Ang 1289
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mah 1 ||
Salok, First Mehl:
ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਜੀਉ ਤਿਨ ਕਿਆ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਕਿਆ ਪੀੜ ॥
paunai paanee aganee jeeu tin kiaa khuseeaa kiaa peeR ||
Living beings are formed of air, water and fire. They are subject to pleasure and pain.
ਧਰਤੀ ਪਾਤਾਲੀ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਇਕਿ ਦਰਿ ਰਹਨਿ ਵਜੀਰ ॥
dharatee paataalee aakaasee ik dar rahan vajeer ||
In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic ethers of the heavens, some remain ministers in the Court of the Lord.
ਇਕਨਾ ਵਡੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਇਕਿ ਮਰਿ ਹੋਹਿ ਜਹੀਰ ॥
ikanaa vadee aarajaa ik mar hohi jaheer ||
Some live long lives, while others suffer and die.
ਇਕਿ ਦੇ ਖਾਹਿ ਨਿਖੁਟੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਇਕਿ ਸਦਾ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਫਕੀਰ ॥
ik de khaahi nikhutai naahee ik sadaa phirahi phakeer ||
Some give and consume, and still their wealth is not exhausted, while others remain poor forever.
ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਾਜੇ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਢਾਹੇ ਏਕ ਚਸੇ ਮਹਿ ਲਖ ॥
hukamee saaje hukamee dhaahe ek chase mahi lakh ||
In His Will He creates, and in His Will He destroys thousands in an instant.
ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਨਥੈ ਨਥਿਆ ਬਖਸੇ ਤੋੜੇ ਨਥ ॥
sabh ko nathai nathiaa bakhase toRe nath ||
He has harnessed everyone with His harness; when He forgives, he breaks the harness.
ਵਰਨਾ ਚਿਹਨਾ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਲੇਖੇ ਬਾਝੁ ਅਲਖੁ ॥
varanaa chihanaa baaharaa lekhe baajh alakh ||
He has no color or features; He is invisible and beyond calculation.
ਕਿਉ ਕਥੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਾਪੈ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ॥
kiu katheeai kiu aakheeai jaapai sacho sach ||
How can He be described? He is known as the Truest of the True.
ਕਰਣਾ ਕਥਨਾ ਕਾਰ ਸਭ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਅਕਥੁ ॥
karanaa kathanaa kaar sabh naanak aap akath ||
All the actions which are done and described, O Nanak, are done by the Indescribable Lord Himself.
ਅਕਥ ਕੀ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਣੇਇ ॥
akath kee kathaa sunei ||
Whoever hears the description of the indescribable,
ਰਿਧਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
ridh budh sidh giaan sadaa sukh hoi ||1||
is blessed with wealth, intelligence, perfection, spiritual wisdom and eternal peace. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਅਜਰੁ ਜਰੈ ਤ ਨਉ ਕੁਲ ਬੰਧੁ ॥
ajar jarai ta nau kul ba(n)dh ||
One who bears the unbearable, controls the nine holes of the body.
ਪੂਜੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਹੋਵੈ ਥਿਰੁ ਕੰਧੁ ॥
poojai praan hovai thir ka(n)dh ||
One who worships and adores the Lord with his breath of life, gains stability in his body-wall.
ਕਹਾਂ ਤੇ ਆਇਆ ਕਹਾਂ ਏਹੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
kahaa(n) te aaiaa kahaa(n) ehu jaan ||
Where has he come from, and where will he go?
ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰਤ ਰਹੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
jeevat marat rahai paravaan ||
Remaining dead while yet alive, he is accepted and approved.
ਹੁਕਮੈ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਤੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
hukamai boojhai tat pachhaanai ||
Whoever understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command, realizes the essence of reality.
ਇਹੁ ਪਰਸਾਦੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
ihu parasaad guroo te jaanai ||
This is known by Guru's Grace.
ਹੋਂਦਾ ਫੜੀਅਗੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
ho(n)daa phaReeag naanak jaan ||
O Nanak, know this: egotism leads to bondage.
ਨਾ ਹਉ ਨਾ ਮੈ ਜੂਨੀ ਪਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
naa hau naa mai joonee paan ||2||
Only those who have no ego and no self-conceit, are not consigned to reincarnation. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਪੜੑੀਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਹੋਰਿ ਬੁਧਂੀ ਮਿਥਿਆ ॥
paRheeai naam saalaah hor budha(n)ee mithiaa ||
Read the Praise of the Lord's Name; other intellectual pursuits are false.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਚੇ ਵਾਪਾਰ ਜਨਮੁ ਬਿਰਥਿਆ ॥
bin sache vaapaar janam birathiaa ||
Without dealing in Truth, life is worthless.
ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਕਿਨ ਹੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
a(n)t na paaraavaar na kin hee paaiaa ||
No one has ever found the Lord's end or limitation.
ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਗਰਬਿ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਤਿਨ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
sabh jag garab gubaar tin sach na bhaaiaa ||
All the world is enveloped by the darkness of egotistical pride. It does not like the Truth.
ਚਲੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਤਾਵਣਿ ਤਤਿਆ ॥
chale naam visaar taavan tatiaa ||
Those who depart from this world, forgetting the Naam, shall be roasted in the frying pan.
ਬਲਦੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਤੇਲੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਘਤਿਆ ॥
baladee a(n)dar tel dubidhaa ghatiaa ||
They pour the oil of duality within, and burn.
ਆਇਆ ਉਠੀ ਖੇਲੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਉਵਤਿਆ ॥
aaiaa uthee khel phirai uvatiaa ||
They come into the world and wander around aimlessly; they depart when the play is finished.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੈ ਮੇਲੁ ਸਚੈ ਰਤਿਆ ॥੨੪॥
naanak sachai mel sachai ratiaa ||24||
O Nanak, imbued with Truth, the mortals merge in Truth. ||24||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mah 1 ||
Salok, First Mehl:
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮਾਸਹੁ ਨਿੰਮਿਆ ਮਾਸੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
pahilaa(n) maasahu ni(n)miaa maasai a(n)dar vaas ||
First, the mortal is conceived in the flesh, and then he dwells in the flesh.
ਜੀਉ ਪਾਇ ਮਾਸੁ ਮੁਹਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹਡੁ ਚੰਮੁ ਤਨੁ ਮਾਸੁ ॥
jeeu paai maas muhi miliaa had cha(n)m tan maas ||
When he comes alive, his mouth takes flesh; his bones, skin and body are flesh.
ਮਾਸਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਢਿਆ ਮੰਮਾ ਮਾਸੁ ਗਿਰਾਸੁ ॥
maasahu baahar kadhiaa ma(n)maa maas giraas ||
He comes out of the womb of flesh, and takes a mouthful of flesh at the breast.
ਮੁਹੁ ਮਾਸੈ ਕਾ ਜੀਭ ਮਾਸੈ ਕੀ ਮਾਸੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਾਸੁ ॥
muhu maasai kaa jeebh maasai kee maasai a(n)dar saas ||
His mouth is flesh, his tongue is flesh; his breath is in the flesh.
ਵਡਾ ਹੋਆ ਵੀਆਹਿਆ ਘਰਿ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ਮਾਸੁ ॥
vadaa hoaa veeaahiaa ghar lai aaiaa maas ||
He grows up and is married, and brings his wife of flesh into his home.
ਮਾਸਹੁ ਹੀ ਮਾਸੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਮਾਸਹੁ ਸਭੋ ਸਾਕੁ ॥
maasahu hee maas oopajai maasahu sabho saak ||
Flesh is produced from flesh; all relatives are made of flesh.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਤਾਂ ਕੋ ਆਵੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
satigur miliai hukam bujheeai taa(n) ko aavai raas ||
When the mortal meets the True Guru, and realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then he comes to be reformed.
ਆਪਿ ਛੁਟੇ ਨਹ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਚਨਿ ਬਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
aap chhute nah chhooteeai naanak bachan binaas ||1||
Releasing himself, the mortal does not find release; O Nanak, through empty words, one is ruined. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mah 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਮਾਸੁ ਮਾਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਝਗੜੇ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
maas maas kar moorakh jhagaRe giaan dhiaan nahee jaanai ||
The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about meditation and spiritual wisdom.
ਕਉਣੁ ਮਾਸੁ ਕਉਣੁ ਸਾਗੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਕਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਪ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥
kaun maas kaun saag kahaavai kis mahi paap samaane ||
What is called meat, and what is called green vegetables? What leads to sin?
ਗੈਂਡਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਕੀਏ ਦੇਵਤਿਆ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੇ ॥
gai(n)daa maar hom jag keee devatiaa kee baane ||
It was the habit of the gods to kill the rhinoceros, and make a feast of the burnt offering.
ਮਾਸੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਬੈਸਿ ਨਕੁ ਪਕੜਹਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ॥
maas chhod bais nak pakaRahi raatee maanas khaane ||
Those who renounce meat, and hold their noses when sitting near it, devour men at night.
ਫੜੁ ਕਰਿ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੋ ਦਿਖਲਾਵਹਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਸੂਝੈ ॥
phaR kar lokaa(n) no dikhalaavahi giaan dhiaan nahee soojhai ||
They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about meditation or spiritual wisdom.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਧੇ ਸਿਉ ਕਿਆ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕਹਿਆ ਬੂਝੈ ॥
naanak a(n)dhe siu kiaa kaheeai kahai na kahiaa boojhai ||
O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot answer, or even understand what is said.
ਅੰਧਾ ਸੋਇ ਜਿ ਅੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਿ ਲੋਚਨ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
a(n)dhaa soi j a(n)dh kamaavai tis ridai s lochan naahee ||
They alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts.
ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਕੀ ਰਕਤੁ ਨਿਪੰਨੇ ਮਛੀ ਮਾਸੁ ਨ ਖਾਂਹੀ ॥
maat pitaa kee rakat nipa(n)ne machhee maas na khaa(n)hee ||
They are produced from the blood of their mothers and fathers, but they do not eat fish or meat.