ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 1 |

Maaroo, First Mehl:

ਜੋਗੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰਮਾਇਲੁ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਰਾਤੀ ॥

jogee jugat naam niramaaeil taa kai mail na raatee |

The Yogi who is joined to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is pure; he is not stained by even a particle of dirt.

ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਨਾਥੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਗੇ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਗਤਿ ਬੀਤੀ ॥੧॥

preetam naath sadaa sach sange janam maran gat beetee |1|

The True Lord, his Beloved, is always with him; the rounds of birth and death are ended for him. ||1||

ਗੁਸਾਈ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕੈਸੇ ਜਾਤੀ ॥

gusaaee teraa kahaa naam kaise jaatee |

O Lord of the Universe, what is Your Name, and what is it like?

ਜਾ ਤਉ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਵਹਿ ਪੂਛਉ ਬਾਤ ਨਿਰੰਤੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jaa tau bheetar mehal bulaaveh poochhau baat nirantee |1| rahaau |

If You summon me into the Mansion of Your Presence, I will ask You, how I can become one with You. ||1||Pause||

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਿਆਨ ਇਸਨਾਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਪੂਜੇ ਪਾਤੀ ॥

brahaman braham giaan isanaanee har gun pooje paatee |

He alone is a Brahmin, who takes his cleansing bath in the spiritual wisdom of God, and whose leaf-offerings in worship are the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਏਕਾ ਜੋਤੀ ॥੨॥

eko naam ek naaraaein tribhavan ekaa jotee |2|

The One Name, the One Lord, and His One Light pervade the three worlds. ||2||

ਜਿਹਵਾ ਡੰਡੀ ਇਹੁ ਘਟੁ ਛਾਬਾ ਤੋਲਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਜਾਚੀ ॥

jihavaa ddanddee ihu ghatt chhaabaa tolau naam ajaachee |

My tongue is the balance of the scale, and this heart of mine is the pan of the scale; I weigh the immeasurable Naam.

ਏਕੋ ਹਾਟੁ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਭਨਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ਇਕ ਭਾਤੀ ॥੩॥

eko haatt saahu sabhanaa sir vanajaare ik bhaatee |3|

There is one store, and one banker above all; the merchants deal in the one commodity. ||3||

ਦੋਵੈ ਸਿਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨਿਬੇੜੇ ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਜੀਅਹੁ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਭਰਾਤੀ ॥

dovai sire satiguroo niberre so boojhai jis ek liv laagee jeeahu rahai nibharaatee |

The True Guru saves us at both ends; he alone understands, who is lovingly focused on the One Lord; his inner being remains free of doubt.

ਸਬਦੁ ਵਸਾਏ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ਸਦਾ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ॥੪॥

sabad vasaae bharam chukaae sadaa sevak din raatee |4|

The Word of the Shabad abides within, and doubt is ended, for those who constantly serve, day and night. ||4||

ਊਪਰਿ ਗਗਨੁ ਗਗਨ ਪਰਿ ਗੋਰਖੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਅਗਮੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪੁਨਿ ਵਾਸੀ ॥

aoopar gagan gagan par gorakh taa kaa agam guroo pun vaasee |

Above is the sky of the mind, and beyond this sky is the Lord, the Protector of the World; the Inaccessible Lord God; the Guru abides there as well.

ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਭਇਆ ਉਦਾਸੀ ॥੫॥੧੧॥

gur bachanee baahar ghar eko naanak bheaa udaasee |5|11|

According to the Word of the Guru's Teachings, what is outside is the same as what is inside the home of the self. Nanak has become a detached renunciate. ||5||11||