Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Monday, 22 April 2024
- Found on
- Ang 448
- Raag
- Aasaa
- Written by
- Guru Raam Daas Ji
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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਛੰਤ ॥
aasaa mahalaa chauthhaa chha(n)t ||
Aasaa, Fourth Mehla, Chhant:
ਵਡਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਆਦਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
vaddaa meraa govi(n)dh agam agochar aadh nira(n)jan nira(n)kaar jeeau ||
My Lord of the Universe is great, unapproachable, unfathomable, primal, immaculate and formless.
ਤਾ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਅਮਿਤਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਮੇਰਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ਜੀਉ ॥
taa kee gat kahee na jaiee amit vaddiaaiee meraa govi(n)dh alakh apaar jeeau ||
His condition cannot be described; His Glorious Greatness is immeasurable. My Lord of the Universe is invisible and infinite.
ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਆਪੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
govi(n)dh alakh apaar apara(n)par aap aapanaa jaanai ||
The Lord of the Universe is invisible, infinite and unlimited. He Himself knows Himself.
ਕਿਆ ਇਹ ਜੰਤ ਵਿਚਾਰੇ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥
kiaa ieh ja(n)t vichaare kahe'eeh jo tudh aakh vakhaanai ||
What should these poor creatures say? How can they speak of and describe You?
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੂੰ ਅਪਣੀ ਸੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
jis no nadhar kareh too(n) apanee so gurmukh kare veechaar jeeau ||
That Gurmukh who is blessed by Your Glance of Grace contemplates You.
ਵਡਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਆਦਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥
vaddaa meraa govi(n)dh agam agochar aadh nira(n)jan nira(n)kaar jeeau ||1||
My Lord of the Universe is great, unapproachable, unfathomable, primal, immaculate and formless. ||1||
ਤੂੰ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਪਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
too(n) aadh purakh apara(n)par karataa teraa paar na paiaa jai jeeau ||
You, O Lord, O Primal Being, are the Limitless Creator; Your limits cannot be found.
ਤੂੰ ਘਟ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਰਬ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
too(n) ghaT ghaT a(n)tar sarab nira(n)tar sabh meh rahiaa samai jeeau ||
You are pervading and permeating each and every heart, everywhere, You are contained in all.
ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
ghaT a(n)tar paarabraham paramesar taa kaa a(n)t na paiaa ||
Within the heart is the Transcendent, Supreme Lord God, whose limits cannot be found.
ਤਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖ ਅਦਿਸਟੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ॥
tis roop na rekh adhisaT agochar gurmukh alakh lakhaiaa ||
He has no form or shape; He is unseen and unknown. The Gurmukh sees the unseen Lord.
ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
sadhaa ana(n)dh rahai dhin raatee sahaje naam samai jeeau ||
He remains in continual ecstasy, day and night, and is spontaneously absorbed into the Naam.
ਤੂੰ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਪਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥
too(n) aadh purakh apara(n)par karataa teraa paar na paiaa jai jeeau ||2||
You, O Lord, O Primal Being, are the Limitless Creator; Your limits cannot be found. ||2||
ਤੂੰ ਸਤਿ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਸਦਾ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
too(n) sat paramesar sadhaa abinaasee har har gunee nidhaan jeeau ||
You are the True, Transcendent Lord, forever imperishable. The Lord, Har, Har, is the treasure of virtue.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੋ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸੁਜਾਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
har har prabh eko avar na koiee too(n) aape purakh sujaan jeeau ||
The Lord God, Har, Har, is the One and only; there is no other at all. You Yourself are the all-knowing Lord.
ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸੁਜਾਨੁ ਤੂੰ ਪਰਧਾਨੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
purakh sujaan too(n) paradhaan tudh jevadd avar na koiee ||
You are the all-knowing Lord, the most exalted and auspicious; there is no other as great as You.
ਤੇਰਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਭੁ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਵਰਤਹਿ ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
teraa sabadh sabh too(n)hai varateh too(n) aape kareh su hoiee ||
The Word of Your Shabad is pervading in all; whatever You do, comes to pass.
ਹਰਿ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲਖਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
har sabh meh raviaa eko soiee gurmukh lakhiaa har naam jeeau ||
The One Lord God is permeating all; the Gurmukh comes to understand the Lord's Name.
ਤੂੰ ਸਤਿ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਸਦਾ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥
too(n) sat paramesar sadhaa abinaasee har har gunee nidhaan jeeau ||3||
You are the True, Transcendent Lord, forever imperishable. The Lord, Har, Har, is the treasure of virtue. ||3||
ਸਭੁ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
sabh too(n)hai karataa sabh teree vaddiaaiee jiau bhaavai tivai chalai jeeau ||
You are the Creator of all, and all greatness is Yours. As it pleases Your Will, so do we act.
ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਵਹਿ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
tudh aape bhaavai tivai chalaaveh sabh terai sabadh samai jeeau ||
As it pleases Your Will, so do we act. All are merged into Your Shabad.
ਸਭ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਜਾਂ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
sabh sabadh samaavai jaa(n) tudh bhaavai terai sabadh vaddiaaiee ||
When it pleases Your Will, we obtain greatness through Your Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ਸਬਦੇ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
gurmukh budh paieeaai aap gavaieeaai sabadhe rahiaa samaiee ||
The Gurmukh obtains wisdom, and eliminates his self-conceit, and remains absorbed in the Shabad.
ਤੇਰਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
teraa sabadh agochar gurmukh paieeaai naanak naam samai jeeau ||
The Gurmukh obtains Your incomprehensible Shabad; O Nanak, he remains merged in the Naam.
ਸਭੁ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੪॥
sabh too(n)hai karataa sabh teree vaddiaaiee jiau bhaavai tivai chalai jeeau ||4||7||14||
You are the Creator of all, and all greatness is Yours. As it pleases Your Will, so do we act. ||4||7||14||
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.