ਪਵੜੀ ॥
pavarree |
Pauree:
ਇਕਨਾ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਸ ਘਣੇਰਿਆ ॥
eikanaa maran na chit aas ghaneriaa |
Some do not think of death; they entertain great hopes.
ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਨਿਤ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਕੇਰਿਆ ॥
mar mar jameh nit kisai na keriaa |
They die, and are re-born, and die, over and over again. They are of no use at all!
ਆਪਨੜੈ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਹਨਿ ਚੰਗੇਰਿਆ ॥
aapanarrai man chit kehan changeriaa |
In their conscious minds, they call themselves good.
ਜਮਰਾਜੈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਹੇਰਿਆ ॥
jamaraajai nit nit manamukh heriaa |
The King of the Angels of Death hunts down those self-willed manmukhs, over and over again.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਲੂਣ ਹਾਰਾਮ ਕਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥
manamukh loon haaraam kiaa na jaaniaa |
The manmukhs are false to their own selves; they feel no gratitude for what they have been given.
ਬਧੇ ਕਰਨਿ ਸਲਾਮ ਖਸਮ ਨ ਭਾਣਿਆ ॥
badhe karan salaam khasam na bhaaniaa |
Those who merely perform rituals of worship are not pleasing to their Lord and Master.
ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਭਾਵਸੀ ॥
sach milai mukh naam saahib bhaavasee |
Those who attain the True Lord and chant His Name are pleasing to the Lord.
ਕਰਸਨਿ ਤਖਤਿ ਸਲਾਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਵਸੀ ॥੧੧॥
karasan takhat salaam likhiaa paavasee |11|
They worship the Lord and bow at His Throne. They fulfill their pre-ordained destiny. ||11||
ਮਃ ੧ ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥
mahalaa 1 salok |
First Mehl, Salok:
ਮਛੀ ਤਾਰੂ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਪੰਖੀ ਕਿਆ ਆਕਾਸੁ ॥
machhee taaroo kiaa kare pankhee kiaa aakaas |
What can deep water do to a fish? What can the vast sky do to a bird?
ਪਥਰ ਪਾਲਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਸਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
pathar paalaa kiaa kare khusare kiaa ghar vaas |
What can cold do to a stone? What is married life to a eunuch?
ਕੁਤੇ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਲਾਈਐ ਭੀ ਸੋ ਕੁਤੀ ਧਾਤੁ ॥
kute chandan laaeeai bhee so kutee dhaat |
You may apply sandalwood oil to a dog, but he will still be a dog.
ਬੋਲਾ ਜੇ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਪਾਠ ॥
bolaa je samajhaaeeai parreeeh sinmrit paatth |
You may try to teach a deaf person by reading the Simritees to him, but how will he learn?
ਅੰਧਾ ਚਾਨਣਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਦੀਵੇ ਬਲਹਿ ਪਚਾਸ ॥
andhaa chaanan rakheeai deeve baleh pachaas |
You may place a light before a blind man and burn fifty lamps, but how will he see?
ਚਉਣੇ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਚੁਣਿ ਚੁਣਿ ਖਾਵੈ ਘਾਸੁ ॥
chaune sueinaa paaeeai chun chun khaavai ghaas |
You may place gold before a herd of cattle, but they will pick out the grass to eat.
ਲੋਹਾ ਮਾਰਣਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਢਹੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ਕਪਾਸ ॥
lohaa maaran paaeeai dtahai na hoe kapaas |
You may add flux to iron and melt it, but it will not become soft like cotton.
ਨਾਨਕ ਮੂਰਖ ਏਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਬੋਲੇ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
naanak moorakh ehi gun bole sadaa vinaas |1|
O Nanak, this is the nature of a fool-everything he speaks is useless and wasted. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 |
First Mehl:
ਕੈਹਾ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
kaihaa kanchan tuttai saar |
When pieces of bronze or gold or iron break,
ਅਗਨੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਾਏ ਲੋਹਾਰੁ ॥
aganee gandt paae lohaar |
the metal-smith welds them together again in the fire, and the bond is established.
ਗੋਰੀ ਸੇਤੀ ਤੁਟੈ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥
goree setee tuttai bhataar |
If a husband leaves his wife,
ਪੁਤਂੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥
putanee gandt pavai sansaar |
their children may bring them back together in the world, and the bond is established.
ਰਾਜਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਿਤੈ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਾਇ ॥
raajaa mangai ditai gandt paae |
When the king makes a demand, and it is met, the bond is established.
ਭੁਖਿਆ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਜਾ ਖਾਇ ॥
bhukhiaa gandt pavai jaa khaae |
When the hungry man eats, he is satisfied, and the bond is established.
ਕਾਲਾ ਗੰਢੁ ਨਦੀਆ ਮੀਹ ਝੋਲ ॥
kaalaa gandt nadeea meeh jhol |
In the famine, the rain fills the streams to overflowing, and the bond is established.
ਗੰਢੁ ਪਰੀਤੀ ਮਿਠੇ ਬੋਲ ॥
gandt pareetee mitthe bol |
There is a bond between love and words of sweetness.
ਬੇਦਾ ਗੰਢੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਸਚੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
bedaa gandt bole sach koe |
When one speaks the Truth, a bond is established with the Holy Scriptures.
ਮੁਇਆ ਗੰਢੁ ਨੇਕੀ ਸਤੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
mueaa gandt nekee sat hoe |
Through goodness and truth, the dead establish a bond with the living.
ਏਤੁ ਗੰਢਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
et gandt varatai sansaar |
Such are the bonds which prevail in the world.
ਮੂਰਖ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਮੁਹਿ ਮਾਰ ॥
moorakh gandt pavai muhi maar |
The fool establishes his bonds only when he is slapped in the face.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
naanak aakhai ehu beechaar |
Nanak says this after deep reflection:
ਸਿਫਤੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੨॥
sifatee gandt pavai darabaar |2|
through the Lord's Praise, we establish a bond with His Court. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
ਆਪੇ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਾਜਿ ਕੈ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
aape kudarat saaj kai aape kare beechaar |
He Himself created and adorned the Universe, and He Himself contemplates it.
ਇਕਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਇਕਿ ਖਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਪਰਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
eik khotte ik khare aape parakhanahaar |
Some are counterfeit, and some are genuine. He Himself is the Appraiser.
ਖਰੇ ਖਜਾਨੈ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਬਾਹਰ ਵਾਰਿ ॥
khare khajaanai paaeeeh khotte satteeeh baahar vaar |
The genuine are placed in His Treasury, while the counterfeit are thrown away.
ਖੋਟੇ ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਸੁਟੀਅਹਿ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥
khotte sachee daragah sutteeeh kis aagai kareh pukaar |
The counterfeit are thrown out of the True Court-unto whom should they complain?
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਿਛੈ ਭਜਿ ਪਵਹਿ ਏਹਾ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
satigur pichhai bhaj paveh ehaa karanee saar |
They should worship and follow the True Guru-this is the lifestyle of excellence.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਖੋਟਿਅਹੁ ਖਰੇ ਕਰੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
satigur khottiahu khare kare sabad savaaranahaar |
The True Guru converts the counterfeit into genuine; through the Word of the Shabad, He embellishes and exalts us.
ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੰਨੀਅਨਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
sachee daragah maneean gur kai prem piaar |
Those who have enshrined love and affection for the Guru, are honored in the True Court.
ਗਣਤ ਤਿਨਾ ਦੀ ਕੋ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਆਪਿ ਬਖਸੇ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥੧੨॥
ganat tinaa dee ko kiaa kare jo aap bakhase karataar |12|
Who can estimate the value of those who have been forgiven by the Creator Lord Himself? ||12||
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
ਹਮ ਜੇਰ ਜਿਮੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਪੀਰਾ ਮਸਾਇਕਾ ਰਾਇਆ ॥
ham jer jimee duneea peeraa masaaeikaa raaeaa |
All the spiritual teachers, their disciples and the rulers of the world shall be buried under the ground.
ਮੇ ਰਵਦਿ ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹਾ ਅਫਜੂ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥
me ravad baadisaahaa afajoo khudaae |
The emperors shall also pass away; God alone is Eternal.
ਏਕ ਤੂਹੀ ਏਕ ਤੁਹੀ ॥੧॥
ek toohee ek tuhee |1|
You alone, Lord, You alone. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 |
First Mehl:
ਨ ਦੇਵ ਦਾਨਵਾ ਨਰਾ ॥
n dev daanavaa naraa |
Neither the angels, nor the demons, nor human beings,
ਨ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕਾ ਧਰਾ ॥
n sidh saadhikaa dharaa |
Nor the Siddhas, nor the seekers shall remain on the earth.
ਅਸਤਿ ਏਕ ਦਿਗਰਿ ਕੁਈ ॥
asat ek digar kuee |
Who else is there?
ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ॥੨॥
ek tuee ek tuee |2|
You alone, Lord, You alone. ||2||