Ang 0152
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 152
Section: Ragas
ਸਰਮ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਸਸੁਰ ਭਏ ॥ saram surat due sasur bhe | Modesty, humility and intuitive understanding are my mother-in-law and father-in-law; - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਨ ਲਏ ॥੨॥ karanee kaaman kar man le |2| I have made good deeds my spouse. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਹਾ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵੀਆਹੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ॥ saahaa sanjog veeaahu vijog | Union with the Holy is my wedding date, and separation from the world is my marriage. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਚੁ ਸੰਤਤਿ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੁ ॥੩॥੩॥ sach santat kahu naanak jog |3|3| Says Nanak, Truth is the child born of this Union. ||3||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ gaurree mahalaa 1 | Gauree, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਮੇਲੁ ॥ paunai paanee aganee kaa mel | The union of air, water and fire - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਚੰਚਲ ਚਪਲ ਬੁਧਿ ਕਾ ਖੇਲੁ ॥ chanchal chapal budh kaa khel | the body is the play-thing of the fickle and unsteady intellect. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਉ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥ nau daravaaje dasavaa duaar | It has nine doors, and then there is the Tenth Gate. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ bujh re giaanee ehu beechaar |1| Reflect upon this and understand it, O wise one. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਥਤਾ ਬਕਤਾ ਸੁਨਤਾ ਸੋਈ ॥ kathataa bakataa sunataa soee | The Lord is the One who speaks, teaches and listens. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੁ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ aap beechaare su giaanee hoee |1| rahaau | One who contemplates his own self is truly wise. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦੇਹੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਬੋਲੈ ਪਉਣੁ ॥ dehee maattee bolai paun | The body is dust; the wind speaks through it. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬੁਝੁ ਰੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮੂਆ ਹੈ ਕਉਣੁ ॥ bujh re giaanee mooaa hai kaun | Understand, O wise one, who has died. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੂਈ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਬਾਦੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ॥ mooee surat baad ahankaar | Awareness, conflict and ego have died, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਦੇਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥ ohu na mooaa jo dekhanahaar |2| but the One who sees does not die. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੈ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਤਟਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਹੀ ॥ jai kaaran tatt teerath jaahee | For the sake of it, you journey to sacred shrines and holy rivers; - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਮਾਹੀ ॥ ratan padaarath ghatt hee maahee | but this priceless jewel is within your own heart. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਬਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥ parr parr panddit baad vakhaanai | The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and read endlessly; they stir up arguments and controversies, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹੋਦੀ ਵਸਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੩॥ bheetar hodee vasat na jaanai |3| but they do not know the secret deep within. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹਉ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਮੁਈ ਬਲਾਇ ॥ hau na mooaa meree muee balaae | I have not died - that evil nature within me has died. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਓਹੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ਜੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥ ohu na mooaa jo rahiaa samaae | The One who is pervading everywhere does not die. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥ kahu naanak gur braham dikhaaeaa | Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਰਤਾ ਜਾਤਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥੪॥੪॥ marataa jaataa nadar na aaeaa |4|4| and now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death. ||4||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥ gaurree mahalaa 1 dakhanee | Gauree, First Mehl, Dakhanee: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਮਾਨੈ ਨਾਉ ॥ sun sun boojhai maanai naau | I am forever a sacrifice to the one who listens and hears, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥ taa kai sad balihaarai jaau | Who understands and believes in the Name. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥ aap bhulaae tthaur na tthaau | When the Lord Himself leads us astray, there is no other place of rest for us to find. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤੂੰ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥੧॥ toon samajhaaveh mel milaau |1| You impart understanding, and You unite us in Your Union. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਚਲੈ ਮੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥ naam milai chalai mai naal | I obtain the Naam, which shall go along with me in the end. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਧੀ ਸਭ ਕਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ bin naavai baadhee sabh kaal |1| rahaau | Without the Name, all are held in the grip of Death. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖੇਤੀ ਵਣਜੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੀ ਓਟ ॥ khetee vanaj naavai kee ott | My farming and my trading are by the Support of the Name. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਜ ਕੀ ਪੋਟ ॥ paap pun beej kee pott | The seeds of sin and virtue are bound together. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਜੀਅ ਮਹਿ ਚੋਟ ॥ kaam krodh jeea meh chott | Sexual desire and anger are the wounds of the soul. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਚਲੇ ਮਨਿ ਖੋਟ ॥੨॥ naam visaar chale man khott |2| The evil-minded ones forget the Naam, and then depart. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਚੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਸੀਖ ॥ saache gur kee saachee seekh | True are the Teachings of the True Guru. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਰੀਖ ॥ tan man seetal saach pareekh | The body and mind are cooled and soothed, by the touchstone of Truth. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਲ ਪੁਰਾਇਨਿ ਰਸ ਕਮਲ ਪਰੀਖ ॥ jal puraaein ras kamal pareekh | This is the true mark of wisdom: that one remains detached, like the water-lily, or the lotus upon the water. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਮੀਠੇ ਰਸ ਈਖ ॥੩॥ sabad rate meetthe ras eekh |3| Attuned to the Word of the Shabad, one becomes sweet, like the juice of the sugar cane. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗੜਿ ਦਸ ਦੁਆਰ ॥ hukam sanjogee garr das duaar | By the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, the castle of the body has ten gates. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੰਚ ਵਸਹਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥ panch vaseh mil jot apaar | The five passions dwell there, together with the Divine Light of the Infinite. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲੈ ਆਪੇ ਵਣਜਾਰ ॥ aap tulai aape vanajaar | The Lord Himself is the merchandise, and He Himself is the trader. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰ ॥੪॥੫॥ naanak naam savaaranahaar |4|5| O Nanak, through the Naam, the Name of the Lord, we are adorned and rejuvenated. ||4||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ gaurree mahalaa 1 | Gauree, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਾਤੋ ਜਾਇ ਕਹਾ ਤੇ ਆਵੈ ॥ jaato jaae kahaa te aavai | How can we know where we came from? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਹ ਉਪਜੈ ਕਹ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥ keh upajai keh jaae samaavai | Where did we originate, and where will we go and merge? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਿਉ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ kiau baadhio kiau mukatee paavai | How are we bound, and how do we obtain liberation? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਿਉ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ kiau abinaasee sehaj samaavai |1| How do we merge with intuitive ease into the Eternal, Imperishable Lord? ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥ naam ridai amrit mukh naam | With the Naam in the heart and the Ambrosial Naam on our lips, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਰਹਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਰਹਰ ਨਿਹਕਾਮੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ narahar naam narahar nihakaam |1| rahaau | through the Name of the Lord, we rise above desire, like the Lord. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਹਜੇ ਆਵੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਜਾਇ ॥ sahaje aavai sahaje jaae | With intuitive ease we come, and with intuitive ease we depart. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥ man te upajai man maeh samaae | From the mind we originate, and into the mind we are absorbed. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਕਤੋ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥ guramukh mukato bandh na paae | As Gurmukh, we are liberated, and are not bound. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਛੁਟੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੨॥ sabad beechaar chhuttai har naae |2| Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated through the Name of the Lord. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਰਵਰ ਪੰਖੀ ਬਹੁ ਨਿਸਿ ਬਾਸੁ ॥ taravar pankhee bahu nis baas | At night, lots of birds settle on the tree. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਮਨਿ ਮੋਹ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥ sukh dukheea man moh vinaas | Some are happy, and some are sad. Caught in the desires of the mind, they perish. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਝ ਬਿਹਾਗ ਤਕਹਿ ਆਗਾਸੁ ॥ saajh bihaag takeh aagaas | And when the life-night comes to its end, then they look to the sky. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵਹਿ ਕਰਮਿ ਲਿਖਿਆਸੁ ॥੩॥ deh dis dhaaveh karam likhiaas |3| They fly away in all ten directions, according to their pre-ordained destiny. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji