Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 349

ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇ ਨ ਕਹਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
O’ God, Your creation cannot be estimated or fully described.
ਕਹਣੈ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥
Those who try to describe You, lost their own identity and merged in You.
ਵਡੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰਾ ॥
O’ my great Master, You are immensely generous and ocean of virtues.
ਕੋਈ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੇਤਾ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਚੀਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
No one knows the greatness of Your expanse. ||1|| Pause||
ਸਭਿ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
In order to estimate your greatness, many contemplated upon You in unison with many others,
ਸਭ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
and many philosophers tried to estimate Your worth with help of many others.
ਗਿਆਨੀ ਧਿਆਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਗੁਰ ਹਾਈ ॥
The learned ones, the experts in meditation, the wise ones and their elders, all tried to describe Your greatness,
ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਤੇਰੀ ਤਿਲੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨॥
but could not express even an iota of Your Greatness.
ਸਭਿ ਸਤ ਸਭਿ ਤਪ ਸਭਿ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ॥
All charitable deeds, all austerities, all virtues,
ਸਿਧਾ ਪੁਰਖਾ ਕੀਆ ਵਡਿਆਈਆਂ ॥
and all the greatness of the siddhas, the proficient beings,
ਤੁਧੁ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਿਧੀ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ॥
without Your Grace, no one could achieve any of these powers.
ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਈਆ ॥੩॥
When, by Your Grace, they obtain these powers, no one can stop them.
ਆਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕਿਆ ਬੇਚਾਰਾ ॥
O’ God, how can a lowly human being can describe Your virtues?
ਸਿਫਤੀ ਭਰੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥
Your creation is full of Your virtues.
ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਦੇਹਿ ਤਿਸੈ ਕਿਆ ਚਾਰਾ ॥
Whom you bless with these virtues, nobody has the power to obstruct his path O’ Nanak, God Himself is the embellisher of that fortunate one. ||4
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੪॥੧॥
Whom you bless with these virtues, nobody has the power to obstruct his path O’ Nanak, God Himself is the embellisher of that fortunate one. ||4
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਆਖਾ ਜੀਵਾ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਉ ॥
When I utter His Name, I feel spiritually alive but if I don’t, I feel spiritually dead.
ਆਖਣਿ ਅਉਖਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
(In spite of knowing that), to meditate on His Name seems so difficult.
ਸਾਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਭੂਖ ॥
When one feels a strong urge to remember Him with love and devotion,
ਤਿਤੁ ਭੂਖੈ ਖਾਇ ਚਲੀਅਹਿ ਦੂਖ ॥੧॥
then by satisfying that urge, all one’s sufferings end.
ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਇ ॥
O’ my mother, why should one forsake that God?
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
who is the true Master and whose greatness is everlasting. ||1|| Pause||
ਸਾਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਤਿਲੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ ਆਖਿ ਥਕੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਈ ॥
Tryingto describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Master, people have grown weary but they have not been able to describe.
ਜੇ ਸਭਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਆਖਣ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
Even if all the people wereto meet together and describe his greatness,
ਵਡਾ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਘਾਟਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
He would not become any greater or any lesser.
ਨਾ ਓਹੁ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋਗੁ ॥
He does not die, nor there is a reason to mourn.
ਦੇਂਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਚੂਕੈ ਭੋਗੁ ॥
He continues to give and His Provisions are never exhausted.
ਗੁਣੁ ਏਹੋ ਹੋਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥
His greatest virtue is that there is no other like Him.
ਨਾ ਕੋ ਹੋਆ ਨਾ ਕੋ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
There has never been anyone like Him and there never shall be.
ਜੇਵਡੁ ਆਪਿ ਤੇਵਡ ਤੇਰੀ ਦਾਤਿ ॥
O’ God, Your gifts are as great as you are.
ਜਿਨਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਕੀਤੀ ਰਾਤਿ ॥
It is You who have created day and night as well.
ਖਸਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਹਿ ਤੇ ਕਮਜਾਤਿ ॥
Those who forget such a Master-God are vile and despicable.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਝੁ ਸਨਾਤਿ ॥੪॥੨॥
O’ Nanak, people without Naam are wretched outcasts. ||4
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਜੇ ਦਰਿ ਮਾਂਗਤੁ ਕੂਕ ਕਰੇ ਮਹਲੀ ਖਸਮੁ ਸੁਣੇ ॥
If a seeker asks God for something, He listens to his demand.
ਭਾਵੈ ਧੀਰਕ ਭਾਵੈ ਧਕੇ ਏਕ ਵਡਾਈ ਦੇਇ ॥੧॥
Whether God grants his demand or not; the seeker is honored by God acknowledging his request.
ਜਾਣਹੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਨ ਪੂਛਹੁ ਜਾਤੀ ਆਗੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Recognize Divine Light within all and do not ask anyone his social status; it has no place in God’s court. ||1|| Pause||
ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
He Himself does everything and gets everything done.
ਆਪਿ ਉਲਾਮੑੇ ਚਿਤਿ ਧਰੇਇ ॥
He Himself considers our complaints.
ਜਾ ਤੂੰ ਕਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥
O’ my Creator, when You are capable of doing everything,
ਕਿਆ ਮੁਹਤਾਜੀ ਕਿਆ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
then why should one care for the world or depend upon it?
ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ॥
God Himself creates all living beings and Himself provides them sustenance.
ਆਪੇ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਨਹਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
He Himself restrains people’s bad intellect.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
When by Guru’s grace God comes to dwell in somebody’s heart,
ਦੁਖੁ ਅਨੑੇਰਾ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
then that person’s sorrow and darkness of ignorance are dispelled.
ਸਾਚੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
He Himself infuses some with the love for the meditation on Naam.
ਅਵਰੀ ਕਉ ਸਾਚੁ ਨ ਦੇਇ ॥
He doesn’t bless those with the gift of meditation who lack the love for God.
ਜੇ ਕਿਸੈ ਦੇਇ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਗੈ ਪੂਛ ਨ ਲੇਇ ॥੪॥੩॥
Nanak says, if God bestows a person with the gift of Naam then that person is not held accountable ||4
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Raag Aasaa, First Guru:
ਤਾਲ ਮਦੀਰੇ ਘਟ ਕੇ ਘਾਟ ॥
The thoughts in the mind are like cymbals and ankle-bells.
ਦੋਲਕ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਵਾਜਹਿ ਵਾਜ ॥
The worldly love is like a drum and all these are playing the beat.
ਨਾਰਦੁ ਨਾਚੈ ਕਲਿ ਕਾ ਭਾਉ ॥
Under the effect of Kalyug the mind, devoid of Naam, dances like sage Narad.
ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਕਹ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਪਾਉ ॥੧॥
There is no place left for the celibates and the men of truth.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ॥
O’ Nanak, dedicate yourself Naam.
ਅੰਧੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Without Naam the entire world has become spiritually blind; only the Master knows all. ||1|| Pause||
ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਸਹੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਚੇਲਾ ਖਾਇ ॥
Instead of serving the Guru, a disciple depends on the Guru for his sustenance.
ਤਾਮਿ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਵਸੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਇ ॥
One becomes a disciple just for the sake of sustenance.