ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
maaroo mahalaa 1 |
Maaroo, First Mehl:
ਲਾਲੈ ਗਾਰਬੁ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥
laalai gaarab chhoddiaa gur kai bhai sehaj subhaaee |
The Lord's slave renounces his egotistical pride, through the Guru's Fear, intuitively and easily.
ਲਾਲੈ ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
laalai khasam pachhaaniaa vaddee vaddiaaee |
The slave realizes his Lord and Master; glorious is his greatness!
ਖਸਮਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥
khasam miliai sukh paaeaa keemat kehan na jaaee |1|
Meeting with his Lord and Master, he finds peace; His value cannot be desribed. ||1||
ਲਾਲਾ ਗੋਲਾ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
laalaa golaa khasam kaa khasamai vaddiaaee |
I am the slave and servant of my Lord and Master; all glory is to my Master.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਉਬਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur parasaadee ubare har kee saranaaee |1| rahaau |
By Guru's Grace, I am saved, in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਲਾਲੇ ਨੋ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਖਸਮਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਈ ॥
laale no sir kaar hai dhur khasam furamaaee |
The slave has been given the most excellent task, by the Primal Command of the Master.
ਲਾਲੈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਰਜਾਈ ॥
laalai hukam pachhaaniaa sadaa rahai rajaaee |
The slave realizes the Hukam of His Command, and submits to His Will forever.
ਆਪੇ ਮੀਰਾ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨॥
aape meeraa bakhas le vaddee vaddiaaee |2|
The Lord King Himself grants forgiveness; how glorious is His greatness! ||2||
ਆਪਿ ਸਚਾ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥
aap sachaa sabh sach hai gur sabad bujhaaee |
He Himself is True, and everything is True; this is revealed through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਤੇਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਲੈਹਿ ਤੂ ਲਾਈ ॥
teree sevaa so kare jis no laihi too laaee |
He alone serves You, whom You have enjoined to do so.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਖੁਆਈ ॥੩॥
bin sevaa kinai na paaeaa doojai bharam khuaaee |3|
Without serving Him, no one finds Him; in duality and doubt, they are ruined. ||3||
ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ਨਿਤ ਦੇਵੈ ਚੜੈ ਸਵਾਇਆ ॥
so kiau manahu visaareeai nit devai charrai savaaeaa |
How could we forget Him from our minds? The gifts which he bestows increase day by day.
ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਤਿਨੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
jeeo pindd sabh tis daa saahu tinai vich paaeaa |
Soul and body, all belong to Him; He infused the breath into us.
ਜਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
jaa kripaa kare taa seveeai sev sach samaaeaa |4|
If he shows His Mercy, then we serve Him; serving Him, we merge in Truth. ||4||
ਲਾਲਾ ਸੋ ਜੀਵਤੁ ਮਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
laalaa so jeevat marai mar vichahu aap gavaae |
He alone is the Lord's slave, who remains dead while yet alive, and eradicates egotism from within.
ਬੰਧਨ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥
bandhan tootteh mukat hoe trisanaa agan bujhaae |
His bonds are broken, the fire of his desire is quenched, and he is liberated.
ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋ ਪਾਏ ॥੫॥
sabh meh naam nidhaan hai guramukh ko paae |5|
The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is within all, but how rare are those who, as Gurmukh, obtain it. ||5||
ਲਾਲੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਗੁਣੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਲਾ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰੁ ॥
laale vich gun kichh nahee laalaa avaganiaar |
Within the Lord's slave, there is no virtue at all; the Lord's slave is totally unworthy.
ਤੁਧੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਤੂ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
tudh jevadd daataa ko nahee too bakhasanahaar |
There is no Giver as great as You, Lord; You alone are the Forgiver.
ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਾਲਾ ਮੰਨੇ ਏਹ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੬॥
teraa hukam laalaa mane eeh karanee saar |6|
Your slave obeys the Hukam of Your Command; this is the most excellent action. ||6||
ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਰੁ ਜੋ ਇਛੇ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
gur saagar amrit sar jo ichhe so fal paae |
The Guru is the pool of nectar in the world-ocean; whatever one desires, that fruit is obtained.
ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਅਮਰੁ ਹੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
naam padaarath amar hai hiradai man vasaae |
The treasure of the Naam brings immortality; enshrine it in your heart and mind.
ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਏ ॥੭॥
gur sevaa sadaa sukh hai jis no hukam manaae |7|
Serving the Guru, eternal peace is obtained, by those whom the Lord inspires to obey the Hukam of His Command. ||7||
ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਸਭ ਧਾਤੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਟੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥
sueinaa rupaa sabh dhaat hai maattee ral jaaee |
Gold and silver, and all metals, mix with dust in the end
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥
bin naavai naal na chalee satigur boojh bujhaaee |
Without the Name, nothing goes along with you; the True Guru has imparted this understanding.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਾਚੈ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੮॥੫॥
naanak naam rate se niramale saachai rahe samaaee |8|5|
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are immaculate and pure; they remain merged in the Truth. ||8||5||