English translation of the daily Hukamnama.
(Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang: 694)

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Today the Hukamnama is by Bhagat Naamdev ji. It is in Raag Dhanaasaree and it is on Ang 694 of the Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji.

DnwsrI bwxI Bgq nwmdyv jI kI
dhhanaasaree bani bhagath Naamdev jee kee
Dhanaasaree Bani, devotee Naam Dev Jee:

piqq pwvn mwDau ibrdu qyrw ]
patit paavan maaDha-o birad tayraa.
O Lord, You are the Purifier of sinners - this is Your innate nature.

DMin qy vY muin jn ijn iDAwieE hir pRBu myrw ]1]
Dhan tay vai mun jan jin Dhi-aa-i-o har parabh mayraa. ||1||
Blessed are those silent sages and humble beings, who meditate on my Lord God. ||1||

myrY mwQY lwgI ly DUir goibMd crnn kI ]
mayrai maathai laagee lay Dhoor gobind charnan kee.
I have applied to my forehead the dust of the feet of the Lord of the Universe.

suir nr muin jn iqnhU qy dUir ]1] rhwau ]
sur nar mun jan tinhoo tay door. ||1|| rahaa-o.
This is something which is far away from the gods, mortal men and silent sages. ||1||Pause||

dIn kw dieAwlu mwDO grb prhwrI ]
deen kaa da-i-aal maaDhou garab parhaaree
O Lord, Merciful to the meek, Destroyer of pride.

crn srn nwmw bil iqhwrI ]2]5]
charan saran naamaa bal tihaaree. ||2||5||
Naam Dayv seeks the Sanctuary of Your feet; he is a sacrifice to You. ||2||5||

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji speaks to us in the Dhanaasree Raag, the beautiful Raag free of anxiety. In this Raag Bhagat Ji says:
patit paavan maaDha-o birad tayraa.
Maadha-o- O my Lord, Waheguru Ji, your birad, your nature, is to be patit paavan. paavan means pure and patit means those who sin. You are the purifier of those who sin. Waheguru Ji, you can even purify those who have sinned. This is your way, this is your nature.

Dhan tay vai mun jan jin Dhi-aa-i-o har parabh mayraa.
Bhagat Ji says dhan, blessed are those people, those mun jans, those sages and saints, those humble servants, those jan, jin- those who have, dhiaaio, meditated upon, har parabh mayraa - my Hari, my Waheguru, my Parmaatma.

mayrai maathai laagee lay Dhoor gobind charnan kee.
Bhagat Ji says on my maathai, on my forehead, I have applied the dhoor - the dust of the charnan - of the lotus feet of the gobind - of the creator, the nourisher, Waheguru of the universe. The dust of the feet of Guruji’s, I have applied on my forehead.

sur nar mun jan tinhoo tay door. ||1|| rahaa-o ||
Bhagat Ji says the love for Waheguru goes beyond the sur- the gods and goddesses, the angels, nar - all humans, mun - all the silent sages and saints, jan - the servants, it goes all beyond them. tinhoo tay door This love is something which is sublime, which takes one into ecstasy, beyond the angelic beings. Rehaao - Bhagat Ji says pause and think about this.

deen kaa da-i-aal maaDhou garab parhaaree
Bhagat Ji says deen kaa daiaal My Waheguru is merciful to those who are deen - those who are lowly, those who are poor. maadhou garab parhaaree But whilst my Waheguru ji is merciful to those people who are meek, people who are lowly, my Waheguru is also parhaaree- destroyer, the vanquisher of garab - the ego, the egotistical pride.

charan saran naamaa bal tihaaree
Naamaa - Bhagat Naam Dev Ji is in charan saran, is in the sanctuary of Waheguru’s lotus feet. bal tihaaree and is forever a sacrifice to bal - to Akaal Purakh Ji, to Waheguru Ji. Bhagat Naam Dev ji today is telling us, O human being even if you become meek and humble, if you accept all of his and everything because of His Hukam then you will be exalted. But if you burn in egotistical pride then you will loose everything.

deen kaa da-i-aal maaDhou garab parhaaree
charan saran naamaa bal tihaaree.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh