ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
raamakalee mahalaa 1 |
Raamkalee, First Mehl:
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਉਤਭੁਜੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
antar utabhuj avar na koee |
The created Universe emanated from within You; there is no other at all.
ਜੋ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇ ਹੋਈ ॥
jo kaheeai so prabh te hoee |
Whatever is said to be, is from You, O God.
ਜੁਗਹ ਜੁਗੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
jugah jugantar saahib sach soee |
He is the True Lord and Master, throughout the ages.
ਉਤਪਤਿ ਪਰਲਉ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥
autapat parlau avar na koee |1|
Creation and destruction do not come from anyone else. ||1||
ਐਸਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰੁ ॥
aisaa meraa tthaakur gahir ganbheer |
Such is my Lord and Master, profound and unfathomable.
ਜਿਨਿ ਜਪਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਨ ਲਗੈ ਜਮ ਤੀਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jin japiaa tin hee sukh paaeaa har kai naam na lagai jam teer |1| rahaau |
Whoever meditates on Him, finds peace. The arrow of the Messenger of Death does not strike one who has the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਨਾਮੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਹੀਰਾ ਨਿਰਮੋਲੁ ॥
naam ratan heeraa niramol |
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a priceless jewel, a diamond.
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਮਰੁ ਅਤੋਲੁ ॥
saachaa saahib amar atol |
The True Lord Master is immortal and immeasurable.
ਜਿਹਵਾ ਸੂਚੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਬੋਲੁ ॥
jihavaa soochee saachaa bol |
That tongue which chants the True Name is pure.
ਘਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਰੋਲੁ ॥੨॥
ghar dar saachaa naahee rol |2|
The True Lord is in the home of the self; there is no doubt about it. ||2||
ਇਕਿ ਬਨ ਮਹਿ ਬੈਸਹਿ ਡੂਗਰਿ ਅਸਥਾਨੁ ॥
eik ban meh baiseh ddoogar asathaan |
Some sit in the forests, and some make their home in the mountains.
ਨਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿ ਪਚਹਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥
naam bisaar pacheh abhimaan |
Forgetting the Naam, they rot away in egotistical pride.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕਿਆ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥
naam binaa kiaa giaan dhiaan |
Without the Naam, what is the use of spiritual wisdom and meditation?
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਦਰਗਹਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
guramukh paaveh darageh maan |3|
The Gurmukhs are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||3||
ਹਠੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਕਰੈ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
hatth ahankaar karai nahee paavai |
Acting stubbornly in egotism, one does not find the Lord.
ਪਾਠ ਪੜੈ ਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ॥
paatth parrai le lok sunaavai |
Studying the scriptures, reading them to other people,
ਤੀਰਥਿ ਭਰਮਸਿ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਨ ਜਾਵੈ ॥
teerath bharamas biaadh na jaavai |
and wandering around at places of pilgrimage, the disease is not taken away.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੪॥
naam binaa kaise sukh paavai |4|
Without the Naam, how can one find peace? ||4||
ਜਤਨ ਕਰੈ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਕਿਵੈ ਨ ਰਹਾਈ ॥
jatan karai bind kivai na rahaaee |
No matter how much he tries, he cannot control his semen and seed.
ਮਨੂਆ ਡੋਲੈ ਨਰਕੇ ਪਾਈ ॥
manooaa ddolai narake paaee |
His mind wavers, and he falls into hell.
ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਾਧੋ ਲਹੈ ਸਜਾਈ ॥
jam pur baadho lahai sajaaee |
Bound and gagged in the City of Death, he is tortured.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੫॥
bin naavai jeeo jal bal jaaee |5|
Without the Name, his soul cries out in agony. ||5||
ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਕੇਤੇ ਮੁਨਿ ਦੇਵਾ ॥
sidh saadhik kete mun devaa |
The many Siddhas and seekers, silent sages and demi-gods
ਹਠਿ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਹਿ ਭੇਵਾ ॥
hatth nigreh na tripataaveh bhevaa |
cannot satisfy themselves by practicing restraint through Hatha Yoga.
ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਗਹਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ॥
sabad veechaar gaheh gur sevaa |
One who contemplates the Word of the Shabad, and serves the Guru
ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਅਭਿਮਾਨ ਅਭੇਵਾ ॥੬॥
man tan niramal abhimaan abhevaa |6|
- his mind and body become immaculate, and his egotistical pride is obliterated. ||6||
ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥
karam milai paavai sach naau |
Blessed with Your Grace, I obtain the True Name.
ਤੁਮ ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਰਹਉ ਸੁਭਾਉ ॥
tum saranaagat rhau subhaau |
I remain in Your Sanctuary, in loving devotion.
ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਭਗਤੀ ਭਾਉ ॥
tum te upajio bhagatee bhaau |
Love for Your devotional worship has welled up within me.
ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੭॥
jap jaapau guramukh har naau |7|
As Gurmukh, I chant and meditate on the Lord's Name. ||7||
ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਜਾਇ ਮਨ ਭੀਨੈ ॥
haumai garab jaae man bheenai |
When one is rid of egotism and pride, his mind is drenched in the Lord's Love.
ਝੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਕੀਨੈ ॥
jhootth na paavas paakhandd keenai |
Practicing fraud and hypocrisy, he does not find God.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦ ਨਹੀ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਰੁ ॥
bin gurasabad nahee ghar baar |
Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he cannot find the Lord's Door.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੮॥੬॥
naanak guramukh tat beechaar |8|6|
O Nanak, the Gurmukh contemplates the essence of reality. ||8||6||