| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 3 || |
| Sorat'h, Third Mehl: |
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| ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਤੁਧੁ ਨੋ ਸਦਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹੈ ਸਾਸਾ ॥ |
| har jeeo thudhh no sadhaa saalaahee piaarae jichar ghatt anthar hai saasaa || |
| Dear Beloved Lord, I praise You continually, as long as there is the breath within my body. |
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| ਇਕੁ ਪਲੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਵਿਸਰਹਿ ਤੂ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਜਾਣਉ ਬਰਸ ਪਚਾਸਾ ॥ |
| eik pal khin visarehi thoo suaamee jaano baras pachaasaa || |
| If I were to forget You, for a moment, even for an instant, O Lord Master, it would be like fifty years for me. |
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| ਹਮ ਮੂੜ ਮੁਗਧ ਸਦਾ ਸੇ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਾ ॥੧॥ |
| ham moorr mugadhh sadhaa sae bhaaee gur kai sabadh pragaasaa ||1|| |
| I was always such a fool and an idiot, O Siblings of Destiny, but now, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, my mind is enlightened. ||1|| |
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| ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਤੁਮ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਹੁ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ |
| har jeeo thum aapae dhaehu bujhaaee || |
| Dear Lord, You Yourself bestow understanding. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਤੁਧੁ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| har jeeo thudhh vittahu vaariaa sadh hee thaerae naam vittahu bal jaaee || rehaao || |
| Dear Lord, I am forever a sacrifice to You; I am dedicated and devoted to Your Name. ||Pause|| |
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| ਹਮ ਸਬਦਿ ਮੁਏ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲੇ ਭਾਈ ਸਬਦੇ ਹੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥ |
| ham sabadh mueae sabadh maar jeevaalae bhaaee sabadhae hee mukath paaee || |
| I have died in the Word of the Shabad, and through the Shabad, I am dead while yet alive, O Siblings of Destiny; through the Shabad, I have been liberated. |
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| ਸਬਦੇ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਆ ਹਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਈ ॥ |
| sabadhae man than niramal hoaa har vasiaa man aaee || |
| Through the Shabad, my mind and body have been purified, and the Lord has come to dwell within my mind. |
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| ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰ ਦਾਤਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੨॥ |
| sabadh gur dhaathaa jith man raathaa har sio rehiaa samaaee ||2|| |
| The Guru is the Giver of the Shabad; my mind is imbued with it, and I remain absorbed in the Lord. ||2|| |
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| ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸੇ ਅੰਨੇ ਬੋਲੇ ਸੇ ਕਿਤੁ ਆਏ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥ |
| sabadh n jaanehi sae annae bolae sae kith aaeae sansaaraa || |
| Those who do not know the Shabad are blind and deaf; why did they even bother to come into the world? |
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| ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰਾ ॥ |
| har ras n paaeiaa birathhaa janam gavaaeiaa janmehi vaaro vaaraa || |
| They do not obtain the subtle essence of the Lord's elixir; they waste away their lives, and are reincarnated over and over again. |
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| ਬਿਸਟਾ ਕੇ ਕੀੜੇ ਬਿਸਟਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਗੁਬਾਰਾ ॥੩॥ |
| bisattaa kae keerrae bisattaa maahi samaanae manamukh mugadhh gubaaraa ||3|| |
| The blind, idiotic, self-willed manmukhs are like maggots in manure, and in manure they rot away. ||3|| |
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| ਆਪੇ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਲਾਏ ਭਾਈ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| aapae kar vaekhai maarag laaeae bhaaee this bin avar n koee || |
| The Lord Himself creates us, watches over us, and places us on the Path, O Siblings of Destiny; there is no one other than Him. |
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| ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| jo dhhur likhiaa s koe n maettai bhaaee karathaa karae s hoee || |
| No one can erase that which is pre-ordained, O Siblings of Destiny; whatever the Creator wills, comes to pass. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭਾਈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੋਈ ॥੪॥੪॥ |
| naanak naam vasiaa man anthar bhaaee avar n dhoojaa koee ||4||4|| |
| O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the mind; O Siblings of Destiny, there is no other at all. ||4||4|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 3 || |
| Sorat'h, Third Mehl: |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੇ ॥ |
| guramukh bhagath karehi prabh bhaavehi anadhin naam vakhaanae || |
| The Gurmukhs practice devotional worship, and become pleasing to God; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. |
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| ਭਗਤਾ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਜੋ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣੇ ॥ |
| bhagathaa kee saar karehi aap raakhehi jo thaerai man bhaanae || |
| You Yourself protect and take care of Your devotees, who are pleasing to Your Mind. |
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| ਤੂ ਗੁਣਦਾਤਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥੧॥ |
| thoo gunadhaathaa sabadh pashhaathaa gun kehi gunee samaanae ||1|| |
| You are the Giver of virtue, realized through the Word of Your Shabad. Uttering Your Glories, we merge with You, O Glorious Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਦਾ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ |
| man maerae har jeeo sadhaa samaal || |
| O my mind, remember always the Dear Lord. |
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| ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਬੇਲੀ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਦਾ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| anth kaal thaeraa baelee hovai sadhaa nibehai thaerai naal || rehaao || |
| At the very last moment, He alone shall be your best friend; He shall always stand by you. ||Pause|| |
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| ਦੁਸਟ ਚਉਕੜੀ ਸਦਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਨਾ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥ |
| dhusatt choukarree sadhaa koorr kamaavehi naa boojhehi veechaarae || |
| The gathering of the wicked enemies shall always practice falsehood; they do not contemplate understanding. |
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| ਨਿੰਦਾ ਦੁਸਟੀ ਤੇ ਕਿਨਿ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਣਾਖਸ ਨਖਹਿ ਬਿਦਾਰੇ ॥ |
| nindhaa dhusattee thae kin fal paaeiaa haranaakhas nakhehi bidhaarae || |
| Who can obtain fruit from the slander of evil enemies? Remember that Harnaakhash was torn apart by the Lord's claws. |
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| ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦੁ ਜਨੁ ਸਦ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਲਏ ਉਬਾਰੇ ॥੨॥ |
| prehilaadh jan sadh har gun gaavai har jeeo leae oubaarae ||2|| |
| Prahlaad, the Lord's humble servant, constantly sang the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and the Dear Lord saved him. ||2|| |
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| ਆਪਸ ਕਉ ਬਹੁ ਭਲਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਮਤਿ ਨ ਕਾਈ ॥ |
| aapas ko bahu bhalaa kar jaanehi manamukh math n kaaee || |
| The self-willed manmukhs see themselves as being very virtuous; they have absolutely no understanding at all. |
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| ਸਾਧੂ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਜਾਸਨਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਈ ॥ |
| saadhhoo jan kee nindhaa viaapae jaasan janam gavaaee || |
| They indulge in slander of the humble spiritual people; they waste their lives away, and then they have to depart. |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਦੇ ਚੇਤਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥੩॥ |
| raam naam kadhae chaethehi naahee anth geae pashhuthaaee ||3|| |
| They never think of the Lord's Name, and in the end, they depart, regretting and repenting. ||3|| |
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| ਸਫਲੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਭਗਤਾ ਕਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਆਪਿ ਲਾਏ ॥ |
| safal janam bhagathaa kaa keethaa gur saevaa aap laaeae || |
| The Lord makes the lives of His devotees fruitful; He Himself links them to the Guru's service. |
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| ਸਬਦੇ ਰਾਤੇ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਤੇ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਏ ॥ |
| sabadhae raathae sehajae maathae anadhin har gun gaaeae || |
| Imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and intoxicated with celestial bliss, night and day, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਹਉ ਲਾਗਾ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਪਾਏ ॥੪॥੫॥ |
| naanak dhaas kehai baenanthee ho laagaa thin kai paaeae ||4||5|| |
| Slave Nanak utters this prayer: O Lord, please, let me fall at their feet. ||4||5|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 3 || |
| Sorat'h, Third Mehl: |
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| ਸੋ ਸਿਖੁ ਸਖਾ ਬੰਧਪੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਈ ਜਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਭਾਣੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਵੈ ॥ |
| so sikh sakhaa bandhhap hai bhaaee j gur kae bhaanae vich aavai || |
| He alone is a Sikh, a friend, a relative and a sibling, who walks in the Way of the Guru's Will. |
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| ਆਪਣੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਭਾਈ ਵਿਛੁੜਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਵੈ ॥ |
| aapanai bhaanai jo chalai bhaaee vishhurr chottaa khaavai || |
| One who walks according to his own will, O Siblings of Destiny, suffers separation from the Lord, and shall be punished. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੁਖੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਭਾਈ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ |
| bin sathigur sukh kadhae n paavai bhaaee fir fir pashhothaavai ||1|| |
| Without the True Guru, peace is never obtained, O Siblings of Destiny; again and again, he regrets and repents. ||1|| |
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| ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਦਾਸ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| har kae dhaas suhaelae bhaaee || |
| The Lord's slaves are happy, O Siblings of Destiny. |
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