Sri Guru Granth Sahib Translation
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Listen: according to the karma of their past
actions, each and every person experiences happiness or sorrow;
whatever You give, Lord, is good. O Lord, the Created Universe
is Yours; what is my condition? Without the Lord, I cannot survive,
even for an instant. Without my Beloved, I am miserable; I have
no friend at all. As Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.
The Formless Lord is contained in His Creation. To obey God is
the best course of action. O Nanak, the soul-bride is gazing upon
Your Path; please listen, O Supreme Soul. || 1 || The sparrow-hawk
cries out, "Pri-o! Beloved!", and the song-bird sings
the Lord's Bani. The soul-bride enjoys all the pleasures,
and merges in the Being of her Beloved. She merges into the Being
of her Beloved, when she becomes pleasing to God; she is the happy,
blessed soul-bride. Establishing the nine houses, and the Royal
Mansion of the Tenth Gate above them, the Lord dwells in that
home deep within the self. All are Yours, You are my Beloved;
night and day, I celebrate Your Love. O Nanak, the sparrow-hawk
cries out, "Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved!" The
song-bird is embellished with the Word of the Shabad. || 2 ||
Please listen, O my Beloved Lord - I am drenched with
Your Love. My mind and body are absorbed in dwelling on You; I
cannot forget You, even for an instant. How could I forget You,
even for an instant? I am a sacrifice to You; singing Your Glorious
Praises, I live. No one is mine; unto whom do I belong? Without
the Lord, I cannot survive. I have grasped the Support of the
Lord's Feet; dwelling there, my body has become immaculate.
O Nanak, I have obtained profound insight, and found peace; my
mind is comforted by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||
3 || The Ambrosial Nectar rains down on us! Its drops are so
delightful! Meeting the Guru, the Best Friend, with intuitive
ease, the mortal falls in love with the Lord. The Lord comes into
the temple of the body, when it pleases God's Will; the
soul-bride rises up, and sings His Glorious Praises. In each and
every home, the Husband Lord ravishes and enjoys the happy soul-brides;
so why has He forgotten me? The sky is overcast with heavy, low-hanging
clouds; the rain is delightful, and my Beloved's Love is
pleasing to my mind and body. O Nanak, the Ambrosial Nectar of
Gurbani rains down; the Lord, in His Grace, has come into the
home of my heart. || 4 || In the month of Chayt, the lovely
spring has come, and the bumble bees hum with joy.
Page 1108 The forest is blossoming in front of my door; if only my Beloved
would return to my home! If her Husband Lord does not return home,
how can the soul-bride find peace? Her body is wasting away with
the sorrow of separation. The beautiful song-bird sings, perched
on the mango tree; but how can I endure the pain in the depths
of my being? The bumble bee is buzzing around the flowering branches;
but how can I survive? I am dying, O my mother! O Nanak, in Chayt,
peace is easily obtained, if the soul-bride obtains the Lord as
her Husband, within the home of her own heart. || 5 || Baisakhi
is so pleasant; the branches blossom with new leaves. The soul-bride
yearns to see the Lord at her door. Come, O Lord, and take pity
on me! Please come home, O my Beloved; carry me across the treacherous
world-ocean. Without You, I am not worth even a shell. Who can
estimate my worth, if I am pleasing to You? I see You, and inspire
others to see You, O my Love. I know that You are not far away;
I believe that You are deep within me, and I realize Your Presence.
O Nanak, finding God in Baisakhi, the consciousness is filled
with the Word of the Shabad, and the mind comes to believe. ||
6 || The month of Jayt'h is so sublime. How could I forget
my Beloved? The earth burns like a furnace, and the soul-bride
offers her prayer. The bride offers her prayer, and sings His
Glorious Praises; singing His Praises, she becomes pleasing to
God. The Unattached Lord dwells in His true mansion. If He allows
me, then I will come to Him. The bride is dishonored and powerless;
how will she find peace without her Lord? O Nanak, in Jayt'h,
she who knows her Lord becomes just like Him; grasping virtue,
she meets with the Merciful Lord. || 7 || The month of Aasaarh
is good; the sun blazes in the sky. The earth suffers in pain,
parched and roasted in the fire. The fire dries up the moisture,
and she dies in agony. But even then, the sun does not grow tired.
His chariot moves on, and the soul-bride seeks shade; the crickets
are chirping in the forest. She ties up her bundle of faults and
demerits, and suffers in the world hereafter. But dwelling on
the True Lord, she finds peace. O Nanak, I have given this mind
to Him; death and life rest with God. || 8 || In Saawan, be
happy, O my mind. The rainy season has come, and the clouds have
burst into showers. My mind and body are pleased by my Lord, but
my Beloved has gone away. My Beloved has not come home, and I
am dying of the sorrow of separation. The lightning flashes, and
I am scared. My bed is lonely, and I am suffering in agony. I
am dying in pain, O my mother! Tell me - without the Lord,
how can I sleep, or feel hungry? My clothes give no comfort to
my body. O Nanak, she alone is a happy soul-bride, who merges
in the Being of her Beloved Husband Lord. || 9 || In Bhaadon,
the young woman is confused by doubt; later, she regrets and repents.
The lakes and fields are overflowing with water; the rainy season
has come - the time to celebrate! In the dark of night
it rains; how can the young bride find peace? The frogs and peacocks
send out their noisy calls. "Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved!"
cries the sparrow-hawk, while the snakes slither around, biting.
The mosquitoes bite and sting, and the ponds are filled to overflowing;
without the Lord, how can she find peace? O Nanak, I will go and
ask my Guru; wherever God is, there I will go. || 10 || In
Assu, come, my Beloved; the soul-bride is grieving to death. She
can only meet Him, when God leads her to meet Him; she is ruined
by the love of duality. If she is plundered by falsehood, then
her Beloved forsakes her.
Page 1109 Then, the white flowers of old age blossom in my hair. Summer
is now behind us, and the winter season is ahead. Gazing upon
this play, my shaky mind wavers. In all ten directions, the branches
are green and alive. That which ripens slowly, is sweet. O Nanak,
in Assu, please meet me, my Beloved. The True Guru has become
my Advocate and Friend. || 11 || In Katak, that alone comes
to pass, which is pleasing to the Will of God. The lamp of intuition
burns, lit by the essence of reality. Love is the oil in the lamp,
which unites the soul-bride with her Lord. The bride is delighted,
in ecstasy. One who dies in faults and demerits - her death
is not successful. But one who dies in glorious virtue, really
truly dies. Those who are blessed with devotional worship of the
Naam, the Name of the Lord, sit in the home of their own inner
being. They place their hopes in You. Nanak: please open the shutters
of Your Door, O Lord, and meet me. A single moment is like six
months to me. || 12 || The month of Maghar is good, for those
who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and merge in His Being.
The virtuous wife utters His Glorious Praises; my Beloved Husband
Lord is Eternal and Unchanging. The Primal Lord is Unmoving and
Unchanging, Clever and Wise; all the world is fickle. By virtue
of spiritual wisdom and meditation, she merges in His Being; she
is pleasing to God, and He is pleasing to her. I have heard the
songs and the music, and the poems of the poets; but only the
Name of the Lord takes away my pain. O Nanak, that soul-bride
is pleasing to her Husband Lord, who performs loving devotional
worship before her Beloved. || 13 || In Poh, the snow falls,
and the sap of the trees and the fields dries up. Why have You
not come? I keep You in my mind, body and mouth. He is permeating
and pervading my mind and body; He is the Life of the World. Through
the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I enjoy His Love. His Light
fills all those born of eggs, born from the womb, born of sweat
and born of the earth, each and every heart. Grant me the Blessed
Vision of Your Darshan, O Lord of Mercy and Compassion. O Great
Giver, grant me understanding, that I might find salvation. O
Nanak, the Lord enjoys, savors and ravishes the bride who is in
love with Him. || 14 || In Maagh, I become pure; I know that
the sacred shrine of pilgrimage is within me. I have met my Friend
with intuitive ease; I grasp His Glorious Virtues, and merge in
His Being. O my Beloved, Beauteous Lord God, please listen: I
sing Your Glories, and merge in Your Being. If it is pleasing
to Your Will, I bathe in the sacred pool within. The Ganges, Jamunaa,
the sacred meeting place of the three rivers, the seven seas,
charity, donations, adoration and worship all rest in the Transcendent
Lord God; throughout the ages, I realize the One. O Nanak, in
Maagh, the most sublime essence is meditation on the Lord; this
is the cleansing bath of the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
|| 15 || In Phalgun, her mind is enraptured, pleased by the
Love of her Beloved. Night and day, she is enraptured, and her
selfishness is gone. Emotional attachment is eradicated from her
mind, when it pleases Him; in His Mercy, He comes to my home.
I dress in various clothes, but without my Beloved, I shall not
find a place in the Mansion of His Presence. I have adorned myself
with garlands of flowers, pearl necklaces, scented oils and silk
robes. O Nanak, the Guru has united me with Him. The soul-bride
has found her Husband Lord, within the home of her own heart.
|| 16 || The twelve months, the seasons, the weeks, the days,
the hours, the minutes and the seconds are all sublime, when the
True Lord comes and meets her with natural ease. God, my Beloved,
has met me, and my affairs are all resolved. The Creator Lord
knows all ways and means. I am loved by the One who has embellished
and exalted me; I have met Him, and I savor His Love. The bed
of my heart becomes beautiful, when my Husband Lord ravishes me.
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As Gurmukh, the destiny on my forehead has been awakened and activated.
O Nanak, day and night, my Beloved enjoys me; with the Lord as
my Husband, my Marriage is Eternal. || 17 || 1 || TUKHAARI,
FIRST MEHL: In the first watch of the dark night, O bride of
splendored eyes, protect your riches; your turn is coming soon.
When your turn comes, who will wake you? While you sleep, your
juice shall be sucked out by the Messenger of Death. The night
is so dark; what will become of your honor? The thieves will break
into your home and rob you. O Saviour Lord, Inaccessible and Infinite,
please hear my prayer. O Nanak, the fool never remembers Him;
what can he see in the dark of night? || 1 || The second watch
has begun; wake up, you unconscious being! Protect your riches,
O mortal; your farm is being eaten. Protect your crops, and love
the Lord, the Guru. Stay awake and aware, and the thieves shall
not rob you. You shall not have to go on the path of Death, and
you shall not suffer in pain; your fear and terror of death shall
run away. The lamps of the sun and the moon are lit by the Guru's
Teachings, through His Door, meditating on the True Lord, in the
mind and with the mouth. O Nanak, the fool still does not remember
the Lord. How can he find peace in duality? || 2 || The third
watch has begun, and sleep has set in. The mortal suffers in pain,
from attachment to Maya, children and spouse. Maya, his children,
his wife and the world are so dear to him; he bites the bait,
and is caught. Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he
shall find peace; following the Guru's Teachings, he shall
not be seized by death. He cannot escape from birth, dying and
death; without the Name, he suffers. O Nanak, in the third watch
of the three-phased Maya, the world is engrossed in attachment
to Maya. || 3 || The fourth watch has begun, and the day is
about to dawn. Those who remain awake and aware, night and day,
preserve and protect their homes. The night is pleasant and peaceful,
for those who remain awake; following the Guru's advice,
they focus on the Naam. Those who practice the Word of the Guru's
Shabad are not reincarnated again; the Lord God is their Best
Friend. The hands shake, the feet and body totter, the vision
goes dark, and the body turns to dust. O Nanak, people are miserable
throughout the four ages, if the Name of the Lord does not abide
in the mind. || 4 || The knot has been untied; rise up -
the order has come! Pleasures and comforts are gone; like a prisoner,
you are driven on. You shall be bound and gagged, when it pleases
God; you will not see or hear it coming. Everyone will have their
turn; the crop ripens, and then it is cut down. The account is
kept for every second, every instant; the soul suffers for the
bad and the good. O Nanak, the angelic beings are united with
the Word of the Shabad; this is the way God made it. || 5 ||
2 || TUKHAARI, FIRST MEHL: The meteor shoots across the sky.
How can it be seen with the eyes? The True Guru reveals the Word
of the Shabad to His servant who has such perfect karma. The Guru
reveals the Shabad; dwelling on the True Lord, day and night,
he beholds and reflects on God. The five restless desires are
restrained, and he knows the home of his own heart. He conquers
sexual desire, anger and corruption. His inner being is illuminated,
by the Guru's Teachings; He beholds the Lord's play
of karma.
Page 1111 O Nanak, killing his ego, he is satisfied; the meteor has shot
across the sky. || 1 || The Gurmukhs remain awake and aware;
their egotistical pride is eradicated. Night and day, it is dawn
for them; they merge in the True Lord. The Gurmukhs are merged
in the True Lord; they are pleasing to His Mind. The Gurmukhs
are intact, safe and sound, awake and awake. The Guru blesses
them with the Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name; they are lovingly
attuned to the Lord's Feet. The Divine Light is revealed,
and in that Light, they achieve realization; the self-willed manmukhs
wander in doubt and confusion. O Nanak, when the dawn breaks,
their minds are satisfied; they pass their life-night awake and
aware. || 2 || Forgetting faults and demerits, virtue and merit
enter one's home. The One Lord is permeating everywhere;
there is no other at all. He is All-pervading; there is no other.
The mind comes to believe, from the mind. The One who established
the water, the land, the three worlds, each and every heart -
that God is known by the Gurmukh. The Infinite, All-powerful Lord
is the Creator, the Cause of causes; erasing the three-phased
Maya, we merge in Him. O Nanak, then, demerits are dissolved by
merits; such are the Guru's Teachings. || 3 || My coming
and going in reincarnation have ended; doubt and hesitation are
gone. Conquering my ego, I have met the True Lord, and now I wear
the robe of Truth. The Guru has rid me of egotism; my sorrow and
suffering are dispelled. My might merges into the Light; I realize
and understand my own self. In this world of my parents'
home, I am satisfied with the Shabad; at my in-laws' home,
in the world beyond, I shall be pleasing to my Husband Lord. O
Nanak, the True Guru has united me in His Union; my dependence
on people has ended. || 4 || 3 || TUKHAARI, FIRST MEHL: Deluded
by doubt, misled and confused, the soul-bride later regrets and
repents. Abandoning her Husband Lord, she sleeps, and does not
appreciate His Worth. Leaving her Husband Lord, she sleeps, and
is plundered by her faults and demerits. The night is so painful
for this bride. Sexual desire, anger and egotism destroy her.
She burns in egotism. When the soul-swan flies away, by the Command
of the Lord, her dust mingles with dust. O Nanak, without the
True Name, she is confused and deluded, and so she regrets and
repents. || 1 || Please listen, O my Beloved Husband Lord,
to my one prayer. You dwell in the home of the self deep within,
while I roll around like a dust-ball. Without my Husband Lord,
no one likes me at all; what can I say or do now? The Ambrosial
Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sweetest nectar of nectars.
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, with my tongue,
I drink in this nectar. Without the Name, no one has any friend
or companion; millions come and go in reincarnation. Nanak: the
profit is earned and the soul returns home. True, true are Your
Teachings. || 2 || O Friend, You have travelled so far from
Your homeland; I send my message of love to You. I cherish and
remember that Friend; the eyes of this soul-bride are filled with
tears. The eyes of the soul-bride are filled with tears; I dwell
upon Your Glorious Virtues. How can I meet my Beloved Lord God?
I do not know the treacherous path, the way to You. How can I
find You and cross over, O my Husband Lord? Through the Shabad,
the Word of the True Guru, the separated soul-bride meets with
the Lord; I place my body and mind before You. O Nanak, the ambrosial
tree bears the most delicious fruits; meeting with my Beloved,
I taste the sweet essence. || 3 ||
Page 1112 The Lord has called you to the Mansion of His Presence -
do not delay! Night and day, imbued with His Love, you shall meet
with Him with intuitive ease. In celestial peace and poise, you
shall meet Him; do not harbor anger - subdue your proud
self! Imbued with Truth, I am united in His Union, while the self-willed
manmukhs continue coming and going. When you dance, what veil
covers you? Break the water pot, and be unattached. O Nanak, realize
your own self; as Gurmukh, contemplate the essence of reality.
|| 4 || 4 || TUKHAARI, FIRST MEHL: O my Dear Beloved, I am
the slave of Your slaves. The Guru has shown me the Invisible
Lord, and now, I do not seek any other. The Guru showed me the
Invisible Lord, when it pleased Him, and when God showered His
Blessings. The Life of the World, the Great Giver, the Primal
Lord, the Architect of Destiny, the Lord of the woods -
I have met Him with intuitive ease. Bestow Your Glance of Grace
and carry me across, to save me. Please bless me with the Truth,
O Lord, Merciful to the meek. Prays Nanak, I am the slave of Your
slaves. You are the Cherisher of all souls. || 1 || My Dear
Beloved is enshrined throughout the Universe. The Shabad is pervading,
through the Guru, the Embodiment of the Lord. The Guru, the Embodiment
of the Lord, is enshrined throughout the three worlds; His limits
cannot be found. He created the beings of various colors and kinds;
His Blessings increase day by day. The Infinite Lord Himself establishes
and disestablishes; whatever pleases Him, happens. O Nanak, the
diamond of the mind is pierced through by the diamond of spiritual
wisdom. The garland of virtue is strung. || 2 || The virtuous
person merges in the Virtuous Lord; his forehead bears the insignia
of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The true person merges in the
True Lord; his comings and goings are over. The true person realizes
the True Lord, and is imbued with Truth. He meets the True Lord,
and is pleasing to the Lord's Mind. No one else is seen
to be above the True Lord; the true person merges in the True
Lord. The Fascinating Lord has fascinated my mind; releasing me
from bondage, He has set me free. O Nanak, my light merged into
the Light, when I met my most Darling Beloved. || 3 || By searching,
the true home, the place of the True Guru is found. The Gurmukh
obtains spiritual wisdom, while the self-willed manmukh does not.
Whoever the Lord has blessed with the gift of Truth is accepted;
the Supremely Wise Lord is forever the Great Giver. He is known
to be Immortal, Unborn and Permanent; the True Mansion of His
Presence is everlasting. The day-to-day account of deeds is not
recorded for that person, who manifests the radiance of the Divine
Light of the Lord. O Nanak, the true person is absorbed in the
True Lord; the Gurmukh crosses over to the other side. || 4 ||
5 || TUKHAARI, FIRST MEHL: O my ignorant, unconscious mind,
reform yourself. O my mind, leave behind your faults and demerits,
and be absorbed in virtue. You are deluded by so many flavors
and pleasures, and you act in such confusion. You are separated,
and you will not meet your Lord. How can the impassible world-ocean
be crossed? The fear of the Messenger of Death is deadly. The
path of Death is agonizingly painful. The mortal does not know
the Lord in the evening, or in the morning; trapped on the treacherous
path, what will he do then? Bound in bondage, he is released only
by this method: as Gurmukh, serve the Lord. || 1 || O my mind,
abandon your household entanglements.
Page 1113 O my mind, serve the Lord, the Primal, Detached Lord. Meditate
in remembrance on the One Universal Creator; the True Lord created
the entire Universe. The Guru controls the air, water and fire;
He has staged the drama of the world. Reflect on your own self,
and so practice good conduct; chant the Name of the Lord as your
self-discipline and meditation. The Name of the Lord is your Companion,
Friend and Dear Beloved; chant it, and meditate on it. || 2 ||
O my mind, remain steady and stable, and you will not have to
endure beatings. O my mind, singing the Glorious Praises of the
Lord, you shall merge into Him with intuitive ease. Singing the
Glorious Praises of the Lord, be happy. Apply the ointment of
spiritual wisdom to your eyes. The Word of the Shabad is the lamp
which illuminates the three worlds; it slaughters the five demons.
Quieting your fears, become fearless, and you shall cross over
the impassible world ocean. Meeting the Guru, your affairs shall
be resolved. You shall find the joy and the beauty of the Lord's
Love and Affection; the Lord Himself shall shower you with His
Grace. || 3 || O my mind, why did you come into the world?
What will you take with you when you go? O my mind, you shall
be emancipated, when you eliminate your doubts. So gather the
wealth and capital of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; through
the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall realize its value.
Filth shall be taken away, through the Immaculate Word of the
Shabad; you shall know the Mansion of the Lord's Presence,
your true home. Through the Naam, you shall obtain honor, and
come home. Eagerly drink in the Ambrosial Amrit. Meditate on the
Lord's Name, and you shall obtain the sublime essence of
the Shabad; by great good fortune, chant the Praises of the Lord.
|| 4 || O my mind, without a ladder, how will you climb up
to the Temple of the Lord? O my mind, without a boat, you shall
not reach the other shore. On that far shore is Your Beloved,
Infinite Friend. Only your awareness of the Guru's Shabad
will carry you across. Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the
Holy, and you shall enjoy ecstasy; you shall not regret or repent
later on. Be Merciful, O Merciful True Lord God: please give me
the Blessing of the Lord's Name, and the Sangat, the Company
of the Holy. Nanak prays: please hear me, O my Beloved; instruct
my mind through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. || 5 ||
6 ||
My inner being is filled with love for my
Beloved Husband Lord. How can I live without Him? As long as I
do not have the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, how can I drink
in the Ambrosial Nectar? How can I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar
without the Lord? I cannot survive without Him. Night and day,
I cry out, "Pri-o! Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved!", day
and night. Without my Husband Lord, my thirst is not quenched.
Please, bless me with Your Grace, O my Beloved Lord, that I may
dwell on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, forever. Through the
Word of the Guru's Shabad, I have met my Beloved; I am
a sacrifice to the True Guru. || 1 || When I see my Beloved
Husband Lord, I chant the Lord's Glorious Praises with
love.
Page 1114 My inner being blossoms forth; I continually utter, "Pri-o!
Pri-o! Beloved! Beloved!" I speak of my Dear Beloved, and
through the Shabad, I am saved. Unless I can see Him, I am not
satisfied. That soul-bride who is ever adorned with the Shabad,
meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. Please bless this
beggar, Your humble servant, with the Gift of Mercy; please unite
me with my Beloved. Night and day, I meditate on the Guru, the
Lord of the World; I am a sacrifice to the True Guru. || 2 ||
I am a stone in the Boat of the Guru. Please carry me across
the terrifying ocean of poison. O Guru, please, lovingly bless
me with the Word of the Shabad. I am such a fool - please save
me! I am a fool and an idiot; I know nothing of Your extent. You
are known as Inaccessible and Great. You Yourself are Merciful;
please, mercifully bless me. I am unworthy and dishonored -
please, unite me with Yourself! Through countless lifetimes, I
wandered in sin; now, I have come seeking Your Sanctuary. Take
pity on me and save me, Dear Lord; I have grasped the Feet of
the True Guru. || 3 || The Guru is the Philosopher's
Stone; by His touch, iron is transformed into gold. My light merges
into the Light, and my body-fortress is so beautiful. My body-fortress
is so beautiful; I am fascinated by my God. How could I forget
Him, for even a breath, or a morsel of food? I have seized the
Unseen and Unfathomable Lord, through the Word of the Guru's
Shabad. I am a sacrifice to the True Guru. I place my head in
offering before the True Guru, if it truly pleases the True Guru.
Take pity on me, O God, Great Giver, that Nanak may merge in Your
Being. || 4 || 1 || TUKHAARI, FOURTH MEHL: The Lord, Har,
Har, is Inaccessible, Unfathomable, Infinite, the Farthest of
the Far. Those who meditate on You, O Lord of the Universe -
those humble beings cross over the terrifying, treacherous world-ocean.
Those who meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, easily cross
over the terrifying, treacherous world-ocean. Those who lovingly
walk in harmony with the Word of the Guru, the True Guru -
the Lord, Har, Har, unites them with Himself. The mortal's
light meets the Light of God, and blends with that Divine Light
when the Lord, the Support of the Earth, grants His Grace. The
Lord, Har, Har, is Inaccessible, Unfathomable, Infinite, the Farthest
of the Far. || 1 || O my Lord and Master, You are Inaccessible
and Unfathomable. You are totally pervading and permeating each
and every heart. You are Unseen, Unknowable and Unfathomable;
You are found through the Word of the Guru, the True Guru. Blessed,
blessed are those humble, powerful and perfect people, who join
the Guru's Sangat, the Society of the Saints, and chant
His Glorious Praises. With clear and precise understanding, the
Gurmukhs contemplate the Guru's Shabad; each and every
instant, they continually speak of the Lord. When the Gurmukh
sits down, he chants the Lord's Name. When the Gurmukh
stands up, he chants the Lord's Name, Har, Har. O my Lord
and Master, You are Inaccessible and Unfathomable. You are totally
pervading and permeating each and every heart. || 2 || Those
humble servants who serve are accepted. They serve the Lord, and
follow the Guru's Teachings. All their millions of sins
are taken away in an instant; the Lord takes them far away. All
their sin and blame is washed away.
Page 1115 They worship and adore the One Lord with their conscious minds.
The Creator makes fruitful the lives of all those who, through
the Guru's Word, chant the True Name. Blessed are those
humble beings, those great and perfect people, who follow the
Guru's Teachings and meditate on the Lord; they cross over
the terrifying and treacherous world-ocean. Those humble servants
who serve are accepted. They follow the Guru's Teachings,
and serve the Lord. || 3 || You Yourself, Lord, are the Inner-knower,
the Searcher of hearts; as You make me walk, O my Beloved, so
do I walk. Nothing is in my hands; when You unite me, then I come
to be united. Those whom You unite with Yourself, O my Lord and
Master - all their accounts are settled. No one can go
through the accounts of those, O Siblings of Destiny, who through
the Word of the Guru's Teachings are united with the Lord.
O Nanak, the Lord shows Mercy to those who accept the Guru's
Will as good. You Yourself, Lord, are the Inner-knower, the Searcher
of hearts; as You make me walk, O my Beloved, so do I walk. ||
4 || 2 || TUKHAARI, FOURTH MEHL: You are the Life of the World,
the Lord of the Universe, our Lord and Master, the Creator of
all the Universe. They alone meditate on You, O my Lord, who have
such destiny recorded on their foreheads. Those who are so pre-destined
by their Lord and Master, worship and adore the Name of the Lord,
Har, Har. All sins are erased in an instant, for those who meditate
on the Lord, through the Guru's Teachings. Blessed, blessed
are those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Name.
Seeing them, I am uplifted. You are the Life of the World, the
Lord of the Universe, our Lord and Master, the Creator of all
the Universe. || 1 || You are totally pervading the water,
the land and the sky. O True Lord, You are the Master of all.
Those who meditate on the Lord in their conscious minds -
all those who chant and meditate on the Lord are liberated. Those
mortal beings who meditate on the Lord are liberated; their faces
are radiant in the Court of the Lord. Those humble beings are
exalted in this world and the next; the Savior Lord saves them.
Listen to the Lord's Name in the Society of the Saints,
O humble Siblings of Destiny. The Gurmukh's service to
the Lord is fruitful. You are totally pervading the water, the
land and the sky. O True Lord, You are the Master of all. ||
2 || You are the One Lord, the One and Only Lord, pervading
all places and interspaces. The forests and fields, the three
worlds and the entire Universe, chant the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har. All chant the Name of the Creator Lord, Har, Har; countless,
uncountable beings meditate on the Lord. Blessed, blessed are
those Saints and Holy People of the Lord, who are pleasing to
the Creator Lord God. O Creator, please bless me with the Fruitful
Vision, the Darshan, of those who chant the Lord's Name
in their hearts forever. You are the One Lord, the One and Only
Lord, pervading all places and interspaces. || 3 || The treasures
of devotional worship to You are countless; he alone is blessed
with them, O my Lord and Master, whom You bless. The Lord's
Glorious Virtues abide within the heart of that person, whose
forehead the Guru has touched.
Page 1116 The Glorious Virtues of the Lord dwell in the heart of that person,
whose inner being is filled with the Fear of God, and His Love.
Without the Fear of God, His Love is not obtained. Without the
Fear of God, no one is carried across to the other side. O Nanak,
he alone is blessed with the Fear of God, and God's Love
and Affection, whom You, Lord, bless with Your Mercy. The treasures
of devotional worship to You are countless; he alone is blessed
with Them, O my Lord and Master, whom You bless. || 4 || 3 ||
TUKHAARI, FOURTH MEHL: To receive the Blessed Vision of the
Darshan of the Guru, the True Guru, is to truly bathe at the Abhaijit
festival. The filth of evil-mindedness is washed off, and the
darkness of ignorance is dispelled. Blessed by the Guru's
Darshan, spiritual ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light
illuminates the inner being. The pains of birth and death vanish
in an instant, and the Eternal, Imperishable Lord God is found.
The Creator Lord God Himself created the festival, when the True
Guru went to bathe at the festival in Kuruk-shaytra. To receive
the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Guru, the True Guru,
is to truly bathe at the Abhaijit festival. || 1 || The Sikhs
travelled with the Guru, the True Guru, on the path, along the
road. Night and day, devotional worship services were held, each
and every instant, with each step. Devotional worship services
to the Lord God were held, and all the people came to see the
Guru. Whoever was blessed with the Darshan of the Guru, the True
Guru, the Lord united with Himself. The True Guru made the pilgrimage
to the sacred shrines, for the sake of saving all the people.
The Sikhs travelled with the Guru, the True Guru, on the path,
along the road. || 2 || When the Guru, the True Guru, first
arrived at Kuruk-shaytra, it was a very auspicious time. The news
spread throughout the world, and the beings of the three worlds
came. The angelic beings and silent sages from all the three worlds
came to see Him. Those who are touched by the Guru, the True Guru
- the residues of their sins and mistakes were erased and
dispelled. The Yogis, the nudists, the Sannyaasees and those of
the six schools of philosophy spoke with Him, and then bowed and
departed. When the Guru, the True Guru, first arrived at Kuruk-shaytra,
it was a very auspicious time. || 3 || Second, the Guru went
to the river Jamunaa, where He chanted the Name of the Lord, Har,
Har. The tax collectors met the Guru and gave Him offerings; they
did not impose the tax on His followers. All the True Guru's
followers were excused from the tax; they meditated on the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har. The Messenger of Death does not even approach
those who have walked on the path, and followed the Guru's
Teachings. All the world said, "Guru! Guru! Guru!"
Uttering the Guru's Name, they were all emancipated. Second,
the Guru went to the river Jamunaa, where He chanted the Name
of the Lord, Har, Har. || 4 || Third, He went to the Ganges,
and a wonderful drama was played out there. All were fascinated,
gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Saintly Guru's Darshan;
no tax at all was imposed upon anyone. No tax at all was collected,
and the mouths of the tax collectors were sealed. They said, "O
brothers, what should we do? Who should we ask?
Page 1117 Everyone is running after the True Guru." The tax collectors
were smart; they thought about it, and saw. They broke their cash-boxes
and left. Third, He went to the Ganges, and a wonderful drama
was played out there. || 5 || The important men of the city
met together, and sought the Protection of the Guru, the True
Guru. The Guru, the True Guru, the Guru is the Lord of the Universe.
Go ahead and consult the Simritees - they will confirm
this. The Simritees and the Shaastras all confirm that Suk Dayv
and Prahlaad meditated on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe,
and knew Him as the Supreme Lord. The five thieves and the highway
robbers dwell in the fortress of the body-village; the Guru has
destroyed their home and place. The Puraanas continually praise
the giving of charity, but devotional worship of the Lord is only
obtained through the Word of Guru Nanak. The important men of
the city met together, and sought the Protection of the Guru,
the True Guru. || 6 || 4 || 10 ||
O my Beloved, I am a sacrifice to You. Through
the Guru, I have dedicated my mind to You. Hearing the Word of
Your Shabad, my mind is enraptured. This mind is enraptured, like
the fish in the water; it is lovingly attached to the Lord. Your
Worth cannot be described, O my Lord and Master; Your Mansion
is Incomparable and Unrivalled. O Giver of all Virtue, O my Lord
and Master, please hear the prayer of this humble person. Please
bless Nanak with the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. I am a sacrifice,
my soul is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. || 1 || This body
and mind are Yours; all virtues are Yours. I am a sacrifice, every
little bit, to Your Darshan. Please hear me, O my Lord God; I
live only by seeing Your Vision, even if only for an instant.
I have heard that Your Name is the most Ambrosial Nectar; please
bless me with Your Mercy, that I may drink it in. My hopes and
desires rest in You, O my Husband Lord; like the sparrow-hawk,
I long for the rain-drop. Says Nanak, my soul is a sacrifice to
You; please bless me with Your Darshan, O my Lord God. || 2 ||
You are my True Lord and Master, O Infinite King. You are my
Dear Beloved, so dear to my life and consciousness. You bring
peace to my soul; You are known to the Gurmukh. All are blessed
by Your Love. The mortal does only those deeds which You ordain,
Lord. One who is blessed by Your Grace, O Lord of the Universe,
conquers his mind in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
Says Nanak, my soul is a sacrifice to You; You gave me my soul
and body. || 3 || I am unworthy, but He has saved me, for the
sake of the Saints. The True Guru has covered by faults; I am
such a sinner. God has covered for me; He is the Giver of the
soul, life and peace. My Lord and Master is Eternal and Unchanging,
Ever-present; He is the Perfect Creator, the Architect of Destiny.
Your Praise cannot be described; who can say where You are? Slave
Nanak is a sacrifice to the one who blesses him with the Lord's
Name, even for an instant. || 4 || 1 || 11 || |
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