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ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
vaddahans mahalaa 3 |
"Wadahans, Third Mehl:"
ਇਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਜਜਰੀ ਹੈ ਇਸ ਨੋ ਜਰੁ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਆਏ ॥
eihu sareer jajaree hai is no jar pahuchai aae |
"This body is frail; old age is overtaking it."
ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸੇ ਉਬਰੇ ਹੋਰੁ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਏ ॥
gur raakhe se ubare hor mar jamai aavai jaae |
"Those who are protected by the Guru are saved, while others die, to be reincarnated; they continue coming and going."
ਹੋਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥
hor mar jameh aaveh jaaveh ant ge pachhutaaveh bin naavai sukh na hoee |
"Others die, to be reincarnated; they continue coming and going, and in the end, they depart regretfully. Without the Name, there is no peace."
ਐਥੈ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਹੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥
aithai kamaavai so fal paavai manamukh hai pat khoee |
"As one acts here, so does he obtain his rewards; the self-willed manmukh loses his honor."
ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਘੋਰ ਅੰਧਾਰੁ ਮਹਾ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਨਾ ਤਿਥੈ ਭੈਣ ਨ ਭਾਈ ॥
jam pur ghor andhaar mahaa gubaar naa tithai bhain na bhaaee |
"In the City of Death, there is pitch darkness, and huge clouds of dust; neither sister nor brother is there."
ਇਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਜਜਰੀ ਹੈ ਇਸ ਨੋ ਜਰੁ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਆਈ ॥੧॥
eihu sareer jajaree hai is no jar pahuchai aaee |1|
"This body is frail; old age is overtaking it. ||1||"
ਕਾਇਆ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਤਾਂ ਥੀਐ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥
kaaeaa kanchan taan theeai jaan satigur le milaae |
"The body becomes like gold, when the True Guru unites one with Himself."
ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਸਚੜੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
bhram maaeaa vichahu katteeai sacharrai naam samaae |
"Doubt and Maya have been removed from within me, and I am merged in the Naam, the True Name of the Lord."
ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਏ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
sachai naam samaae har gun gaae mil preetam sukh paae |
"Merged in the True Name of the Lord, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; meeting my Beloved, I have found peace."
ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਹੰਉਮੈ ਜਾਏ ॥
sadaa anand rahai din raatee vichahu hnaumai jaae |
"I am in constant bliss, day and night; egotism has been dispelled from within me."
ਜਿਨੀ ਪੁਰਖੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਹੰਉ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਏ ॥
jinee purakhee har naam chit laaeaa tin kai hnau laagau paae |
"I fall at the feet of those who enshrine the Naam within their consciousness."
ਕਾਂਇਆ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਤਾਂ ਥੀਐ ਜਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥੨॥
kaaneaa kanchan taan theeai jaa satigur le milaae |2|
"The body becomes like gold, when the True Guru unites one with Himself. ||2||"
ਸੋ ਸਚਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
so sachaa sach salaaheeai je satigur dee bujhaae |
"We truly praise the True Lord, when the True Guru imparts understanding."
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣੀਆ ਕਿਆ ਮੁਹੁ ਦੇਸਨਿ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਏ ॥
bin satigur bharam bhulaaneea kiaa muhu desan aagai jaae |
"Without the True Guru, they are deluded by doubt; going to the world hereafter, what face will they display?"
ਕਿਆ ਦੇਨਿ ਮੁਹੁ ਜਾਏ ਅਵਗੁਣਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਏ ਦੁਖੋ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਮਾਏ ॥
kiaa den muhu jaae avagun pachhutaae dukho dukh kamaae |
"What face will they show, when they go there? They will regret and repent for their sins; their actions will bring them only pain and suffering."
ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੀਆ ਸੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਚਲੂਲਾ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
naam rateea se rang chaloolaa pir kai ank samaae |
"Those who are imbued with the Naam are dyed in the deep crimson color of the Lord's Love; they merge into the Being of their Husband Lord."
ਤਿਸੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਸੂਝਈ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਕਹੀਐ ਜਾਏ ॥
tis jevadd avar na soojhee kis aagai kaheeai jaae |
"I can conceive of no other as great as the Lord; unto whom should I go and speak?"
ਸੋ ਸਚਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥੩॥
so sachaa sach salaaheeai je satigur dee bujhaae |3|
"We truly praise the True Lord, when the True Guru imparts understanding. ||3||"
ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੜਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹਿਆ ਹੰਉ ਤਿਨ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਏ ॥
jinee sacharraa sach salaahiaa hnau tin laagau paae |
"I fall at the feet of those who praise the Truest of the True."
ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਚੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਮਲੁ ਸਭ ਜਾਏ ॥
se jan sache niramale tin miliaa mal sabh jaae |
"Those humble beings are true, and immaculately pure; meeting them, all filth is washed off."
ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਮਲੁ ਸਭ ਜਾਏ ਸਚੈ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਏ ਸਚੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥
tin miliaa mal sabh jaae sachai sar naae sachai sehaj subhaae |
"Meeting them, all filth is washed off; bathing in the Pool of Truth, one becomes truthful, with intuitive ease."
ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
naam niranjan agam agochar satigur deea bujhaae |
"The True Guru has given me the realization of the Naam, the Immaculate Name of the Lord, the unfathomable, the imperceptible."
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
anadin bhagat kareh rang raate naanak sach samaae |
"Those who perform devotional worship to the Lord night and day, are imbued with His Love; O Nanak, they are absorbed in the True Lord."
ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੜਾ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਹੰਉ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਏ ॥੪॥੪॥
jinee sacharraa sach dhiaaeaa hnau tin kai laagau paae |4|4|
"I fall at the feet of those who meditate on the Truest of the True. ||4||4||"