ਜੇਨ ਕਲਾ ਮਾਤ ਗਰਭ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੰ ਨਹ ਛੇਦੰਤ ਜਠਰ ਰੋਗਣਹ ॥
jēn kalā māt garabh pratipālan nah shēdant jathar rōganah .
His Power provides nourishment in the womb of the mother, and does not let disease strike.
ਤੇਨ ਕਲਾ ਅਸਥੰਭੰ ਸਰੋਵਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਹ ਛਿਜੰਤਿ ਤਰੰਗ ਤੋਯਣਹ ॥੫੩॥
tēn kalā asathanbhan sarōvaran nānak nah shijant tarang tōyanah .53.
His Power holds back the ocean, O Nanak, and does not allow the waves of water to destroy the land. ||53||
ਗੁਸਾਂਈ ਗਰਿਸ੍ਟ ਰੂਪੇਣ ਸਿਮਰਣੰ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਜੀਵਣਹ ॥
gusānhī garist rūpēn simaranan sarabatr jīvanah .
The Lord of the World is Supremely Beautiful; His Meditation is the Life of all.
ਲਬਧ੍ਯੰ ਸੰਤ ਸੰਗੇਣ ਨਾਨਕ ਸ੍ਵਛ ਮਾਰਗ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਣਹ ॥੫੪॥
labadhyan sant sangēn nānak svash mārag har bhagatanah .54.
In the Society of the Saints, O Nanak, He is found on the path of devotional worship of the Lord. ||54||
ਮਸਕੰ ਭਗਨੰਤ ਸੈਲੰ ਕਰਦਮੰ ਤਰੰਤ ਪਪੀਲਕਹ ॥
masakan bhaganant sailan karadaman tarant papīlakah .
The mosquito pierces the stone, the ant crosses the swamp,
ਸਾਗਰੰ ਲੰਘੰਤਿ ਪਿੰਗੰ ਤਮ ਪਰਗਾਸ ਅੰਧਕਹ ॥
sāgaran langhant pingan tam paragās andhakah .
the cripple crosses the ocean, and the blind sees in the darkness,
ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗੇਣਿ ਸਿਮਰੰਤਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਰਣਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ॥੫੫॥
sādh sangēn simarant gōbind saran nānak har har harē .55.
meditating on the Lord of the Universe in the Saadh Sangat. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, Har, Har, Haray. ||55||
ਤਿਲਕ ਹੀਣੰ ਜਥਾ ਬਿਪ੍ਰਾ ਅਮਰ ਹੀਣੰ ਜਥਾ ਰਾਜਨਹ ॥
tilak hīnan jathā biprā amar hīnan jathā rājanah .
Like a Brahmin without a sacred mark on his forehead, or a king without the power of command,
ਆਵਧ ਹੀਣੰ ਜਥਾ ਸੂਰਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਧਰਮ ਹੀਣੰ ਤਥਾ ਬੈਸ੍ਨਵਹ ॥੫੬॥
āvadh hīnan jathā sūrar nānak dharam hīnan tathā baisnavah .56.
or a warrior without weapons, so is the devotee of God without Dharmic Faith. ||56||
ਨ ਸੰਖੰ ਨ ਚਕ੍ਰੰ ਨ ਗਦਾ ਨ ਸਿਆਮੰ ॥
n sankhan n chakran n gadā n siāman .
God has no conch-shell, no religious mark, no paraphernalia; he does not have blue skin.
ਅਸ੍ਚਰਜ ਰੂਪੰ ਰਹੰਤ ਜਨਮੰ ॥
ascharaj rūpan rahant janaman .
His Form is Wondrous and Amazing. He is beyond incarnation.
ਨੇਤ ਨੇਤ ਕਥੰਤਿ ਬੇਦਾ ॥
nēt nēt kathant bēdā .
The Vedas say that He is not this, and not that.
ਊਚ ਮੂਚ ਅਪਾਰ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਹ ॥
ūch mūch apār gōbindah .
The Lord of the Universe is Lofty and High, Great and Infinite.
ਬਸੰਤਿ ਸਾਧ ਰਿਦਯੰ ਅਚੁਤ ਬੁਝੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਡਭਾਗੀਅਹ ॥੫੭॥
basant sādh ridayan achut bujhant nānak badabhāgīah .57.
The Imperishable Lord abides in the hearts of the Holy. He is understood, O Nanak, by those who are very fortunate. ||57||
ਉਦਿਆਨ ਬਸਨੰ ਸੰਸਾਰੰ ਸਨਬੰਧੀ ਸ੍ਵਾਨ ਸਿਆਲ ਖਰਹ ॥
udiān basanan sansāran sanabandhī svān siāl kharah .
Living in the world, it is like a wild jungle. One's relatives are like dogs, jackals and donkeys.
ਬਿਖਮ ਸਥਾਨ ਮਨ ਮੋਹ ਮਦਿਰੰ ਮਹਾਂ ਅਸਾਧ ਪੰਚ ਤਸਕਰਹ ॥
bikham sathān man mōh madiran mahānh asādh panch tasakarah .
In this difficult place, the mind is intoxicated with the wine of emotional attachment; the five unconquered thieves lurk there.
ਹੀਤ ਮੋਹ ਭੈ ਭਰਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਣੰ ਅਹੰ ਫਾਂਸ ਤੀਖ੍ਯਣ ਕਠਿਨਹ ॥
hīt mōh bhai bharam bhramanan ahan phānhs tīkhyan kathinah .
The mortals wander lost in love and emotional attachment, fear and doubt; they are caught in the sharp, strong noose of egotism.
ਪਾਵਕ ਤੋਅ ਅਸਾਧ ਘੋਰੰ ਅਗਮ ਤੀਰ ਨਹ ਲੰਘਨਹ ॥
pāvak tō asādh ghōran agam tīr nah langhanah .
The ocean of fire is terrifying and impassable. The distant shore is so far away; it cannot be reached.
ਭਜੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਗੋੁਪਾਲ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਸਰਣ ਉਧਰਣ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ॥੫੮॥
bhaj sādhasang gōpāl nānak har charan saran udharan kripā .58.
Vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the World, in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; O Nanak, by His Grace, we are saved at the Lotus Feet of the Lord. ||58||
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੰਤ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੋਪਾਲਹ ਸਗਲ੍ਯੰ ਰੋਗ ਖੰਡਣਹ ॥
kripā karant gōbind gōpālah sagalyan rōg khandanah .
When the Lord of the Universe grants His Grace, all illnesses are cured.
ਸਾਧ ਸੰਗੇਣਿ ਗੁਣ ਰਮਤ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਹ ॥੫੯॥
sādh sangēn gun ramat nānak saran pūran paramēsurah .59.
Nanak chants His Glorious Praises in the Saadh Sangat, in the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord God. ||59||
ਸਿਆਮਲੰ ਮਧੁਰ ਮਾਨੁਖ੍ਯੰ ਰਿਦਯੰ ਭੂਮਿ ਵੈਰਣਹ ॥
siāmalan madhur mānukhyan ridayan bhūm vairanah .
The mortal is beautiful and speaks sweet words, but in the farm of his heart, he harbors cruel vengeance.
ਨਿਵੰਤਿ ਹੋਵੰਤਿ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਚੇਤਨੰ ਸੰਤ ਸ੍ਵਜਨਹ ॥੬੦॥
nivant hōvant mithiā chētanan sant svajanah .60.
He pretends to bow in worship, but he is false. Beware of him, O friendly Saints. ||60||
ਅਚੇਤ ਮੂੜਾ ਨ ਜਾਣੰਤ ਘਟੰਤ ਸਾਸਾ ਨਿਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੇ ॥
achēt mūrā n jānant ghatant sāsā nit pratē .
The thoughtless fool does not know that each day, his breaths are being used up.
ਛਿਜੰਤ ਮਹਾ ਸੁੰਦਰੀ ਕਾਂਇਆ ਕਾਲ ਕੰਨਿਆ ਗ੍ਰਾਸਤੇ ॥
shijant mahā sundarī kānhiā kāl kanniā grāsatē .
His most beautiful body is wearing away; old age, the daughter of death, has seized it.
ਰਚੰਤਿ ਪੁਰਖਹ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਲੀਲਾ ਅਨਿਤ ਆਸਾ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਬਿਨੋਦ ॥
rachant purakhah kutanb līlā anit āsā bikhiā binōd .
He is engrossed in family play; placing his hopes in transitory things, he indulges in corrupt pleasures.
ਭ੍ਰਮੰਤਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੰਤਿ ਬਹੁ ਜਨਮ ਹਾਰਿਓ ਸਰਣਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਮਯਹ ॥੬੧॥
bhramant bhramant bah janam hāriō saran nānak karunā mayah .61.
Wandering lost in countless incarnations, he is exhausted. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Embodiment of Mercy. ||61||
ਹੇ ਜਿਹਬੇ ਹੇ ਰਸਗੇ ਮਧੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਤੁਯੰ ॥
hē jihabē hē rasagē madhur pri tuyan .
O tongue, you love to enjoy the sweet delicacies.
ਸਤ ਹਤੰ ਪਰਮ ਬਾਦੰ ਅਵਰਤ ਏਥਹ ਸੁਧ ਅਛਰਣਹ ॥
sat hatan param bādan avarat ēthah sudh asharanah .
You are dead to the Truth, and involved in great disputes. Instead, repeat the holy words:
ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਦਾਮੋਦਰ ਮਾਧਵੇ ॥੬੨॥
gōbind dāmōdar mādhavē .62.
Gobind, Daamodar, Maadhav. ||62||
ਗਰਬੰਤਿ ਨਾਰੀ ਮਦੋਨ ਮਤੰ ॥
garabant nārī madōn matan .
Those who are proud, and intoxicated with the pleasures of sex,
ਬਲਵੰਤ ਬਲਾਤ ਕਾਰਣਹ ॥
balavant balāt kāranah .
and asserting their power over others,
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਨਹ ਭਜੰਤ ਤ੍ਰਿਣ ਸਮਾਨਿ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜਨਮਨਹ ॥
charan kamal nah bhajant trin samān dhrig janamanah .
never contemplate the Lord's Lotus Feet. Their lives are cursed, and as worthless as straw.
ਹੇ ਪਪੀਲਕਾ ਗ੍ਰਸਟੇ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿਮਰਣ ਤੁਯੰ ਧਨੇ ॥
hē papīlakā grasatē gōbind simaran tuyan dhanē .
You are as tiny and insignificant as an ant, but you shall become great, by the Wealth of the Lord's Meditation.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਨਿਕ ਬਾਰ ਨਮੋ ਨਮਹ ॥੬੩॥
nānak anik bār namō namah .63.
Nanak bows in humble worship, countless times, over and over again. ||63||
ਤ੍ਰਿਣੰ ਤ ਮੇਰੰ ਸਹਕੰ ਤ ਹਰੀਅੰ ॥
trinan t mēran sahakan t harīan .
The blade of grass becomes a mountain, and the barren land becomes green.
ਬੂਡੰ ਤ ਤਰੀਅੰ ਊਣੰ ਤ ਭਰੀਅੰ ॥
būdan t tarīan ūnan t bharīan .
The drowning one swims across, and the empty is filled to overflowing.
ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਕੋਟਿ ਸੂਰ ਉਜਾਰੰ ॥
andhakār kōt sūr ujāran .
Millions of suns illuminate the darkness,
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਦਯਾਰੰ ॥੬੪॥
binavant nānak har gur dayāran .64.
prays Nanak, when the Guru, the Lord, becomes Merciful. ||64||