Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 98

  1. ਥਿਰੁ ਸੁਹਾਗੁ ਵਰੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਸਾਧਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੪॥੧੧॥

    O’ devotee Nanak, eternal becomes his union with the incomprehensible and unknowable God and he always has the support of God’s love. ||4|| 4

  2. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

    Raag Maajh, Fifth Guru:

  3. ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਦਰਸਨ ਚਾਹੇ ॥

    Seeking and searching for God, many people develop so much yearning for the blessed vision of God,

  4. ਭਾਤਿ ਭਾਤਿ ਬਨ ਬਨ ਅਵਗਾਹੇ ॥

    and they wander through all sorts of woods and forests.

  5. ਨਿਰਗੁਣੁ ਸਰਗੁਣੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੋਈ ਹੈ ਜੀਉ ਆਣਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥

    Is there anybody who can unite me with my God who is intangible (unaffected by Maya) and yet tangible (manifests in everything) at the same time?

  6. ਖਟੁ ਸਾਸਤ ਬਿਚਰਤ ਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨਾ ॥

    People recite from memory the wisdom of the six schools of philosophy;

  7. ਪੂਜਾ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਤੀਰਥ ਇਸਨਾਨਾ ॥

    they perform worship of gods, wear religious marks on their foreheads, and take ritual cleansing baths at sacred shrines of pilgrimage

  8. ਨਿਵਲੀ ਕਰਮ ਆਸਨ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਇਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥

    They perform maneuvers to cleanse their inside and adopt the eighty-four Yogic postures; but they do not find spiritual peace in any of these rituals. ||

  9. ਅਨਿਕ ਬਰਖ ਕੀਏ ਜਪ ਤਾਪਾ ॥

    For Years they (yogis) perform meditation and practice austere self-discipline.

  10. ਗਵਨੁ ਕੀਆ ਧਰਤੀ ਭਰਮਾਤਾ ॥

    they wander on journeys all over the world;

  11. ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਉਠਿ ਧਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥

    and yet their hearts are not at peace even for an instant, and these yogis keep performing these rituals again and again.

  12. ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

    Bestowing mercy, God has united me with the Guru.

  13. ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਧੀਰਜੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

    My mind and body have become tranquil and contented.

  14. ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਬਸਿਆ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਗਲੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਗਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੫॥੧੨॥

    The eternal God has manifested in my heart, and now this devotee Nanak sings the Joyful songs of His praises. ||4|| 5

  15. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

    Raag Maajh, Fifth Guru:

  16. ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਦੇਵਾ ॥

    God, who is supreme, infinite and the divine light, who is incomprehensible, invisible, unfathomable, and inscrutable,

  17. ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵਾ ॥

    merciful to the meek, and sustainer of the world;

  18. ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਵਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥

    liberation from the vices is received by lovingly remembering Him through the Guru’s teachings.

  19. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਧੁਸੂਦਨੁ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥

    God saves the Guru’s followers from the vices.

  20. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੰਗੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਮੁਰਾਰੇ ॥

    God becomes the companion of the Guru’s followers.

  21. ਦਇਆਲ ਦਮੋਦਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰਤੁ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਭਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥

    The merciful God is realized only by following the Guru’s teachings; He is not realized by any other way.

  22. ਨਿਰਹਾਰੀ ਕੇਸਵ ਨਿਰਵੈਰਾ ॥

    God has enmity with none and is self-sustaining.

  23. ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਾ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਪੈਰਾ ॥

    Millions of devotees worship Him with utmost humility.

  24. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਈ ਭਗਤੁ ਇਕਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥

    Only that person is known as God’s devout devotee, in whose heart He manifests through the Guru’s grace.

  25. ਅਮੋਘ ਦਰਸਨ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥

    Definitely fruitful is the blessed vision of the infinite and indescribable God.

  26. ਵਡ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਸਦਾ ਦਾਤਾਰਾ ॥

    God is All-powerful and He is forever the great benefactor.

  27. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੀਐ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਰੀਐ ਗਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਰਲੀ ਜਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੬॥੧੩॥

    O’ Nanak, world-ocean of vices is crossed over by remembering God through the Guru's teachings, but only few have understood this supreme spiritual state of mind. ||4|| 6

  28. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

    O’ God, people do whatever You order them to do, and they receive only that whatever You give them.

  29. ਕਹਿਆ ਕਰਣਾ ਦਿਤਾ ਲੈਣਾ ॥

    O’ God, people do whatever You order them to do, and they receive only that whatever You give them.

  30. ਗਰੀਬਾ ਅਨਾਥਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਮਾਣਾ ॥

    You are the protector and sole pride of the meek and helpless.

  31. ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥

    O’ my beloved God, You are everything, I dedicate myself to Your power.

  32. ਭਾਣੈ ਉਝੜ ਭਾਣੈ ਰਾਹਾ ॥

    It is by God’s will that some go astray, and some follow the righteous path in life.

  33. ਭਾਣੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਵਾਹਾ ॥

    It is only by God’s will that some follow the Guru’s teachings and sing His praises.

  34. ਭਾਣੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਭਵੈ ਬਹੁ ਜੂਨੀ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਰਜਾਈ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥

    It is by God’s will that one wanders in doubt through many incarnations; all this is happening according to God’s will.

  35. ਨਾ ਕੋ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਨਾ ਕੋ ਸਿਆਣਾ ॥

    O’ God, no one is foolish and no one is wise by his own doing.

  36. ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਭਾਣਾ ॥

    Whatever is happening in the world, it is all as per Your will.

  37. ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਥਾਹਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥

    O’ incomprehensible, infinite and unfathomable God! Your worth cannot be expressed.

  38. ਖਾਕੁ ਸੰਤਨ ਕੀ ਦੇਹੁ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥

    O’ God, Please bless me with the dust of the feet (humble service) of the saints.

  39. ਆਇ ਪਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਦੁਆਰੈ ॥

    O’ God, I have sought Your refuge.

  40. ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪੇਖਤ ਮਨੁ ਆਘਾਵੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲਣੁ ਸੁਭਾਈ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੪॥

    O’ Nanak, say, the mind gets satiated from Maya (the worldly wealth) by visualizing God, and union with Him takes place as per His will. ||4|| 7

  41. ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

    One is afflicted with sorrow only when one forgets God.

  42. ਦੁਖੁ ਤਦੇ ਜਾ ਵਿਸਰਿ ਜਾਵੈ ॥

    One is afflicted with sorrow only when one forgets God.

  43. ਭੁਖ ਵਿਆਪੈ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

    Afflicted with the cravings for Maya (worldly wealth), one keeps on wandering to satisfy this craving.

  44. ਸਿਮਰਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਾ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥

    That person whom the merciful God bestows the gift of Naam, he always remains peaceful by remembering God with adoration.

  45. ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਵਡ ਸਮਰਥਾ ॥

    My true Guru is very powerful.