Ang 53
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵ ॥
bhaaee re saachee satigur sev ||
O Siblings of Destiny, service to the True Guru alone is True.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੁਠੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਪੂਰਨ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
satigur tuthai paaeeai pooran alakh abhev ||1|| rahaau ||
When the True Guru is pleased, we obtain the Perfect, Unseen, Unknowable Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਦਿਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥
satigur vitahu vaariaa jin ditaa sach naau ||
I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has bestowed the True Name.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹਣਾ ਸਚੇ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਉ ॥
anadin sach salaahanaa sache ke gun gaau ||
Night and day, I praise the True One; I sing the Glorious Praises of the True One.
ਸਚੁ ਖਾਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਪੈਨਣਾ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥
sach khaanaa sach painanaa sache sachaa naau ||2||
True is the food, and true are the clothes, of those who chant the True Name of the True One. ||2||
ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਨ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਸਫਲੁ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਆਪਿ ॥
saas giraas na visarai saphal moorat gur aap ||
With each breath and morsel of food, do not forget the Guru, the Embodiment of Fulfillment.
ਗੁਰ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦਿਸਈ ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਾਪਿ ॥
gur jevad avar na disaee aath pahar tis jaap ||
None is seen to be as great as the Guru. Meditate on Him twenty-four hours a day.
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਣਤਾਸਿ ॥੩॥
nadar kare taa paaeeai sach naam gunataas ||3||
As He casts His Glance of Grace, we obtain the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence. ||3||
ਗੁਰੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
gur paramesar ek hai sabh mahi rahiaa samaai ||
The Guru and the Transcendent Lord are one and the same, pervading and permeating amongst all.
ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
jin kau poorab likhiaa seee naam dhiaai ||
Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, meditate on the Naam.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੪॥੩੦॥੧੦੦॥
naanak gur saranaagatee marai na aavai jaai ||4||30||100||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Guru, who does not die, or come and go in reincarnation. ||4||30||100||
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaad ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 ghar 1 asatapadeeaa ||
Siree Raag, First Mehl, First House, Ashtpadheeyaa:
ਆਖਿ ਆਖਿ ਮਨੁ ਵਾਵਣਾ ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਜਾਪੈ ਵਾਇ ॥
aakh aakh man vaavanaa jiu jiu jaapai vaai ||
I speak and chant His Praises, vibrating the instrument of my mind. The more I know Him, the more I vibrate it.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਵਾਇ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ਸੋ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਥਾਇ ॥
jis no vaai sunaaeeai so kevad kit thaai ||
The One, unto whom we vibrate and sing-how great is He, and where is His Place?
ਆਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੇਤੜੇ ਸਭਿ ਆਖਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥
aakhan vaale jetaRe sabh aakh rahe liv laai ||1||
Those who speak of Him and praise Him-they all continue speaking of Him with love. ||1||
ਬਾਬਾ ਅਲਹੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
baabaa alahu agam apaar ||
O Baba, the Lord Allah is Inaccessible and Infinite.
ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈ ਪਾਕ ਥਾਇ ਸਚਾ ਪਰਵਦਿਗਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
paakee naaee paak thaai sachaa paravadigaar ||1|| rahaau ||
Sacred is His Name, and Sacred is His Place. He is the True Cherisher. ||1||Pause||
ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੀ ਕੇਤੜਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
teraa hukam na jaapee ketaRaa likh na jaanai koi ||
The extent of Your Command cannot be seen; no one knows how to write it.
ਜੇ ਸਉ ਸਾਇਰ ਮੇਲੀਅਹਿ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਪੁਜਾਵਹਿ ਰੋਇ ॥
je sau saair meleeahi til na pujaavahi roi ||
Even if a hundred poets met together, they could not describe even a tiny bit of it.
ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਸਭਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥
keemat kinai na paaeeaa sabh sun sun aakhahi soi ||2||
No one has found Your Value; they all merely write what they have heard again and again. ||2||
ਪੀਰ ਪੈਕਾਮਰ ਸਾਲਕ ਸਾਦਕ ਸੁਹਦੇ ਅਉਰੁ ਸਹੀਦ ॥
peer paikaamar saalak saadak suhade aur saheed ||
The Pirs, the Prophets, the spiritual teachers, the faithful, the innocents and the martyrs,
ਸੇਖ ਮਸਾਇਕ ਕਾਜੀ ਮੁਲਾ ਦਰਿ ਦਰਵੇਸ ਰਸੀਦ ॥
sekh masaaik kaajee mulaa dar daraves raseed ||
the Shaikhs, the mystics, the Qazis, the Mullahs and the Dervishes at His Door
ਬਰਕਤਿ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਅਗਲੀ ਪੜਦੇ ਰਹਨਿ ਦਰੂਦ ॥੩॥
barakat tin kau agalee paRade rahan darood ||3||
-they are blessed all the more as they continue reading their prayers in praise to Him. ||3||
ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਸਾਜੇ ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਢਾਹੇ ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਦੇਵੈ ਲੇਇ ॥
puchh na saaje puchh na dhaahe puchh na devai lei ||
He seeks no advice when He builds; He seeks no advice when He destroys. He seeks no advice while giving or taking.
ਆਪਣੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਣੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
aapanee kudarat aape jaanai aape karan karei ||
He alone knows His Creative Power; He Himself does all deeds.
ਸਭਨਾ ਵੇਖੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥੪॥
sabhanaa vekhai nadar kar jai bhaavai tai dei ||4||
He beholds all in His Vision. He gives to those with whom He is pleased. ||4||
ਥਾਵਾ ਨਾਵ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਵਾ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਨਾਉ ॥
thaavaa naav na jaaneeahi naavaa kevad naau ||
His Place and His Name are not known, no one knows how great is His Name.
ਜਿਥੈ ਵਸੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਸੋ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਹੈ ਥਾਉ ॥
jithai vasai meraa paatisaahu so kevad hai thaau ||
How great is that place where my Sovereign Lord dwells?
ਅੰਬੜਿ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਸਕਈ ਹਉ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਪੁਛਣਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੫॥
a(n)baR koi na sakaee hau kis no puchhan jaau ||5||
No one can reach it; whom shall I go and ask? ||5||
ਵਰਨਾ ਵਰਨ ਨ ਭਾਵਨੀ ਜੇ ਕਿਸੈ ਵਡਾ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
varanaa varan na bhaavanee je kisai vadaa karei ||
One class of people does not like the other, when one has been made great.
ਵਡੇ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥
vade hath vadiaaeeaa jai bhaavai tai dei ||
Greatness is only in His Great Hands; He gives to those with whom He is pleased.
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ਆਪਣੈ ਚਸਾ ਨ ਢਿਲ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੬॥
hukam savaare aapanai chasaa na dhil karei ||6||
By the Hukam of His Command, He Himself regenerates, without a moment's delay. ||6||
ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਲੈਣੈ ਕੈ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
sabh ko aakhai bahut bahut lainai kai veechaar ||
Everyone cries out, "More! More!", with the idea of receiving.
ਕੇਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਦੇ ਕੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਸੁਮਾਰਿ ॥
kevad daataa aakheeai de kai rahiaa sumaar ||
How great should we call the Giver? His Gifts are beyond estimation.
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਤੇਰੇ ਜੁਗਹ ਜੁਗਹ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥੭॥੧॥
naanak tot na aavaee tere jugah jugah bha(n)daar ||7||1||
O Nanak, there is no deficiency; Your Storehouses are filled to overflowing, age after age. ||7||1||
ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 ||
First Mehl:
ਸਭੇ ਕੰਤ ਮਹੇਲੀਆ ਸਗਲੀਆ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥
sabhe ka(n)t maheleeaa sagaleeaa karahi seegaar ||
All are brides of the Husband Lord; all decorate themselves for Him.