English translation of the daily Hukamnama.

(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Page:704)

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Today’s hukamnama is by Guru Arjun Devji Maharaj. It’s in the Jaitsree raag and it is on Ang 704 of Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

jYqsrI mhlw 5 Gru 2 CMq (704-7)
jaitsaree mehlaa 5 ghar 2 chhant (704-7)
Jaitsree, Fifth Mehla, Second House, Chhant: (704-7)

<> siqgur pRswid ]
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Continuous God, Eternal, True, Divine Enlightener, Merciful, Guru’s Grace.

sloku ]
salok.
Salok:

aUcw Agm Apwr pRBu kQnu n jwie AkQu ]
oochaa agam apaar parabh kathan na jaa-ay akath.
God is lofty, unapproachable and infinite. He is indescribable - He cannot be described.

nwnk pRB srxwgqI rwKn kau smrQu ]1]
naanak parabh sarnaagatee raakhan ka-o samrath. ||1||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, who is All-capable to save us. ||1||

CMqu ]
chhant.
Chhant:

ijau jwnhu iqau rwKu hir pRB qyirAw ]
ji-o jaanhu ti-o raakh har parabh tayri-aa.
Save me, any way You can; O Lord God, I am Yours.

kyqy gnau AsMK Avgx myirAw ]
kaytay gan-o asaNkh avgan mayri-aa.
My demerits are uncountable; how many of them should I count?

AsMK Avgx Kqy Pyry inqpRiq sd BUlIAY ]
asaNkh avgan khatay fayray nitparat sad bhoolee-ai.
The sins and crimes I committed are countless; day by day, I continually make mistakes.

moh mgn ibkrwl mwieAw qau pRswdI GUlIAY ]
moh magan bikraal maa-i-aa ta-o parsaadee ghoolee-ai.
I am intoxicated by emotional attachment to Maya, the treacherous one; by Your Grace alone can I be saved.

lUk krq ibkwr ibKVy pRB nyr hU qy nyirAw ]
look karat bikaar bikh-rhay parabh nayr hoo tay nayri-aa.
Secretly, I commit hideous sins of corruption, even though God is the nearest of the near.

ibnvMiq nwnk dieAw Dwrhu kwiF Bvjl PyirAw ]1]
binvant naanak da-i-aa Dhaarahu kaadh bhavjal fayri-aa. ||1||
Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord, and lift me up, out of the whirlpool of the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||

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