ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ
raag maaroo mahalaa pehilaa ghar pehilaa chaupadhe
Raag Maaroo, First Mehla, First House, Chau-Padhay:
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirabhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibha(n) gur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
salok ||
Shalok:
ਸਾਜਨ ਤੇਰੇ ਚਰਨ ਕੀ ਹੋਇ ਰਹਾ ਸਦ ਧੂਰਿ ॥
saajan tere charan kee hoi rahaa sadh dhoor ||
O my Friend, I shall forever remain the dust of Your feet.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਹਾਰੀਆ ਪੇਖਉ ਸਦਾ ਹਜੂਰਿ ॥੧॥
naanak saran tuhaareeaa pekhau sadhaa hajoor ||1||
Nanak seeks Your protection, and beholds You ever-present, here and now. ||1||
ਸਬਦ ॥
sabadh ||
Shabad:
ਪਿਛਹੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਦੜਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਲੇਹਿ ॥
pichhahu raatee sadhaRaa naam khasam kaa leh ||
Those who receive the call in the last hours of the night, chant the Name of their Lord and Master.
ਖੇਮੇ ਛਤ੍ਰ ਸਰਾਇਚੇ ਦਿਸਨਿ ਰਥ ਪੀੜੇ ॥
kheme chhatr saraiche dhisan rath peeRe ||
Tents, canopies, pavilions and carriages are prepared and made ready for them.
ਜਿਨੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਸਦਿ ਮਿਲੇ ॥੧॥
jinee teraa naam dhiaaiaa tin kau sadh mile ||1||
You send out the call, Lord, to those who meditate on Your Name. ||1||
ਬਾਬਾ ਮੈ ਕਰਮਹੀਣ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ॥
baabaa mai karamaheen kooRiaar ||
Father, I am unfortunate, a fraud.
ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਤੇਰਾ ਅੰਧਾ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਮਨੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
naam na paiaa teraa a(n)dhaa bharam bhoolaa man meraa ||1|| rahaau ||
I have not found Your Name; my mind is blind and deluded by doubt. ||1||Pause||
ਸਾਦ ਕੀਤੇ ਦੁਖ ਪਰਫੁੜੇ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖੇ ਮਾਇ ॥
saadh keete dhukh parafuRe poorab likhe mai ||
I have enjoyed the tastes, and now my pains have come to fruition; such is my pre-ordained destiny, O my mother.
ਸੁਖ ਥੋੜੇ ਦੁਖ ਅਗਲੇ ਦੂਖੇ ਦੂਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥੨॥
sukh thoRe dhukh agale dhookhe dhookh vihai ||2||
Now my joys are few, and my pains are many. In utter agony, I pass my life. ||2||
ਵਿਛੁੜਿਆ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਵੀਛੁੜੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਮੇਲੁ ॥
vichhuRiaa kaa kiaa veechhuRai miliaa kaa kiaa mel ||
What separation could be worse than separation from the Lord? For those who are united with Him, what other union can there be?
ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੋ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਖੇਲੁ ॥੩॥
saahib so saalaaheeaai jin kar dhekhiaa khel ||3||
Praise the Lord and Master, who, having created this play, beholds it. ||3||
ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਮੇਲਾਵੜਾ ਇਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਕੀਤੇ ਭੋਗ ॥
sa(n)jogee melaavaRaa in tan keete bhog ||
By good destiny, this union comes about; this body enjoys its pleasures.
ਵਿਜੋਗੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਵਿਛੁੜੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਭੀ ਸੰਜੋਗ ॥੪॥੧॥
vijogee mil vichhuRe naanak bhee sa(n)jog ||4||1||
Those who have lost their destiny, suffer separation from this union. O Nanak, they may still be united once again! ||4||1||
ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
maaroo mahalaa pehilaa ||
Maaroo, First Mehla:
ਮਿਲਿ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥
mil maat pitaa pi(n)dd kamaiaa ||
The union of the mother and father brings the body into being.
ਤਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਲੇਖੁ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ॥
tin karatai lekh likhaiaa ||
The Creator inscribes upon it the inscription of its destiny.
ਲਿਖੁ ਦਾਤਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
likh dhaat jot vaddiaaiee ||
According to this inscription, gifts, light and glorious greatness are received.
ਮਿਲਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥੧॥
mil maiaa surat gavaiee ||1||
Joining with Maya, the spiritual consciousness is lost. ||1||
ਮੂਰਖ ਮਨ ਕਾਹੇ ਕਰਸਹਿ ਮਾਣਾ ॥
moorakh man kaahe karaseh maanaa ||
O foolish mind, why are you so proud?
ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਣਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
auTh chalanaa khasamai bhaanaa ||1|| rahaau ||
You shall have to arise and depart when it pleases your Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||
ਤਜਿ ਸਾਦ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
taj saadh sahaj sukh hoiee ||
Abandon the tastes of the world, and find intuitive peace.
ਘਰ ਛਡਣੇ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
ghar chhaddane rahai na koiee ||
All must abandon their worldly homes; no one remains here forever.
ਕਿਛੁ ਖਾਜੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਧਰਿ ਜਾਈਐ ॥
kichh khaajai kichh dhar jaieeaai ||
Eat some, and save the rest,
ਜੇ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਆਈਐ ॥੨॥
je baahuR dhuneeaa aaieeaai ||2||
if you are destined to return to the world again. ||2||
ਸਜੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਪਟੁ ਹਢਾਏ ॥
saj kaiaa paT haddaae ||
He adorns his body and ress in silk robes.
ਫੁਰਮਾਇਸਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਚਲਾਏ ॥
furamais bahut chalaae ||
He issues all sorts of commands.
ਕਰਿ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਖਾਲੀ ਸੋਵੈ ॥
kar sej sukhaalee sovai ||
Preparing his comfortable bed, he sleeps.
ਹਥੀ ਪਉਦੀ ਕਾਹੇ ਰੋਵੈ ॥੩॥
hathee paudhee kaahe rovai ||3||
When he falls into the hands of the Messenger of Death, what good does it do to cry out? ||3||
ਘਰ ਘੁੰਮਣਵਾਣੀ ਭਾਈ ॥
ghar ghu(n)manavaanee bhaiee ||
Household affairs are whirlpools of entanglements, O Siblings of Destiny.