ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਦੋਵੈ ਤਰਫਾ ਉਪਾਈਓਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿਵ ਵਾਸਾ ॥
dōvai taraphā upāīōn vich sakat siv vāsā .
He created both sides; Shiva dwells within Shakti (the soul dwells within the material universe).
ਸਕਤੀ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਫਿਰਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਬਿਨਾਸਾ ॥
sakatī kinai n pāiō phir janam bināsā .
Through the material universe of Shakti, no one has ever found the Lord; they continue to be born and die in reincarnation.
ਗੁਰਿ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸਾਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਪਿ ਸਾਸ ਗਿਰਾਸਾ ॥
gur sēviai sāt pāīai jap sās girāsā .
Serving the Guru, peace is found, meditating on the Lord with every breath and morsel of food.
ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਸੋਧਿ ਦੇਖੁ ਊਤਮ ਹਰਿ ਦਾਸਾ ॥
simrit sāsat sōdh dēkh ūtam har dāsā .
Searching and looking through the Simritees and the Shaastras, I have found that the most sublime person is the slave of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੋ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਨਾਮੇ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਸਾ ॥੧੦॥
nānak nām binā kō thir nahī nāmē bal jāsā .10.
O Nanak, without the Naam, nothing is permanent and stable; I am a sacrifice to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||10||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salōk mah 3 .
Shalok, Third Mehl:
ਹੋਵਾ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਜੋਤਕੀ ਵੇਦ ਪੜਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਚਾਰਿ ॥
hōvā pandit jōtakī vēd parā mukh chār .
I might become a Pandit, a religious scholar, or an astrologer, and recite the four Vedas with my mouth;
ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਮਧੇ ਪੂਜੀਆ ਅਪਣੈ ਚਜਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
nav khand madhē pūjīā apanai chaj vīchār .
I might be worshipped throughout the nine regions of the earth for my wisdom and thought;
ਮਤੁ ਸਚਾ ਅਖਰੁ ਭੁਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਚਉਕੈ ਭਿਟੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
mat sachā akhar bhul jāi chaukai bhitai n kōi .
let me not forget the Word of Truth, that no one can touch my sacred cooking square.
ਝੂਠੇ ਚਉਕੇ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਚਾ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥
jhūthē chaukē nānakā sachā ēkō sōi .1.
Such cooking squares are false, O Nanak; only the One Lord is True. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mah 3 .
Third Mehl:
ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਕਰੇ ਆਪਿ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
āp upāē karē āp āpē nadar karēi .
He Himself creates and He Himself acts; He bestows His Glance of Grace.
ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥
āpē dē vadiāīā kah nānak sachā sōi .2.
He Himself grants glorious greatness; says Nanak, He is the True Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਕੰਟਕੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਕੰਟਕੁ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ॥
kantak kāl ēk hai hōr kantak n sūjhai .
Only death is painful; I cannot conceive of anything else as painful.
ਅਫਰਿਓ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਾਪੀ ਸਿਉ ਲੂਝੈ ॥
aphariō jag mah varatadā pāpī siu lūjhai .
It is unstoppable; it stalks and pervades the world, and fights with the sinners.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਭੇਦੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੂਝੈ ॥
gur sabadī har bhēdīai har jap har būjhai .
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is immersed in the Lord. Meditating on the Lord, one comes to realize the Lord.
ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਜੋ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਜੂਝੈ ॥
sō har saranāī shutīai jō man siu jūjhai .
He alone is emancipated in the Sanctuary of the Lord, who struggles with his own mind.
ਮਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਸੀਝੈ ॥੧੧॥
man vīchār har jap karē har daragah sījhai .11.
One who contemplates and meditates on the Lord in his mind, succeeds in the Court of the Lord. ||11||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salōk mah 1 .
Shalok, First Mehl:
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਸਾਖਤੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਸਚੁ ਕਬੂਲੁ ॥
hukam rajāī sākhatī daragah sach kabūl .
Submit to the Will of the Lord Commander; in His Court, only Truth is accepted.
ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗਸੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੇਖਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੁ ॥
sāhib lēkhā mangasī dunīā dēkh n bhūl .
Your Lord and Master shall call you to account; do not go astray on beholding the world.
ਦਿਲ ਦਰਵਾਨੀ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਦਰਵੇਸੀ ਦਿਲੁ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
dil daravānī jō karē daravēsī dil rās .
One who keeps watch over his heart, and keeps his heart pure, is a dervish, a saintly devotee.
ਇਸਕ ਮੁਹਬਤਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਕਰਤੇ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥
isak muhabat nānakā lēkhā karatē pās .1.
Love and affection, O Nanak, are in the accounts placed before the Creator. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 .
First Mehl:
ਅਲਗਉ ਜੋਇ ਮਧੂਕੜਉ ਸਾਰੰਗਪਾਣਿ ਸਬਾਇ ॥
alagau jōi madhūkarau sārangapān sabāi .
One who is unattached like the bumble bee, sees the Lord of the world everywhere.
ਹੀਰੈ ਹੀਰਾ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੰਠਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੨॥
hīrai hīrā bēdhiā nānak kanth subhāi .2.
The diamond of his mind is pierced through with the Diamond of the Lord's Name; O Nanak, his neck is embellished with it. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਾਲੁ ਵਿਆਪਦਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਲਾਗੇ ॥
manamukh kāl viāpadā mōh māiā lāgē .
The self-willed manmukhs are afflicted by death; they cling to Maya in emotional attachment.
ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਪਛਾੜਸੀ ਭਾਇ ਦੂਜੈ ਠਾਗੇ ॥
khin mah mār pashārasī bhāi dūjai thāgē .
In an instant, they are thrown to the ground and killed; in the love of duality, they are deluded.
ਫਿਰਿ ਵੇਲਾ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਡੰਡੁ ਲਾਗੇ ॥
phir vēlā hath n āvaī jam kā dand lāgē .
This opportunity shall not come into their hands again; they are beaten by the Messenger of Death with his stick.
ਤਿਨ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ਨ ਲਗਈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਜਾਗੇ ॥
tin jam dand n lagaī jō har liv jāgē .
But Death's stick does not even strike those who remain awake and aware in the Love of the Lord.
ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੁਧੁ ਛਡਾਵਣੀ ਸਭ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਗੇ ॥੧੨॥
sabh tērī tudh shadāvanī sabh tudhai lāgē .12.
All are Yours, and cling to You; only You can save them. ||12||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salōk mah 1 .
Shalok, First Mehl:
ਸਰਬੇ ਜੋਇ ਅਗਛਮੀ ਦੂਖੁ ਘਨੇਰੋ ਆਥਿ ॥
sarabē jōi agashamī dūkh ghanērō āth .
See the imperishable Lord everywhere; attachment to wealth brings only great pain.
ਕਾਲਰੁ ਲਾਦਸਿ ਸਰੁ ਲਾਘਣਉ ਲਾਭੁ ਨ ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਥਿ ॥੧॥
kālar lādas sar lāghanau lābh n pūnjī sāth .1.
Loaded with dust, you have to cross over the world-ocean; you are not carrying the profit and capital of the Name with you. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 .
First Mehl:
ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਚਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੂ ਅਖੁਟਉ ਦਰਬੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
pūnjī sāchau nām tū akhutau darab apār .
My capital is Your True Name, O Lord; this wealth is inexhaustible and infinite.
ਨਾਨਕ ਵਖਰੁ ਨਿਰਮਲਉ ਧੰਨੁ ਸਾਹੁ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
nānak vakhar niramalau dhann sāh vāpār .2.
O Nanak, this merchandise is immaculate; blessed is the banker who trades in it. ||2||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 .
First Mehl:
ਪੂਰਬ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਰਾਣਿ ਲੈ ਮੋਟਉ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮਾਣਿ ॥
pūrab prīt pirān lai mōtau thākur mān .
Know and enjoy the primal, eternal Love of the Great Lord and Master.
ਮਾਥੈ ਊਭੈ ਜਮੁ ਮਾਰਸੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਲਣੁ ਨਾਮਿ ॥੩॥
māthai ūbhai jam mārasī nānak mēlan nām .3.
Blessed with the Naam, O Nanak, you shall strike down the Messenger of Death, and push his face to the ground. ||3||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਆਪੇ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਵਾਰਿਓਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
āpē pind savāriōn vich nav nidh nām .
He Himself has embellished the body, and placed the nine treasures of the Naam within it.
ਇਕਿ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਤਿਨ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਕਾਮੁ ॥
ik āpē bharam bhulāian tin nihaphal kām .
He confuses some in doubt; fruitless are their actions.
ਇਕਨੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ॥
ikanī guramukh bujhiā har ātam rām .
Some, as Gurmukh, realize their Lord, the Supreme Soul.
ਇਕਨੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਕੈ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਊਤਮ ਕਾਮੁ ॥
ikanī sun kai manniā har ūtam kām .
Some listen to the Lord, and obey Him; sublime and exalted are their actions.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਗਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੧੩॥
antar har rang upajiā gāiā har gun nām .13.
Love for the Lord wells up deep within, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name. ||13||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salōk mah 1 .
Shalok, First Mehl: