ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਉਧਰੇ ॥
ōankār sabad udharē .
Ongkaar saves the world through the Shabad.
ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤਰੇ ॥
ōankār guramukh tarē .
Ongkaar saves the Gurmukhs.
ਓਨਮ ਅਖਰ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
ōnam akhar sunah bīchār .
Listen to the Message of the Universal, Imperishable Creator Lord.
ਓਨਮ ਅਖਰੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
ōnam akhar tribhavan sār .1.
The Universal, Imperishable Creator Lord is the essence of the three worlds. ||1||
ਸੁਣਿ ਪਾਡੇ ਕਿਆ ਲਿਖਹੁ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥
sun pādē kiā likhah janjālā .
Listen, O Pandit, O religious scholar, why are you writing about worldly debates?
ਲਿਖੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
likh rām nām guramukh gōpālā .1. rahāu .
As Gurmukh, write only the Name of the Lord, the Lord of the World. ||1||Pause||
ਸਸੈ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਤੀਨਿ ਭਵਨ ਇਕ ਜੋਤੀ ॥
sasai sabh jag sahaj upāiā tīn bhavan ik jōtī .
Sassa: He created the entire universe with ease; His One Light pervades the three worlds.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਸਤੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਚੁਣਿ ਲੈ ਮਾਣਕ ਮੋਤੀ ॥
guramukh vasat parāpat hōvai chun lai mānak mōtī .
Become Gurmukh, and obtain the real thing; gather the gems and pearls.
ਸਮਝੈ ਸੂਝੈ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਅੰਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਚਾ ॥
samajhai sūjhai par par būjhai ant nirantar sāchā .
If one understands, realizes and comprehends what he reads and studies, in the end he shall realize that the True Lord dwells deep within his nucleus.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਜਗੁ ਕਾਚਾ ॥੨॥
guramukh dēkhai sāch samālē bin sāchē jag kāchā .2.
The Gurmukh sees and contemplates the True Lord; without the True Lord, the world is false. ||2||
ਧਧੈ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਰੇ ਧਰਮਾ ਪੁਰਿ ਗੁਣਕਾਰੀ ਮਨੁ ਧੀਰਾ ॥
dhadhai dharam dharē dharamā pur gunakārī man dhīrā .
Dhadha: Those who enshrine Dharmic faith and dwell in the City of Dharma are worthy; their minds are steadfast and stable.
ਧਧੈ ਧੂਲਿ ਪੜੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਕੰਚਨ ਭਏ ਮਨੂਰਾ ॥
dhadhai dhūl parai mukh masatak kanchan bhaē manūrā .
Dhadha: If the dust of their feet touches one's face and forehead, he is transformed from iron into gold.
ਧਨੁ ਧਰਣੀਧਰੁ ਆਪਿ ਅਜੋਨੀ ਤੋਲਿ ਬੋਲਿ ਸਚੁ ਪੂਰਾ ॥
dhan dharanīdhar āp ajōnī tōl bōl sach pūrā .
Blessed is the Support of the Earth; He Himself is not born; His measure and speech are perfect and True.
ਕਰਤੇ ਕੀ ਮਿਤਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੈ ਜਾਣੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੂਰਾ ॥੩॥
karatē kī mit karatā jānai kai jānai gur sūrā .3.
Only the Creator Himself knows His own extent; He alone knows the Brave Guru. ||3||
ਙਿਆਨੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਇਆ ਗਰਬਿ ਗਲੇ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇਆ ॥
niān gavāiā dūjā bhāiā garab galē bikh khāiā .
In love with duality, spiritual wisdom is lost; the mortal rots away in pride, and eats poison.
ਗੁਰ ਰਸੁ ਗੀਤ ਬਾਦ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥
gur ras gīt bād nahī bhāvai sunīai gahir ganbhīr gavāiā .
He thinks that the sublime essence of the Guru's song is useless, and he does not like to hear it. He loses the profound, unfathomable Lord.
ਗੁਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਕਹਿਆ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਲਹਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਸੁਖਾਇਆ ॥
gur sach kahiā anmrit lahiā man tan sāch sukhāiā .
Through the Guru's Words of Truth, the Ambrosial Nectar is obtained, and the mind and body find joy in the True Lord.
ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਆਪੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਆਇਆ ॥੪॥
āpē guramukh āpē dēvai āpē anmrit pīāiā .4.
He Himself is the Gurmukh, and He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Nectar; He Himself leads us to drink it in. ||4||
ਏਕੋ ਏਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਵਿਆਪੈ ॥
ēkō ēk kahai sabh kōī haumai garab viāpai .
Everyone says that God is the One and only, but they are engrossed in egotism and pride.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਇਉ ਘਰੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਸਿਞਾਪੈ ॥
antar bāhar ēk pashānai iu ghar mahal siñāpai .
Realize that the One God is inside and outside; understand this, that the Mansion of His Presence is within the home of your heart.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨੇੜੈ ਹਰਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਹੁ ਏਕੋ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਬਾਈ ॥
prabh nērai har dūr n jānah ēkō srisat sabāī .
God is near at hand; do not think that God is far away. The One Lord permeates the entire universe.
ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਜਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੁ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੫॥
ēkankār avar nahī dūjā nānak ēk samāī .5.
There in One Universal Creator Lord; there is no other at all. O Nanak, merge into the One Lord. ||5||
ਇਸੁ ਕਰਤੇ ਕਉ ਕਿਉ ਗਹਿ ਰਾਖਉ ਅਫਰਿਓ ਤੁਲਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
is karatē kau kiu gah rākhau aphariō tuliō n jāī .
How can you keep the Creator under your control? He cannot be seized or measured.
ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਦੇਵਾਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਝੂਠਿ ਠਗਉਰੀ ਪਾਈ ॥
māiā kē dēvānē prānī jhūth thagaurī pāī .
Maya has made the mortal insane; she has administered the poisonous drug of falsehood.
ਲਬਿ ਲੋਭਿ ਮੁਹਤਾਜਿ ਵਿਗੂਤੇ ਇਬ ਤਬ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥
lab lōbh muhatāj vigūtē ib tab phir pashutāī .
Addicted to greed and avarice, the mortal is ruined, and then later, he regrets and repents.
ਏਕੁ ਸਰੇਵੈ ਤਾ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ਰਹਾਈ ॥੬॥
ēk sarēvai tā gat mit pāvai āvan jān rahāī .6.
So serve the One Lord, and attain the state of Salvation; your comings and goings shall cease. ||6||
ਏਕੁ ਅਚਾਰੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਇਕੁ ਰੂਪੁ ॥
ēk achār rang ik rūp .
The One Lord is in all actions, colors and forms.
ਪਉਣ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਅਸਰੂਪੁ ॥
paun pānī aganī asarūp .
He manifests in many shapes through wind, water and fire.
ਏਕੋ ਭਵਰੁ ਭਵੈ ਤਿਹੁ ਲੋਇ ॥
ēkō bhavar bhavai tih lōi .
The One Soul wanders through the three worlds.
ਏਕੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੂਝੈ ਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
ēkō būjhai sūjhai pat hōi .
One who understands and comprehends the One Lord is honored.
ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਲੇ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਰਹੈ ॥
giān dhiān lē samasar rahai .
One who gathers in spiritual wisdom and meditation, dwells in the state of balance.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਕੁ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋ ਲਹੈ ॥
guramukh ēk viralā kō lahai .
How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, attain the One Lord.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਦੇਇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
jis nō dēi kirapā tē sukh pāē .
They alone find peace, whom the Lord blesses with His Grace.
ਗੁਰੂ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥੭॥
gurū duārai ākh sunāē .7.
In the Gurdwara, the Guru's Door, they speak and hear of the Lord. ||7||
ਊਰਮ ਧੂਰਮ ਜੋਤਿ ਉਜਾਲਾ ॥
ūram dhūram jōt ujālā .
His Light illuminates the ocean and the earth.
ਤੀਨਿ ਭਵਣ ਮਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥
tīn bhavan mah gur gōpālā .
Throughout the three worlds, is the Guru, the Lord of the World.
ਊਗਵਿਆ ਅਸਰੂਪੁ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ॥
ūgaviā asarūp dikhāvai .
The Lord reveals His various forms;
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਅਪੁਨੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈ ॥
kar kirapā apunai ghar āvai .
granting His Grace, He enters the home of the heart.
ਊਨਵਿ ਬਰਸੈ ਨੀਝਰ ਧਾਰਾ ॥
ūnav barasai nījhar dhārā .
The clouds hang low, and the rain is pouring down.
ਊਤਮ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
ūtam sabad savāranahārā .
The Lord embellishes and exalts with the Sublime Word of the Shabad.
ਇਸੁ ਏਕੇ ਕਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਭੇਉ ॥
is ēkē kā jānai bhēu .
One who knows the mystery of the One God,
ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਉ ॥੮॥
āpē karatā āpē dēu .8.
is Himself the Creator, Himself the Divine Lord. ||8||
ਉਗਵੈ ਸੂਰੁ ਅਸੁਰ ਸੰਘਾਰੈ ॥
ugavai sūr asur sanghārai .
When the sun rises, the demons are slain;
ਊਚਉ ਦੇਖਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥
ūchau dēkh sabad bīchārai .
the mortal looks upwards, and contemplates the Shabad.
ਊਪਰਿ ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਤਿਹੁ ਲੋਇ ॥
ūpar ād ant tih lōi .
The Lord is beyond the beginning and the end, beyond the three worlds.
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੈ ਕਥੈ ਸੁਣੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
āpē karai kathai sunai sōi .
He Himself acts, speaks and listens.