ਕਬ ਚੰਦਨਿ ਕਬ ਅਕਿ ਡਾਲਿ ਕਬ ਉਚੀ ਪਰੀਤਿ ॥
kab chandan kab ak dāl kab uchī parīt .
Sometimes it is perched on the sandalwood tree, and sometimes it is on the branch of the poisonous swallow-wort. Sometimes, it soars through the heavens.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਈਐ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਲਗੀ ਰੀਤਿ ॥੨॥
nānak hukam chalāīai sāhib lagī rīt .2.
O Nanak, our Lord and Master leads us on, according to the Hukam of His Command; such is His Way. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਕੇਤੇ ਕਹਹਿ ਵਖਾਣ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਜਾਵਣਾ ॥
kētē kahah vakhān kah kah jāvanā .
Some speak and expound, and while speaking and lecturing, they pass away.
ਵੇਦ ਕਹਹਿ ਵਖਿਆਣ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥
vēd kahah vakhiān ant n pāvanā .
The Vedas speak and expound on the Lord, but they do not know His limits.
ਪੜਿਐ ਨਾਹੀ ਭੇਦੁ ਬੁਝਿਐ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥
pariai nāhī bhēd bujhiai pāvanā .
Not by studying, but through understanding, is the Lord's Mystery revealed.
ਖਟੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੈ ਭੇਖਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਾ ॥
khat darasan kai bhēkh kisai sach samāvanā .
There are six pathways in the Shaastras, but how rare are those who merge in the True Lord through them.
ਸਚਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ॥
sachā purakh alakh sabad suhāvanā .
The True Lord is Unknowable; through the Word of His Shabad, we are embellished.
ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਉ ਬਿਸੰਖ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥
mannē nāu bisankh daragah pāvanā .
One who believes in the Name of the Infinite Lord, attains the Court of the Lord.
ਖਾਲਕ ਕਉ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਢਾਢੀ ਗਾਵਣਾ ॥
khālak kau ādēs dhādhī gāvanā .
I humbly bow to the Creator Lord; I am a minstrel singing His Praises.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਾ ॥੨੧॥
nānak jug jug ēk mann vasāvanā .21.
Nanak enshrines the Lord within his mind. He is the One, throughout the ages. ||21||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥
salōk mahalā 2 .
Shalok, Second Mehl:
ਮੰਤ੍ਰੀ ਹੋਇ ਅਠੂਹਿਆ ਨਾਗੀ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥ ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀ ਆਪਣੈ ਦੇ ਕੂਚਾ ਆਪੇ ਲਾਇ ॥
mantrī hōi athūhiā nāgī lagai jāi . āpan hathī āpanai dē kūchā āpē lāi .
Those who charm scorpions and handle snakes only brand themselves with their own hands.
ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਇਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਅਤੀ ਹੂ ਧਕਾ ਖਾਇ ॥
hukam paiā dhur khasam kā atī hū dhakā khāi .
By the pre-ordained Order of our Lord and Master, they are beaten badly, and struck down.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅੜੈ ਡੁਬੈ ਹਕਿ ਨਿਆਇ ॥
guramukh siu manamukh arai dubai hak niāi .
If the self-willed manmukhs fight with the Gurmukh, they are condemned by the Lord, the True Judge.
ਦੁਹਾ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਆਪੇ ਖਸਮੁ ਵੇਖੈ ਕਰਿ ਵਿਉਪਾਇ ॥
duhā siriā āpē khasam vēkhai kar viupāi .
He Himself is the Lord and Master of both worlds. He beholds all and makes the exact determination.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਵੈ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
nānak ēvai jānīai sabh kish tisah rajāi .1.
O Nanak, know this well: everything is in accordance with His Will. ||1||
ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥
mahalā 2 .
Second Mehl:
ਨਾਨਕ ਪਰਖੇ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਤਾ ਪਾਰਖੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
nānak parakhē āp kau tā pārakh jān .
O Nanak, if someone judges himself, only then is he known as a real judge.
ਰੋਗੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਦੋਵੈ ਬੁਝੈ ਤਾ ਵੈਦੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥
rōg dārū dōvai bujhai tā vaid sujān .
If someone understands both the disease and the medicine, only then is he a wise physician.
ਵਾਟ ਨ ਕਰਈ ਮਾਮਲਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਮਿਹਮਾਣੁ ॥
vāt n karaī māmalā jānai mihamān .
Do not involve yourself in idle business on the way; remember that you are only a guest here.
ਮੂਲੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਗਲਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਾਣਿ ਲਾਏ ਹਾਣੁ ॥
mūl jān galā karē hān lāē hān .
Speak with those who know the Primal Lord, and renounce your evil ways.
ਲਬਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸੋ ਵਿਸਟੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
lab n chalaī sach rahai sō visat paravān .
That virtuous person who does not walk in the way of greed, and who abides in Truth, is accepted and famous.
ਸਰੁ ਸੰਧੇ ਆਗਾਸ ਕਉ ਕਿਉ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਬਾਣੁ ॥
sar sandhē āgās kau kiu pahuchai bān .
If an arrow is shot at the sky, how can it reach there?
ਅਗੈ ਓਹੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਾਹੇਦੜੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
agai ōh aganm hai vāhēdar jān .2.
The sky above is unreachable-know this well, O archer! ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਨਾਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੀਆ ॥
nārī purakh piār prēm sīgārīā .
The soul-bride loves her Husband Lord; she is embellished with His Love.
ਕਰਨਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਨ ਰਹਨੀ ਵਾਰੀਆ ॥
karan bhagat din rāt n rahanī vārīā .
She worships Him day and night; she cannot be restrained from doing so.
ਮਹਲਾ ਮੰਝਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀਆ ॥
mahalā manjh nivās sabad savārīā .
In the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, she has made her home; she is adorned with the Word of His Shabad.
ਸਚੁ ਕਹਨਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਸੇ ਵੇਚਾਰੀਆ ॥
sach kahan aradās sē vēchārīā .
She is humble, and she offers her true and sincere prayer.
ਸੋਹਨਿ ਖਸਮੈ ਪਾਸਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਿਧਾਰੀਆ ॥
sōhan khasamai pās hukam sidhārīā .
She is beautiful in the Company of her Lord and Master; she walks in the Way of His Will.
ਸਖੀ ਕਹਨਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਮਨਹੁ ਪਿਆਰੀਆ ॥
sakhī kahan aradās manah piārīā .
With her dear friends, she offers her heart-felt prayers to her Beloved.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਵਾਸੁ ਫਿਟੁ ਸੁ ਜੀਵਿਆ ॥
bin nāvai dhrig vās phit s jīviā .
Cursed is that home, and shameful is that life, which is without the Name of the Lord.
ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀਆਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਿਆ ॥੨੨॥
sabad savārīās anmrit pīviā .22.
But she who is adorned with the Word of His Shabad, drinks in the Amrit of His Nectar. ||22||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salōk mah 1 .
Shalok, First Mehl:
ਮਾਰੂ ਮੀਹਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿਆ ਅਗੀ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਭੁਖ ॥
mārū mīh n tripatiā agī lahai n bhukh .
The desert is not satisfied by rain, and the fire is not quenched by desire.
ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਜਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿਆ ਸਾਇਰ ਭਰੇ ਕਿਸੁਕ ॥
rājā rāj n tripatiā sāir bharē kisuk .
The king is not satisfied with his kingdom, and the oceans are full, but still they thirst for more.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਕੇਤੀ ਪੁਛਾ ਪੁਛ ॥੧॥
nānak sachē nām kī kētī pushā push .1.
O Nanak, how many times must I seek and ask for the True Name? ||1||
ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥
mahalā 2 .
Second Mehl:
ਨਿਹਫਲੰ ਤਸਿ ਜਨਮਸਿ ਜਾਵਤੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨ ਬਿੰਦਤੇ ॥
nihaphalan tas janamas jāvat braham n bindatē .
Life is useless, as long as one does not know the Lord God.
ਸਾਗਰੰ ਸੰਸਾਰਸਿ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਤਰਹਿ ਕੇ ॥
sāgaran sansāras gur parasādī tarah kē .
Only a few cross over the world-ocean, by Guru's Grace.
ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਹੈ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
karan kāran samarath hai kah nānak bīchār .
The Lord is the All-powerful Cause of causes, says Nanak after deep deliberation.
ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤੇ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਲ ਰਖੀ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
kāran karatē vas hai jin kal rakhī dhār .2.
The creation is subject to the Creator, who sustains it by His Almighty Power. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਖਸਮੈ ਕੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ਢਾਢੀ ਵਸਿਆ ॥
khasamai kai darabār dhādhī vasiā .
In the Court of the Lord and Master, His minstrels dwell.
ਸਚਾ ਖਸਮੁ ਕਲਾਣਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ॥
sachā khasam kalān kamal vigasiā .
Singing the Praises of their True Lord and Master, the lotuses of their hearts have blossomed forth.
ਖਸਮਹੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇ ਮਨਹੁ ਰਹਸਿਆ ॥
khasamah pūrā pāi manah rahasiā .
Obtaining their Perfect Lord and Master, their minds are transfixed with ecstasy.
ਦੁਸਮਨ ਕਢੇ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਜਣ ਸਰਸਿਆ ॥
dusaman kadhē mār sajan sarasiā .
Their enemies have been driven out and subdued, and their friends are very pleased.
ਸਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸਚਾ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦਸਿਆ ॥
sachā satigur sēvan sachā mārag dasiā .
Those who serve the Truthful True Guru are shown the True Path.