Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Tuesday, 18 August 2026
- Found on
- Angs 704 to 705
- Raag
- Jaithsree
- Written by
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਜੈਤਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਛੰਤ
jaitasaree mahalaa panjavaa ghar doojaa chha(n)t
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehla, Second House, Chhant:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਊਚਾ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਥਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਅਕਥੁ ॥
uoochaa agam apaar prabh kathan na jai akath ||
God is lofty, unapproachable and infinite. He is indescribable - He cannot be described.
ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਰਾਖਨ ਕਉ ਸਮਰਥੁ ॥੧॥
naanak prabh saranaagatee raakhan kau samarath ||1||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, who is all-powerful to save us. ||1||
ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chha(n)t ||
Chhant:
ਜਿਉ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇਰਿਆ ॥
jiau jaanahu tiau raakh har prabh teriaa ||
Save me, any way You can; O Lord God, I am Yours.
ਕੇਤੇ ਗਨਉ ਅਸੰਖ ਅਵਗਣ ਮੇਰਿਆ ॥
kete ganau asa(n)kh avagan meriaa ||
My demerits are uncountable; how many of them should I count?
ਅਸੰਖ ਅਵਗਣ ਖਤੇ ਫੇਰੇ ਨਿਤਪ੍ਰਤਿ ਸਦ ਭੂਲੀਐ ॥
asa(n)kh avagan khate fere nitaprat sadh bhooleeaai ||
The sins and crimes I committed are countless; day by day, I continually make mistakes.
ਮੋਹ ਮਗਨ ਬਿਕਰਾਲ ਮਾਇਆ ਤਉ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦੀ ਘੂਲੀਐ ॥
moh magan bikaraal maiaa tau prasaadhee ghooleeaai ||
I am intoxicated by emotional attachment to Maya, the treacherous one; by Your Grace alone can I be saved.
ਲੂਕ ਕਰਤ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਬਿਖੜੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨੇਰ ਹੂ ਤੇ ਨੇਰਿਆ ॥
look karat bikaar bikhaRe prabh ner hoo te neriaa ||
Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest of the near.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰਹੁ ਕਾਢਿ ਭਵਜਲ ਫੇਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
binava(n)t naanak dhiaa dhaarahu kaadd bhavajal feriaa ||1||
Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord, and lift me up, out of the whirlpool of the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਨਿਰਤਿ ਨ ਪਵੈ ਅਸੰਖ ਗੁਣ ਊਚਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
nirat na pavai asa(n)kh gun uoochaa prabh kaa naau ||
Countless are His virtues; they cannot be enumerated. God's Name is lofty and exalted.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਬੇਨੰਤੀਆ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਿਥਾਵੇ ਥਾਉ ॥੨॥
naanak kee bena(n)teeaa milai nithaave thaau ||2||
This is Nanak's humble prayer, to bless the homeless with a home. ||2||
ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chha(n)t ||
Chhant:
ਦੂਸਰ ਨਾਹੀ ਠਾਉ ਕਾ ਪਹਿ ਜਾਈਐ ॥
dhoosar naahee Thaau kaa peh jaieeaai ||
There is no other place at all - where else should I go?
ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਕਰ ਜੋੜਿ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
aaTh pahar kar joR so prabh dhiaaieeaai ||
Twenty-four hours a day, with my palms pressed together, I meditate on God.
ਧਿਆਇ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
dhiaai so prabh sadhaa apunaa maneh chi(n)dhiaa paieeaai ||
Meditating forever on my God, I receive the fruits of my mind's desires.
ਤਜਿ ਮਾਨ ਮੋਹੁ ਵਿਕਾਰੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਏਕ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈਐ ॥
taj maan moh vikaar dhoojaa ek siau liv laieeaai ||
Renouncing pride, attachment, corruption and duality, I lovingly center my attention on the One Lord.
ਅਰਪਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਆਗੈ ਆਪੁ ਸਗਲ ਮਿਟਾਈਐ ॥
arap man tan prabhoo aagai aap sagal miTaieeaai ||
Dedicate your mind and body to God; eradicate all your self-conceit.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਧਾਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸਾਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
binava(n)t naanak dhaar kirapaa saach naam samaieeaai ||2||
Prays Nanak, shower me with Your mercy, Lord, that I may be absorbed in Your True Name. ||2||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਰੇ ਮਨ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਾਥਿ ॥
re man taa kau dhiaaieeaai sabh bidh jaa kai haath ||
O mind, meditate on the One, who holds everything in His hands.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਸਾਥਿ ॥੩॥
raam naam dhan sa(n)cheeaai naanak nibahai saath ||3||
Gather the wealth of the Lord's Name; O Nanak, it shall always be with You. ||3||
ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chha(n)t ||
Chhant:
ਸਾਥੀਅੜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੁ ਦੂਸਰ ਨਾਹਿ ਕੋਇ ॥
saatheeaRaa prabh ek dhoosar naeh koi ||
God is our only True Friend; there is not any other.
ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਪੂਰ ਸੋਇ ॥
thaan thana(n)tar aap jal thal poor soi ||
In the places and interspaces, in the water and on the land, He Himself is pervading everywhere.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਰਬ ਦਾਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਧਨੀ ॥
jal thal maheeal poor rahiaa sarab dhaataa prabh dhanee ||
He is totally permeating the water, the land and the sky; God is the Great Giver, the Lord and Master of all.
ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਅੰਤੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਗੁਣ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਕਿਆ ਗਨੀ ॥
gopaal gobi(n)dh a(n)t naahee bea(n)t gun taa ke kiaa ganee ||
The Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe has no limit; His Glorious Virtues are unlimited - how can I count them?
ਭਜੁ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸੁਖਹ ਗਾਮੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨਾ ਅਨ ਨਾਹਿ ਕੋਇ ॥
bhaj saran suaamee sukheh gaamee tis binaa an naeh koi ||
I have hurried to the Sanctuary of the Lord Master, the Bringer of peace; without Him, there is no other at all.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰਹੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
binava(n)t naanak dhiaa dhaarahu tis paraapat naam hoi ||3||
Prays Nanak, that being, unto whom the Lord shows mercy - he alone obtains the Naam. ||3||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਚਿਤਿ ਜਿ ਚਿਤਵਿਆ ਸੋ ਮੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
chit j chitaviaa so mai paiaa ||
Whatever I wish for, that I receive.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਸੁਖ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
naanak naam dhiaai sukh sabaiaa ||4||
Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Nanak has found total peace. ||4||
ਛੰਤੁ ॥
chha(n)t ||
Chhant:
ਅਬ ਮਨੁ ਛੂਟਿ ਗਇਆ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲੇ ॥
ab man chhooT giaa saadhoo sa(n)g mile ||
My mind is now emancipated; I have joined the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਇਆ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਲੇ ॥
gurmukh naam liaa jotee jot rale ||
As Gurmukh, I chant the Naam, and my light has merged into the Light.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਮਿਟੇ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਬੁਝੀ ਤਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਨਿਆ ॥
har naam simarat miTe kilabikh bujhee tapat aghaaniaa ||
Remembering the Lord's Name in meditation, my sins have been erased; the fire has been extinguished, and I am satisfied.
ਗਹਿ ਭੁਜਾ ਲੀਨੇ ਦਇਆ ਕੀਨੇ ਆਪਨੇ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
geh bhujaa leene dhiaa keene aapane kar maaniaa ||
He has taken me by the arm, and blessed me with His kind mercy; He has accepted me His own.
ਲੈ ਅੰਕਿ ਲਾਏ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣਾ ਦੁਖ ਜਲੇ ॥
lai a(n)k laae har milaae janam maranaa dhukh jale ||
The Lord has hugged me in His embrace, and merged me with Himself; the pains of birth and death have been burnt away.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੀਨੇ ਇਕ ਪਲੇ ॥੪॥੨॥
binava(n)t naanak dhiaa dhaaree mel leene ik pale ||4||2||
Prays Nanak, He has blessed me with His kind mercy; in an instant, He unites me with Himself. ||4||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.