ਜਿਨਿ ਪੀਤੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰ ॥੫॥ |
jin peethee this mokh dhuaar ||5|| |
Whoever drinks it in, finds the Door of Salvation. ||5|| |
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ਨਾਮੁ ਭੈ ਭਾਇ ਰਿਦੈ ਵਸਾਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਬਾਣੀ ॥ |
naam bhai bhaae ridhai vasaahee gur karanee sach baanee || |
One who, through the love and fear of God, enshrines the Naam within his heart, acts according to the Guru's Instructions and knows the True Bani. |
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ਇੰਦੁ ਵਰਸੈ ਧਰਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥ |
eindh varasai dhharath suhaavee ghatt ghatt joth samaanee || |
When the clouds release their rain, the earth becomes beautiful; God's Light permeates each and every heart. |
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ਕਾਲਰਿ ਬੀਜਸਿ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਐਸੀ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਕੀ ਨੀਸਾਣੀ ॥ |
kaalar beejas dhuramath aisee nigurae kee neesaanee || |
The evil-minded ones plant their seed in the barren soil; such is the sign of those who have no Guru. |
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਘੋਰ ਅੰਧਾਰਾ ਡੂਬਿ ਮੁਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਾਣੀ ॥੬॥ |
sathigur baajhahu ghor andhhaaraa ddoob mueae bin paanee ||6|| |
Without the True Guru, there is utter darkness; they drown there, even without water. ||6|| |
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ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਨੋ ਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਰਜਾਇ ॥ |
jo kishh keeno s prabhoo rajaae || |
Whatever God does, is by His Own Will. |
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ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਮੇਟਣਾ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
jo dhhur likhiaa s maettanaa n jaae || |
That which is pre-ordained cannot be erased. |
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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਬਾਧਾ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ |
hukamae baadhhaa kaar kamaae || |
Bound to the Hukam of the Lord's Command, the mortal does his deeds. |
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ਏਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਾਚੈ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੭॥ |
eaek sabadh raachai sach samaae ||7|| |
Permeated by the One Word of the Shabad, the mortal is immersed in Truth. ||7|| |
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ਚਹੁ ਦਿਸਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਹੁ ਦਿਸਿ ਨਾਮ ਪਤਾਲੰ ॥ |
chahu dhis hukam varathai prabh thaeraa chahu dhis naam pathaalan || |
Your Command, O God, rules in the four directions; Your Name pervades the four corners of the nether regions as well. |
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ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਚਾ ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਬੈਆਲੰ ॥ |
sabh mehi sabadh varathai prabh saachaa karam milai baiaalan || |
The True Word of the Shabad is pervading amongst all. By His Grace, the Eternal One unites us with Himself. |
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ਜਾਂਮਣੁ ਮਰਣਾ ਦੀਸੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਊਭੌ ਖੁਧਿਆ ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾ ਕਾਲੰ ॥ |
jaanman maranaa dheesai sir oobha khudhhiaa nidhraa kaalan || |
Birth and death hang over the heads of all beings, along with hunger, sleep and dying. |
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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਚੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਰਸਾਲੰ ॥੮॥੧॥੪॥ |
naanak naam milai man bhaavai saachee nadhar rasaalan ||8||1||4|| |
The Naam is pleasing to Nanak's mind; O True Lord, Source of bliss, please bless me with Your Grace. ||8||1||4|| |
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ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
malaar mehalaa 1 || |
Malaar, First Mehl: |
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ਮਰਣ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਗਤਿ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਨੈ ॥ |
maran mukath gath saar n jaanai || |
You do not understand the nature of death and liberation. |
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ਕੰਠੇ ਬੈਠੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੧॥ |
kanthae baithee gur sabadh pashhaanai ||1|| |
You are sitting on the river-bank; realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1|| |
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ਤੂ ਕੈਸੇ ਆੜਿ ਫਾਥੀ ਜਾਲਿ ॥ |
thoo kaisae aarr faathhee jaal || |
You stork! - how were you caught in the net? |
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ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
alakh n jaachehi ridhai samhaal ||1|| rehaao || |
You do not remember in your heart the Unseen Lord God. ||1||Pause|| |
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ਏਕ ਜੀਅ ਕੈ ਜੀਆ ਖਾਹੀ ॥ |
eaek jeea kai jeeaa khaahee || |
For your one life, you consume many lives. |
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ਜਲਿ ਤਰਤੀ ਬੂਡੀ ਜਲ ਮਾਹੀ ॥੨॥ |
jal tharathee booddee jal maahee ||2|| |
You were supposed to swim in the water, but you are drowning in it instead. ||2|| |
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ਸਰਬ ਜੀਅ ਕੀਏ ਪ੍ਰਤਪਾਨੀ ॥ |
sarab jeea keeeae prathapaanee || |
You have tormented all beings. |
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ਜਬ ਪਕੜੀ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਪਛੁਤਾਨੀ ॥੩॥ |
jab pakarree thab hee pashhuthaanee ||3|| |
When Death seizes you, then you shall regret and repent. ||3|| |
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ਜਬ ਗਲਿ ਫਾਸ ਪੜੀ ਅਤਿ ਭਾਰੀ ॥ |
jab gal faas parree ath bhaaree || |
When the heavy noose is placed around your neck, |
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ਊਡਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਪੰਖ ਪਸਾਰੀ ॥੪॥ |
oodd n saakai pankh pasaaree ||4|| |
you may spread your wings, but you shall not be able to fly. ||4|| |
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ਰਸਿ ਚੂਗਹਿ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਵਾਰਿ ॥ |
ras choogehi manamukh gaavaar || |
You enjoy the tastes and flavors, you foolish self-willed manmukh. |
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ਫਾਥੀ ਛੂਟਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਿਆਨ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੫॥ |
faathhee shhoottehi gun giaan beechaar ||5|| |
You are trapped. You can only be saved by virtuous conduct, spiritual wisdom and contemplation. ||5|| |
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਤੂਟੈ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ॥ |
sathigur saev thoottai jamakaal || |
Serving the True Guru, you will shatter the Messenger of Death. |
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ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲੁ ॥੬॥ |
hiradhai saachaa sabadh samhaal ||6|| |
In your heart, dwell on the True Word of the Shabad. ||6|| |
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ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੈ ਸਾਰੁ ॥ |
guramath saachee sabadh hai saar || |
The Guru's Teachings, the True Word of the Shabad, is excellent and sublime. |
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ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਖੈ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੭॥ |
har kaa naam rakhai our dhhaar ||7|| |
Keep the Name of the Lord enshrined in your heart. ||7|| |
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ਸੇ ਦੁਖ ਆਗੈ ਜਿ ਭੋਗ ਬਿਲਾਸੇ ॥ |
sae dhukh aagai j bhog bilaasae || |
One who is obsessed with enjoying pleasures here, shall suffer in pain hereafter. |
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ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥ |
malaar mehalaa 3 asattapadheeaa ghar 1 || |
Malaar, Third Mehl, Ashtapadees, First House: |
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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ |
ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh || |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: |
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ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਕਰਮੈ ਪਾਇਆ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
karam hovai thaa sathigur paaeeai vin karamai paaeiaa n jaae || |
If it is in his karma, then he finds the True Guru; without such karma, He cannot be found. |
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਹੋਈਐ ਜਾਂ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਹੋਇ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ |
sathigur miliai kanchan hoeeai jaan har kee hoe rajaae ||1|| |
He meets the True Guru, and he is transformed into gold, if it is the Lord's Will. ||1|| |
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ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥ |
man maerae har har naam chith laae || |
O my mind, focus your consciousness on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. |
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਚਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
sathigur thae har paaeeai saachaa har sio rehai samaae ||1|| rehaao || |
The Lord is found through the True Guru, and then he remains merged with the True Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਸੰਸਾ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
sathigur thae giaan oopajai thaan eih sansaa jaae || |
Spiritual wisdom wells up through the True Guru, and then this cynicism is dispelled. |
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਗਰਭ ਜੋਨੀ ਨਹ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥ |
sathigur thae har bujheeai garabh jonee neh paae ||2|| |
Through the True Guru, the Lord is realized, and then, he is not consigned to the womb of reincarnation ever again. ||2|| |
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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ |
gur parasaadhee jeevath marai mar jeevai sabadh kamaae || |
By Guru's Grace, the mortal dies in life, and by so dying, lives to practice the Word of the Shabad. |
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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੋਈ ਪਾਏ ਜਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥੩॥ |
mukath dhuaaraa soee paaeae j vichahu aap gavaae ||3|| |
He alone finds the Door of Salvation, who eradicates self-conceit from within himself. ||3|| |
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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸਿਵ ਘਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਸਕਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥ |
gur parasaadhee siv ghar janmai vichahu sakath gavaae || |
By Guru's Grace, the mortal is reincarnated into the Home of the Lord, having eradicated Maya from within. |
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ਅਚਰੁ ਚਰੈ ਬਿਬੇਕ ਬੁਧਿ ਪਾਏ ਪੁਰਖੈ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੪॥ |
achar charai bibaek budhh paaeae purakhai purakh milaae ||4|| |
He eats the uneatable, and is blessed with a discriminating intellect; he meets the Supreme Person, the Primal Lord God. ||4|| |
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ਧਾਤੁਰ ਬਾਜੀ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਅਚੇਤੁ ਹੈ ਚਲੈ ਮੂਲੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥ |
dhhaathur baajee sansaar achaeth hai chalai mool gavaae || |
The world is unconscious, like a passing show; the mortal departs, having lost his capital. |
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ਲਾਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥ |
laahaa har sathasangath paaeeai karamee palai paae ||5|| |
The profit of the Lord is obtained in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; by good karma, it is found. ||5|| |
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਣੁ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਨਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ |
sathigur vin kinai n paaeiaa man vaekhahu ridhai beechaar || |
Without the True Guru, no one finds it; see this in your mind, and consider this in your heart. |
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ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਉਤਰੇ ਪਾਰਿ ॥੬॥ |
vaddabhaagee gur paaeiaa bhavajal outharae paar ||6|| |
By great good fortune, the mortal finds the Guru, and crosses over the terrifying world-ocean. ||6|| |
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ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾਂ ਹਰਿ ਟੇਕ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥ |
har naamaan har ttaek hai har har naam adhhaar || |
The Name of the Lord is my Anchor and Support. I take only the Support of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. |
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ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਪਾਵਉ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥੭॥ |
kirapaa karahu gur maelahu har jeeo paavo mokh dhuaar ||7|| |
O Dear Lord, please be kind and lead me to meet the Guru, that I may find the Door of Salvation. ||7|| |
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ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਿਲਾਟਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਮੇਟਣਾ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
masathak lilaatt likhiaa dhhur thaakur maettanaa n jaae || |
The pre-ordained destiny inscribed on the mortal's forehead by our Lord and Master cannot be erased. |
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