Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 37

  1. ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਮਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

    Reflect in your mind and you will see for yourself that no one has ever realized God without the Guru’s teachings.

  2. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥੧॥

    The filth of vices from the mind of a self-willed person is not washed off, until one falls in love with the Guru’s word.

  3. ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਚਲੁ ॥

    O’ my mind, live by the will of the true Guru,

  4. ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਹਿ ਤਾ ਸੁਖ ਲਹਹਿ ਮਹਲੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    -you will stay within your own inner being, will partake in the ambrosial nectar of Naam and will find peace by living in God’s presence. ||1|| pause||

  5. ਅਉਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਗੁਣੁ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਬਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲੈ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

    The unvirtuous person has no virtues and is not allowed in God’s Presence.

  6. ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

    The self-willed person does not know the worth of the Guru’s word and due to lack of virtues, God seems far away.

  7. ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥

    But those who have recognized the eternal God pervading everywhere, they remain imbued with His love.

  8. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮਨੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਪਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੨॥

    They follow the Guru’s word so sincerely as if their mind is pierced with it, they realize God and always visualize Him besides them.

  9. ਆਪੇ ਰੰਗਣਿ ਰੰਗਿਓਨੁ ਸਬਦੇ ਲਇਓਨੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥

    Those whom God Himself has imbued with Naam and has united them with Himself through the Guru’s word,

  10. ਸਚਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜੋ ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

    -the true love of those people never fades who remain imbued with the love of the eternal God by keeping their mind focused on Him.

  11. ਚਾਰੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਭਵਿ ਥਕੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

    The self-willed persons get tired of wandering around in different directions, but they do not understand the righteous way of life.

  12. ਜਿਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩॥

    Only that person unites with God, whom the true Guru unites, and then he remains absorbed in the divine word of the praises of the eternal God.

  13. ਮਿਤ੍ਰ ਘਣੇਰੇ ਕਰਿ ਥਕੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਾਟੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

    I have grown weary of making so many friends, hoping that someone will be able to end my suffering (pangs of separation from God).

  14. ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਟਿਆ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

    My suffering (pangs of separation from God) has ended by uniting with my beloved-God; union with God happens through the Guru’s word.

  15. ਸਚੁ ਖਟਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਰਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਸਚੇ ਸਚੀ ਸੋਇ ॥

    One who lives righteously, has the true wealth of Naam, he earns the true wealth by remembering God and everlasting is his reputation.

  16. ਸਚਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੨੬॥੫੯॥

    O’ Nanak, those who are united with the eternal God by becoming the Guru’s followers, they never get separated from Him. ||4|| 26

  17. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  18. ਆਪੇ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇ ॥

    The Creator Himself created the creation, He Himself creates the universe and He Himself takes care of it.

  19. ਸਭ ਏਕੋ ਇਕੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

    The one and only God is pervading everywhere; He is incomprehensible and cannot be described.

  20. ਆਪੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਇ ॥

    God Himself is merciful and He Himself bestows understanding about the righteous way of living.

  21. ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਦ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥

    Those in whose mind the eternal God manifests through the Guru’s teachings, they always remain focused on Him.

  22. ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਲੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥

    O’ my mind, surrender to the will of the Guru.

  23. ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਸਭੁ ਥੀਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    (follow the Guru’s teachings) One who follows the Guru’s teachings, his mind and body become calm and God’s Name manifests within his mind ॥1॥pause॥

  24. ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਸੋਈ ਸਾਰ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

    The Creator who initiated the creation of the universe, He also takes care of it.

  25. ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

    When God Himself bestows His gracious glance, only then we realize Him through the Guru’s teachings.

  26. ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਬਦੇ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥

    Those who follow the Guru’s teachings, they receive honor in God’s presence.

  27. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਆਪਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

    Those whom the Creator Himself has united with the Guru, they follow the Guru’s teachings and remain imbued with the divine word of God’s praises. ||2|

  28. ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹਣਾ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥

    O’ brother, by following the Guru’s teachings, we should praise the eternal God whose virtues have no end and the limits of His creation cannot be known.

  29. ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਵਸੈ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

    As per His own will, God dwells in everybody’s heart and takes care of His creation through His command.

  30. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਖੋਇ ॥

    We should praise God by following the Guru’s word and eradicate our ego from within.

  31. ਸਾ ਧਨ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਅਵਗਣਵੰਤੀ ਰੋਇ ॥੩॥

    The person who is bereft of God’s Name, becomes full of demerits and grieves.

  32. ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਸਚਿ ਲਗਾ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

    I wish that I may always keep praising God and remain attached to Him, because mind gets satiated only by remembering the eternal God.

  33. ਗੁਣ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਾ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਕਢਾ ਧੋਇ ॥

    I pray that I may keep reflecting on God’s virtues, accumulate those virtues and wash off the filth of sins from my mind.

  34. ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਦਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

    That person whom God unites with Him, never gets separated from Him.

  35. ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਜਿਦੂ ਪਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੨੭॥੬੦॥

    O’ Nanak, this is my prayer that I may keep praising my Guru, because God is realized only through the Guru. ||4|| 27

  36. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  37. ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਕਾਮ ਗਹੇਲੀਏ ਕਿਆ ਚਲਹਿ ਬਾਹ ਲੁਡਾਇ ॥

    Listen: O’ mortal entrapped in worldly desires, why are you wandering through life so carelessly and swinging your arms in joy?

  38. ਆਪਣਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਹੀ ਕਿਆ ਮੁਹੁ ਦੇਸਹਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

    (You are so busy in worldly pursuits that) you are not concerned about realizing the master-God now, then how will you face Him after death?

  39. ਜਿਨੀ ਸਖਂੀ ਕੰਤੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਹਉ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਇ ॥

    I bow in reverence to those Guru’s followers who have realized their Master-God.

  40. ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਥੀ ਰਹਾ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੧॥

    I wish I could become one like them by joining the holy Congregation.