Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 123

  1. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਣਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I dedicate myself to those, who listen and enshrine Naam in their mind.

  2. ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਚਾ ਊਚੋ ਊਚਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    Eradicating their ego they are able to unite with God, who is eternal and the highest of the high.

  3. ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚੀ ਨਾਈ ॥

    True is the Dear God, and True is His Glory.

  4. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥

    It is only a rare person whom He unites with Himself through the Guru’s grace.

  5. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਸੇ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

    Those who unite with Him by following Guru’s teaching shall not be separated from him again. Intuitively they remain merged with Him .

  6. ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

    Nothing happens outside Your Will.

  7. ਤੂੰ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥

    You are the one who create, know and watch over everything.

  8. ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    The Creator Himself acts, and inspires others to act. Through the Guru’s Teachings, He unites us with Himself.

  9. ਕਾਮਣਿ ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

    The soul-bride who enshrines God’s virtues within, realizes Him.

  10. ਭੈ ਭਾਇ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਬਣਾਏ ॥

    She adorns herself with the revered fear of God.

  11. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਸਚ ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    Serving the True Guru by following his teachings, she is forever a fortunate soul-bride. She is absorbed in the divine word that unites her with God.

  12. ਸਬਦੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਨਿ ਤਿਨਾ ਠਉਰੁ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥

    Those, who forget the Guru’s word, find no shelter in God’s court.

  13. ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਜਿਉ ਸੁੰਞੈ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਉ ॥

    They are deluded by doubt, like a crow in a deserted house.

  14. ਹਲਤੁ ਪਲਤੁ ਤਿਨੀ ਦੋਵੈ ਗਵਾਏ ਦੁਖੇ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    They forfeit both this world and the next, and they pass their lives suffering in pain and misery.

  15. ਲਿਖਦਿਆ ਲਿਖਦਿਆ ਕਾਗਦ ਮਸੁ ਖੋਈ ॥

    Writing on and on, they run out of paper and ink.

  16. ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

    (Endlessly chasing after Maya, they run out of breaths without achieving the goal of life).

  17. ਕੂੜੁ ਲਿਖਹਿ ਤੈ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

    Through the love with duality, no one has ever found peace.

  18. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਲਿਖਹਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

    They write falsehood, and they practice falsehood; they are always in agony by focusing their consciousness on falsehood.

  19. ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਚੇ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

    The Guru’s followers write and reflect on God and His virtues.

  20. ਸਚੁ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਲਮ ਮਸਵਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਲਿਖਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

    Those true ones are blessed with the freedom from the vices and love of Maya.

  21. ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬੈਠਾ ਵੇਖੈ ॥

    True is their paper, pen and ink; writing Truth, they are absorbed in God.

  22. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਲੇਖੈ ॥

    Enshrined within every body, my God watches over all.

  23. ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨੨॥੨੩॥

    The one who realizes God by the Guru’s Grace, is the approved one. O Nanak, glory is received through the Naam, which is obtained through the Perfect Guru.

  24. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Maajh Raag, by the Third Guru:

  25. ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

    Maajh Raag, by the Third Guru: Only from the Guru one receives this understanding that God’s supreme Light pervades in all.

  26. ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਲਾਗੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਖੋਵੈ ॥

    The filth of ego stuck to the mind is removed through the Guru’s word.

  27. ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

    By always worshipping God with immaculate mind, one is able to realize God.

  28. ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਆਪਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਨਿ ਅਵਰਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

    I devote my life and soul to those, who worship God and inspire others to worship Him as well.

  29. ਤਿਨਾ ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕਉ ਸਦ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੁ ਕੀਜੈ ਜੋ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    We should always humbly bow to those devotees who chant the Glorious Praises of God every day.

  30. ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਾਏ ॥

    It is on His own that the Creator creates the cause of devotion in a person.

  31. ਜਿਤੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਏ ॥

    As He pleases, He engages mortals to the tasks of devotional worship.

  32. ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

    Only by perfect fortune does one get to follow the Guru’s teachings. By following the Guru’s teachings peace is obtained.

  33. ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵੈ ਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

    When one eradicates one’s ego , and becomes a completely humble person, then he attains the bliss of devotional worship.

  34. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

    Then by the Guru’s Grace, he enshrines God within his mind.

  35. ਸਦਾ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

    By enshrining God within his mind, he is liberated from the effects of Maya and vices forever. Intuitively he remains in the state of equipoise.

  36. ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥

    By perform all sorts of rituals, one does not obtain liberation from vices.

  37. ਦੇਸੰਤਰੁ ਭਵੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਏ ॥

    By wandering around in foreign lands, one is simply ruined in the love of duality.

  38. ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਕਪਟੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

    The deceitful person loses this human life in vain; without the Guru’s word, he obtain only misery.

  39. ਧਾਵਤੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਏ ॥

    One who restrains his mind wandering after vices and keeps it under control, by Guru’s Grace, obtains the supreme spiritual status,

  40. ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

    The True Guru Himself unites that person with God.

  41. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

    Meeting the Beloved God peace is obtained.