ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥

malaar mahalaa 3 asattapadee ghar 2 |

Malaar, Third Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Second House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਏ ॥

har har kripaa kare gur kee kaarai laae |

When the Lord shows His Mercy, He enjoins the mortal to work for the Guru.

ਦੁਖੁ ਪਲੑਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

dukh palar har naam vasaae |

His pains are taken away, and the Lord's Name comes to dwell within.

ਸਾਚੀ ਗਤਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

saachee gat saachai chit laae |

True deliverance comes by focusing one's consciousness on the True Lord.

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥੧॥

gur kee baanee sabad sunaae |1|

Listen to the Shabad, and the Word of the Guru's Bani. ||1||

ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਿ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥

man mere har har sev nidhaan |

O my mind, serve the Lord, Har, Har, the true treasure.

ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur kirapaa te har dhan paaeeai anadin laagai sehaj dhiaan |1| rahaau |

By Guru's Grace, the wealth of the Lord is obtained. Night and day, focus your meditation on the Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਕਰੇ ਸਂ‍ੀਗਾਰੁ ॥

bin pir kaaman kare saneegaar |

The soul-bride who adorns herself without her Husband Lord,

ਦੁਹਚਾਰਣੀ ਕਹੀਐ ਨਿਤ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

duhachaaranee kaheeai nit hoe khuaar |

is ill-mannered and vile, wasted away into ruin.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਾ ਇਹੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਆਚਾਰੁ ॥

manamukh kaa ihu baad aachaar |

This is the useless way of life of the self-willed manmukh.

ਬਹੁ ਕਰਮ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਵਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

bahu karam drirraaveh naam visaar |2|

Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he performs all sorts of empty rituals. ||2||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਬਣਿਆ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥

guramukh kaaman baniaa seegaar |

The bride who is Gurmukh is beautifully embellished.

ਸਬਦੇ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥

sabade pir raakhiaa ur dhaar |

Through the Word of the Shabad, she enshrines her Husband Lord within her heart.

ਏਕੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ॥

ek pachhaanai haumai maar |

She realizes the One Lord, and subdues her ego.

ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤੀ ਕਹੀਐ ਨਾਰਿ ॥੩॥

sobhaavantee kaheeai naar |3|

That soul-bride is virtuous and noble. ||3||

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਦਾਤੇ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

bin gur daate kinai na paaeaa |

Without the Guru, the Giver, no one finds the Lord.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਲੋਭਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਲੋਭਾਇਆ ॥

manamukh lobh doojai lobhaaeaa |

The greedy self-willed manmukh is attracted and engrossed in duality.

ਐਸੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

aise giaanee boojhahu koe |

Only a few spiritual teachers realize this,

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥

bin gur bhette mukat na hoe |4|

that without meeting the Guru, liberation is not obtained. ||4||

ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

keh keh kehan kahai sabh koe |

Everyone tells the stories told by others.

ਬਿਨੁ ਮਨ ਮੂਏ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

bin man mooe bhagat na hoe |

Without subduing the mind, devotional worship does not come.

ਗਿਆਨ ਮਤੀ ਕਮਲ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥

giaan matee kamal paragaas |

When the intellect achieves spiritual wisdom, the heart-lotus blossoms forth.

ਤਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਨਾਮੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੫॥

tit ghatt naamai naam nivaas |5|

The Naam, the Name of the Lord, comes to abide in that heart. ||5||

ਹਉਮੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

haumai bhagat kare sabh koe |

In egotism, everyone can pretend to worship God with devotion.

ਨਾ ਮਨੁ ਭੀਜੈ ਨਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

naa man bheejai naa sukh hoe |

But this does not soften the mind, and it does not bring peace.

ਕਹਿ ਕਹਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਆਪੁ ਜਾਣਾਏ ॥

keh keh kehan aap jaanaae |

By speaking and preaching, the mortal only shows off his self-conceit.

ਬਿਰਥੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਭੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥੬॥

birathee bhagat sabh janam gavaae |6|

His devotional worship is useless, and his life is a total waste. ||6||

ਸੇ ਭਗਤ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਏ ॥

se bhagat satigur man bhaae |

They alone are devotees, who are pleasing to the Mind of the True Guru.

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥

anadin naam rahe liv laae |

Night and day, they remain lovingly attuned to the Name.

ਸਦ ਹੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਹਜੂਰਿ ॥

sad hee naam vekheh hajoor |

They behold the Naam, the Name of the Lord, ever-present, near at hand.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥੭॥

gur kai sabad rahiaa bharapoor |7|

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is pervading and permeating everywhere. ||7||

ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਦੇਇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

aape bakhase dee piaar |

God Himself forgives, and bestows His Love.

ਹਉਮੈ ਰੋਗੁ ਵਡਾ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

haumai rog vaddaa sansaar |

The world is suffering from the terrible disease of egotism.

ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਏਹੁ ਰੋਗੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

gur kirapaa te ehu rog jaae |

By Guru's Grace, this disease is cured.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੮॥੧॥੩॥੫॥੮॥

naanak saache saach samaae |8|1|3|5|8|

O Nanak, through the Truth, the mortal remains immersed in the True Lord. ||8||1||3||5||8||