Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Tuesday, 7 May 2024
- Found on
- Ang 904
- Raag
- Raamkalee
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
raamakalee mahalaa pehilaa ||
Raamkalee, First Mehla:
ਸਾਹਾ ਗਣਹਿ ਨ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
saahaa ganeh na kareh beechaar ||
You calculate the auspicious days, but you do not understand
ਸਾਹੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
saahe uoopar eka(n)kaar ||
that the One Creator Lord is above these auspicious days.
ਜਿਸੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੋਈ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
jis gur milai soiee bidh jaanai ||
He alone knows the way, who meets the Guru.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਤ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥੧॥
gurmat hoi ta hukam pachhaanai ||1||
When one follows the Guru's Teachings, then he realizes the Hukam of God's Command. ||1||
ਝੂਠੁ ਨ ਬੋਲਿ ਪਾਡੇ ਸਚੁ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
jhooTh na bol paadde sach kaheeaai ||
Do not tell lies, O Pandit; O religious scholar, speak the Truth.
ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਇ ਸਬਦਿ ਘਰੁ ਲਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
haumai jai sabadh ghar laheeaai ||1|| rahaau ||
When egotism is eradicated through the Word of the Shabad, then one finds His home. ||1||Pause||
ਗਣਿ ਗਣਿ ਜੋਤਕੁ ਕਾਂਡੀ ਕੀਨੀ ॥
gan gan jotak kaa(n)ddee keenee ||
Calculating and counting, the astrologer draws the horoscope.
ਪੜੈ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ਤਤੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੀ ॥
paRai sunaavai tat na cheenee ||
He studies it and announces it, but he does not understand reality.
ਸਭਸੈ ਊਪਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
sabhasai uoopar gur sabadh beechaar ||
Understand, that the Word of the Guru's Shabad is above all.
ਹੋਰ ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਉ ਨ ਸਗਲੀ ਛਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
hor kathanee badhau na sagalee chhaar ||2||
Do not speak of anything else; it is all just ashes. ||2||
ਨਾਵਹਿ ਧੋਵਹਿ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਸੈਲਾ ॥
naaveh dhoveh poojeh sailaa ||
You bathe, wash, and worship stones.
ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਮੈਲੋ ਮੈਲਾ ॥
bin har raate mailo mailaa ||
But without being imbued with the Lord, you are the filthiest of the filthy.
ਗਰਬੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਰਥਿ ॥
garab nivaar milai prabh saarath ||
Subduing your pride, you shall receive the supreme wealth of God.
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਤਾਰਥਿ ॥੩॥
mukat praan jap har kirataarath ||3||
The mortal is liberated and emancipated, meditating on the Lord. ||3||
ਵਾਚੈ ਵਾਦੁ ਨ ਬੇਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥
vaachai vaadh na bedh beechaarai ||
You study the arguments, but do not contemplate the Vedas.
ਆਪਿ ਡੁਬੈ ਕਿਉ ਪਿਤਰਾ ਤਾਰੈ ॥
aap ddubai kiau pitaraa taarai ||
You drown yourself - how will you save your ancestors?
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਚੀਨੈ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
ghaT ghaT braham cheenai jan koi ||
How rare is that person who realizes that God is in each and every heart.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥
satigur milai ta sojhee hoi ||4||
When one meets the True Guru, then he understands. ||4||
ਗਣਤ ਗਣੀਐ ਸਹਸਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਜੀਐ ॥
ganat ganeeaai sahasaa dhukh jeeaai ||
Making his calculations, cynicism and suffering afflict his soul.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਵੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਥੀਐ ॥
gur kee saran pavai sukh theeaai ||
Seeking the Sanctuary of the Guru, peace is found.
ਕਰਿ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਸਰਣਿ ਹਮ ਆਇਆ ॥
kar aparaadh saran ham aaiaa ||
I sinned and made mistakes, but now I seek Your Sanctuary.
ਗੁਰ ਹਰਿ ਭੇਟੇ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥੫॥
gur har bheTe purab kamaiaa ||5||
The Guru led me to meet the Lord, according to my past actions. ||5||
ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਿ ਨ ਆਈਐ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
gur saran na aaieeaai braham na paieeaai ||
If one does not enter the Guru's Sanctuary, God cannot be found.
ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਈਐ ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰਿ ਆਈਐ ॥
bharam bhulaieeaai janam mar aaieeaai ||
Deluded by doubt, one is born, only to die, and come back again.
ਜਮ ਦਰਿ ਬਾਧਉ ਮਰੈ ਬਿਕਾਰੁ ॥
jam dhar baadhau marai bikaar ||
Dying in corruption, he is bound and gagged at Death's door.
ਨਾ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਸਬਦੁ ਅਚਾਰੁ ॥੬॥
naa ridhai naam na sabadh achaar ||6||
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is not in his heart, and he does not act according to the Shabad. ||6||
ਇਕਿ ਪਾਧੇ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮਿਸਰ ਕਹਾਵਹਿ ॥
eik paadhe pa(n)ddit misar kahaaveh ||
Some call themselves Pandits, religious scholars and spiritual teachers.
ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਰਾਤੇ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥
dhubidhaa raate mahal na paaveh ||
Tinged with double-mindedness, they do not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ਜਿਸੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥
jis gur parasaadhee naam adhaar ||
One who takes the Support of the Naam, by Guru's Grace,
ਕੋਟਿ ਮਧੇ ਕੋ ਜਨੁ ਆਪਾਰੁ ॥੭॥
koT madhe ko jan aapaar ||7||
is a rare person, one among millions, incomparable. ||7||
ਏਕੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਸਚੁ ਏਕੈ ॥
ek buraa bhalaa sach ekai ||
One is bad, and another good, but the One True Lord is contained in all.
ਬੂਝੁ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਸਤਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਟੇਕੈ ॥
boojh giaanee satagur kee Tekai ||
Understand this, O spiritual teacher, through the support of the True Guru:
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲੀ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥
gurmukh viralee eko jaaniaa ||
rare indeed is that Gurmukh, who realizes the One Lord.
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਮੇਟਿ ਸਮਾਣਿਆ ॥੮॥
aavan jaanaa meT samaaniaa ||8||
His comings and goings cease, and he merges in the Lord. ||8||
ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥
jin kai hiradhai eka(n)kaar ||
Those who have the One Universal Creator Lord within their hearts,
ਸਰਬ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
sarab gunee saachaa beechaar ||
possess all virtues; they contemplate the True Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
gur kai bhaanai karam kamaavai ||
One who acts in harmony with the Guru's Will,
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੯॥੪॥
naanak saache saach samaavai ||9||4||
O Nanak, is absorbed in the Truest of the True. ||9||4||
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.