Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Sunday, 28 September 2025
- Found on
- Ang 755
- Raag
- Soohee
- Written by
- Guru Amar Daas Ji
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧੦
raag soohee mahalaa teejaa ghar dasvaa
Raag Soohee, Third Mehla, Tenth House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਦੁਨੀਆ ਨ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਵੰਞਸੀ ॥
dhuneeaa na saalaeh jo mar va(n)n(j)see ||
Do not praise the world; it shall simply pass away.
ਲੋਕਾ ਨ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਖਾਕੁ ਥੀਈ ॥੧॥
lokaa na saalaeh jo mar khaak theeiee ||1||
Do not praise other people; they shall die and turn to dust. ||1||
ਵਾਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਾ ਵਾਹੁ ॥
vaahu mere saahibaa vaahu ||
Waaho! Waaho! Hail, hail to my Lord and Master.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਚਾ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gurmukh sadhaa salaaheeaai sachaa veparavaahu ||1|| rahaau ||
As Gurmukh, forever praise the One who is forever True, Independent and Carefree. ||1||Pause||
ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੇਰੀ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦਝਿ ਮਰੰਨਿ ॥
dhuneeaa keree dhosatee manmukh dhajh mara(n)n ||
Making worldly friendships, the self-willed manmukhs burn and die.
ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਧੇ ਮਾਰੀਅਹਿ ਵੇਲਾ ਨ ਲਾਹੰਨਿ ॥੨॥
jam pur badhe maare'eh velaa na laaha(n)n ||2||
In the City of Death, they are bound and gagged and beaten; this opportunity shall never come again. ||2||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਕਾਰਥਾ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਗੰਨਿ ॥
gurmukh janam sakaarathaa sachai sabadh laga(n)n ||
The lives of the Gurmukhs are fruitful and blessed; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.
ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਰਹੰਨਿ ॥੩॥
aatam raam pragaasiaa sahaje sukh raha(n)n ||3||
Their souls are illuminated by the Lord, and they dwell in peace and pleasure. ||3||
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਰਚੰਨਿ ॥
gur kaa sabadh visaariaa dhoojai bhai racha(n)n ||
Those who forget the Word of the Guru's Shabad are engrossed in the love of duality.
ਤਿਸਨਾ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਲਤ ਫਿਰੰਨਿ ॥੪॥
tisanaa bhukh na utarai anadhin jalat fira(n)n ||4||
Their hunger and thirst never leave them, and night and day, they wander around burning. ||4||
ਦੁਸਟਾ ਨਾਲਿ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਸੰਤਾ ਵੈਰੁ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥
dhusaTaa naal dhosatee naal sa(n)taa vair kara(n)n ||
Those who make friendships with the wicked, and harbor animosity to the Saints,
ਆਪਿ ਡੁਬੇ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਿਉ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਡੋਬੰਨਿ ॥੫॥
aap ddube kuTa(n)b siau sagale kul ddoba(n)n ||5||
shall drown with their families, and their entire lineage shall be obliterated. ||5||
ਨਿੰਦਾ ਭਲੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥
ni(n)dhaa bhalee kisai kee naahee manmukh mugadh kara(n)n ||
It is not good to slander anyone, but the foolish, self-willed manmukhs still do it.
ਮੁਹ ਕਾਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਨਿੰਦਕਾ ਨਰਕੇ ਘੋਰਿ ਪਵੰਨਿ ॥੬॥
muh kaale tin ni(n)dhakaa narake ghor pava(n)n ||6||
The faces of the slanderers turn black, and they fall into the most horrible hell. ||6||
ਏ ਮਨ ਜੈਸਾ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਤੈਸਾ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਤੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
e man jaisaa seveh taisaa hoveh tehe karam kamai ||
O mind, as you serve, so do you become, and so are the deeds that you do.
ਆਪਿ ਬੀਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਖਾਵਣਾ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੭॥
aap beej aape hee khaavanaa kahanaa kichhoo na jai ||7||
Whatever you yourself plant, that is what you shall have to eat; nothing else can be said about this. ||7||
ਮਹਾ ਪੁਰਖਾ ਕਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਕਿਤੈ ਪਰਥਾਇ ॥
mahaa purakhaa kaa bolanaa hovai kitai parathai ||
The speech of the great spiritual beings has a higher purpose.
ਓਇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭਰੇ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਹਹਿ ਓਨਾ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਇ ॥੮॥
oi a(n)mirat bhare bharapoor heh onaa til na tamai ||8||
They are filled to over-flowing with Ambrosial Nectar, and they have absolutely no greed at all. ||8||
ਗੁਣਕਾਰੀ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਘਰੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਉਪਦੇਸੇਨਿ ॥
gunakaaree gun sa(n)gharai avaraa upadhesen ||
The virtuous accumulate virtue, and teach others.
ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਜਿ ਓਨਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੇ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਏਨਿ ॥੯॥
se vaddabhaagee j onaa mil rahe anadhin naam len ||9||
Those who meet with them are so very fortunate; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||9||
ਦੇਸੀ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਮੇਦਨੀ ॥
dhesee rijak sa(n)baeh jin upaiee medhanee ||
He who created the Universe, gives sustenance to it.
ਏਕੋ ਹੈ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਸਚਾ ਆਪਿ ਧਣੀ ॥੧੦॥
eko hai dhaataar sachaa aap dhanee ||10||
The One Lord alone is the Great Giver. He Himself is the True Master. ||10||
ਸੋ ਸਚੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ ॥
so sach terai naal hai gurmukh nadhar nihaal ||
That True Lord is always with you; the Gurmukh is blessed with His Glance of Grace.
ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਏ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥੧੧॥
aape bakhase mel le so prabh sadhaa samaal ||11||
He Himself shall forgive you, and merge you into Himself; forever cherish and contemplate God. ||11||
ਮਨੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
man mailaa sach niramalaa kiau kar miliaa jai ||
The mind is impure; only the True Lord is pure. So how can it merge into Him?
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇ ॥੧੨॥
prabh mele taa mil rahai haumai sabadh jalai ||12||
God merges it into Himself, and then it remains merged; through the Word of His Shabad, the ego is burnt away. ||12||
ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਸਚਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥
so sahu sachaa veesarai dhirag jeevan sa(n)saar ||
Cursed is the life in this world, of one who forgets her True Husband Lord.
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਨਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੧੩॥
nadhar kare naa veesarai gurmatee veechaar ||13||
The Lord grants His Mercy, and she does not forget Him, if she contemplates the Guru's Teachings. ||13||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹਾ ਸਾਚੁ ਰਖਾ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
satigur mele taa mil rahaa saach rakhaa ur dhaar ||
The True Guru unites her, and so she remains united with Him, with the True Lord enshrined within her heart.
ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਵੀਛੁੜੈ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥੧੪॥
miliaa hoi na veechhuRai gur kai het piaar ||14||
And so united, she will not be separated again; she remains in the love and affection of the Guru. ||14||
ਪਿਰੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
pir saalaahee aapanaa gur kai sabadh veechaar ||
I praise my Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ॥੧੫॥
mil preetam sukh paiaa sobhaava(n)tee naar ||15||
Meeting with my Beloved, I have found peace; I am His most beautiful and happy soul-bride. ||15||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਭਿਜਈ ਅਤਿ ਮੈਲੇ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਠੋਰ ॥
manmukh man na bhijiee at maile chit kaThor ||
The mind of the self-willed manmukh is not softened; his consciousness is totally polluted and stone-hearted.
ਸਪੈ ਦੁਧੁ ਪੀਆਈਐ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਿਸੁ ਨਿਕੋਰ ॥੧੬॥
sapai dhudh peeaaieeaai a(n)dhar vis nikor ||16||
Even if the venomous snake is fed on milk, it shall still be filled with poison. ||16||
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
aap kare kis aakheeaai aape bakhasanahaar ||
He Himself does - who else should I ask? He Himself is the Forgiving Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮੈਲੁ ਉਤਰੈ ਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਬਣਿਆ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥੧੭॥
gur sabadhee mail utarai taa sach baniaa seegaar ||17||
Through the Guru's Teachings, filth is washed away, and then, one is embellished with the ornament of Truth. ||17||
ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਚੇ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ਓਥੈ ਕੂੜੇ ਨ ਟਿਕੰਨਿ ॥
sachaa saahu sache vanajaare othai kooRe na Tika(n)n ||
True is the Banker, and True are His traders. The false ones cannot remain there.
ਓਨਾ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਭਾਵਈ ਦੁਖ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਚੰਨਿ ॥੧੮॥
onaa sach na bhaaviee dhukh hee maeh pacha(n)n ||18||
They do not love the Truth - they are consumed by their pain. ||18||
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲਾ ਜਗੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥
haumai mailaa jag firai mar ja(n)mai vaaro vaar ||
The world wanders around in the filth of egotism; it dies, and is re-born, over and again.
ਪਇਐ ਕਿਰਤਿ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰ ॥੧੯॥
piaai kirat kamaavanaa koi na meTanahaar ||19||
He acts in accordance with the karma of his past actions, which no one can erase. ||19||
ਸੰਤਾ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੈ ਤਾ ਸਚਿ ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
sa(n)taa sa(n)gat mil rahai taa sach lagai piaar ||
But if he joins the Society of the Saints, then he comes to embrace love for the Truth.
ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਮਨਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸਚਿਆਰੁ ॥੨੦॥
sach salaahee sach man dhar sachai sachiaar ||20||
Praising the True Lord with a truthful mind, he becomes true in the Court of the True Lord. ||20||
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
gur poore pooree mat hai ahinis naam dhiaai ||
The Teachings of the Perfect Guru are perfect; meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਵਡ ਰੋਗੁ ਹੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇ ॥੨੧॥
haumai meraa vadd rog hai vichahu Thaak rahai ||21||
Egotism and self-conceit are terrible diseases; tranquility and stillness come from within. ||21||
ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਲਾਗਾ ਪਾਇ ॥
gur saalaahee aapanaa niv niv laagaa pai ||
I praise my Guru; bowing down to Him again and again, I fall at His Feet.
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸਉਪੀ ਆਗੈ ਧਰੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥੨੨॥
tan man saupee aagai dharee vichahu aap gavai ||22||
I place my body and mind in offering unto Him, eradicating self-conceit from within. ||22||
ਖਿੰਚੋਤਾਣਿ ਵਿਗੁਚੀਐ ਏਕਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
khi(n)chotaan vigucheeaai ekas siau liv lai ||
Indecision leads to ruin; focus your attention on the One Lord.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਛਡਿ ਤੂ ਤਾ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨੩॥
haumai meraa chhadd too taa sach rahai samai ||23||
Renounce egotism and self-conceit, and remain merged in Truth. ||23||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨੋ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਿ ਭਾਇਰਾ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਗੰਨਿ ॥
satigur no mile s bhairaa sachai sabadh laga(n)n ||
Those who meet with the True Guru are my Siblings of Destiny; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.
ਸਚਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਦਿਸੰਨਿ ॥੨੪॥
sach mile se na vichhuReh dhar sachai dhisa(n)n ||24||
Those who merge with the True Lord shall not be separated again; they are judged to be True in the Court of the Lord. ||24||
ਸੇ ਭਾਈ ਸੇ ਸਜਣਾ ਜੋ ਸਚਾ ਸੇਵੰਨਿ ॥
se bhaiee se sajanaa jo sachaa seva(n)n ||
They are my Siblings of Destiny, and they are my friends, who serve the True Lord.
ਅਵਗਣ ਵਿਕਣਿ ਪਲੑਰਨਿ ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਸਾਝ ਕਰੰਨਿੑ ॥੨੫॥
avagan vikan pal(h)ran gun kee saajh kara(n)ni(h) ||25||
They sell off their sins and demerits like straw, and enter into the partnership of virtue. ||25||
ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਸਾਝ ਸੁਖੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
gun kee saajh sukh uoopajai sachee bhagat karen ||
In the partnership of virtue, peace wells up, and they perform true devotional worship service.
ਸਚੁ ਵਣੰਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਏਨਿ ॥੨੬॥
sach vana(n)jeh gur sabadh siau laahaa naam len ||26||
They deal in Truth, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and they earn the profit of the Naam. ||26||
ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਪਾਪ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਚਲੈ ਨ ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
suinaa rupaa paap kar kar sa(n)cheeaai chalai na chaladhiaa naal ||
Gold and silver may be earned by committing sins, but they will not go with you when you die.
ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਸੀ ਸਭ ਮੁਠੀ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ॥੨੭॥
vin naavai naal na chalasee sabh muThee jamakaal ||27||
Nothing will go with you in the end, except the Name; all are plundered by the Messenger of Death. ||27||
ਮਨ ਕਾ ਤੋਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਖਹੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥
man kaa tosaa har naam hai hiradhai rakhahu sam(h)aal ||
The Lord's Name is the nourishment of the mind; cherish it, and preserve it carefully within your heart.
ਏਹੁ ਖਰਚੁ ਅਖੁਟੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨੮॥
eh kharach akhuT hai gurmukh nibahai naal ||28||
This nourishment is inexhaustible; it is always with the Gurmukhs. ||28||
ਏ ਮਨ ਮੂਲਹੁ ਭੁਲਿਆ ਜਾਸਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
e man moolahu bhuliaa jaaseh pat gavai ||
O mind, if you forget the Primal Lord, you shall depart, having lost your honor.
ਇਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੨੯॥
eih jagat moh dhoojai viaapiaa gurmatee sach dhiaai ||29||
This world is engrossed in the love of duality; follow the Guru's Teachings, and meditate on the True Lord. ||29||
ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨ ਪਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਲਿਖਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
har kee keemat na pavai har jas likhan na jai ||
The Lord's value cannot be estimated; the Lord's Praises cannot be written down.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਪੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩੦॥
gur kai sabadh man tan rapai har siau rahai samai ||30||
When one's mind and body are attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one remains merged in the Lord. ||30||
ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਰੰਗੁਲਾ ਰੰਗੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
so sahu meraa ra(n)gulaa ra(n)ge sahaj subhai ||
My Husband Lord is playful; He has imbued me with His Love, with natural ease.
ਕਾਮਣਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਤਾ ਚੜੈ ਜਾ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩੧॥
kaaman ra(n)g taa chaRai jaa pir kai a(n)k samai ||31||
The soul-bride is imbued with His Love, when her Husband Lord merges her into His Being. ||31||
ਚਿਰੀ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੇ ਭੀ ਮਿਲਨਿ ਜੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੰਨਿ ॥
chiree vichhu(n)ne bhee milan jo satigur seva(n)n ||
Even those who have been separated for so very long, are reunited with Him, when they serve the True Guru.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਖਾਨਿ ਖਰਚਨਿ ਨ ਨਿਖੁਟਈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਹਜਿ ਰਵੰਨਿ ॥੩੨॥
a(n)tar nav nidh naam hai khaan kharachan na nikhuTiee har gun sahaj rava(n)n ||32||
The nine treasures of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are deep within the nucleus of the self; consuming them, they are still never exhausted. Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, with natural ease. ||32||
ਨਾ ਓਇ ਜਨਮਹਿ ਨਾ ਮਰਹਿ ਨਾ ਓਇ ਦੁਖ ਸਹੰਨਿ ॥
naa oi janameh naa mareh naa oi dhukh saha(n)n ||
They are not born, and they do not die; they do not suffer in pain.
ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸੇ ਉਬਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਕੇਲ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥੩੩॥
gur raakhe se ubare har siau kel kara(n)n ||33||
Those who are protected by the Guru are saved. They celebrate with the Lord. ||33||
ਸਜਣ ਮਿਲੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਜਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਮਿਲੇ ਰਹੰਨਿ ॥
sajan mile na vichhuReh j anadhin mile raha(n)n ||
Those who are united with the Lord, the True Friend, are not separated again; night and day, they remain blended with Him.
ਇਸੁ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਲਹੰਨਿ ॥੩੪॥੧॥੩॥
eis jag meh virale jaane'eeh naanak sach laha(n)n ||34||1||3||
In this world, only a rare few are known, O Nanak, to have obtained the True Lord. ||34||1||3||
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.