Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Saturday, 23 December 2023
- Found on
- Ang 894
- Raag
- Raamkalee
- Written by
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ||
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:
ਮਹਿਮਾ ਨ ਜਾਨਹਿ ਬੇਦ ॥
mahimaa na jaaneh bedh ||
The Vedas do not know His greatness.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨਹਿ ਭੇਦ ॥
brahame nahee jaaneh bhedh ||
Brahma does not know His mystery.
ਅਵਤਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਨਹਿ ਅੰਤੁ ॥
avataar na jaaneh a(n)t ||
Incarnated beings do not know His limit.
ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ॥੧॥
paramesar paarabraham bea(n)t ||1||
The Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God, is infinite. ||1||
ਅਪਨੀ ਗਤਿ ਆਪਿ ਜਾਨੈ ॥
apanee gat aap jaanai ||
Only He Himself knows His own state.
ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਅਵਰ ਵਖਾਨੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sun sun avar vakhaanai ||1|| rahaau ||
Others speak of Him only by hearsay. ||1||Pause||
ਸੰਕਰਾ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨਹਿ ਭੇਵ ॥
sa(n)karaa nahee jaaneh bhev ||
Shiva does not know His mystery.
ਖੋਜਤ ਹਾਰੇ ਦੇਵ ॥
khojat haare dhev ||
The gods gave grown weary of searching for Him.
ਦੇਵੀਆ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨੈ ਮਰਮ ॥
dheveeaa nahee jaanai maram ||
The goddesses do not know His mystery.
ਸਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਅਲਖ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ॥੨॥
sabh uoopar alakh paarabraham ||2||
Above all is the unseen, Supreme Lord God. ||2||
ਅਪਨੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਕੇਲ ॥
apanai ra(n)g karataa kel ||
The Creator Lord plays His own plays.
ਆਪਿ ਬਿਛੋਰੈ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲ ॥
aap bichhorai aape mel ||
He Himself separates, and He Himself unites.
ਇਕਿ ਭਰਮੇ ਇਕਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਲਾਏ ॥
eik bharame ik bhagatee laae ||
Some wander around, while others are linked to His devotional worship.
ਅਪਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਆਪਿ ਜਣਾਏ ॥੩॥
apanaa keeaa aap janaae ||3||
By His actions, He makes Himself known. ||3||
ਸੰਤਨ ਕੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਾਖੀ ॥
sa(n)tan kee sun saachee saakhee ||
Listen to the true story of the Saints.
ਸੋ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਜੋ ਪੇਖਹਿ ਆਖੀ ॥
so boleh jo pekheh aakhee ||
They speak only of what they see with their eyes.
ਨਹੀ ਲੇਪੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਪੁੰਨਿ ਨ ਪਾਪਿ ॥
nahee lep tis pu(n)n na paap ||
He is not involved with virtue or vice.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ॥੪॥੨੫॥੩੬॥
naanak kaa prabh aape aap ||4||25||36||
Nanak's God is Himself all-in-all. ||4||25||36||
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.