Ang 15
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾਗਦ ਲਖ ਮਣਾ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਕੀਚੈ ਭਾਉ ॥
naanak kaagad lakh manaa paR paR keechai bhaau ||
O Nanak, if I had hundreds of thousands of stacks of paper, and if I were to read and recite and embrace love for the Lord,
ਮਸੂ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਲੇਖਣਿ ਪਉਣੁ ਚਲਾਉ ॥
masoo tot na aavaee lekhan paun chalaau ||
and if ink were never to fail me, and if my pen were able to move like the wind
ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਹਉ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੨॥
bhee teree keemat naa pavai hau kevad aakhaa naau ||4||2||
-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||4||2||
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 ||
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਲੇਖੈ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਲੇਖੈ ਖਾਣਾ ਖਾਉ ॥
lekhai bolan bolanaa lekhai khaanaa khaau ||
As it is pre-ordained, people speak their words. As it is pre-ordained, they consume their food.
ਲੇਖੈ ਵਾਟ ਚਲਾਈਆ ਲੇਖੈ ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਾਉ ॥
lekhai vaat chalaaeeaa lekhai sun vekhaau ||
As it is pre-ordained, they walk along the way. As it is pre-ordained, they see and hear.
ਲੇਖੈ ਸਾਹ ਲਵਾਈਅਹਿ ਪੜੇ ਕਿ ਪੁਛਣ ਜਾਉ ॥੧॥
lekhai saah lavaaeeahi paRe k puchhan jaau ||1||
As it is pre-ordained, they draw their breath. Why should I go and ask the scholars about this? ||1||
ਬਾਬਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਰਚਨਾ ਧੋਹੁ ॥
baabaa maaiaa rachanaa dhohu ||
O Baba, the splendor of Maya is deceptive.
ਅੰਧੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਏਹ ਨ ਓਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
a(n)dhai naam visaariaa naa tis eh na ohu ||1|| rahaau ||
The blind man has forgotten the Name; he is in limbo, neither here nor there. ||1||Pause||
ਜੀਵਣ ਮਰਣਾ ਜਾਇ ਕੈ ਏਥੈ ਖਾਜੈ ਕਾਲਿ ॥
jeevan maranaa jaai kai ethai khaajai kaal ||
Life and death come to all who are born. Everything here gets devoured by Death.
ਜਿਥੈ ਬਹਿ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਤਿਥੈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਚਲਿਓ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
jithai bahi samajhaaeeai tithai koi na chalio naal ||
He sits and examines the accounts, there where no one goes along with anyone.
ਰੋਵਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੇਤੜੇ ਸਭਿ ਬੰਨਹਿ ਪੰਡ ਪਰਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
rovan vaale jetaRe sabh ba(n)nahi pa(n)d paraal ||2||
Those who weep and wail might just as well all tie bundles of straw. ||2||
ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਨ ਆਖੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
sabh ko aakhai bahut bahut ghat na aakhai koi ||
Everyone says that God is the Greatest of the Great. No one calls Him any less.
ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਵਡਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
keemat kinai na paaeeaa kahan na vadaa hoi ||
No one can estimate His Worth. By speaking of Him, His Greatness is not increased.
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹਬੁ ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਹੋਰਿ ਜੀਆ ਕੇਤੇ ਲੋਅ ॥੩॥
saachaa saahab ek too hor jeeaa kete lo ||3||
You are the One True Lord and Master of all the other beings, of so many worlds. ||3||
ਨੀਚਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਨੀਚੀ ਹੂ ਅਤਿ ਨੀਚੁ ॥
neechaa a(n)dar neech jaat neechee hoo at neech ||
Nanak seeks the company of the lowest of the low class, the very lowest of the low.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਥਿ ਵਡਿਆ ਸਿਉ ਕਿਆ ਰੀਸ ॥
naanak tin kai sa(n)g saath vadiaa siu kiaa rees ||
Why should he try to compete with the great?
ਜਿਥੈ ਨੀਚ ਸਮਾਲੀਅਨਿ ਤਿਥੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਖਸੀਸ ॥੪॥੩॥
jithai neech samaaleean tithai nadar teree bakhasees ||4||3||
In that place where the lowly are cared for-there, the Blessings of Your Glance of Grace rain down. ||4||3||
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 ||
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਲਬੁ ਕੁਤਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਚੂਹੜਾ ਠਗਿ ਖਾਧਾ ਮੁਰਦਾਰੁ ॥
lab kutaa kooR choohaRaa thag khaadhaa muradaar ||
Greed is a dog; falsehood is a filthy street-sweeper. Cheating is eating a rotting carcass.
ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਪਰ ਮਲੁ ਮੁਖ ਸੁਧੀ ਅਗਨਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਚੰਡਾਲੁ ॥
par ni(n)daa par mal mukh sudhee agan krodh cha(n)daal ||
Slandering others is putting the filth of others into your own mouth. The fire of anger is the outcaste who burns dead bodies at the crematorium.
ਰਸ ਕਸ ਆਪੁ ਸਲਾਹਣਾ ਏ ਕਰਮ ਮੇਰੇ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥੧॥
ras kas aap salaahanaa e karam mere karataar ||1||
I am caught in these tastes and flavors, and in self-conceited praise. These are my actions, O my Creator! ||1||
ਬਾਬਾ ਬੋਲੀਐ ਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
baabaa boleeai pat hoi ||
O Baba, speak only that which will bring you honor.
ਊਤਮ ਸੇ ਦਰਿ ਊਤਮ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਨੀਚ ਕਰਮ ਬਹਿ ਰੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ootam se dar ootam kaheeahi neech karam bahi roi ||1|| rahaau ||
They alone are good, who are judged good at the Lord's Door. Those with bad karma can only sit and weep. ||1||Pause||
ਰਸੁ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰਸੁ ਰੁਪਾ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਰਮਲ ਕੀ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
ras suinaa ras rupaa kaaman ras paramal kee vaas ||
The pleasures of gold and silver, the pleasures of women, the pleasure of the fragrance of sandalwood,
ਰਸੁ ਘੋੜੇ ਰਸੁ ਸੇਜਾ ਮੰਦਰ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਰਸੁ ਮਾਸੁ ॥
ras ghoRe ras sejaa ma(n)dar ras meethaa ras maas ||
the pleasure of horses, the pleasure of a soft bed in a palace, the pleasure of sweet treats and the pleasure of hearty meals
ਏਤੇ ਰਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਕੇ ਕੈ ਘਟਿ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੨॥
ete ras sareer ke kai ghat naam nivaas ||2||
-these pleasures of the human body are so numerous; how can the Naam, the Name of the Lord, find its dwelling in the heart? ||2||
ਜਿਤੁ ਬੋਲਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸੋ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
jit boliai pat paaeeai so boliaa paravaan ||
Those words are acceptable, which, when spoken, bring honor.
ਫਿਕਾ ਬੋਲਿ ਵਿਗੁਚਣਾ ਸੁਣਿ ਮੂਰਖ ਮਨ ਅਜਾਣ ॥
phikaa bol viguchanaa sun moorakh man ajaan ||
Harsh words bring only grief. Listen, O foolish and ignorant mind!
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਭਲੇ ਹੋਰਿ ਕਿ ਕਹਣ ਵਖਾਣ ॥੩॥
jo tis bhaavahi se bhale hor k kahan vakhaan ||3||
Those who are pleasing to Him are good. What else is there to be said? ||3||
ਤਿਨ ਮਤਿ ਤਿਨ ਪਤਿ ਤਿਨ ਧਨੁ ਪਲੈ ਜਿਨ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
tin mat tin pat tin dhan palai jin hiradai rahiaa samaai ||
Wisdom, honor and wealth are in the laps of those whose hearts remain permeated with the Lord.
ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਅਵਰ ਸੁਆਲਿਉ ਕਾਇ ॥
tin kaa kiaa saalaahanaa avar suaaliu kaai ||
What praise can be offered to them? What other adornments can be bestowed upon them?
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਰਾਚਹਿ ਦਾਨਿ ਨ ਨਾਇ ॥੪॥੪॥
naanak nadaree baahare raachahi daan na naai ||4||4||
O Nanak, those who lack the Lord's Glance of Grace cherish neither charity nor the Lord's Name. ||4||4||
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 ||
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਅਮਲੁ ਗਲੋਲਾ ਕੂੜ ਕਾ ਦਿਤਾ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰਿ ॥
amal galolaa kooR kaa ditaa devanahaar ||
The Great Giver has given the intoxicating drug of falsehood.
ਮਤੀ ਮਰਣੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਖੁਸੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ॥
matee maran visaariaa khusee keetee din chaar ||
The people are intoxicated; they have forgotten death, and they have fun for a few days.
ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਸੋਫੀਆ ਰਾਖਣ ਕਉ ਦਰਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
sach miliaa tin sopheeaa raakhan kau daravaar ||1||
Those who do not use intoxicants are true; they dwell in the Court of the Lord. ||1||
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੇ ਕਉ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
naanak saache kau sach jaan ||
O Nanak, know the True Lord as True.
ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਤੇਰੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਚਲੈ ਮਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jit seviai sukh paaeeai teree daragah chalai maan ||1|| rahaau ||
Serving Him, peace is obtained; you shall go to His Court with honor. ||1||Pause||
ਸਚੁ ਸਰਾ ਗੁੜ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
sach saraa guR baaharaa jis vich sachaa naau ||
The Wine of Truth is not fermented from molasses. The True Name is contained within it.