Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Sunday, 30 October 2022
- Found on
- Ang 481
- Raag
- Aasaa
- Written by
- Bhagat Kabeer Ji
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ਆਸਾ ॥
aasaa ||
Aasaa:
ਕਹਾ ਸੁਆਨ ਕਉ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸੁਨਾਏ ॥
kahaa suaan kau simirat sunaae ||
Why bother to read the Simritees to a dog?
ਕਹਾ ਸਾਕਤ ਪਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਏ ॥੧॥
kahaa saakat peh har gun gaae ||1||
Why bother to sing the Lord's Praises to the faithless cynic? ||1||
ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਰਮੇ ਰਮਿ ਰਹੀਐ ॥
raam raam raam rame ram raheeaai ||
Remain absorbed in the Lord's Name, Raam, Raam, Raam.
ਸਾਕਤ ਸਿਉ ਭੂਲਿ ਨਹੀ ਕਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
saakat siau bhool nahee kaheeaai ||1|| rahaau ||
Do not bother to speak of it to the faithless cynic, even by mistake. ||1||Pause||
ਕਊਆ ਕਹਾ ਕਪੂਰ ਚਰਾਏ ॥
kuooaa kahaa kapoor charaae ||
Why offer camphor to a crow?
ਕਹ ਬਿਸੀਅਰ ਕਉ ਦੂਧੁ ਪੀਆਏ ॥੨॥
keh biseear kau dhoodh peeaae ||2||
Why give the snake milk to drink? ||2||
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਬਿਬੇਕ ਬੁਧਿ ਹੋਈ ॥
satasa(n)gat mil bibek budh hoiee ||
Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, discriminating understanding is attained.
ਪਾਰਸੁ ਪਰਸਿ ਲੋਹਾ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥
paaras paras lohaa ka(n)chan soiee ||3||
That iron which touches the Philosopher's Stone becomes gold. ||3||
ਸਾਕਤੁ ਸੁਆਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥
saakat suaan sabh kare karaiaa ||
The dog, the faithless cynic, does everything as the Lord causes him to do.
ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
jo dhur likhiaa su karam kamaiaa ||4||
He does the deeds pre-ordained from the very beginning. ||4||
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਨੀਮੁ ਸਿੰਚਾਈ ॥
a(n)mrit lai lai neem si(n)chaiee ||
If you take Ambrosial Nectar and irrigate the neem tree with it,
ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਉਆ ਕੋ ਸਹਜੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੫॥੭॥੨੦॥
kahat kabeer uaa ko sahaj na jaiee ||5||7||20||
still, says Kabeer, its natural qualities are not changed. ||5||7||20||
End of the Hukamnama
Past seven days
What is a Hukamnama?
Each morning at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, after Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is opened with prayer, the Granthi reads the shabad at the top of the left page the Guru opens to. That shabad is the Hukamnama, the Guru's order for the day. The word joins hukam, an order, and nama, a letter.
It is taken once and shared everywhere, so a Sikh in Amritsar and one in California read the same shabad that day. Many Sikhs read it after their morning Nitnem, or listen to it on the way to work, and carry a line of it through the day.
This page shows the day's Hukamnama in Gurmukhi with a transliteration and English translation, and the recording of it when one is available. The Simran app brings it to your phone each morning, with the lock screen widget showing the first line where you will see it first.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the Hukamnama taken?
It is taken at Sri Harmandir Sahib early in the morning, India time, and appears here soon after. India is twelve and a half hours ahead of California and five and a half hours ahead of London, so by the clock in North America the new Hukamnama usually arrives the evening before.
Why does the date look a day ahead of mine?
The date is the day in Amritsar, where the Hukamnama is taken. When it is Tuesday morning there it is still Monday evening in most of the Americas.
Can I read an earlier Hukamnama?
The past seven days are listed above. Each opens that day's full shabad in Gurmukhi with transliteration and English.
How do I get the Hukamnama on my lock screen?
The Simran app has a Daily Hukamnama widget for the lock screen on iPhone and Android. Add it once and the day's shabad is there each morning. The lock screen widget page walks through the setup.