ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
soohee mahalaa pehilaa ||
Soohee, First Mehla:
ਭਾਂਡਾ ਹਛਾ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵਸੀ ॥
bhaa(n)ddaa hachhaa soi jo tis bhaavasee ||
That vessel alone is pure, which is pleasing to Him.
ਭਾਂਡਾ ਅਤਿ ਮਲੀਣੁ ਧੋਤਾ ਹਛਾ ਨ ਹੋਇਸੀ ॥
bhaa(n)ddaa at maleen dhotaa hachhaa na hoisee ||
The filthiest vessel does not become pure, simply by being washed.
ਗੁਰੂ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਹੋਇ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
guroo dhuaarai hoi sojhee paisee ||
Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, one obtains understanding.
ਏਤੁ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਧੋਇ ਹਛਾ ਹੋਇਸੀ ॥
et dhuaarai dhoi hachhaa hoisee ||
By being washed through this Gate, it becomes pure.
ਮੈਲੇ ਹਛੇ ਕਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਾਇਸੀ ॥
maile hachhe kaa veechaar aap varataisee ||
The Lord Himself sets the standards to differentiate between the dirty and the pure.
ਮਤੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਇ ਅਗੈ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
mat ko jaanai jai agai paisee ||
Do not think that you will automatically find a place of rest hereafter.
ਜੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ਤੇਹਾ ਹੋਇਸੀ ॥
jehe karam kamai tehaa hoisee ||
According to the actions one has committed, so does the mortal become.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਾਇਸੀ ॥
a(n)mrit har kaa naau aap varataisee ||
He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.
ਚਲਿਆ ਪਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਵਾਰਿ ਵਾਜਾ ਵਾਇਸੀ ॥
chaliaa pat siau janam savaar vaajaa vaisee ||
Such a mortal departs with honor and renown; his life is embellished and redeemed, and the trumpets resound with his glory.
ਮਾਣਸੁ ਕਿਆ ਵੇਚਾਰਾ ਤਿਹੁ ਲੋਕ ਸੁਣਾਇਸੀ ॥
maanas kiaa vechaaraa tih lok sunaisee ||
Why speak of poor mortals? His glory shall echo throughout the three worlds.
ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਭਿ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰਸੀ ॥੧॥੪॥੬॥
naanak aap nihaal sabh kul taarasee ||1||4||6||
O Nanak, he himself shall be enraptured, and he shall save his entire ancestry. ||1||4||6||
ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
soohee mahalaa pehilaa ||
Soohee, First Mehla:
ਜੋਗੀ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਗਵੈ ਭੋਗੀ ਹੋਵੈ ਖਾਇ ॥
jogee hovai jogavai bhogee hovai khai ||
The Yogi practices yoga, and the pleasure-seeker practices eating.
ਤਪੀਆ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੧॥
tapeeaa hovai tap kare teerath mal mal nai ||1||
The austere practice austerities, bathing and rubbing themselves at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||1||
ਤੇਰਾ ਸਦੜਾ ਸੁਣੀਜੈ ਭਾਈ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਬਹੈ ਅਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
teraa sadhaRaa suneejai bhaiee je ko bahai alai ||1|| rahaau ||
Let me hear some news of You, O Beloved; if only someone would come and sit with me, and tell me. ||1||Pause||
ਜੈਸਾ ਬੀਜੈ ਸੋ ਲੁਣੇ ਜੋ ਖਟੇ ਸੋੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
jaisaa beejai so lune jo khaTe suo khai ||
As one plants, so does he harvest; whatever he earns, he eats.
ਅਗੈ ਪੁਛ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਸਣੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
agai puchh na hoviee je san neesaanai jai ||2||
In the world hereafter, his account is not called for, if he goes with the insignia of the Lord. ||2||
ਤੈਸੋ ਜੈਸਾ ਕਾਢੀਐ ਜੈਸੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
taiso jaisaa kaaddeeaai jaisee kaar kamai ||
According to the actions the mortal commits, so is he proclaimed.
ਜੋ ਦਮੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਸੋ ਦਮੁ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
jo dham chit na aaviee so dham birathaa jai ||3||
And that breath which is drawn without thinking of the Lord, that breath goes in vain. ||3||
ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਵੇਚੀ ਬੈ ਕਰੀ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਲਏ ਵਿਕਾਇ ॥
eih tan vechee bai karee je ko le vikai ||
I would sell this body, if someone would only purchase it.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜਿਤੁ ਤਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੫॥੭॥
naanak ka(n)m na aaviee jit tan naahee sachaa naau ||4||5||7||
O Nanak, that body is of no use at all, if it does not enshrine the Name of the True Lord. ||4||5||7||
ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੭
soohee mahalaa pehilaa ghar satvaa
Soohee, First Mehla, Seventh House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਡੰਡੈ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਭਸਮ ਚੜਾਈਐ ॥
jog na khi(n)thaa jog na dda(n)ddai jog na bhasam chaRaieeaai ||
Yoga is not the patched coat, Yoga is not the walking stick. Yoga is not smearing the body with ashes.
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਮੁੰਦੀ ਮੂੰਡਿ ਮੁਡਾਇਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਈਐ ॥
jog na mu(n)dhee moo(n)dd muddaiaai jog na si(n)n(g)ee vaieeaai ||
Yoga is not the ear-rings, and not the shaven head. Yoga is not the blowing of the horn.
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥
a(n)jan maeh nira(n)jan raheeaai jog jugat iv paieeaai ||1||
Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||1||
ਗਲੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥
galee jog na hoiee ||
By mere words, Yoga is not attained.
ਏਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ek dhirasaT kar samasar jaanai jogee kaheeaai soiee ||1|| rahaau ||
One who looks upon all with a single eye, and knows them to be one and the same - he alone is known as a Yogi. ||1||Pause||
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਮੜੀ ਮਸਾਣੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਈਐ ॥
jog na baahar maRee masaanee jog na taaRee laieeaai ||
Yoga is not wandering to the tombs of the dead; Yoga is not sitting in trances.
ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਦੇਸਿ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ਭਵਿਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਈਐ ॥
jog na dhes dhisa(n)tar bhaviaai jog na teerath naieeaai ||
Yoga is not wandering through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
a(n)jan maeh nira(n)jan raheeaai jog jugat iv paieeaai ||2||
Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||2||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਤਾ ਸਹਸਾ ਤੂਟੈ ਧਾਵਤੁ ਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਈਐ ॥
satigur bheTai taa sahasaa tooTai dhaavat varaj rahaieeaai ||
Meeting with the True Guru, doubt is dispelled, and the wandering mind is restrained.
ਨਿਝਰੁ ਝਰੈ ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਪਰਚਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
nijhar jharai sahaj dhun laagai ghar hee parachaa paieeaai ||
Nectar rains down, celestial music resounds, and deep within, wisdom is obtained.
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੩॥
a(n)jan maeh nira(n)jan raheeaai jog jugat iv paieeaai ||3||
Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||3||
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਵਤਿਆ ਮਰਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਐਸਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥
naanak jeevatiaa mar raheeaai aaisaa jog kamaieeaai ||
O Nanak, remain dead while yet alive - practice such a Yoga.
ਵਾਜੇ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਤਉ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
vaaje baajhahu si(n)n(g)ee vaajai tau nirabhau padh paieeaai ||
When the horn is blown without being blown, then you shall attain the state of fearless dignity.
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਤਉ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੪॥੧॥੮॥
a(n)jan maeh nira(n)jan raheeaai jog jugat tau paieeaai ||4||1||8||
Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||4||1||8||
ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
soohee mahalaa pehilaa ||
Soohee, First Mehla:
ਕਉਣ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਕਵਣੁ ਤੁਲਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਵਣੁ ਸਰਾਫੁ ਬੁਲਾਵਾ ॥
kaun taraajee kavan tulaa teraa kavan saraaf bulaavaa ||
What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord?
ਕਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਲੇਵਾ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਮੁਲੁ ਕਰਾਵਾ ॥੧॥
kaun guroo kai peh dheekhiaa levaa kai peh mul karaavaa ||1||
From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1||