English translation of the daily Hukamnama.
(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang: 687)

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DnwsrI mhlw 1 CMq
Dhanaasree mehlaa 1 chhant
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Chhant:

siqgur pRswid ]
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

qIriQ nwvx jwau qIrQu nwmu hY ]
tirath naavan jaa-o tirath naam hai.
Why should I bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage? The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. 

 qIrQu sbd bIcwru AMqir igAwnu hY ]
tirath sabad beechaar antar gi-aan hai.
My sacred shrine of pilgrimage is spiritual wisdom within, and contemplation on the Word of the Shabad.

 gur igAwnu swcw Qwnu qIrQu ds purb sdw dswhrw ]
gur gi-aan saachaa thaan tirath das purab sadaa dasaahraa.
The spiritual wisdom given by the Guru is the True sacred shrine of pilgrimage, where the ten festivals are always observed. 

hau nwmu hir kw sdw jwcau dyhu pRB DrxIDrw ]
ha-o naam har kaa sadaa jaacha-o dayh parabh DharneeDharaa.
I constantly beg for the Name of the Lord; grant it to me, O God, Sustainer of the world. 

sMswru rogI nwmu dwrU mYlu lwgY sc ibnw ]
sansaar rogee naam daaroo mail laagai sach binaa.
The world is sick, and the Naam is the medicine to cure it; without the True Lord, filth sticks to it. 

gur vwku inrmlu sdw cwnxu inq swcu qIrQu mjnw ]1]
gur vaak nirmal sadaa chaanan nit saach tirath majnaa. ||1||
The Guru’s Word is immaculate and pure; it radiates a steady Light. Constantly bathe in such a true shrine of pilgrimage. ||1||
 

swic n lwgY mYlu ikAw mlu DoeIAY ]
saach na laagai mail ki-aa mal Dho-ee-ai.
Filth does not stick to the true ones; what filth do they have to wash off? 

guxih hwru proie iks kau roeIAY ]
guneh haar paro-ay kis ka-o ro-ee-ai.
If one strings a garland of virtues for oneself, what is there to cry for?

 vIcwir mwrY qrY qwrY aulit join n Awvey ]
veechaar maarai tarai taarai ulat jon na aav-ay.
One who conquers his own self through contemplation is saved, and saves others as well; he does not come to be born again.

 Awip pwrsu prm iDAwnI swcu swcy Bwvey ]
aap paaras param Dhi-aanee saach saachay bhaav-ay.
The supreme meditator is Himself the philosopher’s stone, which transforms lead into gold. The true man is pleasing to the True Lord. 

AwnMdu Anidnu hrKu swcw dUK iklivK prhry ]
aanand an-din harakh saachaa dookh kilvikh parharay.
He is in ecstasy, truly happy, night and day; his sorrows and sins are taken away.

 scu nwmu pwieAw guir idKwieAw mYlu nwhI sc mny ]2]
sach naam paa-i-aa gur dikhaa-i-aa mail naahee sach manay. ||2||
He finds the True Name, and beholds the Guru; with the True Name in his mind, no filth sticks to him. ||2||

 sMgiq mIq imlwpu pUrw nwvxo ]
sangat meet milaap pooraa naavno.
O friend, association with the Holy is the perfect cleansing bath. 

gwvY gwvxhwru sbid suhwvxo ]
gaavai gaavanhaar sabad suhaavano.
The singer who sings the Lord’s Praises is adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

 swlwih swcy mMin siqguru puMn dwn dieAw mqy ]
saalaahi saachay man satgur punn daan da-i-aa matay.
Worship the True Lord, and believe in the True Guru; this brings the merit of making donations to charity, kindness and compassion.

 ipr sMig BwvY shij nwvY byxI q sMgmu sq sqy ]
pir sang bhaavai sahj naavai baynee ta sangam sat satay.
The soul-bride who loves to be with her Husband Lord bathes at the Triveni, the sacred place where the Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswaati Rivers converge, the Truest of the True.

 AwrwiD eykMkwru swcw inq dyie cVY svwieAw ]
aaraaDh aykankaar saachaa nit day-ay charhai savaa-i-aa.
Worship and adore the One Creator, the True Lord, who constantly gives, whose gifts continually increase. 

giq sMig mIqw sMqsMgiq kir ndir myil imlwieAw ]3]
gat sang meetaa santsangat kar nadar mayl milaa-i-aa. ||3||
Salvation is attained by associating with the Society of the Saints, O friend; granting His Grace, God unites us in His Union. ||3||

 khxu khY sBu koie kyvfu AwKIAY ]
kahan kahai sabh ko-ay kayvad aakhee-ai.
Everyone speaks and talks; how great should I say He is?

 hau mUrKu nIcu Ajwxu smJw swKIAY ]
ha-o moorakh neech ajaan samjhaa saakhee-ai.
I am foolish, lowly and ignorant; it is only through the Guru’s Teachings that I understand.

 scu gur kI swKI AMimRq BwKI iqqu mnu mwinAw myrw ]
sach gur kee saakhee amrit bhaakhee tit man maani-aa mayraa.
True are the Teachings of the Guru. His Words are Ambrosial Nectar; my mind is pleased and appeased by them.

 kUcu krih Awvih ibKu lwdy sbid scY guru myrw ]
kooch karahi aavahi bikh laaday sabad sachai gur mayraa.
Loaded down with corruption and sin, people depart, and then come back again; the True Shabad is found through my Guru.

 AwKix qoit n Bgiq BMfwrI Birpuir rihAw soeI ]
aakhan tot na bhagat bhandaaree bharipur rahi-aa so-ee.
There is no end to the treasure of devotion; the Lord is pervading everywhere. 

nwnk swcu khY bynMqI mnu mWjY scu soeI ]4]1]
naanak saach kahai baynantee m
Nanak utters this true prayer; one who purifies his mind is True. ||4||1|

Today’s hukamnamma is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji and is in Raag Dhanaasree. Dhanaasree Raag being a raag of total carefreeness, losing all worries, being in "achint", relaxing, relaxing into our natural state of harmony and peace.

Ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad
There is One Universal Creative Being. Who is forever true sat, and is found in gurparsaad through the Guru’s grace.

Tirath naavan jaa-o tirath naam hai
Tirath means pilgrimage. Jaa-o means to go to and naavan means to bathe at. Sikhs once asked Guru Nanak, "What holy place should we bathe at? What’s the pilgrimage for us?" The idea at that time was to travel to a holy place, and have a bath at that holy place so that your sins could be washed away. Guru Nanak said, tirath naam hai. The true pilgrimage, the true holy shrine, is the name of the lord. Hai means is and naam means the name of the Lord. 

Tirath sabad beechaar antar gi-aan hai
The holy pilgrimage is the sabad. Beechaar. Beechaar means the wisdom of, the enjoyment of. Sabad means the word, the naam. The true pilgrimage is the sabad enjoying, becoming one with the sabad. Antar gi-aan hai. As you bathe in the naam, as you wash away your sins with the name of God… Inside you antar the wisdom inside you awakens. (Gian means spiritual wisdom.)

Gur gi-aan saachaa thaan tirath das purab sadaa dasaahraa
The Guru’s sacred wisdom is true. Thaan tirath means the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. Das purab means ten festivals. Das means ten and purab mean festivals. Ten festivals are celebrated. Dasaahraa means celebrated, at all times sada. The spiritual knowledge of the Guru is the true holy shrine of pilgrimage, and when you enshrine that in your soul, and in your heart, then according to Hindu mythology, there are ten festivals  to observe, to go and bathe at.  But Guruji says that on those pilgrimages, you only go on the days of the ten festivals, but inside you when you have that spiritual wisdom, the ten festivals are always being celebrated inside you.

There is also another meaning in the last word of this line. Das means ten. Now on us there are ten indrees, basically ten senses, we have ten senses according to gurbani. Hraa means to win. Guruji is saying you can win over those ten senses, that take you into maya. You can internalize those ten senses and use them to find God.

Ha-o naam har kaa sadaa jaacha-o dayh parabh DharneeDharaa
Hao-I. Naam means the name of the Lord.  Harmeans God and kaa"means of. Sadaa means always. Jaacha-o means I beg for. Dayh please give to me. Parabh Oh Lord. DharneeDharaa one who protects, the one who sustains. Oh God, who sustains the world, please give me the naam, which I beg for constantly.

Sansaar rogee naam daaroo mail laagai sach binaa
Sansaar means the world. Rogee means is sick, ill, diseased. Naam the name of God, is the medicine daaro". Mail is filth. Laagai means sticks to, accumulates. Sach bina Without the truth.  Without the truth the world is being engrossed in even more filth. We can’t see what is true, we only see what is false. That’s why we’re sick and the only way to cure this and bring truth in us is to take the medicine of Satnam and bring God within us.

Gur vaak nirmal sadaa chaanan nit saach tirath majnaa. ||1||
Vaak means word. Gur means Guru. The word of the Guru, nirmal, is pure. adaa chaanan. Chanan means to radiate light. Nit saach tirath majnaa The words of the Guru always radiate light. In these words of pure light of the Guru nit saach, everyday always bathe majnaa"means to bathe in saach tirath, the true pilgrimage. The words of the Guru bring light to you, constantly repeat these words, for they’ll make your soul immaculate.

Saach na laagai mail ki-aa mal Dho-ee-ai
Saach means the truth. Na laagai. Does not get attached to. Mail means filth. Filth does not get attached to the truth. Ki-aa mal dho-ee-ai. Ki-aa"means what mal means filth. Dho-ee-ai means do they have to wash off. The ones who attach to the name of the Lord, their whole lives become truth, and because of that, filth can not attach to them. Filth can not stick to the one who is in tune with Satnam, the true one.

Guneh haar paro-ay kis ka-o ro-ee-ai
Guneh means virtue haar means a garland, paro-ay means to wear. Kis ka-o ro-ee-ai." Kis means for who or what should we cry. There’s no reason to cry or regret anything once we tune ourselves to the true one. Because once we attain ourselves to the true one, we take that garland of virtues and put it around our neck.

Veechaar maarai tarai taarai ulat jon na aav-ay
Our own thought. Veechaar maarai The one who conquers, kills his own thoughts and listen to the Gurus thoughts, tarai he not only saves himself, taarai but he saved others. Ulat jon means to be born, to come back again,na aav-ay does not come back again. The person who conquers himself, Man jeetai jag jeet  One who wins over his mind, wins over the world. He does not have to come back to this earth.

Aap paaras param Dhi-aanee saach saachay bhaav-ay
Aap paaras He becomes the aap paaras the philosopher’s stone. The philosopher’s stone which can transform leads into gold. The person in touch with the truth, he can transform people around him into gold. He can bring them into that light as well. Param dhi-aanee means the highest meditator. That person reaches the true level of med who conquers his own self. Saach saachay bhaav-ay  This true person saachay bhaav-ay. Bhaav-ay means pleasing to. This person truly pleases the Lord.

Aanand an-din harakh saachaa dookh kilvikh parharay
Aanand means celestial ecstasy. An –din means night and day. That person is night and day in celestial ecstasy. They find the true harmony within themselves, the true happiness. Dookh means pain. Kilvikh means sins. Parharay means taken away. That person is in true ecstasy day and night, and all their pains and sins are taken away.

Sach naam paa-i-aa gur dikhaa-i-aa mail naahee sach manay

Sach the true name. That person has found the true name. Why? How did they find the true name? Because the Guru showed them. Dikhaa-i-aa means to show. Mail naahee sach manay. Mail naahee. Mail means filth naahee means there is no, sach manay. When the mind is attuned to the truth, the sach.

Sangat meet milaap pooraa naavno
Sangat means the holy congregation. Meet oh friend milaap means to meet with them. Oh my friend meet with the holy congregation. Pooraa means the totally perfect. Naavno means bathe.  If you want to bathe in the total cleaning bath that cleans you inside and out,  then meet with the holy sangat, those who sing the praises of the Guru.

Gaavai gaavanhaar sabad suhaavan
Gaavai to sing. Gaavanhaar means the singer. The singer who sings the praises of the holy lord suhaavano means to be decorate with. Sabad means the shabad, the word. That person who sings the praises of the God, is adorned, is decorated with the shabad inside them.

Saalaahi saachay man satgur punn daan da-i-aa matay
Saalaahi means to sing the praises of Saachay means of the true Lord. Sing the praises of the true Lord, worship the true one. Man satgur  Believe everything that the Guru says. That’s the only way on this path, if we believe everything that the Guru says. Punn daan da-i-aa matay This is the true way. This is the greatest. Punn daan means gifts to charity, or good deeds. And the greatest act of compassion…da-i-aa means compassion.

Pir sang bhaavai sahj naavai baynee ta sangam sat satay
Pir means the husband Lord, sang means with, to have love with,bhaavai"means the one who is in love with. The one who is in love with the husband Lord, that person bathes in sehaj. Sehaj means celestial harmony, divine harmony, that soul bride who love her Husband Lord bathes in celestial harmony. Baynee ta sangam sat satay According to Hindu mythology, you get much out of bathing at a place where the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers converge. That’s called a tribaynee, that place, where they all come together, all three rivers. But Guru ji is saying that tribaynee is within you, and why are you bathing at external tribaynees when the true tribaynee is internal. Baynee ta sangam sat satay if you want to bathe at the true tribaynee then go inside yourself, and you will find inside yourself where those three places converge.

AraaDh aykankaar saachaa nit day-ay charhai savaa-i-aa
Araadh means to worship, worship and adore. Aykankaar the one who is Ik Ong Kar, the One Creative Being. Saachaa who is true. Nit day-ay charhai savaa-i-aa He’s constantly giving to us. Nit means constantly, day-ay means giving. Charhai savaa-i-aa means his gifts do not deplete. We give a gift to someone, and after twenty years that gift breaks, and we have to throw it away. But when God gives gifts, they are constantly flourishing. Constantly flourishing.

Gat sang meetaa santsangat kar nadar mayl milaa-i-aa
Gat Salvation, liberation of the soul, how is it achieved? Sang meetaa santsangat. Sang means to associate with. Oh my friend, if you want to be librated, associate with the society of the saints. Sangat means society and sant means saint. Kar nadar God will bestow his grace upon us, mayl milaa-i-aa and bless us with union into himself.

Kahan kahai sabh ko-ay kayvad aakhee-ai
Kahan kahai.Many people talk. Kahan means to speak and to talk. Sabh means all. "Ko-ay" means one. Everyone talks and speaks. Kayvad aakhee-ai. Kayvad means how great you are, aakhee-ai means to say.  But no one can say how great your are, Oh God! For you are beyond us mere mortals.

Ha-o moorakh neech ajaan samjhaa saakhee-ai
Ha-o-I am, moorakh foolish. Neech lowly. Ajaan means ignorant. Why I am I foolish? Because I don’t follow what the Guru says. Why am I lowly? Because I have fallen from the path of truth that the Guru has given me. Why am I ignorant?  Because I sit in the ignorance of my own mind and do not listen to and do not become one with what the Guru has said. Oh Guru, the only way I can understand samjhaa is through your teachings. saakhee-ai  Sakhee means teachings of the Guru.

Sach gur kee saakhee amrit bhaakhee tit man maani-aa mayraa
Sach means true. Gur means guru. Saakhee means teachings. The teachings of the Guru are amrit bhaakhee. Amrit means immortal nectar. Bhaakhee"means whatever the Guru says. The Guru’s teachings, what the Guru says, is like amrit. Somedays when we’re reading gurbani, we get this understanding, the bani seems so beautiful to us. This gurbani is amrit, it’s a constant shower of immortal nectar. Tit man maani-aa mayraa. Man maani-aa mayraa means my mind is pleased, and understands through this, the Guru’s teachings. 

Kooch karahi aavahi bikh laaday sabad sachai gur mayraa
Kooch karahi People leave this world, aavahi come onto this world bikh laaday. Bikh means poison. Laaday means loaded. People come one to this earth and they leave loaded with poison. What’s the poison? Haumai, ego, kam, lust, desire, krodh anger, ahankar. That’s the only reason why people come back into this world, and then they leave. Because of haumai. Guru Nanak says in Asa Di Vaar Hau vich aee-ya, Hau vich gay-ee-a In ego one is born again, in ego people leave. Sabad sachai gur mayraa The true shabad, the word of the true one, is only found through my Guru.

Aakhan tot na bhagat bhandaaree bharipur rahi-aa so-ee
Aakhan tot. Aakhan means to say… Aakhan tot means there is no end. Tot na tot means end, na negates this. There is no end. Bhagat means devotion bhandaaree means treasure of. The treasure of devotion, which lies inside of us. There is no end of it. Why? Bharipur rahi-aa so-ee Because bharipur Everywhere the one Lord is pervading. Rahi-aa so-ee Through all soo-ee Everywhere. How can the devotion end to that being who is through all?

Naanak saach kahai baynantee man maaNjai sach so-ee
Nanak utters this true word, this true prayer, baynantee means prayer. Man maajai. Man means mind and maajai means the one who purifies, who cleans this. Only that one who purifies their mind sach so-ee. So-ee means only that person, only he can attain the truth.

Guru Nanak is saying to us, the only way to atone ourselves for our sins, to liberate ourselves, to release ourselves, is through the naam, through the shabad. This world is burning without the name of the Lord. As the Guru’s Sikhs, as the followers of the Guru, as those who love the Guru, have devotion to the Guru, it’s up to us to bring love into our heart and bring this naam into our hearts, to purify ourselves, and purify those around us.  

Sansaar rogee naam daaroo mail laagai sach binaa. gur vaak nirmal sadaa chaanan nit saach tirath majnaa.