रामकली महला ३ अनंदु ॥
Raamkalee, Third Mehl, Anand ~ The Song Of Bliss:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
अनंदु भइआ मेरी माए सतिगुरू मै पाइआ ॥
I am in ecstasy, O my mother, for I have found my True Guru.
सतिगुरु त पाइआ सहज सेती मनि वजीआ वाधाईआ ॥
I have found the True Guru, with intuitive ease, and my mind vibrates with the music of bliss.
राग रतन परवार परीआ सबद गावण आईआ ॥
The jewelled melodies and their related celestial harmonies have come to sing the Word of the Shabad.
सबदो त गावहु हरी केरा मनि जिनी वसाइआ ॥
The Lord dwells within the minds of those who sing the Shabad.
कहै नानकु अनंदु होआ सतिगुरू मै पाइआ ॥१॥
Says Nanak, I am in ecstasy, for I have found my True Guru. ||1||
ए मन मेरिआ तू सदा रहु हरि नाले ॥
O my mind, remain always with the Lord.
हरि नालि रहु तू मंन मेरे दूख सभि विसारणा ॥
Remain always with the Lord, O my mind, and all sufferings will be forgotten.
अंगीकारु ओहु करे तेरा कारज सभि सवारणा ॥
He will accept You as His own, and all your affairs will be perfectly arranged.
सभना गला समरथु सुआमी सो किउ मनहु विसारे ॥
Our Lord and Master is all-powerful to do all things, so why forget Him from your mind?
कहै नानकु मंन मेरे सदा रहु हरि नाले ॥२॥
Says Nanak, O my mind, remain always with the Lord. ||2||
साचे साहिबा किआ नाही घरि तेरै ॥
O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your celestial home?
घरि त तेरै सभु किछु है जिसु देहि सु पावए ॥
Everything is in Your home; they receive, unto whom You give.
सदा सिफति सलाह तेरी नामु मनि वसावए ॥
Constantly singing Your Praises and Glories, Your Name is enshrined in the mind.
नामु जिन कै मनि वसिआ वाजे सबद घनेरे ॥
The divine melody of the Shabad vibrates for those, within whose minds the Naam abides.
कहै नानकु सचे साहिब किआ नाही घरि तेरै ॥३॥
Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your home? ||3||
साचा नामु मेरा आधारो ॥
The True Name is my only support.
साचु नामु अधारु मेरा जिनि भुखा सभि गवाईआ ॥
The True Name is my only support; it satisfies all hunger.
करि सांति सुख मनि आइ वसिआ जिनि इछा सभि पुजाईआ ॥
It has brought peace and tranquility to my mind; it has fulfilled all my desires.
सदा कुरबाणु कीता गुरू विटहु जिस दीआ एहि वडिआईआ ॥
I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who possesses such glorious greatness.
कहै नानकु सुणहु संतहु सबदि धरहु पिआरो ॥
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints; enshrine love for the Shabad.
साचा नामु मेरा आधारो ॥४॥
The True Name is my only support. ||4||
वाजे पंच सबद तितु घरि सभागै ॥
The Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate in that blessed house.
घरि सभागै सबद वाजे कला जितु घरि धारीआ ॥
In that blessed house, the Shabad vibrates; He infuses His almighty power into it.
पंच दूत तुधु वसि कीते कालु कंटकु मारिआ ॥
Through You, we subdue the five demons of desire, and slay Death, the torturer.
धुरि करमि पाइआ तुधु जिन कउ सि नामि हरि कै लागे ॥
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny are attached to the Lord's Name.
कहै नानकु तह सुखु होआ तितु घरि अनहद वाजे ॥५॥
Says Nanak, they are at peace, and the unstruck sound current vibrates within their homes. ||5||
साची लिवै बिनु देह निमाणी ॥
Without the true love of devotion, the body is without honor.
देह निमाणी लिवै बाझहु किआ करे वेचारीआ ॥
The body is dishonored without devotional love; what can the poor wretches do?
तुधु बाझु समरथ कोइ नाही क्रिपा करि बनवारीआ ॥
No one except You is all-powerful; please bestow Your Mercy, O Lord of all nature.
एस नउ होरु थाउ नाही सबदि लागि सवारीआ ॥
There is no place of rest, other than the Name; attached to the Shabad, we are embellished with beauty.
कहै नानकु लिवै बाझहु किआ करे वेचारीआ ॥६॥
Says Nanak, without devotional love, what can the poor wretches do? ||6||
आनंदु आनंदु सभु को कहै आनंदु गुरू ते जाणिआ ॥
Bliss, bliss - everyone talks of bliss; bliss is known only through the Guru.
जाणिआ आनंदु सदा गुर ते क्रिपा करे पिआरिआ ॥
Eternal bliss in known only through the Guru, when the Beloved Lord grants His Grace.
करि किरपा किलविख कटे गिआन अंजनु सारिआ ॥
Granting His Grace, He cuts away our sins; He blesses us with the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom.
अंदरहु जिन का मोहु तुटा तिन का सबदु सचै सवारिआ ॥
Those who eradicate attachment from within themselves, are adorned with the Shabad, the Word of the True Lord.
कहै नानकु एहु अनंदु है आनंदु गुर ते जाणिआ ॥७॥
Says Nanak, this alone is bliss - bliss which is known through the Guru. ||7||
बाबा जिसु तू देहि सोई जनु पावै ॥
O Baba, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it.
पावै त सो जनु देहि जिस नो होरि किआ करहि वेचारिआ ॥
He alone receives it, unto whom You give it; what can the other poor wretched beings do?
इकि भरमि भूले फिरहि दह दिसि इकि नामि लागि सवारिआ ॥
Some are deluded by doubt, wandering in the ten directions; some are adorned with attachment to the Naam.
गुर परसादी मनु भइआ निरमलु जिना भाणा भावए ॥
By Guru's Grace, the mind becomes immaculate and pure, for those who follow God's Will.
कहै नानकु जिसु देहि पिआरे सोई जनु पावए ॥८॥
Says Nanak, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it, O Beloved Lord. ||8||
आवहु संत पिआरिहो अकथ की करह कहाणी ॥
Come, Beloved Saints, let us speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.
करह कहाणी अकथ केरी कितु दुआरै पाईऐ ॥
How can we speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord? Through which door will we find Him?
तनु मनु धनु सभु सउपि गुर कउ हुकमि मंनिऐ पाईऐ ॥
Surrender body, mind, wealth, and everything to the Guru; obey the Order of His Will, and you will find Him.
हुकमु मंनिहु गुरू केरा गावहु सची बाणी ॥
Obey the Hukam of the Guru's Command, and sing the True Word of His Bani.
कहै नानकु सुणहु संतहु कथिहु अकथ कहाणी ॥९॥
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints, and speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. ||9||
ए मन चंचला चतुराई किनै न पाइआ ॥
O fickle mind, through cleverness, no one has found the Lord.
चतुराई न पाइआ किनै तू सुणि मंन मेरिआ ॥
Through cleverness, no one has found Him; listen, O my mind.
एह माइआ मोहणी जिनि एतु भरमि भुलाइआ ॥
This Maya is so fascinating; because of it, people wander in doubt.
माइआ त मोहणी तिनै कीती जिनि ठगउली पाईआ ॥
This fascinating Maya was created by the One who has administered this potion.
कुरबाणु कीता तिसै विटहु जिनि मोहु मीठा लाइआ ॥
I am a sacrifice to the One who has made emotional attachment sweet.
कहै नानकु मन चंचल चतुराई किनै न पाइआ ॥१०॥
Says Nanak, O fickle mind, no one has found Him through cleverness. ||10||
ए मन पिआरिआ तू सदा सचु समाले ॥
O beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever.
एहु कुटंबु तू जि देखदा चलै नाही तेरै नाले ॥
This family which you see shall not go along with you.
साथि तेरै चलै नाही तिसु नालि किउ चितु लाईऐ ॥
They shall not go along with you, so why do you focus your attention on them?
ऐसा कंमु मूले न कीचै जितु अंति पछोताईऐ ॥
Don't do anything that you will regret in the end.
सतिगुरू का उपदेसु सुणि तू होवै तेरै नाले ॥
Listen to the Teachings of the True Guru - these shall go along with you.
कहै नानकु मन पिआरे तू सदा सचु समाले ॥११॥
Says Nanak, O beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever. ||11||
अगम अगोचरा तेरा अंतु न पाइआ ॥
O inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, Your limits cannot be found.
अंतो न पाइआ किनै तेरा आपणा आपु तू जाणहे ॥
No one has found Your limits; only You Yourself know.
जीअ जंत सभि खेलु तेरा किआ को आखि वखाणए ॥
All living beings and creatures are Your play; how can anyone describe You?
आखहि त वेखहि सभु तूहै जिनि जगतु उपाइआ ॥
You speak, and You gaze upon all; You created the Universe.
कहै नानकु तू सदा अगंमु है तेरा अंतु न पाइआ ॥१२॥
Says Nanak, You are forever inaccessible; Your limits cannot be found. ||12||
सुरि नर मुनि जन अंम्रितु खोजदे सु अंम्रितु गुर ते पाइआ ॥
The angelic beings and the silent sages search for the Ambrosial Nectar; this Amrit is obtained from the Guru.
पाइआ अंम्रितु गुरि क्रिपा कीनी सचा मनि वसाइआ ॥
This Amrit is obtained, when the Guru grants His Grace; He enshrines the True Lord within the mind.
जीअ जंत सभि तुधु उपाए इकि वेखि परसणि आइआ ॥
All living beings and creatures were created by You; only some come to see the Guru, and seek His blessing.
लबु लोभु अहंकारु चूका सतिगुरू भला भाइआ ॥
Their greed, avarice and egotism are dispelled, and the True Guru seems sweet.
कहै नानकु जिस नो आपि तुठा तिनि अंम्रितु गुर ते पाइआ ॥१३॥
Says Nanak, those with whom the Lord is pleased, obtain the Amrit, through the Guru. ||13||
भगता की चाल निराली ॥
The lifestyle of the devotees is unique and distinct.
चाला निराली भगताह केरी बिखम मारगि चलणा ॥
The devotees' lifestyle is unique and distinct; they follow the most difficult path.
लबु लोभु अहंकारु तजि त्रिसना बहुतु नाही बोलणा ॥
They renounce greed, avarice, egotism and desire; they do not talk too much.
खंनिअहु तिखी वालहु निकी एतु मारगि जाणा ॥
The path they take is sharper than a two-edged sword, and finer than a hair.
गुर परसादी जिनी आपु तजिआ हरि वासना समाणी ॥
By Guru's Grace, they shed their selfishness and conceit; their hopes are merged in the Lord.
कहै नानकु चाल भगता जुगहु जुगु निराली ॥१४॥
Says Nanak, the lifestyle of the devotees, in each and every age, is unique and distinct. ||14||
जिउ तू चलाइहि तिव चलह सुआमी होरु किआ जाणा गुण तेरे ॥
As You make me walk, so do I walk, O my Lord and Master; what else do I know of Your Glorious Virtues?
जिव तू चलाइहि तिवै चलह जिना मारगि पावहे ॥
As You cause them to walk, they walk - You have placed them on the Path.
करि किरपा जिन नामि लाइहि सि हरि हरि सदा धिआवहे ॥
In Your Mercy, You attach them to the Naam; they meditate forever on the Lord, Har, Har.
जिस नो कथा सुणाइहि आपणी सि गुरदुआरै सुखु पावहे ॥
Those whom You cause to listen to Your sermon, find peace in the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate.
कहै नानकु सचे साहिब जिउ भावै तिवै चलावहे ॥१५॥
Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, you make us walk according to Your Will. ||15||
एहु सोहिला सबदु सुहावा ॥
This song of praise is the Shabad, the most beautiful Word of God.
सबदो सुहावा सदा सोहिला सतिगुरू सुणाइआ ॥
This beauteous Shabad is the everlasting song of praise, spoken by the True Guru.
एहु तिन कै मंनि वसिआ जिन धुरहु लिखिआ आइआ ॥
This is enshrined in the minds of those who are so pre-destined by the Lord.
इकि फिरहि घनेरे करहि गला गली किनै न पाइआ ॥
Some wander around, babbling on and on, but none obtain Him by babbling.
कहै नानकु सबदु सोहिला सतिगुरू सुणाइआ ॥१६॥
Says Nanak, the Shabad, this song of praise, has been spoken by the True Guru. ||16||
पवितु होए से जना जिनी हरि धिआइआ ॥
Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord become pure.
हरि धिआइआ पवितु होए गुरमुखि जिनी धिआइआ ॥
Meditating on the Lord, they become pure; as Gurmukh, they meditate on Him.
पवितु माता पिता कुटंब सहित सिउ पवितु संगति सबाईआ ॥
They are pure, along with their mothers, fathers, family and friends; all their companions are pure as well.
कहदे पवितु सुणदे पवितु से पवितु जिनी मंनि वसाइआ ॥
Pure are those who speak, and pure are those who listen; those who enshrine it within their minds are pure.
कहै नानकु से पवितु जिनी गुरमुखि हरि हरि धिआइआ ॥१७॥
Says Nanak, pure and holy are those who, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||17||
करमी सहजु न ऊपजै विणु सहजै सहसा न जाइ ॥
By religious rituals, intuitive poise is not found; without intuitive poise, skepticism does not depart.
नह जाइ सहसा कितै संजमि रहे करम कमाए ॥
Skepticism does not depart by contrived actions; everybody is tired of performing these rituals.
सहसै जीउ मलीणु है कितु संजमि धोता जाए ॥
The soul is polluted by skepticism; how can it be cleansed?
मंनु धोवहु सबदि लागहु हरि सिउ रहहु चितु लाइ ॥
Wash your mind by attaching it to the Shabad, and keep your consciousness focused on the Lord.
कहै नानकु गुर परसादी सहजु उपजै इहु सहसा इव जाइ ॥१८॥
Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, intuitive poise is produced, and this skepticism is dispelled. ||18||
जीअहु मैले बाहरहु निरमल ॥
Inwardly polluted, and outwardly pure.
बाहरहु निरमल जीअहु त मैले तिनी जनमु जूऐ हारिआ ॥
Those who are outwardly pure and yet polluted within, lose their lives in the gamble.
एह तिसना वडा रोगु लगा मरणु मनहु विसारिआ ॥
They contract this terrible disease of desire, and in their minds, they forget about dying.
वेदा महि नामु उतमु सो सुणहि नाही फिरहि जिउ बेतालिआ ॥
In the Vedas, the ultimate objective is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; but they do not hear this, and they wander around like demons.
कहै नानकु जिन सचु तजिआ कूड़े लागे तिनी जनमु जूऐ हारिआ ॥१९॥
Says Nanak, those who forsake Truth and cling to falsehood, lose their lives in the gamble. ||19||
जीअहु निरमल बाहरहु निरमल ॥
Inwardly pure, and outwardly pure.
बाहरहु त निरमल जीअहु निरमल सतिगुर ते करणी कमाणी ॥
Those who are outwardly pure and also pure within, through the Guru, perform good deeds.
कूड़ की सोइ पहुचै नाही मनसा सचि समाणी ॥
Not even an iota of falsehood touches them; their hopes are absorbed in the Truth.
जनमु रतनु जिनी खटिआ भले से वणजारे ॥
Those who earn the jewel of this human life, are the most excellent of merchants.
कहै नानकु जिन मंनु निरमलु सदा रहहि गुर नाले ॥२०॥
Says Nanak, those whose minds are pure, abide with the Guru forever. ||20||
जे को सिखु गुरू सेती सनमुखु होवै ॥
If a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh
होवै त सनमुखु सिखु कोई जीअहु रहै गुर नाले ॥
if a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh, his soul abides with the Guru.
गुर के चरन हिरदै धिआए अंतर आतमै समाले ॥
Within his heart, he meditates on the lotus feet of the Guru; deep within his soul, he contemplates Him.
आपु छडि सदा रहै परणै गुर बिनु अवरु न जाणै कोए ॥
Renouncing selfishness and conceit, he remains always on the side of the Guru; he does not know anyone except the Guru.
कहै नानकु सुणहु संतहु सो सिखु सनमुखु होए ॥२१॥
Says Nanak, listen, O Saints: such a Sikh turns toward the Guru with sincere faith, and becomes sunmukh. ||21||
जे को गुर ते वेमुखु होवै बिनु सतिगुर मुकति न पावै ॥
One who turns away from the Guru, and becomes baymukh - without the True Guru, he shall not find liberation.
पावै मुकति न होर थै कोई पुछहु बिबेकीआ जाए ॥
He shall not find liberation anywhere else either; go and ask the wise ones about this.
अनेक जूनी भरमि आवै विणु सतिगुर मुकति न पाए ॥
He shall wander through countless incarnations; without the True Guru, he shall not find liberation.
फिरि मुकति पाए लागि चरणी सतिगुरू सबदु सुणाए ॥
But liberation is attained, when one is attached to the feet of the True Guru, chanting the Word of the Shabad.
कहै नानकु वीचारि देखहु विणु सतिगुर मुकति न पाए ॥२२॥
Says Nanak, contemplate this and see, that without the True Guru, there is no liberation. ||22||
आवहु सिख सतिगुरू के पिआरिहो गावहु सची बाणी ॥
Come, O beloved Sikhs of the True Guru, and sing the True Word of His Bani.
बाणी त गावहु गुरू केरी बाणीआ सिरि बाणी ॥
Sing the Guru's Bani, the supreme Word of Words.
जिन कउ नदरि करमु होवै हिरदै तिना समाणी ॥
Those who are blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace - their hearts are imbued with this Bani.
पीवहु अंम्रितु सदा रहहु हरि रंगि जपिहु सारिगपाणी ॥
Drink in this Ambrosial Nectar, and remain in the Lord's Love forever; meditate on the Lord, the Sustainer of the world.
कहै नानकु सदा गावहु एह सची बाणी ॥२३॥
Says Nanak, sing this True Bani forever. ||23||
सतिगुरू बिना होर कची है बाणी ॥
Without the True Guru, other songs are false.
बाणी त कची सतिगुरू बाझहु होर कची बाणी ॥
The songs are false without the True Guru; all other songs are false.
कहदे कचे सुणदे कचे कचीं आखि वखाणी ॥
The speakers are false, and the listeners are false; those who speak and recite are false.
हरि हरि नित करहि रसना कहिआ कछू न जाणी ॥
They may continually chant, 'Har, Har' with their tongues, but they do not know what they are saying.
चितु जिन का हिरि लइआ माइआ बोलनि पए रवाणी ॥
Their consciousness is lured by Maya; they are just reciting mechanically.
कहै नानकु सतिगुरू बाझहु होर कची बाणी ॥२४॥
Says Nanak, without the True Guru, other songs are false. ||24||
गुर का सबदु रतंनु है हीरे जितु जड़ाउ ॥
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds.
सबदु रतनु जितु मंनु लागा एहु होआ समाउ ॥
The mind which is attached to this jewel, merges into the Shabad.
सबद सेती मनु मिलिआ सचै लाइआ भाउ ॥
One whose mind is attuned to the Shabad, enshrines love for the True Lord.
आपे हीरा रतनु आपे जिस नो देइ बुझाइ ॥
He Himself is the diamond, and He Himself is the jewel; one who is blessed, understands its value.
कहै नानकु सबदु रतनु है हीरा जितु जड़ाउ ॥२५॥
Says Nanak, the Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds. ||25||
सिव सकति आपि उपाइ कै करता आपे हुकमु वरताए ॥
He Himself created Shiva and Shakti, mind and matter; the Creator subjects them to His Command.
हुकमु वरताए आपि वेखै गुरमुखि किसै बुझाए ॥
Enforcing His Order, He Himself sees all. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, come to know Him.
तोड़े बंधन होवै मुकतु सबदु मंनि वसाए ॥
They break their bonds, and attain liberation; they enshrine the Shabad within their minds.
गुरमुखि जिस नो आपि करे सु होवै एकस सिउ लिव लाए ॥
Those whom the Lord Himself makes Gurmukh, lovingly focus their consciousness on the One Lord.
कहै नानकु आपि करता आपे हुकमु बुझाए ॥२६॥
Says Nanak, He Himself is the Creator; He Himself reveals the Hukam of His Command. ||26||
सिम्रिति सासत्र पुंन पाप बीचारदे ततै सार न जाणी ॥
The Simritees and the Shaastras discriminate between good and evil, but they do not know the true essence of reality.
ततै सार न जाणी गुरू बाझहु ततै सार न जाणी ॥
They do not know the true essence of reality without the Guru; they do not know the true essence of reality.
तिही गुणी संसारु भ्रमि सुता सुतिआ रैणि विहाणी ॥
The world is asleep in the three modes and doubt; it passes the night of its life sleeping.
गुर किरपा ते से जन जागे जिना हरि मनि वसिआ बोलहि अंम्रित बाणी ॥
Those humble beings remain awake and aware, within whose minds, by Guru's Grace, the Lord abides; they chant the Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani.
कहै नानकु सो ततु पाए जिस नो अनदिनु हरि लिव लागै जागत रैणि विहाणी ॥२७॥
Says Nanak, they alone obtain the essence of reality, who night and day remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord; they pass the night of their life awake and aware. ||27||
माता के उदर महि प्रतिपाल करे सो किउ मनहु विसारीऐ ॥
He nourished us in the mother's womb; why forget Him from the mind?
मनहु किउ विसारीऐ एवडु दाता जि अगनि महि आहारु पहुचावए ॥
Why forget from the mind such a Great Giver, who gave us sustenance in the fire of the womb?
ओस नो किहु पोहि न सकी जिस नउ आपणी लिव लावए ॥
Nothing can harm one, whom the Lord inspires to embrace His Love.
आपणी लिव आपे लाए गुरमुखि सदा समालीऐ ॥
He Himself is the love, and He Himself is the embrace; the Gurmukh contemplates Him forever.
कहै नानकु एवडु दाता सो किउ मनहु विसारीऐ ॥२८॥
Says Nanak, why forget such a Great Giver from the mind? ||28||
जैसी अगनि उदर महि तैसी बाहरि माइआ ॥
As is the fire within the womb, so is Maya outside.
माइआ अगनि सभ इको जेही करतै खेलु रचाइआ ॥
The fire of Maya is one and the same; the Creator has staged this play.
जा तिसु भाणा ता जंमिआ परवारि भला भाइआ ॥
According to His Will, the child is born, and the family is very pleased.
लिव छुड़की लगी त्रिसना माइआ अमरु वरताइआ ॥
Love for the Lord wears off, and the child becomes attached to desires; the script of Maya runs its course.
एह माइआ जितु हरि विसरै मोहु उपजै भाउ दूजा लाइआ ॥
This is Maya, by which the Lord is forgotten; emotional attachment and love of duality well up.
कहै नानकु गुर परसादी जिना लिव लागी तिनी विचे माइआ पाइआ ॥२९॥
Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him, in the midst of Maya. ||29||
हरि आपि अमुलकु है मुलि न पाइआ जाइ ॥
The Lord Himself is priceless; His worth cannot be estimated.
मुलि न पाइआ जाइ किसै विटहु रहे लोक विललाइ ॥
His worth cannot be estimated, even though people have grown weary of trying.
ऐसा सतिगुरु जे मिलै तिस नो सिरु सउपीऐ विचहु आपु जाइ ॥
If you meet such a True Guru, offer your head to Him; your selfishness and conceit will be eradicated from within.
जिस दा जीउ तिसु मिलि रहै हरि वसै मनि आइ ॥
Your soul belongs to Him; remain united with Him, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.
हरि आपि अमुलकु है भाग तिना के नानका जिन हरि पलै पाइ ॥३०॥
The Lord Himself is priceless; very fortunate are those, O Nanak, who attain to the Lord. ||30||
हरि रासि मेरी मनु वणजारा ॥
The Lord is my capital; my mind is the merchant.
हरि रासि मेरी मनु वणजारा सतिगुर ते रासि जाणी ॥
The Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant; through the True Guru, I know my capital.
हरि हरि नित जपिहु जीअहु लाहा खटिहु दिहाड़ी ॥
Meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul, and you shall collect your profits daily.
एहु धनु तिना मिलिआ जिन हरि आपे भाणा ॥
This wealth is obtained by those who are pleasing to the Lord's Will.
कहै नानकु हरि रासि मेरी मनु होआ वणजारा ॥३१॥
Says Nanak, the Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant. ||31||
ए रसना तू अन रसि राचि रही तेरी पिआस न जाइ ॥
O my tongue, you are engrossed in other tastes, but your thirsty desire is not quenched.
पिआस न जाइ होरतु कितै जिचरु हरि रसु पलै न पाइ ॥
Your thirst shall not be quenched by any means, until you attain the subtle essence of the Lord.
हरि रसु पाइ पलै पीऐ हरि रसु बहुड़ि न त्रिसना लागै आइ ॥
If you do obtain the subtle essence of the Lord, and drink in this essence of the Lord, you shall not be troubled by desire again.
एहु हरि रसु करमी पाईऐ सतिगुरु मिलै जिसु आइ ॥
This subtle essence of the Lord is obtained by good karma, when one comes to meet with the True Guru.
कहै नानकु होरि अन रस सभि वीसरे जा हरि वसै मनि आइ ॥३२॥
Says Nanak, all other tastes and essences are forgotten, when the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||32||
ए सरीरा मेरिआ हरि तुम महि जोति रखी ता तू जग महि आइआ ॥
O my body, the Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.
हरि जोति रखी तुधु विचि ता तू जग महि आइआ ॥
The Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.
हरि आपे माता आपे पिता जिनि जीउ उपाइ जगतु दिखाइआ ॥
The Lord Himself is your mother, and He Himself is your father; He created the created beings, and revealed the world to them.
गुर परसादी बुझिआ ता चलतु होआ चलतु नदरी आइआ ॥
By Guru's Grace, some understand, and then it's a show; it seems like just a show.
कहै नानकु स्रिसटि का मूलु रचिआ जोति राखी ता तू जग महि आइआ ॥३३॥
Says Nanak, He laid the foundation of the Universe, and infused His Light, and then you came into the world. ||33||
मनि चाउ भइआ प्रभ आगमु सुणिआ ॥
My mind has become joyful, hearing of God's coming.
हरि मंगलु गाउ सखी ग्रिहु मंदरु बणिआ ॥
Sing the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions; my household has become the Lord's Mansion.
हरि गाउ मंगलु नित सखीए सोगु दूखु न विआपए ॥
Sing continually the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions, and sorrow and suffering will not afflict you.
गुर चरन लागे दिन सभागे आपणा पिरु जापए ॥
Blessed is that day, when I am attached to the Guru's feet and meditate on my Husband Lord.
अनहत बाणी गुर सबदि जाणी हरि नामु हरि रसु भोगो ॥
I have come to know the unstruck sound current and the Word of the Guru's Shabad; I enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord, the Lord's Name.
कहै नानकु प्रभु आपि मिलिआ करण कारण जोगो ॥३४॥
Says Nanak, God Himself has met me; He is the Doer, the Cause of causes. ||34||
ए सरीरा मेरिआ इसु जग महि आइ कै किआ तुधु करम कमाइआ ॥
O my body, why have you come into this world? What actions have you committed?
कि करम कमाइआ तुधु सरीरा जा तू जग महि आइआ ॥
And what actions have you committed, O my body, since you came into this world?
जिनि हरि तेरा रचनु रचिआ सो हरि मनि न वसाइआ ॥
The Lord who formed your form - you have not enshrined that Lord in your mind.
गुर परसादी हरि मंनि वसिआ पूरबि लिखिआ पाइआ ॥
By Guru's Grace, the Lord abides within the mind, and one's pre-ordained destiny is fulfilled.
कहै नानकु एहु सरीरु परवाणु होआ जिनि सतिगुर सिउ चितु लाइआ ॥३५॥
Says Nanak, this body is adorned and honored, when one's consciousness is focused on the True Guru. ||35||
ए नेत्रहु मेरिहो हरि तुम महि जोति धरी हरि बिनु अवरु न देखहु कोई ॥
O my eyes, the Lord has infused His Light into you; do not look upon any other than the Lord.
हरि बिनु अवरु न देखहु कोई नदरी हरि निहालिआ ॥
Do not look upon any other than the Lord; the Lord alone is worthy of beholding.
एहु विसु संसारु तुम देखदे एहु हरि का रूपु है हरि रूपु नदरी आइआ ॥
This whole world which you see is the image of the Lord; only the image of the Lord is seen.
गुर परसादी बुझिआ जा वेखा हरि इकु है हरि बिनु अवरु न कोई ॥
By Guru's Grace, I understand, and I see only the One Lord; there is no one except the Lord.
कहै नानकु एहि नेत्र अंध से सतिगुरि मिलिऐ दिब द्रिसटि होई ॥३६॥
Says Nanak, these eyes were blind; but meeting the True Guru, they became all-seeing. ||36||
ए स्रवणहु मेरिहो साचै सुनणै नो पठाए ॥
O my ears, you were created only to hear the Truth.
साचै सुनणै नो पठाए सरीरि लाए सुणहु सति बाणी ॥
To hear the Truth, you were created and attached to the body; listen to the True Bani.
जितु सुणी मनु तनु हरिआ होआ रसना रसि समाणी ॥
Hearing it, the mind and body are rejuvenated, and the tongue is absorbed in Ambrosial Nectar.
सचु अलख विडाणी ता की गति कही न जाए ॥
The True Lord is unseen and wondrous; His state cannot be described.
कहै नानकु अंम्रित नामु सुणहु पवित्र होवहु साचै सुनणै नो पठाए ॥३७॥
Says Nanak, listen to the Ambrosial Naam and become holy; you were created only to hear the Truth. ||37||
हरि जीउ गुफा अंदरि रखि कै वाजा पवणु वजाइआ ॥
The Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body.
वजाइआ वाजा पउण नउ दुआरे परगटु कीए दसवा गुपतु रखाइआ ॥
He blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body, and revealed the nine doors; but He kept the Tenth Door hidden.
गुरदुआरै लाइ भावनी इकना दसवा दुआरु दिखाइआ ॥
Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, some are blessed with loving faith, and the Tenth Door is revealed to them.
तह अनेक रूप नाउ नव निधि तिस दा अंतु न जाई पाइआ ॥
There are many images of the Lord, and the nine treasures of the Naam; His limits cannot be found.
कहै नानकु हरि पिआरै जीउ गुफा अंदरि रखि कै वाजा पवणु वजाइआ ॥३८॥
Says Nanak, the Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body. ||38||
एहु साचा सोहिला साचै घरि गावहु ॥
Sing this true song of praise in the true home of your soul.
गावहु त सोहिला घरि साचै जिथै सदा सचु धिआवहे ॥
Sing the song of praise in your true home; meditate there on the True Lord forever.
सचो धिआवहि जा तुधु भावहि गुरमुखि जिना बुझावहे ॥
They alone meditate on You, O True Lord, who are pleasing to Your Will; as Gurmukh, they understand.
इहु सचु सभना का खसमु है जिसु बखसे सो जनु पावहे ॥
This Truth is the Lord and Master of all; whoever is blessed, obtains it.
कहै नानकु सचु सोहिला सचै घरि गावहे ॥३९॥
Says Nanak, sing the true song of praise in the true home of your soul. ||39||
अनदु सुणहु वडभागीहो सगल मनोरथ पूरे ॥
Listen to the song of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings shall be fulfilled.
पारब्रहमु प्रभु पाइआ उतरे सगल विसूरे ॥
I have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have been forgotten.
दूख रोग संताप उतरे सुणी सची बाणी ॥
Pain, illness and suffering have departed, listening to the True Bani.
संत साजन भए सरसे पूरे गुर ते जाणी ॥
The Saints and their friends are in ecstasy, knowing the Perfect Guru.
सुणते पुनीत कहते पवितु सतिगुरु रहिआ भरपूरे ॥
Pure are the listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and permeating.
बिनवंति नानकु गुर चरण लागे वाजे अनहद तूरे ॥४०॥१॥
Prays Nanak, touching the Guru's Feet, the unstruck sound current of the celestial bugles vibrates and resounds. ||40||1||