| ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ਹਰੇ ਭਾਜੁ ਕਹਤੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਮੂੜ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਜਨ ਭਜਨ ਭਜਨ ਅਹਿਲਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਈ ॥੨॥੫॥੫੦॥੧੨॥੬੨॥ |
| har harae harae bhaaj kehath naanak sunahu rae moorr bin bhajan bhajan bhajan ahilaa janam gee ||2||5||50||12||62|| |
| Vibrate and meditate on the Lord, Har, Haray, Haray. Says Nanak, listen you fool: without vibrating, and meditating, and dwelling on Him, your life is uselessly wasting away. ||2||5||50||12||62|| |
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| ਕਾਨੜਾ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੧ |
| kaanarraa asattapadheeaa mehalaa 4 ghar 1 |
| Kaanraa, Ashtapadees, Fourth Mehl, 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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| ਜਪਿ ਮਨ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| jap man raam naam sukh paavaigo || |
| Chant the Name of the Lord, O mind, and find peace. |
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| ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਜਪੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਮਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jio jio japai thivai sukh paavai sathigur saev samaavaigo ||1|| rehaao || |
| The more you chant and meditate, the more you will be at peace; serve the True Guru, and merge in the Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਲੋਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| bhagath janaan kee khin khin lochaa naam japath sukh paavaigo || |
| Each and every instant, the humble devotees long for Him; chanting the Naam, they find peace. |
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| ਅਨ ਰਸ ਸਾਦ ਗਏ ਸਭ ਨੀਕਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਨ ਸੁਖਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ |
| an ras saadh geae sabh neekar bin naavai kishh n sukhaavaigo ||1|| |
| The taste of other pleasures is totally eradicated; nothing pleases them, except the Name. ||1|| |
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| ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਗਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੀਠੇ ਬਚਨ ਕਢਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| guramath har har meethaa laagaa gur meethae bachan kadtaavaigo || |
| Following the Guru's Teachings, the Lord seems sweet to them; the Guru inspires them to speak sweet words. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਾਣੀ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪੁਰਖੋਤਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੨॥ |
| sathigur baanee purakh purakhotham baanee sio chith laavaigo ||2|| |
| Through the Word of the True Guru's Bani, the Primal Lord God is revealed; so focus your consciousness on His Bani. ||2|| |
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| ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਸੁਨਤ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਦ੍ਰਵਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਭੀਨਾ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| gurabaanee sunath maeraa man dhraviaa man bheenaa nij ghar aavaigo || |
| Hearing the Word of the Guru's Bani, my mind has been softened and saturated with it; my mind has returned to its own home deep within. |
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| ਤਹ ਅਨਹਤ ਧੁਨੀ ਬਾਜਹਿ ਨਿਤ ਬਾਜੇ ਨੀਝਰ ਧਾਰ ਚੁਆਵੈਗੋ ॥੩॥ |
| theh anehath dhhunee baajehi nith baajae neejhar dhhaar chuaavaigo ||3|| |
| The Unstruck Melody resonates and resounds there continuously; the stream of nectar trickles down constantly. ||3|| |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲ ਤਿਲ ਗਾਵੈ ਮਨੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| raam naam eik thil thil gaavai man guramath naam samaavaigo || |
| Singing the Name of the One Lord each and every instant, and following the Guru's Teachings, the mind is absorbed in the Naam. |
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| ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਣੈ ਨਾਮੋ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਨਾਮੇ ਹੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੪॥ |
| naam sunai naamo man bhaavai naamae hee thripathaavaigo ||4|| |
| Listening to the Naam, the mind is pleased with the Naam, and satisfied with the Naam. ||4|| |
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| ਕਨਿਕ ਕਨਿਕ ਪਹਿਰੇ ਬਹੁ ਕੰਗਨਾ ਕਾਪਰੁ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਬਨਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| kanik kanik pehirae bahu kanganaa kaapar bhaanth banaavaigo || |
| People wear lots of bracelets, glittering with gold; they wear all sorts of fine clothes. |
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| ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਸਭਿ ਫੀਕ ਫਿਕਾਨੇ ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈਗੋ ॥੫॥ |
| naam binaa sabh feek fikaanae janam marai fir aavaigo ||5|| |
| But without the Naam, they are all bland and insipid. They are born, only to die again, in the cycle of reincarnation. ||5|| |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਪਟਲ ਪਟਲ ਹੈ ਭਾਰੀ ਘਰੁ ਘੂਮਨਿ ਘੇਰਿ ਘੁਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| maaeiaa pattal pattal hai bhaaree ghar ghooman ghaer ghulaavaigo || |
| The veil of Maya is a thick and heavy veil, a whirlpool which destroys one's home. |
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| ਪਾਪ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮਨੂਰ ਸਭਿ ਭਾਰੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਤਰਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੬॥ |
| paap bikaar manoor sabh bhaarae bikh dhuthar thariou n jaavaigo ||6|| |
| Sins and corrupt vices are totally heavy, like rusted slag. They will not let you cross over the poisonous and treacherous world-ocean. ||6|| |
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| ਭਉ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਭਇਆ ਹੈ ਬੋਹਿਥੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਖੇਵਟੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਤਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| bho bairaag bhaeiaa hai bohithh gur khaevatt sabadh tharaavaigo || |
| Let the Fear of God and neutral detachment be the boat; the Guru is the Boatman, who carries us across in the Word of the Shabad. |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਭੇਟੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਮੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੭॥ |
| raam naam har bhaetteeai har raamai naam samaavaigo ||7|| |
| Meeting with the Lord, the Name of the Lord, merge in the Lord, the Name of the Lord. ||7|| |
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| ਅਗਿਆਨਿ ਲਾਇ ਸਵਾਲਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੈ ਲਾਇ ਜਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| agiaan laae savaaliaa gur giaanai laae jagaavaigo || |
| Attached to ignorance, people are falling asleep; attached to the Guru's spiritual wisdom, they awaken. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਭਾਣੈ ਆਪਣੈ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੮॥੧॥ |
| naanak bhaanai aapanai jio bhaavai thivai chalaavaigo ||8||1|| |
| O Nanak, by His Will, He makes us walk as He pleases. ||8||1|| |
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| ਕਾਨੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ |
| kaanarraa mehalaa 4 || |
| Kaanraa, Fourth Mehl: |
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| ਜਪਿ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| jap man har har naam tharaavaigo || |
| O mind, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and be carried across. |
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| ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| kirapaa kirapaa kirapaa kar har jeeo kar kirapaa naam lagaavaigo || |
| Mercy, mercy, mercy - O Dear Lord, please shower Your Mercy on me, and attach me to Your Name. |
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| ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਲਾਵਹੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ |
| kar kirapaa sathiguroo milaavahu mil sathigur naam dhhiaavaigo ||1|| |
| Please be Merciful, and lead me to meet the True Guru; meeting the True Guru, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਲੁ ਲਾਗੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਲੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| janam janam kee houmai mal laagee mil sangath mal lehi jaavaigo || |
| The filth of egotism from countless incarnations sticks to me; joining the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, this filth is washed away. |
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| ਜਿਉ ਲੋਹਾ ਤਰਿਓ ਸੰਗਿ ਕਾਸਟ ਲਗਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੨॥ |
| jio lohaa thariou sang kaasatt lag sabadh guroo har paavaigo ||2|| |
| As iron is carried across if it is attached to wood, one who is attached to the Word of the Guru's Shabad finds the Lord. ||2|| |
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| ਸੰਗਤਿ ਸੰਤ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਆਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| sangath santh milahu sathasangath mil sangath har ras aavaigo || |
| Joining the Society of the Saints, joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, you shall come to receive the Sublime Essence of the Lord. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੀ ਕਢਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਚੀਕੜੁ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੩॥ |
| bin sangath karam karai abhimaanee kadt paanee cheekarr paavaigo ||3|| |
| But not joining the Sangat, and committing actions in egotistical pride, is like drawing out clean water, and throwing it in the mud. ||3|| |
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| ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਖਵਾਰੇ ਜਨ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠ ਲਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| bhagath janaa kae har rakhavaarae jan har ras meeth lagaavaigo || |
| The Lord is the Protector and Saving Grace of His humble devotees. The Lord's Sublime Essence seems so sweet to these humble beings. |
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| ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇਇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਸਮਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੪॥ |
| khin khin naam dhaee vaddiaaee sathigur oupadhaes samaavaigo ||4|| |
| Each and every instant, they are blessed with the Glorious Greatness of the Naam; through the Teachings of the True Guru, they are absorbed in Him. ||4|| |
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| ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਨਿਵਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜਨ ਨਿਵਹਿ ਤਾ ਫਲ ਗੁਨ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| bhagath janaa ko sadhaa niv reheeai jan nivehi thaa fal gun paavaigo || |
| Bow forever in deep respect to the humble devotees; if you bow to those humble beings, you shall obtain the fruit of virtue. |
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| ਜੋ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਦੁਸਟ ਕਰਹਿ ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਹਰਨਾਖਸ ਜਿਉ ਪਚਿ ਜਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੫॥ |
| jo nindhaa dhusatt karehi bhagathaa kee haranaakhas jio pach jaavaigo ||5|| |
| Those wicked enemies who slander the devotees are destroyed, like Harnaakhash. ||5|| |
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| ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕਮਲ ਪੁਤੁ ਮੀਨ ਬਿਆਸਾ ਤਪੁ ਤਾਪਨ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| breham kamal puth meen biaasaa thap thaapan pooj karaavaigo || |
| Brahma, the son of the lotus, and Vyaas, the son of the fish, practiced austere penance and were worshipped. |
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| ਜੋ ਜੋ ਭਗਤੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੋ ਪੂਜਹੁ ਭਰਮਨ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੬॥ |
| jo jo bhagath hoe so poojahu bharaman bharam chukaavaigo ||6|| |
| Whoever is a devotee - worship and adore that person. Get rid of your doubts and superstitions. ||6|| |
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| ਜਾਤ ਨਜਾਤਿ ਦੇਖਿ ਮਤ ਭਰਮਹੁ ਸੁਕ ਜਨਕ ਪਗੀਂ ਲਗਿ ਧਿਆਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| jaath najaath dhaekh math bharamahu suk janak pageen lag dhhiaavaigo || |
| Do not be fooled by appearances of high and low social class. Suk Dayv bowed at the feet of Janak, and meditated. |
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| ਜੂਠਨ ਜੂਠਿ ਪਈ ਸਿਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਖਿਨੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਡੁਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੭॥ |
| joothan jooth pee sir oopar khin manooaa thil n ddulaavaigo ||7|| |
| Even though Janak threw his left-overs and garbage on Suk Dayv's head, his mind did not waver, even for an instant. ||7|| |
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| ਜਨਕ ਜਨਕ ਬੈਠੇ ਸਿੰਘਾਸਨਿ ਨਉ ਮੁਨੀ ਧੂਰਿ ਲੈ ਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| janak janak baithae singhaasan no munee dhhoor lai laavaigo || |
| Janak sat upon his regal throne, and applied the dust of the nine sages to his forehead. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੈ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸ ਕਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੮॥੨॥ |
| naanak kirapaa kirapaa kar thaakur mai dhaasan dhaas karaavaigo ||8||2|| |
| Please shower Nanak with your Mercy, O my Lord and Master; make him the slave of Your slaves. ||8||2|| |
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| ਕਾਨੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ |
| kaanarraa mehalaa 4 || |
| Kaanraa, Fourth Mehl: |
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| ਮਨੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਸਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| man guramath ras gun gaavaigo || |
| O mind,follow the Guru's Teachings,and joyfully sing God's Praises. |
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| ਜਿਹਵਾ ਏਕ ਹੋਇ ਲਖ ਕੋਟੀ ਲਖ ਕੋਟੀ ਕੋਟਿ ਧਿਆਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jihavaa eaek hoe lakh kottee lakh kottee kott dhhiaavaigo ||1|| rehaao || |
| If my one tongue became hundreds of thousands and millions, I would meditate on Him millions and millions of times. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਸਹਸ ਫਨੀ ਜਪਿਓ ਸੇਖਨਾਗੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤਿਆ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| sehas fanee japiou saekhanaagai har japathiaa anth n paavaigo || |
| The serpent king chants and meditates on the Lord with his thousands of heads, but even by these chants, he cannot find the Lord's limits. |
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| ਤੂ ਅਥਾਹੁ ਅਤਿ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹੈ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਠਹਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ |
| thoo athhaahu ath agam agam hai math guramath man theharaavaigo ||1|| |
| You are Utterly Unfathomable, Inaccessible and Infinite. Through the Wisdom of the Guru's Teachings, the mind becomes steady and balanced. ||1|| |
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| ਜਿਨ ਤੂ ਜਪਿਓ ਤੇਈ ਜਨ ਨੀਕੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤਿਅਹੁ ਕਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| jin thoo japiou thaeee jan neekae har japathiahu ko sukh paavaigo || |
| Those humble beings who meditate on You are noble and exalted. Meditating on the Lord, they are at peace. |
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| ਬਿਦਰ ਦਾਸੀ ਸੁਤੁ ਛੋਕ ਛੋਹਰਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨੁ ਅੰਕਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੨॥ |
| bidhar dhaasee suth shhok shhoharaa kirasan ank gal laavaigo ||2|| |
| Bidur, the son of a slave-girl, was an untouchable, but Krishna hugged him close in His Embrace. ||2|| |
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| ਜਲ ਤੇ ਓਪਤਿ ਭਈ ਹੈ ਕਾਸਟ ਕਾਸਟ ਅੰਗਿ ਤਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| jal thae oupath bhee hai kaasatt kaasatt ang tharaavaigo || |
| Wood is produced from water, but by holding onto wood, one is saved from drowning. |
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| ਰਾਮ ਜਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਰਖਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੩॥ |
| raam janaa har aap savaarae apanaa biradh rakhaavaigo ||3|| |
| The Lord Himself embellishes and exalts His humble servants; He confirms His Innate Nature. ||3|| |
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| ਹਮ ਪਾਥਰ ਲੋਹ ਲੋਹ ਬਡ ਪਾਥਰ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਨਾਵ ਤਰਾਵੈਗੋ ॥ |
| ham paathhar loh loh badd paathhar gur sangath naav tharaavaigo || |
| I am like a stone, or a piece of iron, heavy stone and iron; in the Boat of the Guru's Congregation, I am carried across, |
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| ਜਿਉ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਤਰਿਓ ਜੁਲਾਹੋ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੪॥ |
| jio sathasangath thariou julaaho santh janaa man bhaavaigo ||4|| |
| like Kabeer the weaver, who was saved in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation. He became pleasing to the minds of the humble Saints. ||4|| |
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