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Raamkalee, Sadd ~ The Call Of Death:
रामकली सदु ॥
raamakalee sad |
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One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
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He is the Great Giver of the Universe, the Lover of His devotees, throughout the three worlds.
जगि दाता सोइ भगति वछलु तिहु लोइ जीउ ॥
jag daataa soe bhagat vachhal tihu loe jeeo |
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One who is merged in the Word of the Guru's Shabad does not know any other.
गुर सबदि समावए अवरु न जाणै कोइ जीउ ॥
gur sabad samaave avar na jaanai koe jeeo |
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Dwelling upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he does not know any other; he meditates on the One Name of the Lord.
अवरो न जाणहि सबदि गुर कै एकु नामु धिआवहे ॥
avaro na jaaneh sabad gur kai ek naam dhiaavahe |
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By the Grace of Guru Nanak and Guru Angad, Guru Amar Das obtained the supreme status.
परसादि नानक गुरू अंगद परम पदवी पावहे ॥
parasaad naanak guroo angad param padavee paavahe |
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And when the call came for Him to depart, He merged in the Name of the Lord.
आइआ हकारा चलणवारा हरि राम नामि समाइआ ॥
aaeaa hakaaraa chalanavaaraa har raam naam samaaeaa |
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Through devotional worship in this world, the imperishable, immovable, immeasurable Lord is found. ||1||
जगि अमरु अटलु अतोलु ठाकुरु भगति ते हरि पाइआ ॥१॥
jag amar attal atol tthaakur bhagat te har paaeaa |1|
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The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and so the Guru easily reached the Lord God's Presence.
हरि भाणा गुर भाइआ गुरु जावै हरि प्रभ पासि जीउ ॥
har bhaanaa gur bhaaeaa gur jaavai har prabh paas jeeo |
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The True Guru prays to the Lord, "Please, save my honor. This is my prayer".
सतिगुरु करे हरि पहि बेनती मेरी पैज रखहु अरदासि जीउ ॥
satigur kare har peh benatee meree paij rakhahu aradaas jeeo |
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Please save the honor of Your humble servant, O Lord; please bless him with Your Immaculate Name.
पैज राखहु हरि जनह केरी हरि देहु नामु निरंजनो ॥
paij raakhahu har janah keree har dehu naam niranjano |
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At this time of final departure, it is our only help and support; it destroys death, and the Messenger of Death.
अंति चलदिआ होइ बेली जमदूत कालु निखंजनो ॥
ant chaladiaa hoe belee jamadoot kaal nikhanjano |
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The Lord God heard the prayer of the True Guru, and granted His request.
सतिगुरू की बेनती पाई हरि प्रभि सुणी अरदासि जीउ ॥
satiguroo kee benatee paaee har prabh sunee aradaas jeeo |
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The Lord showered His Mercy, and blended the True Guru with Himself; He said, "Blessed! Blessed! Wonderful!" ||2||
हरि धारि किरपा सतिगुरु मिलाइआ धनु धनु कहै साबासि जीउ ॥२॥
har dhaar kirapaa satigur milaaeaa dhan dhan kahai saabaas jeeo |2|
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Listen O my Sikhs, my children and Siblings of Destiny; it is my Lord's Will that I must now go to Him.
मेरे सिख सुणहु पुत भाईहो मेरै हरि भाणा आउ मै पासि जीउ ॥
mere sikh sunahu put bhaaeeho merai har bhaanaa aau mai paas jeeo |
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The Guru gladly accepted the Lord's Will, and my Lord God applauded Him.
हरि भाणा गुर भाइआ मेरा हरि प्रभु करे साबासि जीउ ॥
har bhaanaa gur bhaaeaa meraa har prabh kare saabaas jeeo |
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One who is pleased with the Lord God's Will is a devotee, the True Guru, the Primal Lord.
भगतु सतिगुरु पुरखु सोई जिसु हरि प्रभ भाणा भावए ॥
bhagat satigur purakh soee jis har prabh bhaanaa bhaave |
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The unstruck sound current of bliss resounds and vibrates; the Lord hugs him close in His embrace.
आनंद अनहद वजहि वाजे हरि आपि गलि मेलावए ॥
aanand anahad vajeh vaaje har aap gal melaave |
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O my children, siblings and family, look carefully in your minds, and see.
तुसी पुत भाई परवारु मेरा मनि वेखहु करि निरजासि जीउ ॥
tusee put bhaaee paravaar meraa man vekhahu kar nirajaas jeeo |
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The pre-ordained death warrant cannot be avoided; the Guru is going to be with the Lord God. ||3||
धुरि लिखिआ परवाणा फिरै नाही गुरु जाइ हरि प्रभ पासि जीउ ॥३॥
dhur likhiaa paravaanaa firai naahee gur jaae har prabh paas jeeo |3|
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The True Guru, in His Own Sweet Will, sat up and summoned His family.
सतिगुरि भाणै आपणै बहि परवारु सदाइआ ॥
satigur bhaanai aapanai beh paravaar sadaaeaa |
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Let no one weep for me after I am gone. That would not please me at all.
मत मै पिछै कोई रोवसी सो मै मूलि न भाइआ ॥
mat mai pichhai koee rovasee so mai mool na bhaaeaa |
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When a friend receives a robe of honor, then his friends are pleased with his honor.
मितु पैझै मितु बिगसै जिसु मित की पैज भावए ॥
mit paijhai mit bigasai jis mit kee paij bhaave |
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Consider this and see, O my children and siblings; the Lord has given the True Guru the robe of supreme honor.
तुसी वीचारि देखहु पुत भाई हरि सतिगुरू पैनावए ॥
tusee veechaar dekhahu put bhaaee har satiguroo painaave |
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The True Guru Himself sat up, and appointed the successor to the Throne of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of Meditation and Success.
सतिगुरू परतखि होदै बहि राजु आपि टिकाइआ ॥
satiguroo paratakh hodai beh raaj aap ttikaaeaa |
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All the Sikhs, relatives, children and siblings have fallen at the Feet of Guru Ram Das. ||4||
सभि सिख बंधप पुत भाई रामदास पैरी पाइआ ॥४॥
sabh sikh bandhap put bhaaee raamadaas pairee paaeaa |4|
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Finally, the True Guru said, "When I am gone, sing Kirtan in Praise of the Lord, in Nirvaanaa."
अंते सतिगुरु बोलिआ मै पिछै कीरतनु करिअहु निरबाणु जीउ ॥
ante satigur boliaa mai pichhai keeratan kariahu nirabaan jeeo |
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Call in the long-haired scholarly Saints of the Lord, to read the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har.
केसो गोपाल पंडित सदिअहु हरि हरि कथा पड़हि पुराणु जीउ ॥
keso gopaal panddit sadiahu har har kathaa parreh puraan jeeo |
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Read the sermon of the Lord, and listen to the Lord's Name; the Guru is pleased with love for the Lord.
हरि कथा पड़ीऐ हरि नामु सुणीऐ बेबाणु हरि रंगु गुर भावए ॥
har kathaa parreeai har naam suneeai bebaan har rang gur bhaave |
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Do not bother with offering rice-balls on leaves, lighting lamps, and other rituals like floating the body out on the Ganges; instead, let my remains be given up to the Lord's Pool.
पिंडु पतलि किरिआ दीवा फुल हरि सरि पावए ॥
pindd patal kiriaa deevaa ful har sar paave |
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The Lord was pleased as the True Guru spoke; he was blended then with the all-knowing Primal Lord God.
हरि भाइआ सतिगुरु बोलिआ हरि मिलिआ पुरखु सुजाणु जीउ ॥
har bhaaeaa satigur boliaa har miliaa purakh sujaan jeeo |
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The Guru then blessed the Sodhi Ram Das with the ceremonial tilak mark, the insignia of the True Word of the Shabad. ||5||
रामदास सोढी तिलकु दीआ गुरसबदु सचु नीसाणु जीउ ॥५॥
raamadaas sodtee tilak deea gurasabad sach neesaan jeeo |5|
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And as the True Guru, the Primal Lord spoke, and the Gursikhs obeyed His Will.
सतिगुरु पुरखु जि बोलिआ गुरसिखा मंनि लई रजाइ जीउ ॥
satigur purakh ji boliaa gurasikhaa man lee rajaae jeeo |
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His son Mohri turned sunmukh, and become obedient to Him; he bowed, and touched Ram Das' feet.
मोहरी पुतु सनमुखु होइआ रामदासै पैरी पाइ जीउ ॥
moharee put sanamukh hoeaa raamadaasai pairee paae jeeo |
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Then, everyone bowed and touched the feet of Ram Das, into whom the Guru infused His essence.
सभ पवै पैरी सतिगुरू केरी जिथै गुरू आपु रखिआ ॥
sabh pavai pairee satiguroo keree jithai guroo aap rakhiaa |
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And any that did not bow then because of envy - later, the True Guru brought them around to bow in humility.
कोई करि बखीली निवै नाही फिरि सतिगुरू आणि निवाइआ ॥
koee kar bakheelee nivai naahee fir satiguroo aan nivaaeaa |
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It pleased the Guru, the Lord, to bestow glorious greatness upon Him; such was the pre-ordained destiny of the Lord's Will.
हरि गुरहि भाणा दीई वडिआई धुरि लिखिआ लेखु रजाइ जीउ ॥
har gureh bhaanaa deeee vaddiaaee dhur likhiaa lekh rajaae jeeo |
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Says Sundar, listen, O Saints: all the world fell at His feet. ||6||1||
कहै सुंदरु सुणहु संतहु सभु जगतु पैरी पाइ जीउ ॥६॥१॥
kahai sundar sunahu santahu sabh jagat pairee paae jeeo |6|1|
