Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Tuesday, 2 December 2025
- Found on
- Ang 753
- Raag
- Soohee
- Written by
- Guru Amar Daas Ji
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ
raag soohee mahalaa teejaa ghar pehilaa asaTapadheeaa
Raag Soohee, Third Mehla, First House, Ashtpadheeyaa:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਨਾਮੈ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
naamai hee te sabh kichh hoaa bin satigur naam na jaapai ||
Everything comes from the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the True Guru, the Naam is not experienced.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਚਾਖੇ ਸਾਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
gur kaa sabadh mahaa ras meeThaa bin chaakhe saadh na jaapai ||
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sweetest and most sublime essence, but without tasting it, its flavor cannot be experienced.
ਕਉਡੀ ਬਦਲੈ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਆਪੈ ॥
kauddee badhalai janam gavaiaa cheenas naahee aapai ||
He wastes this human life in exchange for a mere shell; he does not understand his own self.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਨ ਸੰਤਾਪੈ ॥੧॥
gurmukh hovai taa eko jaanai haumai dhukh na sa(n)taapai ||1||
But, if he becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to know the One Lord, and the disease of egotism does not afflict him. ||1||
ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਅਪਣੇ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥
balihaaree gur apane viTahu jin saache siau liv laiee ||
I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has lovingly attached me to the True Lord.
ਸਬਦੁ ਚੀਨਿੑ ਆਤਮੁ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sabadh cheeni(h) aatam paragaasiaa sahaje rahiaa samaiee ||1|| rahaau ||
Concentrating on the Word of the Shabad, the soul is illumined and enlightened. I remain absorbed in celestial ecstasy. ||1||Pause||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਵੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ॥
gurmukh gaavai gurmukh boojhai gurmukh sabadh beechaare ||
The Gurmukh sings the Praises of the Lord; the Gurmukh understands. The Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad.
ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
jeeau pi(n)dd sabh gur te upajai gurmukh kaaraj savaare ||
Body and soul are totally rejuvenated through the Guru; the Gurmukh's affairs are resolved in his favor.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਅੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਟੇ ਸੰਸਾਰੇ ॥
manmukh a(n)dhaa a(n)dh kamaavai bikh khaTe sa(n)saare ||
The blind self-willed manmukh acts blindly, and earns only poison in this world.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਅਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੨॥
maiaa moh sadhaa dhukh paae bin gur at piaare ||2||
Enticed by Maya, he suffers in constant pain, without the most Beloved Guru. ||2||
ਸੋਈ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਚਾਲੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਏ ॥
soiee sevak je satigur seve chaalai satigur bhaae ||
He alone is a selfless servant, who serves the True Guru, and walks in harmony with the True Guru's Will.
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
saachaa sabadh sifat hai saachee saachaa ma(n)n vasaae ||
The True Shabad, the Word of God, is the True Praise of God; enshrine the True Lord within your mind.
ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਖੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਏ ॥
sachee baanee gurmukh aakhai haumai vichahu jaae ||
The Gurmukh speaks the True Word of Gurbani, and egotism departs from within.
ਆਪੇ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥੩॥
aape dhaataa karam hai saachaa saachaa sabadh sunaae ||3||
He Himself is the Giver, and True are His actions. He proclaims the True Word of the Shabad. ||3||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਘਾਲੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖਟੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਏ ॥
gurmukh ghaale gurmukh khaTe gurmukh naam japaae ||
The Gurmukh works, and the Gurmukh earns; the Gurmukh inspires others to chant the Naam.
ਸਦਾ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥
sadhaa alipat saachai ra(n)g raataa gur kai sahaj subhaae ||
He is forever unattached, imbued with the Love of the True Lord, intuitively in harmony with the Guru.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਕੂੜੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਬੀਜੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਏ ॥
manmukh sadh hee kooRo bolai bikh beejai bikh khaae ||
The self-willed manmukh always tells lies; he plants the seeds of poison, and eats only poison.
ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ਬਾਧਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਦਾਧਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਕਵਣੁ ਛਡਾਏ ॥੪॥
jamakaal baadhaa tirasanaa dhaadhaa bin gur kavan chhaddaae ||4||
He is bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death, and burnt in the fire of desire; who can save him, except the Guru? ||4||
ਸਚਾ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਤ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵਣੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
sachaa teerath jit sat sar naavan gurmukh aap bujhaae ||
True is that place of pilgrimage, where one bathes in the pool of Truth, and achieves self-realization as Gurmukh. The Gurmukh understands his own self.
ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਤਿਤੁ ਨਾਤੈ ਮਲੁ ਜਾਏ ॥
aThasaTh teerath gur sabadh dhikhaae tit naatai mal jaae ||
The Lord has shown that the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage; bathing in it, filth is washed away.
ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਚਾ ਹੈ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨ ਲਾਏ ॥
sachaa sabadh sachaa hai niramal naa mal lagai na laae ||
True and Immaculate is the True Word of His Shabad; no filth touches or clings to Him.
ਸਚੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਚੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਏ ॥੫॥
sachee sifat sachee saalaeh poore gur te paae ||5||
True Praise, True Devotional Praise, is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||5||
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹਰਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੇਰਾ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਏ ॥
tan man sabh kichh har tis keraa dhuramat kahan na jaae ||
Body, mind, everything belongs to the Lord; but the evil-minded ones cannot even say this.
ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਏ ॥
hukam hovai taa niramal hovai haumai vichahu jaae ||
If such is the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then one becomes pure and spotless, and the ego is taken away from within.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਖੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਚਾਖੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
gur kee saakhee sahaje chaakhee tirasanaa agan bujhaae ||
I have intuitively tasted the Guru's Teachings, and the fire of my desire has been quenched.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਤਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੬॥
gur kai sabadh raataa sahaje maataa sahaje rahiaa samaae ||6||
Attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is naturally intoxicated, merging imperceptibly into the Lord. ||6||
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
har kaa naam sat kar jaanai gur kai bhai piaare ||
The Name of the Lord is known as True, through the Love of the Beloved Guru.
ਸਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਈ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
sachee vaddiaaiee gur te paiee sachai nai piaare ||
True Glorious Greatness is obtained from the Guru, through the Beloved True Name.
ਏਕੋ ਸਚਾ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥
eko sachaa sabh meh varatai viralaa ko veechaare ||
The One True Lord is permeating and pervading among all; how rare is the one who contemplates this.
ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਏ ਤਾ ਬਖਸੇ ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥੭॥
aape mel le taa bakhase sachee bhagat savaare ||7||
The Lord Himself unites us in Union, and forgives us; He embellishes us with true devotional worship. ||7||
ਸਭੋ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
sabho sach sach sach varatai gurmukh koiee jaanai ||
All is Truth; Truth, and Truth alone is pervading; how rare is the Gurmukh who knows this.
ਜੰਮਣ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੁਕਮੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
ja(n)man maranaa hukamo varatai gurmukh aap pachhaanai ||
Birth and death occur by the Hukam of His Command; the Gurmukh understands his own self.
ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭਾਏ ਜੋ ਇਛੈ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
naam dhiaae taa satigur bhaae jo ichhai so fal paae ||
He meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and so pleases the True Guru. He receives whatever rewards he desires.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥੮॥੧॥
naanak tis dhaa sabh kichh hovai j vichahu aap gavaae ||8||1||
O Nanak, one who eradicates self-conceit from within, has everything. ||8||1||
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.