ਆਪੇ ਖੇਲ ਕਰੇ ਸਭ ਕਰਤਾ ਐਸਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਈ ॥੩॥
āpē khēl karē sabh karatā aisā būjhai kōī .3.
The Creator Himself plays all the games; only a few understand this. ||3||
ਨਾਉ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਛੋਡਹੁ ਦੁਨੀ ਪਰੀਤਾ ॥
nāu prabhātai sabad dhiāīai shōdah dunī parītā .
Meditate on the Name, and the Word of the Shabad, in the early hours before dawn; leave your worldly entanglements behind.
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸਾ ਜਗਿ ਹਾਰਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਜੀਤਾ ॥੪॥੯॥
pranavat nānak dāsan dāsā jag hāriā tin jītā .4.9.
Prays Nanak, the slave of God's slaves: the world loses, and he wins. ||4||9||
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhātī mahalā 1 .
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
ਮਨੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਧਾਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਪੰਖੀ ਆਕਾਸਿ ॥
man māiā man dhāiā man pankhī ākās .
The mind is Maya, the mind is a chaser; the mind is a bird flying across the sky.
ਤਸਕਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਿਵਾਰਿਆ ਨਗਰੁ ਵੁਠਾ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥
tasakar sabad nivāriā nagar vuthā sābās .
The thieves are overpowered by the Shabad, and then the body-village prospers and celebrates.
ਜਾ ਤੂ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਸਾਬਤੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥੧॥
jā tū rākhah rākh laih sābat hōvai rās .1.
Lord, when You save someone, he is saved; his capital is safe and sound. ||1||
ਐਸਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਨਿਧਿ ਮੇਰੈ ॥
aisā nām ratan nidh mērai .
Such is my Treasure, the Jewel of the Naam;
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੇਹਿ ਲਗਉ ਪਗਿ ਤੇਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
guramat dēh lagau pag tērai .1. rahāu .
please bless me with the Guru's Teachings, so that I may fall at Your Feet. ||1||Pause||
ਮਨੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਮਨੁ ਭੋਗੀਆ ਮਨੁ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਗਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
man jōgī man bhōgīā man mūrakh gāvār .
The mind is a Yogi, the mind is a pleasure-seeker; the mind is foolish and ignorant.
ਮਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਮਨੁ ਮੰਗਤਾ ਮਨ ਸਿਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥
man dātā man mangatā man sir gur karatār .
The mind is the giver, the mind is the beggar; the mind is the Great Guru, the Creator.
ਪੰਚ ਮਾਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਐਸਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
panch mār sukh pāiā aisā braham vīchār .2.
The five thieves are conquered, and peace is attained; such is the contemplative wisdom of God. ||2||
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਏਕੁ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਕਹਉ ਨ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
ghat ghat ēk vakhānīai kahau n dēkhiā jāi .
The One Lord is said to be in each and every heart, but no one can see Him.
ਖੋਟੋ ਪੂਠੋ ਰਾਲੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
khōtō pūthō rālīai bin nāvai pat jāi .
The false are cast upside-down into the womb of reincarnation; without the Name, they lose their honor.
ਜਾ ਤੂ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਤਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਤੇਰੀ ਹੋਇ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
jā tū mēlah tā mil rahānh jānh tērī hōi rajāi .3.
Those whom You unite, remain united, if it is Your Will. ||3||
ਜਾਤਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਨਹ ਪੂਛੀਐ ਸਚ ਘਰੁ ਲੇਹੁ ਬਤਾਇ ॥
jāt janam nah pūshīai sach ghar lēh batāi .
God does not ask about social class or birth; you must find your true home.
ਸਾ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਾ ਪਤਿ ਹੈ ਜੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
sā jāt sā pat hai jēhē karam kamāi .
That is your social class and that is your status - the karma of what you have done.
ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਾਟੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੪॥੧੦॥
janam maran dukh kātīai nānak shūtas nāi .4.10.
The pains of death and rebirth are eradicated; O Nanak, salvation is in the Lord's Name. ||4||10||
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhātī mahalā 1 .
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
ਜਾਗਤੁ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਮੂਠੋ ਅੰਧਾ ॥
jāgat bigasai mūthō andhā .
He is awake, and even happy, but he is being plundered - he is blind!
ਗਲਿ ਫਾਹੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ਧੰਧਾ ॥
gal phāhī sir mārē dhandhā .
The noose is around his neck, and yet, his head is busy with worldly affairs.
ਆਸਾ ਆਵੈ ਮਨਸਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
āsā āvai manasā jāi .
In hope, he comes and in desire, he leaves.
ਉਰਝੀ ਤਾਣੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਨ ਬਸਾਇ ॥੧॥
urajhī tānī kish n basāi .1.
The strings of his life are all tangled up; he is utterly helpless. ||1||
ਜਾਗਸਿ ਜੀਵਣ ਜਾਗਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
jāgas jīvan jāganahārā .
The Lord of Awareness, the Lord of Life is awake and aware.
ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sukh sāgar anmrit bhandārā .1. rahāu .
He is the Ocean of peace, the Treasure of Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||
ਕਹਿਓ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ਭੋਂਡੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
kahiō n būjhai andh n sūjhai bhōnhdī kār kamāī .
He does not understand what he is told; he is blind - he does not see, and so he does his evil deeds.
ਆਪੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰੁ ਕਰਮੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥੨॥
āpē prīt prēm paramēsur karamī milai vadāī .2.
The Transcendent Lord Himself showers His Love and Affection; by His Grace, He bestows glorious greatness. ||2||
ਦਿਨੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਆਵੈ ਤਿਲੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਛੀਜੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਘਟਾਈ ॥
din din āvai til til shījai māiā mōh ghatāī .
With the coming of each and every day, his life is wearing away, bit by bit; but still, his heart is attached to Maya.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੋ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਜਬ ਲਗ ਦੂਜੀ ਰਾਈ ॥੩॥
bin gur būdō thaur n pāvai jab lag dūjī rāī .3.
Without the Guru, he is drowned, and finds no place of rest, as long as he is caught in duality. ||3||
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਜੀਆ ਦੇਖਿ ਸਮ੍ਹਾਲੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
ahinis jīā dēkh samhālai sukh dukh purab kamāī .
Day and night, God watches over and takes care of His living beings; they receive pleasure and pain according to their past actions.
ਕਰਮਹੀਣੁ ਸਚੁ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਮਾਂਗੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥੪॥੧੧॥
karamahīn sach bhīkhiā mānhgai nānak milai vadāī .4.11.
Nanak, the unfortunate one, begs for the charity of Truth; please bless him with this glory. ||4||11||
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhātī mahalā 1 .
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
ਮਸਟਿ ਕਰਉ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਜਗਿ ਕਹੀਆ ॥
masat karau mūrakh jag kahīā .
If I remain silent, the world calls me a fool.
ਅਧਿਕ ਬਕਉ ਤੇਰੀ ਲਿਵ ਰਹੀਆ ॥
adhik bakau tērī liv rahīā .
If I talk too much, I miss out on Your Love.
ਭੂਲ ਚੂਕ ਤੇਰੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥
bhūl chūk tērai darabār .
My mistakes and faults will be judged in Your Court.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਆਚਾਰ ॥੧॥
nām binā kaisē āchār .1.
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can I maintain good conduct? ||1||
ਐਸੇ ਝੂਠਿ ਮੁਠੇ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
aisē jhūth muthē sansārā .
Such is the falsehood which is plundering the world.
ਨਿੰਦਕੁ ਨਿੰਦੈ ਮੁਝੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nindak nindai mujhai piārā .1. rahāu .
The slanderer slanders me, but even so, I love him. ||1||Pause||
ਜਿਸੁ ਨਿੰਦਹਿ ਸੋਈ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
jis nindah sōī bidh jānai .
He alone knows the way, who has been slandered.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦੇ ਦਰਿ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ॥
gur kai sabadē dar nīsānai .
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is stamped with the Lord's Insignia in His Court.
ਕਾਰਣ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
kāran nām antaragat jānai .
He realizes the Naam, the Cause of causes, deep within himself.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋਈ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੨॥
jis nō nadar karē sōī bidh jānai .2.
He alone knows the way, who is blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace. ||2||
ਮੈ ਮੈਲੌ ਊਜਲੁ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
mai mailau ūjal sach sōi .
I am filthy and polluted; the True Lord is Immaculate and Sublime.
ਊਤਮੁ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਊਚਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
ūtam ākh n ūchā hōi .
Calling oneself sublime, one does not become exalted.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਖੂਲ੍ਹਿ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
manamukh khūlh mahā bikh khāi .
The self-willed manmukh openly eats the great poison.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਰਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੩॥
guramukh hōi s rāchai nāi .3.
But one who becomes Gurmukh is absorbed in the Name. ||3||
ਅੰਧੌ ਬੋਲੌ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਗਵਾਰੁ ॥
andhau bōlau mugadh gavār .
I am blind, deaf, foolish and ignorant,