ਨੀਲ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਪਹਿਰਿ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
neel vasatr pahir hoveh paravaan ||
Wearing blue robes, they seek the approval of the Muslim rulers.
ਮਲੇਛ ਧਾਨੁ ਲੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਪੁਰਾਣੁ ॥
malechh dhaan le poojeh puraan ||
Accepting bread from the Muslim rulers, they still worship the Puraanas.
ਅਭਾਖਿਆ ਕਾ ਕੁਠਾ ਬਕਰਾ ਖਾਣਾ ॥
abhaakhiaa kaa kuThaa bakaraa khaanaa ||
They eat the meat of the goats, killed after the Muslim prayers are read over them,
ਚਉਕੇ ਉਪਰਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
chauke upar kisai na jaanaa ||
but they do not allow anyone else to enter their kitchen areas.
ਦੇ ਕੈ ਚਉਕਾ ਕਢੀ ਕਾਰ ॥
dhe kai chaukaa kaddee kaar ||
They draw lines around them, plastering the ground with cow-dung.
ਉਪਰਿ ਆਇ ਬੈਠੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ॥
aupar aai baiThe kooRiaar ||
The false come and sit within them.
ਮਤੁ ਭਿਟੈ ਵੇ ਮਤੁ ਭਿਟੈ ॥ ਇਹੁ ਅੰਨੁ ਅਸਾਡਾ ਫਿਟੈ ॥
mat bhiTai ve mat bhiTai || ih a(n)n asaaddaa fiTai ||
They cry out, ""Do not touch our food, or it will be polluted!""
ਤਨਿ ਫਿਟੈ ਫੇੜ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥
tan fiTai feR karen ||
But with their polluted bodies, they commit evil deeds.
ਮਨਿ ਜੂਠੈ ਚੁਲੀ ਭਰੇਨਿ ॥
man jooThai chulee bharen ||
With filthy minds, they try to cleanse their mouths.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
kahu naanak sach dhiaaieeaai ||
Says Nanak, meditate on the True Lord.
ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
such hovai taa sach paieeaai ||2||
If you are pure, you will obtain the True Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਚਿਤੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਵੇਖਿ ਨਦਰੀ ਹੇਠਿ ਚਲਾਇਦਾ ॥
chitai a(n)dhar sabh ko vekh nadharee heTh chalaidhaa ||
All are within Your mind; You see and move them under Your Glance of Grace, O Lord.
ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ॥
aape dhe vaddiaaieeaa aape hee karam karaidhaa ||
You Yourself grant them glory, and You Yourself cause them to act.
ਵਡਹੁ ਵਡਾ ਵਡ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਸਿਰੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਦਾ ॥
vaddahu vaddaa vadd medhanee sire sir dha(n)dhai laidhaa ||
The Lord is the greatest of the great; great is His world. He enjoins all to their tasks.
ਨਦਰਿ ਉਪਠੀ ਜੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁਲਤਾਨਾ ਘਾਹੁ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ॥
nadhar upaThee je kare sulataanaa ghaahu karaidhaa ||
If he should cast an angry glance, He can transform kings into blades of grass.
ਦਰਿ ਮੰਗਨਿ ਭਿਖ ਨ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੬॥
dhar ma(n)gan bhikh na paidhaa ||16||
Even though they may beg from door to door, no one will give them charity. ||16||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa pehilaa ||
Shalok, First Mehla:
ਜੇ ਮੋਹਾਕਾ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਹੈ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਹਿ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਦੇਇ ॥
je mohaakaa ghar muhai ghar muh pitaree dhei ||
The thief robs a house, and offers the stolen goods to his ancestors.
ਅਗੈ ਵਸਤੁ ਸਿਞਾਣੀਐ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਚੋਰ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
agai vasat sin(j)aaneeaai pitaree chor karei ||
In the world hereafter, this is recognized, and his ancestors are considered thieves as well.
ਵਢੀਅਹਿ ਹਥ ਦਲਾਲ ਕੇ ਮੁਸਫੀ ਏਹ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
vadde'eeh hath dhalaal ke musafee eh karei ||
The hands of the go-between are cut off; this is the Lord's justice.
ਨਾਨਕ ਅਗੈ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਿ ਖਟੇ ਘਾਲੇ ਦੇਇ ॥੧॥
naanak agai so milai j khaTe ghaale dhei ||1||
O Nanak, in the world hereafter, that alone is received, which one gives to the needy from his own earnings and labor. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਜਿਉ ਜੋਰੂ ਸਿਰਨਾਵਣੀ ਆਵੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥
jiau joroo siranaavanee aavai vaaro vaar ||
As a woman has her periods, month after month,
ਜੂਠੇ ਜੂਠਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਵਸੈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥
jooThe jooThaa mukh vasai nit nit hoi khuaar ||
so does falsehood dwell in the mouth of the false; they suffer forever, again and again.
ਸੂਚੇ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਬਹਨਿ ਜਿ ਪਿੰਡਾ ਧੋਇ ॥
sooche eh na aakhe'eeh bahan j pi(n)ddaa dhoi ||
They are not called pure, who sit down after merely washing their bodies.
ਸੂਚੇ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥
sooche seiee naanakaa jin man vasiaa soi ||2||
Only they are pure, O Nanak, within whose minds the Lord abides. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਤੁਰੇ ਪਲਾਣੇ ਪਉਣ ਵੇਗ ਹਰ ਰੰਗੀ ਹਰਮ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥
ture palaane paun veg har ra(n)gee haram savaariaa ||
With saddled horses, as fast as the wind, and harems decorated in every way;
ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਾੜੀਆ ਲਾਇ ਬੈਠੇ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਸਾਰਿਆ ॥
koThe ma(n)ddap maaReeaa lai baiThe kar paasaariaa ||
in houses and pavilions and lofty mansions, they dwell, making ostentatious shows.
ਚੀਜ ਕਰਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਬੁਝਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਹਾਰਿਆ ॥
cheej karan man bhaavadhe har bujhan naahee haariaa ||
They act out their minds' desires, but they do not understand the Lord, and so they are ruined.
ਕਰਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਸਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਵੇਖਿ ਮਹਲਤਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥
kar furamais khaiaa vekh mahalat maran visaariaa ||
Asserting their authority, they eat, and beholding their mansions, they forget about death.
ਜਰੁ ਆਈ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਹਾਰਿਆ ॥੧੭॥
jar aaiee joban haariaa ||17||
But old age comes, and youth is lost. ||17||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa pehilaa ||
Shalok, First Mehla:
ਜੇ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਮੰਨੀਐ ਸਭ ਤੈ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
je kar sootak ma(n)neeaai sabh tai sootak hoi ||
If one accepts the concept of impurity, then there is impurity everywhere.
ਗੋਹੇ ਅਤੈ ਲਕੜੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੀੜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
gohe atai lakaRee a(n)dhar keeRaa hoi ||
In cow-dung and wood there are worms.
ਜੇਤੇ ਦਾਣੇ ਅੰਨ ਕੇ ਜੀਆ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
jete dhaane a(n)n ke jeeaa baajh na koi ||
As many as are the grains of corn, none is without life.
ਪਹਿਲਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਉ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
pahilaa paanee jeeau hai jit hariaa sabh koi ||
First, there is life in the water, by which everything else is made green.
ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਪਵੈ ਰਸੋਇ ॥
sootak kiau kar rakheeaai sootak pavai rasoi ||
How can it be protected from impurity? It touches our own kitchen.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਏਵ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਉਤਾਰੇ ਧੋਇ ॥੧॥
naanak sootak ev na utarai giaan utaare dhoi ||1||
O Nanak, impurity cannot be removed in this way; it is washed away only by spiritual wisdom. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੂੜੁ ॥
man kaa sootak lobh hai jihavaa sootak kooR ||
The impurity of the mind is greed, and the impurity of the tongue is falsehood.
ਅਖੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਪਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਅ ਪਰ ਧਨ ਰੂਪੁ ॥
akhee sootak vekhanaa par tria par dhan roop ||
The impurity of the eyes is to gaze upon the beauty of another man's wife, and his wealth.
ਕੰਨੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੰਨਿ ਪੈ ਲਾਇਤਬਾਰੀ ਖਾਹਿ ॥
ka(n)nee sootak ka(n)n pai laitabaaree khaeh ||
The impurity of the ears is to listen to the slander of others.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹੰਸਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਬਧੇ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
naanak ha(n)saa aadhamee badhe jam pur jaeh ||2||
O Nanak, the mortal's soul goes, bound and gagged to the city of Death. ||2||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਸਭੋ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
sabho sootak bharam hai dhoojai lagai jai ||
All impurity comes from doubt and attachment to duality.
ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
ja(n)man maranaa hukam hai bhaanai aavai jai ||
Birth and death are subject to the Command of the Lord's Will; through His Will we come and go.
ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਹੈ ਦਿਤੋਨੁ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿ ॥
khaanaa peenaa pavitr hai dhiton rijak sa(n)baeh ||
Eating and drinking are pure, since the Lord gives nourishment to all.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੩॥
naanak jin(h)ee gurmukh bujhiaa tin(h)aa sootak naeh ||3||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs, who understand the Lord, are not stained by impurity. ||3||