Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 111

  1. ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਜੀਅ ਉਪਾਏ ॥

    God has created living beings in millions of species.

  2. ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

    But only the one on whom He showers His grace is united with the Guru.

  3. ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਕਾਟਿ ਸਦਾ ਜਨ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    All their sins are then washed off, and through the eternal Name of God they are made pure and beautiful.

  4. ਲੇਖਾ ਮਾਗੈ ਤਾ ਕਿਨਿ ਦੀਐ ॥

    When God asks for an account of one’s deeds, who can give a satisfactory answer?

  5. ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਫੁਨਿ ਦੂਐ ਤੀਐ ॥

    Therefore, there is never any peace in counting our vices and virtues.

  6. ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    It is only when God Himself forgives us that He unites us with Himself, through His own grace.

  7. ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਤੈ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ॥

    He Himself does, and He Himself causes all to be done.

  8. ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

    Through the the Word of the Guru, He unites us with Himself

  9. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨॥੩॥

    O’ Nanak, through the Naam, glory is obtained. He Himself unites in His Union.

  10. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Raag Maajh, by the Third Guru:

  11. ਇਕੋ ਆਪਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਪਰਛੰਨਾ ॥

    By Himself, God pervades, hidden and unseen (throughout the universe)

  12. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵੇਖਾ ਤਾ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਭਿੰਨਾ ॥

    By Guru’s grace, when some have seen His vision, their heart is filled with the joy of His love.

  13. ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਤਜਿ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਏਕੋ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

    Renouncing desire they have obtained the bliss of equipoise, and enshrined God in their mind.

  14. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਇਕਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I am totally dedicated to those who attune their mind to God alone.

  15. ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਮਨੁ ਇਕਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ਸਚੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰੰਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Through Guru’s teachings, their mind returns to its home (stopped wandering and became stable), and becomes imbued with the love of the eternal God.

  16. ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਭੂਲਾ ਤੈਂ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ॥

    O’ God, this world has gone astray. You, Yourself, have strayed it.

  17. ਇਕੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਲੋਭਾਇਆ ॥

    Forgetting the One, it has become engrossed in duality.

  18. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

    Deluded by doubt it always wanders around. Without Naam, it suffers in sorrow.

  19. ਜੋ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਕਰਮ ਬਿਧਾਤੇ ॥

    Those who are imbued with the Love of God, the Architect of Destiny, become renowned forever by serving (following) the Guru.

  20. ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰੇ ਜਾਤੇ ॥

    The one on who God Himself bestows this honor, is absorbed in God’s Name.

  21. ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪਿ ਦੇਇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    The one on who God Himself bestows this honor, is absorbed in God’s Name.

  22. ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

    The person who is in love with Maya, does not remember God.

  23. ਜਮਪੁਰਿ ਬਧਾ ਦੁਖ ਸਹਾਹੀ ॥

    In the fear of death he remains miserable.

  24. ਅੰਨਾ ਬੋਲਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਪਾਪਿ ਪਚਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    Being spiritually blind and dumb, the self-conceited person cannot see anything but Maya, and is therefore consumed by his own sins.

  25. ਇਕਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥

    O’ God those whom you have attached to Naam are imbued in your love.

  26. ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਏ ॥

    Through loving devotional worship, they become pleasing to Your Mind.

  27. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਸਭ ਇਛਾ ਆਪਿ ਪੁਜਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    O’ the Giver of all peace, through the Guru, they serve You. You Yourself fulfill all their desires.

  28. ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਦਾ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

    O’ God, I always seek Your Sanctuary.

  29. ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿਹਿ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

    You Yourself forgive the mortals, and bless them with honor.

  30. ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    Not even the demon of death comes near a person who always lovingly meditates on God’s Name.)

  31. ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੇ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਏ ॥

    They who are pleasing to God, always remain imbued in His love

  32. ਮੇਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

    My God unites them with Himself.

  33. ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੇ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਸਚੁ ਬੁਝਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    O’ my God, I always seek Your shelter, and it is You Yourself who makes mortals realize the Truth.

  34. ਜਿਨ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਸੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥

    They who have realized the Truth become absorbed in the eternal One.

  35. ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਚੁ ਵਖਾਣੇ ॥

    They always utter truth and sing God’s praises

  36. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੩॥੪॥

    O’ Nanak, those who are imbued with (God’s) Naam become detached from Maya and attune themselves to their inner-self.

  37. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Raag Maajh, by the Third Guru:

  38. ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸੁ ਮੁਆ ਜਾਪੈ ॥

    The one who eradicates ego by following the Guru’s word is, unaffected by worldly desires as if he is dead.

  39. ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਚਾਪੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਨ ਸੰਤਾਪੈ ॥

    Neither can death scare, nor sorrows afflict him.

  40. ਜੋਤੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

    By listening to the Guru’s word, he remains absorbed in the eternal God and his soul merges in the Supreme soul.

  41. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਇ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I am a sacrifice time and again to those, who obtain honor by contemplating God’s Name.

  42. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਚਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    By serving the Guru, they attune their mind to the eternal One, and by acting on the Guru’s teachings, merge in a state of divine peace and poise.

  43. ਕਾਇਆ ਕਚੀ ਕਚਾ ਚੀਰੁ ਹੰਢਾਏ ॥

    This body is frail and weak, and the soul continues wearing it like a flimsy garment.

  44. ਦੂਜੈ ਲਾਗੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥

    Attached to duality, the soul does not achieve union with God.