ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲੁ ੧ ॥
sirīrāg mahal 1 .
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਧਾਤੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਫੁਨਿ ਧਾਤੁ ਕਉ ਸਿਫਤੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
dhāt milai phun dhāt kau siphatī siphat samāi .
As metal merges with metal, those who chant the Praises of the Lord are absorbed into the Praiseworthy Lord.
ਲਾਲੁ ਗੁਲਾਲੁ ਗਹਬਰਾ ਸਚਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਉ ॥
lāl gulāl gahabarā sachā rang charāu .
Like the poppies, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of Truthfulness.
ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਏਕੈ ਭਾਇ ॥੧॥
sach milai santōkhīā har jap ēkai bhāi .1.
Those contented souls who meditate on the Lord with single-minded love, meet the True Lord. ||1||
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਰੇਣੁ ॥
bhāī rē sant janā kī rēn .
O Siblings of Destiny, become the dust of the feet of the humble Saints.
ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਧੇਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sant sabhā gur pāīai mukat padārath dhēn .1. rahāu .
In the Society of the Saints, the Guru is found. He is the Treasure of Liberation, the Source of all good fortune. ||1||Pause||
ਊਚਉ ਥਾਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਊਪਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥
ūchau thān suhāvanā ūpar mahal murār .
Upon that Highest Plane of Sublime Beauty, stands the Mansion of the Lord.
ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਦੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਦਰੁ ਘਰੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
sach karanī dē pāīai dar ghar mahal piār .
By true actions, this human body is obtained, and the door within ourselves which leads to the Mansion of the Beloved, is found.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਨੁ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
guramukh man samajhāīai ātam rām bīchār .2.
The Gurmukhs train their minds to contemplate the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||2||
ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਈਅਹਿ ਆਸ ਅੰਦੇਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
tribidh karam kamāīah ās andēsā hōi .
By actions committed under the influence of the three qualities, hope and anxiety are produced.
ਕਿਉ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਕੁਟੀ ਛੁਟਸੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
kiu gur bin trikutī shutasī sahaj miliai sukh hōi .
Without the Guru, how can anyone be released from these three qualities? Through intuitive wisdom, we meet with Him and find peace.
ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਛਾਣੀਐ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਇ ॥੩॥
nij ghar mahal pashānīai nadar karē mal dhōi .3.
Within the home of the self, the Mansion of His Presence is realized when He bestows His Glance of Grace and washes away our pollution. ||3||
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਉ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
bin gur mail n utarai bin har kiu ghar vās .
Without the Guru, this pollution is not removed. Without the Lord, how can there be any homecoming?
ਏਕੋ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਅਵਰ ਤਿਆਗੈ ਆਸ ॥
ēkō sabad vīchārīai avar tiāgai ās .
Contemplate the One Word of the Shabad, and abandon other hopes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਈਐ ਹਉ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਸੁ ॥੪॥੧੨॥
nānak dēkh dikhāīai hau sad balihārai jās .4.12.
O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to the one who beholds, and inspires others to behold Him. ||4||12||