Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Saturday, 25 July 2026
- Found on
- Ang 688
- Raag
- Dhanaasree
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
dhanaasaree mahalaa pehilaa ||
Dhanaasaree, First Mehla:
ਜੀਵਾ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ਮਨਿ ਆਨੰਦੁ ਹੈ ਜੀਉ ॥
jeevaa terai nai man aana(n)dh hai jeeau ||
I live by Your Name; my mind is in ecstasy, Lord.
ਸਾਚੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ਗੁਣ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਹੈ ਜੀਉ ॥
saacho saachaa naau gun govi(n)dh hai jeeau ||
True is the Name of the True Lord. Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe.
ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਜੀ ਤਿਨਿ ਗੋਈ ॥
gur giaan apaaraa sirajanahaaraa jin sirajee tin goiee ||
Infinite is the spiritual wisdom imparted by the Guru. The Creator Lord who created, shall also destroy.
ਪਰਵਾਣਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ ਫੇਰਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
paravaanaa aaiaa hukam paThaiaa fer na sakai koiee ||
The call of death is sent out by the Lord's Command; no one can challenge it.
ਆਪੇ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਲੇਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥
aape kar vekhai sir sir lekhai aape surat bujhaiee ||
He Himself creates, and watches; His written command is above each and every head. He Himself imparts understanding and awareness.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਜੀਵਾ ਸਚੀ ਨਾਈ ॥੧॥
naanak saahib agam agochar jeevaa sachee naiee ||1||
O Nanak, the Lord Master is inaccessible and unfathomable; I live by His True Name. ||1||
ਤੁਮ ਸਰਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਆਇਆ ਜਾਇਸੀ ਜੀਉ ॥
tum sar avar na koi aaiaa jaisee jeeau ||
No one can compare to You, Lord; all come and go.
ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਬੇੜੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਸੀ ਜੀਉ ॥
hukamee hoi nibeR bharam chukaisee jeeau ||
By Your Command, the account is settled, and doubt is dispelled.
ਗੁਰੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਹਾਏ ਸਚ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਮਾਣਾ ॥
gur bharam chukaae akath kahaae sach meh saach samaanaa ||
The Guru dispels doubt, and makes us speak the Unspoken Speech; the true ones are absorbed into Truth.
ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਸਮਾਏ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ॥
aap upaae aap samaae hukamee hukam pachhaanaa ||
He Himself creates, and He Himself destroys; I accept the Command of the Commander Lord.
ਸਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਈ ਤੂ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਸਖਾਈ ॥
sachee vaddiaaiee gur te paiee too man a(n)t sakhaiee ||
True greatness comes from the Guru; You alone are the mind's companion in the end.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨॥
naanak saahib avar na dhoojaa naam terai vaddiaaiee ||2||
O Nanak, there is no other than the Lord and Master; greatness comes from Your Name. ||2||
ਤੂ ਸਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੁ ਅਲਖ ਸਿਰੰਦਿਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
too sachaa sirajanahaar alakh sira(n)dhiaa jeeau ||
You are the True Creator Lord, the unknowable Maker.
ਏਕੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਦੁਇ ਰਾਹ ਵਾਦ ਵਧੰਦਿਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
ek saahib dhui raeh vaadh vadha(n)dhiaa jeeau ||
There is only the One Lord and Master, but there are two paths, by which conflict increases.
ਦੁਇ ਰਾਹ ਚਲਾਏ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਬਾਏ ਜਨਮਿ ਮੁਆ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
dhui raeh chalaae hukam sabaae janam muaa sa(n)saaraa ||
All follow these two paths, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command; the world is born, only to die.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਬੇਲੀ ਬਿਖੁ ਲਾਦੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰਾ ॥
naam binaa naahee ko belee bikh laadhee sir bhaaraa ||
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal has no friend at all; he carries loads of sin on his head.
ਹੁਕਮੀ ਆਇਆ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
hukamee aaiaa hukam na boojhai hukam savaaranahaaraa ||
By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he comes, but he does not understand this Hukam; the Lord's Hukam is the Embellisher.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਿਞਾਪੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
naanak saahib sabadh sin(j)aapai saachaa sirajanahaaraa ||3||
O Nanak, through the Shabad, the Word of the Lord and Master, the True Creator Lord is realized. ||3||
ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਦਰਵਾਰਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
bhagat soheh dharavaar sabadh suhaiaa jeeau ||
Your devotees look beautiful in Your Court, embellished with the Shabad.
ਬੋਲਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਣਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਇਆ ਜੀਉ ॥
boleh a(n)mirat baan rasan rasaiaa jeeau ||
They chant the Ambrosial Word of His Bani, savoring it with their tongues.
ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਏ ਨਾਮਿ ਤਿਸਾਏ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਿਕਾਣੇ ॥
rasan rasaae naam tisaae gur kai sabadh vikaane ||
Savoring it with their tongues, they thirst for the Naam; they are a sacrifice to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਪਾਰਸਿ ਪਰਸਿਐ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਹੋਏ ਜਾ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣੇ ॥
paaras parasiaai paaras hoe jaa terai man bhaane ||
Touching the philosopher's stone, they become the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold; O Lord, they become pleasing to your mind.
ਅਮਰਾ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
amaraa padh paiaa aap gavaiaa viralaa giaan veechaaree ||
They attain the immortal status and eradicate their self-conceit; how rare is that person, who contemplates spiritual wisdom.
ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੇ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ॥੪॥
naanak bhagat sohan dhar saachai saache ke vaapaaree ||4||
O Nanak, the devotees look beautiful in the Court of the True Lord; they are dealers in the Truth. ||4||
ਭੂਖ ਪਿਆਸੋ ਆਥਿ ਕਿਉ ਦਰਿ ਜਾਇਸਾ ਜੀਉ ॥
bhookh piaaso aath kiau dhar jaisaa jeeau ||
I am hungry and thirsty for wealth; how will I be able to go to the Lord's Court?
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪੂਛਉ ਜਾਇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਸਾ ਜੀਉ ॥
satigur poochhau jai naam dhiaaisaa jeeau ||
I shall go and ask the True Guru, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈ ਸਾਚੁ ਚਵਾਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ॥
sach naam dhiaaiee saach chavaiee gurmukh saach pachhaanaa ||
I meditate on the True Name, chant the True Name, and as Gurmukh, I realize the True Name.
ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣਾ ॥
dheenaa naath dhiaal nira(n)jan anadhin naam vakhaanaa ||
Night and day, I chant the Name of the merciful, immaculate Lord, the Master of the poor.
ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਰ ਧੁਰਹੁ ਫੁਰਮਾਈ ਆਪਿ ਮੁਆ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰੀ ॥
karanee kaar dhurahu furamaiee aap muaa man maaree ||
The Primal Lord has ordained the tasks to be done; self-conceit is overcome, and the mind is subdued.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ॥੫॥੨॥
naanak naam mahaa ras meeThaa tirasanaa naam nivaaree ||5||2||
O Nanak, the Naam is the sweetest essence; through the Naam, thirst and desire are stilled. ||5||2||
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.