ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
गउड़ी बावन अखरी महला ५ ॥
Gauree, Baavan Akhree ~ The 52 Letters, Fifth Mehl:
गुरदेव माता गुरदेव पिता गुरदेव सुआमी परमेसुरा ॥
The Divine Guru is my mother, the Divine Guru is my father; the Divine Guru is my Transcendent Lord and Master.
गुरदेव सखा अगिआन भंजनु गुरदेव बंधिप सहोदरा ॥
The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and brother.
गुरदेव दाता हरि नामु उपदेसै गुरदेव मंतु निरोधरा ॥
The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails.
गुरदेव सांति सति बुधि मूरति गुरदेव पारस परस परा ॥
The Divine Guru is the Image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone - touching it, one is transformed.
गुरदेव तीरथु अंम्रित सरोवरु गुर गिआन मजनु अपरंपरा ॥
The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine ambrosia; bathing in the Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.
गुरदेव करता सभि पाप हरता गुरदेव पतित पवित करा ॥
The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.
गुरदेव आदि जुगादि जुगु जुगु गुरदेव मंतु हरि जपि उधरा ॥
The Divine Guru existed at the primal beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.
गुरदेव संगति प्रभ मेलि करि किरपा हम मूड़ पापी जितु लगि तरा ॥
O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I am carried across.
गुरदेव सतिगुरु पारब्रहमु परमेसरु गुरदेव नानक हरि नमसकरा ॥१॥
The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||
आपहि कीआ कराइआ आपहि करनै जोगु ॥
He Himself acts, and causes others to act; He Himself can do everything.
नानक एको रवि रहिआ दूसर होआ न होगु ॥१॥
O Nanak, the One Lord is pervading everywhere; there has never been any other, and there never shall be. ||1||
ओअं साध सतिगुर नमसकारं ॥
ONG: I humbly bow in reverence to the One Universal Creator, to the Holy True Guru.
आदि मधि अंति निरंकारं ॥
In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, He is the Formless Lord.
आपहि सुंन आपहि सुख आसन ॥
He Himself is in the absolute state of primal meditation; He Himself is in the seat of peace.
आपहि सुनत आप ही जासन ॥
He Himself listens to His Own Praises.
आपन आपु आपहि उपाइओ ॥
He Himself created Himself.
आपहि बाप आप ही माइओ ॥
He is His Own Father, He is His Own Mother.
आपहि सूखम आपहि असथूला ॥
He Himself is subtle and etheric; He Himself is manifest and obvious.
लखी न जाई नानक लीला ॥१॥
O Nanak, His wondrous play cannot be understood. ||1||
करि किरपा प्रभ दीन दइआला ॥
O God, Merciful to the meek, please be kind to me,
तेरे संतन की मनु होइ रवाला ॥ रहाउ ॥
that my mind might become the dust of the feet of Your Saints. ||Pause||
निरंकार आकार आपि निरगुन सरगुन एक ॥
He Himself is formless, and also formed; the One Lord is without attributes, and also with attributes.
एकहि एक बखाननो नानक एक अनेक ॥१॥
Describe the One Lord as One, and Only One; O Nanak, He is the One, and the many. ||1||
ओअं गुरमुखि कीओ अकारा ॥
ONG: The One Universal Creator created the Creation through the Word of the Primal Guru.
एकहि सूति परोवनहारा ॥
He strung it upon His one thread.
भिंन भिंन त्रै गुण बिसथारं ॥
He created the diverse expanse of the three qualities.
निरगुन ते सरगुन द्रिसटारं ॥
From formless, He appeared as form.
सगल भाति करि करहि उपाइओ ॥
The Creator has created the creation of all sorts.
जनम मरन मन मोहु बढाइओ ॥
The attachment of the mind has led to birth and death.
दुहू भाति ते आपि निरारा ॥
He Himself is above both, untouched and unaffected.
नानक अंतु न पारावारा ॥२॥
O Nanak, He has no end or limitation. ||2||
सेई साह भगवंत से सचु संपै हरि रासि ॥
Those who gather Truth, and the riches of the Lord's Name, are rich and very fortunate.
नानक सचु सुचि पाईऐ तिह संतन कै पासि ॥१॥
O Nanak, truthfulness and purity are obtained from Saints such as these. ||1||
ससा सति सति सति सोऊ ॥
SASSA: True, True, True is that Lord.
सति पुरख ते भिंन न कोऊ ॥
No one is separate from the True Primal Lord.
सोऊ सरनि परै जिह पायं ॥
They alone enter the Lord's Sanctuary, whom the Lord inspires to enter.
सिमरि सिमरि गुन गाइ सुनायं ॥
Meditating, meditating in remembrance, they sing and preach the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
संसै भरमु नही कछु बिआपत ॥
Doubt and skepticism do not affect them at all.
प्रगट प्रतापु ताहू को जापत ॥
They behold the manifest glory of the Lord.
सो साधू इह पहुचनहारा ॥
They are the Holy Saints - they reach this destination.
नानक ता कै सद बलिहारा ॥३॥
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them. ||3||
धनु धनु कहा पुकारते माइआ मोह सभ कूर ॥
Why are you crying out for riches and wealth? All this emotional attachment to Maya is false.
नाम बिहूने नानका होत जात सभु धूर ॥१॥
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O Nanak, all are reduced to dust. ||1||
धधा धूरि पुनीत तेरे जनूआ ॥
DHADHA: The dust of the feet of the Saints is sacred.
धनि तेऊ जिह रुच इआ मनूआ ॥
Blessed are those whose minds are filled with this longing.
धनु नही बाछहि सुरग न आछहि ॥
They do not seek wealth, and they do not desire paradise.
अति प्रिअ प्रीति साध रज राचहि ॥
They are immersed in the deep love of their Beloved, and the dust of the feet of the Holy.
धंधे कहा बिआपहि ताहू ॥
How can worldly affairs affect those,
जो एक छाडि अन कतहि न जाहू ॥
Who do not abandon the One Lord, and who go nowhere else?
जा कै हीऐ दीओ प्रभ नाम ॥
One whose heart is filled with God's Name,
नानक साध पूरन भगवान ॥४॥
O Nanak, is a perfect spiritual being of God. ||4||
अनिक भेख अरु ङिआन धिआन मनहठि मिलिअउ न कोइ ॥
By all sorts of religious robes, knowledge, meditation and stubborn-mindedness, no one has ever met God.
कहु नानक किरपा भई भगतु ङिआनी सोइ ॥१॥
Says Nanak, those upon whom God showers His Mercy, are devotees of spiritual wisdom. ||1||
ङंङा ङिआनु नही मुख बातउ ॥
NGANGA: Spiritual wisdom is not obtained by mere words of mouth.
अनिक जुगति सासत्र करि भातउ ॥
It is not obtained through the various debates of the Shaastras and scriptures.
ङिआनी सोइ जा कै द्रिड़ सोऊ ॥
They alone are spiritually wise, whose minds are firmly fixed on the Lord.
कहत सुनत कछु जोगु न होऊ ॥
Hearing and telling stories, no one attains Yoga.
ङिआनी रहत आगिआ द्रिड़ु जा कै ॥
They alone are spiritually wise, who remain firmly committed to the Lord's Command.
उसन सीत समसरि सभ ता कै ॥
Heat and cold are all the same to them.
ङिआनी ततु गुरमुखि बीचारी ॥
The true people of spiritual wisdom are the Gurmukhs, who contemplate the essence of reality;
नानक जा कउ किरपा धारी ॥५॥
O Nanak, the Lord showers His Mercy upon them. ||5||
आवन आए स्रिसटि महि बिनु बूझे पसु ढोर ॥
Those who have come into the world without understanding are like animals and beasts.
नानक गुरमुखि सो बुझै जा कै भाग मथोर ॥१॥
O Nanak, those who become Gurmukh understand; upon their foreheads is such pre-ordained destiny. ||1||
या जुग महि एकहि कउ आइआ ॥
They have come into this world to meditate on the One Lord.
जनमत मोहिओ मोहनी माइआ ॥
But ever since their birth, they have been enticed by the fascination of Maya.
गरभ कुंट महि उरध तप करते ॥
Upside-down in the chamber of the womb, they performed intense meditation.
सासि सासि सिमरत प्रभु रहते ॥
They remembered God in meditation with each and every breath.
उरझि परे जो छोडि छडाना ॥
But now, they are entangled in things which they must leave behind.
देवनहारु मनहि बिसराना ॥
They forget the Great Giver from their minds.
धारहु किरपा जिसहि गुसाई ॥
O Nanak, those upon whom the Lord showers His Mercy,
इत उत नानक तिसु बिसरहु नाही ॥६॥
do not forget Him, here or hereafter. ||6||
आवत हुकमि बिनास हुकमि आगिआ भिंन न कोइ ॥
By His Command, we come, and by His Command, we go; no one is beyond His Command.
आवन जाना तिह मिटै नानक जिह मनि सोइ ॥१॥
Coming and going in reincarnation is ended, O Nanak, for those whose minds are filled with the Lord. ||1||
एऊ जीअ बहुतु ग्रभ वासे ॥
This soul has lived in many wombs.
मोह मगन मीठ जोनि फासे ॥
Enticed by sweet attachment, it has been trapped in reincarnation.
इनि माइआ त्रै गुण बसि कीने ॥
This Maya has subjugated beings through the three qualities.
आपन मोह घटे घटि दीने ॥
Maya has infused attachment to itself in each and every heart.
ए साजन कछु कहहु उपाइआ ॥
O friend, tell me some way,
जा ते तरउ बिखम इह माइआ ॥
by which I may swim across this treacherous ocean of Maya.
करि किरपा सतसंगि मिलाए ॥
The Lord showers His Mercy, and leads us to join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
नानक ता कै निकटि न माए ॥७॥
O Nanak, Maya does not even come near. ||7||
किरत कमावन सुभ असुभ कीने तिनि प्रभि आपि ॥
God Himself causes one to perform good and bad actions.
पसु आपन हउ हउ करै नानक बिनु हरि कहा कमाति ॥१॥
The beast indulges in egotism, selfishness and conceit; O Nanak, without the Lord, what can anyone do? ||1||
एकहि आपि करावनहारा ॥
The One Lord Himself is the Cause of all actions.
आपहि पाप पुंन बिसथारा ॥
He Himself distributes sins and noble acts.
इआ जुग जितु जितु आपहि लाइओ ॥
In this age, people are attached as the Lord attaches them.
सो सो पाइओ जु आपि दिवाइओ ॥
They receive that which the Lord Himself gives.
उआ का अंतु न जानै कोऊ ॥
No one knows His limits.
जो जो करै सोऊ फुनि होऊ ॥
Whatever He does, comes to pass.
एकहि ते सगला बिसथारा ॥
From the One, the entire expanse of the Universe emanated.
नानक आपि सवारनहारा ॥८॥
O Nanak, He Himself is our Saving Grace. ||8||
राचि रहे बनिता बिनोद कुसम रंग बिख सोर ॥
Man remains engrossed in women and playful pleasures; the tumult of his passion is like the dye of the safflower, which fades away all too soon.
नानक तिह सरनी परउ बिनसि जाइ मै मोर ॥१॥
O Nanak, seek God's Sanctuary, and your selfishness and conceit shall be taken away. ||1||
रे मन बिनु हरि जह रचहु तह तह बंधन पाहि ॥
O mind: without the Lord, whatever you are involved in shall bind you in chains.
जिह बिधि कतहू न छूटीऐ साकत तेऊ कमाहि ॥
The faithless cynic does those deeds which will never allow him to be emancipated.
हउ हउ करते करम रत ता को भारु अफार ॥
Acting in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the lovers of rituals carry the unbearable load.
प्रीति नही जउ नाम सिउ तउ एऊ करम बिकार ॥
When there is no love for the Naam, then these rituals are corrupt.
बाधे जम की जेवरी मीठी माइआ रंग ॥
The rope of death binds those who are in love with the sweet taste of Maya.
भ्रम के मोहे नह बुझहि सो प्रभु सदहू संग ॥
Deluded by doubt, they do not understand that God is always with them.
लेखै गणत न छूटीऐ काची भीति न सुधि ॥
When their accounts are called for, they shall not be released; their wall of mud cannot be washed clean.
जिसहि बुझाए नानका तिह गुरमुखि निरमल बुधि ॥९॥
One who is made to understand - O Nanak, that Gurmukh obtains immaculate understanding. ||9||
टूटे बंधन जासु के होआ साधू संगु ॥
One whose bonds are cut away joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
जो राते रंग एक कै नानक गूड़ा रंगु ॥१॥
Those who are imbued with the Love of the One Lord, O Nanak, take on the deep and lasting color of His Love. ||1||
रारा रंगहु इआ मनु अपना ॥
RARRA: Dye this heart of yours in the color of the Lord's Love.
हरि हरि नामु जपहु जपु रसना ॥
Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har - chant it with your tongue.
रे रे दरगह कहै न कोऊ ॥
In the Court of the Lord, no one shall speak harshly to you.
आउ बैठु आदरु सुभ देऊ ॥
Everyone shall welcome you, saying, "Come, and sit down."
उआ महली पावहि तू बासा ॥
In that Mansion of the Lord's Presence, you shall find a home.
जनम मरन नह होइ बिनासा ॥
There is no birth or death, or destruction there.
मसतकि करमु लिखिओ धुरि जा कै ॥
One who has such karma written on his forehead,
हरि संपै नानक घरि ता कै ॥१०॥
O Nanak, has the wealth of the Lord in his home. ||10||
लालच झूठ बिकार मोह बिआपत मूड़े अंध ॥
Greed, falsehood, corruption and emotional attachment entangle the blind and the foolish.
लागि परे दुरगंध सिउ नानक माइआ बंध ॥१॥
Bound down by Maya, O Nanak, a foul odor clings to them. ||1||
लला लपटि बिखै रस राते ॥
LALLA: People are entangled in the love of corrupt pleasures;
अहंबुधि माइआ मद माते ॥
they are drunk with the wine of egotistical intellect and Maya.
इआ माइआ महि जनमहि मरना ॥
In this Maya, they are born and die.
जिउ जिउ हुकमु तिवै तिउ करना ॥
People act according to the Hukam of the Lord's Command.
कोऊ ऊन न कोऊ पूरा ॥
No one is perfect, and no one is imperfect.
कोऊ सुघरु न कोऊ मूरा ॥
No one is wise, and no one is foolish.
जितु जितु लावहु तितु तितु लगना ॥
Wherever the Lord engages someone, there he is engaged.
नानक ठाकुर सदा अलिपना ॥११॥
O Nanak, our Lord and Master is forever detached. ||11||
लाल गुपाल गोबिंद प्रभ गहिर गंभीर अथाह ॥
My Beloved God, the Sustainer of the World, the Lord of the Universe, is deep, profound and unfathomable.
दूसर नाही अवर को नानक बेपरवाह ॥१॥
There is no other like Him; O Nanak, He is not worried. ||1||
लला ता कै लवै न कोऊ ॥
LALLA: There is no one equal to Him.
एकहि आपि अवर नह होऊ ॥
He Himself is the One; there shall never be any other.
होवनहारु होत सद आइआ ॥
He is now, He has been, and He shall always be.
उआ का अंतु न काहू पाइआ ॥
No one has ever found His limit.
कीट हसति महि पूर समाने ॥
In the ant and in the elephant, He is totally pervading.
प्रगट पुरख सभ ठाऊ जाने ॥
The Lord, the Primal Being, is known by everyone everywhere.
जा कउ दीनो हरि रसु अपना ॥
That one, unto whom the Lord has given His Love
नानक गुरमुखि हरि हरि तिह जपना ॥१२॥
- O Nanak, that Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||12||
आतम रसु जिह जानिआ हरि रंग सहजे माणु ॥
One who knows the taste of the Lord's sublime essence, intuitively enjoys the Lord's Love.
नानक धनि धनि धंनि जन आए ते परवाणु ॥१॥
O Nanak, blessed, blessed, blessed are the Lord's humble servants; how fortunate is their coming into the world! ||1||
आइआ सफल ताहू को गनीऐ ॥
How fruitful is the coming into the world, of those
जासु रसन हरि हरि जसु भनीऐ ॥
whose tongues celebrate the Praises of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
आइ बसहि साधू कै संगे ॥
They come and dwell with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;
अनदिनु नामु धिआवहि रंगे ॥
night and day, they lovingly meditate on the Naam.
आवत सो जनु नामहि राता ॥
Blessed is the birth of those humble beings who are attuned to the Naam;
जा कउ दइआ मइआ बिधाता ॥
the Lord, the Architect of Destiny, bestows His Kind Mercy upon them.
एकहि आवन फिरि जोनि न आइआ ॥
They are born only once - they shall not be reincarnated again.
नानक हरि कै दरसि समाइआ ॥१३॥
O Nanak, they are absorbed into the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||13||
यासु जपत मनि होइ अनंदु बिनसै दूजा भाउ ॥
Chanting it, the mind is filled with bliss; love of duality is eliminated, and pain, distress and desires are quenched.
दूख दरद त्रिसना बुझै नानक नामि समाउ ॥१॥
O Nanak, immerse yourself in the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
यया जारउ दुरमति दोऊ ॥
YAYYA: Burn away duality and evil-mindedness.
तिसहि तिआगि सुख सहजे सोऊ ॥
Give them up, and sleep in intuitive peace and poise.
यया जाइ परहु संत सरना ॥
Yaya: Go, and seek the Sanctuary of the Saints;
जिह आसर इआ भवजलु तरना ॥
with their help, you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
यया जनमि न आवै सोऊ ॥
Yaya: One who weaves the One Name into his heart,
एक नाम ले मनहि परोऊ ॥
Does not have to take birth again.
यया जनमु न हारीऐ गुर पूरे की टेक ॥
Yaya: This human life shall not be wasted, if you take the Support of the Perfect Guru.
नानक तिह सुखु पाइआ जा कै हीअरै एक ॥१४॥
O Nanak, one whose heart is filled with the One Lord finds peace. ||14||
अंतरि मन तन बसि रहे ईत ऊत के मीत ॥
The One who dwells deep within the mind and body is your friend here and hereafter.
गुरि पूरै उपदेसिआ नानक जपीऐ नीत ॥१॥
The Perfect Guru has taught me, O Nanak, to chant His Name continually. ||1||
अनदिनु सिमरहु तासु कउ जो अंति सहाई होइ ॥
Night and day, meditate in remembrance on the One who will be your Help and Support in the end.
इह बिखिआ दिन चारि छिअ छाडि चलिओ सभु कोइ ॥
This poison shall last for only a few days; everyone must depart, and leave it behind.
का को मात पिता सुत धीआ ॥
Who is our mother, father, son and daughter?
ग्रिह बनिता कछु संगि न लीआ ॥
Household, wife, and other things shall not go along with you.
ऐसी संचि जु बिनसत नाही ॥
So gather that wealth which shall never perish,
पति सेती अपुनै घरि जाही ॥
so that you may go to your true home with honor.
साधसंगि कलि कीरतनु गाइआ ॥
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, those who sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy
नानक ते ते बहुरि न आइआ ॥१५॥
- O Nanak, they do not have to endure reincarnation again. ||15||
अति सुंदर कुलीन चतुर मुखि ङिआनी धनवंत ॥
He may be very handsome, born into a highly respected family, very wise, a famous spiritual teacher, prosperous and wealthy;
मिरतक कहीअहि नानका जिह प्रीति नही भगवंत ॥१॥
but even so, he is looked upon as a corpse, O Nanak, if he does not love the Lord God. ||1||
ङंङा खटु सासत्र होइ ङिआता ॥
NGANGA: He may be a scholar of the six Shaastras.
पूरकु कुंभक रेचक करमाता ॥
He may practice inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath.
ङिआन धिआन तीरथ इसनानी ॥
He may practice spiritual wisdom, meditation, pilgrimages to sacred shrines and ritual cleansing baths.
सोमपाक अपरस उदिआनी ॥
He may cook his own food, and never touch anyone else's; he may live in the wilderness like a hermit.
राम नाम संगि मनि नही हेता ॥
But if he does not enshrine love for the Lord's Name within his heart,
जो कछु कीनो सोऊ अनेता ॥
then everything he does is transitory.
उआ ते ऊतमु गनउ चंडाला ॥
Even an untouchable pariah is superior to him,
नानक जिह मनि बसहि गुपाला ॥१६॥
O Nanak, if the Lord of the World abides in his mind. ||16||
कुंट चारि दह दिसि भ्रमे करम किरति की रेख ॥
He wanders around in the four quarters and in the ten directions, according to the dictates of his karma.
सूख दूख मुकति जोनि नानक लिखिओ लेख ॥१॥
Pleasure and pain, liberation and reincarnation, O Nanak, come according to one's pre-ordained destiny. ||1||
कका कारन करता सोऊ ॥
KAKKA: He is the Creator, the Cause of causes.
लिखिओ लेखु न मेटत कोऊ ॥
No one can erase His pre-ordained plan.
नही होत कछु दोऊ बारा ॥
Nothing can be done a second time.
करनैहारु न भूलनहारा ॥
The Creator Lord does not make mistakes.
काहू पंथु दिखारै आपै ॥
To some, He Himself shows the Way.
काहू उदिआन भ्रमत पछुतापै ॥
While He causes others to wander miserably in the wilderness.
आपन खेलु आप ही कीनो ॥
He Himself has set His own play in motion.
जो जो दीनो सु नानक लीनो ॥१७॥
Whatever He gives, O Nanak, that is what we receive. ||17||
खात खरचत बिलछत रहे टूटि न जाहि भंडार ॥
People continue to eat and consume and enjoy, but the Lord's warehouses are never exhausted.
हरि हरि जपत अनेक जन नानक नाहि सुमार ॥१॥
So many chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; O Nanak, they cannot be counted. ||1||
खखा खूना कछु नही तिसु संम्रथ कै पाहि ॥
KHAKHA: The All-powerful Lord lacks nothing;
जो देना सो दे रहिओ भावै तह तह जाहि ॥
whatever He is to give, He continues to give - let anyone go anywhere he pleases.
खरचु खजाना नाम धनु इआ भगतन की रासि ॥
The wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a treasure to spend; it is the capital of His devotees.
खिमा गरीबी अनद सहज जपत रहहि गुणतास ॥
With tolerance, humility, bliss and intuitive poise, they continue to meditate on the Lord, the Treasure of excellence.
खेलहि बिगसहि अनद सिउ जा कउ होत क्रिपाल ॥
Those, unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy, play happily and blossom forth.
सदीव गनीव सुहावने राम नाम ग्रिहि माल ॥
Those who have the wealth of the Lord's Name in their homes are forever wealthy and beautiful.
खेदु न दूखु न डानु तिह जा कउ नदरि करी ॥
Those who are blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace suffer neither torture, nor pain, nor punishment.
नानक जो प्रभ भाणिआ पूरी तिना परी ॥१८॥
O Nanak, those who are pleasing to God become perfectly successful. ||18||
गनि मिनि देखहु मनै माहि सरपर चलनो लोग ॥
See, that even by calculating and scheming in their minds, people must surely depart in the end.
आस अनित गुरमुखि मिटै नानक नाम अरोग ॥१॥
Hopes and desires for transitory things are erased for the Gurmukh; O Nanak, the Name alone brings true health. ||1||
गगा गोबिद गुण रवहु सासि सासि जपि नीत ॥
GAGGA: Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe with each and every breath; meditate on Him forever.
कहा बिसासा देह का बिलम न करिहो मीत ॥
How can you rely on the body? Do not delay, my friend;
नह बारिक नह जोबनै नह बिरधी कछु बंधु ॥
there is nothing to stand in Death's way - neither in childhood, nor in youth, nor in old age.
ओह बेरा नह बूझीऐ जउ आइ परै जम फंधु ॥
That time is not known, when the noose of Death shall come and fall on you.
गिआनी धिआनी चतुर पेखि रहनु नही इह ठाइ ॥
See, that even spiritual scholars, those who meditate, and those who are clever shall not stay in this place.
छाडि छाडि सगली गई मूड़ तहा लपटाहि ॥
Only the fool clings to that, which everyone else has abandoned and left behind.
गुर प्रसादि सिमरत रहै जाहू मसतकि भाग ॥
By Guru's Grace, one who has such good destiny written on his forehead remembers the Lord in meditation.
नानक आए सफल ते जा कउ प्रिअहि सुहाग ॥१९॥
O Nanak, blessed and fruitful is the coming of those who obtain the Beloved Lord as their Husband. ||19||
घोखे सासत्र बेद सभ आन न कथतउ कोइ ॥
I have searched all the Shaastras and the Vedas, and they say nothing except this:
आदि जुगादी हुणि होवत नानक एकै सोइ ॥१॥
"In the beginning, throughout the ages, now and forevermore, O Nanak, the One Lord alone exists." ||1||
घघा घालहु मनहि एह बिनु हरि दूसर नाहि ॥
GHAGHA: Put this into your mind, that there is no one except the Lord.
नह होआ नह होवना जत कत ओही समाहि ॥
There never was, and there never shall be. He is pervading everywhere.
घूलहि तउ मन जउ आवहि सरना ॥
You shall be absorbed into Him, O mind, if you come to His Sanctuary.
नाम ततु कलि महि पुनहचरना ॥
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, shall be of any real use to you.
घालि घालि अनिक पछुतावहि ॥
So many work and slave continually, but they come to regret and repent in the end.
बिनु हरि भगति कहा थिति पावहि ॥
Without devotional worship of the Lord, how can they find stability?
घोलि महा रसु अंम्रितु तिह पीआ ॥
They alone taste the supreme essence, and drink in the Ambrosial Nectar,
नानक हरि गुरि जा कउ दीआ ॥२०॥
O Nanak, unto whom the Lord, the Guru, gives it. ||20||
ङणि घाले सभ दिवस सास नह बढन घटन तिलु सार ॥
He has counted all the days and the breaths, and placed them in people's destiny; they do not increase or decrease one little bit.
जीवन लोरहि भरम मोह नानक तेऊ गवार ॥१॥
Those who long to live in doubt and emotional attachment, O Nanak, are total fools. ||1||
ङंङा ङ्रासै कालु तिह जो साकत प्रभि कीन ॥
NGANGA: Death seizes those whom God has made into faithless cynics.
अनिक जोनि जनमहि मरहि आतम रामु न चीन ॥
They are born and they die, enduring countless incarnations; they do not realize the Lord, the Supreme Soul.
ङिआन धिआन ताहू कउ आए ॥
They alone find spiritual wisdom and meditation,
करि किरपा जिह आपि दिवाए ॥
whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy;
ङणती ङणी नही कोऊ छूटै ॥
no one is emancipated by counting and calculating.
काची गागरि सरपर फूटै ॥
The vessel of clay shall surely break.
सो जीवत जिह जीवत जपिआ ॥
They alone live, who, while alive, meditate on the Lord.
प्रगट भए नानक नह छपिआ ॥२१॥
They are respected, O Nanak, and do not remain hidden. ||21||
चिति चितवउ चरणारबिंद ऊध कवल बिगसांत ॥
Focus your consciousness on His Lotus Feet, and the inverted lotus of your heart shall blossom forth.
प्रगट भए आपहि गुोबिंद नानक संत मतांत ॥१॥
The Lord of the Universe Himself becomes manifest, O Nanak, through the Teachings of the Saints. ||1||
चचा चरन कमल गुर लागा ॥
CHACHA: Blessed, blessed is that day,
धनि धनि उआ दिन संजोग सभागा ॥
when I became attached to the Lord's Lotus Feet.
चारि कुंट दह दिसि भ्रमि आइओ ॥
After wandering around in the four quarters and the ten directions,
भई क्रिपा तब दरसनु पाइओ ॥
God showed His Mercy to me, and then I obtained the Blessed Vision of His Darshan.
चार बिचार बिनसिओ सभ दूआ ॥
By pure lifestyle and meditation, all duality is removed.
साधसंगि मनु निरमल हूआ ॥
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the mind becomes immaculate.
चिंत बिसारी एक द्रिसटेता ॥
Anxieties are forgotten, and the One Lord alone is seen,
नानक गिआन अंजनु जिह नेत्रा ॥२२॥
O Nanak, by those whose eyes are anointed with the ointment of spiritual wisdom. ||22||
छाती सीतल मनु सुखी छंत गोबिद गुन गाइ ॥
The heart is cooled and soothed, and the mind is at peace, chanting and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.
ऐसी किरपा करहु प्रभ नानक दास दसाइ ॥१॥
Show such Mercy, O God, that Nanak may become the slave of Your slaves. ||1||
छछा छोहरे दास तुमारे ॥
CHHACHHA: I am Your child-slave.
दास दासन के पानीहारे ॥
I am the water-carrier of the slave of Your slaves.
छछा छारु होत तेरे संता ॥
Chhachha: I long to become the dust under the feet of Your Saints.
अपनी क्रिपा करहु भगवंता ॥
Please shower me with Your Mercy, O Lord God!
छाडि सिआनप बहु चतुराई ॥
I have given up my excessive cleverness and scheming,
संतन की मन टेक टिकाई ॥
and I have taken the support of the Saints as my mind's support.
छारु की पुतरी परम गति पाई ॥
Even a puppet of ashes attains the supreme status,
नानक जा कउ संत सहाई ॥२३॥
O Nanak, if it has the help and support of the Saints. ||23||
जोर जुलम फूलहि घनो काची देह बिकार ॥
Practicing oppression and tyranny, he puffs himself up; he acts in corruption with his frail, perishable body.
अहंबुधि बंधन परे नानक नाम छुटार ॥१॥
He is bound by his egotistical intellect; O Nanak, salvation comes only through the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
जजा जानै हउ कछु हूआ ॥
JAJJA: When someone, in his ego, believes that he has become something,
बाधिओ जिउ नलिनी भ्रमि सूआ ॥
he is caught in his error, like a parrot in a trap.
जउ जानै हउ भगतु गिआनी ॥
When he believes, in his ego, that he is a devotee and a spiritual teacher,
आगै ठाकुरि तिलु नही मानी ॥
then, in the world hereafter, the Lord of the Universe shall have no regard for him at all.
जउ जानै मै कथनी करता ॥
When he believes himself to be a preacher,
बिआपारी बसुधा जिउ फिरता ॥
he is merely a peddler wandering over the earth.
साधसंगि जिह हउमै मारी ॥
But one who conquers his ego in the Company of the Holy,
नानक ता कउ मिले मुरारी ॥२४॥
O Nanak, meets the Lord. ||24||
झालाघे उठि नामु जपि निसि बासुर आराधि ॥
Rise early in the morning, and chant the Naam; worship and adore the Lord, night and day.
कार्हा तुझै न बिआपई नानक मिटै उपाधि ॥१॥
Anxiety shall not afflict you, O Nanak, and your misfortune shall vanish. ||1||
झझा झूरनु मिटै तुमारो ॥
JHAJHA: Your sorrows shall depart,
राम नाम सिउ करि बिउहारो ॥
when you deal with the Lord's Name.
झूरत झूरत साकत मूआ ॥
The faithless cynic dies in sorrow and pain;
जा कै रिदै होत भाउ बीआ ॥
his heart is filled with the love of duality.
झरहि कसंमल पाप तेरे मनूआ ॥
Your evil deeds and sins shall fall away, O my mind,
अंम्रित कथा संतसंगि सुनूआ ॥
listening to the ambrosial speech in the Society of the Saints.
झरहि काम क्रोध द्रुसटाई ॥
Sexual desire, anger and wickedness fall away,
नानक जा कउ क्रिपा गुसाई ॥२५॥
O Nanak, from those who are blessed by the Mercy of the Lord of the World. ||25||
ञतन करहु तुम अनिक बिधि रहनु न पावहु मीत ॥
You can try all sorts of things, but you still cannot remain here, my friend.
जीवत रहहु हरि हरि भजहु नानक नाम परीति ॥१॥
But you shall live forevermore, O Nanak, if you vibrate and love the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
ञंञा ञाणहु द्रिड़ु सही बिनसि जात एह हेत ॥
NYANYA: Know this as absolutely correct, that that this ordinary love shall come to an end.
गणती गणउ न गणि सकउ ऊठि सिधारे केत ॥
You may count and calculate as much as you want, but you cannot count how many have arisen and departed.
ञो पेखउ सो बिनसतउ का सिउ करीऐ संगु ॥
Whoever I see shall perish. With whom should I associate?
ञाणहु इआ बिधि सही चित झूठउ माइआ रंगु ॥
Know this as true in your consciousness, that the love of Maya is false.
ञाणत सोई संतु सुइ भ्रम ते कीचित भिंन ॥
He alone knows, and he alone is a Saint, who is free of doubt.
अंध कूप ते तिह कढहु जिह होवहु सुप्रसंन ॥
He is lifted up and out of the deep dark pit; the Lord is totally pleased with him.
ञा कै हाथि समरथ ते कारन करनै जोग ॥
God's Hand is All-powerful; He is the Creator, the Cause of causes.
नानक तिह उसतति करउ ञाहू कीओ संजोग ॥२६॥
O Nanak, praise the One, who joins us to Himself. ||26||
टूटे बंधन जनम मरन साध सेव सुखु पाइ ॥
The bondage of birth and death is broken and peace is obtained, by serving the Holy.
नानक मनहु न बीसरै गुण निधि गोबिद राइ ॥१॥
O Nanak, may I never forget from my mind, the Treasure of Virtue, the Sovereign Lord of the Universe. ||1||
टहल करहु तउ एक की जा ते ब्रिथा न कोइ ॥
Work for the One Lord; no one returns empty-handed from Him.
मनि तनि मुखि हीऐ बसै जो चाहहु सो होइ ॥
When the Lord abides within your mind, body, mouth and heart, then whatever you desire shall come to pass.
टहल महल ता कउ मिलै जा कउ साध क्रिपाल ॥
He alone obtains the Lord's service, and the Mansion of His Presence, unto whom the Holy Saint is compassionate.
साधू संगति तउ बसै जउ आपन होहि दइआल ॥
He joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, only when the Lord Himself shows His Mercy.
टोहे टाहे बहु भवन बिनु नावै सुखु नाहि ॥
I have searched and searched, across so many worlds, but without the Name, there is no peace.
टलहि जाम के दूत तिह जु साधू संगि समाहि ॥
The Messenger of Death retreats from those who dwell in the Saadh Sangat.
बारि बारि जाउ संत सदके ॥
Again and again, I am forever devoted to the Saints.
नानक पाप बिनासे कदि के ॥२७॥
O Nanak, my sins from so long ago have been erased. ||27||
ठाक न होती तिनहु दरि जिह होवहु सुप्रसंन ॥
Those beings, with whom the Lord is thoroughly pleased, meet with no obstacles at His Door.
जो जन प्रभि अपुने करे नानक ते धनि धंनि ॥१॥
Those humble beings whom God has made His own, O Nanak, are blessed, so very blessed. ||1||
ठठा मनूआ ठाहहि नाही ॥
T'HAT'HA: Those who have abandoned all else,
जो सगल तिआगि एकहि लपटाही ॥
and who cling to the One Lord alone, do not make trouble for anyone's mind.
ठहकि ठहकि माइआ संगि मूए ॥
Those who are totally absorbed and preoccupied with Maya are dead;
उआ कै कुसल न कतहू हूए ॥
they do not find happiness anywhere.
ठांढि परी संतह संगि बसिआ ॥
One who dwells in the Society of the Saints finds a great peace;
अंम्रित नामु तहा जीअ रसिआ ॥
the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam becomes sweet to his soul.
ठाकुर अपुने जो जनु भाइआ ॥
That humble being, who is pleasing to his Lord and Master
नानक उआ का मनु सीतलाइआ ॥२८॥
- O Nanak, his mind is cooled and soothed. ||28||
डंडउति बंदन अनिक बार सरब कला समरथ ॥
I bow down, and fall to the ground in humble adoration, countless times, to the All-powerful Lord, who possesses all powers.
डोलन ते राखहु प्रभू नानक दे करि हथ ॥१॥
Please protect me, and save me from wandering, God. Reach out and give Nanak Your Hand. ||1||
डडा डेरा इहु नही जह डेरा तह जानु ॥
DADDA: This is not your true place; you must know where that place really is.
उआ डेरा का संजमो गुर कै सबदि पछानु ॥
You shall come to realize the way to that place, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
इआ डेरा कउ स्रमु करि घालै ॥
This place, here, is established by hard work,
जा का तसू नही संगि चालै ॥
but not one iota of this shall go there with you.
उआ डेरा की सो मिति जानै ॥
The value of that place beyond is known only to those,
जा कउ द्रिसटि पूरन भगवानै ॥
upon whom the Perfect Lord God casts His Glance of Grace.
डेरा निहचलु सचु साधसंग पाइआ ॥
That permanent and true place is obtained in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;
नानक ते जन नह डोलाइआ ॥२९॥
O Nanak, those humble beings do not waver or wander. ||29||
ढाहन लागे धरम राइ किनहि न घालिओ बंध ॥
When the Righteous Judge of Dharma begins to destroy someone, no one can place any obstacle in His Way.
नानक उबरे जपि हरी साधसंगि सनबंध ॥१॥
O Nanak, those who join the Saadh Sangat and meditate on the Lord are saved. ||1||
ढढा ढूढत कह फिरहु ढूढनु इआ मन माहि ॥
DHADHA: Where are you going, wandering and searching? Search instead within your own mind.
संगि तुहारै प्रभु बसै बनु बनु कहा फिराहि ॥
God is with you, so why do you wander around from forest to forest?
ढेरी ढाहहु साधसंगि अहंबुधि बिकराल ॥
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, tear down the mound of your frightful, egotistical pride.
सुखु पावहु सहजे बसहु दरसनु देखि निहाल ॥
You shall find peace, and abide in intuitive bliss; gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan, you shall be delighted.
ढेरी जामै जमि मरै गरभ जोनि दुख पाइ ॥
One who has such a mound as this, dies and suffers the pain of reincarnation through the womb.
मोह मगन लपटत रहै हउ हउ आवै जाइ ॥
One who is intoxicated by emotional attachment, entangled in egotism, selfishness and conceit, shall continue coming and going in reincarnation.
ढहत ढहत अब ढहि परे साध जना सरनाइ ॥
Slowly and steadily, I have now surrendered to the Holy Saints; I have come to their Sanctuary.
दुख के फाहे काटिआ नानक लीए समाइ ॥३०॥
God has cut away the noose of my pain; O Nanak, He has merged me into Himself. ||30||
जह साधू गोबिद भजनु कीरतनु नानक नीत ॥
Where the Holy people constantly vibrate the Kirtan of the Praises of the Lord of the Universe, O Nanak
णा हउ णा तूं णह छुटहि निकटि न जाईअहु दूत ॥१॥
- the Righteous Judge says, "Do not approach that place, O Messenger of Death, or else neither you nor I shall escape!" ||1||
णाणा रण ते सीझीऐ आतम जीतै कोइ ॥
NANNA: One who conquers his own soul, wins the battle of life.
हउमै अन सिउ लरि मरै सो सोभा दू होइ ॥
One who dies, while fighting against egotism and alienation, becomes sublime and beautiful.
मणी मिटाइ जीवत मरै गुर पूरे उपदेस ॥
One who eradicates his ego, remains dead while yet alive, through the Teachings of the Perfect Guru.
मनूआ जीतै हरि मिलै तिह सूरतण वेस ॥
He conquers his mind, and meets the Lord; he is dressed in robes of honor.
णा को जाणै आपणो एकहि टेक अधार ॥
He does not claim anything as his own; the One Lord is his Anchor and Support.
रैणि दिणसु सिमरत रहै सो प्रभु पुरखु अपार ॥
Night and day, he continually contemplates the Almighty, Infinite Lord God.
रेण सगल इआ मनु करै एऊ करम कमाइ ॥
He makes his mind the dust of all; such is the karma of the deeds he does.
हुकमै बूझै सदा सुखु नानक लिखिआ पाइ ॥३१॥
Understanding the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he attains everlasting peace. O Nanak, such is his pre-ordained destiny. ||31||
तनु मनु धनु अरपउ तिसै प्रभू मिलावै मोहि ॥
I offer my body, mind and wealth to anyone who can unite me with God.
नानक भ्रम भउ काटीऐ चूकै जम की जोह ॥१॥
O Nanak, my doubts and fears have been dispelled, and the Messenger of Death does not see me any longer. ||1||
तता ता सिउ प्रीति करि गुण निधि गोबिद राइ ॥
TATTA: Embrace love for the Treasure of Excellence, the Sovereign Lord of the Universe.
फल पावहि मन बाछते तपति तुहारी जाइ ॥
You shall obtain the fruits of your mind's desires, and your burning thirst shall be quenched.
त्रास मिटै जम पंथ की जासु बसै मनि नाउ ॥
One whose heart is filled with the Name shall have no fear on the path of death.
गति पावहि मति होइ प्रगास महली पावहि ठाउ ॥
He shall obtain salvation, and his intellect shall be enlightened; he will find his place in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ताहू संगि न धनु चलै ग्रिह जोबन नह राज ॥
Neither wealth, nor household, nor youth, nor power shall go along with you.
संतसंगि सिमरत रहहु इहै तुहारै काज ॥
In the Society of the Saints, meditate in remembrance on the Lord. This alone shall be of use to you.
ताता कछू न होई है जउ ताप निवारै आप ॥
There will be no burning at all, when He Himself takes away your fever.
प्रतिपालै नानक हमहि आपहि माई बाप ॥३२॥
O Nanak, the Lord Himself cherishes us; He is our Mother and Father. ||32||
थाके बहु बिधि घालते त्रिपति न त्रिसना लाथ ॥
They have grown weary, struggling in all sorts of ways; but they are not satisfied, and their thirst is not quenched.
संचि संचि साकत मूए नानक माइआ न साथ ॥१॥
Gathering in and hoarding what they can, the faithless cynics die, O Nanak, but the wealth of Maya does not go with them in the end. ||1||
थथा थिरु कोऊ नही काइ पसारहु पाव ॥
T'HAT'HA: Nothing is permanent - why do you stretch out your feet?
अनिक बंच बल छल करहु माइआ एक उपाव ॥
You commit so many fraudulent and deceitful actions as you chase after Maya.
थैली संचहु स्रमु करहु थाकि परहु गावार ॥
You work to fill up your bag, you fool, and then you fall down exhausted.
मन कै कामि न आवई अंते अउसर बार ॥
But this shall be of no use to you at all at that very last instant.
थिति पावहु गोबिद भजहु संतह की सिख लेहु ॥
You shall find stability only by vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe, and accepting the Teachings of the Saints.
प्रीति करहु सद एक सिउ इआ साचा असनेहु ॥
Embrace love for the One Lord forever - this is true love!
कारन करन करावनो सभ बिधि एकै हाथ ॥
He is the Doer, the Cause of causes. All ways and means are in His Hands alone.
जितु जितु लावहु तितु तितु लगहि नानक जंत अनाथ ॥३३॥
Whatever You attach me to, to that I am attached; O Nanak, I am just a helpless creature. ||33||
दासह एकु निहारिआ सभु कछु देवनहार ॥
His slaves have gazed upon the One Lord, the Giver of everything.
सासि सासि सिमरत रहहि नानक दरस अधार ॥१॥
They continue to contemplate Him with each and every breath; O Nanak, the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is their Support. ||1||
ददा दाता एकु है सभ कउ देवनहार ॥
DADDA: The One Lord is the Great Giver; He is the Giver to all.
देंदे तोटि न आवई अगनत भरे भंडार ॥
There is no limit to His Giving. His countless warehouses are filled to overflowing.
दैनहारु सद जीवनहारा ॥
The Great Giver is alive forever.
मन मूरख किउ ताहि बिसारा ॥
O foolish mind, why have you forgotten Him?
दोसु नही काहू कउ मीता ॥
No one is at fault, my friend.
माइआ मोह बंधु प्रभि कीता ॥
God created the bondage of emotional attachment to Maya.
दरद निवारहि जा के आपे ॥
He Himself removes the pains of the Gurmukh;
नानक ते ते गुरमुखि ध्रापे ॥३४॥
O Nanak, he is fulfilled. ||34||
धर जीअरे इक टेक तू लाहि बिडानी आस ॥
O my soul, grasp the Support of the One Lord; give up your hopes in others.
नानक नामु धिआईऐ कारजु आवै रासि ॥१॥
O Nanak, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, your affairs shall be resolved. ||1||
धधा धावत तउ मिटै संतसंगि होइ बासु ॥
DHADHA: The mind's wanderings cease, when one comes to dwell in the Society of the Saints.
धुर ते किरपा करहु आपि तउ होइ मनहि परगासु ॥
If the Lord is Merciful from the very beginning, then one's mind is enlightened.
धनु साचा तेऊ सच साहा ॥
Those who have the true wealth are the true bankers.
हरि हरि पूंजी नाम बिसाहा ॥
The Lord, Har, Har, is their wealth, and they trade in His Name.
धीरजु जसु सोभा तिह बनिआ ॥
Patience, glory and honor come to those
हरि हरि नामु स्रवन जिह सुनिआ ॥
who listen to the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
गुरमुखि जिह घटि रहे समाई ॥
That Gurmukh whose heart remains merged with the Lord,
नानक तिह जन मिली वडाई ॥३५॥
O Nanak, obtains glorious greatness. ||35||
नानक नामु नामु जपु जपिआ अंतरि बाहरि रंगि ॥
O Nanak, one who chants the Naam, and meditates on the Naam with love inwardly and outwardly,
गुरि पूरै उपदेसिआ नरकु नाहि साधसंगि ॥१॥
receives the Teachings from the Perfect Guru; he joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and does not fall into hell. ||1||
नंना नरकि परहि ते नाही ॥
NANNA: Those whose minds and bodies are filled with the Naam,
जा कै मनि तनि नामु बसाही ॥
The Name of the Lord, shall not fall into hell.
नामु निधानु गुरमुखि जो जपते ॥
Those Gurmukhs who chant the treasure of the Naam,
बिखु माइआ महि ना ओइ खपते ॥
are not destroyed by the poison of Maya.
नंनाकारु न होता ता कहु ॥
Those who have been given the Mantra of the Naam by the Guru,
नामु मंत्रु गुरि दीनो जा कहु ॥
Shall not be turned away.
निधि निधान हरि अंम्रित पूरे ॥
They are filled and fulfilled with the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord, the Treasure of sublime wealth;
तह बाजे नानक अनहद तूरे ॥३६॥
O Nanak, the unstruck celestial melody vibrates for them. ||36||
पति राखी गुरि पारब्रहम तजि परपंच मोह बिकार ॥
The Guru, the Supreme Lord God, preserved my honor, when I renounced hypocrisy, emotional attachment and corruption.
नानक सोऊ आराधीऐ अंतु न पारावारु ॥१॥
O Nanak, worship and adore the One, who has no end or limitation. ||1||
पपा परमिति पारु न पाइआ ॥
PAPPA: He is beyond estimation; His limits cannot be found.
पतित पावन अगम हरि राइआ ॥
The Sovereign Lord King is inaccessible;
होत पुनीत कोट अपराधू ॥
He is the Purifier of sinners. Millions of sinners are purified;
अंम्रित नामु जपहि मिलि साधू ॥
they meet the Holy, and chant the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord.
परपच ध्रोह मोह मिटनाई ॥
Deception, fraud and emotional attachment are eliminated,
जा कउ राखहु आपि गुसाई ॥
by those who are protected by the Lord of the World.
पातिसाहु छत्र सिर सोऊ ॥
He is the Supreme King, with the royal canopy above His Head.
नानक दूसर अवरु न कोऊ ॥३७॥
O Nanak, there is no other at all. ||37||
फाहे काटे मिटे गवन फतिह भई मनि जीत ॥
The noose of Death is cut, and one's wanderings cease; victory is obtained, when one conquers his own mind.
नानक गुर ते थित पाई फिरन मिटे नित नीत ॥१॥
O Nanak, eternal stability is obtained from the Guru, and one's day-to-day wanderings cease. ||1||
फफा फिरत फिरत तू आइआ ॥
FAFFA: After wandering and wandering for so long, you have come;
द्रुलभ देह कलिजुग महि पाइआ ॥
in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, you have obtained this human body, so very difficult to obtain.
फिरि इआ अउसरु चरै न हाथा ॥
This opportunity shall not come into your hands again.
नामु जपहु तउ कटीअहि फासा ॥
So chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the noose of Death shall be cut away.
फिरि फिरि आवन जानु न होई ॥
You shall not have to come and go in reincarnation over and over again,
एकहि एक जपहु जपु सोई ॥
if you chant and meditate on the One and Only Lord.
करहु क्रिपा प्रभ करनैहारे ॥
Shower Your Mercy, O God, Creator Lord,
मेलि लेहु नानक बेचारे ॥३८॥
and unite poor Nanak with Yourself. ||38||
बिनउ सुनहु तुम पारब्रहम दीन दइआल गुपाल ॥
Hear my prayer, O Supreme Lord God, Merciful to the meek, Lord of the World.
सुख संपै बहु भोग रस नानक साध रवाल ॥१॥
The dust of the feet of the Holy is peace, wealth, great enjoyment and pleasure for Nanak. ||1||
बबा ब्रहमु जानत ते ब्रहमा ॥
BABBA: One who knows God is a Brahmin.
बैसनो ते गुरमुखि सुच धरमा ॥
A Vaishnaav is one who, as Gurmukh, lives the righteous life of Dharma.
बीरा आपन बुरा मिटावै ॥
One who eradicates his own evil is a brave warrior;
ताहू बुरा निकटि नही आवै ॥
no evil even approaches him.
बाधिओ आपन हउ हउ बंधा ॥
Man is bound by the chains of his own egotism, selfishness and conceit.
दोसु देत आगह कउ अंधा ॥
The spiritually blind place the blame on others.
बात चीत सभ रही सिआनप ॥
But all debates and clever tricks are of no use at all.
जिसहि जनावहु सो जानै नानक ॥३९॥
O Nanak, he alone comes to know, whom the Lord inspires to know. ||39||
भै भंजन अघ दूख नास मनहि अराधि हरे ॥
The Destroyer of fear, the Eradicator of sin and sorrow - enshrine that Lord in your mind.
संतसंग जिह रिद बसिओ नानक ते न भ्रमे ॥१॥
One whose heart abides in the Society of the Saints, O Nanak, does not wander around in doubt. ||1||
भभा भरमु मिटावहु अपना ॥
BHABHA: Cast out your doubt and delusion
इआ संसारु सगल है सुपना ॥
this world is just a dream.
भरमे सुरि नर देवी देवा ॥
The angelic beings, goddesses and gods are deluded by doubt.
भरमे सिध साधिक ब्रहमेवा ॥
The Siddhas and seekers, and even Brahma are deluded by doubt.
भरमि भरमि मानुख डहकाए ॥
Wandering around, deluded by doubt, people are ruined.
दुतर महा बिखम इह माए ॥
It is so very difficult and treacherous to cross over this ocean of Maya.
गुरमुखि भ्रम भै मोह मिटाइआ ॥
That Gurmukh who has eradicated doubt, fear and attachment,
नानक तेह परम सुख पाइआ ॥४०॥
O Nanak, obtains supreme peace. ||40||
माइआ डोलै बहु बिधी मनु लपटिओ तिह संग ॥
Maya clings to the mind, and causes it to waver in so many ways.
मागन ते जिह तुम रखहु सु नानक नामहि रंग ॥१॥
When You, O Lord, restrain someone from asking for wealth, then, O Nanak, he comes to love the Name. ||1||
ममा मागनहार इआना ॥
MAMMA: The beggar is so ignorant
देनहार दे रहिओ सुजाना ॥
the Great Giver continues to give. He is All-knowing.
जो दीनो सो एकहि बार ॥
Whatever He gives, He gives once and for all.
मन मूरख कह करहि पुकार ॥
O foolish mind, why do you complain, and cry out so loud?
जउ मागहि तउ मागहि बीआ ॥
Whenever you ask for something, you ask for worldly things;
जा ते कुसल न काहू थीआ ॥
no one has obtained happiness from these.
मागनि माग त एकहि माग ॥
If you must ask for a gift, then ask for the One Lord.
नानक जा ते परहि पराग ॥४१॥
O Nanak, by Him, you shall be saved. ||41||
मति पूरी परधान ते गुर पूरे मन मंत ॥
Perfect is the intellect, and most distinguished is the reputation, of those whose minds are filled with the Mantra of the Perfect Guru.
जिह जानिओ प्रभु आपुना नानक ते भगवंत ॥१॥
Those who come to know their God, O Nanak, are very fortunate. ||1||
ममा जाहू मरमु पछाना ॥
MAMMA: Those who understand God's mystery are satisfied,
भेटत साधसंग पतीआना ॥
joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
दुख सुख उआ कै समत बीचारा ॥
They look upon pleasure and pain as the same.
नरक सुरग रहत अउतारा ॥
They are exempt from incarnation into heaven or hell.
ताहू संग ताहू निरलेपा ॥
They live in the world, and yet they are detached from it.
पूरन घट घट पुरख बिसेखा ॥
The Sublime Lord, the Primal Being, is totally pervading each and every heart.
उआ रस महि उआहू सुखु पाइआ ॥
In His Love, they find peace.
नानक लिपत नही तिह माइआ ॥४२॥
O Nanak, Maya does not cling to them at all. ||42||
यार मीत सुनि साजनहु बिनु हरि छूटनु नाहि ॥
Listen, my dear friends and companions: without the Lord, there is no salvation.
नानक तिह बंधन कटे गुर की चरनी पाहि ॥१॥
O Nanak, one who falls at the Feet of the Guru, has his bonds cut away. ||1||
यया जतन करत बहु बिधीआ ॥
YAYYA: People try all sorts of things,
एक नाम बिनु कह लउ सिधीआ ॥
but without the One Name, how far can they succeed?
याहू जतन करि होत छुटारा ॥
Those efforts, by which emancipation may be attained
उआहू जतन साध संगारा ॥
those efforts are made in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
या उबरन धारै सभु कोऊ ॥
Everyone has this idea of salvation,
उआहि जपे बिनु उबर न होऊ ॥
but without meditation, there can be no salvation.
याहू तरन तारन समराथा ॥
The All-powerful Lord is the boat to carry us across.
राखि लेहु निरगुन नरनाथा ॥
O Lord, please save these worthless beings!
मन बच क्रम जिह आपि जनाई ॥
Those whom the Lord Himself instructs in thought, word and deed
नानक तिह मति प्रगटी आई ॥४३॥
- O Nanak, their intellect is enlightened. ||43||
रोसु न काहू संग करहु आपन आपु बीचारि ॥
Do not be angry with anyone else; look within your own self instead.
होइ निमाना जगि रहहु नानक नदरी पारि ॥१॥
Be humble in this world, O Nanak, and by His Grace you shall be carried across. ||1||
रारा रेन होत सभ जा की ॥
RARRA: Be the dust under the feet of all.
तजि अभिमानु छुटै तेरी बाकी ॥
Give up your egotistical pride, and the balance of your account shall be written off.
रणि दरगहि तउ सीझहि भाई ॥
Then, you shall win the battle in the Court of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny.
जउ गुरमुखि राम नाम लिव लाई ॥
As Gurmukh, lovingly attune yourself to the Lord's Name.
रहत रहत रहि जाहि बिकारा ॥
Your evil ways shall be slowly and steadily blotted out,
गुर पूरे कै सबदि अपारा ॥
By the Shabad, the Incomparable Word of the Perfect Guru.
राते रंग नाम रस माते ॥
You shall be imbued with the Lord's Love, and intoxicated with the Nectar of the Naam.
नानक हरि गुर कीनी दाते ॥४४॥
O Nanak, the Lord, the Guru, has given this gift. ||44||
लालच झूठ बिखै बिआधि इआ देही महि बास ॥
The afflictions of greed, falsehood and corruption abide in this body.
हरि हरि अंम्रितु गुरमुखि पीआ नानक सूखि निवास ॥१॥
Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, O Nanak, the Gurmukh abides in peace. ||1||
लला लावउ अउखध जाहू ॥
LALLA: One who takes the medicine of the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
दूख दरद तिह मिटहि खिनाहू ॥
is cured of his pain and sorrow in an instant.
नाम अउखधु जिह रिदै हितावै ॥
One whose heart is filled with the medicine of the Naam,
ताहि रोगु सुपनै नही आवै ॥
is not infested with disease, even in his dreams.
हरि अउखधु सभ घट है भाई ॥
The medicine of the Lord's Name is in all hearts, O Siblings of Destiny.
गुर पूरे बिनु बिधि न बनाई ॥
Without the Perfect Guru, no one knows how to prepare it.
गुरि पूरै संजमु करि दीआ ॥
When the Perfect Guru gives the instructions to prepare it,
नानक तउ फिरि दूख न थीआ ॥४५॥
then, O Nanak, one does not suffer illness again. ||45||
वासुदेव सरबत्र मै ऊन न कतहू ठाइ ॥
The All-pervading Lord is in all places. There is no place where He does not exist.
अंतरि बाहरि संगि है नानक काइ दुराइ ॥१॥
Inside and outside, He is with you. O Nanak, what can be hidden from Him? ||1||
ववा वैरु न करीऐ काहू ॥
WAWWA: Do not harbor hatred against anyone.
घट घट अंतरि ब्रहम समाहू ॥
In each and every heart, God is contained.
वासुदेव जल थल महि रविआ ॥
The All-pervading Lord is permeating and pervading the oceans and the land.
गुर प्रसादि विरलै ही गविआ ॥
How rare are those who, by Guru's Grace, sing of Him.
वैर विरोध मिटे तिह मन ते ॥
Hatred and alienation depart from those
हरि कीरतनु गुरमुखि जो सुनते ॥
who, as Gurmukh, listen to the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.
वरन चिहन सगलह ते रहता ॥
O Nanak, one who becomes Gurmukh chants the Name of the Lord,
नानक हरि हरि गुरमुखि जो कहता ॥४६॥
Har, Har, and rises above all social classes and status symbols. ||46||
हउ हउ करत बिहानीआ साकत मुगध अजान ॥
Acting in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the foolish, ignorant, faithless cynic wastes his life.
ड़ड़कि मुए जिउ त्रिखावंत नानक किरति कमान ॥१॥
He dies in agony, like one dying of thirst; O Nanak, this is because of the deeds he has done. ||1||
ड़ाड़ा ड़ाड़ि मिटै संगि साधू ॥
RARRA: Conflict is eliminated in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;
करम धरम ततु नाम अराधू ॥
meditate in adoration on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the essence of karma and Dharma.
रूड़ो जिह बसिओ रिद माही ॥
When the Beautiful Lord abides within the heart,
उआ की ड़ाड़ि मिटत बिनसाही ॥
conflict is erased and ended.
ड़ाड़ि करत साकत गावारा ॥
The foolish, faithless cynic picks arguments
जेह हीऐ अहंबुधि बिकारा ॥
his heart is filled with corruption and egotistical intellect.
ड़ाड़ा गुरमुखि ड़ाड़ि मिटाई ॥
RARRA: For the Gurmukh, conflict is eliminated in an instant,
निमख माहि नानक समझाई ॥४७॥
O Nanak, through the Teachings. ||47||
साधू की मन ओट गहु उकति सिआनप तिआगु ॥
O mind, grasp the Support of the Holy Saint; give up your clever arguments.
गुर दीखिआ जिह मनि बसै नानक मसतकि भागु ॥१॥
One who has the Guru's Teachings within his mind, O Nanak, has good destiny inscribed upon his forehead. ||1||
ससा सरनि परे अब हारे ॥
SASSA: I have now entered Your Sanctuary, Lord;
सासत्र सिम्रिति बेद पूकारे ॥
I am so tired of reciting the Shaastras, the Simritees and the Vedas.
सोधत सोधत सोधि बीचारा ॥
I searched and searched and searched, and now I have come to realize,
बिनु हरि भजन नही छुटकारा ॥
that without meditating on the Lord, there is no emancipation.
सासि सासि हम भूलनहारे ॥
With each and every breath, I make mistakes.
तुम समरथ अगनत अपारे ॥
You are All-powerful, endless and infinite.
सरनि परे की राखु दइआला ॥
I seek Your Sanctuary - please save me, Merciful Lord!
नानक तुमरे बाल गुपाला ॥४८॥
Nanak is Your child, O Lord of the World. ||48||
खुदी मिटी तब सुख भए मन तन भए अरोग ॥
When selfishness and conceit are erased, peace comes, and the mind and body are healed.
नानक द्रिसटी आइआ उसतति करनै जोगु ॥१॥
O Nanak, then He comes to be seen - the One who is worthy of praise. ||1||
खखा खरा सराहउ ताहू ॥
KHAKHA: Praise and extol Him on High,
जो खिन महि ऊने सुभर भराहू ॥
who fills the empty to over-flowing in an instant.
खरा निमाना होत परानी ॥
When the mortal being becomes totally humble,
अनदिनु जापै प्रभ निरबानी ॥
then he meditates night and day on God, the Detached Lord of Nirvaanaa.
भावै खसम त उआ सुखु देता ॥
If it pleases the Will of our Lord and Master, then He blesses us with peace.
पारब्रहमु ऐसो आगनता ॥
Such is the Infinite, Supreme Lord God.
असंख खते खिन बखसनहारा ॥
He forgives countless sins in an instant.
नानक साहिब सदा दइआरा ॥४९॥
O Nanak, our Lord and Master is merciful forever. ||49||
सति कहउ सुनि मन मेरे सरनि परहु हरि राइ ॥
I speak the Truth - listen, O my mind: take to the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord King.
उकति सिआनप सगल तिआगि नानक लए समाइ ॥१॥
Give up all your clever tricks, O Nanak, and He shall absorb you into Himself. ||1||
ससा सिआनप छाडु इआना ॥
SASSA: Give up your clever tricks, you ignorant fool!
हिकमति हुकमि न प्रभु पतीआना ॥
God is not pleased with clever tricks and commands.
सहस भाति करहि चतुराई ॥
You may practice a thousand forms of cleverness,
संगि तुहारै एक न जाई ॥
but not even one will go along with you in the end.
सोऊ सोऊ जपि दिन राती ॥
Meditate on that Lord, that Lord, day and night.
रे जीअ चलै तुहारै साथी ॥
O soul, He alone shall go along with you.
साध सेवा लावै जिह आपै ॥
Those whom the Lord Himself commits to the service of the Holy,
नानक ता कउ दूखु न बिआपै ॥५०॥
O Nanak, are not afflicted by suffering. ||50||
हरि हरि मुख ते बोलना मनि वूठै सुखु होइ ॥
Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and keeping it in your mind, you shall find peace.
नानक सभ महि रवि रहिआ थान थनंतरि सोइ ॥१॥
O Nanak, the Lord is pervading everywhere; He is contained in all spaces and interspaces. ||1||
हेरउ घटि घटि सगल कै पूरि रहे भगवान ॥
Behold! The Lord God is totally pervading each and every heart.
होवत आए सद सदीव दुख भंजन गुर गिआन ॥
Forever and ever, the Guru's wisdom has been the Destroyer of pain.
हउ छुटकै होइ अनंदु तिह हउ नाही तह आपि ॥
Quieting the ego, ecstasy is obtained. Where the ego does not exist, God Himself is there.
हते दूख जनमह मरन संतसंग परताप ॥
The pain of birth and death is removed, by the power of the Society of the Saints.
हित करि नाम द्रिड़ै दइआला ॥
He becomes kind to those who lovingly enshrine the Name of the Merciful Lord within their hearts,
संतह संगि होत किरपाला ॥
In the Society of the Saints.
ओरै कछू न किनहू कीआ ॥
In this world, no one accomplishes anything by himself.
नानक सभु कछु प्रभ ते हूआ ॥५१॥
O Nanak, everything is done by God. ||51||
लेखै कतहि न छूटीऐ खिनु खिनु भूलनहार ॥
Because of the balance due on his account, he can never be released; he makes mistakes each and every moment.
बखसनहार बखसि लै नानक पारि उतार ॥१॥
O Forgiving Lord, please forgive me, and carry Nanak across. ||1||
लूण हरामी गुनहगार बेगाना अलप मति ॥
The sinner is unfaithful to himself; he is ignorant, with shallow understanding.
जीउ पिंडु जिनि सुख दीए ताहि न जानत तत ॥
He does not know the essence of all, the One who gave him body, soul and peace.
लाहा माइआ कारने दह दिसि ढूढन जाइ ॥
For the sake of personal profit and Maya, he goes out, searching in the ten directions.
देवनहार दातार प्रभ निमख न मनहि बसाइ ॥
He does not enshrine the Generous Lord God, the Great Giver, in his mind, even for an instant.
लालच झूठ बिकार मोह इआ संपै मन माहि ॥
Greed, falsehood, corruption and emotional attachment - these are what he collects within his mind.
लंपट चोर निंदक महा तिनहू संगि बिहाइ ॥
The worst perverts, thieves and slanderers - he passes his time with them.
तुधु भावै ता बखसि लैहि खोटे संगि खरे ॥
But if it pleases You, Lord, then You forgive the counterfeit along with the genuine.
नानक भावै पारब्रहम पाहन नीरि तरे ॥५२॥
O Nanak, if it pleases the Supreme Lord God, then even a stone will float on water. ||52||
खात पीत खेलत हसत भरमे जनम अनेक ॥
Eating, drinking, playing and laughing, I have wandered through countless incarnations.
भवजल ते काढहु प्रभू नानक तेरी टेक ॥१॥
Please, God, lift me up and out of the terrifying world-ocean. Nanak seeks Your Support. ||1||
खेलत खेलत आइओ अनिक जोनि दुख पाइ ॥
Playing, playing, I have been reincarnated countless times, but this has only brought pain.
खेद मिटे साधू मिलत सतिगुर बचन समाइ ॥
Troubles are removed, when one meets with the Holy; immerse yourself in the Word of the True Guru.
खिमा गही सचु संचिओ खाइओ अंम्रितु नाम ॥
Adopting an attitude of tolerance, and gathering truth, partake of the Ambrosial Nectar of the Name.
खरी क्रिपा ठाकुर भई अनद सूख बिस्राम ॥
When my Lord and Master showed His Great Mercy, I found peace, happiness and bliss.
खेप निबाही बहुतु लाभ घरि आए पतिवंत ॥
My merchandise has arrived safely, and I have made a great profit; I have returned home with honor.
खरा दिलासा गुरि दीआ आइ मिले भगवंत ॥
The Guru has given me great consolation, and the Lord God has come to meet me.
आपन कीआ करहि आपि आगै पाछै आपि ॥
He Himself has acted, and He Himself acts. He was in the past, and He shall be in the future.
नानक सोऊ सराहीऐ जि घटि घटि रहिआ बिआपि ॥५३॥
O Nanak, praise the One, who is contained in each and every heart. ||53||
आए प्रभ सरनागती किरपा निधि दइआल ॥
O God, I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Merciful Lord, Ocean of compassion.
एक अखरु हरि मनि बसत नानक होत निहाल ॥१॥
One whose mind is filled with the One Word of the Lord, O Nanak, becomes totally blissful. ||1||
अखर महि त्रिभवन प्रभि धारे ॥
In the Word, God established the three worlds.
अखर करि करि बेद बीचारे ॥
Created from the Word, the Vedas are contemplated.
अखर सासत्र सिंम्रिति पुराना ॥
From the Word, came the Shaastras, Simritees and Puraanas.
अखर नाद कथन वख्याना ॥
From the Word, came the sound current of the Naad, speeches and explanations.
अखर मुकति जुगति भै भरमा ॥
From the Word, comes the way of liberation from fear and doubt.
अखर करम किरति सुच धरमा ॥
From the Word, come religious rituals, karma, sacredness and Dharma.
द्रिसटिमान अखर है जेता ॥
In the visible universe, the Word is seen.
नानक पारब्रहम निरलेपा ॥५४॥
O Nanak, the Supreme Lord God remains unattached and untouched. ||54||
हथि कलंम अगंम मसतकि लिखावती ॥
With pen in hand, the Inaccessible Lord writes man's destiny on his forehead.
उरझि रहिओ सभ संगि अनूप रूपावती ॥
The Lord of Incomparable Beauty is involved with all.
उसतति कहनु न जाइ मुखहु तुहारीआ ॥
I cannot describe Your Praises with my mouth, O Lord.
मोही देखि दरसु नानक बलिहारीआ ॥१॥
Nanak is fascinated, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; he is a sacrifice to You. ||1||
हे अचुत हे पारब्रहम अबिनासी अघनास ॥
O Immovable Lord, O Supreme Lord God, Imperishable, Destroyer of sins:
हे पूरन हे सरब मै दुख भंजन गुणतास ॥
O Perfect, All-pervading Lord, Destroyer of pain, Treasure of virtue:
हे संगी हे निरंकार हे निरगुण सभ टेक ॥
O Companion, Formless, Absolute Lord, Support of all:
हे गोबिद हे गुण निधान जा कै सदा बिबेक ॥
O Lord of the Universe, Treasure of excellence, with clear eternal understanding:
हे अपरंपर हरि हरे हहि भी होवनहार ॥
Most Remote of the Remote, Lord God: You are, You were, and You shall always be.
हे संतह कै सदा संगि निधारा आधार ॥
O Constant Companion of the Saints, You are the Support of the unsupported.
हे ठाकुर हउ दासरो मै निरगुन गुनु नही कोइ ॥
O my Lord and Master, I am Your slave. I am worthless, I have no worth at all.
नानक दीजै नाम दानु राखउ हीऐ परोइ ॥५५॥
Nanak: grant me the Gift of Your Name, Lord, that I may string it and keep it within my heart. ||55||
गुरदेव माता गुरदेव पिता गुरदेव सुआमी परमेसुरा ॥
The Divine Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord and Master, the Transcendent Lord.
गुरदेव सखा अगिआन भंजनु गुरदेव बंधिप सहोदरा ॥
The Divine Guru is my companion, the Destroyer of ignorance; the Divine Guru is my relative and brother.
गुरदेव दाता हरि नामु उपदेसै गुरदेव मंतु निरोधरा ॥
The Divine Guru is the Giver, the Teacher of the Lord's Name. The Divine Guru is the Mantra which never fails.
गुरदेव सांति सति बुधि मूरति गुरदेव पारस परस परा ॥
The Divine Guru is the image of peace, truth and wisdom. The Divine Guru is the Philosopher's Stone - touching it, one is transformed.
गुरदेव तीरथु अंम्रित सरोवरु गुर गिआन मजनु अपरंपरा ॥
The Divine Guru is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage, and the pool of divine nectar; bathing in the Guru's wisdom, one experiences the Infinite.
गुरदेव करता सभि पाप हरता गुरदेव पतित पवित करा ॥
The Divine Guru is the Creator, and the Destroyer of all sins; the Divine Guru is the Purifier of sinners.
गुरदेव आदि जुगादि जुगु जुगु गुरदेव मंतु हरि जपि उधरा ॥
The Divine Guru existed in the very beginning, throughout the ages, in each and every age. The Divine Guru is the Mantra of the Lord's Name; chanting it, one is saved.
गुरदेव संगति प्रभ मेलि करि किरपा हम मूड़ पापी जितु लगि तरा ॥
O God, please be merciful to me, that I may be with the Divine Guru; I am a foolish sinner, but holding onto Him, I will be carried across.
गुरदेव सतिगुरु पारब्रहमु परमेसरु गुरदेव नानक हरि नमसकरा ॥१॥
The Divine Guru is the True Guru, the Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord; Nanak bows in humble reverence to the Lord, the Divine Guru. ||1||
एहु सलोकु आदि अंति पड़णा ॥
Read this Salok at the beginning, and at the end. ||