माझ महला ५ चउपदे घरु १ ॥
Maajh, Fifth Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:
मेरा मनु लोचै गुर दरसन ताई ॥
My mind longs for the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan.
बिलप करे चात्रिक की निआई ॥
It cries out like the thirsty song-bird.
त्रिखा न उतरै सांति न आवै बिनु दरसन संत पिआरे जीउ ॥१॥
My thirst is not quenched, and I can find no peace, without the Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint. ||1||
हउ घोली जीउ घोलि घुमाई गुर दरसन संत पिआरे जीउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to the Blessed Vision of the Beloved Saint Guru. ||1||Pause||
तेरा मुखु सुहावा जीउ सहज धुनि बाणी ॥
Your Face is so Beautiful, and the Sound of Your Words imparts intuitive wisdom.
चिरु होआ देखे सारिंगपाणी ॥
It is so long since this rainbird has had even a glimpse of water.
धंनु सु देसु जहा तूं वसिआ मेरे सजण मीत मुरारे जीउ ॥२॥
Blessed is that land where You dwell, O my Friend and Intimate Divine Guru. ||2||
हउ घोली हउ घोलि घुमाई गुर सजण मीत मुरारे जीउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice, I am forever a sacrifice, to my Friend and Intimate Divine Guru. ||1||Pause||
इक घड़ी न मिलते ता कलिजुगु होता ॥
When I could not be with You for just one moment, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga dawned for me.
हुणि कदि मिलीऐ प्रिअ तुधु भगवंता ॥
When will I meet You, O my Beloved Lord?
मोहि रैणि न विहावै नीद न आवै बिनु देखे गुर दरबारे जीउ ॥३॥
I cannot endure the night, and sleep does not come, without the Sight of the Beloved Guru's Court. ||3||
हउ घोली जीउ घोलि घुमाई तिसु सचे गुर दरबारे जीउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to that True Court of the Beloved Guru. ||1||Pause||
भागु होआ गुरि संतु मिलाइआ ॥
By good fortune, I have met the Saint Guru.
प्रभु अबिनासी घर महि पाइआ ॥
I have found the Immortal Lord within the home of my own self.
सेव करी पलु चसा न विछुड़ा जन नानक दास तुमारे जीउ ॥४॥
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||
हउ घोली जीउ घोलि घुमाई जन नानक दास तुमारे जीउ ॥ रहाउ ॥१॥८॥
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice; servant Nanak is Your slave, Lord. ||Pause||1||8||
धनासरी महला १ घरु १ चउपदे ॥
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:
ੴ सति नामु करता पुरखु निरभउ निरवैरु अकाल मूरति अजूनी सैभं गुर प्रसादि ॥
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:
जीउ डरतु है आपणा कै सिउ करी पुकार ॥
My soul is afraid; to whom should I complain?
दूख विसारणु सेविआ सदा सदा दातारु ॥१॥
I serve Him, who makes me forget my pains; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||
साहिबु मेरा नीत नवा सदा सदा दातारु ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
My Lord and Master is forever new; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||
अनदिनु साहिबु सेवीऐ अंति छडाए सोइ ॥
Night and day, I serve my Lord and Master; He shall save me in the end.
सुणि सुणि मेरी कामणी पारि उतारा होइ ॥२॥
Hearing and listening, O my dear sister, I have crossed over. ||2||
दइआल तेरै नामि तरा ॥
O Merciful Lord, Your Name carries me across.
सद कुरबाणै जाउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I am forever a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||
सरबं साचा एकु है दूजा नाही कोइ ॥
In all the world, there is only the One True Lord; there is no other at all.
ता की सेवा सो करे जा कउ नदरि करे ॥३॥
He alone serves the Lord, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||3||
तुधु बाझु पिआरे केव रहा ॥
Without You, O Beloved, how could I even live?
सा वडिआई देहि जितु नामि तेरे लागि रहां ॥
Bless me with such greatness, that I may remain attached to Your Name.
दूजा नाही कोइ जिसु आगै पिआरे जाइ कहा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
There is no other, O Beloved, to whom I can go and speak. ||1||Pause||
सेवी साहिबु आपणा अवरु न जाचंउ कोइ ॥
I serve my Lord and Master; I ask for no other.
नानकु ता का दासु है बिंद बिंद चुख चुख होइ ॥४॥
Nanak is His slave; moment by moment, bit by bit, he is a sacrifice to Him. ||4||
साहिब तेरे नाम विटहु बिंद बिंद चुख चुख होइ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥४॥१॥
O Lord Master, I am a sacrifice to Your Name, moment by moment, bit by bit. ||1||Pause||4||1||
तिलंग महला १ घरु ३ ॥
Tilang, First Mehl, Third House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
इहु तनु माइआ पाहिआ पिआरे लीतड़ा लबि रंगाए ॥
This body fabric is conditioned by Maya, O beloved; this cloth is dyed in greed.
मेरै कंत न भावै चोलड़ा पिआरे किउ धन सेजै जाए ॥१॥
My Husband Lord is not pleased by these clothes, O Beloved; how can the soul-bride go to His bed? ||1||
हंउ कुरबानै जाउ मिहरवाना हंउ कुरबानै जाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice, O Dear Merciful Lord; I am a sacrifice to You.
हंउ कुरबानै जाउ तिना कै लैनि जो तेरा नाउ ॥
I am a sacrifice to those who take to Your Name.
लैनि जो तेरा नाउ तिना कै हंउ सद कुरबानै जाउ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
Unto those who take to Your Name, I am forever a sacrifice. ||1||Pause||
काइआ रंङणि जे थीऐ पिआरे पाईऐ नाउ मजीठ ॥
If the body becomes the dyer's vat, O Beloved, and the Name is placed within it as the dye,
रंङण वाला जे रंङै साहिबु ऐसा रंगु न डीठ ॥२॥
and if the Dyer who dyes this cloth is the Lord Master - O, such a color has never been seen before! ||2||
जिन के चोले रतड़े पिआरे कंतु तिना कै पासि ॥
Those whose shawls are so dyed, O Beloved, their Husband Lord is always with them.
धूड़ि तिना की जे मिलै जी कहु नानक की अरदासि ॥३॥
Bless me with the dust of those humble beings, O Dear Lord. Says Nanak, this is my prayer. ||3||
आपे साजे आपे रंगे आपे नदरि करेइ ॥
He Himself creates, and He Himself imbues us. He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace.
नानक कामणि कंतै भावै आपे ही रावेइ ॥४॥१॥३॥
O Nanak, if the soul-bride becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, He Himself enjoys her. ||4||1||3||
तिलंग मः १ ॥
Tilang, First Mehl:
इआनड़ीए मानड़ा काइ करेहि ॥
O foolish and ignorant soul-bride, why are you so proud?
आपनड़ै घरि हरि रंगो की न माणेहि ॥
Within the home of your own self, why do you not enjoy the Love of your Lord?
सहु नेड़ै धन कंमलीए बाहरु किआ ढूढेहि ॥
Your Husband Lord is so very near, O foolish bride; why do you search for Him outside?
भै कीआ देहि सलाईआ नैणी भाव का करि सीगारो ॥
Apply the Fear of God as the maascara to adorn your eyes, and make the Love of the Lord your ornament.
ता सोहागणि जाणीऐ लागी जा सहु धरे पिआरो ॥१॥
Then, you shall be known as a devoted and committed soul-bride, when you enshrine love for your Husband Lord. ||1||
इआणी बाली किआ करे जा धन कंत न भावै ॥
What can the silly young bride do, if she is not pleasing to her Husband Lord?
करण पलाह करे बहुतेरे सा धन महलु न पावै ॥
She may plead and implore so many times, but still, such a bride shall not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
विणु करमा किछु पाईऐ नाही जे बहुतेरा धावै ॥
Without the karma of good deeds, nothing is obtained, although she may run around frantically.
लब लोभ अहंकार की माती माइआ माहि समाणी ॥
She is intoxicated with greed, pride and egotism, and engrossed in Maya.
इनी बाती सहु पाईऐ नाही भई कामणि इआणी ॥२॥
She cannot obtain her Husband Lord in these ways; the young bride is so foolish! ||2||
जाइ पुछहु सोहागणी वाहै किनी बाती सहु पाईऐ ॥
Go and ask the happy, pure soul-brides, how did they obtain their Husband Lord?
जो किछु करे सो भला करि मानीऐ हिकमति हुकमु चुकाईऐ ॥
Whatever the Lord does, accept that as good; do away with your own cleverness and self-will.
जा कै प्रेमि पदारथु पाईऐ तउ चरणी चितु लाईऐ ॥
By His Love, true wealth is obtained; link your consciousness to His lotus feet.
सहु कहै सो कीजै तनु मनो दीजै ऐसा परमलु लाईऐ ॥
As your Husband Lord directs, so you must act; surrender your body and mind to Him, and apply this perfume to yourself.
एव कहहि सोहागणी भैणे इनी बाती सहु पाईऐ ॥३॥
So speaks the happy soul-bride, O sister; in this way, the Husband Lord is obtained. ||3||
आपु गवाईऐ ता सहु पाईऐ अउरु कैसी चतुराई ॥
Give up your selfhood, and so obtain your Husband Lord; what other clever tricks are of any use?
सहु नदरि करि देखै सो दिनु लेखै कामणि नउ निधि पाई ॥
When the Husband Lord looks upon the soul-bride with His Gracious Glance, that day is historic - the bride obtains the nine treasures.
आपणे कंत पिआरी सा सोहागणि नानक सा सभराई ॥
She who is loved by her Husband Lord, is the true soul-bride; O Nanak, she is the queen of all.
ऐसै रंगि राती सहज की माती अहिनिसि भाइ समाणी ॥
Thus she is imbued with His Love, intoxicated with delight; day and night, she is absorbed in His Love.
सुंदरि साइ सरूप बिचखणि कहीऐ सा सिआणी ॥४॥२॥४॥
She is beautiful, glorious and brilliant; she is known as truly wise. ||4||2||4||
सूही महला १ ॥
Soohee, First Mehl:
कउण तराजी कवणु तुला तेरा कवणु सराफु बुलावा ॥
What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord?
कउणु गुरू कै पहि दीखिआ लेवा कै पहि मुलु करावा ॥१॥
From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1||
मेरे लाल जीउ तेरा अंतु न जाणा ॥
O my Dear Beloved Lord, Your limits are not known.
तूं जलि थलि महीअलि भरिपुरि लीणा तूं आपे सरब समाणा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
You pervade the water, the land, and the sky; You Yourself are All-pervading. ||1||Pause||
मनु ताराजी चितु तुला तेरी सेव सराफु कमावा ॥
Mind is the scale, consciousness the weights, and the performance of Your service is the appraiser.
घट ही भीतरि सो सहु तोली इन बिधि चितु रहावा ॥२॥
Deep within my heart, I weigh my Husband Lord; in this way I focus my consciousness. ||2||
आपे कंडा तोलु तराजी आपे तोलणहारा ॥
You Yourself are the balance, the weights and the scale; You Yourself are the weigher.
आपे देखै आपे बूझै आपे है वणजारा ॥३॥
You Yourself see, and You Yourself understand; You Yourself are the trader. ||3||
अंधुला नीच जाति परदेसी खिनु आवै तिलु जावै ॥
The blind, low class wandering soul, comes for a moment, and departs in an instant.
ता की संगति नानकु रहदा किउ करि मूड़ा पावै ॥४॥२॥९॥
In its company, Nanak dwells; how can the fool attain the Lord? ||4||2||9||
ੴ सति नामु करता पुरखु निरभउ निरवैरु अकाल मूरति अजूनी सैभं गुर प्रसादि ॥
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:
रागु बिलावलु महला १ चउपदे घरु १ ॥
Raag Bilaaval, First Mehl, Chau-Padhay, First House:
तू सुलतानु कहा हउ मीआ तेरी कवन वडाई ॥
You are the Emperor, and I call You a chief - how does this add to Your greatness?
जो तू देहि सु कहा सुआमी मै मूरख कहणु न जाई ॥१॥
As You permit me, I praise You, O Lord and Master; I am ignorant, and I cannot chant Your Praises. ||1||
तेरे गुण गावा देहि बुझाई ॥
Please bless me with such understanding, that I may sing Your Glorious Praises.
जैसे सच महि रहउ रजाई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
May I dwell in Truth, according to Your Will. ||1||Pause||
जो किछु होआ सभु किछु तुझ ते तेरी सभ असनाई ॥
Whatever has happened, has all come from You. You are All-knowing.
तेरा अंतु न जाणा मेरे साहिब मै अंधुले किआ चतुराई ॥२॥
Your limits cannot be known, O my Lord and Master; I am blind - what wisdom do I have? ||2||
किआ हउ कथी कथे कथि देखा मै अकथु न कथना जाई ॥
What should I say? While talking, I talk of seeing, but I cannot describe the indescribable.
जो तुधु भावै सोई आखा तिलु तेरी वडिआई ॥३॥
As it pleases Your Will, I speak; it is just the tiniest bit of Your greatness. ||3||
एते कूकर हउ बेगाना भउका इसु तन ताई ॥
Among so many dogs, I am an outcast; I bark for my body's belly.
भगति हीणु नानकु जे होइगा ता खसमै नाउ न जाई ॥४॥१॥
Without devotional worship, O Nanak, even so, still, my Master's Name does not leave me. ||4||1||
बिलावलु महला १ ॥
Bilaawal, First Mehl:
मनु मंदरु तनु वेस कलंदरु घट ही तीरथि नावा ॥
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.
एकु सबदु मेरै प्रानि बसतु है बाहुड़ि जनमि न आवा ॥१॥
The One Word of the Shabad abides within my mind; I shall not come to be born again. ||1||
मनु बेधिआ दइआल सेती मेरी माई ॥
My mind is pierced through by the Merciful Lord, O my mother!
कउणु जाणै पीर पराई ॥
Who can know the pain of another?
हम नाही चिंत पराई ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
I think of none other than the Lord. ||1||Pause||
अगम अगोचर अलख अपारा चिंता करहु हमारी ॥
O Lord, inaccessible, unfathomable, invisible and infinite: please, take care of me!
जलि थलि महीअलि भरिपुरि लीणा घटि घटि जोति तुमारी ॥२॥
In the water, on the land and in sky, You are totally pervading. Your Light is in each and every heart. ||2||
सिख मति सभ बुधि तुमारी मंदिर छावा तेरे ॥
All teachings, instructions and understandings are Yours; the mansions and sanctuaries are Yours as well.
तुझ बिनु अवरु न जाणा मेरे साहिबा गुण गावा नित तेरे ॥३॥
Without You, I know no other, O my Lord and Master; I continually sing Your Glorious Praises. ||3||
जीअ जंत सभि सरणि तुमारी सरब चिंत तुधु पासे ॥
All beings and creatures seek the Protection of Your Sanctuary; all thought of their care rests with You.
जो तुधु भावै सोई चंगा इक नानक की अरदासे ॥४॥२॥
That which pleases Your Will is good; this alone is Nanak's prayer. ||4||2||