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In each and every age, He creates His devotees and preserves their honor, O Lord King.
हरि जुगु जुगु भगत उपाइआ पैज रखदा आइआ राम राजे ॥
har jug jug bhagat upaaeaa paij rakhadaa aaeaa raam raaje |
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The Lord killed the wicked Harnaakhash, and saved Prahlaad.
हरणाखसु दुसटु हरि मारिआ प्रहलादु तराइआ ॥
haranaakhas dusatt har maariaa prahalaad taraaeaa |
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He turned his back on the egotists and slanderers, and showed His Face to Naam Dayv.
अहंकारीआ निंदका पिठि देइ नामदेउ मुखि लाइआ ॥
ahankaareea nindakaa pitth dee naamadeo mukh laaeaa |
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Servant Nanak has so served the Lord, that He will deliver him in the end. ||4||13||20||
जन नानक ऐसा हरि सेविआ अंति लए छडाइआ ॥४॥१३॥२०॥
jan naanak aisaa har seviaa ant le chhaddaaeaa |4|13|20|
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Salok, First Mehl:
सलोकु मः १ ॥
salok mahalaa 1 |
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Suffering is the medicine, and pleasure the disease, because where there is pleasure, there is no desire for God.
दुखु दारू सुखु रोगु भइआ जा सुखु तामि न होई ॥
dukh daaroo sukh rog bheaa jaa sukh taam na hoee |
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You are the Creator Lord; I can do nothing. Even if I try, nothing happens. ||1||
तूं करता करणा मै नाही जा हउ करी न होई ॥१॥
toon karataa karanaa mai naahee jaa hau karee na hoee |1|
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I am a sacrifice to Your almighty creative power which is pervading everywhere.
बलिहारी कुदरति वसिआ ॥
balihaaree kudarat vasiaa |
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Your limits cannot be known. ||1||Pause||
तेरा अंतु न जाई लखिआ ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
teraa ant na jaaee lakhiaa |1| rahaau |
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Your Light is in Your creatures, and Your creatures are in Your Light; Your almighty power is pervading everywhere.
जाति महि जोति जोति महि जाता अकल कला भरपूरि रहिआ ॥
jaat meh jot jot meh jaataa akal kalaa bharapoor rahiaa |
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You are the True Lord and Master; Your Praise is so beautiful. One who sings it, is carried across.
तूं सचा साहिबु सिफति सुआलिउ जिनि कीती सो पारि पइआ ॥
toon sachaa saahib sifat suaalau jin keetee so paar peaa |
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Nanak speaks the stories of the Creator Lord; whatever He is to do, He does. ||2||
कहु नानक करते कीआ बाता जो किछु करणा सु करि रहिआ ॥२॥
kahu naanak karate keea baataa jo kichh karanaa su kar rahiaa |2|
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So Dar ~ That Door. Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:
सो दरु रागु आसा महला १ ॥
so dar raag aasaa mahalaa 1 |
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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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Where is That Door of Yours, and where is That Home, in which You sit and take care of all?
सो दरु तेरा केहा सो घरु केहा जितु बहि सरब समाले ॥
so dar teraa kehaa so ghar kehaa jit beh sarab samaale |
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The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there for You, and countless musicians play all sorts of instruments there for You.
वाजे तेरे नाद अनेक असंखा केते तेरे वावणहारे ॥
vaaje tere naad anek asankhaa kete tere vaavanahaare |
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There are so many Ragas and musical harmonies to You; so many minstrels sing hymns of You.
केते तेरे राग परी सिउ कहीअहि केते तेरे गावणहारे ॥
kete tere raag paree siau kaheeeh kete tere gaavanahaare |
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Wind, water and fire sing of You. The Righteous Judge of Dharma sings at Your Door.
गावनि तुधनो पवणु पाणी बैसंतरु गावै राजा धरमु दुआरे ॥
gaavan tudhano pavan paanee baisantar gaavai raajaa dharam duaare |
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Chitr and Gupt, the angels of the conscious and the subconscious who keep the record of actions, and the Righteous Judge of Dharma who reads this record, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो चितु गुपतु लिखि जाणनि लिखि लिखि धरमु बीचारे ॥
gaavan tudhano chit gupat likh jaanan likh likh dharam beechaare |
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Shiva, Brahma and the Goddess of Beauty, ever adorned by You, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो ईसरु ब्रहमा देवी सोहनि तेरे सदा सवारे ॥
gaavan tudhano eesar brahamaa devee sohan tere sadaa savaare |
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Indra, seated on His Throne, sings of You, with the deities at Your Door.
गावनि तुधनो इंद्र इंद्रासणि बैठे देवतिआ दरि नाले ॥
gaavan tudhano indr indraasan baitthe devatiaa dar naale |
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The Siddhas in Samaadhi sing of You; the Saadhus sing of You in contemplation.
गावनि तुधनो सिध समाधी अंदरि गावनि तुधनो साध बीचारे ॥
gaavan tudhano sidh samaadhee andar gaavan tudhano saadh beechaare |
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The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless warriors sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो जती सती संतोखी गावनि तुधनो वीर करारे ॥
gaavan tudhano jatee satee santokhee gaavan tudhano veer karaare |
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The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो पंडित पड़नि रखीसुर जुगु जुगु वेदा नाले ॥
gaavan tudhano panddit parran rakheesur jug jug vedaa naale |
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The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो मोहणीआ मनु मोहनि सुरगु मछु पइआले ॥
gaavan tudhano mohaneea man mohan surag machh peaale |
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The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो रतन उपाए तेरे अठसठि तीरथ नाले ॥
gaavan tudhano ratan upaae tere atthasatth teerath naale |
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The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो जोध महाबल सूरा गावनि तुधनो खाणी चारे ॥
gaavan tudhano jodh mahaabal sooraa gaavan tudhano khaanee chaare |
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The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You.
गावनि तुधनो खंड मंडल ब्रहमंडा करि करि रखे तेरे धारे ॥
gaavan tudhano khandd manddal brahamanddaa kar kar rakhe tere dhaare |
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They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence.
सेई तुधनो गावनि जो तुधु भावनि रते तेरे भगत रसाले ॥
seee tudhano gaavan jo tudh bhaavan rate tere bhagat rasaale |
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So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all?
होरि केते तुधनो गावनि से मै चिति न आवनि नानकु किआ बीचारे ॥
hor kete tudhano gaavan se mai chit na aavan naanak kiaa beechaare |
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That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name.
सोई सोई सदा सचु साहिबु साचा साची नाई ॥
soee soee sadaa sach saahib saachaa saachee naaee |
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He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs.
है भी होसी जाइ न जासी रचना जिनि रचाई ॥
hai bhee hosee jaae na jaasee rachanaa jin rachaaee |
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He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya.
रंगी रंगी भाती करि करि जिनसी माइआ जिनि उपाई ॥
rangee rangee bhaatee kar kar jinasee maaeaa jin upaaee |
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Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness.
करि करि देखै कीता आपणा जिउ तिस दी वडिआई ॥
kar kar dekhai keetaa aapanaa jiau tis dee vaddiaaee |
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He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him.
जो तिसु भावै सोई करसी फिरि हुकमु न करणा जाई ॥
jo tis bhaavai soee karasee fir hukam na karanaa jaaee |
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He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||1||
सो पातिसाहु साहा पतिसाहिबु नानक रहणु रजाई ॥१॥
so paatisaahu saahaa patisaahib naanak rehan rajaaee |1|
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Aasaa, First Mehl:
आसा महला १ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
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Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great.
सुणि वडा आखै सभु कोइ ॥
sun vaddaa aakhai sabh koe |
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But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him.
केवडु वडा डीठा होइ ॥
kevadd vaddaa ddeetthaa hoe |
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His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described.
कीमति पाइ न कहिआ जाइ ॥
keemat paae na kahiaa jaae |
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Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1||
कहणै वाले तेरे रहे समाइ ॥१॥
kahanai vaale tere rahe samaae |1|
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O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence.
वडे मेरे साहिबा गहिर गंभीरा गुणी गहीरा ॥
vadde mere saahibaa gahir ganbheeraa gunee gaheeraa |
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No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause||
कोइ न जाणै तेरा केता केवडु चीरा ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥
koe na jaanai teraa ketaa kevadd cheeraa |1| rahaau |
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All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation.
सभि सुरती मिलि सुरति कमाई ॥
sabh suratee mil surat kamaaee |
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All the appraisers met and made the appraisal.
सभ कीमति मिलि कीमति पाई ॥
sabh keemat mil keemat paaee |
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The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers
गिआनी धिआनी गुर गुरहाई ॥
giaanee dhiaanee gur gurahaaee |
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-they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2||
कहणु न जाई तेरी तिलु वडिआई ॥२॥
kehan na jaaee teree til vaddiaaee |2|
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All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness,
सभि सत सभि तप सभि चंगिआईआ ॥
sabh sat sabh tap sabh changiaaeea |
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all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas
सिधा पुरखा कीआ वडिआईआ ॥
sidhaa purakhaa keea vaddiaaeea |
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without You, no one has attained such powers.
तुधु विणु सिधी किनै न पाईआ ॥
tudh vin sidhee kinai na paaeea |