Waheguru ji ka Khalsa! Waheguru ji ki Fateh!

English translation of the daily Hukamnama.

(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang:781)

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The Hukamnama today is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Soohee on Ang 781 of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji.

sUhI mhlw 5 ]
soohee mehalaa 5 ||
Soohee, Fifth Mehla:

hir jpy hir mMdru swijAw sMq Bgq gux gwvih rwm ]
har japae har ma(n)dhar saajiaa sa(n)th bhagath gun gaavehi raam ||
Meditating on the Lord, the Lord’s Temple has been built; the Saints and devotees sing the Lord’s Glorious Praises.

ismir ismir suAwmI pRBu Apnw sgly pwp qjwvih rwm ]
simar simar suaamee prabh apanaa sagalae paap thajaavehi raam ||
Meditating, meditating in remembrance of God, their Lord and Master, they discard and renounce all their sins.

hir gux gwie prm pdu pwieAw pRB kI aUqm bwxI ]
har gun gaae param padh paaeiaa prabh kee ootham baanee ||
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the supreme status is obtained. The Word of God’s Bani is sublime and exalted.

shj kQw pRB kI Aiq mITI kQI AkQ khwxI ]
sehaj kathhaa prabh kee ath meet(h)ee kathhee akathh kehaanee ||
God’s Sermon is so very sweet. It brings celestial peace. It is to speak the Unspoken Speech.

Blw sMjogu mUrqu plu swcw Aibcl nIv rKweI ]
bhalaa sa(n)jog moorath pal saachaa abichal neev rakhaaee ||
The time and the moment were auspicious, blessed and true, when the eternal foundation of this Temple was placed.

jn nwnk pRB Bey dieAwlw srb klw bix AweI ]1]
jan naanak prabh bheae dhaeiaalaa sarab kalaa ban aaee ||1||
O servant Nanak, God has been kind and compassionate; with all His powers, He has blessed me. ||1||

AwnMdw vjih inq vwjy pwrbRhmu min vUTw rwm ]
aana(n)dhaa vajehi nith vaajae paarabreham man voot(h)aa raam ||
The sounds of ecstasy vibrate through me continuously. I have enshrined the Supreme Lord within my mind.

gurmuKy scu krxI swrI ibnsy BRm BY JUTw rwm ]
guramukhae sach karanee saaree binasae bhram bhai jhoot(h)aa raam ||
As Gurmukh, my lifestyle is excellent and true; my false hopes and doubts are dispelled.

Anhd bwxI gurmuiK vKwxI jsu suix suix mnu qnu hirAw ]
anehadh baanee guramukh vakhaanee jas sun sun man than hariaa ||
The Gurmukh chants the Bani of the unstruck melody; hearing it, listening to it, my mind and body are rejuvenated.

srb suKw iqs hI bix Awey jo pRiB Apnw kirAw ]
sarab sukhaa this hee ban aaeae jo prabh apanaa kariaa ||
All pleasures are obtained, by that one whom God makes His Own.

Gr mih nv iniD Bry BMfwrw rwm nwim rMgu lwgw ]
ghar mehi nav nidhh bharae bha(n)ddaaraa raam naam ra(n)g laagaa ||
Within the home of the heart are the nine treasures, filled to overflowing. He has fallen in love with the Lord’s Name.

nwnk jn pRBu kdy n ivsrY pUrn jw ky Bwgw ]2]
naanak jan prabh kadhae n visarai pooran jaa kae bhaagaa ||2||
Servant Nanak shall never forget God; his destiny is perfectly fulfilled. ||2||

CwieAw pRiB CqRpiq kIn@I sglI qpiq ibnwsI rwm ]
shhaaeiaa prabh shhathrapath keenhee sagalee thapath binaasee raam ||
God, the King, has given me shade under His canopy, and the fire of desire has been totally extinguished.

dUK pwp kw fyrw FwTw kwrju AwieAw rwsI rwm ]
dhookh paap kaa ddaeraa dtaat(h)aa kaaraj aaeiaa raasee raam ||
The home of sorrow and sin has been demolished, and all affairs have been resolved.

hir pRiB PurmwieAw imtI blwieAw swcu Drmu puMnu PilAw ]
har prabh furamaaeiaa mittee balaaeiaa saach dhharam pu(n)n faliaa ||
When the Lord God so commands, misfortune is averted; true righteousness, Dharma and charity flourish.

so pRBu Apunw sdw iDAweIAY sovq bYsq KilAw ]
so prabh apunaa sadhaa dhhiaaeeai sovath baisath khaliaa ||
Meditate forever on your God, when you sleep and sit and stand.

gux inDwn suK swgr suAwmI jil Qil mhIAil soeI ]
gun nidhhaan sukh saagar suaamee jal thhal meheeal soee ||
The Lord and Master is the treasure of virtue, the ocean of peace; He pervades the water, the land and the sky.

jn nwnk pRB kI srxweI iqsu ibnu Avru n koeI ]3]
jan naanak prabh kee saranaaee this bin avar n koee ||3||
Servant Nanak has entered God’s Sanctuary; there is no other than Him. ||3||

myrw Gru binAw bnu qwlu binAw pRB prsy hir rwieAw rwm ]
maeraa ghar baniaa ban thaal baniaa prabh parasae har raaeiaa raam ||
My home is made, the garden and pool are made, and my Sovereign Lord God has met me.

myrw mnu soihAw mIq swjn srsy gux mMgl hir gwieAw rwm ]
maeraa man sohiaa meeth saajan sarasae gun ma(n)gal har gaaeiaa raam ||
My mind is adorned, and my friends rejoice; I sing the songs of joy, and the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

gux gwie pRBU iDAwie swcw sgl ieCw pweIAw ]
gun gaae prabhoo dhhiaae saachaa sagal eishhaa paaeeaa ||
Singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord God, all desires are fulfilled.

gur crx lwgy sdw jwgy min vjIAw vwDweIAw ]
gur charan laagae sadhaa jaagae man vajeeaa vaadhhaaeeaa ||
Those who are attached to the Guru’s Feet are always awake and aware; His Praises resound and resonate through their minds.

krI ndir suAwmI suKh gwmI hlqu plqu svwirAw ]
karee nadhar suaamee sukheh gaamee halath palath savaariaa ||
My Lord and Master, the bringer of peace, has blessed me with His Grace; He has arranged this world, and the world hereafter for me.

ibnvMiq nwnk inq nwmu jpIAY jIau ipMfu ijin DwirAw ]4]4]7]
binava(n)th naanak nith naam japeeai jeeo pi(n)dd jin dhhaariaa ||4||4||7||
Prays Nanak, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord forever; He is the Support of the body and soul. ||4||4||7||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj speaks in the Soohi Raag, the Raag of love, the Raag colored in ecstatic love, prem of Waheguru.

har japae har ma(n)dhar saajiaa sa(n)th bhagath gun gaavehi raam

Guru Arjan Dev Ji says har japae har ma(n)dhar saajiaa; Guru ji says that har japae, through japae, through meditating upon Hari, upon Waheguru; har ma(n)dhar saajiaa, saajiaa means to create, to build, to be established; mandir means the temple, har means Waheguru; Guru Ji is saying how is it that this temple has been established? This Hari Mandir - Guru Ji answers har japae, through meditating upon Waheguru. From one sense we can see that Guru ji is saying that hari mandir is not made by the marble or by the gold, its made by the people, who sit within and by the Guru who sits within and who prays Waheguru. By that praises, by that Kirtan, by that Holy Shabad which is going day and night - that is what creates the Harmandir. And not only internal level, Guru Ji is saying that this body is a temple. This body, this soul, this mind they are a gift from Waheguru and if we want to embellish them, and if we want to establish this body and temple to the Creator, then we must sing the praises of the Creator. sa(n)th bhagath gun gaavehi raam; the sants, the saints, the bhagats, the devotees, gun gaaveh sing the gun, the praises of Raam, Waheguru.

simar simar suaamee prabh apanaa sagalae paap thajaavehi raam

By simar, simar, by meditating constantly on suamee prabh apna on their suamee, on their Lord, on their Prabh, Waheguru; what happens? sagalae paap thajaavehi raam; sagale means all, all of their paap, all of their misdeeds, all of their misdemeanors, sins are thajaavehi are washed away.

har gun gaae param padh paaeiaa prabh kee ootham baanee

By gaae, by singing the praises of Hari, of Waheguru, paaeiaa, they achieve - param padh, they achieve the highest status within Kalyug, prabh kee ootham baanee, because the Word, banee of Waheguru is the ootham, highest thing.

sehaj kathhaa prabh kee ath meet(h)ee kathhee akathh kehaanee

The sehaj katha, the katha, the discourse, the sermon of sehaj, of intuitive peace of the Naam, prabh kee of prabhu, of Waheguru, is ath meethee is the sweetest thing; ath means the most sweet. kathee akath kahanee and through listening to this Naam, this katha of sehaj, this discourse, the sermon of Waheguru, what happens? The akath, unspoken kahanee, story, the unspoken Naad, the vibrations within is kathee is spoken. To see the unseen, to speak the unspoken, that is what is meditated upon the Naam. So you begin to see the unseen, you begin to hear the unheard, you begin to speak the unspoken.

jan naanak prabh bheae dhaeiaalaa sarab kalaa ban aaee

Servant Nanak says that my Prabh, my Waheguru has become dhaeiaalaa, kind and compassionate, has blessed me sarab kalaa ban aaee, with sarab kalaa, kalaa means power, sarab means all, with all of his power, with all of his love, ban aaee.

aana(n)dhaa vajehi nith vaajae paarabreham man voot(h)aa raam

The vaajae, the sounds of anandhaa, of complete bliss - anandhaa; Anand is not pleasure, Anand is something that goes beyond pleasure. Anand anand sub ko kahae anand guru te janayaa, Guru Amar Das Ji says in Ramkali Mehla 3 in Anand Sahib - Anand is not a mere state of satisfaction, Anand is a state of complete and utter oneness. Guru Ji says that the sounds of Anand are vibrating through me, are passing through me; paarabreham man voot(h)aa, Why? Because that paarbharam that endless Waheguru, man voot(h)aa, has come to a voot(h)aa, to abide within my mind.

guramukhae sach karanee saaree binasae bhram bhai jhoot(h)aa raam

The life of the Gurmukh, sach karanee saaree, karanee saaree means everything that is done by a Gurmukh, is always woven around sach, the ultimate Truth, the eternal Truth, the Sat Naam, binasae bhram bhai jhoot(h)aa, and what happens by living this lifestyle, binasae means to dispel or be destroyed, bharam, the doubts, bhai, fear, jhoot(h)aa, the falseness within are all destroyed.

anehadh baanee guramukh vakhaanee jas sun sun man than hariaa

The Gurmukh vakhaanee, speaks the anehadh baanee, the unstruck, anehadh means unstruck, baanee means words, this unstruck word, this unstruck vibration, the unspoken speech, the unheard sound, is heard by the Gurmukh, is spoken by the Gurmukh; jas sun sun man than hariaa, and by sun, sun and by listening again and again, to the jas, the praises of Waheguru, my man, my mind, my tan my body are hariaa, are blessed are rejuvenated.

sarab sukhaa this hee ban aaeae jo prabh apanaa kariaa

sarab sukhaa, that person, this hee ban aaeae, that person, jo prabh apanaa kariaa, jo means who, prabh, Waheguru, apanaa kariaa, means to make His own; to unite with Himself, that person who is united with Waheguru, sarab sukhaa this hee ban aaeae, all, sarab means all, sukhaameans pleasure, what does this literally mean? This means the person Waheguru makes His own is blessed with the highest pleasure. A pleasure that surpasses all other pleasures, happiness, a state of contentment that goes beyond all others.

ghar mehi nav nidhh bharae bha(n)ddaaraa raam naam ra(n)g laagaa

That person, ghar mehi, within that person, ghar means literally the house, within the house of that person, nav nidhh bharae bha(n)ddaaraa, there were the nav nidhh, the nine treasures, bharae bha(n)ddaaraa and the bha(n)ddaaraa, the treasury within is bharae, is overflowing; is so full that it is flowing over; raam naam ra(n)g laagaa, and that person is laagaa, is colored, in the rang, the color of raam naam, the name of Waheguru.

naanak jan prabh kadhae n visarai pooran jaa kae bhaagaa

Servant Nanak kadhae n visarai, will never visarai, will never forget, will never put out of mind, who? prabh, Waheguru; pooran jaa kae bhaagaa, because he is blessed with pooran, with completely perfect bhaagaa, destiny.

shhaaeiaa prabh shhathrapath keenhee sagalee thapath binaasee raam

prabh shhathrapath, prabh, Lord, shhathrapath means of the canopy, this is the term used for kings at the time of the Gurus. At that time kings were the ones who would have a canopy above them to signify their status. And, Guru ji is saying what canopy does Waheguru go out with? What is the canopy of Waheguru? And Guru ji says shhaaeiaa prabh shhathrapath keenhee, Waheguru ji has keenhee, has taken me into His shhathrapath, into His canopy, shhaaeiaa, and He has shaded me from what, sagalee thapath binaasee raam, He has shaded me from the thapath, the fire, the burning, which is sagalee, which is all around me, all the fire of burning has been shaded, bunaasee, to be destroyed, to be taken away. Waheguru has shaded me from the burning sun, from the burning heat of desire, of hatred, of attachment, of greed, of ego.

dhookh paap kaa ddaeraa dtaat(h)aa kaaraj aaeiaa raasee raam

The ddaeraa, the home within me of dhokh, of pain, of paap, of sins, has been dtaat(h)aa, has been destroyed; kaaraj aaeiaa raasee raam, and all my kaaraj, all my affairs, everything I wanted to do aaeiaa raasee, has become raasee, has become result, has become fulfilled.

har prabh furamaaeiaa mittee balaaeiaa saach dhharam pu(n)n faliaa

When Waheguru ji, when Hari Prabhu within us, furamaaeiaa, commands, then what happens? mittee balaaeiaa, then all misfortunes, then all bad deeds are mittee, are averted, are destroyed; nothing can touch that person, upon whom the command of Waheguru sits; saach dhharam pu(n)n faliaa, then what happens, saach, the Truth, and dhharam, the righteousness, pu(n)n, and love and kindness and charity, faliaaflourishes within the soul of that person.

so prabh apunaa sadhaa dhhiaaeeai sovath baisath khaliaa

Meditate upon that Prabh, meditate upon that Waheguru, sadhaa dhhiaaeeai, sadhaa means forever, dhhiaaeeai means meditate, forever meditate upon that Waheguru, who can destroy all of this pain, all of this sin, when sovath baisath khaliaa, sovath, even when you are asleep meditate; when? When you are baisath, when you are sitting down, khaliaa, when you are standing up, meditate all the time.

gun nidhhaan sukh saagar suaamee jal thhal meheeal soee

Waheguru is gun nidhhaan, is the nidhhaan, is the treasure of all gun, of all virtue, He is the ocean, the sagar of all sukh, all peace, He is the suaamee, the Lord, and He is jal thhal meheeal, jal, within the water, thhal, within the earth, meheeal, within the sky, soee, everywhere. He Himself, that Waheguru is pervading all, there is no other.

jan naanak prabh kee saranaaee this bin avar n koee

Servant Nanak has entered into the saranaaee, has entered into the sanctuary of Prabhu, of Waheguru, this bin avar n koee, bin means without, without Waheguru, avar n koee, there is no other, avar means other.

maeraa ghar baniaa ban thaal baniaa prabh parasae har raaeiaa raam

maeraa means mine, ghar means real home, I have realized the real home of my soul, ban thaal baniaa, the ban, the real garden of my soul within me, the real ocean within me, the real thaal within me, the real sacred pool within me, baniaa, has been made, why? Because prabh parasae har raaeiaa raam, because my prabhu, my Waheguru, has parasae, has met me, har raaeiaa, raaeiaa means king, my king, my Waheguru, my ultimate king has met me, has united me with Himself, has blessed this soul with His presence. That is why this soul has been blessed as the home of Waheguru.

maeraa man sohiaa meeth saajan sarasae gun ma(n)gal har gaaeiaa raam

my man, my mind is sohiaa, is blessed, is adorned, is decorated, meeth saajan sarasae, and my meeth, my saajan, my friend, sarasae, means to rejoice, to sing praises, they all sing praises, gun ma(n)gal har gaaeiaa raam, they sing the mangal, the gun, the praises of Har, of Waheguru, gaaeiaa, means sing, they sing the praises of Hari, Waheguru.

gun gaae prabhoo dhhiaae saachaa sagal eishhaa paaeeaa

They gaae, they sing the gun, the praises, the virtues, of Prabhu, of Waheguru, dhhiaae saachaa, and they meditate upon the Truth, that Satnam, sagal eishhaa paaeeaa, and they paaeeaa, they find sagal, means all, eishhaa means desires, all of their desires are fulfilled, are satisfied.

gur charan laagae sadhaa jaagae man vajeeaa vaadhhaaeeaa

Because they have laagae, they have attached themselves to the charan of the Guru, the Lotus feet of the Guru, what happens, sadhaa jaagae, sadhaa means forever, jaagae means to wake, they are awake forever, man vajeeaa vaadhhaaeeaa and within their minds there are vaadhhaaeeaa, there are praises, there are celebrations of God going on.

karee nadhar suaamee sukheh gaamee halath palath savaariaa

That suaamee, that Lord has blessed me with His nadhar, blessed me with His Grace, His glance of Grace, sukheh gaamee, Waheguru who is the gaamee, the Giver of sukheh, of peace, halath palath savaariaa, has sorted out everything for me; He has blessed me in halath palath, in this world and the next.

binava(n)th naanak nith naam japeeai jeeo pi(n)dd jin dhhaariaa

Nanak has this prayer, what is the prayer? nith naam japeeai, that He may nith, forever, naam japeeai, meditate, forever meditate upon the naam, jeeo pi(n)dd jin dhhaariaa, because it is from the naam that dhhaariaa, this jeeo, this soul and this pind, this body have arisen, have been created.

So, in this Hukamnama today, Guru ji is talking about the external temple and also the internal temple of the soul. Guru ji is saying when Waheguru makes your soul His abode, then everything you see, everything you hear will be blessed.

har japae har ma(n)dhar saajiaa sa(n)th bhagath gun gaavehi raam || simar simar suaamee prabh apanaa sagalae paap thajaavehi raam ||

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa! Waheguru ji ki Fateh!