ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੪੧॥
naanak kee prabh benatee har bhaavai bakhas milai ||41||
Nanak offers this prayer: O Lord God, please forgive me, and unite me with Yourself. ||41||
ਮਨ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਨ ਸੁਝਈ ਨਾ ਸੁਝੈ ਦਰਬਾਰੁ ॥
man aavan jaan na sujhiee naa sujhai dharabaar ||
The mortal being does not understand the comings and goings of reincarnation; he does not see the Court of the Lord.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਪਲੇਟਿਆ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥
maiaa moh paleTiaa a(n)tar agiaan gubaar ||
He is wrapped up in emotional attachment and Maya, and within his being is the darkness of ignorance.
ਤਬ ਨਰੁ ਸੁਤਾ ਜਾਗਿਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਡੰਡੁ ਲਗਾ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਰੁ ॥
tab nar sutaa jaagiaa sir dda(n)dd lagaa bahu bhaar ||
The sleeping person wakes, only when he is hit on the head by a heavy club.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਾਂ ਕਰਾਂ ਉਪਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿਆ ਸੇ ਪਾਇਨਿ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥
gurmukhaa(n) karaa(n) upar har chetiaa se pain mokh dhuaar ||
The Gurmukhs dwell upon the Lord; they find the door of salvation.
ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਓਹਿ ਉਧਰੇ ਸਭ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਤਰੇ ਪਰਵਾਰ ॥੪੨॥
naanak aap oh udhare sabh kuTa(n)b tare paravaar ||42||
O Nanak, they themselves are saved, and all their relatives are carried across as well. ||42||
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸੋ ਮੁਆ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
sabadh marai so muaa jaapai ||
Whoever dies in the Word of the Shabad, is known to be truly dead.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਧ੍ਰਾਪੈ ॥
gur parasaadhee har ras dhraapai ||
By Guru's Grace, the mortal is satisfied by the sublime essence of the Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਿਞਾਪੈ ॥
har dharageh gur sabadh sin(j)aapai ||
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is recognized in the Court of the Lord.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਮੁਆ ਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
bin sabadhai muaa hai sabh koi ||
Without the Shabad, everyone is dead.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਆ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਖੋਇ ॥
manmukh muaa apunaa janam khoi ||
The self-willed manmukh dies; his life is wasted.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਹਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਰੋਇ ॥
har naam na cheteh a(n)t dhukh roi ||
Those who do not remember the Name of the Lord, shall cry in pain in the end.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੪੩॥
naanak karataa kare su hoi ||43||
O Nanak, whatever the Creator Lord does, comes to pass. ||43||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਢੇ ਕਦੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਿਨੑਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥
gurmukh budde kadhe naahee jin(h)aa a(n)tar surat giaan ||
The Gurmukhs never grow old; within them is intuitive understanding and spiritual wisdom.
ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਜ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
sadhaa sadhaa har gun raveh a(n)tar sahaj dhiaan ||
They chant the Praises of the Lord, forever and ever; deep within, they intuitively meditate on the Lord.
ਓਇ ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਬਿਬੇਕ ਰਹਹਿ ਦੁਖਿ ਸੁਖਿ ਏਕ ਸਮਾਨਿ ॥
oi sadhaa ana(n)dh bibek raheh dhukh sukh ek samaan ||
They dwell forever in blissful knowledge of the Lord; they look upon pain and pleasure as one and the same.
ਤਿਨਾ ਨਦਰੀ ਇਕੋ ਆਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਨੁ ॥੪੪॥
tinaa nadharee iko aaiaa sabh aatam raam pachhaan ||44||
They see the One Lord in all, and realize the Lord, the Supreme Soul of all. ||44||
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਬਾਲਕੁ ਬਿਰਧਿ ਸਮਾਨਿ ਹੈ ਜਿਨੑਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
manmukh baalak biradh samaan hai jin(h)aa a(n)tar har surat naahee ||
The self-willed manmukhs are like stupid children; they do not keep the Lord in their thoughts.
ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਸਭ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਕੈ ਜਾਂਹੀ ॥
vich haumai karam kamaavadhe sabh dharam rai kai jaa(n)hee ||
They do all their deeds in egotism, and they must answer to the Righteous Judge of Dharma.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਛੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
gurmukh hachhe niramale gur kai sabadh subhai ||
The Gurmukhs are good and immaculately pure; they are embellished and exalted with the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਓਨਾ ਮੈਲੁ ਪਤੰਗੁ ਨ ਲਗਈ ਜਿ ਚਲਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਇ ॥
onaa mail pata(n)g na lagiee j chalan satigur bhai ||
Not even a tiny bit of filth sticks to them; they walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਜੂਠਿ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਧੋਵਣ ਪਾਇ ॥
manmukh jooTh na utarai je sau dhovan pai ||
The filth of the manmukhs is not washed away, even if they wash hundreds of times.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੇਲਿਅਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪੫॥
naanak gurmukh melian gur kai a(n)k samai ||45||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are united with the Lord; they merge into the Guru's Being. ||45||
ਬੁਰਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਕੇਹਾ ਸਿਝੈ ॥
buraa kare su kehaa sijhai ||
How can someone do bad things, and still live with himself?
ਆਪਣੈ ਰੋਹਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਦਝੈ ॥
aapanai roh aape hee dhajhai ||
By his own anger, he only burns himself.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਕਮਲਾ ਰਗੜੈ ਲੁਝੈ ॥
manmukh kamalaa ragaRai lujhai ||
The self-willed manmukh drives himself crazy with worries and stubborn struggles.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੁਝੈ ॥
gurmukh hoi tis sabh kichh sujhai ||
But those who become Gurmukh understand everything.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਲੁਝੈ ॥੪੬॥
naanak gurmukh man siau lujhai ||46||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh struggles with his own mind. ||46||
ਜਿਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕੀਤੋ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
jinaa satigur purakh na sevio sabadh na keeto veechaar ||
Those who do not serve the True Guru, the Primal Being, and do not reflect upon the Word of the Shabad
ਓਇ ਮਾਣਸ ਜੂਨਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਪਸੂ ਢੋਰ ਗਾਵਾਰ ॥
oi maanas joon na aakheean pasoo ddor gaavaar ||
- do not call them human beings; they are just animals and stupid beasts.
ਓਨਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
onaa a(n)tar giaan na dhiaan hai har sau preet na piaar ||
They have no spiritual wisdom or meditation within their beings; they are not in love with the Lord.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਏ ਵਿਕਾਰ ਮਹਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥
manmukh mue vikaar meh mar ja(n)meh vaaro vaar ||
The self-willed manmukhs die in evil and corruption; they die and are reborn, again and again.
ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਨੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁ ਜੀਵਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
jeevadhiaa no milai su jeevadhe har jagajeevan ur dhaar ||
They alone live, who join with the living; enshrine the Lord, the Lord of Life, within your heart.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਤਿਤੁ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੪੭॥
naanak gurmukh sohane tit sachai dharabaar ||47||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs look beautiful in that Court of the True Lord. ||47||
ਹਰਿ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਜਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
har ma(n)dhar har saajiaa har vasai jis naal ||
The Lord built the Harimandir, the Temple of the Lord; the Lord dwells within it.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਪਰਜਾਲਿ ॥
gurmatee har paiaa maiaa moh parajaal ||
Following the Guru's Teachings, I have found the Lord; my emotional attachment to Maya has been burnt away.
ਹਰਿ ਮੰਦਰਿ ਵਸਤੁ ਅਨੇਕ ਹੈ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥
har ma(n)dhar vasat anek hai nav nidh naam samaal ||
Countless things are in the Harimandir, the Temple of the Lord; contemplate the Naam, and the nine treasures will be yours.
ਧਨੁ ਭਗਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲਧਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਲਿ ॥
dhan bhagava(n)tee naanakaa jinaa gurmukh ladhaa har bhaal ||
Blessed is that happy soul-bride, O Nanak, who, as Gurmukh, seeks and finds the Lord.
ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਗੜ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਖੋਜਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੪੮॥
vaddabhaagee gaR ma(n)dhar khojiaa har hiradhai paiaa naal ||48||
By great good fortune, one searches the temple of the body-fortress, and finds the Lord within the heart. ||48||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਅਤਿ ਤਿਸਨਾ ਲੋਭ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥
manmukh dheh dhis fir rahe at tisanaa lobh vikaar ||
The self-willed manmukhs wander lost in the ten directions, led by intense desire, greed and corruption.