Nitnem • Est. 25 mins
Jap Ji Sahib
Guru Nanak Dev Ji • 385 Verses
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~
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Chant And Meditate:
aad sach jugaad sach |
True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.
hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach |1|
True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||
sochai soch na hovee je sochee lakh vaar |
By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.
chupai chup na hovee je laae rahaa liv taar |
By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.
bhukhiaa bhukh na utaree je banaa pureea bhaar |
The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
sehas siaanapaa lakh hohi ta ik na chalai naal |
Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.
kiv sachiaaraa hoeeai kiv koorrai tuttai paal |
So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?
hukam rajaaee chalanaa naanak likhiaa naal |1|
O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||
hukamee hovan aakaar hukam na kahiaa jaaee |
By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.
hukamee hovan jeea hukam milai vaddiaaee |
By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.
hukamee utam neech hukam likh dukh sukh paaeeeh |
By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.
eikanaa hukamee bakhasees ik hukamee sadaa bhavaaeeeh |
Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.
hukamai andar sabh ko baahar hukam na koe |
Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command.
naanak hukamai je bujhai ta haumai kahai na koe |2|
O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||
gaavai ko taan hovai kisai taan |
Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?
gaavai ko daat jaanai neesaan |
Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia.
gaavai ko gun vaddiaaeea chaar |
Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty.
gaavai ko vidiaa vikham veechaar |
Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies.
gaavai ko saaj kare tan kheh |
Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.
gaavai ko jeea lai fir deh |
Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it.
gaavai ko jaapai disai door |
Some sing that He seems so very far away.
gaavai ko vekhai haadaraa hadoor |
Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever-present.
kathanaa kathee na aavai tott |
There is no shortage of those who preach and teach.
kath kath kathee kottee kott kott |
Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories.
dedaa de laide thak paeh |
The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving.
jugaa jugantar khaahee khaeh |
Throughout the ages, consumers consume.
hukamee hukam chalaae raahu |
The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path.
naanak vigasai veparavaahu |3|
O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3||
saachaa saahib saach naae bhaakhiaa bhaau apaar |
True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with infinite love.
aakheh mangeh dehi dehi daat kare daataar |
People beg and pray, "Give to us, give to us", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.
fer ki agai rakheeai jit disai darabaar |
So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of His Court?
muhau ki bolan boleeai jit sun dhare piaar |
What words can we speak to evoke His Love?
amrit velaa sach naau vaddiaaee veechaar |
In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness.
karamee aavai kaparraa nadaree mokh duaar |
By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found.
naanak evai jaaneeai sabh aape sachiaar |4|
O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||
thaapiaa na jaae keetaa na hoe |
He cannot be established, He cannot be created.
aape aap niranjan soe |
He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.
jin seviaa tin paaeaa maan |
Those who serve Him are honored.
naanak gaaveeai gunee nidhaan |
O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.
gaaveeai suneeai man rakheeai bhaau |
Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love.
dukh parahar sukh ghar lai jaae |
Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.
guramukh naadan guramukh vedan guramukh rahiaa samaaee |
The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading.
gur eesar gur gorakh baramaa gur paarabatee maaee |
The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.
je hau jaanaa aakhaa naahee kahanaa kathan na jaaee |
Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.
guraa ik dehi bujhaaee |
The Guru has given me this one understanding:
sabhanaa jeea kaa ik daataa so mai visar na jaaee |5|
there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||
teerath naavaa je tis bhaavaa vin bhaane ki naae karee |
If I am pleasing to Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Without pleasing Him, what good are ritual cleansings?
jetee siratth upaaee vekhaa vin karamaa ki milai lee |
I gaze upon all the created beings: without the karma of good actions, what are they given to receive?
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