raamakalee sad |
Raamkalee, Sadd ~ The Call Of Death:
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
jag daataa soe bhagat vachhal tihu loe jeeo |
He is the Great Giver of the Universe, the Lover of His devotees, throughout the three worlds.
gur sabad samaave avar na jaanai koe jeeo |
One who is merged in the Word of the Guru's Shabad does not know any other.
avaro na jaaneh sabad gur kai ek naam dhiaavahe |
Dwelling upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he does not know any other; he meditates on the One Name of the Lord.
parasaad naanak guroo angad param padavee paavahe |
By the Grace of Guru Nanak and Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das obtained the supreme status.
aaeaa hakaaraa chalanavaaraa har raam naam samaaeaa |
And when the call came for Him to depart, He merged in the Name of the Lord.
jag amar attal atol tthaakur bhagat te har paaeaa |1|
Through devotional worship in this world, the imperishable, immovable, immeasurable Lord is found. ||1||
har bhaanaa gur bhaaeaa gur jaavai har prabh paas jeeo |
The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and so the Guru easily reached the Lord God's Presence.
satigur kare har peh benatee meree paij rakhahu aradaas jeeo |
The True Guru prays to the Lord, "Please, save my honor. This is my prayer".
paij raakhahu har janah keree har dehu naam niranjano |
Please save the honor of Your humble servant, O Lord; please bless him with Your Immaculate Name.
ant chaladiaa hoe belee jamadoot kaal nikhanjano |
At this time of final departure, it is our only help and support; it destroys death, and the Messenger of Death.
satiguroo kee benatee paaee har prabh sunee aradaas jeeo |
The Lord God heard the prayer of the True Guru, and granted His request.
har dhaar kirapaa satigur milaaeaa dhan dhan kahai saabaas jeeo |2|
The Lord showered His Mercy, and blended the True Guru with Himself; He said, "Blessed! Blessed! Wonderful!" ||2||
mere sikh sunahu put bhaaeeho merai har bhaanaa aau mai paas jeeo |
Listen O my Sikhs, my children and Siblings of Destiny; it is my Lord's Will that I must now go to Him.
har bhaanaa gur bhaaeaa meraa har prabh kare saabaas jeeo |
The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and my Lord God applauded Him.
bhagat satigur purakh soee jis har prabh bhaanaa bhaave |
One who is pleased with the Lord God's Will is a devotee, the True Guru, the Primal Lord.
aanand anahad vajeh vaaje har aap gal melaave |
The unstruck sound current of bliss resounds and vibrates; the Lord hugs him close in His embrace.
tusee put bhaaee paravaar meraa man vekhahu kar nirajaas jeeo |
O my children, siblings and family, look carefully in your minds, and see.
dhur likhiaa paravaanaa firai naahee gur jaae har prabh paas jeeo |3|
The pre-ordained death warrant cannot be avoided; the Guru is going to be with the Lord God. ||3||
satigur bhaanai aapanai beh paravaar sadaaeaa |
The True Guru, in His Own Sweet Will, sat up and summoned His family.
mat mai pichhai koee rovasee so mai mool na bhaaeaa |
Let no one weep for me after I am gone. That would not please me at all.
mit paijhai mit bigasai jis mit kee paij bhaave |
When a friend receives a robe of honor, then his friends are pleased with his honor.
tusee veechaar dekhahu put bhaaee har satiguroo painaave |
Consider this and see, O my children and siblings; the Lord has given the True Guru the robe of supreme honor.
satiguroo paratakh hodai beh raaj aap ttikaaeaa |
The True Guru Himself sat up, and appointed the successor to the Throne of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of Meditation and Success.
sabh sikh bandhap put bhaaee raamadaas pairee paaeaa |4|
All the Sikhs, relatives, children and siblings have fallen at the Feet of Guru Ram Das. ||4||
ante satigur boliaa mai pichhai keeratan kariahu nirabaan jeeo |
Finally, the True Guru said, "When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa."
keso gopaal panddit sadiahu har har kathaa parreh puraan jeeo |
Call in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.
har kathaa parreeai har naam suneeai bebaan har rang gur bhaave |
Read the sermon of the Lord, and listen to the Lord's Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord.
pindd patal kiriaa deevaa ful har sar paave |
Do not bother with offering rice-balls on leaves, lighting lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the Ganges; instead, let my remains be given up to the Lord's Pool.
har bhaaeaa satigur boliaa har miliaa purakh sujaan jeeo |
The Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the all-knowing Primal Lord God.
raamadaas sodtee tilak deea gurasabad sach neesaan jeeo |5|
The Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. ||5||
satigur purakh ji boliaa gurasikhaa man lee rajaae jeeo |
And as the True Guru, the Primal Lord spoke, and the Gursikhs obeyed His Will.
moharee put sanamukh hoeaa raamadaasai pairee paae jeeo |
His son Mohri turned sunmukh, and become obedient to Him; he bowed, and touched Ram Das' feet.
sabh pavai pairee satiguroo keree jithai guroo aap rakhiaa |
Then, everyone bowed and touched the feet of Ram Das, into whom the Guru infused His essence.
koee kar bakheelee nivai naahee fir satiguroo aan nivaaeaa |
And any that did not bow then because of envy - later, the True Guru brought them around to bow in humility.
har gureh bhaanaa deeee vaddiaaee dhur likhiaa lekh rajaae jeeo |
It pleased the Guru, the Lord, to bestow glorious greatness upon Him; such was the pre-ordained destiny of the Lord's Will.
kahai sundar sunahu santahu sabh jagat pairee paae jeeo |6|1|
Says Sundar, listen, O Saints: all the world fell at His feet. ||6||1||