Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 4

  1. ਅਸੰਖ ਭਗਤ ਗੁਣ ਗਿਆਨ ਵੀਚਾਰ ॥

    Countless devotees contemplate the virtues and wisdom of the Almighty.

  2. ਅਸੰਖ ਸਤੀ ਅਸੰਖ ਦਾਤਾਰ ॥

    There are countless holy persons and countless philanthropists.

  3. ਅਸੰਖ ਸੂਰ ਮੁਹ ਭਖ ਸਾਰ ॥

    Countless brave warriors face battle, striking with the force of steel, a testament to their valor and sacrifice.

  4. ਅਸੰਖ ਮੋਨਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ਤਾਰ ॥

    Countless silent sages meditate deeply, their single-minded devotion connecting them to the Divine, seeking spiritual enlightenment and wisdom.

  5. ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਵਣ ਕਹਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

    Who am I to assess the extent of Divine’s creation?

  6. ਵਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ਏਕ ਵਾਰ ॥

    I am not worthy to dedicate myself to You even once.

  7. ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥

    O’ Divine, whatever pleases You, is best for all.

  8. ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥੧੭॥

    O’ the formless Divine, only You are the eternal one.

  9. ਅਸੰਖ ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਧ ਘੋਰ ॥

    Countless fools in the world are utterly blinded by deep ignorance, unable to see the truth.

  10. ਅਸੰਖ ਚੋਰ ਹਰਾਮਖੋਰ ॥

    In the world, countless thieves and embezzlers exist,

  11. ਅਸੰਖ ਅਮਰ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਜੋਰ ॥

    Countless people use force to impose their will on others, only to leave this world and be forgotten.

  12. ਅਸੰਖ ਗਲਵਢ ਹਤਿਆ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥

    Countless cut-throats keep on killing ruthlessly.

  13. ਅਸੰਖ ਪਾਪੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

    Countless sinners keep committing sins.

  14. ਅਸੰਖ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਕੂੜੇ ਫਿਰਾਹਿ ॥

    Countless liars are lost, wandering aimlessly within their own lies, unable to find their way to truth.

  15. ਅਸੰਖ ਮਲੇਛ ਮਲੁ ਭਖਿ ਖਾਹਿ ॥

    Countless wicked individuals exist, thriving on immoral behavior and devouring the filth of their own actions.

  16. ਅਸੰਖ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਭਾਰੁ ॥

    Those who slander others carry a heavy burden from their own negative words and actions.

  17. ਨਾਨਕੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

    In humility, Nanak expresses this thought.

  18. ਵਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ਏਕ ਵਾਰ ॥

    I am not worthy to dedicate myself to You even once.

  19. ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥

    O’ Divine, whatever pleases You, is best for all.

  20. ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥੧੮॥

    O’ the formless Divine, You alone exist for others.

  21. ਅਸੰਖ ਨਾਵ ਅਸੰਖ ਥਾਵ ॥

    Countless are the names of Divine's creations and countless are the places where they exist.

  22. ਅਗੰਮ ਅਗੰਮ ਅਸੰਖ ਲੋਅ ॥

    There are countless worlds that are inaccessible.

  23. ਅਸੰਖ ਕਹਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

    Even calling them countless is not justifiable.

  24. ਅਖਰੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖਰੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥

    Using words, we can recite the Divine's Name and sing His praises, expressing devotion through language.

  25. ਅਖਰੀ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਗੀਤ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਹ ॥

    Through words, one acquires divine knowledge, sings praises, and comprehends the virtues of the Divine.

  26. ਅਖਰੀ ਲਿਖਣੁ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਬਾਣਿ ॥

    The written and spoken language can only be expressed using words.

  27. ਅਖਰਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ॥

    Only through the words, one’s destiny can be explained.

  28. ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹਿ ਲਿਖੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

    The Divine who writes everyone's destiny is Himself beyond all destiny, free from fate's control.

  29. ਜਿਵ ਫੁਰਮਾਏ ਤਿਵ ਤਿਵ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

    Just as the Divine commands, so we receive; our lives unfold according to His will and blessings.

  30. ਜੇਤਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇਤਾ ਨਾਉ ॥

    Everything that has been created is a manifestation of the Divine.

  31. ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਥਾਉ ॥

    All creation is His name.

  32. ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਵਣ ਕਹਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

    Without Naam, the Divine Name, there is no true refuge or spiritual foundation. Remembering it is essential for a meaningful existence.

  33. ਵਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ਏਕ ਵਾਰ ॥

    How can I ever comprehend or describe the immensity of Your creative power and Your creation?

  34. ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥

    I am not worthy of even a single sacrifice to you. My worth is nothing compared to yours.

  35. ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥੧੯॥

    O’ Divine, whatever pleases You, is best for all. O’ the formless Divine! You alone are the eternal one.

  36. ਭਰੀਐ ਹਥੁ ਪੈਰੁ ਤਨੁ ਦੇਹ ॥

    When the hands, feet, and body become dirty, they are cleaned with water.

  37. ਪਾਣੀ ਧੋਤੈ ਉਤਰਸੁ ਖੇਹ ॥

    then by washing with water the dirt goes away.

  38. ਮੂਤ ਪਲੀਤੀ ਕਪੜੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

    If the clothes are soiled and stained by urine etc. then it is washed with soap.

  39. ਦੇ ਸਾਬੂਣੁ ਲਈਐ ਓਹੁ ਧੋਇ ॥

    then it is washed with soap.

  40. ਭਰੀਐ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਪਾ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ॥

    But when the mind is polluted by evil thoughts, it can only be cleansed by lovingly remembering Divine’s Name.

  41. ਓਹੁ ਧੋਪੈ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥

    Virtues and sins are not just words,

  42. ਪੁੰਨੀ ਪਾਪੀ ਆਖਣੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

    Virtues and sins are not just words,

  43. ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਣਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਲੈ ਜਾਹੁ ॥

    The actions you perform in this life shape who you become, and those qualities will accompany you.

  44. ਆਪੇ ਬੀਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਖਾਹੁ ॥

    You would reap the fruits of whatever deeds you sow.

  45. ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਆਵਹੁ ਜਾਹੁ ॥੨੦॥

    By divine law, O’ Nanak, your actions lead to spiritual bliss or misery

  46. ਤੀਰਥੁ ਤਪੁ ਦਇਆ ਦਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

    Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity, these, by themselves, brings very little merit.

  47. ਜੇ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ਤਿਲ ਕਾ ਮਾਨੁ ॥

    To cleanse your soul, take a spiritual bath within your own heart and mind, purifying your inner self.

  48. ਸੁਣਿਆ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਕੀਤਾ ਭਾਉ ॥

    One who has listened and believed in Divine’s Name with love and devotion,

  49. ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਉ ॥

    To cleanse your soul, take a spiritual bath within your own heart and mind, purifying your inner self.

  50. ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥

    I have no virtues of my own; all good qualities belong to You, O’ Divine.

  51. ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਕੀਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

    Without a virtuous life, true devotion is not possible; it cannot be achieved through rituals alone.

  52. ਸੁਅਸਤਿ ਆਥਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਬਰਮਾਉ ॥

    You are the wealth of creation, the source of wisdom and Maya, the creator Brahma.

  53. ਸਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਣੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥

    Your Divine word is eternal, pure and creates Joy and bliss.

  54. ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਕਵਣ ਥਿਤਿ ਕਵਣੁ ਵਾਰੁ ॥

    What was the time, the moment, the day and the Date?

  55. ਕਵਣਿ ਸਿ ਰੁਤੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਹੋਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥

    What season and what month witnessed the birth of the Universe.

  56. ਵੇਲ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਪੰਡਤੀ ਜਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲੇਖੁ ਪੁਰਾਣੁ ॥

    The pandits never knew the time of creation the universe, otherwise it would have been recorded in their scriptures.

  57. ਵਖਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਕਾਦੀਆ ਜਿ ਲਿਖਨਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥

    Had the Qazis known that time of creation of the universe, it would have been recorded in the Quran.

  58. ਥਿਤਿ ਵਾਰੁ ਨਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਰੁਤਿ ਮਾਹੁ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ॥

    Neither yogis nor any other person knows the exact day, season, or month of creation.

  59. ਜਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਿਰਠੀ ਕਉ ਸਾਜੇ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

    Only the Creator who formed this creation knows about it.

  60. ਕਿਵ ਕਰਿ ਆਖਾ ਕਿਵ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਕਿਉ ਵਰਨੀ ਕਿਵ ਜਾਣਾ ॥

    How can I comprehend, describe, and praise the Divine's greatness?