Ang 787
Shabad 1
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ਸੂਹੈ ਵੇਸਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦਝਿ ਮੁਈ ਗਾਵਾਰਿ ॥

sūhai vēs pir kinai n pāiō manamukh dajh muī gāvār .

By wearing her red dress, no one has found her Husband Lord; the self-willed manmukh is burnt to death.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸੂਹਾ ਵੇਸੁ ਗਇਆ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਮਾਰਿ ॥

satigur miliai sūhā vēs gaiā haumai vichah mār .

Meeting the True Guru, she discards her red dress, and eradicates egotism from within.

ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਤਾ ਲਾਲੁ ਹੋਆ ਰਸਨਾ ਰਤੀ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰਿ ॥

man tan ratā lāl hōā rasanā ratī gun sār .

Her mind and body are imbued with the deep red color of His Love, and her tongue is imbued, singing His Praises and excellences.

ਸਦਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਮਨਿ ਭੈ ਭਾਇ ਕਰੇ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥

sadā sōhāgan sabad man bhai bhāi karē sīgār .

She becomes His soul-bride forever, with the Word of the Shabad in her mind; she makes the Fear of God and the Love of God her ornaments and decorations.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੧॥

nānak karamī mahal pāiā pir rākhiā ur dhār .1.

O Nanak, by His Merciful Grace, she obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, and keeps Him enshrined in her heart. ||1||

ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mah 3 .

Third Mehl:

ਮੁੰਧੇ ਸੂਹਾ ਪਰਹਰਹੁ ਲਾਲੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥

mundhē sūhā paraharah lāl karah sīgār .

O bride, forsake your red dress, and decorate yourself with the crimson color of His Love.

ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

āvan jānā vīsarai gur sabadī vīchār .

Your comings and goings shall be forgotten, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

ਮੁੰਧ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਘਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥

mundh suhāvī sōhanī jis ghar sahaj bhatār .

The soul-bride is adorned and beautiful; the Celestial Lord, her Husband, abides in her home.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਰਾਵੀਐ ਰਾਵੇ ਰਾਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

nānak sā dhan rāvīai rāvē rāvanahār .2.

O Nanak, the bride ravishes and enjoys Him; and He, the Ravisher, ravishes and enjoys her. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurī .

Pauree:

ਮੋਹੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਹੈ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਰਤਾ ॥

mōh kūr kutanb hai manamukh mugadh ratā .

The foolish, self-willed manmukh is engrossed in false attachment to family.

ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਏ ਕਿਛੁ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਲਿਤਾ ॥

haumai mērā kar muē kish sāth n litā .

Practicing egotism and self-conceit, he dies and departs, taking nothing along with him.

ਸਿਰ ਉਪਰਿ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਸੁਝਈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਰਮਿਤਾ ॥

sir upar jamakāl n sujhaī dūjai bharamitā .

He does not understand that the Messenger of Death is hovering over his head; he is deluded by duality.

ਫਿਰਿ ਵੇਲਾ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ਵਸਿ ਕਿਤਾ ॥

phir vēlā hath n āvaī jamakāl vas kitā .

This opportunity will not come into his hands again; the Messenger of Death will seize him.

ਜੇਹਾ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਸੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਿਤਾ ॥੫॥

jēhā dhur likh pāiōn sē karam kamitā .5.

He acts according to his pre-ordained destiny. ||5||


ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salōk mah 3 .

Shalok, Third Mehl:

ਸਤੀਆ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਜੋ ਮੜਿਆ ਲਗਿ ਜਲੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥

satīā ēh n ākhīan jō mariā lag jalannh .

Do not call them 'satee', who burn themselves along with their husbands' corpses.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤੀਆ ਜਾਣੀਅਨ੍ਹਿ ਜਿ ਬਿਰਹੇ ਚੋਟ ਮਰੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥੧॥

nānak satīā jānīanh j birahē chōt marannh .1.

O Nanak, they alone are known as 'satee', who die from the shock of separation. ||1||

ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mah 3 .

Third Mehl:

ਭੀ ਸੋ ਸਤੀਆ ਜਾਣੀਅਨਿ ਸੀਲ ਸੰਤੋਖਿ ਰਹੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥

bhī sō satīā jānīan sīl santōkh rahannh .

They are also known as 'satee', who abide in modesty and contentment.

ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸਾਈ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਤ ਉਠਿ ਸੰਮ੍ਹਾਲੰਨ੍ਹਿ ॥੨॥

sēvan sāī āpanā nit uth sanmhālannh .2.

They serve their Lord, and rise in the early hours to contemplate Him. ||2||

ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mah 3 .

Third Mehl:

ਕੰਤਾ ਨਾਲਿ ਮਹੇਲੀਆ ਸੇਤੀ ਅਗਿ ਜਲਾਹਿ ॥

kantā nāl mahēlīā sētī ag jalāh .

The widows burn themselves in the fire, along with their husbands' corpses.

ਜੇ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਾ ਤਨਿ ਦੁਖ ਸਹਾਹਿ ॥

jē jānah pir āpanā tā tan dukh sahāh .

If they truly knew their husbands, then they suffer terrible bodily pain.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕੰਤ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਸੇ ਕਿਉ ਅਗਿ ਜਲਾਹਿ ॥

nānak kant n jānanī sē kiu ag jalāh .

O Nanak, if they did not truly know their husbands, why should they burn themselves in the fire?

ਭਾਵੈ ਜੀਵਉ ਕੈ ਮਰਉ ਦੂਰਹੁ ਹੀ ਭਜਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੩॥

bhāvai jīvau kai marau dūrah hī bhaj jāh .3.

Whether their husbands are alive or dead, those wives remain far away from them. ||3||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurī .

Pauree:

ਤੁਧੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਲੇਖੁ ਕਰਤੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ॥

tudh dukh sukh nāl upāiā lēkh karatai likhiā .

You created pain along with pleasure; O Creator, such is the writ You have written.

ਨਾਵੈ ਜੇਵਡ ਹੋਰ ਦਾਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰਿਖਿਆ ॥

nāvai jēvad hōr dāt nāhī tis rūp n rikhiā .

There is no other gift as great as the Name; it has no form or sign.

ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖੁਟੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ॥

nām akhut nidhān hai guramukh man vasiā .

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is an inexhaustible treasure; it abides in the mind of the Gurmukh.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇਵਸੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਲਿਖਿਆ ॥

kar kirapā nām dēvasī phir lēkh n likhiā .

In His Mercy, He blesses us with the Naam, and then, the writ of pain and pleasure is not written.

ਸੇਵਕ ਭਾਇ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਮਿਲੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਜਪਿਆ ॥੬॥

sēvak bhāi sē jan milē jin har jap japiā .6.

Those humble servants who serve with love, meet the Lord, chanting the Chant of the Lord. ||6||


ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੨ ॥

salōk mah 2 .

Shalok, Second Mehl:

ਜਿਨੀ ਚਲਣੁ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਸੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਹਿ ਵਿਥਾਰ ॥

jinī chalan jāniā sē kiu karah vithār .

They know that they will have to depart, so why do they make such ostentatious displays?

ਚਲਣ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਕਾਜ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰ ॥੧॥

chalan sār n jānanī kāj savāranahār .1.

Those who do not know that they will have to depart, continue to arrange their affairs. ||1||

ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mah 2 .

Second Mehl:

ਰਾਤਿ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਭਲਕੇ ਚਲਣੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

rāt kāran dhan sanchīai bhalakē chalan hōi .

He accumulates wealth during the night of his life, but in the morning, he must depart.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

nānak nāl n chalaī phir pashutāvā hōi .2.

O Nanak, it shall not go along with him, and so he regrets. ||2||

ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mah 2 .

Second Mehl:

ਬਧਾ ਚਟੀ ਜੋ ਭਰੇ ਨਾ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾ ਉਪਕਾਰੁ ॥

badhā chatī jō bharē nā gun nā upakār .

Paying a fine under pressure, does not bring either merit or goodness.

ਸੇਤੀ ਖੁਸੀ ਸਵਾਰੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੩॥

sētī khusī savārīai nānak kāraj sār .3.

That alone is a good deed, O Nanak, which is done by one's own free will. ||3||

ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mah 2 .

Second Mehl:

ਮਨਹਠਿ ਤਰਫ ਨ ਜਿਪਈ ਜੇ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਘਾਲੇ ॥

manahath taraph n jipaī jē bahutā ghālē .

Stubborn-mindedness will not win the Lord to one's side, no matter how much it is tried.

ਤਰਫ ਜਿਣੈ ਸਤ ਭਾਉ ਦੇ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥੪॥

taraph jinai sat bhāu dē jan nānak sabad vīchārē .4.

The Lord is won over to your side, by offering Him your true love, O servant Nanak, and contemplating the Word of the Shabad. ||4||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurī .

Pauree:

ਕਰਤੈ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

karatai kāran jin kīā sō jānai sōī .

The Creator created the world; He alone understands it.

ਆਪੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈਅਨੁ ਆਪੇ ਫੁਨਿ ਗੋਈ ॥

āpē srisat upāīan āpē phun gōī .

He Himself created the Universe, and He Himself shall destroy it afterwards.

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