ਮੁਖਿ ਝੂਠੈ ਝੂਠੁ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਚਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
mukh jhooThai jhooTh bolanaa kiau kar soochaa hoi ||
With false mouths, people speak falsehood. How can they be made pure?
ਬਿਨੁ ਅਭ ਸਬਦ ਨ ਮਾਂਜੀਐ ਸਾਚੇ ਤੇ ਸਚੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥
bin abh sabadh na maa(n)jeeaai saache te sach hoi ||1||
Without the Holy Water of the Shabad, they are not cleansed. From the True One alone comes Truth. ||1||
ਮੁੰਧੇ ਗੁਣਹੀਣੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਕੇਹਿ ॥
mu(n)dhe gunaheenee sukh keh ||
O soul-bride, without virtue, what happiness can there be?
ਪਿਰੁ ਰਲੀਆ ਰਸਿ ਮਾਣਸੀ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਨੇਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
pir raleeaa ras maanasee saach sabadh sukh neh ||1|| rahaau ||
The Husband Lord enjoys her with pleasure and delight; she is at peace in the love of the True Word of the Shabad. ||1||Pause||
ਪਿਰੁ ਪਰਦੇਸੀ ਜੇ ਥੀਐ ਧਨ ਵਾਂਢੀ ਝੂਰੇਇ ॥
pir paradhesee je theeaai dhan vaa(n)ddee jhoorei ||
When the Husband goes away, the bride suffers in the pain of separation,
ਜਿਉ ਜਲਿ ਥੋੜੈ ਮਛੁਲੀ ਕਰਣ ਪਲਾਵ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
jiau jal thoRai machhulee karan palaav karei ||
like the fish in shallow water, crying for mercy.
ਪਿਰ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੨॥
pir bhaavai sukh paieeaai jaa aape nadhar karei ||2||
As it pleases the Will of the Husband Lord, peace is obtained, when He Himself casts His Glance of Grace. ||2||
ਪਿਰੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
pir saalaahee aapanaa sakhee sahelee naal ||
Praise your Husband Lord, together with your bridesmaids and friends.
ਤਨਿ ਸੋਹੈ ਮਨੁ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਰਤੀ ਰੰਗਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ ॥
tan sohai man mohiaa ratee ra(n)g nihaal ||
The body is beautified, and the mind is fascinated. Imbued with His Love, we are enraptured.
ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਸੋਹਣੀ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵੇ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੩॥
sabadh savaaree sohanee pir raave gun naal ||3||
Adorned with the Shabad, the beautiful bride enjoys her Husband with virtue. ||3||
ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਖੋਟੀ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰਿ ॥
kaaman kaam na aaviee khoTee avaganiaar ||
The soul-bride is of no use at all, if she is evil and without virtue.
ਨਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪੇਈਐ ਸਾਹੁਰੈ ਝੂਠਿ ਜਲੀ ਵੇਕਾਰਿ ॥
naa sukh peieeaai saahurai jhooTh jalee vekaar ||
She does not find peace in this world or the next; she burns in falsehood and corruption.
ਆਵਣੁ ਵੰਞਣੁ ਡਾਖੜੋ ਛੋਡੀ ਕੰਤਿ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥੪॥
aavan va(n)n(j)n ddaakhaRo chhoddee ka(n)t visaar ||4||
Coming and going are very difficult for that bride who is abandoned and forgotten by her Husband Lord. ||4||
ਪਿਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਮੁਤੀ ਸੋ ਕਿਤੁ ਸਾਦਿ ॥
pir kee naar suhaavanee mutee so kit saadh ||
The beautiful soul-bride of the Husband Lord-by what sensual pleasures has she been doomed?
ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਬੋਲੇ ਫਾਦਿਲੁ ਬਾਦਿ ॥
pir kai kaam na aaviee bole faadhil baadh ||
She is of no use to her Husband if she babbles in useless arguments.
ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਢੋਈ ਨਾ ਲਹੈ ਛੂਟੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਸਾਦਿ ॥੫॥
dhar ghar ddoiee naa lahai chhooTee dhoojai saadh ||5||
At the Door of His Home, she finds no shelter; she is discarded for seeking other pleasures. ||5||
ਪੰਡਿਤ ਵਾਚਹਿ ਪੋਥੀਆ ਨਾ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
pa(n)ddit vaacheh potheeaa naa boojheh veechaar ||
The Pandits, the religious scholars, read their books, but they do not understand the real meaning.
ਅਨ ਕਉ ਮਤੀ ਦੇ ਚਲਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥
an kau matee dhe chaleh maiaa kaa vaapaar ||
They give instructions to others, and then walk away, but they deal in Maya themselves.
ਕਥਨੀ ਝੂਠੀ ਜਗੁ ਭਵੈ ਰਹਣੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੬॥
kathanee jhooThee jag bhavai rahanee sabadhu su saar ||6||
Speaking falsehood, they wander around the world, while those who remain true to the Shabad are excellent and exalted. ||6||
ਕੇਤੇ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਜੋਤਕੀ ਬੇਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
kete pa(n)ddit jotakee bedhaa kareh beechaar ||
There are so many Pandits and astrologers who ponder over the Vedas.
ਵਾਦਿ ਵਿਰੋਧਿ ਸਲਾਹਣੇ ਵਾਦੇ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
vaadh virodh salaahane vaadhe aavan jaan ||
They glorify their disputes and arguments, and in these controversies they continue coming and going.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਕਰਮ ਨ ਛੁਟਸੀ ਕਹਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੁ ॥੭॥
bin gur karam na chhuTasee keh sun aakh vakhaan ||7||
Without the Guru, they are not released from their karma, although they speak and listen and preach and explain. ||7||
ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਮੈ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥
sabh gunava(n)tee aakhe'eeh mai gun naahee koi ||
They all call themselves virtuous, but I have no virtue at all.
ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਨਾਰਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
har var naar suhaavanee mai bhaavai prabh soi ||
With the Lord as her Husband, the soul-bride is happy; I, too, love that God.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੜਾ ਨਾ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੮॥੫॥
naanak sabadh milaavaRaa naa vechhoRaa hoi ||8||5||
O Nanak, through the Shabad, union is obtained; there is no more separation. ||8||5||
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa pehilaa ||
Siree Raag, First Mehla:
ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਾਧੀਐ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਕੀਚੈ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
jap tap sa(n)jam saadheeaai teerath keechai vaas ||
You may chant and meditate, practice austerities and self-restraint, and dwell at sacred shrines of pilgrimage;
ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਕਿਆ ਤਾਸੁ ॥
pu(n)n dhaan cha(n)giaaieeaa bin saache kiaa taas ||
you may give donations to charity, and perform good deeds, but without the True One, what is the use of it all?
ਜੇਹਾ ਰਾਧੇ ਤੇਹਾ ਲੁਣੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਣ ਜਨਮੁ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
jehaa raadhe tehaa lunai bin gun janam vinaas ||1||
As you plant, so shall you harvest. Without virtue, this human life passes away in vain. ||1||
ਮੁੰਧੇ ਗੁਣ ਦਾਸੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
mu(n)dhe gun dhaasee sukh hoi ||
O young bride, be a slave to virtue, and you shall find peace.
ਅਵਗਣ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
avagan tiaag samaieeaai gurmat pooraa soi ||1|| rahaau ||
Renouncing wrongful actions, following the Guru's Teachings, you shall be absorbed into the Perfect One. ||1||Pause||
ਵਿਣੁ ਰਾਸੀ ਵਾਪਾਰੀਆ ਤਕੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਚਾਰਿ ॥
vin raasee vaapaareeaa take ku(n)ddaa chaar ||
Without capital, the trader looks around in all four directions.
ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਬੁਝੈ ਆਪਣਾ ਵਸਤੁ ਰਹੀ ਘਰ ਬਾਰਿ ॥
mool na bujhai aapanaa vasat rahee ghar baar ||
He does not understand his own origins; the merchandise remains within the door of his own house.
ਵਿਣੁ ਵਖਰ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਕੂੜਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ॥੨॥
vin vakhar dhukh agalaa kooR muThee kooRiaar ||2||
Without this commodity, there is great pain. The false are ruined by falsehood. ||2||
ਲਾਹਾ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਉਤਨਾ ਪਰਖੇ ਰਤਨੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
laahaa ahinis nautanaa parakhe ratan veechaar ||
One who contemplates and appraises this Jewel day and night reaps new profits.
ਵਸਤੁ ਲਹੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਚਲੈ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਾਰਿ ॥
vasat lahai ghar aapanai chalai kaaraj saar ||
He finds the merchandise within his own home, and departs after arranging his affairs.
ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਸਿਉ ਵਣਜੁ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੩॥
vanajaariaa siau vanaj kar gurmukh braham beechaar ||3||
So trade with the true traders, and as Gurmukh, contemplate God. ||3||
ਸੰਤਾਂ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੇ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
sa(n)taa(n) sa(n)gat paieeaai je mele melanahaar ||
In the Society of the Saints, He is found, if the Uniter unites us.
ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
miliaa hoi na vichhuRai jis a(n)tar jot apaar ||
One whose heart is filled with His Infinite Light meets with Him, and shall never again be separated from Him.
ਸਚੈ ਆਸਣਿ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਚੈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਿਆਰ ॥੪॥
sachai aasan sach rahai sachai prem piaar ||4||
True is his position; he abides in Truth, with love and affection for the True One. ||4||
ਜਿਨੀ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਸੁਥਾਇ ॥
jinee aap pachhaaniaa ghar meh mahal suthai ||
One who understands himself finds the Mansion of the Lord's Presence within his own home.
ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਸਚੋ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
sache setee ratiaa sacho palai pai ||
Imbued with the True Lord, Truth is gathered in.