Ang 0009
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 9
Section: Japji Sahib
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਸੰਤੋਖੀ ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਵੀਰ ਕਰਾਰੇ ॥ gaavan tudhano jatee satee santokhee gaavan tudhano veer karaare | The celibates, the fanatics, and the peacefully accepting sing of You; the fearless warriors sing of You. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੜਨਿ ਰਖੀਸੁਰ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਵੇਦਾ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ gaavan tudhano panddit parran rakheesur jug jug vedaa naale | The Pandits, the religious scholars who recite the Vedas, with the supreme sages of all the ages, sing of You. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਮੋਹਣੀਆ ਮਨੁ ਮੋਹਨਿ ਸੁਰਗੁ ਮਛੁ ਪਇਆਲੇ ॥ gaavan tudhano mohaneea man mohan surag machh peaale | The Mohinis, the enchanting heavenly beauties who entice hearts in paradise, in this world, and in the underworld of the subconscious, sing of You. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਰਤਨ ਉਪਾਏ ਤੇਰੇ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਨਾਲੇ ॥ gaavan tudhano ratan upaae tere atthasatth teerath naale | The celestial jewels created by You, and the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, sing of You. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਜੋਧ ਮਹਾਬਲ ਸੂਰਾ ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਖਾਣੀ ਚਾਰੇ ॥ gaavan tudhano jodh mahaabal sooraa gaavan tudhano khaanee chaare | The brave and mighty warriors sing of You. The spiritual heroes and the four sources of creation sing of You. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਾਵਨਿ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਖੰਡ ਮੰਡਲ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਖੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਧਾਰੇ ॥ gaavan tudhano khandd manddal brahamanddaa kar kar rakhe tere dhaare | The worlds, solar systems and galaxies, created and arranged by Your Hand, sing of You. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੇਈ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਗਾਵਨਿ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਨਿ ਰਤੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਭਗਤ ਰਸਾਲੇ ॥ seee tudhano gaavan jo tudh bhaavan rate tere bhagat rasaale | They alone sing of You, who are pleasing to Your Will. Your devotees are imbued with Your Sublime Essence. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹੋਰਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਤੁਧਨੋ ਗਾਵਨਿ ਸੇ ਮੈ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਨਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਿਆ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ॥ hor kete tudhano gaavan se mai chit na aavan naanak kiaa beechaare | So many others sing of You, they do not come to mind. O Nanak, how can I think of them all? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋਈ ਸੋਈ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚੀ ਨਾਈ ॥ soee soee sadaa sach saahib saachaa saachee naaee | That True Lord is True, forever True, and True is His Name. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹੈ ਭੀ ਹੋਸੀ ਜਾਇ ਨ ਜਾਸੀ ਰਚਨਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚਾਈ ॥ hai bhee hosee jaae na jaasee rachanaa jin rachaaee | He is, and shall always be. He shall not depart, even when this Universe which He has created departs. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰੰਗੀ ਰੰਗੀ ਭਾਤੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਈ ॥ rangee rangee bhaatee kar kar jinasee maaeaa jin upaaee | He created the world, with its various colors, species of beings, and the variety of Maya. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਕੀਤਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਜਿਉ ਤਿਸ ਦੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ kar kar dekhai keetaa aapanaa jiau tis dee vaddiaaee | Having created the creation, He watches over it Himself, by His Greatness. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਕਰਸੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਕਰਣਾ ਜਾਈ ॥ jo tis bhaavai soee karasee fir hukam na karanaa jaaee | He does whatever He pleases. No one can issue any order to Him. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਸਾਹਾ ਪਤਿਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਹਣੁ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ so paatisaahu saahaa patisaahib naanak rehan rajaaee |1| He is the King, the King of kings, the Supreme Lord and Master of kings. Nanak remains subject to His Will. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ aasaa mahalaa 1 | Aasaa, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਣਿ ਵਡਾ ਆਖੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥ sun vaddaa aakhai sabh koe | Hearing of His Greatness, everyone calls Him Great. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕੇਵਡੁ ਵਡਾ ਡੀਠਾ ਹੋਇ ॥ kevadd vaddaa ddeetthaa hoe | But just how Great His Greatness is-this is known only to those who have seen Him. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਇ ਨ ਕਹਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥ keemat paae na kahiaa jaae | His Value cannot be estimated; He cannot be described. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਹਣੈ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ kahanai vaale tere rahe samaae |1| Those who describe You, Lord, remain immersed and absorbed in You. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਵਡੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰਾ ॥ vadde mere saahibaa gahir ganbheeraa gunee gaheeraa | O my Great Lord and Master of Unfathomable Depth, You are the Ocean of Excellence. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕੋਇ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੇਤਾ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਚੀਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ koe na jaanai teraa ketaa kevadd cheeraa |1| rahaau | No one knows the extent or the vastness of Your Expanse. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਭਿ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥ sabh suratee mil surat kamaaee | All the intuitives met and practiced intuitive meditation. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਭ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥ sabh keemat mil keemat paaee | All the appraisers met and made the appraisal. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਿਆਨੀ ਧਿਆਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਗੁਰਹਾਈ ॥ giaanee dhiaanee gur gurahaaee | The spiritual teachers, the teachers of meditation, and the teachers of teachers - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਤੇਰੀ ਤਿਲੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨॥ kehan na jaaee teree til vaddiaaee |2| -they cannot describe even an iota of Your Greatness. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਭਿ ਸਤ ਸਭਿ ਤਪ ਸਭਿ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ॥ sabh sat sabh tap sabh changiaaeea | All Truth, all austere discipline, all goodness, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਿਧਾ ਪੁਰਖਾ ਕੀਆ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ॥ sidhaa purakhaa keea vaddiaaeea | all the great miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤੁਧੁ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਿਧੀ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ॥ tudh vin sidhee kinai na paaeea | without You, no one has attained such powers. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਈਆ ॥੩॥ karam milai naahee tthaak rahaaeea |3| They are received only by Your Grace. No one can block them or stop their flow. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕਿਆ ਵੇਚਾਰਾ ॥ aakhan vaalaa kiaa vechaaraa | What can the poor helpless creatures do? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਿਫਤੀ ਭਰੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥ sifatee bhare tere bhanddaaraa | Your Praises are overflowing with Your Treasures. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂ ਦੇਹਿ ਤਿਸੈ ਕਿਆ ਚਾਰਾ ॥ jis too dehi tisai kiaa chaaraa | Those, unto whom You give-how can they think of any other? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੪॥੨॥ naanak sach savaaranahaaraa |4|2| O Nanak, the True One embellishes and exalts. ||4||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ aasaa mahalaa 1 | Aasaa, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਖਾ ਜੀਵਾ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਉ ॥ aakhaa jeevaa visarai mar jaau | Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਖਣਿ ਅਉਖਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥ aakhan aaukhaa saachaa naau | It is so difficult to chant the True Name. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਭੂਖ ॥ saache naam kee laagai bhookh | If someone feels hunger for the True Name, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਉਤੁ ਭੂਖੈ ਖਾਇ ਚਲੀਅਹਿ ਦੂਖ ॥੧॥ aut bhookhai khaae chaleeeh dookh |1| that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਇ ॥ so kiau visarai meree maae | How can I forget Him, O my mother? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ saachaa saahib saachai naae |1| rahaau | True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਤਿਲੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ saache naam kee til vaddiaaee | Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਖਿ ਥਕੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਈ ॥ aakh thake keemat nahee paaee | people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੇ ਸਭਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਆਖਣ ਪਾਹਿ ॥ je sabh mil kai aakhan paeh | Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਵਡਾ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਘਾਟਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥ vaddaa na hovai ghaatt na jaae |2| He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾ ਓਹੁ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋਗੁ ॥ naa ohu marai na hovai sog | That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦੇਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਚੂਕੈ ਭੋਗੁ ॥ dedaa rahai na chookai bhog | He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਣੁ ਏਹੋ ਹੋਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥ gun eho hor naahee koe | This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾ ਕੋ ਹੋਆ ਨਾ ਕੋ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥ naa ko hoaa naa ko hoe |3| There never has been, and there never will be. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੇਵਡੁ ਆਪਿ ਤੇਵਡ ਤੇਰੀ ਦਾਤਿ ॥ jevadd aap tevadd teree daat | As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji