ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਲੇਹੁ ਨ ਛੀਜੈ ਦੇਹ ॥
nit nit leh na chheejai dheh ||
Take it each and every day, and your body shall not waste away.
ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਜਮੁ ਮਾਰੈ ਠੇਹ ॥੧॥
a(n)t kaal jam maarai Theh ||1||
At the very last instant, you shall strike down the Messenger of Death. ||1||
ਐਸਾ ਦਾਰੂ ਖਾਹਿ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
aaisaa dhaaroo khaeh gavaar ||
So take such medicine, O fool,
ਜਿਤੁ ਖਾਧੈ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jit khaadhai tere jaeh vikaar ||1|| rahaau ||
by which your corruption shall be taken away. ||1||Pause||
ਰਾਜੁ ਮਾਲੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਛਾਂਵ ॥
raaj maal joban sabh chhaa(n)v ||
Power, wealth and youth are all just shadows,
ਰਥਿ ਫਿਰੰਦੈ ਦੀਸਹਿ ਥਾਵ ॥
rath fira(n)dhai dheeseh thaav ||
as are the vehicles you see moving around.
ਦੇਹ ਨ ਨਾਉ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਾਤਿ ॥
dheh na naau na hovai jaat ||
Neither your body, nor your fame, nor your social status shall go along with you.
ਓਥੈ ਦਿਹੁ ਐਥੈ ਸਭ ਰਾਤਿ ॥੨॥
othai dhih aaithai sabh raat ||2||
In the next world it is day, while here, it is all night. ||2||
ਸਾਦ ਕਰਿ ਸਮਧਾਂ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਘਿਉ ਤੇਲੁ ॥
saadh kar samadhaa(n) tirasanaa ghiau tel ||
Let your taste for pleasures be the firewood, let your greed be the ghee,
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਅਗਨੀ ਸਿਉ ਮੇਲੁ ॥
kaam karodh aganee siau mel ||
and your sexual desire and anger the cooking oil; burn them in the fire.
ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਅਰੁ ਪਾਠ ਪੁਰਾਣ ॥
hom jag ar paaTh puraan ||
Some make burnt offerings, hold sacred feasts, and read the Puraanas.
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਣ ॥੩॥
jo tis bhaavai so paravaan ||3||
Whatever pleases God is acceptable. ||3||
ਤਪੁ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨੀਸਾਨੁ ॥
tap kaagadh teraa naam neesaan ||
Intense meditation is the paper, and Your Name is the insignia.
ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਏਹੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥
jin kau likhiaa eh nidhaan ||
Those for whom this treasure is ordered,
ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਦਿਸਹਿ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
se dhanava(n)t dhiseh ghar jai ||
look wealthy when they reach their true home.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨਨੀ ਧੰਨੀ ਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੩॥੮॥
naanak jananee dha(n)nee mai ||4||3||8||
O Nanak, blessed is that mother who gave birth to them. ||4||3||8||
ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
malaar mahalaa pehilaa ||
Malaar, First Mehla:
ਬਾਗੇ ਕਾਪੜ ਬੋਲੈ ਬੈਣ ॥
baage kaapaR bolai bain ||
You wear white clothes, and speak sweet words.
ਲੰਮਾ ਨਕੁ ਕਾਲੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਨੈਣ ॥
la(n)maa nak kaale tere nain ||
Your nose is sharp, and your eyes are black.
ਕਬਹੂੰ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਭੈਣ ॥੧॥
kabahoo(n) saahib dhekhiaa bhain ||1||
Have you ever seen your Lord and Master, O sister? ||1||
ਊਡਾਂ ਊਡਿ ਚੜਾਂ ਅਸਮਾਨਿ ॥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਿਥ ਤੇਰੈ ਤਾਣਿ ॥
uooddaa(n) uoodd chaRaa(n) asamaan || saahib sa(n)mrith terai taan ||
O my All-powerful Lord and Master, by Your power, I fly and soar, and ascend to the heavens.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਡੂੰਗਰਿ ਦੇਖਾਂ ਤੀਰ ॥
jal thal ddoo(n)gar dhekhaa(n) teer ||
I see Him in the water, on the land, in the mountains, on the river-banks,
ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਬੀਰ ॥੨॥
thaan thana(n)tar saahib beer ||2||
in all places and interspaces, O brother. ||2||
ਜਿਨਿ ਤਨੁ ਸਾਜਿ ਦੀਏ ਨਾਲਿ ਖੰਭ ॥
jin tan saaj dhe'ee naal kha(n)bh ||
He fashioned the body, and gave it wings;
ਅਤਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਉਡਣੈ ਕੀ ਡੰਝ ॥
at tirasanaa uddanai kee dda(n)jh ||
He gave it great thirst and desire to fly.
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਾਂ ਬੰਧਾਂ ਧੀਰ ॥
nadhar kare taa(n) ba(n)dhaa(n) dheer ||
When He bestows His Glance of Grace, I am comforted and consoled.
ਜਿਉ ਵੇਖਾਲੇ ਤਿਉ ਵੇਖਾਂ ਬੀਰ ॥੩॥
jiau vekhaale tiau vekhaa(n) beer ||3||
As He makes me see, so do I see, O brother. ||3||
ਨ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਜਾਇਗਾ ਨ ਜਾਹਿਗੇ ਖੰਭ ॥
n ih tan jaigaa na jaahige kha(n)bh ||
Neither this body, nor its wings, shall go to the world hereafter.
ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਸਨਬੰਧ ॥
paunai paanee aganee kaa sanaba(n)dh ||
It is a fusion of air, water and fire.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਪੀਐ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੀਰੁ ॥
naanak karam hovai japeeaai kar gur peer ||
O Nanak, if it is in the mortal's karma, then he meditates on the Lord, with the Guru as his Spiritual Teacher.
ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਏਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥੪॥੪॥੯॥
sach samaavai eh sareer ||4||4||9||
This body is absorbed in the Truth. ||4||4||9||
ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਚਉਪਦੇ ਘਰੁ ੧
malaar mahalaa teejaa chaupadhe ghar pehilaa
Malaar, Third Mehla, Chau-Padhay, First House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ॥
nira(n)kaar aakaar hai aape aape bharam bhulaae ||
The Formless Lord is formed by Himself. He Himself deludes in doubt.
ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥
kar kar karataa aape vekhai jit bhaavai tit laae ||
Creating the Creation, the Creator Himself beholds it; He enjoins us as He pleases.
ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਏਹਾ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਏ ॥੧॥
sevak kau ehaa vaddiaaiee jaa kau hukam manaae ||1||
This is the true greatness of His servant, that he obeys the Hukam of the Lord's Command. ||1||
ਆਪਣਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
aapanaa bhaanaa aape jaanai gur kirapaa te laheeaai ||
Only He Himself knows His Will. By Guru's Grace, it is grasped.
ਏਹਾ ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿਵੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਮਰਿ ਰਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ehaa sakat sivai ghar aavai jeevadhiaa mar raheeaai ||1|| rahaau ||
When this play of Shiva and Shakti comes to his home, he remains dead while yet alive. ||1||Pause||
ਵੇਦ ਪੜੈ ਪੜਿ ਵਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸਾ ॥
vedh paRai paR vaadh vakhaanai brahamaa bisan mahesaa ||
They read the Vedas, and read them again, and engage in arguments about Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
ਏਹ ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਣ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਕਾ ਸਹਸਾ ॥
eh tiragun maiaa jin jagat bhulaiaa janam maran kaa sahasaa ||
This three-phased Maya has deluded the whole world into cynicism about death and birth.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਚੂਕੈ ਮਨਹੁ ਅੰਦੇਸਾ ॥੨॥
gur parasaadhee eko jaanai chookai manahu a(n)dhesaa ||2||
By Guru's Grace, know the One Lord, and the anxiety of your mind will be allayed. ||2||
ਹਮ ਦੀਨ ਮੂਰਖ ਅਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤੁਮ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥
ham dheen moorakh aveechaaree tum chi(n)taa karahu hamaaree ||
I am meek, foolish and thoughtless, but still, You take care of me.
ਹੋਹੁ ਦਇਆਲ ਕਰਿ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸਾ ਕਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੀ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥
hoh dhiaal kar dhaas dhaasaa kaa sevaa karee tumaaree ||
Please be kind to me, and make me the slave of Your slaves, so that I may serve You.
ਏਕੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਤੂ ਅਪਣਾ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੀ ॥੩॥
ek nidhaan dheh too apanaa ahinis naam vakhaanee ||3||
Please bless me with the treasure of the One Name, that I may chant it, day and night. ||3||
ਕਹਤ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਕੋਈ ਐਸਾ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥
kahat naanak gur parasaadhee boojhahu koiee aaisaa kare veechaaraa ||
Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, understand. Hardly anyone considers this.
ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਊਪਰਿ ਫੇਨੁ ਬੁਦਬੁਦਾ ਤੈਸਾ ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
jiau jal uoopar fen budhabudhaa taisaa ih sa(n)saaraa ||
Like foam bubbling up on the surface of the water, so is this world.