਟੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

othai paap pu(n)n beechaareeaai kooRai ghaTai raas ||

There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and the capital of falsehood is decreased.

ਓਥੈ ਖੋਟੇ ਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਖਰੇ ਕੀਚਹਿ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥

othai khoTe saTe'eeh khare keecheh saabaas ||

There, the counterfeit are cast aside, and the genuine are cheered.

ਬੋਲਣੁ ਫਾਦਲੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਖਸਮੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥

bolan faadhal naanakaa dhukh sukh khasamai paas ||1||

Speech is vain and useless. O Nanak, pain and pleasure are in the power of our Lord and Master. ||1||

ਪਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥

paun guroo paanee pitaa maataa dharat mahat ||

Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.

ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਦਾਈ ਦਾਇਆ ਖੇਲੈ ਸਗਲ ਜਗਤੁ ॥

dhinas raat dhui dhaiee dhaiaa khelai sagal jagat ||

Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.

ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਵਾਚੇ ਧਰਮੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

cha(n)giaaieeaa buriaaieeaa vaache dharam hadhoor ||

Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.

ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

karamee aapo aapanee ke neRai ke dhoor ||

According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.

ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਏ ਮਸਕਤਿ ਘਾਲਿ ॥

jinee naam dhiaaiaa ge masakat ghaal ||

Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow

ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਹੋਰ ਕੇਤੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨॥

naanak te mukh ujale hor ketee chhuTee naal ||2||

-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many others are saved along with them! ||2||

ਸਚਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦਸਿਆ ॥

sachaa bhojan bhaau satigur dhasiaa ||

The True Food is the Love of the Lord; the True Guru has spoken.

ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਪਤੀਆਇ ਸਚਿ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ॥

sache hee pateeaai sach vigasiaa ||

With this True Food, I am satisfied, and with the Truth, I am delighted.

ਸਚੈ ਕੋਟਿ ਗਿਰਾਂਇ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ॥

sachai koT giraa(n)i nij ghar vasiaa ||

True are the cities and the villages, where one abides in the True Home of the self.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਨਾਉ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਰਹਸਿਆ ॥

satigur tuThai naau prem rahasiaa ||

When the True Guru is pleased, one receives the Lord's Name, and blossoms forth in His Love.

ਸਚੈ ਦੈ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਨ ਜਾਈਐ ॥

sachai dhai dheebaan kooR na jaieeaai ||

No one enters the Court of the True Lord through falsehood.

ਝੂਠੋ ਝੂਠੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਸੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਖੁਆਈਐ ॥

jhooTho jhooTh vakhaan su mahal khuaaieeaai ||

By uttering falsehood and only falsehood, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨੀਸਾਣਿ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

sachai sabadh neesaan Thaak na paieeaai ||

No one blocks the way of those who are blessed with the Banner of the True Word of the Shabad.

ਸਚੁ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੁਝਿ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈਐ ॥੧੮॥

sach sun bujh vakhaan mahal bulaieeaai ||18||

Hearing, understanding and speaking Truth, one is called to the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||18||

ਪਹਿਰਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਹਿਵੈ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਧਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਸਾਰੁ ਕਰਾਈ ॥

pahiraa agan hivai ghar baadhaa bhojan saar karaiee ||

If I dressed myself in fire, and built my house of snow, and made iron my food;

ਸਗਲੇ ਦੂਖ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਪੀਵਾ ਧਰਤੀ ਹਾਕ ਚਲਾਈ ॥

sagale dhookh paanee kar peevaa dharatee haak chalaiee ||

and if I were to drink in all pain like water, and drive the entire earth before me;

ਧਰਿ ਤਾਰਾਜੀ ਅੰਬਰੁ ਤੋਲੀ ਪਿਛੈ ਟੰਕੁ ਚੜਾਈ ॥

dhar taaraajee a(n)bar tolee pichhai Ta(n)k chaRaiee ||

and if I were to place the earth upon a scale and balance it with a single copper coin;

ਏਵਡੁ ਵਧਾ ਮਾਵਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਭਸੈ ਨਥਿ ਚਲਾਈ ॥

evadd vadhaa maavaa naahee sabhasai nath chalaiee ||

and if I were to become so great that I could not be contained, and if I were to control and lead all;

ਏਤਾ ਤਾਣੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕਰੀ ਭਿ ਆਖਿ ਕਰਾਈ ॥

etaa taan hovai man a(n)dhar karee bh aakh karaiee ||

and if I were to possess so much power within my mind that I could cause others to do my bidding-so what?

ਜੇਵਡੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਤੇਵਡ ਦਾਤੀ ਦੇ ਦੇ ਕਰੇ ਰਜਾਈ ॥

jevadd saahib tevadd dhaatee dhe dhe kare rajaiee ||

As Great as our Lord and Master is, so great are His gifts. He bestows them according to His Will.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਉਪਰਿ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥

naanak nadhar kare jis upar sach naam vaddiaaiee ||1||

O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||

ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਰਜਿਆ ਸੁਨਣਿ ਨ ਰਜੇ ਕੰਨ ॥

aakhan aakh na rajiaa sunan na raje ka(n)n ||

The mouth is not satisfied by speaking, and the ears are not satisfied by hearing.

ਅਖੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਨ ਰਜੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਹਕ ਇਕ ਵੰਨ ॥

akhee dhekh na rajeeaa gun gaahak ik va(n)n ||

The eyes are not satisfied by seeing-each organ seeks out one sensory quality.

ਭੁਖਿਆ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਗਲੀ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

bhukhiaa bhukh na utarai galee bhukh na jai ||

The hunger of the hungry is not appeased; by mere words, hunger is not relieved.

ਨਾਨਕ ਭੁਖਾ ਤਾ ਰਜੈ ਜਾ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥

naanak bhukhaa taa rajai jaa gun keh gunee samai ||2||

O Nanak, hunger is relieved only when one utters the Glorious Praises of the Praiseworthy Lord. ||2||

ਵਿਣੁ ਸਚੇ ਸਭੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

vin sache sabh kooR kooR kamaieeaai ||

Without the True One, all are false, and all practice falsehood.

ਵਿਣੁ ਸਚੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰੁ ਬੰਨਿ ਚਲਾਈਐ ॥

vin sache kooRiaar ba(n)n chalaieeaai ||

Without the True One, the false ones are bound and gagged and driven off.

ਵਿਣੁ ਸਚੇ ਤਨੁ ਛਾਰੁ ਛਾਰੁ ਰਲਾਈਐ ॥

vin sache tan chhaar chhaar ralaieeaai ||

Without the True One, the body is just ashes, and it mingles again with ashes.

ਵਿਣੁ ਸਚੇ ਸਭ ਭੁਖ ਜਿ ਪੈਝੈ ਖਾਈਐ ॥

vin sache sabh bhukh j paijhai khaieeaai ||

Without the True Ome, all food and clothes are unsatisfying.

ਵਿਣੁ ਸਚੇ ਦਰਬਾਰੁ ਕੂੜਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

vin sache dharabaar kooR na paieeaai ||

Without the True One, the false ones do not attain the Lord's Court.

ਕੂੜੈ ਲਾਲਚਿ ਲਗਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਖੁਆਈਐ ॥

kooRai laalach lag mahal khuaaieeaai ||

Attached to false attachments, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.

ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਠਗਿਓ ਠਗਿ ਆਈਐ ਜਾਈਐ ॥

sabh jag Thagio Thag aaieeaai jaieeaai ||

The whole world is deceived by deception, coming and going in reincarnation.

ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਈਐ ॥੧੯॥

tan meh tirasanaa ag sabadh bujhaieeaai ||19||

Within the body is the fire of desire; through the Word of the Shabad, it is quenched. ||19||

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਰੁਖੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਫੁਲੁ ਫਲ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥

naanak gur sa(n)tokh rukh dharam ful fal giaan ||

O Nanak, the Guru is the tree of contentment, with flowers of faith, and fruits of spiritual wisdom.

ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿਆ ਹਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਪਕੈ ਕਰਮਿ ਧਿਆਨਿ ॥

ras rasiaa hariaa sadhaa pakai karam dhiaan ||

Watered with the Lord's Love, it remains forever green; through the karma of good deeds and meditation, it ripens.

ਪਤਿ ਕੇ ਸਾਦ ਖਾਦਾ ਲਹੈ ਦਾਨਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਦਾਨੁ ॥੧॥

pat ke saadh khaadhaa lahai dhaanaa kai sir dhaan ||1||

Honor is obtained by eating this tasty dish; of all gifts, this is the greatest gift. ||1||

ਸੁਇਨੇ ਕਾ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਪਤ ਪਰਵਾਲਾ ਫੁਲ ਜਵੇਹਰ ਲਾਲ ॥

suine kaa birakh pat paravaalaa ful javehar laal ||

The Guru is the tree of gold, with leaves of coral, and blossoms of jewels and rubies.

ਤਿਤੁ ਫਲ ਰਤਨ ਲਗਹਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਭਾਖਿਤ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਿਹਾਲੁ ॥

tit fal ratan lageh mukh bhaakhit hiradhai ridhai nihaal ||

The Words from His Mouth are fruits of jewels. Within His Heart, He beholds the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋਵੈ ਲੇਖੁ ॥

naanak karam hovai mukh masatak likhiaa hovai lekh ||

O Nanak, He is obtained by those, upon whose faces and foreheads such pre-recorded destiny is written.

ਅਠਿਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਚਰਣੀ ਪੂਜੈ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਸੇਖੁ ॥

aThisaTh teerath gur kee charanee poojai sadhaa visekh ||

The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage are contained in the constant worship of the feet of the Exalted Guru.

ਹੰਸੁ ਹੇਤੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਕੋਪੁ ਚਾਰੇ ਨਦੀਆ ਅਗਿ ॥

ha(n)s het lobh kop chaare nadheeaa ag ||

Cruelty, material attachment, greed and anger are the four rivers of fire.

ਪਵਹਿ ਦਝਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਤਰੀਐ ਕਰਮੀ ਲਗਿ ॥੨॥

paveh dhajheh naanakaa tareeaai karamee lag ||2||

Falling into them, one is burned, O Nanak! One is saved only by holding tight to good deeds. ||2||

ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਮਰੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਨ ਪਛੋਤਾਈਐ ॥

jeevadhiaa mar maar na pachhotaieeaai ||

While you are alive, conquer death, and you shall have no regrets in the end.

ਝੂਠਾ ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਕਿਨਿ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ॥

jhooThaa ih sa(n)saar kin samajhaieeaai ||

This world is false, but only a few understand this.

ਸਚਿ ਨ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਧੰਧੈ ਧਾਈਐ ॥

sach na dhare piaar dha(n)dhai dhaieeaai ||

People do not enshrine love for the Truth; they chase after worldly affairs instead.

ਕਾਲੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਖੈ ਕਾਲੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਦੁਨੀਆਈਐ ॥

kaal buraa khai kaal sir dhuneeaaieeaai ||

The terrible time of death and annihilation hovers over the heads of the world.

ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਜੰਦਾਰੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਦਾਈਐ ॥

hukamee sir ja(n)dhaar maare dhaieeaai ||

By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the Messenger of Death smashes his club over their heads.

ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਈਐ ॥

aape dhei piaar ma(n)n vasaieeaai ||

The Lord Himself gives His Love, and enshrines it within their minds.

ਮੁਹਤੁ ਨ ਚਸਾ ਵਿਲੰਮੁ ਭਰੀਐ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

muhat na chasaa vila(n)m bhareeaai paieeaai ||

Not a moment or an instant's delay is permitted, when one's measure of life is full.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੁਝਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੨੦॥

gur parasaadhee bujh sach samaieeaai ||20||

By Guru's Grace, one comes to know the True One, and is absorbed into Him. ||20||

ਤੁਮੀ ਤੁਮਾ ਵਿਸੁ ਅਕੁ ਧਤੂਰਾ ਨਿਮੁ ਫਲੁ ॥

tumee tumaa vis ak dhatooraa nim fal ||

Bitter melon, swallow-wort, thorn-apple and nim fruit

ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਵਸਹਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਹੀ ॥

man mukh vaseh tis jis too(n) chit na aavahee ||

these bitter poisons lodge in the minds and mouths of those who do not remember You

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਿਸੁ ਹੰਢਨਿ ਕਰਮਾ ਬਾਹਰੇ ॥੧॥

naanak kaheeaai kis ha(n)ddan karamaa baahare ||1||

O Nanak, how shall I tell them this? Without the karma of good deeds, they are only destroying themselves. ||1||

ਮਤਿ ਪੰਖੇਰੂ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਸਾਥਿ ਕਬ ਉਤਮ ਕਬ ਨੀਚ ॥

mat pa(n)kheroo kirat saath kab utam kab neech ||

The intellect is a bird; on account of its actions, it is sometimes high, and sometimes low.

ਕਬ ਚੰਦਨਿ ਕਬ ਅਕਿ ਡਾਲਿ ਕਬ ਉਚੀ ਪਰੀਤਿ ॥

kab cha(n)dhan kab ak ddaal kab uchee pareet ||

Sometimes it is perched on the sandalwood tree, and sometimes it is on the branch of the poisonous swallow-wort. Sometimes, it soars through the heavens.

ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਈਐ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਲਗੀ ਰੀਤਿ ॥੨॥

naanak hukam chalaieeaai saahib lagee reet ||2||

O Nanak, our Lord and Master leads us on, according to the Hukam of His Command; such is His Way. ||2||

ਕੇਤੇ ਕਹਹਿ ਵਖਾਣ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਜਾਵਣਾ ॥

kete kaheh vakhaan keh keh jaavanaa ||

Some speak and expound, and while speaking and lecturing, they pass away.

ਵੇਦ ਕਹਹਿ ਵਖਿਆਣ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥

vedh kaheh vakhiaan a(n)t na paavanaa ||

The Vedas speak and expound on the Lord, but they do not know His limits.

ਪੜਿਐ ਨਾਹੀ ਭੇਦੁ ਬੁਝਿਐ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥

paRiaai naahee bhedh bujhiaai paavanaa ||

Not by studying, but through understanding, is the Lord's Mystery revealed.

ਖਟੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੈ ਭੇਖਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਾ ॥

khaT dharasan kai bhekh kisai sach samaavanaa ||

There are six pathways in the Shaastras, but how rare are those who merge in the True Lord through them.

ਸਚਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ॥

sachaa purakh alakh sabadh suhaavanaa ||

The True Lord is Unknowable; through the Word of His Shabad, we are embellished.

ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਉ ਬਿਸੰਖ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥

ma(n)ne naau bisa(n)kh dharageh paavanaa ||

One who believes in the Name of the Infinite Lord, attains the Court of the Lord.

ਖਾਲਕ ਕਉ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਢਾਢੀ ਗਾਵਣਾ ॥

khaalak kau aadhes ddaaddee gaavanaa ||

I humbly bow to the Creator Lord; I am a minstrel singing His Praises.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਾ ॥੨੧॥

naanak jug jug ek ma(n)n vasaavanaa ||21||

Nanak enshrines the Lord within his mind. He is the One, throughout the ages. ||21||

ਮੰਤ੍ਰੀ ਹੋਇ ਅਠੂਹਿਆ ਨਾਗੀ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀ ਆਪਣੈ ਦੇ ਕੂਚਾ ਆਪੇ ਲਾਇ ॥

ma(n)tree hoi aThoohiaa naagee lagai jai || aapan hathee aapanai dhe koochaa aape lai ||

Those who charm scorpions and handle snakes only brand themselves with their own hands.

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਇਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਅਤੀ ਹੂ ਧਕਾ ਖਾਇ ॥

hukam piaa dhur khasam kaa atee hoo dhakaa khai ||

By the pre-ordained Order of our Lord and Master, they are beaten badly, and struck down.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅੜੈ ਡੁਬੈ ਹਕਿ ਨਿਆਇ ॥

gurmukh siau manmukh aRai ddubai hak niaai ||

If the self-willed manmukhs fight with the Gurmukh, they are condemned by the Lord, the True Judge.

ਦੁਹਾ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਆਪੇ ਖਸਮੁ ਵੇਖੈ ਕਰਿ ਵਿਉਪਾਇ ॥

dhuhaa siriaa aape khasam vekhai kar viaupai ||

He Himself is the Lord and Master of both worlds. He beholds all and makes the exact determination.

ਨਾਨਕ ਏਵੈ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੧॥

naanak evai jaaneeaai sabh kichh tiseh rajai ||1||

O Nanak, know this well: everything is in accordance with His Will. ||1||

ਨਾਨਕ ਪਰਖੇ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਤਾ ਪਾਰਖੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

naanak parakhe aap kau taa paarakh jaan ||

O Nanak, if someone judges himself, only then is he known as a real judge.

ਰੋਗੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਦੋਵੈ ਬੁਝੈ ਤਾ ਵੈਦੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥

rog dhaaroo dhovai bujhai taa vaidh sujaan ||

If someone understands both the disease and the medicine, only then is he a wise physician.

ਵਾਟ ਨ ਕਰਈ ਮਾਮਲਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਮਿਹਮਾਣੁ ॥

vaaT na kariee maamalaa jaanai mihamaan ||

Do not involve yourself in idle business on the way; remember that you are only a guest here.

ਮੂਲੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਗਲਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਾਣਿ ਲਾਏ ਹਾਣੁ ॥

mool jaan galaa kare haan laae haan ||

Speak with those who know the Primal Lord, and renounce your evil ways.

ਲਬਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸੋ ਵਿਸਟੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

lab na chaliee sach rahai so visaT paravaan ||

That virtuous person who does not walk in the way of greed, and who abides in Truth, is accepted and famous.

ਸਰੁ ਸੰਧੇ ਆਗਾਸ ਕਉ ਕਿਉ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਬਾਣੁ ॥

sar sa(n)dhe aagaas kau kiau pahuchai baan ||

If an arrow is shot at the sky, how can it reach there?

ਅਗੈ ਓਹੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਾਹੇਦੜੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੨॥

agai oh aga(n)m hai vaahedhaR jaan ||2||

The sky above is unreachable-know this well, O archer! ||2||

ਨਾਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੀਆ ॥

naaree purakh piaar prem seegaareeaa ||

The soul-bride loves her Husband Lord; she is embellished with His Love.

ਕਰਨਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਨ ਰਹਨੀ ਵਾਰੀਆ ॥

karan bhagat dhin raat na rahanee vaareeaa ||

She worships Him day and night; she cannot be restrained from doing so.

ਮਹਲਾ ਮੰਝਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀਆ ॥

mahalaa ma(n)jh nivaas sabadh savaareeaa ||

In the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, she has made her home; she is adorned with the Word of His Shabad.

ਸਚੁ ਕਹਨਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਸੇ ਵੇਚਾਰੀਆ ॥

sach kahan aradhaas se vechaareeaa ||

She is humble, and she offers her true and sincere prayer.

ਸੋਹਨਿ ਖਸਮੈ ਪਾਸਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਿਧਾਰੀਆ ॥

sohan khasamai paas hukam sidhaareeaa ||

She is beautiful in the Company of her Lord and Master; she walks in the Way of His Will.

ਸਖੀ ਕਹਨਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਮਨਹੁ ਪਿਆਰੀਆ ॥

sakhee kahan aradhaas manahu piaareeaa ||

With her dear friends, she offers her heart-felt prayers to her Beloved.

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਵਾਸੁ ਫਿਟੁ ਸੁ ਜੀਵਿਆ ॥

bin naavai dhirag vaas fiTu su jeeviaa ||

Cursed is that home, and shameful is that life, which is without the Name of the Lord.

ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀਆਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਿਆ ॥੨੨॥

sabadh savaareeaas a(n)mrit peeviaa ||22||

But she who is adorned with the Word of His Shabad, drinks in the Amrit of His Nectar. ||22||

ਮਾਰੂ ਮੀਹਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿਆ ਅਗੀ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਭੁਖ ॥

maaroo meeh na tirapatiaa agee lahai na bhukh ||

The desert is not satisfied by rain, and the fire is not quenched by desire.

ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਜਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿਆ ਸਾਇਰ ਭਰੇ ਕਿਸੁਕ ॥

raajaa raaj na tirapatiaa sair bhare kisuk ||

The king is not satisfied with his kingdom, and the oceans are full, but still they thirst for more.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਕੇਤੀ ਪੁਛਾ ਪੁਛ ॥੧॥

naanak sache naam kee ketee puchhaa puchh ||1||

O Nanak, how many times must I seek and ask for the True Name? ||1||

ਨਿਹਫਲੰ ਤਸਿ ਜਨਮਸਿ ਜਾਵਤੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨ ਬਿੰਦਤੇ ॥

nihafala(n) tas janamas jaavat braham na bi(n)dhate ||

Life is useless, as long as one does not know the Lord God.

ਸਾਗਰੰ ਸੰਸਾਰਸਿ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਤਰਹਿ ਕੇ ॥

saagara(n) sa(n)saaras gur parasaadhee tareh ke ||

Only a few cross over the world-ocean, by Guru's Grace.

ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਹੈ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

karan kaaran samarath hai kahu naanak beechaar ||

The Lord is the All-powerful Cause of causes, says Nanak after deep deliberation.

ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤੇ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਲ ਰਖੀ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

kaaran karate vas hai jin kal rakhee dhaar ||2||

The creation is subject to the Creator, who sustains it by His Almighty Power. ||2||

ਖਸਮੈ ਕੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ਢਾਢੀ ਵਸਿਆ ॥

khasamai kai dharabaar ddaaddee vasiaa ||

In the Court of the Lord and Master, His minstrels dwell.

ਸਚਾ ਖਸਮੁ ਕਲਾਣਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ॥

sachaa khasam kalaan kamal vigasiaa ||

Singing the Praises of their True Lord and Master, the lotuses of their hearts have blossomed forth.

ਖਸਮਹੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇ ਮਨਹੁ ਰਹਸਿਆ ॥

khasamahu pooraa pai manahu rahasiaa ||

Obtaining their Perfect Lord and Master, their minds are transfixed with ecstasy.

ਦੁਸਮਨ ਕਢੇ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਜਣ ਸਰਸਿਆ ॥

dhusaman kadde maar sajan sarasiaa ||

Their enemies have been driven out and subdued, and their friends are very pleased.

ਸਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸਚਾ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦਸਿਆ ॥

sachaa satigur sevan sachaa maarag dhasiaa ||

Those who serve the Truthful True Guru are shown the True Path.

ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਵਿਧਉਸਿਆ ॥

sachaa sabadh beechaar kaal vidhausiaa ||

Reflecting on the True Word of the Shabad, death is overcome.

ਢਾਢੀ ਕਥੇ ਅਕਥੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥

ddaaddee kathe akath sabadh savaariaa ||

Speaking the Unspoken Speech of the Lord, one is adorned with the Word of His Shabad.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਣ ਗਹਿ ਰਾਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਿਆਰਿਆ ॥੨੩॥

naanak gun geh raas har jeeau mile piaariaa ||23||

Nanak holds tight to the Treasure of Virtue, and meets with the Dear, Beloved Lord. ||23||

ਖਤਿਅਹੁ ਜੰਮੇ ਖਤੇ ਕਰਨਿ ਤ ਖਤਿਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

khatiahu ja(n)me khate karan ta khatiaa vich paeh ||

Born because of the karma of their past mistakes, they make more mistakes, and fall into mistakes.

ਧੋਤੇ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਉਤਰਹਿ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਧੋਵਣ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

dhote mool na utareh je sau dhovan paeh ||

By washing, their pollution is not removed, even though they may wash hundreds of times.

ਨਾਨਕ ਬਖਸੇ ਬਖਸੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਹਿ ਤ ਪਾਹੀ ਪਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

naanak bakhase bakhase'eeh naeh ta paahee paeh ||1||

O Nanak, if God forgives, they are forgiven; otherwise, they are kicked and beaten. ||1||

ਨਾਨਕ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਝਖਣਾ ਦੁਖ ਛਡਿ ਮੰਗੀਅਹਿ ਸੁਖ ॥

naanak bolan jhakhanaa dhukh chhadd ma(n)ge'eeh sukh ||

O Nanak, it is absurd to ask to be spared from pain by begging for comfort.

ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਿ ਕਪੜੇ ਪਹਿਰਹਿ ਜਾਇ ਮਨੁਖ ॥

sukh dhukh dhui dhar kapaRe pahireh jai manukh ||

Pleasure and pain are the two garments given, to be worn in the Court of the Lord.

ਜਿਥੈ ਬੋਲਣਿ ਹਾਰੀਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਚੰਗੀ ਚੁਪ ॥੨॥

jithai bolan haareeaai tithai cha(n)gee chup ||2||

Where you are bound to lose by speaking, there, you ought to remain silent. ||2||

ਚਾਰੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਅੰਦਰੁ ਭਾਲਿਆ ॥

chaare ku(n)ddaa dhekh a(n)dhar bhaaliaa ||

After looking around in the four directions, I looked within my own self.

ਸਚੈ ਪੁਰਖਿ ਅਲਖਿ ਸਿਰਜਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿਆ ॥

sachai purakh alakh siraj nihaaliaa ||

There, I saw the True, Invisible Lord Creator.

ਉਝੜਿ ਭੁਲੇ ਰਾਹ ਗੁਰਿ ਵੇਖਾਲਿਆ ॥

aujhaR bhule raeh gur vekhaaliaa ||

I was wandering in the wilderness, but now the Guru has shown me the Way.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਚੇ ਵਾਹੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਮਾਲਿਆ ॥

satigur sache vaahu sach samaaliaa ||

Hail to the True, True Guru, through whom we merge in the Truth.

ਪਾਇਆ ਰਤਨੁ ਘਰਾਹੁ ਦੀਵਾ ਬਾਲਿਆ ॥

paiaa ratan gharaahu dheevaa baaliaa ||

I have found the jewel within the home of my own self; the lamp within has been lit.

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਸਚ ਵਾਲਿਆ ॥

sachai sabadh salaeh sukhe'ee sach vaaliaa ||

Those who praise the True Word of the Shabad, abide in the peace of Truth.

ਨਿਡਰਿਆ ਡਰੁ ਲਗਿ ਗਰਬਿ ਸਿ ਗਾਲਿਆ ॥

niddariaa ddar lag garab s gaaliaa ||

But those who do not have the Fear of God, are overtaken by fear. They are destroyed by their own pride.

ਨਾਵਹੁ ਭੁਲਾ ਜਗੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਬੇਤਾਲਿਆ ॥੨੪॥

naavahu bhulaa jag firai betaaliaa ||24||

Having forgotten the Name, the world is roaming around like a wild demon. ||24||

ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਭੈ ਮਰੈ ਭੀ ਭਉ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

bhai vich ja(n)mai bhai marai bhee bhau man meh hoi ||

In fear we are born, and in fear we die. Fear is always present in the mind.

ਨਾਨਕ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੇ ਮਰੈ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਆਇਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak bhai vich je marai sahilaa aaiaa soi ||1||

O Nanak, if one dies in the fear of God, his coming into the world is blessed and approved. ||1||

ਭੈ ਵਿਣੁ ਜੀਵੈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਖੁਸੀ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

bhai vin jeevai bahut bahut khuseeaa khusee kamai ||

Without the fear of God, you may live very, very long, and savor the most enjoyable pleasures.

ਨਾਨਕ ਭੈ ਵਿਣੁ ਜੇ ਮਰੈ ਮੁਹਿ ਕਾਲੈ ਉਠਿ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥

naanak bhai vin je marai muh kaalai uTh jai ||2||

O Nanak, if you die without the fear of God, you will arise and depart with a blackened face. ||2||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤ ਸਰਧਾ ਪੂਰੀਐ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal ta saradhaa pooreeaai ||

When the True Guru is merciful, then your desires will be fulfilled.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਝੂਰੀਐ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal na kabahoo(n) jhooreeaai ||

When the True Guru is merciful, you will never grieve.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal taa dhukh na jaaneeaai ||

When the True Guru is merciful, you will know no pain.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੀਐ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal taa har ra(n)g maaneeaai ||

When the True Guru is merciful, you will enjoy the Lord's Love.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤਾ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਡਰੁ ਕੇਹਾ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal taa jam kaa ddar kehaa ||

When the True Guru is merciful, then why should you fear death?

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤਾ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਦੇਹਾ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal taa sadh hee sukh dhehaa ||

When the True Guru is merciful, the body is always at peace.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤਾ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

satigur hoi dhiaal taa nav nidh paieeaai ||

When the True Guru is merciful, the nine treasures are obtained.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਤ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੨੫॥

satigur hoi dhiaal ta sach samaieeaai ||25||

When the True Guru is merciful, you shall be absorbed in the True Lord. ||25||

ਸਿਰੁ ਖੋਹਾਇ ਪੀਅਹਿ ਮਲਵਾਣੀ ਜੂਠਾ ਮੰਗਿ ਮੰਗਿ ਖਾਹੀ ॥

sir khohai pe'eeh malavaanee jooThaa ma(n)g ma(n)g khaahee ||

They pluck the hair out of their heads, and drink in filthy water; they beg endlessly and eat the garbage which others have thrown away.

ਫੋਲਿ ਫਦੀਹਤਿ ਮੁਹਿ ਲੈਨਿ ਭੜਾਸਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇਖਿ ਸਗਾਹੀ ॥

fol fadheehat muh lain bhaRaasaa paanee dhekh sagaahee ||

They spread manure, they suck in rotting smells, and they are afraid of clean water.

ਭੇਡਾ ਵਾਗੀ ਸਿਰੁ ਖੋਹਾਇਨਿ ਭਰੀਅਨਿ ਹਥ ਸੁਆਹੀ ॥

bheddaa vaagee sir khohain bhareean hath suaahee ||

Their hands are smeared with ashes, and the hair on their heads is plucked out-they are like sheep!

ਮਾਊ ਪੀਊ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਗਵਾਇਨਿ ਟਬਰ ਰੋਵਨਿ ਧਾਹੀ ॥

maauoo peeuoo kirat gavain Tabar rovan dhaahee ||

They have renounced the lifestyle of their mothers and fathers, and their families and relatives cry out in distress.

ਓਨਾ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਨ ਪਤਲਿ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨ ਦੀਵਾ ਮੁਏ ਕਿਥਾਊ ਪਾਹੀ ॥

onaa pi(n)dd na patal kiriaa na dheevaa mue kithaauoo paahee ||

No one offers the rice dishes at their last rites, and no one lights the lamps for them. After their death, where will they be sent?

ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਦੇਨਿ ਨ ਢੋਈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਅੰਨੁ ਨ ਖਾਹੀ ॥

aThasaTh teerath dhen na ddoiee brahaman a(n)n na khaahee ||

The sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage give them no place of protection, and no Brahmin will eat their food.

ਸਦਾ ਕੁਚੀਲ ਰਹਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਮਥੈ ਟਿਕੇ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

sadhaa kucheel raheh dhin raatee mathai Tike naahee ||

They remain polluted forever, day and night; they do not apply the ceremonial tilak mark to their foreheads.

ਝੁੰਡੀ ਪਾਇ ਬਹਨਿ ਨਿਤਿ ਮਰਣੈ ਦੜਿ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ਨ ਜਾਹੀ ॥

jhu(n)ddee pai bahan nit maranai dhaR dheebaan na jaahee ||

They sit together in silence, as if in mourning; they do not go to the Lord's Court.

ਲਕੀ ਕਾਸੇ ਹਥੀ ਫੁੰਮਣ ਅਗੋ ਪਿਛੀ ਜਾਹੀ ॥

lakee kaase hathee fu(n)man ago pichhee jaahee ||

With their begging bowls hanging from their waists, and their fly-brushes in their hands, they walk along in single file.

ਨਾ ਓਇ ਜੋਗੀ ਨਾ ਓਇ ਜੰਗਮ ਨਾ ਓਇ ਕਾਜੀ ਮੁੰਲਾ ॥

naa oi jogee naa oi ja(n)gam naa oi kaajee mu(n)laa ||

They are not Yogis, and they are not Jangams, followers of Shiva. They are not Qazis or Mullahs.

ਦਯਿ ਵਿਗੋਏ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਵਿਗੁਤੇ ਫਿਟਾ ਵਤੈ ਗਲਾ ॥

dhay vigoe fireh vigute fiTaa vatai galaa ||

Ruined by the Merciful Lord, they wander around in disgrace, and their entire troop is contaminated.

ਜੀਆ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲੇ ਸੋਈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਰਖੈ ॥

jeeaa maar jeevaale soiee avar na koiee rakhai ||

The Lord alone kills and restores to life; no one else can protect anyone from Him.

ਦਾਨਹੁ ਤੈ ਇਸਨਾਨਹੁ ਵੰਜੇ ਭਸੁ ਪਈ ਸਿਰਿ ਖੁਥੈ ॥

dhaanahu tai isanaanahu va(n)je bhas piee sir khuthai ||

They go without giving alms or any cleansing baths; their shaven heads become covered with dust.

ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਰਤਨ ਉਪੰਨੇ ਮੇਰੁ ਕੀਆ ਮਾਧਾਣੀ ॥

paanee vichahu ratan upa(n)ne mer keeaa maadhaanee ||

The jewel emerged from the water, when the mountain of gold was used to churn it.

ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਦੇਵੀ ਥਾਪੇ ਪੁਰਬੀ ਲਗੈ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

aThasaTh teerath dhevee thaape purabee lagai baanee ||

The gods established the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, where the festivals are celebrated and hymns are chanted.

ਨਾਇ ਨਿਵਾਜਾ ਨਾਤੈ ਪੂਜਾ ਨਾਵਨਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਜਾਣੀ ॥

nai nivaajaa naatai poojaa naavan sadhaa sujaanee ||

After bathing, the Muslims recite their prayers, and after bathing, the Hindus perform their worship services. The wise always take cleansing baths.

ਮੁਇਆ ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਾਣੀ ॥

muiaa jeevadhiaa gat hovai jaa(n) sir paieeaai paanee ||

At the time of death, and at the time of birth, they are purified, when water is poured on their heads.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਰਖੁਥੇ ਸੈਤਾਨੀ ਏਨਾ ਗਲ ਨ ਭਾਣੀ ॥

naanak sirakhuthe saitaanee enaa gal na bhaanee ||

O Nanak, the shaven-headed ones are devils. They are not pleased to hear these words.

ਵੁਠੈ ਹੋਇਐ ਹੋਇ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਜੀਆ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

vuThai hoiaai hoi bilaaval jeeaa jugat samaanee ||

When it rains, there is happiness. Water is the key to all life.

ਵੁਠੈ ਅੰਨੁ ਕਮਾਦੁ ਕਪਾਹਾ ਸਭਸੈ ਪੜਦਾ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

vuThai a(n)n kamaadh kapaahaa sabhasai paRadhaa hovai ||

When it rains, the corn grows, and the sugar cane, and the cotton, which provides clothing for all.

ਵੁਠੈ ਘਾਹੁ ਚਰਹਿ ਨਿਤਿ ਸੁਰਹੀ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਦਹੀ ਵਿਲੋਵੈ ॥

vuThai ghaahu chareh nit surahee saa dhan dhahee vilovai ||

When it rains, the cows always have grass to graze upon, and housewives can churn the milk into butter.

ਤਿਤੁ ਘਿਇ ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਸਦ ਪੂਜਾ ਪਇਐ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸੋਹੈ ॥

tit ghi hom jag sadh poojaa piaai kaaraj sohai ||

With that ghee, sacred feasts and worship services are performed; all these efforts are blessed.

ਗੁਰੂ ਸਮੁੰਦੁ ਨਦੀ ਸਭਿ ਸਿਖੀ ਨਾਤੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

guroo samu(n)dh nadhee sabh sikhee naatai jit vaddiaaiee ||

The Guru is the ocean, and all His Teachings are the river. Bathing within it, glorious greatness is obtained.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇ ਸਿਰਖੁਥੇ ਨਾਵਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਤਾ ਸਤ ਚਟੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਛਾਈ ॥੧॥

naanak je sirakhuthe naavan naahee taa sat chaTe sir chhaiee ||1||

O Nanak, if the shaven-headed ones do not bathe, then seven handfuls of ashes are upon their heads. ||1||

ਅਗੀ ਪਾਲਾ ਕਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੂਰਜ ਕੇਹੀ ਰਾਤਿ ॥

agee paalaa k kare sooraj kehee raat ||

What can the cold do to the fire? How can the night affect the sun?

ਚੰਦ ਅਨੇਰਾ ਕਿ ਕਰੇ ਪਉਣ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਤਿ ॥

cha(n)dh aneraa k kare paun paanee kiaa jaat ||

What can the darkness do to the moon? What can social status do to air and water?

ਧਰਤੀ ਚੀਜੀ ਕਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

dharatee cheejee k kare jis vich sabh kichh hoi ||

What are personal possessions to the earth, from which all things are produced?

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਪਤਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਪਤਿ ਰਖੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

naanak taa pat jaaneeaai jaa pat rakhai soi ||2||

O Nanak, he alone is known as honorable, whose honor the Lord preserves. ||2||

ਤੁਧੁ ਸਚੇ ਸੁਬਹਾਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਕਲਾਣਿਆ ॥

tudh sache subahaan sadhaa kalaaniaa ||

It is of You, O my True and Wondrous Lord, that I sing forever.

ਤੂੰ ਸਚਾ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ਹੋਰਿ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

too(n) sachaa dheebaan hor aavan jaaniaa ||

Yours is the True Court. All others are subject to coming and going.

ਸਚੁ ਜਿ ਮੰਗਹਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਸਿ ਤੁਧੈ ਜੇਹਿਆ ॥

sach j ma(n)geh dhaan s tudhai jehiaa ||

Those who ask for the gift of the True Name are like You.

ਸਚੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਫੁਰਮਾਨੁ ਸਬਦੇ ਸੋਹਿਆ ॥

sach teraa furamaan sabadhe sohiaa ||

Your Command is True; we are adorned with the Word of Your Shabad.

ਮੰਨਿਐ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਤੁਧੈ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

ma(n)niaai giaan dhiaan tudhai te paiaa ||

Through faith and trust, we receive spiritual wisdom and meditation from You.

ਕਰਮਿ ਪਵੈ ਨੀਸਾਨੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥

karam pavai neesaan na chalai chalaiaa ||

By Your Grace, the banner of honor is obtained. It cannot be taken away or lost.

ਤੂੰ ਸਚਾ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਨਿਤ ਦੇਵਹਿ ਚੜਹਿ ਸਵਾਇਆ ॥

too(n) sachaa dhaataar nit dheveh chaReh savaiaa ||

You are the True Giver; You give continually. Your Gifts continue to increase.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਾਨੁ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਇਆ ॥੨੬॥

naanak ma(n)gai dhaan jo tudh bhaiaa ||26||

Nanak begs for that gift which is pleasing to You. ||26||

ਦੀਖਿਆ ਆਖਿ ਬੁਝਾਇਆ ਸਿਫਤੀ ਸਚਿ ਸਮੇਉ ॥

dheekhiaa aakh bujhaiaa sifatee sach sameau ||

Those who have accepted the Guru's Teachings, and who have found the path, remain absorbed in the Praises of the True Lord.

ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਕਿਆ ਉਪਦੇਸੀਐ ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਉ ॥੧॥

tin kau kiaa upadheseeaai jin gur naanak dheau ||1||

What teachings can be imparted to those who have the Divine Guru Nanak as their Guru? ||1||

ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਸੋਈ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

aap bujhaae soiee boojhai ||

We understand the Lord only when He Himself inspires us to understand Him.

ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਝਾਏ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

jis aap sujhaae tis sabh kichh soojhai ||

He alone knows everything, unto whom the Lord Himself gives knowledge.

ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਕਥਨਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਲੂਝੈ ॥

keh keh kathanaa maiaa loojhai ||

One may talk and preach and give sermons but still yearn after Maya.

ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਗਲ ਕਰੇ ਆਕਾਰ ॥

hukamee sagal kare aakaar ||

The Lord, by the Hukam of His Command, has created the entire creation.

ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਸਰਬ ਵੀਚਾਰ ॥

aape jaanai sarab veechaar ||

He Himself knows the inner nature of all.

ਅਖਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਖਿਓ ਆਪਿ ॥

akhar naanak akhio aap ||

O Nanak, He Himself uttered the Word.

ਲਹੈ ਭਰਾਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਦਾਤਿ ॥੨॥

lahai bharaat hovai jis dhaat ||2||

Doubt departs from one who receives this gift. ||2||

ਹਉ ਢਾਢੀ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

hau ddaaddee vekaar kaarai laiaa ||

I was a minstrel, out of work, when the Lord took me into His service.

ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਹੈ ਕੈ ਵਾਰ ਧੁਰਹੁ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ॥

raat dhihai kai vaar dhurahu furamaiaa ||

To sing His Praises day and night, He gave me His Order, right from the start.

ਢਾਢੀ ਸਚੈ ਮਹਲਿ ਖਸਮਿ ਬੁਲਾਇਆ ॥

ddaaddee sachai mahal khasam bulaiaa ||

My Lord and Master has summoned me, His minstrel, to the True Mansion of His Presence.

ਸਚੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਕਪੜਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

sachee sifat saalaeh kapaRaa paiaa ||

He has dressed me in the robes of His True Praise and Glory.

ਸਚਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਆਇਆ ॥

sachaa a(n)mirat naam bhojan aaiaa ||

The Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name has become my food.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਖਾਧਾ ਰਜਿ ਤਿਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

gurmatee khaadhaa raj tin sukh paiaa ||

Those who follow the Guru's Teachings, who eat this food and are satisfied, find peace.

ਢਾਢੀ ਕਰੇ ਪਸਾਉ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਇਆ ॥

ddaaddee kare pasaau sabadh vajaiaa ||

His minstrel spreads His Glory, singing and vibrating the Word of His Shabad.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨੭॥ ਸੁਧੁ

naanak sach saalaeh pooraa paiaa ||27|| sudhu

O Nanak, praising the True Lord, I have obtained His Perfection. ||27||Sudh||

ਭਉ ਮੁਚੁ ਭਾਰਾ ਵਡਾ ਤੋਲੁ ॥

bhau much bhaaraa vaddaa tol ||

The Fear of God is overpowering, and so very heavy,

ਮਨ ਮਤਿ ਹਉਲੀ ਬੋਲੇ ਬੋਲੁ ॥

man mat haulee bole bol ||

while the intellect is lightweight, as is the speech one speaks.

ਸਿਰਿ ਧਰਿ ਚਲੀਐ ਸਹੀਐ ਭਾਰੁ ॥

sir dhar chaleeaai saheeaai bhaar ||

So place the Fear of God upon your head, and bear that weight;

ਨਦਰੀ ਕਰਮੀ ਗੁਰ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥

nadharee karamee gur beechaar ||1||

by the Grace of the Merciful Lord, contemplate the Guru. ||1||

ਭੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਲੰਘਸਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥

bhai bin koi na la(n)ghas paar ||

Without the Fear of God, no one crosses over the world-ocean.

ਭੈ ਭਉ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਭਾਇ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bhai bhau raakhiaa bhai savaar ||1|| rahaau ||

This Fear of God adorns the Love of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਭੈ ਤਨਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਭਖੈ ਭੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

bhai tan agan bhakhai bhai naal ||

The fire of fear within the body is burnt away by the Fear of God.

ਭੈ ਭਉ ਘੜੀਐ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥

bhai bhau ghaReeaai sabadh savaar ||

Through this Fear of God, we are adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

ਭੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਘਾੜਤ ਕਚੁ ਨਿਕਚ ॥

bhai bin ghaaRat kach nikach ||

Without the Fear of God, all that is fashioned is false.

ਅੰਧਾ ਸਚਾ ਅੰਧੀ ਸਟ ॥੨॥

a(n)dhaa sachaa a(n)dhee saT ||2||

Useless is the mold, and useless are the hammer-strokes on the mold. ||2||

ਬੁਧੀ ਬਾਜੀ ਉਪਜੈ ਚਾਉ ॥

budhee baajee upajai chaau ||

The desire for the worldly drama arises in the intellect,

ਸਹਸ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਪਵੈ ਨ ਤਾਉ ॥

sahas siaanap pavai na taau ||

but even with thousands of clever mental tricks, the heat of the Fear of God does not come into play.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਵਾਉ ॥

naanak manmukh bolan vaau ||

O Nanak, the speech of the self-willed manmukh is just wind.

ਅੰਧਾ ਅਖਰੁ ਵਾਉ ਦੁਆਉ ॥੩॥੧॥

a(n)dhaa akhar vaau dhuaau ||3||1||

His words are worthless and empty, like the wind. ||3||1||