English translation of the daily Hukamnama.

(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang:593)

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slok m 3 ]
salok mehlaa 3.
Salok, Third Mehla:

jgqu AigAwnI AMDu hY dUjY Bwie krm kmwie ]
jagat agi-aanee anDh hai doojai bhaa-ay karam kamaa-ay.
The world is blind and ignorant; in the love of materialism, it engages in actions.

dUjY Bwie jyqy krm kry duKu lgY qin Dwie ]
doojai bhaa-ay jaytay karam karay dukh lagai tan Dhaa-ay.
But those actions which are performed in the love of materialism, cause only pain to the body.

gur prswdI suKu aUpjY jw gur kw sbdu kmwie ]
gur parsaadee sukh oopjai jaa gur kaa sabad kamaa-ay.
By Guru’s Grace, peace wells up, when one acts according to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.

scI bwxI krm kry Anidnu nwmu iDAwie ]
sachee banee karam karay an-din naam Dhi-aa-ay.
He acts according to the True Word of the Guru’s Bani; night and day, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

nwnk ijqu Awpy lwey iqqu lgy khxw ikCU n jwie ]1]
naanak jit aapay laa-ay tit lagay kahnaa kichhoo na jaa-ay. ||1||
O Nanak, as the Lord Himself engages him, so is he engaged; no one has any say in this matter. ||1||

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