Benti Chaupai Sahib

Nitnem • Est. 10 mins

Benti Chaupai Sahib

Guru Gobind Singh Ji • 103 Verses

Text Size:26px
Select Script / ਲਿਪੀ ਬਦਲੋ:
ik oankaar vaahiguroo jee kee fatah |
The Lord is One and the Victory is of the True Guru.
paatisaahee 10 |
(By) Tenth Master, (in) Deviant Metre,
kabiyo baach benatee | chauapee |
Speech of the poet. Chaupai
hamaree karo haath dai rachhaa |
Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands
pooran hoe chit kee ichhaa |
all the desires of my heart be fulfilled.
tav charanan man rahai hamaaraa |
Let my mind rest under Thy Feet
apanaa jaan karo pratipaaraa |377|
Sustain me, considering me Thine own.377.
hamare dusatt sabhai tum ghaavahu |
Destroy, O Lord! all my enemies and
aap haath dai mohi bachaavahu |
protect me with Thine won Hnads.
sukhee basai moro parivaaraa |
May my family live in comfort
sevak sikh sabhai karataaraa |378|
and ease alongwith all my servants and disciples.378.
mo rachhaa nij kar dai kariyai |
Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands
sabh bairan ko aaj sanghariyai |
and destroy this day all my enemies
pooran hoe hamaaree aasaa |
May all the aspirations be fulfilled
tor bhajan kee rahai piaasaa |379|
Let my thirst for Thy Name remain afresh.379.
tumeh chhaadd koee avar na dhiyaaoon |
I may remember none else except Thee
jo bar chahon su tum te paaoon |
And obtain all the required boons from Thee
sevak sikh hamaare taareeeh |
Let my servants and disciples cross the world-ocean
chun chun satr hamaare maareeeh |380|
All my enemies be singled out and killed.380.
aap haath dai mujhai ubariyai |
Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands and
maran kaal kaa traas nivariyai |
relieve me form the fear of death
hoojo sadaa hamaare pachhaa |
May Thou ever Bestow Thy favours on my side
sree asidhuj joo kariyahu rachhaa |381|
Protect me O Lord! Thou, the Supreme Destroyer.381.
raakh lehu muhi raakhanahaare |
Protect me, O Protector Lord!
saahib sant sahaae piyaare |
Most dear, the Protector of the Saints:
deen bandh dusattan ke hantaa |
Friend of poor and the Destroyer of the enemies
tum ho puree chaturadas kantaa |382|
Thou art the Master of the fourteen worlds.382.
kaal paae brahamaa bap dharaa |
In due time Brahma appeared in physical form
kaal paae siv joo avataraa |
In due time Shiva incarnated
kaal paae kar bisan prakaasaa |
In due time Vishnu manifested himself
sakal kaal kaa keea tamaasaa |383|
All this is the play of the Temporal Lord.383.
javan kaal jogee siv keeo |
The Temporal Lord, who created Shiva, the Yogi
bed raaj brahamaa joo theeo |
Who created Brahma, the Master of the Vedas
javan kaal sabh lok savaaraa |
The Temporal Lord who fashioned the entire world
namasakaar hai taeh hamaaraa |384|
I salute the same Lord.384.
javan kaal sabh jagat banaayo |
The Temporal Lord, who created the whole world
dev dait jachhan upajaayo |
Who created gods, demons and yakshas
aad ant ekai avataaraa |
He is the only one form the beginning to the end
soee guroo samajhiyahu hamaaraa |385|
I consider Him only my Guru.385.
namasakaar tis hee ko hamaaree |
I salute Him, non else, but Him
sakal prajaa jin aap savaaree |
Who has created Himself and His subject
sivakan ko sivagun sukh deeo |
He bestows Divine virtues and happiness on His servants
satrun ko pal mo badh keeo |386|
He destroys the enemies instantly.386.
ghatt ghatt ke antar kee jaanat |
He knows the inner feelings of every heart
bhale bure kee peer pachhaanat |
He knows the anguish of both good and bad
cheettee te kunchar asathoolaa |
From the ant to the solid elephant
sabh par kripaa drisatt kar foolaa |387|
He casts His Graceful glance on all and feels pleased.387.
santan dukh paae te dukhee |
He is painful, when He sees His saints in grief
sukh paae saadhun ke sukhee |
He is happy, when His saints are happy.
ek ek kee peer pachhaanain |
He knows the agony of everyone
ghatt ghatt ke patt patt kee jaanain |388|
He knows the innermost secrets of every heart.388.
jab udakarakh karaa karataaraa |
When the Creator projected Himself,
prajaa dharat tab deh apaaraa |
His creation manifested itself in innumerable forms
jab aakarakh karat ho kabahoon |
When at any time He withdraws His creation,
tum mai milat deh dhar sabhahoon |389|
all the physical forms are merged in Him.389.
jete badan srisatt sabh dhaarai |
All the bodies of living beings created in the world
aap aapanee boojh uchaarai |
speak about Him according to their understanding
tum sabh hee te rehat niraalam |
But Thou, O Lord! live quite apart from everything
jaanat bed bhed ar aalam |390|
this fact is know to the Vedas and the learned.390.
nirankaar nribikaar niralanbh |
The Lord is Formless, Sinless and shelterless:
aad aneel anaad asanbh |
He is the Primal Power, without Blemish, without Beginning and Unborn
taa kaa moorrh uchaarat bhedaa |
The fool claims boastfully about the knowledge of His secrets,
jaa ko bhev na paavat bedaa |391|
which even the Vedas do not know.391.
taa ko kar paahan anumaanat |
The fool considers Him a stone,
mahaa moorrh kachh bhed na jaanat |
but the great fool does not know any secret
mahaadev ko kehat sadaa siv |
He calls Shiva “The Eternal Lord,
nirankaar kaa cheenat neh bhiv |392|
“but he does not know the secret of the Formless Lord.392.
aap aapanee budh hai jetee |
According to ones won intellect,
baranat bhin bhin tuhi tetee |
one describes Thee differently
tumaraa lakhaa na jaae pasaaraa |
The limits of Thy creation cannot be known
kih bidh sajaa pratham sansaaraa |393|
and how the world was fashioned in the beginning?393.
ekai roop anoop saroopaa |
He hath only one unparalleled Form
rank bhayo raav kahee bhoopaa |
He manifests Himself as a poor man or a king at different places
anddaj jeraj setaj keenee |
He created creatures from eggs, wombs and perspiration
autabhuj khaan bahur rach deenee |394|
Then He created the vegetable kingdom.394.
kahoon fool raajaa hvai baitthaa |
Somewhere He sits joyfully as a king
kahoon simatt bhiyo sankar ikaitthaa |
Somewhere He contracts Himself as Shiva, the Yogi
sagaree srisatt dikhaae achanbhav |
All His creation unfolds wonderful things
aad jugaad saroop suyanbhav |395|
He, the Primal Power, is from the beginning and Self-Existent.395.
ab rachhaa meree tum karo |
O Lord! keep me now under Thy protection
sikh ubaar asakh sangharo |
Protect my disciples and destroy my enemies
dushatt jite utthavat utapaataa |
sakal malechh karo ran ghaataa |396|
All the villains creations outrage and all the infidels be destroyed in the battlefield.396.
je asidhuj tav saranee pare |
tin ke dusatt dukhit hvai mare |
O Supreme Destroyer! those who sought Thy refuge, their enemies met painful death
purakh javan pag pare tihaare |
tin ke tum sankatt sabh ttaare |397|
The persons who fell at Thy Feet, Thou didst remove all their troubles.397.
jo kal ko ik baar dhiaihai |
taa ke kaal nikatt neh aihai |
Those who meditate even on the Supreme Destroyer, the death cannot approach them
rachhaa hoe taeh sabh kaalaa |
They remain protected at all times
dusatt arisatt ttaren tatakaalaa |398|
Their enemies and troubles come to and end instantly.398.
kripaa drisatt tan jaeh nihariho |
taa ke taap tanak mo hariho |
Upon whomsoever Thou dost cast Thy favourable glance, they are absolved of sins instantly
ridh sidh ghar mo sabh hoee |
They have all the worldly and spiritual pleasures in their homes
dushatt chhaah chhvai sakai na koee |399|
None of th enemies can even touch their shadow.399.
ek baar jin tumai sanbhaaraa |
kaal faas te taeh ubaaraa |
He, who remembered Thee even once, Thou didst protect him from the noose of death
jin nar naam tihaaro kahaa |
daarid dusatt dokh te rahaa |400|
Those persons, who repeated Thy Name, they were saved from poverty and attacks of enemies.400.
kharrag ket mai saran tihaaree |
aap haath dai lehu ubaaree |
Bestow thy help own me at all places protect me from the design of my enemies. 401.
sarab tthauar mo hohu sahaaee |
dusatt dokh te lehu bachaaee |401|
Bestow Thy help on me at all places and protect me from the designs of my enemies.401.