Ang 0277
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 277
Section: Ragas
ਅੰਤੁ ਨਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰਾ ॥ ant nahee kichh paaraavaaraa | He has no end or limitation. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਧਾਰਿ ਅਧਰ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥ hukame dhaar adhar rahaavai | By His Order, He established the earth, and He maintains it unsupported. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥ hukame upajai hukam samaavai | By His Order, the world was created; by His Order, it shall merge again into Him. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਬਿਉਹਾਰ ॥ hukame aooch neech biauhaar | By His Order, one’s occupation is high or low. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਅਨਿਕ ਰੰਗ ਪਰਕਾਰ ॥ hukame anik rang parakaar | By His Order, there are so many colors and forms. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਅਪਨੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ kar kar dekhai apanee vaddiaaee | Having created the Creation, He beholds His own greatness. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧॥ naanak sabh meh rahiaa samaaee |1| O Nanak, He is pervading in all. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ prabh bhaavai maanukh gat paavai | If it pleases God, one attains salvation. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਪਾਥਰ ਤਰਾਵੈ ॥ prabh bhaavai taa paathar taraavai | If it pleases God, then even stones can swim. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਸ ਤੇ ਰਾਖੈ ॥ prabh bhaavai bin saas te raakhai | If it pleases God, the body is preserved, even without the breath of life. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਭਾਖੈ ॥ prabh bhaavai taa har gun bhaakhai | If it pleases God, then one chants the Lord’s Glorious Praises. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰੈ ॥ prabh bhaavai taa patit udhaarai | If it pleases God, then even sinners are saved. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੈ ਆਪਨ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥ aap karai aapan beechaarai | He Himself acts, and He Himself contemplates. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਦੁਹਾ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਕਾ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ॥ duhaa siriaa kaa aap suaamee | He Himself is the Master of both worlds. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖੇਲੈ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ॥ khelai bigasai antarajaamee | He plays and He enjoys; He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਵੈ ॥ jo bhaavai so kaar karaavai | As He wills, He causes actions to be done. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੨॥ naanak drisattee avar na aavai |2| Nanak sees no other than Him. ||2|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਹੁ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਤੇ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਇ ਆਵੈ ॥ kahu maanukh te kiaa hoe aavai | Tell me - what can a mere mortal do? - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਕਰਾਵੈ ॥ jo tis bhaavai soee karaavai | Whatever pleases God is what He causes us to do. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਇਸ ਕੈ ਹਾਥਿ ਹੋਇ ਤਾ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਲੇਇ ॥ eis kai haath hoe taa sabh kichh lee | If it were in our hands, we would grab up everything. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਕਰੇਇ ॥ jo tis bhaavai soee karee | Whatever pleases God - that is what He does. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਅਨਜਾਨਤ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਮਹਿ ਰਚੈ ॥ anajaanat bikhiaa meh rachai | Through ignorance, people are engrossed in corruption. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੇ ਜਾਨਤ ਆਪਨ ਆਪ ਬਚੈ ॥ je jaanat aapan aap bachai | If they knew better, they would save themselves. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥ bharame bhoolaa deh dis dhaavai | Deluded by doubt, they wander around in the ten directions. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਿਮਖ ਮਾਹਿ ਚਾਰਿ ਕੁੰਟ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈ ॥ nimakh maeh chaar kuntt fir aavai | In an instant, their minds go around the four corners of the world and come back again. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਅਪਨੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਦੇਇ ॥ kar kirapaa jis apanee bhagat dee | Those whom the Lord mercifully blesses with His devotional worship - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਿਲੇਇ ॥੩॥ naanak te jan naam milee |3|
- O Nanak, they are absorbed into the Naam. ||3|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਨੀਚ ਕੀਟ ਕਉ ਰਾਜ ॥ khin meh neech keett kau raaj | In an instant, the lowly worm is transformed into a king. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਰੀਬ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥ paarabraham gareeb nivaaj | The Supreme Lord God is the Protector of the humble. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜਾ ਕਾ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥ jaa kaa drisatt kachhoo na aavai | Even one who has never been seen at all, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤਿਸੁ ਤਤਕਾਲ ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੈ ॥ tis tatakaal deh dis pragattaavai | becomes instantly famous in the ten directions. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜਾ ਕਉ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਕਰੈ ਬਖਸੀਸ ॥ jaa kau apunee karai bakhasees | And that one upon whom He bestows His blessings - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਨ ਗਨੈ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥ taa kaa lekhaa na ganai jagadees | the Lord of the world does not hold him to his account. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭ ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਰਾਸਿ ॥ jeeo pindd sabh tis kee raas | Soul and body are all His property. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸ ॥ ghatt ghatt pooran braham pragaas | Each and every heart is illuminated by the Perfect Lord God. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਅਪਨੀ ਬਣਤ ਆਪਿ ਬਨਾਈ ॥ apanee banat aap banaaee | He Himself fashioned His own handiwork. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਵੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਬਡਾਈ ॥੪॥ naanak jeevai dekh baddaaee |4| Nanak lives by beholding His greatness. ||4|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਇਸ ਕਾ ਬਲੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਇਸੁ ਹਾਥ ॥ eis kaa bal naahee is haath | There is no power in the hands of mortal beings; - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਸਰਬ ਕੋ ਨਾਥ ॥ karan karaavan sarab ko naath | the Doer, the Cause of causes is the Lord of all. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ਬਪੁਰਾ ਜੀਉ ॥ aagiaakaaree bapuraa jeeo | The helpless beings are subject to His Command. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਫੁਨਿ ਥੀਉ ॥ jo tis bhaavai soee fun theeo | That which pleases Him, ultimately comes to pass. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਮਹਿ ਬਸੈ ॥ kabahoo aooch neech meh basai | Sometimes, they abide in exaltation; sometimes, they are depressed. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਸੋਗ ਹਰਖ ਰੰਗਿ ਹਸੈ ॥ kabahoo sog harakh rang hasai | Sometimes, they are sad, and sometimes they laugh with joy and delight. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਨਿੰਦ ਚਿੰਦ ਬਿਉਹਾਰ ॥ kabahoo nind chind biauhaar | Sometimes, they are occupied with slander and anxiety. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਊਭ ਅਕਾਸ ਪਇਆਲ ॥ kabahoo aoobh akaas peaal | Sometimes, they are high in the Akaashic Ethers, sometimes in the nether regions of the underworld. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਬੇਤਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥ kabahoo betaa braham beechaar | Sometimes, they know the contemplation of God. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਹਾਰ ॥੫॥ naanak aap milaavanahaar |5| O Nanak, God Himself unites them with Himself. ||5|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਕਰੈ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ॥ kabahoo nirat karai bahu bhaat | Sometimes, they dance in various ways. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਸੋਇ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ॥ kabahoo soe rahai din raat | Sometimes, they remain asleep day and night. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਮਹਾ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਬਿਕਰਾਲ ॥ kabahoo mahaa krodh bikaraal | Sometimes, they are awesome, in terrible rage. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂੰ ਸਰਬ ਕੀ ਹੋਤ ਰਵਾਲ ॥ kabahoon sarab kee hot ravaal | Sometimes, they are the dust of the feet of all. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਹੋਇ ਬਹੈ ਬਡ ਰਾਜਾ ॥ kabahoo hoe bahai badd raajaa | Sometimes, they sit as great kings. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੁ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ਨੀਚ ਕਾ ਸਾਜਾ ॥ kabahu bhekhaaree neech kaa saajaa | Sometimes, they wear the coat of a lowly beggar. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਅਪਕੀਰਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਆਵੈ ॥ kabahoo apakeerat meh aavai | Sometimes, they come to have evil reputations. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਭਲਾ ਭਲਾ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥ kabahoo bhalaa bhalaa kahaavai | Sometimes, they are known as very, very good. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਿਵ ਹੀ ਰਹੈ ॥ jiau prabh raakhai tiv hee rahai | As God keeps them, so they remain. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਕਹੈ ॥੬॥ gur prasaad naanak sach kahai |6| By Guru’s Grace, O Nanak, the Truth is told. ||6|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਹੋਇ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਕਰੇ ਬਖੵਾਨੁ ॥ kabahoo hoe panddit kare bakhayaan | Sometimes, as scholars, they deliver lectures. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਮੋਨਿਧਾਰੀ ਲਾਵੈ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥ kabahoo monidhaaree laavai dhiaan | Sometimes, they hold to silence in deep meditation. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਤਟ ਤੀਰਥ ਇਸਨਾਨ ॥ kabahoo tatt teerath isanaan | Sometimes, they take cleansing baths at places of pilgrimage. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨ ॥ kabahoo sidh saadhik mukh giaan | Sometimes, as Siddhas or seekers, they impart spiritual wisdom. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਬਹੂ ਕੀਟ ਹਸਤਿ ਪਤੰਗ ਹੋਇ ਜੀਆ ॥ kabahoo keett hasat patang hoe jeea | Sometimes, they becomes worms, elephants, or moths. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਅਨਿਕ ਜੋਨਿ ਭਰਮੈ ਭਰਮੀਆ ॥ anik jon bharamai bharameea | They may wander and roam through countless incarnations. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji