Ang 0148
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 148
Section: Ragas
ਕਬ ਚੰਦਨਿ ਕਬ ਅਕਿ ਡਾਲਿ ਕਬ ਉਚੀ ਪਰੀਤਿ ॥ kab chandan kab ak ddaal kab uchee pareet | Sometimes it is perched on the sandalwood tree, and sometimes it is on the branch of the poisonous swallow-wort. Sometimes, it soars through the heavens. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਈਐ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਲਗੀ ਰੀਤਿ ॥੨॥ naanak hukam chalaaeeai saahib lagee reet |2| O Nanak, our Lord and Master leads us on, according to the Hukam of His Command; such is His Way. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪਉੜੀ ॥ paurree | Pauree: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕੇਤੇ ਕਹਹਿ ਵਖਾਣ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਜਾਵਣਾ ॥ kete kaheh vakhaan keh keh jaavanaa | Some speak and expound, and while speaking and lecturing, they pass away. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਵੇਦ ਕਹਹਿ ਵਖਿਆਣ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥ ved kaheh vakhiaan ant na paavanaa | The Vedas speak and expound on the Lord, but they do not know His limits. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੜਿਐ ਨਾਹੀ ਭੇਦੁ ਬੁਝਿਐ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥ parriai naahee bhed bujhiai paavanaa | Not by studying, but through understanding, is the Lord’s Mystery revealed. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖਟੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੈ ਭੇਖਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਾ ॥ khatt darasan kai bhekh kisai sach samaavanaa | There are six pathways in the Shaastras, but how rare are those who merge in the True Lord through them. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਚਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ॥ sachaa purakh alakh sabad suhaavanaa | The True Lord is Unknowable; through the Word of His Shabad, we are embellished. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਉ ਬਿਸੰਖ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥ mane naau bisankh daragah paavanaa | One who believes in the Name of the Infinite Lord, attains the Court of the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖਾਲਕ ਕਉ ਆਦੇਸੁ ਢਾਢੀ ਗਾਵਣਾ ॥ khaalak kau aades dtaadtee gaavanaa | I humbly bow to the Creator Lord; I am a minstrel singing His Praises. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਾ ॥੨੧॥ naanak jug jug ek man vasaavanaa |21| Nanak enshrines the Lord within his mind. He is the One, throughout the ages. ||21|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥ salok mahalaa 2 | Salok, Second Mehl: - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਮੰਤ੍ਰੀ ਹੋਇ ਅਠੂਹਿਆ ਨਾਗੀ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥ mantree hoe atthoohiaa naagee lagai jaae | Those who charm scorpions and handle snakes - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਆਪਣ ਹਥੀ ਆਪਣੈ ਦੇ ਕੂਚਾ ਆਪੇ ਲਾਇ ॥ aapan hathee aapanai de koochaa aape laae | Only brand themselves with their own hands. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਇਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਅਤੀ ਹੂ ਧਕਾ ਖਾਇ ॥ hukam peaa dhur khasam kaa atee hoo dhakaa khaae | By the pre-ordained Order of our Lord and Master, they are beaten badly, and struck down. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖ ਸਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅੜੈ ਡੁਬੈ ਹਕਿ ਨਿਆਇ ॥ guramukh siau manamukh arrai ddubai hak niaae | If the self-willed manmukhs fight with the Gurmukh, they are condemned by the Lord, the True Judge. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਦੁਹਾ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਆਪੇ ਖਸਮੁ ਵੇਖੈ ਕਰਿ ਵਿਉਪਾਇ ॥ duhaa siriaa aape khasam vekhai kar viaupaae | He Himself is the Lord and Master of both worlds. He beholds all and makes the exact determination. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਵੈ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ naanak evai jaaneeai sabh kichh tiseh rajaae |1| O Nanak, know this well: everything is in accordance with His Will. ||1|| - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥ mahalaa 2 | Second Mehl: - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਪਰਖੇ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਤਾ ਪਾਰਖੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ naanak parakhe aap kau taa paarakh jaan | O Nanak, if someone judges himself, only then is he known as a real judge. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਰੋਗੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਦੋਵੈ ਬੁਝੈ ਤਾ ਵੈਦੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥ rog daaroo dovai bujhai taa vaid sujaan | If someone understands both the disease and the medicine, only then is he a wise physician. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਵਾਟ ਨ ਕਰਈ ਮਾਮਲਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਮਿਹਮਾਣੁ ॥ vaatt na karee maamalaa jaanai mihamaan | Do not involve yourself in idle business on the way; remember that you are only a guest here. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਮੂਲੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਗਲਾ ਕਰੇ ਹਾਣਿ ਲਾਏ ਹਾਣੁ ॥ mool jaan galaa kare haan laae haan | Speak with those who know the Primal Lord, and renounce your evil ways. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਲਬਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸੋ ਵਿਸਟੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ lab na chalee sach rahai so visatt paravaan | That virtuous person who does not walk in the way of greed, and who abides in Truth, is accepted and famous. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਸਰੁ ਸੰਧੇ ਆਗਾਸ ਕਉ ਕਿਉ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਬਾਣੁ ॥ sar sandhe aagaas kau kiau pahuchai baan | If an arrow is shot at the sky, how can it reach there? - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਅਗੈ ਓਹੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਵਾਹੇਦੜੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੨॥ agai ohu agam hai vaahedarr jaan |2| The sky above is unreachable-know this well, O archer! ||2|| - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਪਉੜੀ ॥ paurree | Pauree: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਰੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੀਆ ॥ naaree purakh piaar prem seegaareea | The soul-bride loves her Husband Lord; she is embellished with His Love. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਰਨਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਨ ਰਹਨੀ ਵਾਰੀਆ ॥ karan bhagat din raat na rahanee vaareea | She worships Him day and night; she cannot be restrained from doing so. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਹਲਾ ਮੰਝਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀਆ ॥ mahalaa manjh nivaas sabad savaareea | In the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence, she has made her home; she is adorned with the Word of His Shabad. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਚੁ ਕਹਨਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਸੇ ਵੇਚਾਰੀਆ ॥ sach kehan aradaas se vechaareea | She is humble, and she offers her true and sincere prayer. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋਹਨਿ ਖਸਮੈ ਪਾਸਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਿਧਾਰੀਆ ॥ sohan khasamai paas hukam sidhaareea | She is beautiful in the Company of her Lord and Master; she walks in the Way of His Will. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਖੀ ਕਹਨਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਮਨਹੁ ਪਿਆਰੀਆ ॥ sakhee kehan aradaas manahu piaareea | With her dear friends, she offers her heart-felt prayers to her Beloved. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਵਾਸੁ ਫਿਟੁ ਸੁ ਜੀਵਿਆ ॥ bin naavai dhrig vaas fitt su jeeviaa | Cursed is that home, and shameful is that life, which is without the Name of the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀਆਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਿਆ ॥੨੨॥ sabad savaareeaas amrit peeviaa |22| But she who is adorned with the Word of His Shabad, drinks in the Amrit of His Nectar. ||22|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥ salok mahalaa 1 | Salok, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਾਰੂ ਮੀਹਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿਆ ਅਗੀ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਭੁਖ ॥ maaroo meehi na tripatiaa agee lahai na bhukh | The desert is not satisfied by rain, and the fire is not quenched by desire. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਜਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿਆ ਸਾਇਰ ਭਰੇ ਕਿਸੁਕ ॥ raajaa raaj na tripatiaa saaeir bhare kisuk | The king is not satisfied with his kingdom, and the oceans are full, but still they thirst for more. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਕੇਤੀ ਪੁਛਾ ਪੁਛ ॥੧॥ naanak sache naam kee ketee puchhaa puchh |1| O Nanak, how many times must I seek and ask for the True Name? ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥ mahalaa 2 | Second Mehl: - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਨਿਹਫਲੰ ਤਸਿ ਜਨਮਸਿ ਜਾਵਤੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨ ਬਿੰਦਤੇ ॥ nihafalan tas janamas jaavat braham na bindate | Life is useless, as long as one does not know the Lord God. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਸਾਗਰੰ ਸੰਸਾਰਸਿ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਤਰਹਿ ਕੇ ॥ saagaran sansaaras gur parasaadee tareh ke | Only a few cross over the world-ocean, by Guru’s Grace. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਹੈ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ karan kaaran samarath hai kahu naanak beechaar | The Lord is the All-powerful Cause of causes, says Nanak after deep deliberation. - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕਰਤੇ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਲ ਰਖੀ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੨॥ kaaran karate vas hai jin kal rakhee dhaar |2| The creation is subject to the Creator, who sustains it by His Almighty Power. ||2|| - Guru Angad Dev Ji
ਪਉੜੀ ॥ paurree | Pauree: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖਸਮੈ ਕੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ਢਾਢੀ ਵਸਿਆ ॥ khasamai kai darabaar dtaadtee vasiaa | In the Court of the Lord and Master, His minstrels dwell. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਚਾ ਖਸਮੁ ਕਲਾਣਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ॥ sachaa khasam kalaan kamal vigasiaa | Singing the Praises of their True Lord and Master, the lotuses of their hearts have blossomed forth. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖਸਮਹੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇ ਮਨਹੁ ਰਹਸਿਆ ॥ khasamahu pooraa paae manahu rahasiaa | Obtaining their Perfect Lord and Master, their minds are transfixed with ecstasy. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦੁਸਮਨ ਕਢੇ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਜਣ ਸਰਸਿਆ ॥ dusaman kadte maar sajan sarasiaa | Their enemies have been driven out and subdued, and their friends are very pleased. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸਚਾ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦਸਿਆ ॥ sachaa satigur sevan sachaa maarag dasiaa | Those who serve the Truthful True Guru are shown the True Path. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji