ਲਾਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤੋਟਾ ਹਿਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਤਿਵੰਤ ॥
laabh milai toTaa hirai har dharageh pativa(n)t ||
You shall earn profit and suffer no loss, and in the Court of the Lord you shall be honored.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚਵੈ ਸਾਚ ਸਾਹ ਭਗਵੰਤ ॥
raam naam dhan sa(n)chavai saach saeh bhagava(n)t ||
Those who gather in the riches of the Lord's Name are truly wealthy, and very blessed.
ਊਠਤ ਬੈਠਤ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਹੁ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਪਰੀਤਿ ॥
uooThat baiThat har bhajahu saadhoo sa(n)g pareet ||
So, when standing up and sitting down, vibrate upon the Lord, and cherish the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਛੁਟਿ ਗਈ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਸੇ ਚੀਤਿ ॥੨॥
naanak dhuramat chhuT giee paarabraham base cheet ||2||
O Nanak, evil-mindedness is eradicated, when the Supreme Lord God comes to dwell in the mind. ||2||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਤੀਨਿ ਬਿਆਪਹਿ ਜਗਤ ਕਉ ਤੁਰੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
teen biaapeh jagat kau tureeaa paavai koi ||
The world is in the grip of the three qualities; only a few attain the fourth state of absorption.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਭਏ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
naanak sa(n)t niramal bhe jin man vasiaa soi ||3||
O Nanak, the Saints are pure and immaculate; the Lord abides within their minds. ||3||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਆ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਬਿਖੈ ਫਲ ਕਬ ਉਤਮ ਕਬ ਨੀਚੁ ॥
tirateeaa trai gun bikhai fal kab utam kab neech ||
The third day of the lunar cycle: Those who are bound by the three qualities gather poison as their fruit; now they are good, and now they are bad.
ਨਰਕ ਸੁਰਗ ਭ੍ਰਮਤਉ ਘਣੋ ਸਦਾ ਸੰਘਾਰੈ ਮੀਚੁ ॥
narak surag bhramatau ghano sadhaa sa(n)ghaarai meech ||
They wander endlessly in heaven and hell, until death annihilates them.
ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਸਹਸਾ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤ ਬਿਹਾਇ ॥
harakh sog sahasaa sa(n)saar hau hau karat bihai ||
In pleasure and pain and worldly cynicism, they pass their lives acting in ego.
ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਏ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਚਿਤਵਹਿ ਅਨਿਕ ਉਪਾਇ ॥
jin ke'ee tiseh na jaananee chitaveh anik upai ||
They do not know the One who created them; they think up all sorts of schemes and plans.
ਆਧਿ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਉਪਾਧਿ ਰਸ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਤੂਟੈ ਤਾਪ ॥
aadh biaadh upaadh ras kabahu na tooTai taap ||
Their minds and bodies are distracted by pleasure and pain, and their fever never departs.
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਧਨੀ ਨਹ ਬੂਝੈ ਪਰਤਾਪ ॥
paarabraham pooran dhanee neh boojhai parataap ||
They do not realize the glorious radiance of the Supreme Lord God, the Perfect Lord and Master.
ਮੋਹ ਭਰਮ ਬੂਡਤ ਘਣੋ ਮਹਾ ਨਰਕ ਮਹਿ ਵਾਸ ॥
moh bharam booddat ghano mahaa narak meh vaas ||
So many are being drowned in emotional attachment and doubt; they dwell in the most horrible hell.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਸ ॥੩॥
kar kirapaa prabh raakh leh naanak teree aas ||3||
Please bless me with Your Mercy, God, and save me! Nanak places his hopes in You. ||3||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਚਤੁਰ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੋਇ ਜਿਨਿ ਤਜਿਆ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥
chatur siaanaa sughaR soi jin tajiaa abhimaan ||
One who renounces egotistical pride is intelligent, wise and refined.
ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਅਸਟ ਸਿਧਿ ਭਜੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੪॥
chaar padhaarath asaT sidh bhaj naanak har naam ||4||
The four cardinal blessings, and the eight spiritual powers of the Siddhas are obtained, O Nanak, by meditating, vibrating on the Lord's Name. ||4||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਚਤੁਰਥਿ ਚਾਰੇ ਬੇਦ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੋਧਿਓ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
chaturath chaare bedh sun sodhio tat beechaar ||
The fourth day of the lunar cycle: Listening to the four Vedas, and contemplating the essence of reality, I have come to realize
ਸਰਬ ਖੇਮ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਨਿਧਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
sarab khem kaliaan nidh raam naam jap saar ||
that the treasure of all joy and comfort is found in sublime meditation on the Lord's Name.
ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ਦੁਖ ਹਰੈ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਅਨਿਕ ਕਲੇਸ ॥
narak nivaarai dhukh harai tooTeh anik kales ||
One is saved from hell, suffering is destroyed, countless pains depart,
ਮੀਚੁ ਹੁਟੈ ਜਮ ਤੇ ਛੁਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਪਰਵੇਸ ॥
meech huTai jam te chhuTai har keeratan paraves ||
death is overcome, and one escapes the Messenger of Death, by absorption in the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.
ਭਉ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਰਸੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥
bhau binasai a(n)mrit rasai ra(n)g rate nira(n)kaar ||
Fear departs, and one savors the Ambrosial Nectar, imbued with the Love of the Formless Lord.
ਦੁਖ ਦਾਰਿਦ ਅਪਵਿਤ੍ਰਤਾ ਨਾਸਹਿ ਨਾਮ ਅਧਾਰ ॥
dhukh dhaaridh apavitrataa naaseh naam adhaar ||
Pain, poverty and impurity are removed, with the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਖੋਜਤੇ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਗੋਪਾਲ ॥
sur nar mun jan khojate sukh saagar gopaal ||
The angels, the seers and the silent sages search for the Ocean of peace, the Sustainer of the world.
ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮੁਖੁ ਊਜਲਾ ਹੋਇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਧ ਰਵਾਲ ॥੪॥
man niramal mukh uoojalaa hoi naanak saadh ravaal ||4||
The mind becomes pure, and one's face is radiant, O Nanak, when one becomes the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||4||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਪੰਚ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਬਸੇ ਰਾਚੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੰਗਿ ॥
pa(n)ch bikaar man meh base raache maiaa sa(n)g ||
The five evil passions dwell in the mind of one who is engrossed in Maya.
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥੫॥
saadhasa(n)g hoi niramalaa naanak prabh kai ra(n)g ||5||
In the Saadh Sangat, one becomes pure, O Nanak, imbued with the Love of God. ||5||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਪੰਚਮਿ ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਤੇ ਜਿਹ ਜਾਨਿਓ ਪਰਪੰਚੁ ॥
pa(n)cham pa(n)ch pradhaan te jeh jaanio parapa(n)ch ||
The fifth day of the lunar cycle: They are the self-elect, the most distinguished, who know the true nature of the world.
ਕੁਸਮ ਬਾਸ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਘਣੋ ਸਭ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਬਲਬੰਚੁ ॥
kusam baas bahu ra(n)g ghano sabh mithiaa balaba(n)ch ||
The many colors and scents of flowers - all worldly deceptions are transitory and false.
ਨਹ ਜਾਪੈ ਨਹ ਬੂਝੀਐ ਨਹ ਕਛੁ ਕਰਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
neh jaapai neh boojheeaai neh kachh karat beechaar ||
People do not see, and they do not understand; they do not reflect upon anything.
ਸੁਆਦ ਮੋਹ ਰਸ ਬੇਧਿਓ ਅਗਿਆਨਿ ਰਚਿਓ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
suaadh moh ras bedhio agiaan rachio sa(n)saar ||
The world is pierced through with attachment to tastes and pleasures, engrossed in ignorance.
ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਬਹੁ ਜੋਨਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਣ ਕੀਨੇ ਕਰਮ ਅਨੇਕ ॥
janam maran bahu jon bhraman keene karam anek ||
Those who perform empty religious rituals will be born, only to die again. They wander through endless incarnations.
ਰਚਨਹਾਰੁ ਨਹ ਸਿਮਰਿਓ ਮਨਿ ਨ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਬਿਬੇਕ ॥
rachanahaar neh simario man na beechaar bibek ||
They do not meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord; their minds do not understand.
ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਲਿਪਤ ਨ ਰੰਚ ॥
bhaau bhagat bhagavaan sa(n)g maiaa lipat na ra(n)ch ||
By loving devotion to the Lord God, you shall not be polluted by Maya at all.
ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਰਲੇ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ਜੋ ਨ ਰਚਹਿ ਪਰਪੰਚ ॥੫॥
naanak birale paie'eeh jo na racheh parapa(n)ch ||5||
O Nanak, how rare are those, who are not engrossed in worldly entanglements. ||5||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਖਟ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਊਚੌ ਕਹਹਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰ ॥
khaT saasatr uoochau kaheh a(n)t na paaraavaar ||
The six Shaastras proclaim Him to be the greatest; He has no end or limitation.
ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਦੁਆਰ ॥੬॥
bhagat soheh gun gaavate naanak prabh kai dhuaar ||6||
The devotees look beauteous, O Nanak, when they sing the Glories of God at His Door. ||6||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਖਸਟਮਿ ਖਟ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਕਹਹਿ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਕਥਹਿ ਅਨੇਕ ॥
khasaTam khaT saasatr kaheh si(n)mirat katheh anek ||
The sixth day of the lunar cycle: The six Shaastras say, and countless Simritees assert,