ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥੧॥
naanak gurmukh ubare saachaa naam samaal ||1||
O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved, by contemplating the True Name. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਗਲਂੀ ਅਸੀ ਚੰਗੀਆ ਆਚਾਰੀ ਬੁਰੀਆਹ ॥
gala(n)ee asee cha(n)geeaa aachaaree bureeaaeh ||
We are good at talking, but our actions are bad.
ਮਨਹੁ ਕੁਸੁਧਾ ਕਾਲੀਆ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਚਿਟਵੀਆਹ ॥
manahu kusudhaa kaaleeaa baahar chiTaveeaaeh ||
Mentally, we are impure and black, but outwardly, we appear white.
ਰੀਸਾ ਕਰਿਹ ਤਿਨਾੜੀਆ ਜੋ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਦਰੁ ਖੜੀਆਹ ॥
reesaa kareh tinaaReeaa jo seveh dhar khaReeaaeh ||
We imitate those who stand and serve at the Lord's Door.
ਨਾਲਿ ਖਸਮੈ ਰਤੀਆ ਮਾਣਹਿ ਸੁਖਿ ਰਲੀਆਹ ॥
naal khasamai rateeaa maaneh sukh raleeaaeh ||
They are attuned to the Love of their Husband Lord, and they experience the pleasure of His Love.
ਹੋਦੈ ਤਾਣਿ ਨਿਤਾਣੀਆ ਰਹਹਿ ਨਿਮਾਨਣੀਆਹ ॥
hodhai taan nitaaneeaa raheh nimaananeeaaeh ||
They remain powerless, even while they have power; they remain humble and meek.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਕਾਰਥਾ ਜੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲਾਹ ॥੨॥
naanak janam sakaarathaa je tin kai sa(n)g milaeh ||2||
O Nanak, our lives become profitable if we associate with them. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਜਲੁ ਮੀਨਾ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਆਪਿ ਜਾਲੁ ॥
too(n) aape jal meenaa hai aape aape hee aap jaal ||
You Yourself are the water, You Yourself are the fish, and You Yourself are the net.
ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਲੁ ਵਤਾਇਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੇਬਾਲੁ ॥
too(n) aape jaal vataidhaa aape vich sebaal ||
You Yourself cast the net, and You Yourself are the bait.
ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਕਮਲੁ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਹੈ ਸੈ ਹਥਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਗੁਲਾਲੁ ॥
too(n) aape kamal alipat hai sai hathaa vich gulaal ||
You Yourself are the lotus, unaffected and still brightly-colored in hundreds of feet of water.
ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ਇਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਘੜੀ ਕਰਿ ਖਿਆਲੁ ॥
too(n) aape mukat karaidhaa ik nimakh ghaRee kar khiaal ||
You Yourself liberate those who think of You for even an instant.
ਹਰਿ ਤੁਧਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੇਖਿ ਨਿਹਾਲੁ ॥੭॥
har tudhahu baahar kichh nahee gur sabadhee vekh nihaal ||7||
O Lord, nothing is beyond You. I am delighted to behold You, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||7||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਰੋਵੈ ॥
hukam na jaanai bahutaa rovai ||
One who does not know the Hukam of the Lord's Command cries out in terrible pain.
ਅੰਦਰਿ ਧੋਖਾ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਸੋਵੈ ॥
a(n)dhar dhokhaa needh na sovai ||
She is filled with deception, and she cannot sleep in peace.
ਜੇ ਧਨ ਖਸਮੈ ਚਲੈ ਰਜਾਈ ॥ ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈ ॥
je dhan khasamai chalai rajaiee || dhar ghar sobhaa mahal bulaiee ||
But if the soul-bride follows the Will of her Lord and Master, she shall be honored in her own home, and called to the Mansion of His Presence.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮੀ ਇਹ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
naanak karamee ieh mat paiee ||
O Nanak, by His Mercy, this understanding is obtained.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧॥
gur parasaadhee sach samaiee ||1||
By Guru's Grace, she is absorbed into the True One. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣਿਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਸੁੰਭਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੁ ॥
manmukh naam vihooniaa ra(n)g kasu(n)bhaa dhekh na bhul ||
O self-willed manmukh, devoid of the Naam, do not be misled upon beholding the color of the safflower.
ਇਸ ਕਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਦਿਨ ਥੋੜਿਆ ਛੋਛਾ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਮੁਲੁ ॥
eis kaa ra(n)g dhin thoRiaa chhochhaa is dhaa mul ||
Its color lasts for only a few days-it is worthless!
ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੇ ਪਚਿ ਮੁਏ ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਧ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
dhoojai lage pach mue moorakh a(n)dh gavaar ||
Attached to duality, the foolish, blind and stupid people waste away and die.
ਬਿਸਟਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੀਟ ਸੇ ਪਇ ਪਚਹਿ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥
bisaTaa a(n)dhar keeT se pi pacheh vaaro vaar ||
Like worms, they live in manure, and in it, they die over and over again.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਰੰਗੁਲੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
naanak naam rate se ra(n)gule gur kai sahaj subhai ||
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are dyed in the color of truth; they take on the intuitive peace and poise of the Guru.
ਭਗਤੀ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥
bhagatee ra(n)g na utarai sahaje rahai samai ||2||
The color of devotional worship does not fade away; they remain intuitively absorbed in the Lord. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਸਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਸਭ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿਆ ॥
sisaT upaiee sabh tudh aape rijak sa(n)baahiaa ||
You created the entire universe, and You Yourself bring sustenance to it.
ਇਕਿ ਵਲੁ ਛਲੁ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਖਾਵਦੇ ਮੁਹਹੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਕੁਸਤੁ ਤਿਨੀ ਢਾਹਿਆ ॥
eik val chhal kar kai khaavadhe muhahu kooR kusat tinee ddaahiaa ||
Some eat and survive by practicing fraud and deceit; from their mouths they drop falsehood and lies.
ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਓਤੈ ਕੰਮਿ ਓਇ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
tudh aape bhaavai so kareh tudh otai ka(n)m oi laiaa ||
As it pleases You, You assign them their tasks.
ਇਕਨਾ ਸਚੁ ਬੁਝਾਇਓਨੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਅਤੁਟ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਦੇਵਾਇਆ ॥
eikanaa sach bujhaion tinaa atuT bha(n)ddaar dhevaiaa ||
Some understand Truthfulness; they are given the inexhaustible treasure.
ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿ ਖਾਹਿ ਤਿਨਾ ਸਫਲੁ ਹੈ ਅਚੇਤਾ ਹਥ ਤਡਾਇਆ ॥੮॥
har chet khaeh tinaa safal hai achetaa hath taddaiaa ||8||
Those who eat by remembering the Lord are prosperous, while those who do not remember Him stretch out their hands in need. ||8||
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਬੇਦ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਸੁਆਇ ॥
paR paR pa(n)ddit bedh vakhaaneh maiaa moh suaai ||
The Pandits, the religious scholars, constantly read and recite the Vedas, for the sake of the love of Maya.
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਮਨ ਮੂਰਖ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
dhoojai bhai har naam visaariaa man moorakh milai sajai ||
In the love of duality, the foolish people have forgotten the Lord's Name; they shall receive their punishment.
ਜਿਨਿ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਦਿਤਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਨ ਚੇਤੈ ਜੋ ਦੇਂਦਾ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿ ॥
jin jeeau pi(n)dd dhitaa tis kabahoo(n) na chetai jo dhe(n)dhaa rijak sa(n)baeh ||
They never think of the One who gave them body and soul, who provides sustenance to all.
ਜਮ ਕਾ ਫਾਹਾ ਗਲਹੁ ਨ ਕਟੀਐ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
jam kaa faahaa galahu na kaTeeaai fir fir aavai jai ||
The noose of death shall not be cut away from their necks; they shall come and go in reincarnation over and over again.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
manmukh kichhoo na soojhai a(n)dhule poorab likhiaa kamai ||
The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not understand anything. They do what they are pre-ordained to do.
ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
poorai bhaag satigur milai sukhadhaataa naam vasai man aai ||
Through perfect destiny, they meet the True Guru, the Giver of peace, and the Naam comes to abide in the mind.
ਸੁਖੁ ਮਾਣਹਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪੈਨਣਾ ਸੁਖੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥
sukh maaneh sukh painanaa sukhe sukh vihai ||
They enjoy peace, they wear peace, and they pass their lives in the peace of peace.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਨਾਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਨ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ਜਿਤੁ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥
naanak so naau manahu na visaareeaai jit dhar sachai sobhaa pai ||1||
O Nanak, they do not forget the Naam from the mind; they are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥
satigur sev sukh paiaa sach naam gunataas ||
Serving the True Guru, peace is obtained. The True Name is the Treasure of Excellence.