ਕਾਇਆ ਛੀਜੈ ਭਈ ਸਿਬਾਲੁ ॥੨੪॥
kāiā shījai bhaī sibāl .24.
The body falls apart, like algae upon the water. ||24||
ਜਾਪੈ ਆਪਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਤਿਹੁ ਲੋਇ ॥
jāpai āp prabhū tih lōi .
God Himself appears throughout the three worlds.
ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
jug jug dātā avar n kōi .
Throughout the ages, He is the Great Giver; there is no other at all.
ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਰਾਖੁ ॥
jiu bhāvai tiu rākhah rākh .
As it pleases You, You protect and preserve us.
ਜਸੁ ਜਾਚਉ ਦੇਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਸਾਖੁ ॥
jas jāchau dēvai pat sākh .
I ask for the Lord's Praises, which bless me with honor and credit.
ਜਾਗਤੁ ਜਾਗਿ ਰਹਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਾ ॥
jāgat jāg rahā tudh bhāvā .
Remaining awake and aware, I am pleasing to You, O Lord.
ਜਾ ਤੂ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਤਾ ਤੁਝੈ ਸਮਾਵਾ ॥
jā tū mēlah tā tujhai samāvā .
When You unite me with Yourself, then I am merged in You.
ਜੈ ਜੈ ਕਾਰੁ ਜਪਉ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥
jai jai kār japau jagadīs .
I chant Your Victorious Praises, O Life of the World.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਬੀਸ ਇਕੀਸ ॥੨੫॥
guramat milīai bīs ikīs .25.
Accepting the Guru's Teachings, one is sure to merge in the One Lord. ||25||
ਝਖਿ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਕਿਆ ਜਗ ਸਿਉ ਵਾਦੁ ॥
jhakh bōlan kiā jag siu vād .
Why do you speak such nonsense, and argue with the world?
ਝੂਰਿ ਮਰੈ ਦੇਖੈ ਪਰਮਾਦੁ ॥
jhūr marai dēkhai paramād .
You shall die repenting, when you see your own insanity.
ਜਨਮਿ ਮੂਏ ਨਹੀ ਜੀਵਣ ਆਸਾ ॥
janam mūē nahī jīvan āsā .
He is born, only to die, but he does not wish to live.
ਆਇ ਚਲੇ ਭਏ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ॥
āi chalē bhaē ās nirāsā .
He comes hopeful, and then goes, without hope.
ਝੁਰਿ ਝੁਰਿ ਝਖਿ ਮਾਟੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
jhur jhur jhakh mātī ral jāi .
Regretting, repenting and grieving, he is dust mixing with dust.
ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਚਾਂਪੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥
kāl n chānhpai har gun gāi .
Death does not chew up one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਪਾਈ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਇ ॥
pāī nav nidh har kai nāi .
The nine treasures are obtained through the Name of the Lord;
ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੨੬॥
āpē dēvai sahaj subhāi .26.
the Lord bestows intuitive peace and poise. ||26||
ਞਿਆਨੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਆਪੇ ਬੂਝੈ ॥
ñiānō bōlai āpē būjhai .
He speaks spiritual wisdom, and He Himself understands it.
ਆਪੇ ਸਮਝੈ ਆਪੇ ਸੂਝੈ ॥
āpē samajhai āpē sūjhai .
He Himself knows it, and He Himself comprehends it.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਕਹਿਆ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
gur kā kahiā ank samāvai .
One who takes the Words of the Guru into his very fiber,
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੂਚੇ ਸਾਚੋ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
niramal sūchē sāchō bhāvai .
is immaculate and holy, and is pleasing to the True Lord.
ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਨਹੀ ਤੋਟ ॥
gur sāgar ratanī nahī tōt .
In the ocean of the Guru, there is no shortage of pearls.
ਲਾਲ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਸਾਚੁ ਅਖੋਟ ॥
lāl padārath sāch akhōt .
The treasure of jewels is truly inexhaustible.
ਗੁਰਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਸਾ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹੁ ॥
gur kahiā sā kār kamāvah .
Do those deeds which the Guru has ordained.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਹੇ ਧਾਵਹੁ ॥
gur kī karanī kāhē dhāvah .
Why are you chasing after the Guru's actions?
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਹੁ ॥੨੭॥
nānak guramat sāch samāvah .27.
O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, merge in the True Lord. ||27||
ਟੂਟੈ ਨੇਹੁ ਕਿ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਸਹੀ ॥
tūtai nēh k bōlah sahī .
Love is broken, when one speaks in defiance.
ਟੂਟੈ ਬਾਹ ਦੁਹੂ ਦਿਸ ਗਹੀ ॥
tūtai bāh duhū dis gahī .
The arm is broken, when it is pulled from both sides.
ਟੂਟਿ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਗਈ ਬੁਰ ਬੋਲਿ ॥
tūt parīt gaī bur bōl .
Love breaks, when the speech goes sour.
ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਛਾਡੀ ਢੋਲਿ ॥
duramat parahar shādī dhōl .
The Husband Lord abandons and leaves behind the evil-minded bride.
ਟੂਟੈ ਗੰਠਿ ਪੜੈ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
tūtai ganth parai vīchār .
The broken knot is tied again, through contemplation and meditation.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਾਰਿ ॥
gur sabadī ghar kāraj sār .
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one's affairs are resolved in one's own home.
ਲਾਹਾ ਸਾਚੁ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਤੋਟਾ ॥
lāhā sāch n āvai tōtā .
One who earns the profit of the True Name, will not lose it again;
ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਮੋਟਾ ॥੨੮॥
tribhavan thākur prītam mōtā .28.
the Lord and Master of the three worlds is your best friend. ||28||
ਠਾਕਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਠਾਇ ॥
thākah manūā rākhah thāi .
Control your mind, and keep it in its place.
ਠਹਕਿ ਮੁਈ ਅਵਗੁਣਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥
thahak muī avagun pashutāi .
The world is destroyed by conflict, regretting its sinful mistakes.
ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਸਬਾਈ ਨਾਰਿ ॥
thākur ēk sabāī nār .
There is one Husband Lord, and all are His brides.
ਬਹੁਤੇ ਵੇਸ ਕਰੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ॥
bahutē vēs karē kūriār .
The false bride wears many costumes.
ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਤੀ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਈ ॥
par ghar jātī thāk rahāī .
He stops her from going into the homes of others;
ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
mahal bulāī thāk n pāī .
He summons her to the Mansion of His Presence, and no obstacles block her path.
ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਸਾਚਿ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥
sabad savārī sāch piārī .
She is embellished with the Word of the Shabad, and is loved by the True Lord.
ਸਾਈ ਸੋੁਹਾਗਣਿ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਧਾਰੀ ॥੨੯॥
sāī sōhāgan thākur dhārī .29.
She is the happy soul bride, who takes the Support of her Lord and Master. ||29||
ਡੋਲਤ ਡੋਲਤ ਹੇ ਸਖੀ ਫਾਟੇ ਚੀਰ ਸੀਗਾਰ ॥
dōlat dōlat hē sakhī phātē chīr sīgār .
Wandering and roaming around, O my companion, your beautiful robes are torn.
ਡਾਹਪਣਿ ਤਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਹੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਡਰ ਬਿਣਠੀ ਡਾਰ ॥
dāhapan tan sukh nahī bin dar binathī dār .
In jealousy, the body is not at peace; without the Fear of God, multitudes are ruined.
ਡਰਪਿ ਮੁਈ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਡੀਠੀ ਕੰਤਿ ਸੁਜਾਣਿ ॥
darap muī ghar āpanai dīthī kant sujān .
One who remains dead within her own home, through the Fear of God, is looked upon with favor by her all-knowing Husband Lord.
ਡਰੁ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ॥
dar rākhiā gur āpanai nirabhau nām vakhān .
She maintains fear of her Guru, and chants the Name of the Fearless Lord.
ਡੂਗਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਤਿਖਾ ਘਣੀ ਜਬ ਦੇਖਾ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
dūgar vās tikhā ghanī jab dēkhā nahī dūr .
Living on the mountain, I suffer such great thirst; when I see Him, I know that He is not far away.
ਤਿਖਾ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥
tikhā nivārī sabad mann anmrit pīā bharapūr .
My thirst is quenched, and I have accepted the Word of the Shabad. I drink my fill of the Ambrosial Nectar.
ਦੇਹਿ ਦੇਹਿ ਆਖੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥
dēh dēh ākhai sabh kōī jai bhāvai tai dēi .
Everyone says, "Give! Give!" As He pleases, He gives.
ਗੁਰੂ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਦੇਵਸੀ ਤਿਖਾ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੩੦॥
gurū duārai dēvasī tikhā nivārai sōi .30.
Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Door, He gives, and quenches the thirst. ||30||
ਢੰਢੋਲਤ ਢੂਢਤ ਹਉ ਫਿਰੀ ਢਹਿ ਢਹਿ ਪਵਨਿ ਕਰਾਰਿ ॥
dhandhōlat dhūdhat hau phirī dhah dhah pavan karār .
Searching and seeking, I fell down and collapsed upon the bank of the river of life.
ਭਾਰੇ ਢਹਤੇ ਢਹਿ ਪਏ ਹਉਲੇ ਨਿਕਸੇ ਪਾਰਿ ॥
bhārē dhahatē dhah paē haulē nikasē pār .
Those who are heavy with sin sink down, but those who are light swim across.
ਅਮਰ ਅਜਾਚੀ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥
amar ajāchī har milē tin kai hau bal jāu .
I am a sacrifice to those who meet the immortal and immeasurable Lord.
ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਧੂੜਿ ਅਘੁਲੀਐ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥
tin kī dhūr aghulīai sangat mēl milāu .
The dust of their feet brings emancipation; in their company, we are united in the Lord's Union.
ਮਨੁ ਦੀਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਉ ॥
man dīā gur āpanai pāiā niramal nāu .
I gave my mind to my Guru, and received the Immaculate Name.