Ang 1344
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1344
Section: Ragas
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥ prabhaatee mahalaa 1 dakhanee | Prabhaatee, First Mehl, Dakhnee: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੋਤਮੁ ਤਪਾ ਅਹਿਲਿਆ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ॥ gotam tapaa ahiliaa isatree tis dekh indru lubhaaeaa | Ahalyaa was the wife of Gautam the seer. Seeing her, Indra was enticed. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਹਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਚਿਹਨ ਭਗ ਹੂਏ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ sehas sareer chihan bhag hooe taa man pachhotaaeaa |1| When he received a thousand marks of disgrace on his body, then he felt regret in his mind. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੈ ਭਾਈ ॥ koee jaan na bhoolai bhaaee | O Siblings of Destiny, no one knowingly makes mistakes. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਭੂਲੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੈ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ so bhoolai jis aap bhulaae boojhai jisai bujhaaee |1| rahaau | He alone is mistaken, whom the Lord Himself makes so. He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰੀ ਚੰਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੈ ਕਾਗਦਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥ tin haree chand prithamee pat raajai kaagad keem na paaee | Harichand, the king and ruler of his land, did not appreciate the value of his pre-ordained destiny. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਉਗਣੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਤ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਿਉ ਨੇਖਾਸਿ ਬਿਕਾਈ ॥੨॥ aaugan jaanai ta pun kare kiau kiau nekhaas bikaaee |2| If he had known that it was a mistake, he would not have made such a show of giving in charity, and he would not have been sold in the market. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਰਉ ਅਢਾਈ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਰੂਪਿ ਬਹਾਨੈ ॥ krau adtaaee dharatee maangee baavan roop bahaanai | The Lord took the form of a dwarf, and asked for some land. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਿਉ ਪਇਆਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਉ ਛਲੀਐ ਜੇ ਬਲਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥ kiau peaal jaae kiau chhaleeai je bal roop pachhaanai |3| If Bal the king has recognized Him, he would not have been deceived, and sent to the underworld. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਜਾ ਜਨਮੇਜਾ ਦੇ ਮਤਂੀ ਬਰਜਿ ਬਿਆਸਿ ਪੜੑਾਇਆ ॥ raajaa janamejaa de matanee baraj biaas parraaeaa | Vyaas taught and warned the king Janmayjaa not to do three things. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਿਨਿੑ ਕਰਿ ਜਗ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਘਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥ tina kar jag atthaarah ghaae kirat na chalai chalaaeaa |4| But he performed the sacred feast and killed eighteen Brahmins; the record of one’s past deeds cannot be erased. ||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗਣਤ ਨ ਗਣਂੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ਬੋਲੀ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥ ganat na gananee hukam pachhaanaa bolee bhaae subhaaee | I do not try to calculate the account; I accept the Hukam of God’s Command. I speak with intuitive love and respect. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਤੁਧੈ ਸਲਾਹਂੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੫॥ jo kichh varatai tudhai salaahanee sabh teree vaddiaaee |5| No matter what happens, I will praise the Lord. It is all Your Glorious Greatness, O Lord. ||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਲੇਪੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥ guramukh alipat lep kade na laagai sadaa rahai saranaaee | The Gurmukh remains detached; filth never attaches itself to him. He remains forever in God’s Sanctuary. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਆਗੈ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥੬॥ manamukh mugadh aagai chetai naahee dukh laagai pachhutaaee |6| The foolish self-willed manmukh does not think of the future; he is overtaken by pain, and then he regrets. ||6|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਚੀਐ ॥ aape kare karaae karataa jin eeh rachanaa racheeai | The Creator who created this creation acts, and causes all to act. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹਰਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਅਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੇ ਪੈ ਪਚੀਐ ॥੭॥ har abhimaan na jaaee jeeahu abhimaane pai pacheeai |7| O Lord, egotistical pride does not depart from the soul. Falling into egotistical pride, one is ruined. ||7|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭੁਲਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੈ ॥ bhulan vich keea sabh koee karataa aap na bhulai | Everyone makes mistakes; only the Creator does not make mistakes. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਘੁਲੈ ॥੮॥੪॥ naanak sach naam nisataaraa ko gur parasaad aghulai |8|4| O Nanak, salvation comes through the True Name. By Guru’s Grace, one is released. ||8||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ prabhaatee mahalaa 1 | Prabhaatee, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਖਣਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥ aakhanaa sunanaa naam adhaar | To chant and listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my Support. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਧੰਧਾ ਛੁਟਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ॥ dhandhaa chhuttak geaa vekaar | Worthless entanglements are ended and gone. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥ jiau manamukh doojai pat khoee | The self-willed manmukh, caught in duality, loses his honor. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥ bin naavai mai avar na koee |1| Except for the Name, I have no other at all. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਵਾਰ ॥ sun man andhe moorakh gavaar | Listen, O blind, foolish, idiotic mind. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਲਾਜ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੈ ਬਾਰੋ ਬਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ aavat jaat laaj nahee laagai bin gur booddai baaro baar |1| rahaau | Aren’t you ashamed of your comings and goings in reincarnation? Without the Guru, you shall drown, over and over again. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥ eis man maaeaa mohi binaas | This mind is ruined by its attachment to Maya. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਸੁ ॥ dhur hukam likhiaa taan kaheeai kaas | The Command of the Primal Lord is pre-ordained. Before whom should I cry? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਚੀਨੑੈ ਕੋਈ ॥ guramukh viralaa cheenai koee | Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥ naam bihoonaa mukat na hoee |2| Without the Naam, no one is liberated. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਡੋਲੈ ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ॥ bhram bhram ddolai lakh chauraasee | People wander lost, staggering and stumbling through 8.4 million incarnations. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਝੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥ bin gur boojhe jam kee faasee | Without knowing the Guru, they cannot escape the noose of Death. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਊਭਿ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥ eihu manooaa khin khin aoobh peaal | This mind, from one moment to the next, goes from the heavens to the underworld. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਛੂਟੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੩॥ guramukh chhoottai naam samaal |3| The Gurmukh contemplates the Naam, and is released. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪੇ ਸਦੇ ਢਿਲ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ aape sade dtil na hoe | When God sends His Summons, there is no time to delay. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਜੀਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥ sabad marai sahilaa jeevai soe | When one dies in the Word of the Shabad, he lives in peace. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ bin gur sojhee kisai na hoe | Without the Guru, no one understands. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੈ ਕਰਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥ aape karai karaavai soe |4| The Lord Himself acts, and inspires all to act. ||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥ jhagarr chukaavai har gun gaavai | Inner conflict comes to an end, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥ pooraa satigur sehaj samaavai | Through the Perfect True Guru, one is intuitively absorbed into the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਡੋਲਤ ਤਉ ਠਹਰਾਵੈ ॥ eihu man ddolat tau tthaharaavai | This wobbling, unsteady mind is stabilized, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੫॥ sach karanee kar kaar kamaavai |5| and one lives the lifestyle of true actions. ||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੂਠਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਇ ॥ antar jootthaa kiau such hoe | If someone is false within his own self, then how can he be pure? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਬਦੀ ਧੋਵੈ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਇ ॥ sabadee dhovai viralaa koe | How rare are those who wash with the Shabad. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥ guramukh koee sach kamaavai | How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, live the Truth. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥੬॥ aavan jaanaa tthaak rahaavai |6| Their comings and goings in reincarnation are over and done. ||6|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji