Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

The hukamnama today is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Soohee on Ang 755 of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji.

English translation of the daily Hukamnama.

(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang:755)

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rwgu sUhI mhlw 3 Gru 10
raag soohee mehalaa 3 ghar 10
Raag Soohee, Third Mehla, Tenth House:

<> siqgur pRswid ]
ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

dunIAw n swlwih jo mir vM\sI ]
dhuneeaa n saalaahi jo mar va(n)n(j)asee ||
Do not praise the world; it shall simply pass away.

lokw n swlwih jo mir Kwku QIeI ]1]
lokaa n saalaahi jo mar khaak thheeee ||1||
Do not praise other people; they shall die and turn to dust. ||1||

vwhu myry swihbw vwhu ]
vaahu maerae saahibaa vaahu ||
Waaho! Waaho! Hail, hail to my Lord and Master.

gurmuiK sdw slwhIAY scw vyprvwhu ]1] rhwau ]
guramukh sadhaa salaaheeai sachaa vaeparavaahu ||1|| rehaao ||
As Gurmukh, forever praise the One who is forever True, Independent and Carefree. ||1||Pause||

dunIAw kyrI dosqI mnmuK diJ mrMin ]
dhuneeaa kaeree dhosathee manamukh dhajh mara(n)n ||
Making worldly friendships, the self-willed manmukhs burn and die.

jm puir bDy mwrIAih vylw n lwhMin ]2]
jam pur badhhae maareeahi vaelaa n laaha(n)n ||2||
In the City of Death, they are bound and gagged and beaten; this opportunity shall never come again. ||2||

gurmuiK jnmu skwrQw scY sbid lgMin ]
guramukh janam sakaarathhaa sachai sabadh laga(n)n ||
The lives of the Gurmukhs are fruitful and blessed; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.

Awqm rwmu pRgwisAw shjy suiK rhMin ]3]
aatham raam pragaasiaa sehajae sukh reha(n)n ||3||
Their souls are illuminated by the Lord, and they dwell in peace and pleasure. ||3||

gur kw sbdu ivswirAw dUjY Bwie rcMin ]
gur kaa sabadh visaariaa dhoojai bhaae racha(n)n ||
Those who forget the Word of the Guru’s Shabad are engrossed in the love of duality.

iqsnw BuK n auqrY Anidnu jlq iPrMin ]4]
thisanaa bhukh n outharai anadhin jalath fira(n)n ||4||
Their hunger and thirst never leave them, and night and day, they wander around burning. ||4||

dustw nwil dosqI nwil sMqw vYru krMin ]
dhusattaa naal dhosathee naal sa(n)thaa vair kara(n)n ||
Those who make friendships with the wicked, and harbor animosity to the Saints,

Awip fuby kutMb isau sgly kul fobMin ]5]
aap ddubae kutta(n)b sio sagalae kul ddoba(n)n ||5||
shall drown with their families, and their entire lineage shall be obliterated. ||5||

inMdw BlI iksY kI nwhI mnmuK mugD krMin ]
ni(n)dhaa bhalee kisai kee naahee manamukh mugadhh kara(n)n ||
It is not good to slander anyone, but the foolish, self-willed manmukhs still do it.

muh kwly iqn inMdkw nrky Goir pvMin ]6]
muh kaalae thin ni(n)dhakaa narakae ghor pava(n)n ||6||
The faces of the slanderers turn black, and they fall into the most horrible hell. ||6||

ey mn jYsw syvih qYsw hovih qyhy krm kmwie ]
eae man jaisaa saevehi thaisaa hovehi thaehae karam kamaae ||
O mind, as you serve, so do you become, and so are the deeds that you do.

Awip bIij Awpy hI Kwvxw khxw ikCU n jwie ]7]
aap beej aapae hee khaavanaa kehanaa kishhoo n jaae ||7||
Whatever you yourself plant, that is what you shall have to eat; nothing else can be said about this. ||7||

mhw purKw kw bolxw hovY ikqY prQwie ]
mehaa purakhaa kaa bolanaa hovai kithai parathhaae ||
The speech of the great spiritual beings has a higher purpose.

Eie AMimRq Bry BrpUr hih Enw iqlu n qmwie ]8]
oue a(n)mrith bharae bharapoor hehi ounaa thil n thamaae ||8||
They are filled to over-flowing with Ambrosial Nectar, and they have absolutely no greed at all. ||8||

guxkwrI gux sMGrY Avrw aupdysyin ]
gunakaaree gun sa(n)gharai avaraa oupadhaesaen ||
The virtuous accumulate virtue, and teach others.

sy vfBwgI ij Enw imil rhy Anidnu nwmu leyin ]9]
sae vaddabhaagee j ounaa mil rehae anadhin naam leaen ||9||
Those who meet with them are so very fortunate; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||9||

dysI irjku sMbwih ijin aupweI mydnI ]
dhaesee rijak sa(n)baahi jin oupaaee maedhanee ||
He who created the Universe, gives sustenance to it.

eyko hY dwqwru scw Awip DxI ]10]
eaeko hai dhaathaar sachaa aap dhhanee ||10||
The One Lord alone is the Great Giver. He Himself is the True Master. ||10||

so scu qyrY nwil hY gurmuiK ndir inhwil ]
so sach thaerai naal hai guramukh nadhar nihaal ||
That True Lord is always with you; the Gurmukh is blessed with His Glance of Grace.

Awpy bKsy myil ley so pRBu sdw smwil ]11]
aapae bakhasae mael leae so prabh sadhaa samaal ||11||
He Himself shall forgive you, and merge you into Himself; forever cherish and contemplate God. ||11||

mnu mYlw scu inrmlw ikau kir imilAw jwie ]
man mailaa sach niramalaa kio kar miliaa jaae ||
The mind is impure; only the True Lord is pure. So how can it merge into Him?

pRBu myly qw imil rhY haumY sbid jlwie ]12]
prabh maelae thaa mil rehai houmai sabadh jalaae ||12||
God merges it into Himself, and then it remains merged; through the Word of His Shabad, the ego is burnt away. ||12||

so shu scw vIsrY iDRgu jIvxu sMswir ]
so sahu sachaa veesarai dhhrig jeevan sa(n)saar ||
Cursed is the life in this world, of one who forgets her True Husband Lord.

ndir kry nw vIsrY gurmqI vIcwir ]13]
nadhar karae naa veesarai guramathee veechaar ||13||
The Lord grants His Mercy, and she does not forget Him, if she contemplates the Guru’s Teachings. ||13||

siqguru myly qw imil rhw swcu rKw aur Dwir ]
sathigur maelae thaa mil rehaa saach rakhaa our dhhaar ||
The True Guru unites her, and so she remains united with Him, with the True Lord enshrined within her heart.

imilAw hoie n vICuVY gur kY hyiq ipAwir ]14]
miliaa hoe n veeshhurrai gur kai haeth piaar ||14||
And so united, she will not be separated again; she remains in the love and affection of the Guru. ||14||

ipru swlwhI Awpxw gur kY sbid vIcwir ]
pir saalaahee aapanaa gur kai sabadh veechaar ||
I praise my Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.

imil pRIqm suKu pwieAw soBwvMqI nwir ]15]
mil preetham sukh paaeiaa sobhaava(n)thee naar ||15||
Meeting with my Beloved, I have found peace; I am His most beautiful and happy soul-bride. ||15||

mnmuK mnu n iBjeI Aiq mYly iciq kTor ]
manamukh man n bhijee ath mailae chith kat(h)or ||
The mind of the self-willed manmukh is not softened; his consciousness is totally polluted and stone-hearted.

spY duDu pIAweIAY AMdir ivsu inkor ]16]
sapai dhudhh peeaaeeai a(n)dhar vis nikor ||16||
Even if the venomous snake is fed on milk, it shall still be filled with poison. ||16||

Awip kry iksu AwKIAY Awpy bKsxhwru ]
aap karae kis aakheeai aapae bakhasanehaar ||
He Himself does - who else should I ask? He Himself is the Forgiving Lord.

gur sbdI mYlu auqrY qw scu bixAw sIgwru ]17]
gur sabadhee mail outharai thaa sach baniaa seegaar ||17||
Through the Guru’s Teachings, filth is washed away, and then, one is embellished with the ornament of Truth. ||17||

scw swhu scy vxjwry EQY kUVy n itkMin ]
sachaa saahu sachae vanajaarae outhhai koorrae n ttika(n)n ||
True is the Banker, and True are His traders. The false ones cannot remain there.

Enw scu n BwveI duK hI mwih pcMin ]18]
ounaa sach n bhaavee dhukh hee maahi pacha(n)n ||18||
They do not love the Truth - they are consumed by their pain. ||18||

haumY mYlw jgu iPrY mir jMmY vwro vwr ]
houmai mailaa jag firai mar ja(n)mai vaaro vaar ||
The world wanders around in the filth of egotism; it dies, and is re-born, over and again.

pieAY ikriq kmwvxw koie n mytxhwr ]19]
paeiai kirath kamaavanaa koe n maettanehaar ||19||
He acts in accordance with the karma of his past actions, which no one can erase. ||19||

sMqw sMgiq imil rhY qw sic lgY ipAwru ]
sa(n)thaa sa(n)gath mil rehai thaa sach lagai piaar ||
But if he joins the Society of the Saints, then he comes to embrace love for the Truth.

scu slwhI scu min dir scY sicAwru ]20]
sach salaahee sach man dhar sachai sachiaar ||20||
Praising the True Lord with a truthful mind, he becomes true in the Court of the True Lord. ||20||

gur pUry pUrI miq hY Aihinis nwmu iDAwie ]
gur poorae pooree math hai ahinis naam dhhiaae ||
The Teachings of the Perfect Guru are perfect; meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night.

haumY myrw vf rogu hY ivchu Twik rhwie ]21]
houmai maeraa vadd rog hai vichahu t(h)aak rehaae ||21||
Egotism and self-conceit are terrible diseases; tranquility and stillness come from within. ||21||

guru swlwhI Awpxw iniv iniv lwgw pwie ]
gur saalaahee aapanaa niv niv laagaa paae ||
I praise my Guru; bowing down to Him again and again, I fall at His Feet.

qnu mnu saupI AwgY DrI ivchu Awpu gvwie ]22]
than man soupee aagai dhharee vichahu aap gavaae ||22||
I place my body and mind in offering unto Him, eradicating self-conceit from within. ||22||

iKMcoqwix ivgucIAY eyksu isau ilv lwie ]
khi(n)chothaan vigucheeai eaekas sio liv laae ||
Indecision leads to ruin; focus your attention on the One Lord.

haumY myrw Cif qU qw sic rhY smwie ]23]
houmai maeraa shhadd thoo thaa sach rehai samaae ||23||
Renounce egotism and self-conceit, and remain merged in Truth. ||23||

siqgur no imly is Bwierw scY sbid lgMin ]
sathigur no milae s bhaaeiraa sachai sabadh laga(n)n ||
Those who meet with the True Guru are my Siblings of Destiny; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.

sic imly sy n ivCuVih dir scY idsMin ]24]
sach milae sae n vishhurrehi dhar sachai dhisa(n)n ||24||
Those who merge with the True Lord shall not be separated again; they are judged to be True in the Court of the Lord. ||24||

sy BweI sy sjxw jo scw syvMin ]
sae bhaaee sae sajanaa jo sachaa saeva(n)n ||
They are my Siblings of Destiny, and they are my friends, who serve the True Lord.

Avgx ivkix pl@rin gux kI swJ krMin@ ]25]
avagan vikan palharan gun kee saajh kara(n)nih ||25||
They sell off their sins and demerits like straw, and enter into the partnership of virtue. ||25||

gux kI swJ suKu aUpjY scI Bgiq kryin ]
gun kee saajh sukh oopajai sachee bhagath karaen ||
In the partnership of virtue, peace wells up, and they perform true devotional worship service.

scu vxMjih gur sbd isau lwhw nwmu leyin ]26]
sach vana(n)jehi gur sabadh sio laahaa naam leaen ||26||
They deal in Truth, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, and they earn the profit of the Naam. ||26||

suienw rupw pwp kir kir sMcIAY clY n clidAw nwil ]
sueinaa rupaa paap kar kar sa(n)cheeai chalai n chaladhiaa naal ||
Gold and silver may be earned by committing sins, but they will not go with you when you die.

ivxu nwvY nwil n clsI sB muTI jmkwil ]27]
vin naavai naal n chalasee sabh mut(h)ee jamakaal ||27||
Nothing will go with you in the end, except the Name; all are plundered by the Messenger of Death. ||27||

mn kw qosw hir nwmu hY ihrdY rKhu sm@wil ]
man kaa thosaa har naam hai hiradhai rakhahu samhaal ||
The Lord’s Name is the nourishment of the mind; cherish it, and preserve it carefully within your heart.

eyhu Krcu AKutu hY gurmuiK inbhY nwil ]28]
eaehu kharach akhutt hai guramukh nibehai naal ||28||
This nourishment is inexhaustible; it is always with the Gurmukhs. ||28||

ey mn mUlhu BuilAw jwsih piq gvwie ]
eae man moolahu bhuliaa jaasehi path gavaae ||
O mind, if you forget the Primal Lord, you shall depart, having lost your honor.

iehu jgqu moih dUjY ivAwipAw gurmqI scu iDAwie ]29]
eihu jagath mohi dhoojai viaapiaa guramathee sach dhhiaae ||29||
This world is engrossed in the love of duality; follow the Guru’s Teachings, and meditate on the True Lord. ||29||

hir kI kImiq n pvY hir jsu ilKxu n jwie ]
har kee keemath n pavai har jas likhan n jaae ||
The Lord’s value cannot be estimated; the Lord’s Praises cannot be written down.

gur kY sbid mnu qnu rpY hir isau rhY smwie ]30]
gur kai sabadh man than rapai har sio rehai samaae ||30||
When one’s mind and body are attuned to the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, one remains merged in the Lord. ||30||

so shu myrw rMgulw rMgy shij suBwie ]
so sahu maeraa ra(n)gulaa ra(n)gae sehaj subhaae ||
My Husband Lord is playful; He has imbued me with His Love, with natural ease.

kwmix rMgu qw cVY jw ipr kY AMik smwie ]31]
kaaman ra(n)g thaa charrai jaa pir kai a(n)k samaae ||31||
The soul-bride is imbued with His Love, when her Husband Lord merges her into His Being. ||31||

icrI ivCuMny BI imlin jo siqguru syvMin ]
chiree vishhu(n)nae bhee milan jo sathigur saeva(n)n ||
Even those who have been separated for so very long, are reunited with Him, when they serve the True Guru.

AMqir nv iniD nwmu hY Kwin Krcin n inKuteI hir gux shij rvMin ]32]
a(n)thar nav nidhh naam hai khaan kharachan n nikhuttee har gun sehaj rava(n)n ||32||
The nine treasures of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are deep within the nucleus of the self; consuming them, they are still never exhausted. Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, with natural ease. ||32||

nw Eie jnmih nw mrih nw Eie duK shMin ]
naa oue janamehi naa marehi naa oue dhukh seha(n)n ||
They are not born, and they do not die; they do not suffer in pain.

guir rwKy sy aubry hir isau kyl krMin ]33]
gur raakhae sae oubarae har sio kael kara(n)n ||33||
Those who are protected by the Guru are saved. They celebrate with the Lord. ||33||

sjx imly n ivCuVih ij Anidnu imly rhMin ]
sajan milae n vishhurrehi j anadhin milae reha(n)n ||
Those who are united with the Lord, the True Friend, are not separated again; night and day, they remain blended with Him.

iesu jg mih ivrly jwxIAih nwnk scu lhMin ]34]1]3]
eis jag mehi viralae jaaneeahi naanak sach leha(n)n ||34||1||3||
In this world, only a rare few are known, O Nanak, to have obtained the True Lord. ||34||1||3||

Guru Amarda Ji, the embodiment of sewa in the house of Guru Nanak speaks today in the Soohee Raag, the Raag colored in divine love, and Guru Amardas Ji Sahib says:

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh
There is one Eternal, Creative, Nourishing, Destroying Being, who is found through the sat, the True Gurprasad, Guru’s Grace.

dhuneeaa n saalaahi jo mar va(n)n(j)asee
Guru ji gives us this assurance: Do not saalaahi, do not praise the dhuneeaa, this world, this Universe, why? Because mar va(n)n(j)asee, it will perish and pass away.

lokaa n saalaahi jo mar khaak thheeee
Then Guruji says, do not praise lokaa, these people, jo mar khaak thheeee, because they will mar, they will perish, they will khaak thheeee, they will turn into dust.

vaahu maerae saahibaa vaahu
Then Guru Sahib ji praises Waheguru, and says vaahoo, hail, O hail to you maerae saahibaa, O my Lord vaahoo.

guramukh sadhaa salaaheeai sachaa vaeparavaahu
Guru ji says the gurmukhs, the one who follow the Guru, sadhaa, forever, salaaheeai, they forever praise sachaa vaeparavaahu, that sachaa, that true Waheguru, who is vaeparavaahu, who is carefree, who is independent.

rehaao
Guru ji says, pause and think about this.

dhuneeaa kaeree dhosathee manamukh dhajh mara(n)n
Making friendship, dhosathee with this dhuneeaa, with this world, with these objects around us – what does friendship of the world mean? It means attachment to the world – it means attachment to the worldly things, attachment to the cars, money, houses. manamukh dhajh mara(n)n, Guru ji says people who follow their mind and get attached to this world, dhajh mara(n)n, they die by burning. What does this mean? It means spiritually their soul and their mind, their mind burns with all these desires; and that burning is never put out.

jam pur badhhae maareeahi vaelaa n laaha(n)n
When they die badhhae maareeahi, badhhae means to be bound, maareeahi means to be beaten, they are beaten due to their own desires; vaelaa n laaha(n)n, this vaelaa, this opportunity of human life, n laaha(n)n, does not come again and again. If you have this opportunity, this diamond in your hand, do not cast it away.

guramukh janam sakaarathhaa sachai sabadh laga(n)n
The guramukhs, their janam, their life is janam sakaarathhaa, is fruitful, is blessed, is amazing; sachai sabadh laga(n)n, because they laga(n)n, they attach themselves not to the world, but to the true shabad, the true word, the true naam.

aatham raam pragaasiaa sehajae sukh reha(n)n
What happens when you attach yourselves to the True Shabad – aatham, within you, within your soul, raam pragaasiaa, you are illuminated, there is a light of who, of ego? No! of desires? No! Of Raam, of Waheguru, of that Eternal God; sehajae sukh reha(n)n, and when that light burns within you, sehajae, you go into a state of sehaj, of balance, of intuitive balance and you remain, reha(n)n means to remain, you remain in sukh, in joy forever.

gur kaa sabadh visaariaa dhoojai bhaae racha(n)n
Those poeple who have visaariao, who have forgotten the sabadh of the Guru, the Guru’s words, dhoojai bhaae racha(n)n, and who racha(n)n, engross themselves, surround themselves in dhoojai bhaae, in the love of duality; what does this mean? That means in the love of maya, of this illusion.

thisanaa bhukh n outharai anadhin jalath fira(n)n
What happens to them? The bhukh, the hunger inside of thisanaa - greed is never quenched. anadhin jalath firan Day and night they wonder around, jalat- burning in their own desires, burning in their own greed, burning in their own attachments.

dhusattaa naal dhosathee naal sa(n)thaa vair kara(n)n
Then what those people do? They make friendships dhosathee with dhusattaa, the enamies, with evil ones both internally and externally. Internally they make friendships with kaam, krodh, lobhe, moh, ahankaar. Externally they make friendships with those people who indulge in evil acts. naal santhaa vair karan, And with the saints, with the blessed ones, have vair, have enmity. They are enemies of the saints. What happens to those people?

aap ddubae kutta(n)b sio sagalae kul ddoba(n)n
They themselves drown themselves in the world ocean, kuttanb sio along with their family, their friends, people around them. sagalae kul ddoban Those people end up bringing down their family and all the people around them.

ni(n)dhaa bhalee kisai kee naahee manamukh mugadhh kara(n)n
Guru Ji says ninddhaa of anyone, not one person, not two persons, Guru Ji says kisai kee, it is not good to slander any of them. Guru Ji could have said do not slander the good people but Guru ji said not to slander anyone, the good, the bad people, anyone; manmukh mugadhh karan Only people who are mugadhh, ignorant, foolish, who follow their mind , who are manmukh, who indulge in slander. Then what happens?

muh kaalae thin ni(n)dhakaa narakae ghor pava(n)n
Those nindaks, their faces are blackened. muh means face, kaalae means to be blackened. And they fall into the ghor, into the deepest narak, into the deepest hell. Also they are alive as well, because they are burning all the time with the nindiya they do of others.

eae man jaisaa saevehi thaisaa hovehi thaehae karam kamaae
O my mind, Guru Amar Das ji says, jaisaa saevehi, the one who you serve, thaisaa hovehi, you will become like that one. If you serve Waheguru who is nirbhau, you become nirbhau. If you serve Waheguru who is nirvair, you become nirvair. thaehae karam Live your life, and do your karam, and do your actions according to this.

aap beej aapae hee khaavanaa kehanaa kishhoo n jaae
O my mind you will have to sow the seed yourself aap beej, you will have to reap and aapae hee khaavanaa, eat what you have sowed. kehanaa kishoo n jaae Nothing else can be said about this matter Guru Amar Das Ji says. This is the reality.

mehaa purakhaa kaa bolanaa hovai kithai parathhaae
Guru Ji says the people, the mahapurakhs, were blessed, their boolanaa, their words, have a purpose, always, everything they do.

oue a(n)mrith bharae bharapoor hehi ounaa thil n thamaae
They are filled with amrit, they are filled with immortal nectar all the time. bharpoor hehi they are overflowing. ounaa thil n thamaae Those mahapurakhs, those sants, those sadhus have no greed, anything.

gunakaaree gun sa(n)gharai avaraa oupadhaesaen
Those people who have virtue they gather more virtues together gun sangharai, avaraa oopadhaesaen, they teach others the path of virtue.

sae vaddabhaagee j ounaa mil rehae anadhin naam leaen
Those people are vadbhagee, are very fortunate ounaa mil rehae, if they meet with these people. anadhin naam leaen What will happen by meeting those people? Day and night, you will chant the naam.

dhaesee rijak sa(n)baahi jin oupaaee maedhanee
Guru Ji says the one who oupaaee maedhanee, who created this world, he also gives us the rijak, the food, the sustenance. He nourishes it. Waheguru is not only the Creator, Waheguru nourishes and destroys as well.

eaeko hai dhaathaar sachaa aap dhhanee
Ik Oankaar, eaeko hai, that dhaathaar that giver is one alone, sachaa and true, aap dhanee and He Himself is the master of all, the wealthiest of all.

so sach thaerai naal hai guramukh nadhar nihaal
Guru Amardas ji says that sach, that True Lord, that Waheguru, that Satnam, thaerai naal hai, is with you at all times, guramukh nadhar nihaal, but only the guramukhs, the one who follow the Guru are blessed with the nadar, with the glance by His Grace and they become nihaal, they become exhalted, they become ecstatic.

aapae bakhasae mael leae so prabh sadhaa samaal
Only when Waheguru Himself bakhasae, forgives you and mael leae, and merges you into His being, so prabh sadhaa samaal, those people sadhaa samaal, all the time they contemplate Waheguru.

man mailaa sach niramalaa kio kar miliaa jaae
The mind is mailaa, Guru ji says the mind is impure, but sach niramalaa, but the True Lord, the Sat Naam is nirmalaa, is always pure; kio kar miliaa jaae, and Guru ji says how can I merge, miliaa, with that Sat Naam, how can I take away this dirt.

prabh maelae thaa mil rehai houmai sabadh jalaae
Then Guru ji gives the answer, prabh maelae thaa mil rehai, only if prabhu, only if Waheguru merges us, then mil rehai, then we will always remain merged into Waheguru; houmai sabadh jalaae, Guru ji is saying through the shabad, through the Guru’s word, ego can be burnt; through meditating upon the shabad your ego will be burnt and it will not remain.

so sahu sachaa veesarai dhhrig jeevan sa(n)saar
If we forget that sacha, that True sahu, Husband and Lord, dhhrig jeevan sa(n)saar, our life on this earth, our jeevan is dhhrig, is cursed.

nadhar karae naa veesarai guramathee veechaar
O Waheguru ji bless me with Your mercy, with Your nadar, naa veesarai, may I never forget You, guramathee veechaar and through the Guru’s math, the Guru’s wisdom, I contemplate You, I do veechaar of You.

sathigur maelae thaa mil rehaa saach rakhaa our dhhaar
If the True Guru unites us with Waheguru, we will always be united forever, saach rakhaa our dhhaar, and that person who is united by the True Guru, that person always keeps saach, the True Lord within his or her heart.

miliaa hoe n veeshhurrai gur kai haeth piaar
Guru ji says once you are united, you cannot be separated again, gur kai haeth piaar and all this happens through the haeth piaar, through the love and affection for the Guru.

pir saalaahee aapanaa gur kai sabadh veechaar
Guru ji says saalaahee, pir means Husband Lord, praise your Husband Lord, aapanaa, how? By gur kai sabadh veechaar, by contemplating, by doing veechaar of the Guru’s shabad, of the Guru’s words.

mil preetham sukh paaeiaa sobhaava(n)thee naar
And that person who follows that path, mil preetham, is united with the beloved, and what happens, sukh paaeiaa, that person is blessed with joy, sobhaava(n)thee naar, and that soul bride is honoured in this world and the next.

manamukh man n bhijee ath mailae chith kat(h)or
But the manamukh, the one who follows the mind, his or her man, mind, is not bhijee, is not affected by this; why? because his or her mind is ath mailae, completely impure, completely full of sin, chith kat(h)or, and their consciousness is kat(h)or, is stone-hearted.

sapai dhudhh peeaaeeai a(n)dhar vis nikor
Guru ji says even if you were to peeaaeeai, even if you were to feed dhudhh, milk to the snake, a(n)dhar vis nikor, you will not be able to eradicate the vis, the poison nikor, inside, andhar, inside.

aap karae kis aakheeai aapae bakhasanehaar
Waheguru ji karae, does everything Himself, aap, kis aakheeai, who else can be asked? Who else can we say anything to, aapae bakhasanehaar, Waheguru Himself is the One who can forgive our sins.

gur sabadhee mail outharai thaa sach baniaa seegaar
Through the Guru’s shabad, through the Guru’s word, mail outharai, our impurities can be removed and washed away; what happens? thaa sach baniaa seegaar, then we are blessed with the decoration of Truth.

sachaa saahu sachae vanajaarae outhhai koorrae n ttika(n)n
Waheguru is the sachaa saahu, the true Banker, sachae vanajaarae, all the Traders, all those beautiful saints who Trade with Him are true as well; outhhai koorrae n ttika(n)n, and in that place, in Waheguru ji’ court, koorrae n ttika(n)n, the false ones cannot even ttika(n)n, cannot even be there.

ounaa sach n bhaavee dhukh hee maahi pacha(n)n
Why? Because they do not bhaavee, they do not have love for the sach, for the truth; dhukh hee maahi pacha(n)n, they are pacha(n)n, they are consumed by their own dukh, by their pain.

houmai mailaa jag firai mar ja(n)mai vaaro vaar
The whole jag, the whole world is mailaa, is covered in the filth of what houmai, ego; mar ja(n)mai vaaro vaar, again and again he dies and is born, he dies and is born – through ego.

paeiai kirath kamaavanaa koe n maettanehaar
But, this is all happening through past actions, the karma of past actions, koe n maettanehaar, no one can erase these, apart from Waheguru.

sa(n)thaa sa(n)gath mil rehai thaa sach lagai piaar
Those people who are blessed with the sangath, with the society, with the company of saints, what happens to them? They have piaar, they have love for the Truth.

sach salaahee sach man dhar sachai sachiaar
They praise the true Waheguru, Satnam, sach man, and in their mind they have sach, they have the truth, dhar sachai sachiaar, and at the Court of the Lord, the True Court, they are honoured as sachiaar, as True Ones.

gur poorae pooree math hai ahinis naam dhhiaae
Guru ji says the Perfect Guru has the perfect wisdom, math, ahinis naam dhhiaae, what is that math? That math says ahinis, day in day out, naam dhhiaae, meditate upon the naam.

houmai maeraa vadd rog hai vichahu t(h)aak rehaae
houmai and maeraa, this ego is vadd rog, is the most terrible disease, vichahu t(h)aak rehaae, and only when we get rid of these can we find t(h)aak, can we find t(h)ak, can we find stillness inside.

gur saalaahee aapanaa niv niv laagaa paae
Guru Amardas ji says I praise my Guru again and again, niv niv laagaa paae, I bow again and again to His ambrosial feet.

than man soupee aagai dhharee vichahu aap gavaae
I would saupee, I offer my than, my body, my mind, aagai dhharee, and I lay before Him, vichahu aap gavaae – in this way if you give your mind, body and soul to the Guru, vichahu aap gavaae, you will lose yourself from within, you will lose your ego, you will lose everything from within.

khi(n)chothaan vigucheeai eaekas sio liv laae
When you are pulled in two directions, towards the illusion, towards the Truth, towards falsehood and good, khi(n)chothaan vigucheeai, but, Guru ji is saying instead of doing that, instead of ruining your life that way, eaekas sio liv laae, focus your love towards eaekas, towards that One, that Oneness, that ik oankar.

houmai maeraa shhadd thoo thaa sach rehai samaae
houmai maeraa shhadd thoo renounce that ego, thaa sach rehai samaae, only then can you remain merged into the truth.

sathigur no milae s bhaaeiraa sachai sabadh laga(n)n
Those people who meet the Guru are bhaaeiraa, they are my brothers, they are my sisters; sachai sabadh laga(n)n, because they attach themselves to the true shabad, the word of the Guru.

sach milae sae n vishhurrehi dhar sachai dhisa(n)n
Those people who merge into the truth can never be separated again; dhar sachai dhisa(n)n, and at the Guru’s Court, they are seen as the True Ones.

sae bhaaee sae sajanaa jo sachaa saeva(n)n
They are my brothers, they are my friends, jo sachaa saeva(n)n, who serve the True Waheguru.

avagan vikan palharan gun kee saajh kara(n)nih
They vikan, vikan means to sell, palharan means like straw, like straw basically they are throwing away all of their sins, selling like straw means throwing away their sins; gun kee saajh kara(n)nih, instead they have saajh, they have unity, they are unified through what, through gun, through virtue.

gun kee saajh sukh oopajai sachee bhagath karaen
Through the partnership of virtue, through the company of virtue, sukh oopajai, peace and happiness can oopajai, can flourish within us; sachee bhagath karaen, and only then can sachee bhagath, can true devotion be born inside us.

sach vana(n)jehi gur sabadh sio laahaa naam leaen
And those gurmukhs, they sach vana(n)jehi, they only deal in the Truth, gur sabadh sio, through the Guru’s shabad, laahaa naam leaen, and they take laahaa, the profit of the Naam.

sueinaa rupaa paap kar kar sa(n)cheeai chalai n chaladhiaa naal
Guru ji says sueinaa rupaa, sueinaa means gold, rupaa means silver, gold and silver may be sa(n)cheeai, may be gathered together by paap, by committing sins, but chalai n chaladhiaa naal, it does not go with you when you die, when you leave this Earth, you leave the gold, when you leave this Earth, you leave the silver, when you leave this Earth, you leave the car, you leave the family, you leave the house, you leave everything that you have earned; apart from what? Naam! If you have earned the Naam, the profit of the Naam will not leave you.

vin naavai naal n chalasee sabh mut(h)ee jamakaal
Without the Naam, nothing else can go with you, sabh mut(h)ee jamakaal, everything else is in the mut(h)ee, is in the hand, is within the grasp of jamakaal, of death. Naam rahaeo, Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji says Naam will remain, Sadhu rahaeo, the Saints will remain, rahaeo Gur Gobind, the Guru and Waheguru will remain; kahu Nanak eah jagat maehn kin japaeo gurmanth, only those people who have meditated upon the Guru’s word, the Guru’s mantra, they will remain, nothing else, everything else is in the grasp of death.

man kaa thosaa har naam hai hiradhai rakhahu samhaal
The nourishment of the mind, the thosaa of the mind, is the Hari Naam, is the name of Hari, the name of Waheguru; so what should you do? Guru Amardas ji says hiradhai rakhahu samhaal, keep this Naam in your hiradhai, in your heart, samhaal, carefully.

eaehu kharach akhutt hai guramukh nibehai naal
This wealth, this kharach is akhutt, is never-ending; guramukh nibehai naal, it will remain with the Gurmukhs.

eae man moolahu bhuliaa jaasehi path gavaae
O my mind if you forget your root, Waheguru, jaasehi path gavaae, you will leave this world without any honour, without any path.

eihu jagath mohi dhoojai viaapiaa guramathee sach dhhiaae
This whole world is attached in that false attachment, in that dhoojai, in that illusion, only through the guramathee, only through the Guru’s wisdom, sach dhhiaae, can you meditate upon the Truth, can you realize the Truth.

har kee keemath n pavai har jas likhan n jaae
There is no keemath, there is no value of Waheguru, Waheguru is beyond any value; har jas likhan n jaae, and Waheguru ji’s praises cannot even be written, cannot be spoken, they are so infinite.

gur kai sabadh man than rapai har sio rehai samaae
Through the Guru’s shabad our mind and body are completely colored in the Guru’s shabad, completely devoted to the Guru’s shabad; then har sio rehai samaae, then we remain merged into Hari, into Waheguru .

so sahu maeraa ra(n)gulaa ra(n)gae sehaj subhaae
That Waheguru of mine is rangulaa, is playful, is joyful; ra(n)gae sehaj subhaae, and He colors us in His sehaj subhaae, in His natural intuitive balance.

kaaman ra(n)g thaa charrai jaa pir kai a(n)k samaae
The soul bride can only be colored in this color, in this rang; jaa pir kai a(n)k samaae, when that soul bride merges into the ank, merges into His Being.

chiree vishhu(n)nae bhee milan jo sathigur saeva(n)n
Even those who have been vishhu(n)nae, separated for a long time, even they can be united, if they do what, if they sathigur saeva(n)n, if they do sewa of the True Guru, the sathiguru.

a(n)thar nav nidhh naam hai khaan kharachan n nikhuttee har gun sehaj rava(n)n
Within all of us, the treasure, the nav nidhh, the nine treasures of the Naam is within everyone; khaan kharachan n nikhuttee, does not matter how much you kharache, does not matter how much you spend, n nikhuttee, it never ends; har gun sehaj rava(n)n, if you praise Hari, if you sing His praises, if you meditate upon His Naam, you will be rava(n)n, you will be blessed into a stage of sehaj, intutive balance.

naa oue janamehi naa marehi naa oue dhukh seha(n)n
Then, those beings are not born again, naa marehi, they never die again, naa oue dhukh seha(n)n, they do not have to sehann, suffer pain.

gur raakhae sae oubarae har sio kael kara(n)n
Only those who the Guru saves, raakhee, sae oubarae, are liberated, har sio kael kara(n)n, and forever and ever they play the beautiful games with their Hari, their Waheguru.

sajan milae n vishhurrehi j anadhin milae reha(n)n
Those friends who are united with Waheguru they can never be separated again, j anadhin milae reha(n)n, day and night they remain united with Waheguru.

eis jag mehi viralae jaaneeahi naanak sach leha(n)n
In this world there are only viralae, there are only very very few, naanak sach leha(n)n, O Nanak who leha(n)n, obtain the sach, the satnam.

So, Guru ji is saying to us give up falsehood, focus on the Truth, and realize this world will pass away, but the Guru will never pass away, Waheguru will never pass away.

dhuneeaa n saalaahi jo mar va(n)n(j)asee || lokaa n saalaahi jo mar khaak thheeee ||1||

Jaikare gajave nihal ho jave, Gur Amardas ji de man nu bhave, sat sri akal, gurbar akal.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!