Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 252

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਰੇ ਮਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਹ ਰਚਹੁ ਤਹ ਤਹ ਬੰਧਨ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
O’ my mind, except God, whatever you become attached would put you in more bonds of Maya.
ਜਿਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਤਹੂ ਨ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਸਾਕਤ ਤੇਊ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥
The faithless cynics do those very things from which they can never be released.
ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤੇ ਕਰਮ ਰਤ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਭਾਰੁ ਅਫਾਰ ॥
Acting in egotism, the lovers of rituals bear an unendurable load of ego.
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਉ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਉ ਤਉ ਏਊ ਕਰਮ ਬਿਕਾਰ ॥
If there is no love for Naam then these rituals become useless
ਬਾਧੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਜੇਵਰੀ ਮੀਠੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੰਗ ॥
The rope of death binds those who are in love with the sweet taste of Maya.
ਭ੍ਰਮ ਕੇ ਮੋਹੇ ਨਹ ਬੁਝਹਿ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਹੂ ਸੰਗ ॥
Deluded by doubt, they do not understand that God is always with them.
ਲੇਖੈ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਕਾਚੀ ਭੀਤਿ ਨ ਸੁਧਿ ॥
We can’t be emancipated if our misdeeds are taken into account.
ਜਿਸਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਤਿਹ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬੁਧਿ ॥੯॥
We are like that wall of mud which cannot be washed clean.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
O’ Nanak, only the one whom God Himself makes to understand, his intellect becomes immaculate through the Guru’s teachings.
ਟੂਟੇ ਬੰਧਨ ਜਾਸੁ ਕੇ ਹੋਆ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗੁ ॥
Shalok: One who is blessed with the holy congregation, his worldly bonds are cut.
ਜੋ ਰਾਤੇ ਰੰਗ ਏਕ ਕੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੂੜਾ ਰੰਗੁ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, those who are imbued with the love of God, their love is so deep that it never fades.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਰਾਰਾ ਰੰਗਹੁ ਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਅਪਨਾ ॥
Rarra (alphabet): Imbue this mind of yours with God’s love, by repeatedly uttering God’s Name with your tongue.
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਜਪੁ ਰਸਨਾ ॥
Pauree:
ਰੇ ਰੇ ਦਰਗਹ ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਊ ॥
Then nobody will address you with disrespect in God’s court.
ਆਉ ਬੈਠੁ ਆਦਰੁ ਸੁਭ ਦੇਊ ॥
Everyone shall pay you respect and welcome you.
ਉਆ ਮਹਲੀ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਤੂ ਬਾਸਾ ॥
You shall always dwell in God’s presence.
ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਨਹ ਹੋਇ ਬਿਨਾਸਾ ॥
There will be no birth, death, or destruction.
ਮਸਤਕਿ ਕਰਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਓ ਧੁਰਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ॥
The one in whose destiny is so written, O Nanak, only that person is blessed with the wealth of God’s Name.
ਹਰਿ ਸੰਪੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਘਰਿ ਤਾ ਕੈ ॥੧੦॥
The one in whose destiny is so written, O Nanak, only that person is blessed with the wealth of God’s Name.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Shalok:
ਲਾਲਚ ਝੂਠ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਆਪਤ ਮੂੜੇ ਅੰਧ ॥
Those spiritually ignorant fools who get themselves entangled with greed, falsehood, evils, and worldly attachment, O Nanak, caught in the bonds Maya, they remain involved with evil deeds.
ਲਾਗਿ ਪਰੇ ਦੁਰਗੰਧ ਸਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਬੰਧ ॥੧॥
Those spiritually ignorant fools who get themselves entangled with greed, falsehood, evils, and worldly attachment, O Nanak, caught in the bonds Maya, they remain involved with evil deeds.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਲਲਾ ਲਪਟਿ ਬਿਖੈ ਰਸ ਰਾਤੇ ॥
Lalla (alphabet):Those who remain engrossed in the evil pleasures.
ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਦ ਮਾਤੇ ॥
whose intellect is controlled by conceit and Maya.
ਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਹਿ ਜਨਮਹਿ ਮਰਨਾ ॥
Entangled in Maya, they fall in the rounds of birth and death.
ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਤਿਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਕਰਨਾ ॥
People act according to God’s Command.
ਕੋਊ ਊਨ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਪੂਰਾ ॥
No one is perfect, and no one is imperfect.
ਕੋਊ ਸੁਘਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਮੂਰਾ ॥
No one is wise, and no one is foolish.
ਜਿਤੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਿਤੁ ਲਗਨਾ ॥
O’ God, wherever You engage the mortals, there they are engaged.
ਨਾਨਕ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਦਾ ਅਲਿਪਨਾ ॥੧੧॥
O’ Nanak, God is always beyond the effect of Maya.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Shalok:
ਲਾਲ ਗੁਪਾਲ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਥਾਹ ॥
The beloved God, the Cherisher of the world and the Preserver of the Universe is very deep, profound, and unfathomable.
ਦੂਸਰ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਵਰ ਕੋ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੇਪਰਵਾਹ ॥੧॥
O’ Nanak, there is no other like Him and He is altogether free of worries.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਲਲਾ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਲਵੈ ਨ ਕੋਊ ॥
Lalla (alphabet): There is no one equal to Him.
ਏਕਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਅਵਰ ਨਹ ਹੋਊ ॥
He Himself is the One; there shall never be any other like Him.
ਹੋਵਨਹਾਰੁ ਹੋਤ ਸਦ ਆਇਆ ॥
He the eternal has always been present, is present now, and shall exist forever.
ਉਆ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਕਾਹੂ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
No one has ever found the limit of His existence.
ਕੀਟ ਹਸਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਪੂਰ ਸਮਾਨੇ ॥
He is all pervading in the minutest insect, like an ant, and in the largest animal, like an elephant.
ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਪੁਰਖ ਸਭ ਠਾਊ ਜਾਨੇ ॥
All pervading God is visible in his creation and known everywhere.
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਦੀਨੋ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਅਪਨਾ ॥
To whom He has bestowed the nectar of His Name, O’ Nanak, that devotee meditates on God’s Name following the Guru’s teachings.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤਿਹ ਜਪਨਾ ॥੧੨॥
All pervading God is visible in his creation and known everywhere.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Shalok:
ਆਤਮ ਰਸੁ ਜਿਹ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
Those who have experienced the pleasure of spiritual bliss intuitively enjoy the love of God.
ਨਾਨਕ ਧਨਿ ਧਨਿ ਧੰਨਿ ਜਨ ਆਏ ਤੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, those devotees are fortunate and approved is their advent into this world.
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
Pauree:
ਆਇਆ ਸਫਲ ਤਾਹੂ ਕੋ ਗਨੀਐ ॥
The advent of that person into this world is counted as fruitful, whose tongue always sings the Praises of God.
ਜਾਸੁ ਰਸਨ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਭਨੀਐ ॥
whose tongues celebrate the Praises of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
ਆਇ ਬਸਹਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਕੈ ਸੰਗੇ ॥
They come and dwell in the holy cogregation;
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਰੰਗੇ ॥
and they always meditate on God’s Name with love.
ਆਵਤ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਨਾਮਹਿ ਰਾਤਾ ॥
Upon coming into this world, only that person remains imbued with God’s Name,
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਦਇਆ ਮਇਆ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥
on whom is bestowed the grace and mercy of the Creator.
ਏਕਹਿ ਆਵਨ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੋਨਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥
That person takes birth only once, and shall not be reincarnated again.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਦਰਸਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੧੩॥
O’ Nanak, the one who remains merged in the love of God.
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
Shalok:
ਯਾਸੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ॥ ਦੂਖ ਦਰਦ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਬੁਝੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੧॥
Meditating on whom the mind is filled with bliss and love of duality is eliminated, pain, distress and the fire of worldly desires are quenched. O Nanak, immerse yourself in His Name .