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One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace ~
ੴ सति नामु करता पुरखु निरभउ निरवैरु अकाल मूरति अजूनी सैभं गुर प्रसादि ॥
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
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Chant And Meditate:
॥ जपु ॥
| jap |
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True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.
आदि सचु जुगादि सचु ॥
aad sach jugaad sach |
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True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||
है भी सचु नानक होसी भी सचु ॥१॥
hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach |1|
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By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.
सोचै सोचि न होवई जे सोची लख वार ॥
sochai soch na hovee je sochee lakh vaar |
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By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.
चुपै चुप न होवई जे लाइ रहा लिव तार ॥
chupai chup na hovee je laae rahaa liv taar |
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The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
भुखिआ भुख न उतरी जे बंना पुरीआ भार ॥
bhukhiaa bhukh na utaree je banaa pureea bhaar |
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Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.
सहस सिआणपा लख होहि त इक न चलै नालि ॥
sehas siaanapaa lakh hohi ta ik na chalai naal |
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So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?
किव सचिआरा होईऐ किव कूड़ै तुटै पालि ॥
kiv sachiaaraa hoeeai kiv koorrai tuttai paal |
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O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||
हुकमि रजाई चलणा नानक लिखिआ नालि ॥१॥
hukam rajaaee chalanaa naanak likhiaa naal |1|
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By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.
हुकमी होवनि आकार हुकमु न कहिआ जाई ॥
hukamee hovan aakaar hukam na kahiaa jaaee |
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By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.
हुकमी होवनि जीअ हुकमि मिलै वडिआई ॥
hukamee hovan jeea hukam milai vaddiaaee |
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By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.
हुकमी उतमु नीचु हुकमि लिखि दुख सुख पाईअहि ॥
hukamee utam neech hukam likh dukh sukh paaeeeh |
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Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.
इकना हुकमी बखसीस इकि हुकमी सदा भवाईअहि ॥
eikanaa hukamee bakhasees ik hukamee sadaa bhavaaeeeh |
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Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command.
हुकमै अंदरि सभु को बाहरि हुकम न कोइ ॥
hukamai andar sabh ko baahar hukam na koe |
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O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||
नानक हुकमै जे बुझै त हउमै कहै न कोइ ॥२॥
naanak hukamai je bujhai ta haumai kahai na koe |2|
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Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?
गावै को ताणु होवै किसै ताणु ॥
gaavai ko taan hovai kisai taan |
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Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia.
गावै को दाति जाणै नीसाणु ॥
gaavai ko daat jaanai neesaan |
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Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty.
गावै को गुण वडिआईआ चार ॥
gaavai ko gun vaddiaaeea chaar |
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Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies.
गावै को विदिआ विखमु वीचारु ॥
gaavai ko vidiaa vikham veechaar |
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Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.
गावै को साजि करे तनु खेह ॥
gaavai ko saaj kare tan kheh |
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Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it.
गावै को जीअ लै फिरि देह ॥
gaavai ko jeea lai fir deh |
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Some sing that He seems so very far away.
गावै को जापै दिसै दूरि ॥
gaavai ko jaapai disai door |
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Some sing that He watches over us, face to face, ever-present.
गावै को वेखै हादरा हदूरि ॥
gaavai ko vekhai haadaraa hadoor |
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There is no shortage of those who preach and teach.
कथना कथी न आवै तोटि ॥
kathanaa kathee na aavai tott |
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Millions upon millions offer millions of sermons and stories.
कथि कथि कथी कोटी कोटि कोटि ॥
kath kath kathee kottee kott kott |
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The Great Giver keeps on giving, while those who receive grow weary of receiving.
देदा दे लैदे थकि पाहि ॥
dedaa de laide thak paeh |
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Throughout the ages, consumers consume.
जुगा जुगंतरि खाही खाहि ॥
jugaa jugantar khaahee khaeh |
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The Commander, by His Command, leads us to walk on the Path.
हुकमी हुकमु चलाए राहु ॥
hukamee hukam chalaae raahu |
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O Nanak, He blossoms forth, Carefree and Untroubled. ||3||
नानक विगसै वेपरवाहु ॥३॥
naanak vigasai veparavaahu |3|
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True is the Master, True is His Name-speak it with infinite love.
साचा साहिबु साचु नाइ भाखिआ भाउ अपारु ॥
saachaa saahib saach naae bhaakhiaa bhaau apaar |
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People beg and pray, "Give to us, give to us", and the Great Giver gives His Gifts.
आखहि मंगहि देहि देहि दाति करे दातारु ॥
aakheh mangeh dehi dehi daat kare daataar |
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So what offering can we place before Him, by which we might see the Darbaar of His Court?
फेरि कि अगै रखीऐ जितु दिसै दरबारु ॥
fer ki agai rakheeai jit disai darabaar |
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What words can we speak to evoke His Love?
मुहौ कि बोलणु बोलीऐ जितु सुणि धरे पिआरु ॥
muhau ki bolan boleeai jit sun dhare piaar |
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In the Amrit Vaylaa, the ambrosial hours before dawn, chant the True Name, and contemplate His Glorious Greatness.
अंम्रित वेला सचु नाउ वडिआई वीचारु ॥
amrit velaa sach naau vaddiaaee veechaar |
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By the karma of past actions, the robe of this physical body is obtained. By His Grace, the Gate of Liberation is found.
करमी आवै कपड़ा नदरी मोखु दुआरु ॥
karamee aavai kaparraa nadaree mokh duaar |
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O Nanak, know this well: the True One Himself is All. ||4||
नानक एवै जाणीऐ सभु आपे सचिआरु ॥४॥
naanak evai jaaneeai sabh aape sachiaar |4|
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He cannot be established, He cannot be created.
थापिआ न जाइ कीता न होइ ॥
thaapiaa na jaae keetaa na hoe |
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He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.
आपे आपि निरंजनु सोइ ॥
aape aap niranjan soe |
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Those who serve Him are honored.
जिनि सेविआ तिनि पाइआ मानु ॥
jin seviaa tin paaeaa maan |
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O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.
नानक गावीऐ गुणी निधानु ॥
naanak gaaveeai gunee nidhaan |
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Sing, and listen, and let your mind be filled with love.
गावीऐ सुणीऐ मनि रखीऐ भाउ ॥
gaaveeai suneeai man rakheeai bhaau |
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Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.
दुखु परहरि सुखु घरि लै जाइ ॥
dukh parahar sukh ghar lai jaae |
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The Guru's Word is the Sound-current of the Naad; the Guru's Word is the Wisdom of the Vedas; the Guru's Word is all-pervading.
गुरमुखि नादं गुरमुखि वेदं गुरमुखि रहिआ समाई ॥
guramukh naadan guramukh vedan guramukh rahiaa samaaee |
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The Guru is Shiva, the Guru is Vishnu and Brahma; the Guru is Paarvati and Lakhshmi.
गुरु ईसरु गुरु गोरखु बरमा गुरु पारबती माई ॥
gur eesar gur gorakh baramaa gur paarabatee maaee |
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Even knowing God, I cannot describe Him; He cannot be described in words.
जे हउ जाणा आखा नाही कहणा कथनु न जाई ॥
je hau jaanaa aakhaa naahee kahanaa kathan na jaaee |
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The Guru has given me this one understanding:
गुरा इक देहि बुझाई ॥
guraa ik dehi bujhaaee |
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there is only the One, the Giver of all souls. May I never forget Him! ||5||
सभना जीआ का इकु दाता सो मै विसरि न जाई ॥५॥
sabhanaa jeea kaa ik daataa so mai visar na jaaee |5|
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If I am pleasing to Him, then that is my pilgrimage and cleansing bath. Without pleasing Him, what good are ritual cleansings?
तीरथि नावा जे तिसु भावा विणु भाणे कि नाइ करी ॥
teerath naavaa je tis bhaavaa vin bhaane ki naae karee |
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I gaze upon all the created beings: without the karma of good actions, what are they given to receive?
जेती सिरठि उपाई वेखा विणु करमा कि मिलै लई ॥
jetee siratth upaaee vekhaa vin karamaa ki milai lee |
