maajh mahalaa 5 chaupade ghar 1 |
Maajh, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:
meraa man lochai gur darasan taaee |
My mind longs for the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan.
bilap kare chaatrik kee niaaee |
It cries out like the thirsty song-bird.
trikhaa na utarai saant na aavai bin darasan sant piaare jeeo |1|
My thirst is not quenched, and I can find no peace, without the Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint. ||1||
hau gholee jeeo ghol ghumaaee gur darasan sant piaare jeeo |1| rahaau |
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to the Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint Guru. ||1||Pause||
teraa mukh suhaavaa jeeo sehaj dhun baanee |
Your Face is so Beautiful, and the Sound of Your Words imparts intuitive wisdom.
chir hoaa dekhe saaringapaanee |
It is so long since this rainbird has had even a glimpse of water.
dhan su des jahaa toon vasiaa mere sajan meet muraare jeeo |2|
Blessed is that land where You dwell, O my Friend and Intimate Divine Guru. ||2||
hau gholee hau ghol ghumaaee gur sajan meet muraare jeeo |1| rahaau |
I am a sacrifice, I am forever a sacrifice, to my Friend and Intimate Divine Guru. ||1||Pause||
eik gharree na milate taa kalijug hotaa |
When I could not be with You for just one moment, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga dawned for me.
hun kad mileeai pria tudh bhagavantaa |
When will I meet You, O my Beloved Lord?
mohi rain na vihaavai need na aavai bin dekhe gur darabaare jeeo |3|
I cannot endure the night, and sleep does not come, without the Sight of the Beloved Guru's Court. ||3||
hau gholee jeeo ghol ghumaaee tis sache gur darabaare jeeo |1| rahaau |
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to that True Court of the Beloved Guru. ||1||Pause||
bhaag hoaa gur sant milaaeaa |
By good fortune, I have met the Saint Guru.
prabh abinaasee ghar meh paaeaa |
I have found the Immortal Lord within the home of my own self.
sev karee pal chasaa na vichhurraa jan naanak daas tumaare jeeo |4|
I will now serve You forever, and I shall never be separated from You, even for an instant. Servant Nanak is Your slave, O Beloved Master. ||4||
hau gholee jeeo ghol ghumaaee jan naanak daas tumaare jeeo | rahaau |1|8|
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice; servant Nanak is Your slave, Lord. ||Pause||1||8||
dhanaasaree mahalaa 1 ghar 1 chaupade |
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
jeeo ddarat hai aapanaa kai siau karee pukaar |
My soul is afraid; to whom should I complain?
dookh visaaran seviaa sadaa sadaa daataar |1|
I serve Him, who makes me forget my pains; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||
saahib meraa neet navaa sadaa sadaa daataar |1| rahaau |
My Lord and Master is forever new; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||
anadin saahib seveeai ant chhaddaae soe |
Night and day, I serve my Lord and Master; He shall save me in the end.
sun sun meree kaamanee paar utaaraa hoe |2|
Hearing and listening, O my dear sister, I have crossed over. ||2||
deaal terai naam taraa |
O Merciful Lord, Your Name carries me across.
sad kurabaanai jaau |1| rahaau |
I am forever a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||
saraban saachaa ek hai doojaa naahee koe |
In all the world, there is only the One True Lord; there is no other at all.
taa kee sevaa so kare jaa kau nadar kare |3|
He alone serves the Lord, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||3||
tudh baajh piaare kev rahaa |
Without You, O Beloved, how could I even live?
saa vaddiaaee dehi jit naam tere laag rahaan |
Bless me with such greatness, that I may remain attached to Your Name.
doojaa naahee koe jis aagai piaare jaae kahaa |1| rahaau |
There is no other, O Beloved, to whom I can go and speak. ||1||Pause||
sevee saahib aapanaa avar na jaachnau koe |
I serve my Lord and Master; I ask for no other.
naanak taa kaa daas hai bind bind chukh chukh hoe |4|
Nanak is His slave; moment by moment, bit by bit, he is a sacrifice to Him. ||4||
saahib tere naam vittahu bind bind chukh chukh hoe |1| rahaau |4|1|
O Lord Master, I am a sacrifice to Your Name, moment by moment, bit by bit. ||1||Pause||4||1||
tilang mahalaa 1 ghar 3 |
Tilang, First Mehl, Third House:
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
eihu tan maaeaa paahiaa piaare leetarraa lab rangaae |
This body fabric is conditioned by Maya, O beloved; this cloth is dyed in greed.
merai kant na bhaavai cholarraa piaare kiau dhan sejai jaae |1|
My Husband Lord is not pleased by these clothes, O Beloved; how can the soul-bride go to His bed? ||1||
hnau kurabaanai jaau miharavaanaa hnau kurabaanai jaau |
I am a sacrifice, O Dear Merciful Lord; I am a sacrifice to You.
hnau kurabaanai jaau tinaa kai lain jo teraa naau |
I am a sacrifice to those who take to Your Name.
lain jo teraa naau tinaa kai hnau sad kurabaanai jaau |1| rahaau |
Unto those who take to Your Name, I am forever a sacrifice. ||1||Pause||
kaaeaa rangan je theeai piaare paaeeai naau majeetth |
If the body becomes the dyer's vat, O Beloved, and the Name is placed within it as the dye,
rangan vaalaa je rangai saahib aisaa rang na ddeetth |2|
and if the Dyer who dyes this cloth is the Lord Master - O, such a color has never been seen before! ||2||
jin ke chole ratarre piaare kant tinaa kai paas |
Those whose shawls are so dyed, O Beloved, their Husband Lord is always with them.
dhoorr tinaa kee je milai jee kahu naanak kee aradaas |3|
Bless me with the dust of those humble beings, O Dear Lord. Says Nanak, this is my prayer. ||3||
aape saaje aape range aape nadar karee |
He Himself creates, and He Himself imbues us. He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace.
naanak kaaman kantai bhaavai aape hee raavee |4|1|3|
O Nanak, if the soul-bride becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, He Himself enjoys her. ||4||1||3||
tilang mahalaa 1 |
Tilang, First Mehl:
eaanarree maanarraa kaae karehi |
O foolish and ignorant soul-bride, why are you so proud?
aapanarrai ghar har rango kee na maanehi |
Within the home of your own self, why do you not enjoy the Love of your Lord?
sahu nerrai dhan kamalee baahar kiaa dtoodtehi |
Your Husband Lord is so very near, O foolish bride; why do you search for Him outside?
bhai keea dehi salaaeea nainee bhaav kaa kar seegaaro |
Apply the Fear of God as the maascara to adorn your eyes, and make the Love of the Lord your ornament.
taa sohaagan jaaneeai laagee jaa sahu dhare piaaro |1|
Then, you shall be known as a devoted and committed soul-bride, when you enshrine love for your Husband Lord. ||1||
eaanee baalee kiaa kare jaa dhan kant na bhaavai |
What can the silly young bride do, if she is not pleasing to her Husband Lord?
karan palaah kare bahutere saa dhan mehal na paavai |
She may plead and implore so many times, but still, such a bride shall not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
vin karamaa kichh paaeeai naahee je bahuteraa dhaavai |
Without the karma of good deeds, nothing is obtained, although she may run around frantically.
lab lobh ahankaar kee maatee maaeaa maeh samaanee |
She is intoxicated with greed, pride and egotism, and engrossed in Maya.
einee baatee sahu paaeeai naahee bhee kaaman eaanee |2|
She cannot obtain her Husband Lord in these ways; the young bride is so foolish! ||2||
jaae puchhahu sohaaganee vaahai kinee baatee sahu paaeeai |
Go and ask the happy, pure soul-brides, how did they obtain their Husband Lord?
jo kichh kare so bhalaa kar maaneeai hikamat hukam chukaaeeai |
Whatever the Lord does, accept that as good; do away with your own cleverness and self-will.
jaa kai prem padaarath paaeeai tau charanee chit laaeeai |
By His Love, true wealth is obtained; link your consciousness to His lotus feet.
sahu kahai so keejai tan mano deejai aisaa paramal laaeeai |
As your Husband Lord directs, so you must act; surrender your body and mind to Him, and apply this perfume to yourself.
ev kaheh sohaaganee bhaine inee baatee sahu paaeeai |3|
So speaks the happy soul-bride, O sister; in this way, the Husband Lord is obtained. ||3||
aap gavaaeeai taa sahu paaeeai aaur kaisee chaturaaee |
Give up your selfhood, and so obtain your Husband Lord; what other clever tricks are of any use?
sahu nadar kar dekhai so din lekhai kaaman nau nidh paaee |
When the Husband Lord looks upon the soul-bride with His Gracious Glance, that day is historic - the bride obtains the nine treasures.
aapane kant piaaree saa sohaagan naanak saa sabharaaee |
She who is loved by her Husband Lord, is the true soul-bride; O Nanak, she is the queen of all.
aisai rang raatee sehaj kee maatee ahinis bhaae samaanee |
Thus she is imbued with His Love, intoxicated with delight; day and night, she is absorbed in His Love.
sundar saae saroop bichakhan kaheeai saa siaanee |4|2|4|
She is beautiful, glorious and brilliant; she is known as truly wise. ||4||2||4||
soohee mahalaa 1 |
Soohee, First Mehl:
kaun taraajee kavan tulaa teraa kavan saraaf bulaavaa |
What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord?
kaun guroo kai peh deekhiaa levaa kai peh mul karaavaa |1|
From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1||
mere laal jeeo teraa ant na jaanaa |
O my Dear Beloved Lord, Your limits are not known.
toon jal thal maheeal bharipur leenaa toon aape sarab samaanaa |1| rahaau |
You pervade the water, the land, and the sky; You Yourself are All-pervading. ||1||Pause||
man taaraajee chit tulaa teree sev saraaf kamaavaa |
Mind is the scale, consciousness the weights, and the performance of Your service is the appraiser.
ghatt hee bheetar so sahu tolee in bidh chit rahaavaa |2|
Deep within my heart, I weigh my Husband Lord; in this way I focus my consciousness. ||2||
aape kanddaa tol taraajee aape tolanahaaraa |
You Yourself are the balance, the weights and the scale; You Yourself are the weigher.
aape dekhai aape boojhai aape hai vanajaaraa |3|
You Yourself see, and You Yourself understand; You Yourself are the trader. ||3||
andhulaa neech jaat paradesee khin aavai til jaavai |
The blind, low class wandering soul, comes for a moment, and departs in an instant.
taa kee sangat naanak rahadaa kiau kar moorraa paavai |4|2|9|
In its company, Nanak dwells; how can the fool attain the Lord? ||4||2||9||
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
raag bilaaval mahalaa 1 chaupade ghar 1 |
Raag Bilaaval, First Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:
too sulataan kahaa hau meea teree kavan vaddaaee |
You are the Emperor, and I call You a chief - how does this add to Your greatness?
jo too dehi su kahaa suaamee mai moorakh kehan na jaaee |1|
As You permit me, I praise You, O Lord and Master; I am ignorant, and I cannot chant Your Praises. ||1||
tere gun gaavaa dehi bujhaaee |
Please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises.
jaise sach meh rhau rajaaee |1| rahaau |
May I dwell in Truth, according to Your Will. ||1||Pause||
jo kichh hoaa sabh kichh tujh te teree sabh asanaaee |
Whatever has happened, has all come from You. You are All-knowing.
teraa ant na jaanaa mere saahib mai andhule kiaa chaturaaee |2|
Your limits cannot be known, O my Lord and Master; I am blind - what wisdom do I have? ||2||
kiaa hau kathee kathe kath dekhaa mai akath na kathanaa jaaee |
What should I say? While talking, I talk of seeing, but I cannot describe the indescribable.
jo tudh bhaavai soee aakhaa til teree vaddiaaee |3|
As it pleases Your Will, I speak; it is just the tiniest bit of Your greatness. ||3||
ete kookar hau begaanaa bhaukaa is tan taaee |
Among so many dogs, I am an outcast; I bark for my body's belly.
bhagat heen naanak je hoeigaa taa khasamai naau na jaaee |4|1|
Without devotional worship, O Nanak, even so, still, my Master's Name does not leave me. ||4||1||
bilaaval mahalaa 1 |
Bilaawal, First Mehl:
man mandar tan ves kalandar ghatt hee teerath naavaa |
My mind is the temple, and my body is the simple cloth of the humble seeker; deep within my heart, I bathe at the sacred shrine.
ek sabad merai praan basat hai baahurr janam na aavaa |1|
The One Word of the Shabad abides within my mind; I shall not come to be born again. ||1||
man bedhiaa deaal setee meree maaee |
My mind is pierced through by the Merciful Lord, O my mother!
kaun jaanai peer paraaee |
Who can know the pain of another?
ham naahee chint paraaee |1| rahaau |
I think of none other than the Lord. ||1||Pause||
agam agochar alakh apaaraa chintaa karahu hamaaree |
O Lord, inaccessible, unfathomable, invisible and infinite: please, take care of me!
jal thal maheeal bharipur leenaa ghatt ghatt jot tumaaree |2|
In the water, on the land and in sky, You are totally pervading. Your Light is in each and every heart. ||2||
sikh mat sabh budh tumaaree mandir chhaavaa tere |
All teachings, instructions and understandings are Yours; the mansions and sanctuaries are Yours as well.
tujh bin avar na jaanaa mere saahibaa gun gaavaa nit tere |3|
Without You, I know no other, O my Lord and Master; I continually sing Your Glorious Praises. ||3||
jeea jant sabh saran tumaaree sarab chint tudh paase |
All beings and creatures seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary; all thought of their care rests with You.
jo tudh bhaavai soee changaa ik naanak kee aradaase |4|2|
That which pleases Your Will is good; this alone is Nanak's prayer. ||4||2||