har jug jug bhagat upaaeaa paij rakhadaa aaeaa raam raaje |
In each and every age, He creates His devotees and preserves their honor, O Lord King.
haranaakhas dusatt har maariaa prahalaad taraaeaa |
The Lord killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad.
ahankaareea nindakaa pitth dee naamadeo mukh laaeaa |
He turned his back on the egotists and slanderers, and showed His Face to Naam Dayv.
jan naanak aisaa har seviaa ant le chhaddaaeaa |4|13|20|
Servant Nanak has so served the Lord, that He will deliver him in the end. ||4||13||20||
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
dukh daaroo sukh rog bheaa jaa sukh taam na hoee |
Suffering is the medicine, and pleasure the disease, because where there is pleasure, there is no desire for God.
toon karataa karanaa mai naahee jaa hau karee na hoee |1|
You are the Creator Lord; I can do nothing. Even if I try, nothing happens. ||1||
balihaaree kudarat vasiaa |
I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power which is pervading everywhere.
teraa ant na jaaee lakhiaa |1| rahaau |
Your limits cannot be known. ||1||Pause||
jaat meh jot jot meh jaataa akal kalaa bharapoor rahiaa |
Your Light is in Your creatures, and Your creatures are in Your Light; Your almighty power is pervading everywhere.
toon sachaa saahib sifat suaalau jin keetee so paar peaa |
You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.
kahu naanak karate keea baataa jo kichh karanaa su kar rahiaa |2|
Nanak speaks the stories of the Creator Lord; whatever He is to do, He does. ||2||
so dar raag aasaa mahalaa 1 |
So Dar ~ That Door. Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
so dar teraa kehaa so ghar kehaa jit beh sarab samaale |
Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take care of all?
vaaje tere naad anek asankhaa kete tere vaavanahaare |
The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You, and countless musicians play all sorts of instruments there for You.
kete tere raag paree siau kaheeeh kete tere gaavanahaare |
There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels sing hymns of You.
gaavan tudhano pavan paanee baisantar gaavai raajaa dharam duaare |
Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.
gaavan tudhano chit gupat likh jaanan likh likh dharam beechaare |
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.
gaavan tudhano eesar brahamaa devee sohan tere sadaa savaare |
Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.
gaavan tudhano indr indraasan baitthe devatiaa dar naale |
Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.
gaavan tudhano sidh samaadhee andar gaavan tudhano saadh beechaare |
The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.
gaavan tudhano jatee satee santokhee gaavan tudhano veer karaare |
The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless warriors sing of You.
gaavan tudhano panddit parran rakheesur jug jug vedaa naale |
The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You.
gaavan tudhano mohaneea man mohan surag machh peaale |
The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.
gaavan tudhano ratan upaae tere atthasatth teerath naale |
The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You.
gaavan tudhano jodh mahaabal sooraa gaavan tudhano khaanee chaare |
The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You.
gaavan tudhano khandd manddal brahamanddaa kar kar rakhe tere dhaare |
The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You.
seee tudhano gaavan jo tudh bhaavan rate tere bhagat rasaale |
They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence.
hor kete tudhano gaavan se mai chit na aavan naanak kiaa beechaare |
So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all?
soee soee sadaa sach saahib saachaa saachee naaee |
That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.
hai bhee hosee jaae na jaasee rachanaa jin rachaaee |
He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.
rangee rangee bhaatee kar kar jinasee maaeaa jin upaaee |
He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.
kar kar dekhai keetaa aapanaa jiau tis dee vaddiaaee |
Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.
jo tis bhaavai soee karasee fir hukam na karanaa jaaee |
He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.
so paatisaahu saahaa patisaahib naanak rehan rajaaee |1|
He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||1||
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
sun vaddaa aakhai sabh koe |
Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.
kevadd vaddaa ddeetthaa hoe |
But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.
keemat paae na kahiaa jaae |
His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.
kahanai vaale tere rahe samaae |1|
Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||
vadde mere saahibaa gahir ganbheeraa gunee gaheeraa |
O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence.
koe na jaanai teraa ketaa kevadd cheeraa |1| rahaau |
No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||
sabh suratee mil surat kamaaee |
All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.
sabh keemat mil keemat paaee |
All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.
giaanee dhiaanee gur gurahaaee |
The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers
kehan na jaaee teree til vaddiaaee |2|
-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||
sabh sat sabh tap sabh changiaaeea |
All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,
sidhaa purakhaa keea vaddiaaeea |
all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas
tudh vin sidhee kinai na paaeea |
without You, no one has attained such powers.
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