Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Found on
- Ang 606
- Raag
- Sorath
- Written by
- Guru Raam Daas Ji
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ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
soraTh mahalaa chauthhaa ||
Sorat'h, Fourth Mehla:
ਆਪੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੰਦੁ ਚਾਨਾਣੁ ॥
aape sirasaT upaidhaa piaaraa kar sooraj cha(n)dh chaanaan ||
The Beloved Himself created the Universe; He made the light of the sun and the moon.
ਆਪਿ ਨਿਤਾਣਿਆ ਤਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਮਾਣਿਆ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
aap nitaaniaa taan hai piaaraa aap nimaaniaa maan ||
The Beloved Himself is the power of the powerless; He Himself is the honor of the dishonored.
ਆਪਿ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਰਖਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੧॥
aap dhiaa kar rakhadhaa piaaraa aape sughaR sujaan ||1||
The Beloved Himself grants His Grace and protects us; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||1||
ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਜਪਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
mere man jap raam naam neesaan ||
O my mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and receive His Insignia.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
satasa(n)gat mil dhiaai too har har bahuR na aavan jaan || rahaau ||
Join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and meditate on the Lord, Har, Har; you shall not have to come and go in reincarnation again. ||Pause||
ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਗੁਣ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
aape hee gun varatadhaa piaaraa aape hee paravaan ||
The Beloved Himself pervades His Glorious Praises, and He Himself approves them.
ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਸਚੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
aape bakhas karaidhaa piaaraa aape sach neesaan ||
The Beloved Himself grants His forgiveness, and He Himself bestows the Insignia of Truth.
ਆਪੇ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
aape hukam varatadhaa piaaraa aape hee furamaan ||2||
The Beloved Himself obeys His Will, and He Himself issues His Command. ||2||
ਆਪੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਦਾਣੁ ॥
aape bhagat bha(n)ddaar hai piaaraa aape dhevai dhaan ||
The Beloved Himself is the treasure of devotion; He Himself gives His gifts.
ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪਿ ਦਿਵਾਵੈ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
aape sev karaidhaa piaaraa aap dhivaavai maan ||
The Beloved Himself commits some to His service, and He Himself blesses them with honor.
ਆਪੇ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
aape taaRee laidhaa piaaraa aape gunee nidhaan ||3||
The Beloved Himself is absorbed in Samaadhi; He Himself is the treasure of excellence. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਵਡਾ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਪਰਧਾਣੁ ॥
aape vaddaa aap hai piaaraa aape hee paradhaan ||
The Beloved Himself is the greatest; He Himself is supreme.
ਆਪੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਤੁਲੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
aape keemat paidhaa piaaraa aape tul paravaan ||
The Beloved Himself appraises the value; He Himself is the scale, and the weights.
ਆਪੇ ਅਤੁਲੁ ਤੁਲਾਇਦਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ॥੪॥੫॥
aape atul tulaidhaa piaaraa jan naanak sadh kurabaan ||4||5||
The Beloved Himself is unweighable - He weighs Himself; servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||4||5||
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.