Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Sunday, 24 May 2026
- Found on
- Ang 730
- Raag
- Soohee
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
soohee mahalaa pehilaa ||
Soohee, First Mehla:
ਕਉਣ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਕਵਣੁ ਤੁਲਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਵਣੁ ਸਰਾਫੁ ਬੁਲਾਵਾ ॥
kaun taraajee kavan tulaa teraa kavan saraaf bulaavaa ||
What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord?
ਕਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਲੇਵਾ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਮੁਲੁ ਕਰਾਵਾ ॥੧॥
kaun guroo kai peh dheekhiaa levaa kai peh mul karaavaa ||1||
From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1||
ਮੇਰੇ ਲਾਲ ਜੀਉ ਤੇਰਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
mere laal jeeau teraa a(n)t na jaanaa ||
O my Dear Beloved Lord, Your limits are not known.
ਤੂੰ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਭਰਿਪੁਰਿ ਲੀਣਾ ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਸਰਬ ਸਮਾਣਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
too(n) jal thal maheeal bharipur leenaa too(n) aape sarab samaanaa ||1|| rahaau ||
You pervade the water, the land, and the sky; You Yourself are All-pervading. ||1||Pause||
ਮਨੁ ਤਾਰਾਜੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਤੁਲਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਸੇਵ ਸਰਾਫੁ ਕਮਾਵਾ ॥
man taaraajee chit tulaa teree sev saraaf kamaavaa ||
Mind is the scale, consciousness the weights, and the performance of Your service is the appraiser.
ਘਟ ਹੀ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਤੋਲੀ ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਰਹਾਵਾ ॥੨॥
ghaT hee bheetar so sahu tolee in bidh chit rahaavaa ||2||
Deep within my heart, I weigh my Husband Lord; in this way I focus my consciousness. ||2||
ਆਪੇ ਕੰਡਾ ਤੋਲੁ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਆਪੇ ਤੋਲਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
aape ka(n)ddaa tol taraajee aape tolanahaaraa ||
You Yourself are the balance, the weights and the scale; You Yourself are the weigher.
ਆਪੇ ਦੇਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਬੂਝੈ ਆਪੇ ਹੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
aape dhekhai aape boojhai aape hai vanajaaraa ||3||
You Yourself see, and You Yourself understand; You Yourself are the trader. ||3||
ਅੰਧੁਲਾ ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਰਦੇਸੀ ਖਿਨੁ ਆਵੈ ਤਿਲੁ ਜਾਵੈ ॥
a(n)dhulaa neech jaat paradhesee khin aavai til jaavai ||
The blind, low class wandering soul, comes for a moment, and departs in an instant.
ਤਾ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਰਹਦਾ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਮੂੜਾ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੪॥੨॥੯॥
taa kee sa(n)gat naanak rahadhaa kiau kar mooRaa paavai ||4||2||9||
In its company, Nanak dwells; how can the fool attain the Lord? ||4||2||9||
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.