ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਤਿਪਤਾਇ ॥
har prabh vēparavāh hai kit khādhai tipatāi .
My Lord God is Self-existent and Independent. What does He need to eat to be satisfied?
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਤਿਪਤਾਸੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥
satigur kai bhānai jō chalai tipatāsai har gun gāi .
Whoever walks in harmony with the Will of the True Guru, and sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, is pleasing to Him.
ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਲਜੁਗਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿ ਚਲੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਇ ॥੧੨॥
dhan dhan kalajug nānakā j chalē satigur bhāi .12.
Blessed, blessed are they, in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, O Nanak, who walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. ||12||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਰਖਿਓ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
satigurū n sēviō sabad n rakhiō ur dhār .
Those who do not serve the True Guru, and do not keep the Shabad enshrined in their hearts
ਧਿਗੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਕਾ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਕਿਤੁ ਆਏ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥
dhig tinā kā jīviā kit āē sansār .
- cursed are their lives. why did they even come into the world?
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਭਉ ਮਨਿ ਪਵੈ ਤਾਂ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
guramatī bhau man pavai tānh har ras lagai piār .
If one follows the Guru's Teachings, and keeps the Fear of God in his mind, then he is lovingly attuned to the sublime essence of the Lord.
ਨਾਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਿ ॥੧੩॥
nāu milai dhur likhiā jan nānak pār utār .13.
By his primal destiny, he obtains the Name; O Nanak, he is carried across. ||13||
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਜਗੁ ਭਰਮਿਆ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਸੈ ਖਬਰਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
māiā mōh jag bharamiā ghar musai khabar n hōi .
The world wanders lost in emotional attachment to Maya; it does not realize that its own home is being plundered.
ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿ ਮਨੁ ਹਿਰਿ ਲਇਆ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧਾ ਲੋਇ ॥
kām krōdh man hir laiā manamukh andhā lōi .
The self-willed manmukh is blind in the world; his mind is lured away by sexual desire and anger.
ਗਿਆਨ ਖੜਗ ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਸੰਘਾਰੇ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਜਾਗੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
giān kharag panch dūt sanghārē guramat jāgai sōi .
With the sword of spiritual wisdom, kill the five demons. Remain awake and aware to the Guru's Teachings.
ਨਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
nām ratan paragāsiā man tan niramal hōi .
The Jewel of the Naam is revealed, and the mind and body are purified.
ਨਾਮਹੀਨ ਨਕਟੇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਹਿ ਰੋਇ ॥
nāmahīn nakatē phirah bin nāvai bah rōi .
Those who lack the Naam wander around lost, with their noses cut off; without the Name, they sit and cry.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੧੪॥
nānak jō dhur karatai likhiā s mēt n sakai kōi .14.
O Nanak, no one can erase that which is pre-ordained by the Creator Lord. ||14||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਖਟਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
guramukhā har dhan khatiā gur kai sabad vīchār .
The Gurmukhs earn the wealth of the Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਤੁਟ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
nām padārath pāiā atut bharē bhandār .
They receive the wealth of the Naam; their treasures are overflowing.
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਬਾਣੀ ਉਚਰਹਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥
har gun bānī ucharah ant n pārāvār .
Through the Word of the Guru's Bani, they utter the Glorious Praises of the Lord, whose end and limitations cannot be found.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭ ਕਾਰਣ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੈ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਿਰਜਨਹਾਰੁ ॥੧੫॥
nānak sabh kāran karatā karai vēkhai sirajanahār .15.
O Nanak, the Creator is the Doer of all; the Creator Lord beholds all. ||15||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਜੁ ਹੈ ਮਨੁ ਚੜਿਆ ਦਸਵੈ ਆਕਾਸਿ ॥
guramukh antar sahaj hai man chariā dasavai ākās .
Within the Gurmukh is intuitive peace and poise; his mind ascends to the Tenth Plane of the Akaashic Ethers.
ਤਿਥੈ ਊਂਘ ਨ ਭੁਖ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਖ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
tithai ūnhgh n bhukh hai har anmrit nām sukh vās .
No one is sleepy or hungry there; they dwell in the peace of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਿਆਪਤ ਨਹੀ ਜਿਥੈ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ॥੧੬॥
nānak dukh sukh viāpat nahī jithai ātam rām pragās .16.
O Nanak, pain and pleasure do not afflict anyone, where the Light of the Lord, the Supreme Soul, illuminates. ||16||
ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਕਾ ਚੋਲੜਾ ਸਭ ਗਲਿ ਆਏ ਪਾਇ ॥
kām krōdh kā chōlarā sabh gal āē pāi .
All have come, wearing the robes of sexual desire and anger.
ਇਕਿ ਉਪਜਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਬਿਨਸਿ ਜਾਂਹਿ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
ik upajah ik binas jānhh hukamē āvai jāi .
Some are born, and some pass away. They come and go according to the Hukam of the Lord's Command.
ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚੁਕਈ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਗਾ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
janman maran n chukaī rang lagā dūjai bhāi .
Their comings and goings in reincarnation do not end; they are imbued with the love of duality.
ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬੰਧਿ ਭਵਾਈਅਨੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧੭॥
bandhan bandh bhavāīan karanā kashū n jāi .17.
Bound in bondage, they are made to wander, and they cannot do anything about it. ||17||
ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀਅਨੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ॥
jin kau kirapā dhārīan tinā satigur miliā āi .
Those, upon whom the Lord showers His Mercy, come and meet the True Guru.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਉਲਟੀ ਭਈ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
satigur milē ulatī bhaī mar jīviā sahaj subhāi .
Meeting with the True Guru, they turn away from the world; they remain dead while still alive, with intuitive peace and poise.
ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧੮॥
nānak bhagatī ratiā har har nām samāi .18.
O Nanak, the devotees are imbued with the Lord; they are absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||18||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਚੰਚਲ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥
manamukh chanchal mat hai antar bahut chaturāī .
The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is fickle; he is very tricky and clever within.
ਕੀਤਾ ਕਰਤਿਆ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਗਇਆ ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
kītā karatiā birathā gaiā ik til thāi n pāī .
Whatever he has done, and all that he does, is useless. Not even an iota of it is acceptable.
ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨੁ ਜੋ ਬੀਜਦੇ ਸਭ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਕੈ ਜਾਈ ॥
punn dān jō bījadē sabh dharam rāi kai jāī .
The charity and generosity he pretends to give will be judged by the Righteous Judge of Dharma.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਈ ॥
bin satigurū jamakāl n shōdaī dūjai bhāi khuāī .
Without the True Guru, the Messenger of Death does not leave the mortal alone; he is ruined by the love of duality.
ਜੋਬਨੁ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜਰੁ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਈ ॥
jōban jānhdā nadar n āvaī jar pahuchai mar jāī .
Youth slips away imperceptibly, old age comes, and then he dies.
ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਹੇਤੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਤਿ ਬੇਲੀ ਕੋ ਨ ਸਖਾਈ ॥
put kalat mōh hēt hai ant bēlī kō n sakhāī .
The mortal is caught in love and emotional attachment to children and spouse, but none of them will be his helper and support in the end.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਨਾਉ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਈ ॥
satigur sēvē sō sukh pāē nāu vasai man āī .
Whoever serves the True Guru finds peace; the Name comes to abide in the mind.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਵਡੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਜਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧੯॥
nānak sē vadē vadabhāgī j guramukh nām samāī .19.
O Nanak, great and very fortunate are those who, as Gurmukh, are absorbed in the Naam. ||19||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਨੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖ ਰੋਇ ॥
manamukh nām n chētanī bin nāvai dukh rōi .
The self-willed manmukhs do not even think of the Name; without the Name, they cry in pain.