ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨੀਸਾਣਿ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
sachai sabad nīsān thāk n pāīai .
No one blocks the way of those who are blessed with the Banner of the True Word of the Shabad.
ਸਚੁ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੁਝਿ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈਐ ॥੧੮॥
sach sun bujh vakhān mahal bulāīai .18.
Hearing, understanding and speaking Truth, one is called to the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||18||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੨ ॥
salōk mah 2 .
Shalok, Second Mehl:
ਅਠੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਅਠ ਖੰਡ ਨਾਵਾ ਖੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥
athī paharī ath khand nāvā khand sarīr .
Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth place, conquer the body.
ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਭਾਲਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥
tis vich nau nidh nām ēk bhālah gunī gahīr .
Within the body are the nine treasures of the Name of the Lord-seek the depths of these virtues.
ਕਰਮਵੰਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੀਰੁ ॥
karamavantī sālāhiā nānak kar gur pīr .
Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.
ਚਉਥੈ ਪਹਰਿ ਸਬਾਹ ਕੈ ਸੁਰਤਿਆ ਉਪਜੈ ਚਾਉ ॥
chauthai pahar sabāh kai suratiā upajai chāu .
In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness.
ਤਿਨਾ ਦਰੀਆਵਾ ਸਿਉ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
tinā darīāvā siu dōsatī man mukh sachā nāu .
They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.
ਓਥੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਵੰਡੀਐ ਕਰਮੀ ਹੋਇ ਪਸਾਉ ॥
ōthai anmrit vandīai karamī hōi pasāu .
The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and those with good karma receive this gift.
ਕੰਚਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਸੀਐ ਵੰਨੀ ਚੜੈ ਚੜਾਉ ॥
kanchan kāiā kasīai vannī charai charāu .
Their bodies become golden, and take on the color of spirituality.
ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਸਰਾਫ ਕੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਤਾਉ ॥
jē hōvai nadar sarāph kī bahur n pāī tāu .
If the Jeweller casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.
ਸਤੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਸਤੁ ਭਲਾ ਬਹੀਐ ਪੜਿਆ ਪਾਸਿ ॥
satī paharī sat bhalā bahīai pariā pās .
Throughout the other seven watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually wise.
ਓਥੈ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਕੂੜੈ ਘਟੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
ōthai pāp punn bīchārīai kūrai ghatai rās .
There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and the capital of falsehood is decreased.
ਓਥੈ ਖੋਟੇ ਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਖਰੇ ਕੀਚਹਿ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥
ōthai khōtē satīah kharē kīchah sābās .
There, the counterfeit are cast aside, and the genuine are cheered.
ਬੋਲਣੁ ਫਾਦਲੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਖਸਮੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥
bōlan phādal nānakā dukh sukh khasamai pās .1.
Speech is vain and useless. O Nanak, pain and pleasure are in the power of our Lord and Master. ||1||
ਮਃ ੨ ॥
mah 2 .
Second Mehl:
ਪਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥
paun gurū pānī pitā mātā dharat mahat .
Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.
ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਦਾਈ ਦਾਇਆ ਖੇਲੈ ਸਗਲ ਜਗਤੁ ॥
dinas rāt dui dāī dāiā khēlai sagal jagat .
Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.
ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਵਾਚੇ ਧਰਮੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥
changiāīā buriāīā vāchē dharam hadūr .
Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.
ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
karamī āpō āpanī kē nērai kē dūr .
According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.
ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਏ ਮਸਕਤਿ ਘਾਲਿ ॥
jinī nām dhiāiā gaē masakat ghāl .
Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਹੋਰ ਕੇਤੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
nānak tē mukh ujalē hōr kētī shutī nāl .2.
-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many others are saved along with them! ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurī .
Pauree:
ਸਚਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦਸਿਆ ॥
sachā bhōjan bhāu satigur dasiā .
The True Food is the Love of the Lord; the True Guru has spoken.
ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਪਤੀਆਇ ਸਚਿ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ॥
sachē hī patīāi sach vigasiā .
With this True Food, I am satisfied, and with the Truth, I am delighted.
ਸਚੈ ਕੋਟਿ ਗਿਰਾਂਇ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ॥
sachai kōt girānhi nij ghar vasiā .
True are the cities and the villages, where one abides in the True Home of the self.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਨਾਉ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਰਹਸਿਆ ॥
satigur tuthai nāu prēm rahasiā .
When the True Guru is pleased, one receives the Lord's Name, and blossoms forth in His Love.
ਸਚੈ ਦੈ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਨ ਜਾਈਐ ॥
sachai dai dībān kūr n jāīai .
No one enters the Court of the True Lord through falsehood.
ਝੂਠੋ ਝੂਠੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਸੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਖੁਆਈਐ ॥
jhūthō jhūth vakhān s mahal khuāīai .
By uttering falsehood and only falsehood, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.