Ang 1411
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1411
Section: Bhatts
ਕੀਚੜਿ ਹਾਥੁ ਨ ਬੂਡਈ ਏਕਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ ॥ keecharr haath na booddee ekaa nadar nihaal | One who sees the One and Only Lord with his eyes - his hands shall not get muddy and dirty. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਰਵਰੁ ਸਚੀ ਪਾਲਿ ॥੮॥ naanak guramukh ubare gur saravar sachee paal |8| O Nanak, the Gurmukhs are saved; the Guru has surrounded the ocean with the embankment of Truth. ||8|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਗਨਿ ਮਰੈ ਜਲੁ ਲੋੜਿ ਲਹੁ ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਰ ਨਿਧਿ ਜਲੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ agan marai jal lorr lahu vin gur nidh jal naeh | If you wish to put out the fire, then look for water; without the Guru, the ocean of water is not found. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰੈ ਭਰਮਾਈਐ ਜੇ ਲਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥ janam marai bharamaaeeai je lakh karam kamaeh | You shall continue to wander lost in reincarnation through birth and death, even if you do thousands of other deeds. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਮੁ ਜਾਗਾਤਿ ਨ ਲਗਈ ਜੇ ਚਲੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਇ ॥ jam jaagaat na lagee je chalai satigur bhaae | But you shall not be taxed by the Messenger of Death, if you walk in harmony with the Will of the True Guru. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਅਮਰ ਪਦੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲੈ ਮੇਲਾਇ ॥੯॥ naanak niramal amar pad gur har melai melaae |9| O Nanak, the immaculate, immortal status is obtained, and the Guru will unite you in the Lord’s Union. ||9|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਲਰ ਕੇਰੀ ਛਪੜੀ ਕਊਆ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਇ ॥ kalar keree chhaparree kaooaa mal mal naae | The crow rubs and washes itself in the mud puddle. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਅਵਗੁਣੀ ਚਿੰਜੁ ਭਰੀ ਗੰਧੀ ਆਇ ॥ man tan mailaa avagunee chinj bharee gandhee aae | Its mind and body are polluted with its own mistakes and demerits, and its beak is filled with dirt. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਰਵਰੁ ਹੰਸਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਕਾਗ ਕੁਪੰਖੀ ਸੰਗਿ ॥ saravar hans na jaaniaa kaag kupankhee sang | The swan in the pool associated with the crow, not knowing that it was evil. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਕਤ ਸਿਉ ਐਸੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਹੈ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਰੰਗਿ ॥ saakat siau aisee preet hai boojhahu giaanee rang | Such is the love of the faithless cynic; understand this, O spiritually wise ones, through love and devotion. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਉ ॥ sant sabhaa jaikaar kar guramukh karam kamaau | So proclaim the victory of the Society of the Saints, and act as Gurmukh. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨੑਾਵਣੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਦਰੀਆਉ ॥੧੦॥ niramal naavan naanakaa gur teerath dareeaau |10| Immaculate and pure is that cleansing bath, O Nanak, at the sacred shrine of the Guru’s river. ||10|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਨਮੇ ਕਾ ਫਲੁ ਕਿਆ ਗਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਭਾਉ ॥ janame kaa fal kiaa ganee jaan har bhagat na bhaau | What should I account as the rewards of this human life, if one does not feel love and devotion to the Lord? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੈਧਾ ਖਾਧਾ ਬਾਦਿ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਮਨਿ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ॥ paidhaa khaadhaa baad hai jaan man doojaa bhaau | Wearing clothes and eating food is useless, if the mind is filled with the love of duality. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਵੇਖਣੁ ਸੁਨਣਾ ਝੂਠੁ ਹੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਝੂਠਾ ਆਲਾਉ ॥ vekhan sunanaa jhootth hai mukh jhootthaa aalaau | Seeing and hearing is false, if one speaks lies. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਤੂ ਹੋਰੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥੧੧॥ naanak naam salaeh too hor haumai aavau jaau |11| O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord; everything else is coming and going in egotism. ||11|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹੈਨਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਘਣੇ ਫੈਲ ਫਕੜੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥੧੨॥ hain virale naahee ghane fail fakarr sansaar |12| The Saints are few and far between; everything else in the world is just a pompous show. ||12|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਲਗੀ ਤੁਰਿ ਮਰੈ ਜੀਵਣ ਨਾਹੀ ਤਾਣੁ ॥ naanak lagee tur marai jeevan naahee taan | O Nanak, one who is struck by the Lord dies instantaneously; the power to live is lost. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਚੋਟੈ ਸੇਤੀ ਜੋ ਮਰੈ ਲਗੀ ਸਾ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ chottai setee jo marai lagee saa paravaan | If someone dies by such a stroke, then he is accepted. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਲਾਏ ਤਿਸੁ ਲਗੈ ਲਗੀ ਤਾ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ jis no laae tis lagai lagee taa paravaan | He alone is struck, who is struck by the Lord; after such a stroke, he is approved. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪਿਰਮ ਪੈਕਾਮੁ ਨ ਨਿਕਲੈ ਲਾਇਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਸੁਜਾਣਿ ॥੧੩॥ piram paikaam na nikalai laaeaa tin sujaan |13| The arrow of love, shot by the All-knowing Lord, cannot be pulled out. ||13|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭਾਂਡਾ ਧੋਵੈ ਕਉਣੁ ਜਿ ਕਚਾ ਸਾਜਿਆ ॥ bhaanddaa dhovai kaun ji kachaa saajiaa | Who can wash the unbaked clay pot? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਧਾਤੂ ਪੰਜਿ ਰਲਾਇ ਕੂੜਾ ਪਾਜਿਆ ॥ dhaatoo panj ralaae koorraa paajiaa | Joining the five elements together, the Lord made a false cover. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭਾਂਡਾ ਆਣਗੁ ਰਾਸਿ ਜਾਂ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵਸੀ ॥ bhaanddaa aanag raas jaan tis bhaavasee | When it pleases Him, He makes it right. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪਰਮ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਾਗਾਇ ਵਾਜਾ ਵਾਵਸੀ ॥੧੪॥ param jot jaagaae vaajaa vaavasee |14| The supreme light shines forth, and the celestial song vibrates and resounds. ||14|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨਹੁ ਜਿ ਅੰਧੇ ਘੂਪ ਕਹਿਆ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ॥ manahu ji andhe ghoop kahiaa birad na jaananee | Those who are totally blind in their minds, do not have the integrity to keep their word. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਊਂਧੈ ਕਵਲ ਦਿਸਨਿ ਖਰੇ ਕਰੂਪ ॥ man andhai aoondhai kaval disan khare karoop | With their blind minds, and their upside-down heart-lotus, they look totally ugly. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਕਿ ਕਹਿ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਬੁਝਨਿ ਤੇ ਨਰ ਸੁਘੜ ਸਰੂਪ ॥ eik keh jaanan kahiaa bujhan te nar sugharr saroop | Some know how to speak and understand what they are told. Those people are wise and good-looking. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਕਨਾ ਨਾਦੁ ਨ ਬੇਦੁ ਨ ਗੀਅ ਰਸੁ ਰਸੁ ਕਸੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੰਤਿ ॥ eikanaa naad na bed na geea ras ras kas na jaanant | Some do not know the Sound-current of the Naad, spiritual wisdom or the joy of song. They do not even understand good and bad. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਕਨਾ ਸਿਧਿ ਨ ਬੁਧਿ ਨ ਅਕਲਿ ਸਰ ਅਖਰ ਕਾ ਭੇਉ ਨ ਲਹੰਤਿ ॥ eikanaa sidh na budh na akal sar akhar kaa bheo na lahant | Some have no idea of perfection, wisdom or understanding; they know nothing about the mystery of the Word. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਨਰ ਅਸਲਿ ਖਰ ਜਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਣ ਗਰਬੁ ਕਰੰਤ ॥੧੫॥ naanak te nar asal khar ji bin gun garab karant |15| O Nanak, those people are really donkeys; they have no virtue or merit, but still, they are very proud. ||15|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣੁ ਜੋ ਬਿੰਦੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ॥ so brahaman jo bindai braham | He alone is a Brahmin, who knows God. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਕਰਮੁ ॥ jap tap sanjam kamaavai karam | He chants and meditates, and practices austerity and good deeds. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੀਲ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਕਾ ਰਖੈ ਧਰਮੁ ॥ seel santokh kaa rakhai dharam | He keeps to the Dharma, with faith, humility and contentment. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋੜੈ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੁਕਤੁ ॥ bandhan torrai hovai mukat | Breaking his bonds, he is liberated. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋਈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣੁ ਪੂਜਣ ਜੁਗਤੁ ॥੧੬॥ soee brahaman poojan jugat |16| Such a Brahmin is worthy of being worshipped. ||16|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਸੋ ਜੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਕਾ ਸੂਰੁ ॥ khatree so ju karamaa kaa soor | He alone is a Kh’shaatriyaa, who is a hero in good deeds. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਕਾ ਕਰੈ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥ pun daan kaa karai sareer | He uses his body to give in charity; - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖੇਤੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਬੀਜੈ ਦਾਨੁ ॥ khet pachhaanai beejai daan | he understands his farm, and plants the seeds of generosity. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਖਤ੍ਰੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ so khatree daragah paravaan | Such a Kh’shaatriyaa is accepted in the Court of the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਲਬੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਜੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥ lab lobh je koorr kamaavai | Whoever practices greed, possessiveness and falsehood, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਪਣਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧੭॥ apanaa keetaa aape paavai |17| shall receive the fruits of his own labors. ||17|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਨੁ ਨ ਤਪਾਇ ਤਨੂਰ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਲਣੁ ਹਡ ਨ ਬਾਲਿ ॥ tan na tapaae tanoor jiau baalan hadd na baal | Do not heat your body like a furnace, or burn your bones like firewood. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਿਰਿ ਪੈਰੀ ਕਿਆ ਫੇੜਿਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਿਰੀ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੧੮॥ sir pairee kiaa ferriaa andar piree samaal |18| What have your head and feet done wrong? See your Husband Lord within yourself. ||18|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji