Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Sunday, 27 April 2025
- Found on
- Angs 942 to 943
- Raag
- Raamkalee
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚੂਕੈ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
gurmukh chookai aavan jaan ||
The comings and goings in reincarnation are ended for the Gurmukh.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
gurmukh dharageh paavai maan ||
The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਖਰੇ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥
gurmukh khoTe khare pachhaan ||
The Gurmukh distinguishes the true from the false.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
gurmukh laagai sahaj dhiaan ||
The Gurmukh focuses his meditation on the celestial Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
gurmukh dharageh sifat samai ||
In the Court of the Lord, the Gurmukh is absorbed in His Praises.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੪੧॥
naanak gurmukh ba(n)dh na pai ||41||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh is not bound by bonds. ||41||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਪਾਏ ॥
gurmukh naam nira(n)jan paae ||
The Gurmukh obtains the Name of the Immaculate Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥
gurmukh haumai sabadh jalaae ||
Through the Shabad, the Gurmukh burns away his ego.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਏ ॥
gurmukh saache ke gun gaae ||
The Gurmukh sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
gurmukh saachai rahai samaae ||
The Gurmukh remains absorbed in the True Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਹੋਇ ॥
gurmukh saach naam pat uootam hoi ||
Through the True Name, the Gurmukh is honored and exalted.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਣ ਕੀ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਇ ॥੪੨॥
naanak gurmukh sagal bhavan kee sojhee hoi ||42||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh understands all the worlds. ||42||
ਕਵਣ ਮੂਲੁ ਕਵਣ ਮਤਿ ਵੇਲਾ ॥
kavan mool kavan mat velaa ||
"What is the root, the source of all? What teachings hold for these times?
ਤੇਰਾ ਕਵਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਤੂ ਚੇਲਾ ॥
teraa kavan guroo jis kaa too chelaa ||
Who is your guru? Whose disciple are you?
ਕਵਣ ਕਥਾ ਲੇ ਰਹਹੁ ਨਿਰਾਲੇ ॥
kavan kathaa le rahahu niraale ||
What is that speech, by which you remain unattached?
ਬੋਲੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਤੁਮ ਬਾਲੇ ॥
bolai naanak sunahu tum baale ||
Listen to what we say, O Nanak, you little boy.
ਏਸੁ ਕਥਾ ਕਾ ਦੇਇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
es kathaa kaa dhei beechaar ||
Give us your opinion on what we have said.
ਭਵਜਲੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਲੰਘਾਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੪੩॥
bhavajal sabadh la(n)ghaavanahaar ||43||
How can the Shabad carry us across the terrifying world-ocean?""||43||
ਪਵਨ ਅਰੰਭੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਤਿ ਵੇਲਾ ॥
pavan ara(n)bh satigur mat velaa ||
From the air came the beginning. This is the age of the True Guru's Teachings.
ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਧੁਨਿ ਚੇਲਾ ॥
sabadh guroo surat dhun chelaa ||
The Shabad is the Guru, upon whom I lovingly focus my consciousness; I am the chaylaa, the disciple.
ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਲੇ ਰਹਉ ਨਿਰਾਲਾ ॥
akath kathaa le rahau niraalaa ||
Speaking the Unspoken Speech, I remain unattached.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥
naanak jug jug gur gopaalaa ||
O Nanak, throughout the ages, the Lord of the World is my Guru.
ਏਕੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਕਥਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
ek sabadh jit kathaa veechaaree ||
I contemplate the sermon of the Shabad, the Word of the One God.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਅਗਨਿ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ॥੪੪॥
gurmukh haumai agan nivaaree ||44||
The Gurmukh puts out the fire of egotism. ||44||
ਮੈਣ ਕੇ ਦੰਤ ਕਿਉ ਖਾਈਐ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
main ke dha(n)t kiau khaieeaai saar ||
"With teeth of wax, how can one chew iron?
ਜਿਤੁ ਗਰਬੁ ਜਾਇ ਸੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਆਹਾਰੁ ॥
jit garab jai su kavan aahaar ||
What is that food, which takes away pride?
ਹਿਵੈ ਕਾ ਘਰੁ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਪਿਰਾਹਨੁ ॥
hivai kaa ghar ma(n)dhar agan piraahan ||
How can one live in the palace, the home of snow, wearing robes of fire?
ਕਵਨ ਗੁਫਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਰਹੈ ਅਵਾਹਨੁ ॥
kavan gufaa jit rahai avaahan ||
Where is that cave, within which one may remain unshaken?
ਇਤ ਉਤ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਜਾਣਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
eit ut kis kau jaan samaavai ||
Who should we know to be pervading here and there?
ਕਵਨ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੪੫॥
kavan dhiaan man maneh samaavai ||45||
What is that meditation, which leads the mind to be absorbed in itself?""||45||
ਹਉ ਹਉ ਮੈ ਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਖੋਵੈ ॥
hau hau mai mai vichahu khovai ||
Eradicating egotism and individualism from within,
ਦੂਜਾ ਮੇਟੈ ਏਕੋ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
dhoojaa meTai eko hovai ||
and erasing duality, the mortal becomes one with God.
ਜਗੁ ਕਰੜਾ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਗਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
jag karaRaa manmukh gaavaar ||
The world is difficult for the foolish, self-willed manmukh;
ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਖਾਈਐ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
sabadh kamaieeaai khaieeaai saar ||
practicing the Shabad, one chews iron.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
a(n)tar baahar eko jaanai ||
Know the One Lord, inside and out.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਗਨਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ॥੪੬॥
naanak agan marai satigur kai bhaanai ||46||
O Nanak, the fire is quenched, through the Pleasure of the True Guru's Will. ||46||
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.