हरि जुगु जुगु भगत उपाइआ पैज रखदा आइआ राम राजे ॥
In each and every age, He creates His devotees and preserves their honor, O Lord King.
हरणाखसु दुसटु हरि मारिआ प्रहलादु तराइआ ॥
The Lord killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad.
अहंकारीआ निंदका पिठि देइ नामदेउ मुखि लाइआ ॥
He turned his back on the egotists and slanderers, and showed His Face to Naam Dayv.
जन नानक ऐसा हरि सेविआ अंति लए छडाइआ ॥४॥१३॥२०॥
Servant Nanak has so served the Lord, that He will deliver him in the end. ||4||13||20||
सलोकु मः १ ॥
Salok, First Mehl:
दुखु दारू सुखु रोगु भइआ जा सुखु तामि न होई ॥
Suffering is the medicine, and pleasure the disease, because where there is pleasure, there is no desire for God.
तूं करता करणा मै नाही जा हउ करी न होई ॥१॥
You are the Creator Lord; I can do nothing. Even if I try, nothing happens. ||1||
बलिहारी कुदरति वसिआ ॥
I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power which is pervading everywhere.
तेरा अंतु न जाई लखिआ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Your limits cannot be known. ||1||Pause||
जाति महि जोति जोति महि जाता अकल कला भरपूरि रहिआ ॥
Your Light is in Your creatures, and Your creatures are in Your Light; Your almighty power is pervading everywhere.
तूं सचा साहिबु सिफति सुआलिउ जिनि कीती सो पारि पइआ ॥
You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.
कहु नानक करते कीआ बाता जो किछु करणा सु करि रहिआ ॥२॥
Nanak speaks the stories of the Creator Lord; whatever He is to do, He does. ||2||
सो दरु रागु आसा महला १ ॥
So Dar ~ That Door. Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सो दरु तेरा केहा सो घरु केहा जितु बहि सरब समाले ॥
Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take care of all?
वाजे तेरे नाद अनेक असंखा केते तेरे वावणहारे ॥
The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You, and countless musicians play all sorts of instruments there for You.
केते तेरे राग परी सिउ कहीअहि केते तेरे गावणहारे ॥
There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels sing hymns of You.
गावनि तुधनो पवणु पाणी बैसंतरु गावै राजा धरमु दुआरे ॥
Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.
गावनि तुधनो चितु गुपतु लिखि जाणनि लिखि लिखि धरमु बीचारे ॥
Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who keep the record of actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who reads this record, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो ईसरु ब्रहमा देवी सोहनि तेरे सदा सवारे ॥
Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो इंद्र इंद्रासणि बैठे देवतिआ दरि नाले ॥
Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.
गावनि तुधनो सिध समाधी अंदरि गावनि तुधनो साध बीचारे ॥
The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.
गावनि तुधनो जती सती संतोखी गावनि तुधनो वीर करारे ॥
The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless warriors sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो पंडित पड़नि रखीसुर जुगु जुगु वेदा नाले ॥
The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो मोहणीआ मनु मोहनि सुरगु मछु पइआले ॥
The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो रतन उपाए तेरे अठसठि तीरथ नाले ॥
The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो जोध महाबल सूरा गावनि तुधनो खाणी चारे ॥
The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो खंड मंडल ब्रहमंडा करि करि रखे तेरे धारे ॥
The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You.
सेई तुधनो गावनि जो तुधु भावनि रते तेरे भगत रसाले ॥
They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence.
होरि केते तुधनो गावनि से मै चिति न आवनि नानकु किआ बीचारे ॥
So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all?
सोई सोई सदा सचु साहिबु साचा साची नाई ॥
That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.
है भी होसी जाइ न जासी रचना जिनि रचाई ॥
He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.
रंगी रंगी भाती करि करि जिनसी माइआ जिनि उपाई ॥
He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.
करि करि देखै कीता आपणा जिउ तिस दी वडिआई ॥
Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.
जो तिसु भावै सोई करसी फिरि हुकमु न करणा जाई ॥
He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.
सो पातिसाहु साहा पतिसाहिबु नानक रहणु रजाई ॥१॥
He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||1||
आसा महला १ ॥
Aasaa, First Mehl:
सुणि वडा आखै सभु कोइ ॥
Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.
केवडु वडा डीठा होइ ॥
But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.
कीमति पाइ न कहिआ जाइ ॥
His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.
कहणै वाले तेरे रहे समाइ ॥१॥
Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||
वडे मेरे साहिबा गहिर गंभीरा गुणी गहीरा ॥
O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence.
कोइ न जाणै तेरा केता केवडु चीरा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||
सभि सुरती मिलि सुरति कमाई ॥
All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.
सभ कीमति मिलि कीमति पाई ॥
All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.
गिआनी धिआनी गुर गुरहाई ॥
The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers
कहणु न जाई तेरी तिलु वडिआई ॥२॥
-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||
सभि सत सभि तप सभि चंगिआईआ ॥
All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,
सिधा पुरखा कीआ वडिआईआ ॥
all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas
तुधु विणु सिधी किनै न पाईआ ॥
without You, no one has attained such powers.
करमि मिलै नाही ठाकि रहाईआ ॥३॥
They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3||
आखण वाला किआ वेचारा ॥
What can the poor helpless creatures do?
सिफती भरे तेरे भंडारा ॥
Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures.
जिसु तू देहि तिसै किआ चारा ॥
Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other?
नानक सचु सवारणहारा ॥४॥२॥
O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2||
आसा महला १ ॥
Aasaa, First Mehl:
आखा जीवा विसरै मरि जाउ ॥
Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.
आखणि अउखा साचा नाउ ॥
It is so difficult to chant the True Name.
साचे नाम की लागै भूख ॥
If someone feels hunger for the True Name,
उतु भूखै खाइ चलीअहि दूख ॥१॥
that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||
सो किउ विसरै मेरी माइ ॥
How can I forget Him, O my mother?
साचा साहिबु साचै नाइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||
साचे नाम की तिलु वडिआई ॥
Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,
आखि थके कीमति नही पाई ॥
people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.
जे सभि मिलि कै आखण पाहि ॥
Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,
वडा न होवै घाटि न जाइ ॥२॥
He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||
ना ओहु मरै न होवै सोगु ॥
That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.
देदा रहै न चूकै भोगु ॥
He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.
गुणु एहो होरु नाही कोइ ॥
This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.
ना को होआ ना को होइ ॥३॥
There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||
जेवडु आपि तेवड तेरी दाति ॥
As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.
जिनि दिनु करि कै कीती राति ॥
The One who created the day also created the night.
खसमु विसारहि ते कमजाति ॥
Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.
नानक नावै बाझु सनाति ॥४॥३॥
O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts. ||4||3||
रागु गूजरी महला ४ ॥
Raag Goojaree, Fourth Mehl:
हरि के जन सतिगुर सतपुरखा बिनउ करउ गुर पासि ॥
O humble servant of the Lord, O True Guru, O True Primal Being: I offer my humble prayer to You, O Guru.
हम कीरे किरम सतिगुर सरणाई करि दइआ नामु परगासि ॥१॥
I am a mere insect, a worm. O True Guru, I seek Your Sanctuary. Please be merciful, and bless me with the Light of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
मेरे मीत गुरदेव मो कउ राम नामु परगासि ॥
O my Best Friend, O Divine Guru, please enlighten me with the Name of the Lord.
गुरमति नामु मेरा प्रान सखाई हरि कीरति हमरी रहरासि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Through the Guru's Teachings, the Naam is my breath of life. The Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is my life's occupation. ||1||Pause||
हरि जन के वड भाग वडेरे जिन हरि हरि सरधा हरि पिआस ॥
The servants of the Lord have the greatest good fortune; they have faith in the Lord, and a longing for the Lord.
हरि हरि नामु मिलै त्रिपतासहि मिलि संगति गुण परगासि ॥२॥
Obtaining the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, they are satisfied; joining the Sangat, the Blessed Congregation, their virtues shine forth. ||2||
जिन हरि हरि हरि रसु नामु न पाइआ ते भागहीण जम पासि ॥
Those who have not obtained the Sublime Essence of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, are most unfortunate; they are led away by the Messenger of Death.
जो सतिगुर सरणि संगति नही आए ध्रिगु जीवे ध्रिगु जीवासि ॥३॥
Those who have not sought the Sanctuary of the True Guru and the Sangat, the Holy Congregation-cursed are their lives, and cursed are their hopes of life. ||3||
जिन हरि जन सतिगुर संगति पाई तिन धुरि मसतकि लिखिआ लिखासि ॥
Those humble servants of the Lord who have attained the Company of the True Guru, have such pre-ordained destiny inscribed on their foreheads.
धनु धंनु सतसंगति जितु हरि रसु पाइआ मिलि जन नानक नामु परगासि ॥४॥४॥
Blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where the Lord's Essence is obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the Light of the Naam shines forth. ||4||4||
रागु गूजरी महला ५ ॥
Raag Goojaree, Fifth Mehl:
काहे रे मन चितवहि उदमु जा आहरि हरि जीउ परिआ ॥
Why, O mind, do you plot and plan, when the Dear Lord Himself provides for your care?
सैल पथर महि जंत उपाए ता का रिजकु आगै करि धरिआ ॥१॥
From rocks and stones He created living beings; He places their nourishment before them. ||1||
मेरे माधउ जी सतसंगति मिले सु तरिआ ॥
O my Dear Lord of souls, one who joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, is saved.
गुर परसादि परम पदु पाइआ सूके कासट हरिआ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
By Guru's Grace, the supreme status is obtained, and the dry wood blossoms forth again in lush greenery. ||1||Pause||
जननि पिता लोक सुत बनिता कोइ न किस की धरिआ ॥
Mothers, fathers, friends, children and spouses-no one is the support of anyone else.
सिरि सिरि रिजकु संबाहे ठाकुरु काहे मन भउ करिआ ॥२॥
For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? ||2||
ऊडे ऊडि आवै सै कोसा तिसु पाछै बचरे छरिआ ॥
The flamingoes fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind.
तिन कवणु खलावै कवणु चुगावै मन महि सिमरनु करिआ ॥३॥
Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind? ||3||
सभि निधान दस असट सिधान ठाकुर कर तल धरिआ ॥
All the nine treasures, and the eighteen supernatural powers are held by our Lord and Master in the Palm of His Hand.
जन नानक बलि बलि सद बलि जाईऐ तेरा अंतु न पारावरिआ ॥४॥५॥
Servant Nanak is devoted, dedicated, forever a sacrifice to You, Lord. Your Expanse has no limit, no boundary. ||4||5||
रागु आसा महला ४ सो पुरखु ॥
Raag Aasaa, Fourth Mehl, So Purakh ~ That Primal Being:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
सो पुरखु निरंजनु हरि पुरखु निरंजनु हरि अगमा अगम अपारा ॥
That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord, the Primal Being, is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord is Inaccessible, Unreachable and Unrivalled.
सभि धिआवहि सभि धिआवहि तुधु जी हरि सचे सिरजणहारा ॥
All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O True Creator Lord.
सभि जीअ तुमारे जी तूं जीआ का दातारा ॥
All living beings are Yours-You are the Giver of all souls.
हरि धिआवहु संतहु जी सभि दूख विसारणहारा ॥
Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller of all sorrow.
हरि आपे ठाकुरु हरि आपे सेवकु जी किआ नानक जंत विचारा ॥१॥
The Lord Himself is the Master, the Lord Himself is the Servant. O Nanak, the poor beings are wretched and miserable! ||1||
तूं घट घट अंतरि सरब निरंतरि जी हरि एको पुरखु समाणा ॥
You are constant in each and every heart, and in all things. O Dear Lord, you are the One.
इकि दाते इकि भेखारी जी सभि तेरे चोज विडाणा ॥
Some are givers, and some are beggars. This is all Your Wondrous Play.
तूं आपे दाता आपे भुगता जी हउ तुधु बिनु अवरु न जाणा ॥
You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know no other than You.
तूं पारब्रहमु बेअंतु बेअंतु जी तेरे किआ गुण आखि वखाणा ॥
You are the Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite. What Virtues of Yours can I speak of and describe?
जो सेवहि जो सेवहि तुधु जी जनु नानकु तिन कुरबाणा ॥२॥
Unto those who serve You, unto those who serve You, Dear Lord, servant Nanak is a sacrifice. ||2||
हरि धिआवहि हरि धिआवहि तुधु जी से जन जुग महि सुखवासी ॥
Those who meditate on You, Lord, those who meditate on You-those humble beings dwell in peace in this world.
से मुकतु से मुकतु भए जिन हरि धिआइआ जी तिन तूटी जम की फासी ॥
They are liberated, they are liberated-those who meditate on the Lord. For them, the noose of death is cut away.
जिन निरभउ जिन हरि निरभउ धिआइआ जी तिन का भउ सभु गवासी ॥
Those who meditate on the Fearless One, on the Fearless Lord-all their fears are dispelled.
जिन सेविआ जिन सेविआ मेरा हरि जी ते हरि हरि रूपि समासी ॥
Those who serve, those who serve my Dear Lord, are absorbed into the Being of the Lord, Har, Har.
से धंनु से धंनु जिन हरि धिआइआ जी जनु नानकु तिन बलि जासी ॥३॥
Blessed are they, blessed are they, who meditate on their Dear Lord. Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them. ||3||
तेरी भगति तेरी भगति भंडार जी भरे बिअंत बेअंता ॥
Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing, infinite and beyond measure.
तेरे भगत तेरे भगत सलाहनि तुधु जी हरि अनिक अनेक अनंता ॥
Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear Lord, in many and various and countless ways.
तेरी अनिक तेरी अनिक करहि हरि पूजा जी तपु तापहि जपहि बेअंता ॥
For You, many, for You, so very many perform worship services, O Dear Infinite Lord; they practice disciplined meditation and chant endlessly.
तेरे अनेक तेरे अनेक पड़हि बहु सिम्रिति सासत जी करि किरिआ खटु करम करंता ॥
For You, many, for You, so very many read the various Simritees and Shaastras. They perform rituals and religious rites.
से भगत से भगत भले जन नानक जी जो भावहि मेरे हरि भगवंता ॥४॥
Those devotees, those devotees are sublime, O servant Nanak, who are pleasing to my Dear Lord God. ||4||
तूं आदि पुरखु अपरंपरु करता जी तुधु जेवडु अवरु न कोई ॥
You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as Great as You.
तूं जुगु जुगु एको सदा सदा तूं एको जी तूं निहचलु करता सोई ॥
Age after age, You are the One. Forever and ever, You are the One. You never change, O Creator Lord.
तुधु आपे भावै सोई वरतै जी तूं आपे करहि सु होई ॥
Everything happens according to Your Will. You Yourself accomplish all that occurs.
तुधु आपे स्रिसटि सभ उपाई जी तुधु आपे सिरजि सभ गोई ॥
You Yourself created the entire universe, and having fashioned it, You Yourself shall destroy it all.
जनु नानकु गुण गावै करते के जी जो सभसै का जाणोई ॥५॥१॥
Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator, the Knower of all. ||5||1||
आसा महला ४ ॥
Aasaa, Fourth Mehl:
तूं करता सचिआरु मैडा सांई ॥
You are the True Creator, my Lord and Master.
जो तउ भावै सोई थीसी जो तूं देहि सोई हउ पाई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Whatever pleases You comes to pass. As You give, so do we receive. ||1||Pause||
सभ तेरी तूं सभनी धिआइआ ॥
All belong to You, all meditate on you.
जिस नो क्रिपा करहि तिनि नाम रतनु पाइआ ॥
Those who are blessed with Your Mercy obtain the Jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
गुरमुखि लाधा मनमुखि गवाइआ ॥
The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.
तुधु आपि विछोड़िआ आपि मिलाइआ ॥१॥
You Yourself separate them from Yourself, and You Yourself reunite with them again. ||1||
तूं दरीआउ सभ तुझ ही माहि ॥
You are the River of Life; all are within You.
तुझ बिनु दूजा कोई नाहि ॥
There is no one except You.
जीअ जंत सभि तेरा खेलु ॥
All living beings are Your playthings.
विजोगि मिलि विछुड़िआ संजोगी मेलु ॥२॥
The separated ones meet, and by great good fortune, those suffering in separation are reunited once again. ||2||
जिस नो तू जाणाइहि सोई जनु जाणै ॥
They alone understand, whom You inspire to understand;
हरि गुण सद ही आखि वखाणै ॥
they continually chant and repeat the Lord's Praises.
जिनि हरि सेविआ तिनि सुखु पाइआ ॥
Those who serve You find peace.
सहजे ही हरि नामि समाइआ ॥३॥
They are intuitively absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||3||
तू आपे करता तेरा कीआ सभु होइ ॥
You Yourself are the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your Doing.
तुधु बिनु दूजा अवरु न कोइ ॥
There is no one except You.
तू करि करि वेखहि जाणहि सोइ ॥
You created the creation; You behold it and understand it.
जन नानक गुरमुखि परगटु होइ ॥४॥२॥
O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression of the Guru's Word. ||4||2||
आसा महला १ ॥
Aasaa, First Mehl:
तितु सरवरड़ै भईले निवासा पाणी पावकु तिनहि कीआ ॥
In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!
पंकजु मोह पगु नही चालै हम देखा तह डूबीअले ॥१॥
In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen them drowning there. ||1||
मन एकु न चेतसि मूड़ मना ॥
In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!
हरि बिसरत तेरे गुण गलिआ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||
ना हउ जती सती नही पड़िआ मूरख मुगधा जनमु भइआ ॥
I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into this world.
प्रणवति नानक तिन की सरणा जिन तू नाही वीसरिआ ॥२॥३॥
Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord! ||2||3||
आसा महला ५ ॥
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
भई परापति मानुख देहुरीआ ॥
This human body has been given to you.
गोबिंद मिलण की इह तेरी बरीआ ॥
This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.
अवरि काज तेरै कितै न काम ॥
Nothing else will work.
मिलु साधसंगति भजु केवल नाम ॥१॥
Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1||
सरंजामि लागु भवजल तरन कै ॥
Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.
जनमु ब्रिथा जात रंगि माइआ कै ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||
जपु तपु संजमु धरमु न कमाइआ ॥
I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.
सेवा साध न जानिआ हरि राइआ ॥
I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.
कहु नानक हम नीच करंमा ॥
Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!
सरणि परे की राखहु सरमा ॥२॥४॥
O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||
ੴ वाहिगुरू जी की फतह ॥
The Lord is One and the Victory is of the True Guru.
पातिसाही १० ॥
(By) Tenth Master, (in) Deviant Metre,
कबियो बाच बेनती ॥ चौपई ॥
Speech of the poet. Chaupai
हमरी करो हाथ दै रच्छा ॥
Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands
पूरन होइ चित की इच्छा ॥
all the desires of my heart be fulfilled.
तव चरनन मन रहै हमारा ॥
Let my mind rest under Thy Feet
अपना जान करो प्रतिपारा ॥३७७॥
Sustain me, considering me Thine own.377.
हमरे दुसट सभै तुम घावहु ॥
Destroy, O Lord! all my enemies and
आपु हाथ दै मोहि बचावहु ॥
protect me with Thine won Hnads.
सुखी बसै मोरो परिवारा ॥
May my family live in comfort
सेवक सिक्ख सभै करतारा ॥३७८॥
and ease alongwith all my servants and disciples.378.
मो रच्छा निज कर दै करियै ॥
Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands
सभ बैरन को आज संघरियै ॥
and destroy this day all my enemies
पूरन होइ हमारी आसा ॥
May all the aspirations be fulfilled
तोर भजन की रहै पिआसा ॥३७९॥
Let my thirst for Thy Name remain afresh.379.
तुमहि छाडि कोई अवर न धियाऊं ॥
I may remember none else except Thee
जो बर चहों सु तुम ते पाऊं ॥
And obtain all the required boons from Thee
सेवक सिक्ख हमारे तारीअहि ॥
Let my servants and disciples cross the world-ocean
चुनि चुनि सत्र हमारे मारीअहि ॥३८०॥
All my enemies be singled out and killed.380.
आप हाथ दै मुझै उबरियै ॥
Protect me O Lord! with Thine own Hands and
मरन काल का त्रास निवरियै ॥
relieve me form the fear of death
हूजो सदा हमारे पच्छा ॥
May Thou ever Bestow Thy favours on my side
स्री असिधुज जू करियहु रच्छा ॥३८१॥
Protect me O Lord! Thou, the Supreme Destroyer.381.
राखि लेहु मुहि राखनहारे ॥
Protect me, O Protector Lord!
साहिब संत सहाइ पियारे ॥
Most dear, the Protector of the Saints:
दीन बंधु दुसटन के हंता ॥
Friend of poor and the Destroyer of the enemies
तुम हो पुरी चतुरदस कंता ॥३८२॥
Thou art the Master of the fourteen worlds.382.
काल पाइ ब्रहमा बपु धरा ॥
In due time Brahma appeared in physical form
काल पाइ सिव जू अवतरा ॥
In due time Shiva incarnated
काल पाइ कर बिसनु प्रकासा ॥
In due time Vishnu manifested himself
सकल काल का कीआ तमासा ॥३८३॥
All this is the play of the Temporal Lord.383.
जवन काल जोगी सिव कीओ ॥
The Temporal Lord, who created Shiva, the Yogi
बेद राज ब्रहमा जू थीओ ॥
Who created Brahma, the Master of the Vedas
जवन काल सभ लोक सवारा ॥
The Temporal Lord who fashioned the entire world
नमसकार है ताहि हमारा ॥३८४॥
I salute the same Lord.384.
जवन काल सभ जगत बनायो ॥
The Temporal Lord, who created the whole world
देव दैत जच्छन उपजायो ॥
Who created gods, demons and yakshas
आदि अंति एकै अवतारा ॥
He is the only one form the beginning to the end
सोई गुरू समझियहु हमारा ॥३८५॥
I consider Him only my Guru.385.
नमसकार तिस ही को हमारी ॥
I salute Him, non else, but Him
सकल प्रजा जिन आप सवारी ॥
Who has created Himself and His subject
सिवकन को सिवगुन सुख दीओ ॥
He bestows Divine virtues and happiness on His servants
सत्रुन को पल मो बध कीओ ॥३८६॥
He destroys the enemies instantly.386.
घट घट के अंतर की जानत ॥
He knows the inner feelings of every heart
भले बुरे की पीर पछानत ॥
He knows the anguish of both good and bad
चीटी ते कुंचर असथूला ॥
From the ant to the solid elephant
सभ पर क्रिपा द्रिसटि करि फूला ॥३८७॥
He casts His Graceful glance on all and feels pleased.387.
संतन दुख पाए ते दुखी ॥
He is painful, when He sees His saints in grief
सुख पाए साधुन के सुखी ॥
He is happy, when His saints are happy.
एक एक की पीर पछानैं ॥
He knows the agony of everyone
घट घट के पट पट की जानैं ॥३८८॥
He knows the innermost secrets of every heart.388.
जब उदकरख करा करतारा ॥
When the Creator projected Himself,
प्रजा धरत तब देह अपारा ॥
His creation manifested itself in innumerable forms
जब आकरख करत हो कबहूं ॥
When at any time He withdraws His creation,
तुम मै मिलत देह धर सभहूं ॥३८९॥
all the physical forms are merged in Him.389.
जेते बदन स्रिसटि सभ धारै ॥
All the bodies of living beings created in the world
आपु आपनी बूझ उचारै ॥
speak about Him according to their understanding
तुम सभ ही ते रहत निरालम ॥
But Thou, O Lord! live quite apart from everything
जानत बेद भेद अर आलम ॥३९०॥
this fact is know to the Vedas and the learned.390.
निरंकार न्रिबिकार निरलंभ ॥
The Lord is Formless, Sinless and shelterless:
आदि अनील अनादि असंभ ॥
He is the Primal Power, without Blemish, without Beginning and Unborn
ता का मूढ़ उचारत भेदा ॥
The fool claims boastfully about the knowledge of His secrets,
जा को भेव न पावत बेदा ॥३९१॥
which even the Vedas do not know.391.
ता को करि पाहन अनुमानत ॥
The fool considers Him a stone,
महा मूढ़ कछु भेद न जानत ॥
but the great fool does not know any secret
महादेव को कहत सदा सिव ॥
He calls Shiva “The Eternal Lord,
निरंकार का चीनत नहि भिव ॥३९२॥
“but he does not know the secret of the Formless Lord.392.
आपु आपनी बुधि है जेती ॥
According to ones won intellect,
बरनत भिंन भिंन तुहि तेती ॥
one describes Thee differently
तुमरा लखा न जाइ पसारा ॥
The limits of Thy creation cannot be known
किह बिधि सजा प्रथम संसारा ॥३९३॥
and how the world was fashioned in the beginning?393.
एकै रूप अनूप सरूपा ॥
He hath only one unparalleled Form
रंक भयो राव कही भूपा ॥
He manifests Himself as a poor man or a king at different places
अंडज जेरज सेतज कीनी ॥
He created creatures from eggs, wombs and perspiration
उतभुज खानि बहुर रचि दीनी ॥३९४॥
Then He created the vegetable kingdom.394.
कहूं फूलि राजा ह्वै बैठा ॥
Somewhere He sits joyfully as a king
कहूं सिमटि भ्यिो संकर इकैठा ॥
Somewhere He contracts Himself as Shiva, the Yogi
सगरी स्रिसटि दिखाइ अचंभव ॥
All His creation unfolds wonderful things
आदि जुगादि सरूप सुयंभव ॥३९५॥
He, the Primal Power, is from the beginning and Self-Existent.395.
अब रच्छा मेरी तुम करो ॥
O Lord! keep me now under Thy protection
सिक्ख उबारि असिक्ख संघरो ॥
Protect my disciples and destroy my enemies
सकल मलेछ करो रण घाता ॥३९६॥
All the villains creations outrage and all the infidels be destroyed in the battlefield.396.
तिन के दुसट दुखित ह्वै मरे ॥
O Supreme Destroyer! those who sought Thy refuge, their enemies met painful death
तिन के तुम संकट सभ टारे ॥३९७॥
The persons who fell at Thy Feet, Thou didst remove all their troubles.397.
ता के काल निकटि नहि ऐहै ॥
Those who meditate even on the Supreme Destroyer, the death cannot approach them
रच्छा होइ ताहि सभ काला ॥
They remain protected at all times
दुसट अरिसट टरें ततकाला ॥३९८॥
Their enemies and troubles come to and end instantly.398.
क्रिपा द्रिसटि तन जाहि निहरिहो ॥
ता के ताप तनक मो हरिहो ॥
Upon whomsoever Thou dost cast Thy favourable glance, they are absolved of sins instantly
रिद्धि सिद्धि घर मो सभ होई ॥
They have all the worldly and spiritual pleasures in their homes
दुशट छाह छ्वै सकै न कोई ॥३९९॥
None of th enemies can even touch their shadow.399.
काल फास ते ताहि उबारा ॥
He, who remembered Thee even once, Thou didst protect him from the noose of death
दारिद दुसट दोख ते रहा ॥४००॥
Those persons, who repeated Thy Name, they were saved from poverty and attacks of enemies.400.
आप हाथ दै लेहु उबारी ॥
Bestow thy help own me at all places protect me from the design of my enemies. 401.
दुसट दोख ते लेहु बचाई ॥४०१॥
Bestow Thy help on me at all places and protect me from the designs of my enemies.401.
पांइ गहे जब ते तुमरे तब ते कोऊ आंख तरे नहीं आन्यो ॥
O God! the day when I caught hold of your feet, I do not bring anyone else under my sight
राम रहीम पुरान कुरान अनेक कहैं मत एक न मान्यो ॥
None other is liked by me now the Puranas and the Quran try to know Thee by the names of Ram and Rahim and talk about you through several stories,
सिंम्रित सासत्र बेद सभै बहु भेद कहैं हम एक न जान्यो ॥
The Simritis, Shastras and Vedas describe several mysteries of yours, but I do not agree with any of them.
स्री असिपान क्रिपा तुमरी करि मै न कह्यो सभ तोहि बखान्यो ॥८६३॥
O sword-wielder God! This all has been described by Thy Grace, what power can I have to write all this?.863.
सगल दुआर कउ छाडि कै गहिओ तुहारो दुआर ॥
O Lord! I have forsaken all other doors and have caught hold of only Thy door. O Lord! Thou has caught hold of my arm
बांहि गहे की लाज अस गोबिंद दास तुहार ॥८६४॥
I, Govind, am Thy serf, kindly take (care of me and) protect my honour.864.
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||
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||
मुंदावणी महला ५ ॥
Mundaavanee, Fifth Mehl:
थाल विचि तिंनि वसतू पईओ सतु संतोखु वीचारो ॥
Upon this Plate, three things have been placed: Truth, Contentment and Contemplation.
अंम्रित नामु ठाकुर का पइओ जिस का सभसु अधारो ॥
The Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam, the Name of our Lord and Master, has been placed upon it as well; it is the Support of all.
जे को खावै जे को भुंचै तिस का होइ उधारो ॥
One who eats it and enjoys it shall be saved.
एह वसतु तजी नह जाई नित नित रखु उरि धारो ॥
This thing can never be forsaken; keep this always and forever in your mind.
तम संसारु चरन लगि तरीऐ सभु नानक ब्रहम पसारो ॥१॥
The dark world-ocean is crossed over, by grasping the Feet of the Lord; O Nanak, it is all the extension of God. ||1||
सलोक महला ५ ॥
Salok, Fifth Mehl:
तेरा कीता जातो नाही मैनो जोगु कीतोई ॥
I have not appreciated what You have done for me, Lord; only You can make me worthy.
मै निरगुणिआरे को गुणु नाही आपे तरसु पइओई ॥
I am unworthy - I have no worth or virtues at all. You have taken pity on me.
तरसु पइआ मिहरामति होई सतिगुरु सजणु मिलिआ ॥
You took pity on me, and blessed me with Your Mercy, and I have met the True Guru, my Friend.
नानक नामु मिलै तां जीवां तनु मनु थीवै हरिआ ॥१॥
O Nanak, if I am blessed with the Naam, I live, and my body and mind blossom forth. ||1||
तिथै तू समरथु जिथै कोइ नाहि ॥
Where You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else.
ओथै तेरी रख अगनी उदर माहि ॥
There, in the fire of the mother's womb, You protected us.
सुणि कै जम के दूत नाइ तेरै छडि जाहि ॥
Hearing Your Name, the Messenger of Death runs away.
भउजलु बिखमु असगाहु गुरसबदी पारि पाहि ॥
The terrifying, treacherous, impassible world-ocean is crossed over, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
जिन कउ लगी पिआस अंम्रितु सेइ खाहि ॥
Those who feel thirst for You, take in Your Ambrosial Nectar.
कलि महि एहो पुंनु गुण गोविंद गाहि ॥
This is the only act of goodness in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, to sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.
सभसै नो किरपालु समाले साहि साहि ॥
He is Merciful to all; He sustains us with each and every breath.
बिरथा कोइ न जाइ जि आवै तुधु आहि ॥९॥
Those who come to You with love and faith are never turned away empty-handed. ||9||
सलोकु मः ५ ॥
Salok, Fifth Mehl:
अंतरि गुरु आराधणा जिहवा जपि गुर नाउ ॥
Deep within yourself, worship the Guru in adoration, and with your tongue, chant the Guru's Name.
नेत्री सतिगुरु पेखणा स्रवणी सुनणा गुर नाउ ॥
Let your eyes behold the True Guru, and let your ears hear the Guru's Name.
सतिगुर सेती रतिआ दरगह पाईऐ ठाउ ॥
Attuned to the True Guru, you shall receive a place of honor in the Court of the Lord.
कहु नानक किरपा करे जिस नो एह वथु देइ ॥
Says Nanak, this treasure is bestowed on those who are blessed with His Mercy.
जग महि उतम काढीअहि विरले केई केइ ॥१॥
In the midst of the world, they are known as the most pious - they are rare indeed. ||1||
रखे रखणहारि आपि उबारिअनु ॥
O Savior Lord, save us and take us across.
गुर की पैरी पाइ काज सवारिअनु ॥
Falling at the feet of the Guru, our works are embellished with perfection.
होआ आपि दइआलु मनहु न विसारिअनु ॥
You have become kind, merciful and compassionate; we do not forget You from our minds.
साध जना कै संगि भवजलु तारिअनु ॥
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, we are carried across the terrifying world-ocean.
साकत निंदक दुसट खिन माहि बिदारिअनु ॥
In an instant, You have destroyed the faithless cynics and slanderous enemies.
तिसु साहिब की टेक नानक मनै माहि ॥
That Lord and Master is my Anchor and Support; O Nanak, hold firm in your mind.
जिसु सिमरत सुखु होइ सगले दूख जाहि ॥२॥
Remembering Him in meditation, happiness comes, and all sorrows and pains simply vanish. ||2||