Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Friday, 10 November 2023
- Found on
- Ang 496
- Raag
- Gujri
- Written by
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
goojaree mahalaa panjavaa ||
Goojaree, Fifth Mehla:
ਮਤਾ ਕਰੈ ਪਛਮ ਕੈ ਤਾਈ ਪੂਰਬ ਹੀ ਲੈ ਜਾਤ ॥
mataa karai pachham kai taiee poorab hee lai jaat ||
He decides to go to the west, but the Lord leads him away to the east.
ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪਨਹਾਰਾ ਆਪਨ ਹਾਥਿ ਮਤਾਤ ॥੧॥
khin meh thaap uthaapanahaaraa aapan haath mataat ||1||
In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes; He holds all matters in His hands. ||1||
ਸਿਆਨਪ ਕਾਹੂ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਤ ॥
siaanap kaahoo kaam na aat ||
Cleverness is of no use at all.
ਜੋ ਅਨਰੂਪਿਓ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਮੇਰੈ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੀ ਉਹ ਬਾਤ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jo anaroopio Thaakur merai hoi rahee uh baat ||1|| rahaau ||
Whatever my Lord and Master deems to be right - that alone comes to pass. ||1||Pause||
ਦੇਸੁ ਕਮਾਵਨ ਧਨ ਜੋਰਨ ਕੀ ਮਨਸਾ ਬੀਚੇ ਨਿਕਸੇ ਸਾਸ ॥
dhes kamaavan dhan joran kee manasaa beeche nikase saas ||
In his desire to acquire land and accumulate wealth, one's breath escapes him.
ਲਸਕਰ ਨੇਬ ਖਵਾਸ ਸਭ ਤਿਆਗੇ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਊਠਿ ਸਿਧਾਸ ॥੨॥
lasakar neb khavaas sabh tiaage jam pur uooTh sidhaas ||2||
He must leave all his armies, assistants and servants; rising up, he departs to the City of Death. ||2||
ਹੋਇ ਅਨੰਨਿ ਮਨਹਠ ਕੀ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਤਾ ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਜਾਨਾਤ ॥
hoi ana(n)n manahaTh kee dhiraRataa aapas kau jaanaat ||
Believing himself to be unique, he clings to his stubborn mind, and shows himself off.
ਜੋ ਅਨਿੰਦੁ ਨਿੰਦੁ ਕਰਿ ਛੋਡਿਓ ਸੋਈ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਖਾਤ ॥੩॥
jo ani(n)dh ni(n)dh kar chhoddio soiee fir fir khaat ||3||
That food, which the blameless people have condemned and discarded, he eats again and again. ||3||
ਸਹਜ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਭਏ ਕਿਰਪਾਲਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਕਾਟੀ ਫਾਸ ॥
sahaj subhai bhe kirapaalaa tis jan kee kaaTee faas ||
One, unto whom the Lord shows His natural mercy, has the noose of Death cut away from him.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਗਿਰਸਤ ਉਦਾਸ ॥੪॥੪॥੫॥
kahu naanak gur pooraa bheTiaa paravaan girasat udhaas ||4||4||5||
Says Nanak, one who meets the Perfect Guru, is celebrated as a householder as well as a renunciate. ||4||4||5||
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.