| ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਏ ॥੭॥ |
| gur saevaa sadhaa sukh hai jis no hukam manaaeae ||7|| |
| Serving the Guru, eternal peace is obtained, by those whom the Lord inspires to obey the Hukam of His Command. ||7|| |
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| ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਸਭ ਧਾਤੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਟੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| sueinaa rupaa sabh dhhaath hai maattee ral jaaee || |
| Gold and silver, and all metals, mix with dust in the end |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ |
| bin naavai naal n chalee sathigur boojh bujhaaee || |
| Without the Name, nothing goes along with you; the True Guru has imparted this understanding. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਾਚੈ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੮॥੫॥ |
| naanak naam rathae sae niramalae saachai rehae samaaee ||8||5|| |
| O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are immaculate and pure; they remain merged in the Truth. ||8||5|| |
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| ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| maaroo mehalaa 1 || |
| Maaroo, First Mehl: |
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| ਹੁਕਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਰਹਣਾ ਨਹੀ ਧੁਰਿ ਫਾਟੇ ਚੀਰੈ ॥ |
| hukam bhaeiaa rehanaa nehee dhhur faattae cheerai || |
| The Order is issued, and he cannot remain; the permit to stay has been torn up. |
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| ਏਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਬਾਧਿਆ ਸਹੁ ਦੇਹ ਸਰੀਰੈ ॥ |
| eaehu man avagan baadhhiaa sahu dhaeh sareerai || |
| This mind is tied to its faults; it suffers terrible pain in its body. |
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| ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਬਖਸਾਈਅਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਗੁਨਹ ਫਕੀਰੈ ॥੧॥ |
| poorai gur bakhasaaeeahi sabh guneh fakeerai ||1|| |
| The Perfect Guru forgives all the mistakes of the beggar at His Door. ||1|| |
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| ਕਿਉ ਰਹੀਐ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਬੁਝੁ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥ |
| kio reheeai outh chalanaa bujh sabadh beechaaraa || |
| How can he stay here? He must get up and depart. Contemplate the Word of the Shabad, and understand this. |
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| ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jis thoo maelehi so milai dhhur hukam apaaraa ||1|| rehaao || |
| He alone is united, whom You, O Lord, unite. Such is the Primal Command of the Infinite Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਰਹਾ ਜੋ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੁ ਖਾਉ ॥ |
| jio thoo raakhehi thio rehaa jo dhaehi s khaao || |
| As You keep me, I remain; whatever You give me, I eat. |
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| ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਚਲਾਵਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਚਲਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਉ ॥ |
| jio thoo chalaavehi thio chalaa mukh anmrith naao || |
| As You lead me, I follow, with the Ambrosial Name in my mouth. |
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| ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥੨॥ |
| maerae thaakur hathh vaddiaaeeaa maelehi man chaao ||2|| |
| All glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Lord and Master; my mind yearns to unite with You. ||2|| |
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| ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| keethaa kiaa saalaaheeai kar dhaekhai soee || |
| Why should anyone praise any other created being? That Lord acts and sees. |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| jin keeaa so man vasai mai avar n koee || |
| The One who created me, abides within my mind; there is no other at all. |
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| ਸੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਾਚੀ ਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੩॥ |
| so saachaa saalaaheeai saachee path hoee ||3|| |
| So praise that True Lord, and you shall be blessed with true honor. ||3|| |
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| ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਪੜਿ ਨ ਪਹੁਚਈ ਬਹੁ ਆਲ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥ |
| panddith parr n pahuchee bahu aal janjaalaa || |
| The Pandit, the religious scholar, reads, but does not reach the Lord; he is totally entangled in worldly affairs. |
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| ਪਾਪ ਪੁੰਨ ਦੁਇ ਸੰਗਮੇ ਖੁਧਿਆ ਜਮਕਾਲਾ ॥ |
| paap punn dhue sangamae khudhhiaa jamakaalaa || |
| He keeps the company of both virtue and vice, tormented by hunger and the Messenger of Death. |
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| ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਭਉ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਪੂਰਾ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ॥੪॥ |
| vishhorraa bho veesarai pooraa rakhavaalaa ||4|| |
| One who is protected by the Perfect Lord, forgets separation and fear. ||4|| |
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| ਜਿਨ ਕੀ ਲੇਖੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਵੈ ਸੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| jin kee laekhai path pavai sae poorae bhaaee || |
| They alone are perfect, O Siblings of Destiny, whose honor is certified. |
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| ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ |
| poorae pooree math hai sachee vaddiaaee || |
| Perfect is the intellect of the Perfect Lord. True is His glorious greatness. |
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| ਦੇਦੇ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਥਕਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੫॥ |
| dhaedhae thott n aavee lai lai thhak paaee ||5|| |
| His gifts never run short, although those who receive may grow weary of receiving. ||5|| |
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| ਖਾਰ ਸਮੁਦ੍ਰੁ ਢੰਢੋਲੀਐ ਇਕੁ ਮਣੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ |
| khaar samudhra dtandtoleeai eik maneeaa paavai || |
| Searching the salty sea, one finds the pearl. |
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| ਦੁਇ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਮਾਟੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਖਾਵੈ ॥ |
| dhue dhin chaar suhaavanaa maattee this khaavai || |
| It looks beautiful for a few days, but in the end, it is eaten away by dust. |
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| ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਸਤਿ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਦੇ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੬॥ |
| gur saagar sath saeveeai dhae thott n aavai ||6|| |
| If one serves the Guru, the ocean of Truth, the gifts one receives never run short. ||6|| |
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| ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵਨਿ ਸੇ ਊਜਲੇ ਸਭ ਮੈਲੁ ਭਰੀਜੈ ॥ |
| maerae prabh bhaavan sae oojalae sabh mail bhareejai || |
| They alone are pure, who are pleasing to my God; all others are soiled with filth. |
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| ਮੈਲਾ ਊਜਲੁ ਤਾ ਥੀਐ ਪਾਰਸ ਸੰਗਿ ਭੀਜੈ ॥ |
| mailaa oojal thaa thheeai paaras sang bheejai || |
| The filthy become pure, when they meet with the Guru, the Philosopher's Stone. |
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| ਵੰਨੀ ਸਾਚੇ ਲਾਲ ਕੀ ਕਿਨਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੭॥ |
| vannee saachae laal kee kin keemath keejai ||7|| |
| Who can estimate the value of the color of the true jewel? ||7|| |
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| ਭੇਖੀ ਹਾਥ ਨ ਲਭਈ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਹੀ ਦਾਨੇ ॥ |
| bhaekhee haathh n labhee theerathh nehee dhaanae || |
| Wearing religious robes, the Lord is not obtained, nor is He obtained by giving donations at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. |
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| ਪੂਛਉ ਬੇਦ ਪੜੰਤਿਆ ਮੂਠੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਮਾਨੇ ॥ |
| pooshho baedh parranthiaa moothee vin maanae || |
| Go and ask the readers of the Vedas; without faith, the world is cheated. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਗਿਆਨੇ ॥੮॥੬॥ |
| naanak keemath so karae pooraa gur giaanae ||8||6|| |
| O Nanak, he alone values the jewel, who is blessed with the spiritual wisdom of the Perfect Guru. ||8||6|| |
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| ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| maaroo mehalaa 1 || |
| Maaroo, Fifth Mehl: |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਲਹਰਿ ਘਰੁ ਤਜਿ ਵਿਗੂਚੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਕੇ ਘਰ ਹੇਰੈ ॥ |
| manamukh lehar ghar thaj vigoochai avaraa kae ghar haerai || |
| The self-willed manmukh, in a fit of passion, abandons his home, and is ruined; then, he spies on the homes of others. |
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| ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਧਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨ ਭੇਟੈ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਘੂਮਨ ਘੇਰੈ ॥ |
| grih dhharam gavaaeae sathigur n bhaettai dhuramath ghooman ghaerai || |
| He neglects his household duties, and does not meet with the True Guru; he is caught in the whirlpool of evil-mindedness. |
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| ਦਿਸੰਤਰੁ ਭਵੈ ਪਾਠ ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਵਧੇਰੈ ॥ |
| dhisanthar bhavai paath parr thhaakaa thrisanaa hoe vadhhaerai || |
| Wandering in foreign lands and reading scriptures, he grows weary, and his thirsty desires only increase. |
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| ਕਾਚੀ ਪਿੰਡੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰੈ ਜੈਸੇ ਢੋਰੈ ॥੧॥ |
| kaachee pinddee sabadh n cheenai oudhar bharai jaisae dtorai ||1|| |
| His perishable body does not remember the Word of the Shabad; like a beast, he fills his belly. ||1|| |
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| ਬਾਬਾ ਐਸੀ ਰਵਤ ਰਵੈ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ॥ |
| baabaa aisee ravath ravai sanniaasee || |
| O Baba, this is the way of life of the Sannyaasi, the renunciate. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਸੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| gur kai sabadh eaek liv laagee thaerai naam rathae thripathaasee ||1|| rehaao || |
| Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is to enshrine love for the One Lord. Imbued with Your Name, Lord, he remains satisfied and fulfilled. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਘੋਲੀ ਗੇਰੂ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਇਆ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਭੇਖ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥ |
| gholee gaeroo rang charraaeiaa vasathr bhaekh bhaekhaaree || |
| He dyes his robes with saffron dye, and wearing these robes, he goes out begging. |
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| ਕਾਪੜ ਫਾਰਿ ਬਨਾਈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਝੋਲੀ ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ॥ |
| kaaparr faar banaaee khinthhaa jholee maaeiaadhhaaree || |
| Tearing his robes, he makes a patched coat, and puts the money in his wallet. |
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| ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਗੈ ਜਗੁ ਪਰਬੋਧੈ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਪਤਿ ਹਾਰੀ ॥ |
| ghar ghar maagai jag parabodhhai man andhhai path haaree || |
| From house to house he goes begging, and tries to teach the world; but his mind is blind, and so he loses his honor. |
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| ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਜੂਐ ਬਾਜੀ ਹਾਰੀ ॥੨॥ |
| bharam bhulaanaa sabadh n cheenai jooai baajee haaree ||2|| |
| He is deluded by doubt, and does not remember the Word of the Shabad. He loses his life in the gamble. ||2|| |
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