| ਆਤਮਾ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਪੂਜਨੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| aathamaa raam n poojanee dhoojai kio sukh hoe || |
| They do not worship the Lord, the Supreme Soul; how can they find peace in duality? |
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| ਹਉਮੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਹੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਾਢਹਿ ਧੋਇ ॥ |
| houmai anthar mail hai sabadh n kaadtehi dhhoe || |
| They are filled with the filth of egotism; they do not wash it away with the Word of the Shabad. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈਲਿਆ ਮੁਏ ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਖੋਇ ॥੨੦॥ |
| naanak bin naavai mailiaa mueae janam padhaarathh khoe ||20|| |
| O Nanak, without the Name, they die in their filth; they waste the priceless opportunity of this human life. ||20|| |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖ ਬੋਲੇ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਵਾਸੁ ॥ |
| manamukh bolae andhhulae this mehi aganee kaa vaas || |
| The self-willed manmukhs are deaf and blind; they are filled with the fire of desire. |
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| ਬਾਣੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨ ਬੁਝਨੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ॥ |
| baanee surath n bujhanee sabadh n karehi pragaas || |
| They have no intuitive understanding of the Guru's Bani; they are not illumined with the Shabad. |
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| ਓਨਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸੁਧਿ ਨਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਨ ਕਰਹਿ ਵਿਸਾਸੁ ॥ |
| ounaa aapanee andhar sudhh nehee gur bachan n karehi visaas || |
| They do not know their own inner being, and they have no faith in the Guru's Word. |
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| ਗਿਆਨੀਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੈ ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਗਾਸੁ ॥ |
| giaaneeaa andhar gur sabadh hai nith har liv sadhaa vigaas || |
| The Word of the Guru's Shabad is within the being of the spiritually wise ones. They always blossom in His love. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੀਆ ਕੀ ਰਖਦਾ ਹਉ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਤਾਸੁ ॥ |
| har giaaneeaa kee rakhadhaa ho sadh balihaaree thaas || |
| The Lord saves the honor of the spiritually wise ones.I am forever a sacrifice to them. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਦਾਸੁ ॥੨੧॥ |
| guramukh jo har saevadhae jan naanak thaa kaa dhaas ||21|| |
| Servant Nanak is the slave of those Gurmukhs who serve the Lord. ||21|| |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਭੁਇਅੰਗਮੁ ਸਰਪੁ ਹੈ ਜਗੁ ਘੇਰਿਆ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਾਇ ॥ |
| maaeiaa bhueiangam sarap hai jag ghaeriaa bikh maae || |
| The poisonous snake, the serpent of Maya, has surrounded the world with its coils, O mother! |
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| ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾ ਮਾਰਣੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਗਰੁੜ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇ ॥ |
| bikh kaa maaran har naam hai gur garurr sabadh mukh paae || |
| The antidote to this poisonous venom is the Name of the Lord; the Guru places the magic spell of the Shabad into the mouth. |
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| ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ॥ |
| jin ko poorab likhiaa thin sathigur miliaa aae || |
| Those who are blessed with such pre-ordained destiny come and meet the True Guru. |
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| ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇਆ ਬਿਖੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਗਇਆ ਬਿਲਾਇ ॥ |
| mil sathigur niramal hoeiaa bikh houmai gaeiaa bilaae || |
| Meeting with the True Guru, they become immaculate, and the poison of egotism is eradicated. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਾ ਕੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਇ ॥ |
| guramukhaa kae mukh oujalae har dharageh sobhaa paae || |
| Radiant and bright are the faces of the Gurmukhs; they are honored in the Court of the Lord. |
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| ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ਤਿਨ ਜੋ ਚਾਲਹਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਇ ॥੨੨॥ |
| jan naanak sadhaa kurabaan thin jo chaalehi sathigur bhaae ||22|| |
| Servant Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. ||22|| |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਹੈ ਨਿਤ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥ |
| sathigur purakh niravair hai nith hiradhai har liv laae || |
| The True Guru, the Primal Being, has no hatred or vengeance. His heart is constantly attuned to the Lord. |
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| ਨਿਰਵੈਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਵੈਰੁ ਰਚਾਇਦਾ ਅਪਣੈ ਘਰਿ ਲੂਕੀ ਲਾਇ ॥ |
| niravairai naal vair rachaaeidhaa apanai ghar lookee laae || |
| Whoever directs hatred against the Guru, who has no hatred at all, only sets his own home on fire. |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਲੈ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ॥ |
| anthar krodhh ahankaar hai anadhin jalai sadhaa dhukh paae || |
| Anger and egotism are within him night and day; he burns, and suffers constant pain. |
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| ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਬੋਲਿ ਨਿਤ ਭਉਕਦੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਧੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥ |
| koorr bol bol nith bhoukadhae bikh khaadhhae dhoojai bhaae || |
| They babble and tell lies, and keep on barking, eating the poison of the love of duality. |
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| ਬਿਖੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਭਰਮਦੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥ |
| bikh maaeiaa kaaran bharamadhae fir ghar ghar path gavaae || |
| For the sake of the poison of Maya, they wander from house to house, and lose their honor. |
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| ਬੇਸੁਆ ਕੇਰੇ ਪੂਤ ਜਿਉ ਪਿਤਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| baesuaa kaerae pooth jio pithaa naam this jaae || |
| They are like the son of a prostitute, who does not know the name of his father. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਨੀ ਕਰਤੈ ਆਪਿ ਖੁਆਇ ॥ |
| har har naam n chaethanee karathai aap khuaae || |
| They do not remember the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; the Creator Himself brings them to ruin. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀਅਨੁ ਜਨ ਵਿਛੁੜੇ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥ |
| har guramukh kirapaa dhhaareean jan vishhurrae aap milaae || |
| The Lord showers His Mercy upon the Gurmukhs, and reunites the separated ones with Himself. |
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| ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਣੈ ਜੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਲਾਗੇ ਪਾਇ ॥੨੩॥ |
| jan naanak this balihaaranai jo sathigur laagae paae ||23|| |
| Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to those who fall at the Feet of the True Guru. ||23|| |
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| ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗੇ ਸੇ ਊਬਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਂਹਿ ॥ |
| naam lagae sae oobarae bin naavai jam pur jaanhi || |
| Those who are attached to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are saved; without the Name, they must go to the City of Death. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਹੀ ਆਇ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ॥੨੪॥ |
| naanak bin naavai sukh nehee aae geae pashhuthaahi ||24|| |
| O Nanak, without the Name, they find no peace; they come and go in reincarnation with regrets. ||24|| |
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| ਚਿੰਤਾ ਧਾਵਤ ਰਹਿ ਗਏ ਤਾਂ ਮਨਿ ਭਇਆ ਅਨੰਦੁ ॥ |
| chinthaa dhhaavath rehi geae thaan man bhaeiaa anandh || |
| When anxiety and wanderings come to an end, the mind becomes happy. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਸੁਤੀ ਨਿਚਿੰਦ ॥ |
| gur prasaadhee bujheeai saa dhhan suthee nichindh || |
| By Guru's Grace, the soul-bride understands, and then she sleeps without worry. |
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| ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ॥ |
| jin ko poorab likhiaa thinhaa bhaettiaa gur govindh || |
| Those who have such pre-ordained destiny meet with the Guru, the Lord of the Universe. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦੁ ॥੨੫॥ |
| naanak sehajae mil rehae har paaeiaa paramaanandh ||25|| |
| O Nanak, they merge intuitively into the Lord, the Embodiment of Supreme Bliss. ||25|| |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ |
| sathigur saevan aapanaa gur sabadhee veechaar || |
| Those who serve their True Guru, who contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad, |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਲੈਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਖਹਿ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥ |
| sathigur kaa bhaanaa mann lain har naam rakhehi our dhhaar || |
| who honor and obey the Will of the True Guru, who keep the Lord's Name enshrined within their hearts, |
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| ਐਥੈ ਓਥੈ ਮੰਨੀਅਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗੇ ਵਾਪਾਰਿ ॥ |
| aithhai outhhai manneean har naam lagae vaapaar || |
| are honored, here and hereafter; they are dedicated to the business of the Lord's Name. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਿਞਾਪਦੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥ |
| guramukh sabadh sinjaapadhae thith saachai dharabaar || |
| Through the Word of the Shabad, the Gurmukhs gain recognition in that Court of the True Lord. |
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| ਸਚਾ ਸਉਦਾ ਖਰਚੁ ਸਚੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪਿਰਮੁ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥ |
| sachaa soudhaa kharach sach anthar piram piaar || |
| The True Name is their merchandise, the True Name is their expenditure; the Love of their Beloved fills their inner beings. |
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| ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਆਪਿ ਬਖਸੇ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥ |
| jamakaal naerr n aavee aap bakhasae karathaar || |
| The Messenger of Death does not even approach them; the Creator Lord Himself forgives them. |
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