Ang 1088
ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰੇ ਆਪਿ ਆਪੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਖਾ ॥੩॥
aap karaae kare aap aape har rakhaa ||3||
He Himself is the Doer, and He Himself is the Cause; the Lord Himself is our Saving Grace. ||3||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mah 3 ||
Salok, Third Mehl:
ਜਿਨਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਭੈ ਕੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਬਿੰਦ ॥
jinaa gur nahee bhetiaa bhai kee naahee bi(n)d ||
Those who do not meet with the Guru, who have no Fear of God at all,
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਵਣੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਘਣਾ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਚੂਕੈ ਚਿੰਦ ॥
aavan jaavan dukh ghanaa kade na chookai chi(n)d ||
continue coming and going in reincarnation, and suffer terrible pain; their anxiety is never relieved.
ਕਾਪੜ ਜਿਵੈ ਪਛੋੜੀਐ ਘੜੀ ਮੁਹਤ ਘੜੀਆਲੁ ॥
kaapaR jivai pachhoReeai ghaRee muhat ghaReeaal ||
They are beaten like clothes being washed on the rocks, and struck every hour like chimes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਿਰਹੁ ਨ ਚੁਕੈ ਜੰਜਾਲੁ ॥੧॥
naanak sache naam bin sirahu na chukai ja(n)jaal ||1||
O Nanak, without the True Name, these entanglements are not removed from hanging over one's head. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mah 3 ||
Third Mehl:
ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਢੂਢੀ ਸਜਣਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਬੁਰੀ ਜਗਤਿ ॥
tribhavan dhoodhee sajanaa haumai buree jagat ||
I have searched throughout the three worlds, O my friend; egotism is bad for the world.
ਨਾ ਝੁਰੁ ਹੀਅੜੇ ਸਚੁ ਚਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ॥੨॥
naa jhur heeaRe sach chau naanak sacho sach ||2||
Don't worry, O my soul; speak the Truth, O Nanak, the Truth, and only the Truth. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿਓਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥
guramukh aape bakhasion har naam samaane ||
The Lord Himself forgives the Gurmukhs; they are absorbed and immersed in the Lord's Name.
ਆਪੇ ਭਗਤੀ ਲਾਇਓਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਨੀਸਾਣੇ ॥
aape bhagatee laaion gur sabad neesaane ||
He Himself links them to devotional worship; they bear the Insignia of the Guru's Shabad.
ਸਨਮੁਖ ਸਦਾ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਿ ਜਾਣੇ ॥
sanamukh sadaa sohane sachai dar jaane ||
Those who turn towards the Guru, as sunmukh, are beautiful. They are famous in the Court of the True Lord.
ਐਥੈ ਓਥੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ ਰਾਮ ਪਛਾਣੇ ॥
aithai othai mukat hai jin raam pachhaane ||
In this world, and in the world hereafter, they are liberated; they realize the Lord.
ਧੰਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਹਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੇ ॥੪॥
dha(n)n dha(n)n se jan jin har seviaa tin hau kurabaane ||4||
Blessed, blessed are those humble beings who serve the Lord. I am a sacrifice to them. ||4||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mah 1 ||
Salok, First Mehl:
ਮਹਲ ਕੁਚਜੀ ਮੜਵੜੀ ਕਾਲੀ ਮਨਹੁ ਕਸੁਧ ॥
mahal kuchajee maRavaRee kaalee manahu kasudh ||
The rude, ill-mannered bride is encased in the body-tomb; she is blackened, and her mind is impure.
ਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਹੋਵਨਿ ਤਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਵੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਮੁੰਧ ॥੧॥
je gun hovan taa pir ravai naanak avagun mu(n)dh ||1||
She can enjoy her Husband Lord, only if she is virtuous. O Nanak, the soul-bride is unworthy, and without virtue. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਸਾਚੁ ਸੀਲ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਜਮੀ ਸਾ ਪੂਰੀ ਪਰਵਾਰਿ ॥
saach seel sach sa(n)jamee saa pooree paravaar ||
She has good conduct, true self-discipline, and a perfect family.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਸਦਾ ਭਲੀ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥੨॥
naanak ahinis sadaa bhalee pir kai het piaar ||2||
O Nanak, day and night, she is always good; she loves her Beloved Husband Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
aapanaa aap pachhaaniaa naam nidhaan paaiaa ||
One who realizes his own self, is blessed with the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਆਪਣੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥
kirapaa kar kai aapanee gur sabad milaaiaa ||
Granting His Mercy, the Guru merges him in the Word of His Shabad.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਰਮਲੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਆਇਆ ॥
gur kee baanee niramalee har ras peeaaiaa ||
The Word of the Guru's Bani is immaculate and pure; through it, one drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਅਨ ਰਸ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇਆ ॥
har ras jinee chaakhiaa an ras thaak rahaaiaa ||
Those who taste the sublime essence of the Lord, forsake other flavors.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀ ਸਦਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਭਏ ਫਿਰਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਭੁਖ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥੫॥
har ras pee sadaa tripat bhae phir trisanaa bhukh gavaaiaa ||5||
Drinking in the sublime essence of the Lord, they remain satisfied forever; their hunger and thirst are quenched. ||5||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mah 3 ||
Salok, Third Mehl:
ਪਿਰ ਖੁਸੀਏ ਧਨ ਰਾਵੀਏ ਧਨ ਉਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
pir khuseee dhan raaveee dhan ur naam seegaar ||
Her Husband Lord is pleased, and He enjoys His bride; the soul-bride adorns her heart with the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਧਨ ਆਗੈ ਖੜੀ ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ॥੧॥
naanak dhan aagai khaRee sobhaava(n)tee naar ||1||
O Nanak, that bride who stands before Him, is the most noble and respected woman. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਸਸੁਰੈ ਪੇਈਐ ਕੰਤ ਕੀ ਕੰਤੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਅਥਾਹੁ ॥
sasurai peeeai ka(n)t kee ka(n)t aga(n)m athaahu ||
In her father-in-law's home hereafter, and in her parents' home in this world, she belongs to her Husband Lord. Her Husband is inaccessible and unfathomable.
ਨਾਨਕ ਧੰਨੁ ਸੋੁਹਾਗਣੀ ਜੋ ਭਾਵਹਿ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹ ॥੨॥
naanak dha(n)n souhaaganee jo bhaavahi veparavaah ||2||
O Nanak, she is the happy soul-bride, who is pleasing to her carefree, independent Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਤਖਤਿ ਰਾਜਾ ਸੋ ਬਹੈ ਜਿ ਤਖਤੈ ਲਾਇਕ ਹੋਈ ॥
takhat raajaa so bahai j takhatai laaik hoee ||
That king sits upon the throne, who is worthy of that throne.
ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਰਾਜੇ ਸੇਈ ॥
jinee sach pachhaaniaa sach raaje seee ||
Those who realize the True Lord, they alone are the true kings.
ਏਹਿ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
ehi bhoopat raaje na aakheeahi doojai bhaai dukh hoee ||
These mere earthly rulers are not called kings; in the love of duality, they suffer.
ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਜਿਸੁ ਜਾਦੇ ਬਿਲਮ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥
keetaa kiaa saalaaheeai jis jaade bilam na hoee ||
Why should someone praise someone else who is also created? They depart in no time at all.
ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਸਚਾ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥
nihachal sachaa ek hai guramukh boojhai s nihachal hoee ||6||
The One True Lord is eternal and imperishable. One who, as Gurmukh, understands becomes eternal as well. ||6||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mah 3 ||
Salok, Third Mehl:
ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਪਿਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਖਾਲੀ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
sabhanaa kaa pir ek hai pir bin khaalee naahi ||
The One Lord is the Husband of all. No one is without the Husband Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਜਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੧॥
naanak se sohaaganee j satigur maahi samaahi ||1||
O Nanak, they are the pure soul-brides, who merge in the True Guru. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mah 3 ||
Third Mehl:
ਮਨ ਕੇ ਅਧਿਕ ਤਰੰਗ ਕਿਉ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਛੁਟੀਐ ॥
man ke adhik tara(n)g kiu dar saahib chhuteeai ||
The mind is churning with so many waves of desire. How can one be emancipated in the Court of the Lord?
ਜੇ ਰਾਚੈ ਸਚ ਰੰਗਿ ਗੂੜੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਅਪਾਰ ਕੈ ॥
je raachai sach ra(n)g gooRai ra(n)g apaar kai ||
Be absorbed in the Lord's True Love, and imbued with the deep color of the Lord's Infinite Love.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਜੇ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਗੈ ਸਚਿ ॥੨॥
naanak gur parasaadee chhuteeai je chit lagai sach ||2||
O Nanak, by Guru's Grace, one is emancipated, if the consciousness is attached to the True Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਉ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
har kaa naam amol hai kiu keemat keejai ||
The Name of the Lord is priceless. How can its value be estimated?