Hukamnama Translation – May 27, 2009

May 27th, 2009

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw, vwihgurU jI kI &qh!
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa ! Waheguru ji ki Fateh !!

Guru Arjan Dev jiRaag Soohee - Ang 736

The Hukamnama today is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji Maharaj, in Raag Soohee, on Ang 736 of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji Maharaj.

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raag soohee mehlaa 5 ghar 1
rwgu sUhI mhlw 5 Gru 1
Raag Soohee, Fifth Mehl, First House:

<>siqgur pRswid]
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
<> siqgur pRswid ]
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

bwjIgirjYsybwjIpweI]
baajeegar jaisay baajee paa-ee.
bwjIgir jYsy bwjI pweI ]
The actor stages the play,

nwnwrUpByKidKlweI]
naanaa roop bhaykh dikhlaa-ee.
nwnw rUp ByK idKlweI ]
playing the many characters in different costumes;

sWguauqwirQMim@Epwswrw]
saaNg utaar thamiHa-o paasaaraa.
sWgu auqwir QMim@E pwswrw ]
but when the play ends, he takes off the costumes,

qbeykoeykMkwrw]1]
tab ayko aykankaaraa. ||1||
qb eyko eykMkwrw ]1]
and then he is one, and only one. ||1||

kvnrUpidRsitEibnswieE]
kavan roop daristi-o binsaa-i-o.
kvn rUp idRsitE ibnswieE ]
How many forms and images appeared and disappeared?

kqihgieEauhukqqyAwieE]1]rhwau]
kateh ga-i-o uho kat tay aa-i-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
kqih gieE auhu kq qy AwieE ]1] rhwau ]
Where have they gone? Where did they come from? ||1||Pause||

jlqyaUTihAinkqrMgw]
jal tay ootheh anik tarangaa.
jl qy aUTih Aink qrMgw ]
Countless waves rise up from the water.

kinkBUKnkInybhurMgw]
kanik bhookhan keenay baho rangaa.
kink BUKn kIny bhu rMgw ]
Jewels and ornaments of many different forms are fashioned from gold.

bIjubIijdyiKEbhuprkwrw]
beej beej daykhi-o baho parkaaraa.
bIju bIij dyiKE bhu prkwrw ]
I have seen seeds of all kinds being planted

PlpwkyqyeykMkwrw]2]
fal paakay tay aykankaaraa. ||2||
Pl pwky qy eykMkwrw ]2]
- when the fruit ripens, the seeds appear in the same form as the original. ||2||

shsGtwmiheykuAwkwsu]
sahas ghataa meh ayk aakaas.
shs Gtw mih eyku Awkwsu ]
The one sky is reflected in thousands of water jugs,

GtPUtyqyEhIpRgwsu]
ghat footay tay ohee pargaas.
Gt PUty qy EhI pRgwsu ]
but when the jugs are broken, only the sky remains.

BrmloBmohmwieAwivkwr]
bharam lobh moh maa-i-aa vikaar.
Brm loB moh mwieAw ivkwr ]
Doubt comes from greed, emotional attachment and the corruption of Maya.

BRmCUtyqyeykMkwr]3]
bharam chhootay tay aykankaar. ||3||
BRm CUty qy eykMkwr ]3]
Freed from doubt, one realizes the One Lord alone. ||3||

EhuAibnwsIibnsqnwhI]
oh abhinaasee binsat naahee.
Ehu AibnwsI ibnsq nwhI ]
He is imperishable; He will never pass away.

nwkoAwvYnwkojwhI]
naa ko aavai naa ko jaahee.
nw ko AwvY nw ko jwhI ]
He does not come, and He does not go.

guirpUrYhaumYmluDoeI]
gur poorai ha-umai mal Dho-ee.
guir pUrY haumY mlu DoeI ]
The Perfect Guru has washed away the filth of ego.

khunwnkmyrIprmgiqhoeI]4]1]
kaho naanak mayree param gat ho-ee. ||4||1||
khu nwnk myrI prm giq hoeI ]4]1]
Says Nanak, I have obtained the supreme status. ||4||1||

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