Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Saturday, 8 November 2025
- Found on
- Ang 506
- Raag
- Gujri
- Written by
- Guru Raam Daas Ji
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ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੨
goojaree mahalaa chauthhaa ghar doojaa
Goojaree, Fourth Mehla, Second House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਜੀਅਰਾ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਲਕੁ ਖੀਰ ਅਧਾਰੀ ॥
har bin jeearaa reh na sakai jiau baalak kheer adhaaree ||
Without the Lord, my soul cannot survive, like an infant without milk.
ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
agam agochar prabh gurmukh paieeaai apune satigur kai balihaaree ||1||
The inaccessible and incomprehensible Lord God is obtained by the Gurmukh; I am a sacrifice to my True Guru. ||1||
ਮਨ ਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਤਰੁ ਤਾਰੀ ॥
man re har keerat tar taaree ||
O my mind, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is a boat to carry you across.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gurmukh naam a(n)mirat jal paieeaai jin kau kirapaa tumaaree || rahaau ||
The Gurmukhs obtain the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. You bless them with Your Grace. ||Pause||
ਸਨਕ ਸਨੰਦਨ ਨਾਰਦ ਮੁਨਿ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਪਤ ਰਹਹਿ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥
sanak sana(n)dhan naaradh mun seveh anadhin japat raheh banavaaree ||
Sanak, Sanandan and Naarad the sage serve You; night and day, they continue to chant Your Name, O Lord of the jungle.
ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਹਲਾਦ ਜਨ ਆਏ ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਪੈਜ ਸਵਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
saranaagat prahalaadh jan aae tin kee paij savaaree ||2||
Slave Prahlaad sought Your Sanctuary, and You saved his honor. ||2||
ਅਲਖ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਏਕੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਏਕਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ॥
alakh nira(n)jan eko varatai ekaa jot muraaree ||
The One unseen immaculate Lord is pervading everywhere, as is the Light of the Lord.
ਸਭਿ ਜਾਚਿਕ ਤੂ ਏਕੋ ਦਾਤਾ ਮਾਗਹਿ ਹਾਥ ਪਸਾਰੀ ॥੩॥
sabh jaachik too eko dhaataa maageh haath pasaaree ||3||
All are beggars, You alone are the Great Giver. Reaching out our hands, we beg from You. ||3||
ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਊਤਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਆਰੀ ॥
bhagat janaa kee uootam baanee gaaveh akath kathaa nit niaaree ||
The speech of the humble devotees is sublime; they sing continually the wondrous, Unspoken Speech of the Lord.
ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕੇਰਾ ਆਪਿ ਤਰੇ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੀ ॥੪॥
safal janam bhiaa tin keraa aap tare kul taaree ||4||
Their lives become fruitful; they save themselves, and all their generations. ||4||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਬਿਆਪੇ ਜਿਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੋਹ ਗੁਬਾਰੀ ॥
manmukh dhubidhaa dhuramat biaape jin a(n)tar moh gubaaree ||
The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in duality and evil-mindedness; within them is the darkness of attachment.
ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਕਥਾ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ਓਇ ਡੂਬੇ ਸਣੁ ਪਰਵਾਰੀ ॥੫॥
sa(n)t janaa kee kathaa na bhaavai oi ddoobe san paravaaree ||5||
They do not love the sermon of the humble Saints, and they are drowned along with their families. ||5||
ਨਿੰਦਕੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਵੈ ਓਹੁ ਮਲਭਖੁ ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ॥
ni(n)dhak ni(n)dhaa kar mal dhovai oh malabhakh maiaadhaaree ||
By slandering, the slanderer washes the filth off others; he is an eater of filth, and a worshipper of Maya.
ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਨਾ ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਰੀ ॥੬॥
sa(n)t janaa kee ni(n)dhaa viaape naa uravaar na paaree ||6||
He indulges in the slander of the humble Saints; he is neither on this shore, nor the shore beyond. ||6||
ਏਹੁ ਪਰਪੰਚੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕਰਤੈ ਹਰਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਕਲ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
eh parapa(n)ch khel keeaa sabh karatai har karatai sabh kal dhaaree ||
All this worldly drama is set in motion by the Creator Lord; He has infused His almighty strength into all.
ਹਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਸੂਤੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਜੁਗ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸੂਤੁ ਖਿੰਚੈ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੀ ॥੭॥
har eko soot varatai jug a(n)tar soot khi(n)chai eka(n)kaaree ||7||
The thread of the One Lord runs through the world; when He pulls out this thread, the One Creator alone remains. ||7||
ਰਸਨਿ ਰਸਨਿ ਰਸਿ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
rasan rasan ras gaaveh har gun rasanaa har ras dhaaree ||
With their tongues, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and savor Them. They place the sublime essence of the Lord upon their tongues, and savor it.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਮਾਗਉ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥੮॥੧॥੭॥
naanak har bin avar na maagau har ras preet piaaree ||8||1||7||
O Nanak, other than the Lord, I ask for nothing else; I am in love with the Love of the Lord's sublime essence. ||8||1||7||
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.