ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 1 |
Gauree, First Mehl:
ਬੋਲਹਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਨਹੀ ਰਾਈ ॥
boleh saach mithiaa nahee raaee |
They speak the Truth - not an iota of falsehood.
ਚਾਲਹਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ॥
chaaleh guramukh hukam rajaaee |
The Gurmukhs walk in the Way of the Lord's Command.
ਰਹਹਿ ਅਤੀਤ ਸਚੇ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੧॥
raheh ateet sache saranaaee |1|
They remain unattached, in the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||1||
ਸਚ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਸੈ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਜੋਹੈ ॥
sach ghar baisai kaal na johai |
They dwell in their true home, and Death does not touch them.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਉ ਆਵਤ ਜਾਵਤ ਦੁਖੁ ਮੋਹੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
manamukh kau aavat jaavat dukh mohai |1| rahaau |
The self-willed manmukhs come and go, in the pain of emotional attachment. ||1||Pause||
ਅਪਿਉ ਪੀਅਉ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਿ ਰਹੀਐ ॥
apiau peeo akath kath raheeai |
So, drink deeply of this Nectar, and speak the Unspoken Speech.
ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਸਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰੁ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
nij ghar bais sehaj ghar laheeai |
Dwelling in the home of your own being within, you shall find the home of intuitive peace.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਮਾਤੇ ਇਹੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਕਹੀਐ ॥੨॥
har ras maate ihu sukh kaheeai |2|
One who is imbued with the Lord's sublime essence, is said to experience this peace. ||2||
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਚਾਲ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਨਹੀ ਡੋਲੈ ॥
guramat chaal nihachal nahee ddolai |
Following the Guru's Teachings, one becomes perfectly stable, and never wavers.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲੈ ॥
guramat saach sehaj har bolai |
Following the Guru's Teachings, one intuitively chants the Name of the True Lord.
ਪੀਵੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਤਤੁ ਵਿਰੋਲੈ ॥੩॥
peevai amrit tat virolai |3|
Drinking in this Ambrosial Nectar, and churning it, the essential reality is discerned. ||3||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਲੀਨੀ ॥
satigur dekhiaa deekhiaa leenee |
Beholding the True Guru, I have received His Teachings.
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਅਰਪਿਓ ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਕੀਨੀ ॥
man tan arapio antaragat keenee |
I have offered my mind and body, after searching deep within my own being.
ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਆਤਮੁ ਚੀਨੀ ॥੪॥
gat mit paaee aatam cheenee |4|
I have come to realize the value of understanding my own soul. ||4||
ਭੋਜਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
bhojan naam niranjan saar |
The Naam, the Name of the Immaculate Lord, is the most excellent and sublime food.
ਪਰਮ ਹੰਸੁ ਸਚੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
param hans sach jot apaar |
The pure swan-souls see the True Light of the Infinite Lord.
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥੫॥
jeh dekhau teh ekankaar |5|
Wherever I look, I see the One and Only Lord. ||5||
ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਏਕਾ ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ॥
rahai niraalam ekaa sach karanee |
One who remains pure and unblemished and practices only true deeds,
ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੇਵਾ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ॥
param pad paaeaa sevaa gur charanee |
obtains the supreme status, serving at the Guru's Feet.
ਮਨ ਤੇ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਚੂਕੀ ਅਹੰ ਭ੍ਰਮਣੀ ॥੬॥
man te man maaniaa chookee ahan bhramanee |6|
The mind is reconciliated with the mind, and the ego's wandering ways come to an end. ||6||
ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਉਣੁ ਕਉਣੁ ਨਹੀ ਤਾਰਿਆ ॥
ein bidh kaun kaun nahee taariaa |
In this way, who - who has not been saved?
ਹਰਿ ਜਸਿ ਸੰਤ ਭਗਤ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਿਆ ॥
har jas sant bhagat nisataariaa |
The Lord's Praises have saved His Saints and devotees.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਾਏ ਹਮ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਭਾਰਿਆ ॥੭॥
prabh paae ham avar na bhaariaa |7|
I have found God - I am not searching for any other. ||7||
ਸਾਚ ਮਹਲਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ॥
saach mehal gur alakh lakhaaeaa |
The Guru has shown me the unseen Mansion of the True Lord.
ਨਿਹਚਲ ਮਹਲੁ ਨਹੀ ਛਾਇਆ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
nihachal mehal nahee chhaaeaa maaeaa |
His Mansion is eternal and unchanging; it is not a mere reflection of Maya.
ਸਾਚਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥੮॥
saach santokhe bharam chukaaeaa |8|
Through truth and contentment, doubt is dispelled. ||8||
ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
jin kai man vasiaa sach soee |
That person, within whose mind the True Lord dwells
ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਈ ॥
tin kee sangat guramukh hoee |
in his company, one becomes Gurmukh.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਲੁ ਖੋਈ ॥੯॥੧੫॥
naanak saach naam mal khoee |9|15|
O Nanak, the True Name washes off the pollution. ||9||15||