ਜੋ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਤਿਸ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥
jō dēkh dikhāvai tis kau bal jāī .
I am a sacrifice to one who sees, and inspires others to see Him.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਈ ॥੧॥
gur parasād param pad pāī .1.
By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status. ||1||
ਕਿਆ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਜਗਦੀਸੈ ॥
kiā jap jāpau bin jagadīsai .
Whose Name should I chant, and meditate on, except the Lord of the Universe?
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਘਰੁ ਦੀਸੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur kai sabad mahal ghar dīsai .1. rahāu .
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is revealed within the home of one's own heart. ||1||Pause||
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਲਗੇ ਪਛੁਤਾਣੇ ॥
dūjai bhāi lagē pashutānē .
The Second Day: Those who are in love with another, come to regret and repent.
ਜਮ ਦਰਿ ਬਾਧੇ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੇ ॥
jam dar bādhē āvan jānē .
The are tied up at Death's door, and continue coming and going.
ਕਿਆ ਲੈ ਆਵਹਿ ਕਿਆ ਲੇ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
kiā lai āvah kiā lē jāh .
What have they brought, and what will they take with them when they go?
ਸਿਰਿ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਸਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਹਿ ॥
sir jamakāl s chōtā khāh .
The Messenger of Death looms over their heads, and they endure his beating.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਨ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਕੋਇ ॥
bin gur sabad n shūtas kōi .
Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, no one finds release.
ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਕੀਨ੍ਹੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
pākhand kīnhai mukat n hōi .2.
Practicing hypocrisy, no one finds liberation. ||2||
ਆਪੇ ਸਚੁ ਕੀਆ ਕਰ ਜੋੜਿ ॥
āpē sach kīā kar jōr .
The True Lord Himself created the universe, joining the elements together.
ਅੰਡਜ ਫੋੜਿ ਜੋੜਿ ਵਿਛੋੜਿ ॥
andaj phōr jōr vishōr .
Breaking the cosmic egg, He united, and separated.
ਧਰਤਿ ਅਕਾਸੁ ਕੀਏ ਬੈਸਣ ਕਉ ਥਾਉ ॥
dharat akās kīē baisan kau thāu .
He made the earth and the sky into places to live.
ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨੰਤੁ ਕੀਏ ਭਉ ਭਾਉ ॥
rāt dinant kīē bhau bhāu .
He created day and night, fear and love.
ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਏ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
jin kīē kar vēkhanahārā .
The One who created the Creation, also watches over it.
ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੩॥
avar n dūjā sirajanahārā .3.
There is no other Creator Lord. ||3||
ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਆ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸਾ ॥
tritīā brahamā bisan mahēsā .
The Third Day: He created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,
ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵ ਉਪਾਏ ਵੇਸਾ ॥
dēvī dēv upāē vēsā .
the gods, goddesses and various manifestations.
ਜੋਤੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
jōtī jātī ganat n āvai .
The lights and forms cannot be counted.
ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਜੀ ਸੋ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
jin sājī sō kīmat pāvai .
The One who fashioned them, knows their value.
ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥
kīmat pāi rahiā bharapūr .
He evaluates them, and totally pervades them.
ਕਿਸੁ ਨੇੜੈ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖਾ ਦੂਰਿ ॥੪॥
kis nērai kis ākhā dūr .4.
Who is close, and who is far away? ||4||
ਚਉਥਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਚਾਰੇ ਬੇਦਾ ॥
chauth upāē chārē bēdā .
The Fourth Day: He created the four Vedas,
ਖਾਣੀ ਚਾਰੇ ਬਾਣੀ ਭੇਦਾ ॥
khānī chārē bānī bhēdā .
the four sources of creation, and distinct forms of speech.
ਅਸਟ ਦਸਾ ਖਟੁ ਤੀਨਿ ਉਪਾਏ ॥
asat dasā khat tīn upāē .
He created the eighteen Puraanas, the six Shaastras and the three qualities.
ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
sō būjhai jis āp bujhāē .
He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand.
ਤੀਨਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਚਉਥੈ ਵਾਸਾ ॥
tīn samāvai chauthai vāsā .
One who overcomes the three qualities, dwells in the fourth state.
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਮ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਦਾਸਾ ॥੫॥
pranavat nānak ham tā kē dāsā .5.
Prays Nanak, I am his slave. ||5||
ਪੰਚਮੀ ਪੰਚ ਭੂਤ ਬੇਤਾਲਾ ॥
panchamī panch bhūt bētālā .
The Fifth Day: The five elements are demons.
ਆਪਿ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਾ ॥
āp agōchar purakh nirālā .
The Lord Himself is unfathomable and detached.
ਇਕਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭੂਖੇ ਮੋਹ ਪਿਆਸੇ ॥
ik bhram bhūkhē mōh piāsē .
Some are gripped by doubt, hunger, emotional attachment and desire.
ਇਕਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਸੇ ॥
ik ras chākh sabad tripatāsē .
Some taste the sublime essence of the Shabad, and are satisfied.
ਇਕਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਇਕਿ ਮਰਿ ਧੂਰਿ ॥
ik rang rātē ik mar dhūr .
Some are imbued with the Lord's Love, while some die, and are reduced to dust.
ਇਕਿ ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੬॥
ik dar ghar sāchai dēkh hadūr .6.
Some attain the Court and the Mansion of the True Lord, and behold Him, ever-present. ||6||
ਝੂਠੇ ਕਉ ਨਾਹੀ ਪਤਿ ਨਾਉ ॥
jhūthē kau nāhī pat nāu .
The false one has no honor or fame;
ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਸੂਚਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਕਾਉ ॥
kabah n sūchā kālā kāu .
like the black crow, he never becomes pure.
ਪਿੰਜਰਿ ਪੰਖੀ ਬੰਧਿਆ ਕੋਇ ॥
pinjar pankhī bandhiā kōi .
He is like the bird, imprisoned in a cage;
ਛੇਰੀਂ ਭਰਮੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
shērīnh bharamai mukat n hōi .
he paces back and forth behind the bars, but he is not released.
ਤਉ ਛੂਟੈ ਜਾ ਖਸਮੁ ਛਡਾਏ ॥
tau shūtai jā khasam shadāē .
He alone is emancipated, whom the Lord and Master emancipates.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥੭॥
guramat mēlē bhagat drirāē .7.
He follows the Guru's Teachings, and enshrines devotional worship. ||7||
ਖਸਟੀ ਖਟੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਜੇ ॥
khasatī khat darasan prabh sājē .
The Sixth Day: God organized the six systems of Yoga.
ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਾ ਵਾਜੇ ॥
anahad sabad nirālā vājē .
The unstruck sound current of the Shabad vibrates of itself.
ਜੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਵੈ ॥
jē prabh bhāvai tā mahal bulāvai .
If God wills it so, then one is summoned to the Mansion of His Presence.
ਸਬਦੇ ਭੇਦੇ ਤਉ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
sabadē bhēdē tau pat pāvai .
One who is pierced through by the Shabad, obtains honor.
ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਸ ਖਪਹਿ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ॥
kar kar vēs khapah jal jāvah .
Those who wear religious robes burn, and are ruined.
ਸਾਚੈ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਹਿ ॥੮॥
sāchai sāchē sāch samāvah .8.
Through Truth, the truthful ones merge into the True Lord. ||8||
ਸਪਤਮੀ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸਰੀਰਿ ॥
sapatamī sat santōkh sarīr .
The Seventh Day: When the body is imbued with Truth and contentment,
ਸਾਤ ਸਮੁੰਦ ਭਰੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨੀਰਿ ॥
sāt samund bharē niramal nīr .
the seven seas within are filled with the Immaculate Water.
ਮਜਨੁ ਸੀਲੁ ਸਚੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
majan sīl sach ridai vīchār .
Bathing in good conduct, and contemplating the True Lord within the heart,
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਭਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥
gur kai sabad pāvai sabh pār .
one obtains the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and carries everyone across.
ਮਨਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਾਚਉ ਭਾਇ ॥
man sāchā mukh sāchau bhāi .
With the True Lord in the mind, and the True Lord lovingly on one's lips,
ਸਚੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੯॥
sach nīsānai thāk n pāi .9.
one is blessed with the banner of Truth, and meets with no obstructions. ||9||
ਅਸਟਮੀ ਅਸਟ ਸਿਧਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਸਾਧੈ ॥
asatamī asat sidh budh sādhai .
The Eighth Day: The eight miraculous powers come when one subdues his own mind,
ਸਚੁ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਕਰਮਿ ਅਰਾਧੈ ॥
sach nihakēval karam arādhai .
and contemplates the True Lord through pure actions.
ਪਉਣ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਬਿਸਰਾਉ ॥
paun pānī aganī bisarāu .
Forget the three qualities of wind, water and fire,
ਤਹੀ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਸਾਚੋ ਨਾਉ ॥
tahī niranjan sāchō nāu .
and concentrate on the pure True Name.
ਤਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਰਹਿਆ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
tis mah manūā rahiā liv lāi .
That human who remains lovingly focused on the Lord,
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥੧੦॥
pranavat nānak kāl n khāi .10.
prays Nanak, shall not be consumed by death. ||10||
ਨਾਉ ਨਉਮੀ ਨਵੇ ਨਾਥ ਨਵ ਖੰਡਾ ॥ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਨਾਥੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਲਵੰਡਾ ॥
nāu naumī navē nāth nav khandā . ghat ghat nāth mahā balavandā .
The Ninth Day: The Name is the supreme almighty Master of the nine masters of Yoga, the nine realms of the earth, and each and every heart.