ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਇਹੁ ਗੁਫਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥
gur kai sabad ih guphā vīchārē .
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, search this cave.
ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ॥
nām niranjan antar vasai murārē .
The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within the self.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
har gun gāvai sabad suhāē mil prītam sukh pāvaniā .4.
Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and decorate yourself with the Shabad. Meeting with your Beloved, you shall find peace. ||4||
ਜਮੁ ਜਾਗਾਤੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਏ ॥
jam jāgātī dūjai bhāi kar lāē .
The Messenger of Death imposes his tax on those who are attached to duality.
ਨਾਵਹੁ ਭੂਲੇ ਦੇਇ ਸਜਾਏ ॥
nāvah bhūlē dēi sajāē .
He inflicts punishment on those who forget the Name.
ਘੜੀ ਮੁਹਤ ਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਲੇਵੈ ਰਤੀਅਹੁ ਮਾਸਾ ਤੋਲ ਕਢਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
gharī muhat kā lēkhā lēvai ratīah māsā tōl kadhāvaniā .5.
They are called to account for each instant and each moment. Every grain, every particle, is weighed and counted. ||5||
ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਚੇਤੇ ਨਾਹੀ ॥ ਦੂਜੈ ਮੁਠੀ ਰੋਵੈ ਧਾਹੀ ॥
pēīarai pir chētē nāhī . dūjai muthī rōvai dhāhī .
One who does not remember her Husband Lord in this world is being cheated by duality; she shall weep bitterly in the end.
ਖਰੀ ਕੁਆਲਿਓ ਕੁਰੂਪਿ ਕੁਲਖਣੀ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
kharī kuāliō kurūp kulakhanī supanai pir nahī pāvaniā .6.
She is from an evil family; she is ugly and vile. Even in her dreams, she does not meet her Husband Lord. ||6||
ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥
pēīarai pir mann vasāiā .
She who enshrines her Husband Lord in her mind in this world
ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥
pūrai gur hadūr dikhāiā .
-His Presence is revealed to her by the Perfect Guru.
ਕਾਮਣਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇ ਸਬਦੇ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵੈ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
kāman pir rākhiā kanth lāi sabadē pir rāvai sēj suhāvaniā .7.
That soul-bride keeps her Husband Lord clasped tightly to her heart, and through the Word of the Shabad, she enjoys her Husband Lord upon His Beautiful Bed. ||7||
ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਸਦਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥
āpē dēvai sad bulāē .
The Lord Himself sends out the call, and He summons us to His Presence.
ਆਪਣਾ ਨਾਉ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
āpanā nāu mann vasāē .
He enshrines His Name within our minds.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨੮॥੨੯॥
nānak nām milai vadiāī anadin sadā gun gāvaniā .8.28.29.
O Nanak, one who receives the greatness of the Naam night and day, constantly sings His Glorious Praises. ||8||28||29||
ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
mājh mahalā 3 .
Maajh, Third Mehl:
ਊਤਮ ਜਨਮੁ ਸੁਥਾਨਿ ਹੈ ਵਾਸਾ ॥
ūtam janam suthān hai vāsā .
Sublime is their birth, and the place where they dwell.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਘਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥
satigur sēvah ghar māh udāsā .
Those who serve the True Guru remain detached in the home of their own being.
ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
har rang rahah sadā rang rātē har ras man tripatāvaniā .1.
They abide in the Lord's Love, and constantly imbued with His Love, their minds are satisfied and fulfilled with the Lord's Essence. ||1||
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਪੜਿ ਬੁਝਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
hau vārī jīu vārī par bujh mann vasāvaniā .
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who read of the Lord, who understand and enshrine Him within their minds.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੜਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
guramukh parah har nām salāhah dar sachai sōbhā pāvaniā .1. rahāu .
The Gurmukhs read and praise the Lord's Name; they are honored in the True Court. ||1||Pause||
ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਉ ਹਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
alakh abhēu har rahiā samāē .
The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere.
ਉਪਾਇ ਨ ਕਿਤੀ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਏ ॥
upāi n kitī pāiā jāē .
He cannot be obtained by any effort.
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
kirapā karē tā satigur bhētai nadarī mēl milāvaniā .2.
If the Lord grants His Grace, then we come to meet the True Guru. By His Kindness, we are united in His Union. ||2||
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਪੜੈ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ॥
dūjai bhāi parai nahī būjhai .
One who reads, while attached to duality, does not understand.
ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਲੂਝੈ ॥
tribidh māiā kāran lūjhai .
He yearns for the three-phased Maya.
ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
tribidh bandhan tūtah gur sabadī gur sabadī mukat karāvaniā .3.
The bonds of the three-phased Maya are broken by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Through the Guru's Shabad, liberation is achieved. ||3||
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਚੰਚਲੁ ਵਸਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
ih man chanchal vas n āvai .
This unstable mind cannot be held steady.
ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥
dubidhā lāgai dah dis dhāvai .
Attached to duality, it wanders in the ten directions.
ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾ ਕੀੜਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਚਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
bikh kā kīrā bikh mah rātā bikh hī māh pachāvaniā .4.
It is a poisonous worm, drenched with poison, and in poison it rots away. ||4||
ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰੇ ਤੈ ਆਪੁ ਜਣਾਏ ॥
hau hau karē tai āp janāē .
Practicing egotism and selfishness, they try to impress others by showing off.
ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥
bah karam karai kish thāi n pāē .
They perform all sorts of rituals, but they gain no acceptance.
ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਬਖਸੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
tujh tē bāhar kishū n hōvai bakhasē sabad suhāvaniā .5.
Without You, Lord, nothing happens at all. You forgive those who are adorned with the Word of Your Shabad. ||5||
ਉਪਜੈ ਪਚੈ ਹਰਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
upajai pachai har būjhai nāhī .
They are born, and they die, but they do not understand the Lord.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਫਿਰਾਹੀ ॥
anadin dūjai bhāi phirāhī .
Night and day, they wander, in love with duality.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਇਆ ਹੈ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਇਆ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
manamukh janam gaiā hai birathā ant gaiā pashutāvaniā .6.
The lives of the self-willed manmukhs are useless; in the end, they die, regretting and repenting. ||6||
ਪਿਰੁ ਪਰਦੇਸਿ ਸਿਗਾਰੁ ਬਣਾਏ ॥
pir paradēs sigār banāē .
The Husband is away, and the wife is getting dressed up.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੁ ਐਸੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਏ ॥
manamukh andh aisē karam kamāē .
This is what the blind, self-willed manmukhs are doing.
ਹਲਤਿ ਨ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਲਤਿ ਨ ਢੋਈ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
halat n sōbhā palat n dhōī birathā janam gavāvaniā .7.
They are not honored in this world, and they shall find no shelter in the world hereafter. They are wasting their lives in vain. ||7||
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਜਾਤਾ ॥
har kā nām kinai viralai jātā .
How rare are those who know the Name of the Lord!
ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥
pūrē gur kai sabad pashātā .
Through the Shabad, the Word of the Perfect Guru, the Lord is realized.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥
anadin bhagat karē din rātī sahajē hī sukh pāvaniā .8.
Night and day, they perform the Lord's devotional service; day and night, they find intuitive peace. ||8||
ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਈ ॥
sabh mah varatai ēkō sōī .
That One Lord is pervading in all.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
guramukh viralā būjhai kōī .
Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਜਨ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੯॥੨੯॥੩੦॥
nānak nām ratē jan sōhah kar kirapā āp milāvaniā .9.29.30.
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are beautiful. Granting His Grace, God unites them with Himself. ||9||29||30||