ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maajh mahalaa 3 |
Maajh, Third Mehl:
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਪੜਹਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਕਹਾਵਹਿ ॥
manamukh parreh panddit kahaaveh |
The self-willed manmukhs read and recite; they are called Pandits-spiritual scholars.
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥
doojai bhaae mahaa dukh paaveh |
But they are in love with duality, and they suffer in terrible pain.
ਬਿਖਿਆ ਮਾਤੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੂਨੀ ਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
bikhiaa maate kichh soojhai naahee fir fir joonee aavaniaa |1|
Intoxicated with vice, they understand nothing at all. They are reincarnated, over and over again. ||1||
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
hau vaaree jeeo vaaree haumai maar milaavaniaa |
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who subdue their ego, and unite with the Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਪੀਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur sevaa te har man vasiaa har ras sehaj peeaavaniaa |1| rahaau |
They serve the Guru, and the Lord dwells within their minds; they intuitively drink in the sublime essence of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਵੇਦੁ ਪੜਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਨਹੀ ਆਇਆ ॥
ved parreh har ras nahee aaeaa |
The Pandits read the Vedas, but they do not obtain the Lord's essence.
ਵਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਮੋਹੇ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
vaad vakhaaneh mohe maaeaa |
Intoxicated with Maya, they argue and debate.
ਅਗਿਆਨਮਤੀ ਸਦਾ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝਿ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
agiaanamatee sadaa andhiaaraa guramukh boojh har gaavaniaa |2|
The foolish intellectuals are forever in spiritual darkness. The Gurmukhs understand, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
ਅਕਥੋ ਕਥੀਐ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੈ ॥
akatho katheeai sabad suhaavai |
The Indescribable is described only through the beauteous Word of the Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਸਚੋ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
guramatee man sacho bhaavai |
Through the Guru's Teachings, the Truth becomes pleasing to the mind.
ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਰਵਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਸਚਿ ਰੰਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
sacho sach raveh din raatee ihu man sach rangaavaniaa |3|
Those who speak of the truest of the true, day and night-their minds are imbued with the Truth. ||3||
ਜੋ ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਤਿਨ ਸਚੋ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
jo sach rate tin sacho bhaavai |
Those who are attuned to Truth, love the Truth.
ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਨ ਪਛੋਤਾਵੈ ॥
aape dee na pachhotaavai |
The Lord Himself bestows this gift; He shall not take it back.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਚੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
gur kai sabad sadaa sach jaataa mil sache sukh paavaniaa |4|
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the True Lord is known forever; meeting the True One, peace is found. ||4||
ਕੂੜੁ ਕੁਸਤੁ ਤਿਨਾ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
koorr kusat tinaa mail na laagai |
The filth of fraud and falsehood does not stick to those who,
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਾਗੈ ॥
gur parasaadee anadin jaagai |
By Guru's Grace, remain awake and aware, night and day.
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
niramal naam vasai ghatt bheetar jotee jot milaavaniaa |5|
The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides deep within their hearts; their light merges into the Light. ||5||
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਪੜਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਤਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ॥
trai gun parreh har tat na jaaneh |
They read about the three qualities, but they do not know the essential reality of the Lord.
ਮੂਲਹੁ ਭੁਲੇ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ॥
moolahu bhule gurasabad na pachhaaneh |
They forget the Primal Lord, the Source of all, and they do not recognize the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਮੋਹ ਬਿਆਪੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
moh biaape kichh soojhai naahee gurasabadee har paavaniaa |6|
They are engrossed in emotional attachment; they do not understand anything at all. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord is found. ||6||
ਵੇਦੁ ਪੁਕਾਰੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
ved pukaarai tribidh maaeaa |
The Vedas proclaim that Maya is of three qualities.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਨ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
manamukh na boojheh doojai bhaaeaa |
The self-willed manmukhs, in love with duality, do not understand.
ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਪੜਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
trai gun parreh har ek na jaaneh bin boojhe dukh paavaniaa |7|
They read of the three qualities, but they do not know the One Lord. Without understanding, they obtain only pain and suffering. ||7||
ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥
jaa tis bhaavai taa aap milaae |
When it pleases the Lord, He unites us with Himself.
ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਸਹਸਾ ਦੂਖੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ॥
gurasabadee sahasaa dookh chukaae |
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, skepticism and suffering are dispelled.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੀ ਸਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਨਾਮੋ ਮੰਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੩੦॥੩੧॥
naanak naavai kee sachee vaddiaaee naamo man sukh paavaniaa |8|30|31|
O Nanak, True is the Greatness of the Name. Believing in the Name, peace is obtained. ||8||30||31||