Ang 0059
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 59
Section: Ragas
ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਤੁਲੁ ਨ ਤੋਲੀਐ ਕਥਨਿ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥੫॥ saahib atul na toleeai kathan na paaeaa jaae |5| Our Lord and Master is Unweighable; He cannot be weighed. He cannot be found merely by talking. ||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਆਏ ਵਜਹੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ॥ vaapaaree vanajaariaa aae vajahu likhaae | The merchants and the traders have come; their profits are pre-ordained. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚ ਕੀ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥ kaar kamaaveh sach kee laahaa milai rajaae | Those who practice Truth reap the profits, abiding in the Will of God. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਇ ॥੬॥ poonjee saachee gur milai naa tis til na tamaae |6| With the Merchandise of Truth, they meet the Guru, who does not have a trace of greed. ||6|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੋੁਲਾਇਸੀ ਸਚੁ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਤੋਲੁ ॥ guramukh tol tuolaaeisee sach taraajee tol | As Gurmukh, they are weighed and measured, in the balance and the scales of Truth. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਗੁਰਿ ਠਾਕੀ ਸਚੁ ਬੋਲੁ ॥ aasaa manasaa mohanee gur tthaakee sach bol | The enticements of hope and desire are quieted by the Guru, whose Word is True. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲਾਏ ਤੋਲਸੀ ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਤੋਲੁ ॥੭॥ aap tulaae tolasee poore pooraa tol |7| He Himself weighs with the scale; perfect is the weighing of the Perfect One. ||7|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਥਨੈ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਨਾ ਪੜਿ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਭਾਰ ॥ kathanai kehan na chhutteeai naa parr pusatak bhaar | No one is saved by mere talk and speech, nor by reading loads of books. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਾਇਆ ਸੋਚ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਿਆਰ ॥ kaaeaa soch na paaeeai bin har bhagat piaar | The body does not obtain purity without loving devotion to the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਮੇਲੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥੮॥੯॥ naanak naam na veesarai mele gur karataar |8|9| O Nanak, never forget the Naam; the Guru shall unite us with the Creator. ||8||9|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ sireeraag mahalaa 1 | Siree Raag, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਰਤਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ satigur pooraa je milai paaeeai ratan beechaar | Meeting the Perfect True Guru, we find the jewel of meditative reflection. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਰਬ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥ man deejai gur aapane paaeeai sarab piaar | Surrendering our minds to our Guru, we find universal love. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਵਗਣ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ mukat padaarath paaeeai avagan mettanahaar |1| We find the wealth of liberation, and our demerits are erased. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ bhaaee re gur bin giaan na hoe | O Siblings of Destiny, without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੂਛਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਨਾਰਦੈ ਬੇਦ ਬਿਆਸੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ poochhahu brahame naaradai bed biaasai koe |1| rahaau | Go and ask Brahma, Naarad and Vyaas, the writer of the Vedas. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧੁਨਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥ giaan dhiaan dhun jaaneeai akath kahaavai soe | Know that from the vibration of the Word, we obtain spiritual wisdom and meditation. Through it, we speak the Unspoken. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਫਲਿਓ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹਰੀਆਵਲਾ ਛਾਵ ਘਣੇਰੀ ਹੋਇ ॥ safalio birakh hareeaavalaa chhaav ghaneree hoe | He is the fruit-bearing Tree, luxuriantly green with abundant shade. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਲਾਲ ਜਵੇਹਰ ਮਾਣਕੀ ਗੁਰ ਭੰਡਾਰੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥ laal javehar maanakee gur bhanddaarai soe |2| The rubies, jewels and emeralds are in the Guru’s Treasury. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਭੰਡਾਰੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥ gur bhanddaarai paaeeai niramal naam piaar | From the Guru’s Treasury, we receive the Love of the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਚੋ ਵਖਰੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਪੂਰੈ ਕਰਮਿ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥ saacho vakhar sancheeai poorai karam apaar | We gather in the True Merchandise, through the Perfect Grace of the Infinite. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਦੁਖ ਮੇਟਣੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਅਸੁਰ ਸੰਘਾਰੁ ॥੩॥ sukhadaataa dukh mettano satigur asur sanghaar |3| The True Guru is the Giver of peace, the Dispeller of pain, the Destroyer of demons. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭਵਜਲੁ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਡਰਾਵਣੋ ਨਾ ਕੰਧੀ ਨਾ ਪਾਰੁ ॥ bhavajal bikham ddaraavano naa kandhee naa paar | The terrifying world-ocean is difficult and dreadful; there is no shore on this side or the one beyond. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾ ਬੇੜੀ ਨਾ ਤੁਲਹੜਾ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਵੰਝੁ ਮਲਾਰੁ ॥ naa berree naa tulaharraa naa tis vanjh malaar | There is no boat, no raft, no oars and no boatman. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੈ ਕਾ ਬੋਹਿਥਾ ਨਦਰੀ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰੁ ॥੪॥ satigur bhai kaa bohithaa nadaree paar utaar |4| The True Guru is the only boat on this terrifying ocean. His Glance of Grace carries us across. ||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ ॥ eik til piaaraa visarai dukh laagai sukh jaae | If I forget my Beloved, even for an instant, suffering overtakes me and peace departs. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਹਵਾ ਜਲਉ ਜਲਾਵਣੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਪੈ ਰਸਾਇ ॥ jihavaa jlau jalaavanee naam na japai rasaae | Let that tongue be burnt in flames, which does not chant the Naam with love. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਘਟੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਗਲੋ ਜਮੁ ਪਕੜੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥੫॥ ghatt binasai dukh agalo jam pakarrai pachhutaae |5| When the pitcher of the body bursts, there is terrible pain; those who are caught by the Minister of Death regret and repent. ||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਗਏ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਨ ਸਾਥਿ ॥ meree meree kar ge tan dhan kalat na saath | Crying out, “Mine! Mine!”, they have departed, but their bodies, their wealth, and their wives did not go with them. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਧਨੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਹੈ ਭੂਲੋ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਆਥਿ ॥ bin naavai dhan baad hai bhoolo maarag aath | Without the Name, wealth is useless; deceived by wealth, they have lost their way. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਚਉ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਕਥੋ ਕਾਥਿ ॥੬॥ saachau saahib seveeai guramukh akatho kaath |6| So serve the True Lord; become Gurmukh, and speak the Unspoken. ||6|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਭਵਾਈਐ ਪਇਐ ਕਿਰਤਿ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ aavai jaae bhavaaeeai peiai kirat kamaae | Coming and going, people wander through reincarnation; they act according to their past actions. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਿਉ ਮੇਟੀਐ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਲੇਖੁ ਰਜਾਇ ॥ poorab likhiaa kiau metteeai likhiaa lekh rajaae | How can one’s pre-ordained destiny be erased? It is written in accordance with the Lord’s Will. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਨ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੭॥ bin har naam na chhutteeai guramat milai milaae |7| Without the Name of the Lord, no one can be saved. Through the Guru’s Teachings, we are united in His Union. ||7|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਰਾਨੁ ॥ tis bin meraa ko nahee jis kaa jeeo paraan | Without Him, I have no one to call my own. My soul and my breath of life belong to Him. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਮਤਾ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਉ ਲੋਭੁ ਜਲਉ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥ haumai mamataa jal blau lobh jlau abhimaan | May my egotism and possessiveness be burnt to ashes, and my greed and egotistical pride consigned to the fire. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੮॥੧੦॥ naanak sabad veechaareeai paaeeai gunee nidhaan |8|10| O Nanak, contemplating the Shabad, the Treasure of Excellence is obtained. ||8||10|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ sireeraag mahalaa 1 | Siree Raag, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰੇ ਮਨ ਐਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਜੈਸੀ ਜਲ ਕਮਲੇਹਿ ॥ re man aisee har siau preet kar jaisee jal kamalehi | O mind, love the Lord, as the lotus loves the water. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਲਹਰੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਪਛਾੜੀਐ ਭੀ ਵਿਗਸੈ ਅਸਨੇਹਿ ॥ laharee naal pachhaarreeai bhee vigasai asanehi | Tossed about by the waves, it still blossoms with love. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਜੀਅ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਜਲ ਮਰਣੁ ਤਿਨੇਹਿ ॥੧॥ jal meh jeea upaae kai bin jal maran tinehi |1| In the water, the creatures are created; outside of the water they die. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji