ਆਖਣਿ ਅਉਖਾ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ਆਖਿ ॥੨॥
aakhan aaukhaa naanakaa aakh na jaapai aakh ||2||
It is so difficult to chant it, O Nanak; it cannot be chanted with the mouth. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਮਨੁ ਰਹਸੀਐ ਨਾਮੇ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਆਈ ॥
nai suniaai man rahaseeaai naame saa(n)t aaiee ||
Hearing the Name, the mind is delighted. The Name brings peace and tranquility.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੀਐ ਸਭ ਦੁਖ ਗਵਾਈ ॥
nai suniaai man tirapateeaai sabh dhukh gavaiee ||
Hearing the Name, the mind is satisfied, and all pains are taken away.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਨਾਉ ਊਪਜੈ ਨਾਮੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
nai suniaai naau uoopajai naame vaddiaaiee ||
Hearing the Name, one becomes famous; the Name brings glorious greatness.
ਨਾਮੇ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਨਾਮੇ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
naame hee sabh jaat pat naame gat paiee ||
The Name brings all honor and status; through the Name, salvation is obtained.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੬॥
gurmukh naam dhiaaieeaai naanak liv laiee ||6||
The Gurmukh meditates on the Name; Nanak is lovingly attuned to the Name. ||6||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa pehilaa ||
Shalok, First Mehla:
ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਰਾਗਂੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਵੇਦਂੀ ॥
jooTh na raaga(n)ee jooTh na vedha(n)ee ||
Impurity does not come from music; impurity does not come from the Vedas.
ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਚੰਦ ਸੂਰਜ ਕੀ ਭੇਦੀ ॥
jooTh na cha(n)dh sooraj kee bhedhee ||
Impurity does not come from the phases of the sun and the moon.
ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਅੰਨੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਨਾਈ ॥
jooTh na a(n)nee jooTh na naiee ||
Impurity does not come from food; impurity does not come from ritual cleansing baths.
ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਮੀਹੁ ਵਰ੍ਹਿਐ ਸਭ ਥਾਈ ॥
jooTh na meeh varihaai sabh thaiee ||
Impurity does not come from the rain, which falls everywhere.
ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਧਰਤੀ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਾਣੀ ॥
jooTh na dharatee jooTh na paanee ||
Impurity does not come from the earth; impurity does not come from the water.
ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਉਣੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥
jooTh na paunai maeh samaanee ||
Impurity does not come from the air which is diffused everywhere.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਗੁਰਿਆ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥
naanak niguriaa gun naahee koi ||
O Nanak, the one who has no Guru, has no redeeming virtues at all.
ਮੁਹਿ ਫੇਰਿਐ ਮੁਹੁ ਜੂਠਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
muh feriaai muh jooThaa hoi ||1||
Impurity comes from turning one's face away from God. ||1||
ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਨਾਨਕ ਚੁਲੀਆ ਸੁਚੀਆ ਜੇ ਭਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
naanak chuleeaa sucheeaa je bhar jaanai koi ||
O Nanak, the mouth is truly cleansed by ritual cleansing, if you really know how to do it.
ਸੁਰਤੇ ਚੁਲੀ ਗਿਆਨ ਕੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਾ ਜਤੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
surate chulee giaan kee jogee kaa jat hoi ||
For the intuitively aware, cleansing is spiritual wisdom. For the Yogi, it is self-control.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਚੁਲੀ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਕੀ ਗਿਰਹੀ ਕਾ ਸਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥
brahaman chulee sa(n)tokh kee girahee kaa sat dhaan ||
For the Brahmin, cleansing is contentment; for the householder, it is truth and charity.
ਰਾਜੇ ਚੁਲੀ ਨਿਆਵ ਕੀ ਪੜਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
raaje chulee niaav kee paRiaa sach dhiaan ||
For the king, cleansing is justice; for the scholar, it is true meditation.
ਪਾਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਨ ਧੋਪਈ ਮੁਖਿ ਪੀਤੈ ਤਿਖ ਜਾਇ ॥
paanee chit na dhopiee mukh peetai tikh jai ||
The consciousness is not washed with water; you drink it to quench your thirst.
ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਜਗਤ ਕਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਸਭੁ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥
paanee pitaa jagat kaa fir paanee sabh khai ||2||
Water is the father of the world; in the end, water destroys it all. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਭ ਸਿਧਿ ਹੈ ਰਿਧਿ ਪਿਛੈ ਆਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai sabh sidh hai ridh pichhai aavai ||
Hearing the Name, all supernatural spiritual powers are obtained, and wealth follows along.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai nau nidh milai man chi(n)dhiaa paavai ||
Hearing the Name, the nine treasures are received, and the mind's desires are obtained.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਹੋਇ ਕਵਲਾ ਚਰਨ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai sa(n)tokh hoi kavalaa charan dhiaavai ||
Hearing the Name, contentment comes, and Maya meditates at one's feet.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸਹਜੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai sahaj uoopajai sahaje sukh paavai ||
Hearing the Name, intuitive peace and poise wells up.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੭॥
gurmatee naau paieeaai naanak gun gaavai ||7||
Through the Guru's Teachings, the Name is obtained; O Nanak, sing His Glorious Praises. ||7||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa pehilaa ||
Shalok, First Mehla:
ਦੁਖ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੰਮਣੁ ਦੁਖਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਰਤਣੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥
dhukh vich ja(n)man dhukh maran dhukh varatan sa(n)saar ||
In pain, we are born; in pain, we die. In pain, we deal with the world.
ਦੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਗੈ ਆਖੀਐ ਪੜਿੑ ਪੜਿੑ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥
dhukh dhukh agai aakheeaai paRi(h) paRi(h) kareh pukaar ||
Hereafter, there is said to be pain, only pain; the more the mortals read, the more they cry out.
ਦੁਖ ਕੀਆ ਪੰਡਾ ਖੁਲੑੀਆ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਨਿਕਲਿਓ ਕੋਇ ॥
dhukh keeaa pa(n)ddaa khul(h)eeaa sukh na nikalio koi ||
The packages of pain are untied, but peace does not emerge.
ਦੁਖ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਾਇਆ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਚਲਿਆ ਰੋਇ ॥
dhukh vich jeeau jalaiaa dhukheeaa chaliaa roi ||
In pain, the soul burns; in pain, it departs weeping and wailing.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਫਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥
naanak sifatee ratiaa man tan hariaa hoi ||
O Nanak, imbued with the Lord's Praise, the mind and body blossom forth, rejuvenated.
ਦੁਖ ਕੀਆ ਅਗੀ ਮਾਰੀਅਹਿ ਭੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
dhukh keeaa agee maare'eh bhee dhukh dhaaroo hoi ||1||
In the fire of pain, the mortals die; but pain is also the cure. ||1||
ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਭਸੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਭਸੂ ਹੂ ਭਸੁ ਖੇਹ ॥
naanak dhuneeaa bhas ra(n)g bhasoo hoo bhas kheh ||
O Nanak, worldly pleasures are nothing more than dust. They are the dust of the dust of ashes.
ਭਸੋ ਭਸੁ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਭੀ ਭਸੁ ਭਰੀਐ ਦੇਹ ॥
bhaso bhas kamaavanee bhee bhas bhareeaai dheh ||
The mortal earns only the dust of the dust; his body is covered with dust.
ਜਾ ਜੀਉ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਕਢੀਐ ਭਸੂ ਭਰਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
jaa jeeau vichahu kaddeeaai bhasoo bhariaa jai ||
When the soul is taken out of the body, it too is covered with dust.
ਅਗੈ ਲੇਖੈ ਮੰਗਿਐ ਹੋਰ ਦਸੂਣੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
agai lekhai ma(n)giaai hor dhasoonee pai ||2||
And when one's account is called for in the world hereafter, he receives only ten times more dust. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਸੁਚਿ ਸੰਜਮੋ ਜਮੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai such sa(n)jamo jam neR na aavai ||
Hearing the Name, one is blessed with purity and self-control, and the Messenger of Death will not draw near.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਘਟਿ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਆਨੑੇਰੁ ਗਵਾਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai ghaT chaananaa aan(h)er gavaavai ||
Hearing the Name, the heart is illumined, and darkness is dispelled.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਆਪੁ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਲਾਹਾ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai aap bujheeaai laahaa naau paavai ||
Hearing the Name, one comes to understand his own self, and the profit of the Name is obtained.
ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਪਾਪ ਕਟੀਅਹਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
nai suniaai paap kaTe'eeh niramal sach paavai ||
Hearing the Name, sins are eradicated, and one meets the Immaculate True Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਇ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਨਾਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥੮॥
naanak nai suniaai mukh ujale naau gurmukh dhiaavai ||8||
O Nanak, hearing the Name, one's face becomes radiant. As Gurmukh, meditate on the Name. ||8||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa pehilaa ||
Shalok, First Mehla:
ਘਰਿ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਸਭਾ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
ghar naarain sabhaa naal ||
In your home, is the Lord God, along with all your other gods.