ਨਾਨਕ ਵਾਹੁ ਵਾਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਏਇ ॥੧॥
naanak vaahu vaahu gurmukh paieeaai anadhin naam lei ||1||
O Nanak, Waaho! Waaho! This is obtained by the Gurmukhs, who hold tight to the Naam, night and day. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਸਾਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਦੂਜੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਇ ॥
bin satigur seve saat na aaviee dhoojee naahee jai ||
Without serving the True Guru, peace is not obtained, and the sense of duality does not depart.
ਜੇ ਬਹੁਤੇਰਾ ਲੋਚੀਐ ਵਿਣੁ ਕਰਮੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
je bahuteraa locheeaai vin karamai na paiaa jai ||
No matter how much one may wish, without the Lord's Grace, He is not found.
ਜਿਨੑਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭ ਵਿਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਇ ॥
jin(h)aa a(n)tar lobh vikaar hai dhoojai bhai khuaai ||
Those who are filled with greed and corruption are ruined by the love of duality.
ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚੁਕਈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇ ॥
ja(n)man maran na chukiee haumai vich dhukh pai ||
They cannot escape birth and death, and with egotism within them, they suffer in misery.
ਜਿਨੑਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਸੁ ਖਾਲੀ ਕੋਈ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
jin(h)aa satigur siau chit laiaa su khaalee koiee naeh ||
Those who center their consciousness on the True Guru, never go empty-handed.
ਤਿਨ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਤਲਬ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਨਾ ਓਇ ਦੁਖ ਸਹਾਹਿ ॥
tin jam kee talab na hoviee naa oi dhukh sahaeh ||
They are not summoned by the Messenger of Death, and they do not suffer in pain.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
naanak gurmukh ubare sachai sabadh samaeh ||2||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved; they merge in the True Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਢਾਢੀ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿ ਖਸਮੈ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
ddaaddee tis no aakheeaai j khasamai dhare piaar ||
He alone is called a minstrel, who enshrines love for his Lord and Master.
ਦਰਿ ਖੜਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
dhar khaRaa sevaa kare gur sabadhee veechaar ||
Standing at the Lord's Door, he serves the Lord, and reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਢਾਢੀ ਦਰੁ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਸਚੁ ਰਖੈ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
ddaaddee dhar ghar paisee sach rakhai ur dhaar ||
The minstrel attains the Lord's Gate and Mansion, and he keeps the True Lord clasped to his heart.
ਢਾਢੀ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਇ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
ddaaddee kaa mahal agalaa har kai nai piaar ||
The status of the minstrel is exalted; he loves the Name of the Lord.
ਢਾਢੀ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਿ ॥੧੮॥
ddaaddee kee sevaa chaakaree har jap har nisataar ||18||
The service of the minstrel is to meditate on the Lord; he is emancipated by the Lord. ||18||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਗੂਜਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਗਵਾਰਿ ਜਾ ਸਹੁ ਪਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ॥
goojaree jaat gavaar jaa sahu paae aapanaa ||
The milkmaid's status is very low, but she attains her Husband Lord
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਣਾ ॥
gur kai sabadh veechaar anadhin har jap jaapanaa ||
when she reflects upon the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and chants the Lord's Name, night and day.
ਜਿਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਉ ਪਵੈ ਸਾ ਕੁਲਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ॥
jis satigur milai tis bhau pavai saa kulava(n)tee naar ||
She who meets the True Guru, lives in the Fear of God; she is a woman of noble birth.
ਸਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਕੰਤ ਕਾ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥
saa hukam pachhaanai ka(n)t kaa jis no kirapaa keetee karataar ||
She alone realizes the Hukam of her Husband Lord's Command, who is blessed by the Creator Lord's Mercy.
ਓਹ ਕੁਚਜੀ ਕੁਲਖਣੀ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਛੋਡੀ ਭਤਾਰਿ ॥
oh kuchajee kulakhanee parahar chhoddee bhataar ||
She who is of little merit and ill-mannered, is discarded and forsaken by her Husband Lord.
ਭੈ ਪਇਐ ਮਲੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥
bhai piaai mal kaTeeaai niramal hovai sareer ||
By the Fear of God, filth is washed off, and the body becomes immaculately pure.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥
a(n)tar paragaas mat uootam hovai har jap gunee gaheer ||
The soul is enlightened, and the intellect is exalted, meditating on the Lord, the ocean of excellence.
ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਬੈਸੈ ਭੈ ਰਹੈ ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਕਾਰ ॥
bhai vich baisai bhai rahai bhai vich kamaavai kaar ||
One who dwells in the Fear of God, lives in the Fear of God, and acts in the Fear of God.
ਐਥੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰ ॥
aaithai sukh vaddiaaieeaa dharageh mokh dhuaar ||
He obtains peace and glorious greatness here, in the Lord's Court, and at the Gate of Salvation.
ਭੈ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
bhai te nirabhau paieeaai mil jotee jot apaar ||
Through the Fear of God, the Fearless Lord is obtained, and one's light merges in the Infinite Light.
ਨਾਨਕ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾ ਭਲੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
naanak khasamai bhaavai saa bhalee jis no aape bakhase karataar ||1||
O Nanak, that bride alone is good, who is pleasing to her Lord and Master, and whom the Creator Lord Himself forgives. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਚੇ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥
sadhaa sadhaa saalaaheeaai sache kau bal jaau ||
Praise the Lord, forever and ever, and make yourself a sacrifice to the True Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੈ ਸਾ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੨॥
naanak ek chhodd dhoojai lagai saa jihavaa jal jaau ||2||
O Nanak, let that tongue be burnt, which renounces the One Lord, and attaches itself to another. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਅੰਸਾ ਅਉਤਾਰੁ ਉਪਾਇਓਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੀਆ ॥
a(n)saa aautaar upaion bhaau dhoojaa keeaa ||
From a single particle of His greatness, He created His incarnations, but they indulged in the love of duality.
ਜਿਉ ਰਾਜੇ ਰਾਜੁ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਭਿੜੀਆ ॥
jiau raaje raaj kamaavadhe dhukh sukh bhiReeaa ||
They ruled like kings, and fought for pleasure and pain.
ਈਸਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਅੰਤੁ ਤਿਨੑੀ ਨ ਲਹੀਆ ॥
e'eesar brahamaa sevadhe a(n)t tin(h)ee na laheeaa ||
Those who serve Shiva and Brahma do not find the limits of the Lord.
ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀਆ ॥
nirabhau nira(n)kaar alakh hai gurmukh pragaTeeaa ||
The Fearless, Formless Lord is unseen and invisible; He is revealed only to the Gurmukh.
ਤਿਥੈ ਸੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਵਿਆਪਈ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਜਗਿ ਥੀਆ ॥੧੯॥
tithai sog vijog na viaapiee asathir jag theeaa ||19||
There, one does not suffer sorrow or separation; he becomes stable and immortal in the world. ||19||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਏਹੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ਹੈ ਜੇਤਾ ਹੈ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
eh sabh kichh aavan jaan hai jetaa hai aakaar ||
All these things come and go, all these things of the world.
ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੋ ਹੋਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
jin eh lekhaa likhiaa so hoaa paravaan ||
One who knows this written account is acceptable and approved.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇਦਾ ਸੋ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਗਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
naanak je ko aap ganaidhaa so moorakh gaavaar ||1||
O Nanak, anyone who takes pride in himself is foolish and unwise. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਮਨੁ ਕੁੰਚਰੁ ਪੀਲਕੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਜਹ ਖਿੰਚੇ ਤਹ ਜਾਇ ॥
man ku(n)char peelak guroo giaan ku(n)ddaa jeh khi(n)che teh jai ||
The mind is the elephant, the Guru is the elephant-driver, and knowledge is the whip. Wherever the Guru drives the mind, it goes.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਸਤੀ ਕੁੰਡੇ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਉਝੜਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
naanak hasatee ku(n)dde baaharaa fir fir ujhaR pai ||2||
O Nanak, without the whip, the elephant wanders into the wilderness, again and again. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਤਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥
tis aagai aradhaas jin upaiaa ||
I offer my prayer to the One, from whom I was created.