ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sūhī mahalā 1 .
Soohee, First Mehl:
ਜਿਉ ਆਰਣਿ ਲੋਹਾ ਪਾਇ ਭੰਨਿ ਘੜਾਈਐ ॥
jiu āran lōhā pāi bhann gharāīai .
As iron is melted in the forge and re-shaped,
ਤਿਉ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਪਾਇ ਭਵੈ ਭਵਾਈਐ ॥੧॥
tiu sākat jōnī pāi bhavai bhavāīai .1.
so is the godless materialist reincarnated, and forced to wander aimlessly. ||1||
ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਸਭੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ॥
bin būjhē sabh dukh dukh kamāvanā .
Without understanding, everything is suffering, earning only more suffering.
ਹਉਮੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਵਣਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
haumai āvai jāi bharam bhulāvanā .1. rahāu .
In his ego, he comes and goes, wandering in confusion, deluded by doubt. ||1||Pause||
ਤੂੰ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਖਣਹਾਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
tūn guramukh rakhanahār har nām dhiāīai .
You save those who are Gurmukh, O Lord, through meditation on Your Naam.
ਮੇਲਹਿ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਰਜਾਇ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
mēlah tujhah rajāi sabad kamāīai .2.
You blend with Yourself, by Your Will, those who practice the Word of the Shabad. ||2||
ਤੂੰ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
tūn kar kar vēkhah āp dēh s pāīai .
You created the Creation, and You Yourself gaze upon it; whatever You give, is received.
ਤੂ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪਿ ਦਰਿ ਬੀਨਾਈਐ ॥੩॥
tū dēkhah thāp uthāp dar bīnāīai .3.
You watch, establish and disestablish; You keep all in Your vision at Your Door. ||3||
ਦੇਹੀ ਹੋਵਗਿ ਖਾਕੁ ਪਵਣੁ ਉਡਾਈਐ ॥
dēhī hōvag khāk pavan udāīai .
The body shall turn to dust, and the soul shall fly away.
ਇਹੁ ਕਿਥੈ ਘਰੁ ਅਉਤਾਕੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੪॥
ih kithai ghar autāk mahal n pāīai .4.
So where are their homes and resting places now? They do not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, either. ||4||
ਦਿਹੁ ਦੀਵੀ ਅੰਧ ਘੋਰੁ ਘਬੁ ਮੁਹਾਈਐ ॥
dih dīvī andh ghōr ghab muhāīai .
In the pitch darkness of broad daylight, their wealth is being plundered.
ਗਰਬਿ ਮੁਸੈ ਘਰੁ ਚੋਰੁ ਕਿਸੁ ਰੂਆਈਐ ॥੫॥
garab musai ghar chōr kis rūāīai .5.
Pride is looting their homes like a thief; where can they file their complaint? ||5||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚੋਰੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਜਗਾਈਐ ॥
guramukh chōr n lāg har nām jagāīai .
The thief does not break into the home of the Gurmukh; he is awake in the Name of the Lord.
ਸਬਦਿ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ਆਗਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਦੀਪਾਈਐ ॥੬॥
sabad nivārī āg jōt dīpāīai .6.
The Word of the Shabad puts out the fire of desire; God's Light illuminates and enlightens. ||6||
ਲਾਲੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਬੁਝਾਈਐ ॥
lāl ratan har nām gur surat bujhāīai .
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a jewel, a ruby; the Guru has taught me the Word of the Shabad.
ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਹਕਾਮੁ ਜੇ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੭॥
sadā rahai nihakām jē guramat pāīai .7.
One who follows the Guru's Teachings remains forever free of desire. ||7||
ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਈਐ ॥
rāt dihai har nāu mann vasāīai .
Night and day, enshrine the Lord's Name within your mind.
ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਜੇ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਈਐ ॥੮॥੨॥੪॥
nānak mēl milāi jē tudh bhāīai .8.2.4.
Please unite Nanak in Union, O Lord, if it is pleasing to Your Will. ||8||2||4||