Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Wednesday, 29 July 2026
- Found on
- Ang 855
- Raag
- Bilaaval
- Written by
- Bhagat Kabeer Ji
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ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ॥
bilaaval ||
Bilaaval:
ਬਿਦਿਆ ਨ ਪਰਉ ਬਾਦੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨਉ ॥
bidhiaa na parau baadh nahee jaanau ||
I do not read books of knowledge, and I do not understand the debates.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਕਥਤ ਸੁਨਤ ਬਉਰਾਨੋ ॥੧॥
har gun kathat sunat bauraano ||1||
I have gone insane, chanting and hearing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||
ਮੇਰੇ ਬਾਬਾ ਮੈ ਬਉਰਾ ਸਭ ਖਲਕ ਸੈਆਨੀ ਮੈ ਬਉਰਾ ॥
mere baabaa mai bauraa sabh khalak saiaanee mai bauraa ||
O my father, I have gone insane; the whole world is sane, and I am insane.
ਮੈ ਬਿਗਰਿਓ ਬਿਗਰੈ ਮਤਿ ਅਉਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mai bigario bigarai mat aauraa ||1|| rahaau ||
I am spoiled; let no one else be spoiled like me. ||1||Pause||
ਆਪਿ ਨ ਬਉਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਕੀਓ ਬਉਰਾ ॥
aap na bauraa raam keeo bauraa ||
I have not made myself go insane - the Lord made me go insane.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜਾਰਿ ਗਇਓ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਮੋਰਾ ॥੨॥
satigur jaar gio bhram moraa ||2||
The True Guru has burnt away my doubt. ||2||
ਮੈ ਬਿਗਰੇ ਅਪਨੀ ਮਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥
mai bigare apanee mat khoiee ||
I am spoiled; I have lost my intellect.
ਮੇਰੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੂਲਉ ਮਤਿ ਕੋਈ ॥੩॥
mere bharam bhoolau mat koiee ||3||
Let no one go astray in doubt like me. ||3||
ਸੋ ਬਉਰਾ ਜੋ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥
so bauraa jo aap na pachhaanai ||
He alone is insane, who does not understand himself.
ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ਤ ਏਕੈ ਜਾਨੈ ॥੪॥
aap pachhaanai ta ekai jaanai ||4||
When he understands himself, then he knows the One Lord. ||4||
ਅਬਹਿ ਨ ਮਾਤਾ ਸੁ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਮਾਤਾ ॥
abeh na maataa su kabahu na maataa ||
One who is not intoxicated with the Lord now, shall never be intoxicated.
ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਰਾਮੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ॥੫॥੨॥
keh kabeer raamai ra(n)g raataa ||5||2||
Says Kabeer, I am imbued with the Lord's Love. ||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.