Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Ang 644

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

The hukamnama today is by Guru Amardasji, in Raag Ramkali, on Ang 644 of the Siri Guru Granth Sahibji.

sloku m Ú 3 ] (644-14)
salok mehlaa 3. (644-14)
Salok, Third Mehla: (644-14)

siqgur kI syvw sPlu hY jy ko kry icqu lwie ]
satgur kee sayvaa safal hai jay ko karay chit laa-ay.
Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding, if one performs it with his mind focused on it.

min icMidAw Plu pwvxw haumY ivchu jwie ]
man chindi-aa fal paavnaa ha-umai vichahu jaa-ay.
The fruits of the mind’s desires are obtained, and egotism departs from within.

bMDn qoVY mukiq hoie scy rhY smwie ]
banDhan torhai mukat ho-ay sachay rahai samaa-ay.
His bonds are broken, and he is liberated; he remains absorbed in the True Lord.

iesu jg mih nwmu AlBu hY gurmuiK vsY min Awie ]
is jag meh naam alabh hai Gurmukh vasai man aa-ay.
It is so difficult to obtain the Naam in this world; it comes to dwell in the mind of the Guru-oriented.

nwnk jo guru syvih Awpxw hau iqn bilhwrY jwau ]1]
naanak jo gur sayveh aapnaa ha-o tin balihaarai jaa-o. ||1||
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to one who serves his True Guru. ||1||

m Ú 3 ]
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehla:

mnmuK mMnu Aijqu hY dUjY lgY jwie ]
manmukh man ajit hai doojai lagai jaa-ay.
The mind of the ego-oriented is so very stubborn; it is stuck in the love of materialism.

iqs no suKu supnY nhI duKy duiK ivhwie ]
tis no sukh supnai nahee dukhay dukh vihaa-ay.
He does not find peace, even in dreams; he passes his life in misery and suffering.

Gir Gir piV piV pMifq Qky isD smwiD lgwie ]
ghar ghar parh parh pandit thakay siDh samaaDh lagaa-ay.
The Pandits have grown weary of going door to door, reading and reciting their scriptures; the Siddhas have gone into their trances of Samaadhi.

iehu mnu vis n AwveI Qky krm kmwie ]
ih man vas na aavee thakay karam kamaa-ay.
This mind cannot be controlled; they are tired of performing religious rituals.

ByKDwrI ByK kir Qky AiTsiT qIrQ nwie ]
bhaykh-Dhaaree bhaykh kar thakay athisath tirath naa-ay.
The impersonators have grown weary of wearing false costumes, and bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines.

mn kI swr n jwxnI haumY Brim Bulwie ]
man kee saar na jaannee ha-umai bharam bhulaa-ay.
They do not know the state of their own minds; they are deluded by doubt and egotism.

gur prswdI Bau pieAw vfBwig visAw min Awie ]
gur parsaadee bha-o pa-i-aa vadbhaag vasi-aa man aa-ay.
By Guru’s Grace, the Fear of God is obtained; by great good fortune, the Lord comes to abide in the mind.

BY pieAY mnu vis hoAw haumY sbid jlwie ]
bhai pa-i-ai man vas ho-aa ha-umai sabad jalaa-ay.
When the Fear of God comes, the mind is restrained, and through the Shabad, the Guru’s Word, the ego is burnt away.

sic rqy sy inrmly joqI joiq imlwie ]
sach ratay say nirmalay jotee jot milaa-ay.
Those who are imbued with Truth are immaculate; their light merges in the Light.

siqguir imilAY nwau pwieAw nwnk suiK smwie ]2]
satgur mili-ai naa-o paa-i-aa naanak sukh samaa-ay. ||2||
Meeting the True Guru, one obtains the Name; O Nanak, he is absorbed in peace. ||2||

pauVI ]
pa-orhee.
Pauree:

eyh BUpiq rwxy rMg idn cwir suhwvxw ]
ayh bhoopat raanay rang din chaar suhaavanaa.
The pleasures of kings and emperors are pleasing, but they last for only a few days.

eyhu mwieAw rMgu ksuMB iKn mih lih jwvxw ]
ayhu maa-i-aa rang kasumbh khin meh leh jaavnaa.
These pleasures of Maya are like the color of the safflower, which wears off in a moment.

clidAw nwil n clY isir pwp lY jwvxw ]
chaldi-aa naal na chalai sir paap lai jaavnaa.
They do not go with him when he departs; instead, he carries the load of sins upon his head.

jW pkiV clwieAw kwil qW Krw frwvxw ]
jaaN pakarh chalaa-i-aa kaal taaN kharaa daraavanaa.
When death seizes him, and marches him away, then he looks absolutely hideous.

Eh vylw hiQ n AwvY iPir pCuqwvxw ]6]
oh vaylaa hath na aavai fir pachhutaavnaa. ||6||
That lost opportunity will not come into his hands again, and in the end, he regrets and repents. ||6||

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