| ਪਾਪ ਪਥਰ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| paap pathhar tharan n jaaee || |
| Sin is a stone which does not float. |
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| ਭਉ ਬੇੜਾ ਜੀਉ ਚੜਾਊ ॥ |
| bho baerraa jeeo charraaoo || |
| So let the Fear of God be the boat to carry your soul across. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵੈ ਕਾਹੂ ॥੪॥੨॥ |
| kahu naanak dhaevai kaahoo ||4||2|| |
| Says Nanak, rare are those who are blessed with this Boat. ||4||2|| |
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| ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥ |
| maaroo mehalaa 1 ghar 1 || |
| Maaroo, First Mehl, First House: |
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| ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਸਵਾਣੀ ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਦੁਇ ਲੇਖ ਪਏ ॥ |
| karanee kaagadh man masavaanee buraa bhalaa dhue laekh peae || |
| Actions are the paper, and the mind is the ink; good and bad are both recorded upon it. |
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| ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਚਲਾਏ ਤਿਉ ਚਲੀਐ ਤਉ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਹੀ ਅੰਤੁ ਹਰੇ ॥੧॥ |
| jio jio kirath chalaaeae thio chaleeai tho gun naahee anth harae ||1|| |
| As their past actions drive them, so are mortals driven. There is no end to Your Glorious Virtues, Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਚਿਤ ਚੇਤਸਿ ਕੀ ਨਹੀ ਬਾਵਰਿਆ ॥ |
| chith chaethas kee nehee baavariaa || |
| Why do you not keep Him in your consciousness, you mad man? |
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| ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਲਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| har bisarath thaerae gun galiaa ||1|| rehaao || |
| Forgetting the Lord, your own virtues shall rot away. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਜਾਲੀ ਰੈਨਿ ਜਾਲੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਹੂਆ ਜੇਤੀ ਘੜੀ ਫਾਹੀ ਤੇਤੀ ॥ |
| jaalee rain jaal dhin hooaa jaethee gharree faahee thaethee || |
| The night is a net, and the day is a net; there are as many traps as there are moments. |
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| ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਨਿਤ ਫਾਸਹਿ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਮੂੜੇ ਕਵਨ ਗੁਣੀ ॥੨॥ |
| ras ras chog chugehi nith faasehi shhoottas moorrae kavan gunee ||2|| |
| With relish and delight, you continually bite at the bait; you are trapped, you fool - how will you ever escape? ||2|| |
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| ਕਾਇਆ ਆਰਣੁ ਮਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਲੋਹਾ ਪੰਚ ਅਗਨਿ ਤਿਤੁ ਲਾਗਿ ਰਹੀ ॥ |
| kaaeiaa aaran man vich lohaa panch agan thith laag rehee || |
| The body is a furnace, and the mind is the iron within it; the five fires are heating it. |
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| ਕੋਇਲੇ ਪਾਪ ਪੜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਊਪਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਜਲਿਆ ਸੰਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਚਿੰਤ ਭਈ ॥੩॥ |
| koeilae paap parrae this oopar man jaliaa sannhee chinth bhee ||3|| |
| Sin is the charcoal placed upon it, which burns the mind; the tongs are anxiety and worry. ||3|| |
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| ਭਇਆ ਮਨੂਰੁ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਿਨੇਹਾ ॥ |
| bhaeiaa manoor kanchan fir hovai jae gur milai thinaehaa || |
| What was turned to slag is again transformed into gold, if one meets with the Guru. |
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| ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਓਹੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਟਸਿ ਦੇਹਾ ॥੪॥੩॥ |
| eaek naam anmrith ouhu dhaevai tho naanak thrisattas dhaehaa ||4||3|| |
| He blesses the mortal with the Ambrosial Name of the One Lord, and then, O Nanak, the body is held steady. ||4||3|| |
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| ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| maaroo mehalaa 1 || |
| Maaroo, First Mehl: |
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| ਬਿਮਲ ਮਝਾਰਿ ਬਸਸਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਲ ਪਦਮਨਿ ਜਾਵਲ ਰੇ ॥ |
| bimal majhaar basas niramal jal padhaman jaaval rae || |
| In the pure, immaculate waters, both the lotus and the slimy scum are found. |
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| ਪਦਮਨਿ ਜਾਵਲ ਜਲ ਰਸ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਦੋਖ ਨਹੀ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ |
| padhaman jaaval jal ras sangath sang dhokh nehee rae ||1|| |
| The lotus flower is with the scum and the water, but it remains untouched by any pollution. ||1|| |
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| ਦਾਦਰ ਤੂ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਰੇ ॥ |
| dhaadhar thoo kabehi n jaanas rae || |
| You frog, you will never understand. |
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| ਭਖਸਿ ਸਿਬਾਲੁ ਬਸਸਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਲ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨ ਲਖਸਿ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| bhakhas sibaal basas niramal jal anmrith n lakhas rae ||1|| rehaao || |
| You eat the dirt, while you dwell in the immaculate waters. You know nothing of the ambrosial nectar there. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਬਸੁ ਜਲ ਨਿਤ ਨ ਵਸਤ ਅਲੀਅਲ ਮੇਰ ਚਚਾ ਗੁਨ ਰੇ ॥ |
| bas jal nith n vasath aleeal maer chachaa gun rae || |
| You dwell continually in the water; the bumble bee does not dwell there, but it is intoxicated with its fragrance from afar. |
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| ਚੰਦ ਕੁਮੁਦਨੀ ਦੂਰਹੁ ਨਿਵਸਸਿ ਅਨਭਉ ਕਾਰਨਿ ਰੇ ॥੨॥ |
| chandh kumudhanee dhoorahu nivasas anabho kaaran rae ||2|| |
| Intuitively sensing the moon in the distance, the lotus bows its head. ||2|| |
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| ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਖੰਡੁ ਦੂਧਿ ਮਧੁ ਸੰਚਸਿ ਤੂ ਬਨ ਚਾਤੁਰ ਰੇ ॥ |
| anmrith khandd dhoodhh madhh sanchas thoo ban chaathur rae || |
| The realms of nectar are irrigated with milk and honey; you think you are clever to live in the water. |
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| ਅਪਨਾ ਆਪੁ ਤੂ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਸਿ ਪਿਸਨ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਜਿਉ ਰੇ ॥੩॥ |
| apanaa aap thoo kabahu n shhoddas pisan preeth jio rae ||3|| |
| You can never escape your own inner tendencies, like the love of the flea for blood. ||3|| |
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| ਪੰਡਿਤ ਸੰਗਿ ਵਸਹਿ ਜਨ ਮੂਰਖ ਆਗਮ ਸਾਸ ਸੁਨੇ ॥ |
| panddith sang vasehi jan moorakh aagam saas sunae || |
| The fool may live with the Pandit, the religious scholar, and listen to the Vedas and the Shaastras. |
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| ਅਪਨਾ ਆਪੁ ਤੂ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਸਿ ਸੁਆਨ ਪੂਛਿ ਜਿਉ ਰੇ ॥੪॥ |
| apanaa aap thoo kabahu n shhoddas suaan pooshh jio rae ||4|| |
| You can never escape your own inner tendencies, like the crooked tail of the dog. ||4|| |
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| ਇਕਿ ਪਾਖੰਡੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਨ ਰਾਚਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਰੇ ॥ |
| eik paakhanddee naam n raachehi eik har har charanee rae || |
| Some are hypocrites; they do not merge with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Some are absorbed in the Feet of the Lord, Har, Har. |
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| ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਸਨਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਰੇ ॥੫॥੪॥ |
| poorab likhiaa paavas naanak rasanaa naam jap rae ||5||4|| |
| The mortals obtain what they are predestined to receive; O Nanak, with your tongue, chant the Naam. ||5||4|| |
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| ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| maaroo mehalaa 1 || |
| Maaroo, First Mehl, |
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| ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ |
| salok || |
| Shalok: |
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| ਪਤਿਤ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਅਸੰਖ ਹੋਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨੀ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਗ ॥ |
| pathith puneeth asankh hohi har charanee man laag || |
| Countless sinners are sanctified, attaching their minds to the Feet of the Lord. |
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| ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਨਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗ ॥੧॥ |
| athasath theerathh naam prabh naanak jis masathak bhaag ||1|| |
| The merits of the sixty-eight places of pilgrimage are found in God's Name, O Nanak, when such destiny is inscribed upon one's forehead. ||1|| |
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| ਸਬਦੁ ॥ |
| sabadh || |
| Shabad: |
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| ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀ ਗਰਬਿ ਗਹੇਲੀ ॥ |
| sakhee sehaelee garab gehaelee || |
| O friends and companions, so puffed up with pride, |
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| ਸੁਣਿ ਸਹ ਕੀ ਇਕ ਬਾਤ ਸੁਹੇਲੀ ॥੧॥ |
| sun seh kee eik baath suhaelee ||1|| |
| listen to this one joyous story of your Husband Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਜੋ ਮੈ ਬੇਦਨ ਸਾ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖਾ ਮਾਈ ॥ |
| jo mai baedhan saa kis aakhaa maaee || |
| Who can I tell about my pain, O my mother? |
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| ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਜੀਉ ਨ ਰਹੈ ਕੈਸੇ ਰਾਖਾ ਮਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| har bin jeeo n rehai kaisae raakhaa maaee ||1|| rehaao || |
| Without the Lord, my soul cannot survive; how can I comfort it, O my mother? ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਹਉ ਦੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਖਰੀ ਰੰਞਾਣੀ ॥ |
| ho dhohaagan kharee rannjaanee || |
| I am a dejected, discarded bride, totally miserable. |
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| ਗਇਆ ਸੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਧਨ ਪਛੁਤਾਣੀ ॥੨॥ |
| gaeiaa s joban dhhan pashhuthaanee ||2|| |
| I have lost my youth; I regret and repent. ||2|| |
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| ਤੂ ਦਾਨਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਮੇਰਾ ॥ |
| thoo dhaanaa saahib sir maeraa || |
| You are my wise Lord and Master, above my head. |
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| ਖਿਜਮਤਿ ਕਰੀ ਜਨੁ ਬੰਦਾ ਤੇਰਾ ॥੩॥ |
| khijamath karee jan bandhaa thaeraa ||3|| |
| I serve You as Your humble slave. ||3|| |
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| ਭਣਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਅੰਦੇਸਾ ਏਹੀ ॥ |
| bhanath naanak andhaesaa eaehee || |
| Nanak humbly prays, this is my only concern: |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੈਸੇ ਰਵਉ ਸਨੇਹੀ ॥੪॥੫॥ |
| bin dharasan kaisae ravo sanaehee ||4||5|| |
| without the Blessed Vision of my Beloved, how can I enjoy Him? ||4||5|| |
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