soriTmhlw1]
sorath mehlaa 1.
soriT mhlw 1 ]
Sorath, First Mehla:
ijn@IsiqgurusyivAwipAwryiqn@kyswQqry]
jinHee satgur sayvi-aa pi-aaray tinH kay saath taray.
ijn@I siqguru syivAw ipAwry iqn@ ky swQ qry ]
Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well.
iqn@wTwknpweIAYipAwryAMimRqrsnhry]
tinHaa thaak na paa-ee-ai pi-aaray amrit rasan haray.
iqn@w Twk n pweIAY ipAwry AMimRq rsn hry ]
No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue.
bUfyBwryBYibnwipAwryqwryndirkry]1]
booday bhaaray bhai binaa pi-aaray taaray nadar karay. ||1||
bUfy Bwry BY ibnw ipAwry qwry ndir kry ]1]
Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. ||1||
BIqUhYswlwhxwipAwryBIqyrIswlwh]
bhee toohai salaahnaa pi-aaray bhee tayree saalaah.
BI qUhY swlwhxw ipAwry BI qyrI swlwh ]
I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises.
ivxuboihQBYfubIAYipAwrykMDIpwiekhwh]1]rhwau]
vin bohith bhai dubee-ai pi-aaray kanDhee paa-ay kahaah. ||1|| rahaa-o.
ivxu boihQ BY fubIAY ipAwry kMDI pwie khwh ]1] rhwau ]
Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? ||1||Pause||
swlwhIswlwhxwipAwrydUjwAvrunkoie]
saalaahee salaahnaa pi-aaray doojaa avar na ko-ay.
swlwhI swlwhxw ipAwry dUjw Avru n koie ]
I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise.
myrypRBswlwhinsyBlyipAwrysbidrqyrMguhoie]
mayray parabh saalaahan say bhalay pi-aaray sabad ratay rang ho-ay.
myry pRB swlwhin sy Bly ipAwry sbid rqy rMgu hoie ]
Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Shabad, the Guru’s Word, and His Love.
iqskIsMgiqjyimlYipAwryrsulYqquivloie]2]
tis kee sangat jay milai pi-aaray ras lai tat vilo-ay. ||2||
iqs kI sMgiq jy imlY ipAwry rsu lY qqu ivloie ]2]
If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. ||2||
piqprvwnwswckwipAwrynwmuscwnIswxu]
pat parvaanaa saach kaa pi-aaray naam sachaa neesaan.
piq prvwnw swc kw ipAwry nwmu scw nIswxu ]
The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord.
AwieAwiliKlYjwvxwipAwryhukmIhukmupCwxu]
aa-i-aa likh lai jaavnaa pi-aaray hukmee hukam pachhaan.
AwieAw iliK lY jwvxw ipAwry hukmI hukmu pCwxu ]
We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander.
guribnuhukmunbUJIAYipAwryswcyswcwqwxu]3]
gur bin hukam na boojhee-ai pi-aaray saachay saachaa taan. ||3||
gur ibnu hukmu n bUJIAY ipAwry swcy swcw qwxu ]3]
Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. ||3||
hukmYAMdirinMimAwipAwryhukmYaudrmJwir]
hukmai andar nimmi-aa pi-aaray hukmai udar majhaar.
hukmY AMdir inMimAw ipAwry hukmY audr mJwir ]
By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb.
hukmYAMdirjMimAwipAwryaUDauisrkYBwir]
hukmai andar jammi-aa pi-aaray ooDha-o sir kai bhaar.
hukmY AMdir jMimAw ipAwry aUDau isr kY Bwir ]
By His Command, we are born, O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down.
gurmuiKdrghjwxIAYipAwryclYkwrjswir]4]
Gurmukh dargeh jaanee-ai pi-aaray chalai kaaraj saar. ||4||
gurmuiK drgh jwxIAY ipAwry clY kwrj swir ]4]
The Guru-oriented is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. ||4||
hukmYAMdirAwieAwipAwryhukmyjwdojwie]
hukmai andar aa-i-aa pi-aaray hukmay jaado jaa-ay.
hukmY AMdir AwieAw ipAwry hukmy jwdo jwie ]
By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes.
hukmybMin@clweIAYipAwrymnmuiKlhYsjwie]
hukmay baneh chalaa-ee-ai pi-aaray manmukh lahai sajaa-ay.
hukmy bMin@ clweIAY ipAwry mnmuiK lhY sjwie ]
By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the ego-oriented suffer their punishment.
hukmysbidpCwxIAYipAwrydrghpYDwjwie]5]
hukmay sabad pachhaanee-ai pi-aaray dargeh paiDhaa jaa-ay. ||5||
hukmy sbid pCwxIAY ipAwry drgh pYDw jwie ]5]
By His Command, the Shabad, the Guru’s Word, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. ||5||
hukmygxqgxweIAYipAwryhukmyhaumYdoie]
hukmay ganat ganaa-ee-ai pi-aaray hukmay ha-umai do-ay.
hukmy gxq gxweIAY ipAwry hukmy haumY doie ]
By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and materialism.
hukmyBvYBvweIAYipAwryAvgixmuTIroie]
hukmay bhavai bhavaa-ee-ai pi-aaray avgan muthee ro-ay.
hukmy BvY BvweIAY ipAwry Avgix muTI roie ]
By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering.
hukmuis\wpYswhkwipAwryscuimlYvifAweIhoie]6]
hukam sinjaapai saah kaa pi-aaray sach milai vadi-aa-ee ho-ay. ||6||
hukmu is\wpY swh kw ipAwry scu imlY vifAweI hoie ]6]
If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord’s Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. ||6||
AwKixAauKwAwKIAYipAwryikausuxIAYscunwau]
aakhan a-ukhaa aakhee-ai pi-aaray ki-o sunee-ai sach naa-o.
AwKix AauKw AwKIAY ipAwry ikau suxIAY scu nwau ]
It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name?
ijn@IsoswlwihAwipAwryhauiqn@bilhwrYjwau]
jinHee so salaahi-aa pi-aaray ha-o tinH balihaarai jaa-o.
ijn@I so swlwihAw ipAwry hau iqn@ bilhwrY jwau ]
I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved.
nwauimlYsMqoKIAWipAwryndrImyilimlwau]7]
naa-o milai santokhee-aaN pi-aaray nadree mayl milaa-o. ||7||
nwau imlY sMqoKIAW ipAwry ndrI myil imlwau ]7]
I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. ||7||
kwieAwkwgdujyQIAYipAwrymnumsvwxIDwir]
kaa-i-aa kaagad jay thee-ai pi-aaray man masvaanee Dhaar.
kwieAw kwgdu jy QIAY ipAwry mnu msvwxI Dwir ]
If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot;
llqwlyKixsckIipAwryhirguxilKhuvIcwir]
laltaa laykhan sach kee pi-aaray har gun likhahu veechaar.
llqw lyKix sc kI ipAwry hir gux ilKhu vIcwir ]
and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.
DnulyKwrInwnkwipAwryswcuilKYauirDwir]8]3]
Dhan laykhaaree naankaa pi-aaray saach likhai ur Dhaar. ||8||3||
Dnu lyKwrI nwnkw ipAwry swcu ilKY auir Dwir ]8]3]
Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. ||8||3||
The hukamnama today is by Guru Nanak Devji, in the Sorath Raag, on Ang 636 of Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji Maharaj.
Raag Sorath is a Raag full of strong overpowering belief. The power in Sorath Raag can win over someone who isn’t even concentrating on the Raag.
JinHee satgur sayvi-aa pi-aaray tinH kay saath taray
JinHee means those satgur sayvi-aa pi-aaray. Pi-aaray means beloved, Oh my beloved. Satgur means the True Guru and sayvi-aa means to serve. Those who serve the True Guru in mind, body and spirit tinH kay saath taray. Saath means the companions, those who are with them. TinH kay means there. Taray means are saved. The people who even sit in the congregation, in the sangat in the company of those people who serve the True Guru, even they are saved. Why? The love in their hearts rubs off on all the people around them. Love is one of the most infectious diseases.
TinHaa thaak na paa-ee-ai pi-aaray amrit rasan haray
Thaak means block. TinHaa thaak na paa-ee-ai means nobody blocks them; there is no block in their way. What can block someone? Kaam: lust, krodh: anger, ahankaar: ego, lobh: greed, moh: attachment. These are the things that can block but these do not block them. Pi-aaray means Oh my beloved these people are not blocked by this. Why? Amrit rasan haray where rasan means with their tongue, Haray means the Lord’s, that Nurturer’s, Amrit means immortal nectar. The immortal nectar of that Lord’s naam, on their tongues, is in their hearts. How can they be blocked in any way?
Booday bhaaray bhai binaa pi-aaray taaray nadar karay ||1||
Booday bhaaray where booday means to sink and bhaaray means heavy. The ones who are heavy sink. But why are they heavy? Bhai binaa pi-aaray means Oh my beloved, they are heavy because they do not have the love and fear of God in their hearts. But, Guru Ji says taaray nadar karay where taaray means they can be saved. How? Nadar karay where nadar means grace and karay means if it is bestowed upon. If the Grace of God, if the glance of Grace is bestowed upon them, even they are carried across.
Bhee toohai salaahnaa pi-aaray bhee tayree saalaah
Pi-aaray Oh my beloved, Oh God. Bhee toohai salaahnaa where Bhee means again and again and salaahnaa means praise and toohai means you. I praise you again and again, pi-aaray. Bhee tayree saalaah means I praise you again and again and again, oh my beloved Lord.
Vin bohith bhai dubee-ai pi-aaray kanDhee paa-ay kahaah ||1||
Vin bohith where vin means without and bohith means a boat. Bhai dubee-ai where bhai means fear and dubee-ai means to drown in. We drown in the fear of this world around us. Pi-aaray, oh my beloved we are drowning in this fear of this world without a boat. KanDhee paa-ay kahaah oh beloved Lord, KanDhee paa-ay where KanDhee means shore. How can I get to the shore? Kahaah means which is distant. What this also means, is that without a boat, we drown in fears oh beloved. Kahaah also means there is confusion on the shore. There is uproar on the shore because people are drowning in their own fear and they are crying out.
rahaa-o
Maharaj says pause and think about this. If we feel like we are drowning in that fear, let us sing out the praises of the Lord.
Saalaahee salaahnaa pi-aaray doojaa avar na ko-ay.
Saalaahee means I praise and salaahnaa means is praiseworthy, the Lord. Doojaa avar na ko-ay where doojaa means another avar na ko-ay means there is no other to praise.
Mayray parabh saalaahan say bhalay pi-aaray sabad ratay rang ho-ay
Mayray parabh means my Lord and saalaahan means praise. Those people who praise my Lord say bhalay where bhalay means truthful, good, perfect, beautiful pi-aaray. Oh beloved, those people who praise my Lord they are the beautiful, perfect, true ones. Sabad ratay rang ho-ay. They are imbued with the sabad. Ratay means to be imbued, to be totally absorbed into the sabad, the word. Rang means the color of love. They are colored in the eternal color of God’s Love.
Tis kee sangat jay milai pi-aaray ras lai tat vilo-ay ||2||
Tis kee sangat where sangat means their company. If I join their company, if I sit in their company, pi-aaray Oh Beloved, jay milai which means if I’m blessed with their company ras lai tat ras lai tat vilo-ay. Ras lai means I can take the essence of their love. Tat, means the Truth and vilo-ay means to churn inside myself. I can churn inside myself the truth, the essence and find the ras the essence of joy inside myself.
Pat parvaanaa saach kaa pi-aaray naam sachaa neesaan
Pat means honor. Parvaanaa means the gateway, the doorway. Maharaj says the doorway to honor, if you want honor, Guru Ji says, if you want to be blessed saach kaa. The only way is through the Truth. Naam sachaa neesaan. The only way you can get through this is to bear the neesan which means the sign, insignia of the True Name, naam sachaa.
Aa-i-aa likh lai jaavnaa pi-aaray hukmee hukam pachhaan
Aa-i-aa likh lai jaavnaa means our coming onto this earth aa-iaa likh lai jaavnaa is likh, already written down, preordained, destined. Pi-aaray hukmee hukam pachhaan means oh my beloved, realise the Will -hukam and hukmee means one who controls the Will, the Lord. Realise the Will of the Lord. Pachhaan means to realise.
Gur bin hukam na boojhee-ai pi-aaray saachay saachaa taan ||3||
Gur bin means without the Guru. Hukam means the divine Will of the Lord. Na boojhee-ai means we cannot understand. Saachay saachaa taan where saachay means only the True one has saachaa taan which means True Power. Only the True Lord has True Power over all of us.
Hukmai andar nimmi-aa pi-aaray hukmai udar majhaar
Hukmai means by the Lord’s command, will. Andar means inside that. Nimmi-aa pi-aaray means to be conceived oh my beloved. By the Lord’s command we are conceived. Hukmai udar majhaar where hukmai means by His Will, udar means inside the womb and majhaar means to grow. We grow inside the womb.
Hukmai andar jammi-aa pi-aaray ooDha-o sir kai bhaar.
Hukmai andar jammi-aa pi-aaray means oh my beloved inside his will we will be born. OoDha-o sir kai bhaar where ooDha-o means upside down and sir kai bhaar means headfirst.
Gurmukh dargeh jaanee-ai pi-aaray chalai kaaraj saar ||4||
Gurmukh means one who follows the Guru and realises the Will of God, dargeh jaanee-ai pi-aaray. Dargeh means in the court of the Lord and jaanee-ai means to be honored. Oh my beloved, the Gurmukh is respected in the Court of the Lord for he realises the hukam of God with the Grace and Blessings of the Lord. Chalai means he departs this world, kaaraj means all his affairs and saar means resolved. He resolves all his affairs and leaves this world perfect.
Hukmai andar aa-i-aa pi-aaray hukmay jaado jaa-ay
Hukmai andar means by his Will, aa-i-aa pi-aaray means one comes onto the earth, my beloved. Hukmay jaado jaa-ay means by His Will one leaves the earth, jaado jaa-ay.
Hukmay baneh chalaa-ee-ai pi-aaray manmukh lahai sajaa-ay
Again, its by the Will of God, Hukmay, Baneh means to be bound and chalaa-ee-ai means to be driven away. They are bound by the lust, anger, egotism inside them but even that is inside his Will. Manmukh means those who follow their mind lahai sajaa-ay. The ones who follow their mind do not realise what is the Will of the Lord. Lahai means to suffer and sajaa-ay means to suffer the punishment.
Hukmay sabad pachhaanee-ai pi-aaray dargeh paiDhaa jaa-ay ||5||
Hukmay sabad pachhaanee-ai pi-aaray, oh my beloved only by the Will of the Lord can we recognize that the sabad is inside us, can we realize that love. Dargeh paiDhaa jaa-ay where dargeh means into the Court of the Lord, paiDhaa means glorified, robed in honor. Only by God’s Will can we realise the sabad and be glorified and respected in the Court of the Lord.
Hukmay ganat ganaa-ee-ai pi-aaray hukmay ha-umai do-ay
Hukmay ganat ganaa-ee-ai pi-aaray means only by God’s Will can our accounts, ganat, our karma, be wiped away where ganaa-ee-ai means to be accounted for. Hukmay ha-umai do-ay. On the other hand some people suffer from pride, egotism – ha-umai. Do-ay means duality.
Hukmay bhavai bhavaa-ee-ai pi-aaray avgan muthee ro-ay
Hukmay Bhavai means to wander, bhavaa-ee-ai means because someone is making you wander. Oh my beloved it is through his Will that we wander through re-incarnation. Avgan muthee ro-ay, where muthee means to be deceived by, avgan means sins. It is through God’s Will we are deceived by our sins and we cry out,ro-ay, in our suffering.
Hukam sinjaapai saah kaa pi-aaray sach milai vadi-aa-ee ho-ay ||6||
Sinjaapai means to realise. If with the Guru’s Grace we realise the Hukam, the Command of God’s Will. saah kaa which means of the True King, sach milai which means to be Blessed with the Truth. Vadi-aa-ee ho-ay means, we are Blessed with glorious praises and respect within God’s Court.
Aakhan a-ukhaa aakhee-ai pi-aaray ki-o sunee-ai sach naa-o
As Guru JI says in Rehraas(9-15, Aasa, M. 1), aakhan a-ukhaa saachaa naa-o. Aakhan a-ukhaa, difficult, means it is so difficult to speak and to listen to – sunee-ai, sach naa-o, the True Name. it is so difficult to speak this True Name of yours, Oh Lord. Why? When we speak the True Name we have to confront the egotism within ourselves. We have to wipe away those sins, oh beloved. Ki-o sunee-ai sach naa-o means how can we speak to and listen to the True Name?
JinHee so salaahi-aa pi-aaray ha-o tinH balihaarai jaa-o
JinHee means those, so means that Lord, salaahi-aa pi-aaray means who have sung the praises, oh my beloved. Ha-o tinH balihaarai jaa-o where balihaarai means to be a sacrifice to them, jaa-o means to them, ha-o means I. I am a sacrifice to those. Guru Ji is saying I am sacrifice to those people who have fought the ultimate fight with their mind by repeating the True Name, Satnaam.
Naa-o milai santokhee-aaN pi-aaray nadree mayl milaa-o ||7||
Naa-o milai means when we obtain the Name of the Lord, where milai means to be Blessed with, to obtain. Santokhee-aaN pi-aaray means oh beloved we become satisfied, without any desires – santokhee-aaN. Nadree mayl milaa-o where mayl milaa-o means to be united with God. We can only be united in God’s union if we have his nadree, which means God’s Grace.
Kaa-i-aa kaagad jay thee-ai pi-aaray man masvaanee Dhaar
Kaa-i-aa means body. Kaagad means paper. Guru Nanak Dev Ji says, o my beloved if my body was to become paper, man masvaanee Dhaar. Dhaar means to become, masvaanee means inkpot. If my mind became the inkpot.
Laltaa laykhan sach kee pi-aaray har gun likhahu veechaar
Laltaa means tongue, laykhan means pen, sach kee of the Truth. If my tongue became the pen of Truth, o my beloved har gun likhahu veechaar. Har gun means the praises of the Lord. Likhahu means to write and veechaar means to contemplate, to meditate upon. I would meditate and contemplate on the praises of the Lord.
Dhan laykhaaree naankaa pi-aaray saach likhai ur Dhaar ||8||3||
Dhan means all hail to that scribe, that writer laykhaaree. Naankaa means oh Nanak, saach likhai means the one who writes the truth. Where? Ur Dhaar means his heart. Guru Ji is saying write the’ Truth within your hearts. If we write the Truth within our hearts we shall realise the Will of God. If we do feel we are drowning in this sea of fear, remember the words of Guru Ji and hope he Blesses us so that we can all sing his praises even in the most deepest, darkest moment of our lives. Be Blessed with singing his praises.
Bhee toohai salaahnaa pi-aaray bhee tayree saalaah.
Vin bohith bhai dubee-ai pi-aaray kanDhee paa-ay kahaah. ||1|| Rahaa-o
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa! Waheguru ji ki Fateh!