ਤੀਜੈ ਮੁਹੀ ਗਿਰਾਹ ਭੁਖ ਤਿਖਾ ਦੁਇ ਭਉਕੀਆ ॥
teejai muhee giraeh bhukh tikhaa dhui bhaukeeaa ||
In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for attention, and food is put into the mouth.
ਖਾਧਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਆਹ ਭੀ ਖਾਣੇ ਸਿਉ ਦੋਸਤੀ ॥
khaadhaa hoi suaaeh bhee khaane siau dhosatee ||
That which is eaten becomes dust, but they are still attached to eating.
ਚਉਥੈ ਆਈ ਊਂਘ ਅਖੀ ਮੀਟਿ ਪਵਾਰਿ ਗਇਆ ॥
chauthai aaiee uoo(n)gh akhee meeT pavaar giaa ||
In the fourth watch, they become drowsy. They close their eyes and begin to dream.
ਭੀ ਉਠਿ ਰਚਿਓਨੁ ਵਾਦੁ ਸੈ ਵਰਿੑਆ ਕੀ ਪਿੜ ਬਧੀ ॥
bhee uTh rachion vaadh sai vari(h)aa kee piR badhee ||
Rising up again, they engage in conflicts; they set the stage as if they will live for 100 years.
ਸਭੇ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੇ ਅਠੀ ਭਉ ਹੋਇ ॥
sabhe velaa vakhat sabh je aThee bhau hoi ||
If at all times, at each and every moment, they live in the fear of God
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਵਣੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
naanak saahib man vasai sachaa naavan hoi ||1||
-O Nanak, the Lord dwells within their minds, and their cleansing bath is true. ||1||
ਮਃ ੨ ॥
mahalaa doojaa ||
Second Mehla:
ਸੇਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਾਹ ਜਿਨੀ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
seiee poore saeh jinee pooraa paiaa ||
They are the perfect kings, who have found the Perfect Lord.
ਅਠੀ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹ ਰਹਨਿ ਇਕਤੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥
aThee veparavaeh rahan ikatai ra(n)g ||
Twenty-four hours a day, they remain unconcerned, imbued with the Love of the One Lord.
ਦਰਸਨਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਅਥਾਹ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ॥
dharasan roop athaeh virale paie'eeh ||
Only a few obtain the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the Unimaginably Beauteous Lord.
ਕਰਮਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਪੂਰਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਪੂਰਾ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਬੋਲੁ ॥
karam poorai pooraa guroo pooraa jaa kaa bol ||
Through the perfect karma of good deeds, one meets the Perfect Guru, whose speech is perfect.
ਨਾਨਕ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੇ ਕਰੇ ਘਟੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਤੋਲੁ ॥੨॥
naanak pooraa je kare ghaTai naahee tol ||2||
O Nanak, when the Guru makes one perfect, one's weight does not decrease. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਜਾ ਤੂੰ ਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਰਿ ਮੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ॥
jaa too(n) taa kiaa hor mai sach sunaieeaai ||
When You are with me, what more could I want? I speak only the Truth.
ਮੁਠੀ ਧੰਧੈ ਚੋਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
muThee dha(n)dhai chor mahal na paieeaai ||
Plundered by the thieves of worldly affairs, she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence.
ਏਨੈ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਠੋਰਿ ਸੇਵ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥
enai chit kaThor sev gavaieeaai ||
Being so stone-hearted, she has lost her chance to serve the Lord.
ਜਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ਸੁ ਭੰਨਿ ਘੜਾਈਐ ॥
jit ghaT sach na pai su bha(n)n ghaRaieeaai ||
That heart, in which the True Lord is not found, should be torn down and re-built.
ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਵਟਿ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੁਲਾਈਐ ॥
kiau kar poorai vaT tol tulaieeaai ||
How can she be weighed accurately, upon the scale of perfection?
ਕੋਇ ਨ ਆਖੈ ਘਟਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਈਐ ॥
koi na aakhai ghaT haumai jaieeaai ||
No one will say that her weight has been shorted, if she rids herself of egotism.
ਲਈਅਨਿ ਖਰੇ ਪਰਖਿ ਦਰਿ ਬੀਨਾਈਐ ॥
lieean khare parakh dhar beenaieeaai ||
The genuine are assayed, and accepted in the Court of the All-knowing Lord.
ਸਉਦਾ ਇਕਤੁ ਹਟਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧੭॥
saudhaa ikat haT poorai gur paieeaai ||17||
The genuine merchandise is found only in one shop-it is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||17||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੨ ॥
salok mahalaa doojaa ||
Shalok, Second Mehla:
ਅਠੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਅਠ ਖੰਡ ਨਾਵਾ ਖੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥
aThee paharee aTh kha(n)dd naavaa kha(n)dd sareer ||
Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth place, conquer the body.
ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਭਾਲਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥
tis vich nau nidh naam ek bhaaleh gunee gaheer ||
Within the body are the nine treasures of the Name of the Lord-seek the depths of these virtues.
ਕਰਮਵੰਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੀਰੁ ॥
karamava(n)tee saalaahiaa naanak kar gur peer ||
Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.
ਚਉਥੈ ਪਹਰਿ ਸਬਾਹ ਕੈ ਸੁਰਤਿਆ ਉਪਜੈ ਚਾਉ ॥
chauthai pahar sabaeh kai suratiaa upajai chaau ||
In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness.
ਤਿਨਾ ਦਰੀਆਵਾ ਸਿਉ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
tinaa dhareeaavaa siau dhosatee man mukh sachaa naau ||
They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.
ਓਥੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਵੰਡੀਐ ਕਰਮੀ ਹੋਇ ਪਸਾਉ ॥
othai a(n)mrit va(n)ddeeaai karamee hoi pasaau ||
The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and those with good karma receive this gift.
ਕੰਚਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਸੀਐ ਵੰਨੀ ਚੜੈ ਚੜਾਉ ॥
ka(n)chan kaiaa kaseeaai va(n)nee chaRai chaRaau ||
Their bodies become golden, and take on the color of spirituality.
ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਸਰਾਫ ਕੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਤਾਉ ॥
je hovai nadhar saraaf kee bahuR na paiee taau ||
If the Jeweller casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.
ਸਤੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਸਤੁ ਭਲਾ ਬਹੀਐ ਪੜਿਆ ਪਾਸਿ ॥
satee paharee sat bhalaa baheeaai paRiaa paas ||
Throughout the other seven watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually wise.
ਓਥੈ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਕੂੜੈ ਘਟੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
othai paap pu(n)n beechaareeaai kooRai ghaTai raas ||
There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and the capital of falsehood is decreased.
ਓਥੈ ਖੋਟੇ ਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਖਰੇ ਕੀਚਹਿ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥
othai khoTe saTe'eeh khare keecheh saabaas ||
There, the counterfeit are cast aside, and the genuine are cheered.
ਬੋਲਣੁ ਫਾਦਲੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਖਸਮੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥
bolan faadhal naanakaa dhukh sukh khasamai paas ||1||
Speech is vain and useless. O Nanak, pain and pleasure are in the power of our Lord and Master. ||1||
ਮਃ ੨ ॥
mahalaa doojaa ||
Second Mehla:
ਪਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥
paun guroo paanee pitaa maataa dharat mahat ||
Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.
ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਦਾਈ ਦਾਇਆ ਖੇਲੈ ਸਗਲ ਜਗਤੁ ॥
dhinas raat dhui dhaiee dhaiaa khelai sagal jagat ||
Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.
ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਵਾਚੇ ਧਰਮੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥
cha(n)giaaieeaa buriaaieeaa vaache dharam hadhoor ||
Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.
ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
karamee aapo aapanee ke neRai ke dhoor ||
According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.
ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਏ ਮਸਕਤਿ ਘਾਲਿ ॥
jinee naam dhiaaiaa ge masakat ghaal ||
Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਹੋਰ ਕੇਤੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
naanak te mukh ujale hor ketee chhuTee naal ||2||
-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many others are saved along with them! ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਸਚਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦਸਿਆ ॥
sachaa bhojan bhaau satigur dhasiaa ||
The True Food is the Love of the Lord; the True Guru has spoken.
ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਪਤੀਆਇ ਸਚਿ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ॥
sache hee pateeaai sach vigasiaa ||
With this True Food, I am satisfied, and with the Truth, I am delighted.
ਸਚੈ ਕੋਟਿ ਗਿਰਾਂਇ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ॥
sachai koT giraa(n)i nij ghar vasiaa ||
True are the cities and the villages, where one abides in the True Home of the self.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਨਾਉ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਰਹਸਿਆ ॥
satigur tuThai naau prem rahasiaa ||
When the True Guru is pleased, one receives the Lord's Name, and blossoms forth in His Love.
ਸਚੈ ਦੈ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਨ ਜਾਈਐ ॥
sachai dhai dheebaan kooR na jaieeaai ||
No one enters the Court of the True Lord through falsehood.
ਝੂਠੋ ਝੂਠੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਸੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਖੁਆਈਐ ॥
jhooTho jhooTh vakhaan su mahal khuaaieeaai ||
By uttering falsehood and only falsehood, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.