ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
vaddahans mahalaa 1 |
Wadahans, First Mehl:
ਬਾਬਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਝੂਠੁ ਪਸਾਰੋਵਾ ॥
baabaa aaeaa hai utth chalanaa ihu jag jhootth pasaarovaa |
O Baba, whoever has come, will rise up and leave; this world is merely a false show.
ਸਚਾ ਘਰੁ ਸਚੜੈ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਖਰਾ ਸਚਿਆਰੋਵਾ ॥
sachaa ghar sacharrai seveeai sach kharaa sachiaarovaa |
One's true home is obtained by serving the True Lord; real Truth is obtained by being truthful.
ਕੂੜਿ ਲਬਿ ਜਾਂ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਸੀ ਅਗੈ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਠਾਓ ॥
koorr lab jaan thaae na paasee agai lahai na tthaao |
By falsehood and greed, no place of rest is found, and no place in the world hereafter is obtained.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਆਉ ਨ ਬੈਸਹੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਜਿਉ ਸੁੰਞੈ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਓ ॥
antar aau na baisahu kaheeai jiau sunyai ghar kaao |
No one invites him to come in and sit down. He is like a crow in a deserted home.
ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਵਡਾ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਜਗੁ ਸਬਾਏ ॥
jaman maran vaddaa vechhorraa binasai jag sabaae |
Trapped by birth and death, he is separated from the Lord for such a long time; the whole world is wasting away.
ਲਬਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗਤੁ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਕਾਲੁ ਖੜਾ ਰੂਆਏ ॥੧॥
lab dhandhai maaeaa jagat bhulaaeaa kaal kharraa rooaae |1|
Greed, worldly entanglements and Maya deceive the world. Death hovers over its head, and causes it to weep. ||1||
ਬਾਬਾ ਆਵਹੁ ਭਾਈਹੋ ਗਲਿ ਮਿਲਹ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਦੇਹ ਆਸੀਸਾ ਹੇ ॥
baabaa aavahu bhaaeeho gal milah mil mil deh aaseesaa he |
Come, O Baba, and Siblings of Destiny - let's join together; take me in your arms, and bless me with your prayers.
ਬਾਬਾ ਸਚੜਾ ਮੇਲੁ ਨ ਚੁਕਈ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਕੀਆ ਦੇਹ ਅਸੀਸਾ ਹੇ ॥
baabaa sacharraa mel na chukee preetam keea deh aseesaa he |
O Baba, union with the True Lord cannot be broken; bless me with your prayers for union with my Beloved.
ਆਸੀਸਾ ਦੇਵਹੋ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇਵਹੋ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਮੇਲੋ ॥
aaseesaa devaho bhagat karevaho miliaa kaa kiaa melo |
Bless me with your prayers, that I may perform devotional worship service to my Lord; for those already united with Him, what is there to unite?
ਇਕਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਨਾਵਹੁ ਥੇਹਹੁ ਥਾਵਹੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਖੇਲੋ ॥
eik bhoole naavahu thehahu thaavahu gurasabadee sach khelo |
Some have wandered away from the Name of the Lord, and lost the Path. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the true game.
ਜਮ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਣਾ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਵੇਸੇ ॥
jam maarag nahee jaanaa sabad samaanaa jug jug saachai vese |
Do not go on Death's path; remain merged in the Word of the Shabad, the true form throughout the ages.
ਸਾਜਨ ਸੈਣ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੋਲੇ ਫਾਸੇ ॥੨॥
saajan sain milahu sanjogee gur mil khole faase |2|
Through good fortune, we meet such friends and relatives, who meet with the Guru, and escape the noose of Death. ||2||
ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਂਗੜਾ ਆਇਆ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਲੇਖੁ ਲਿਖਾਇਆ ॥
baabaa naangarraa aaeaa jag meh dukh sukh lekh likhaaeaa |
O Baba, we come into the world naked, into pain and pleasure, according to the record of our account.
ਲਿਖਿਅੜਾ ਸਾਹਾ ਨਾ ਟਲੈ ਜੇਹੜਾ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥
likhiarraa saahaa naa ttalai jeharraa purab kamaaeaa |
The call of our pre-ordained destiny cannot be altered; it follows from our past actions.
ਬਹਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਜਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਤਿਤੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
beh saachai likhiaa amrit bikhiaa jit laaeaa tith laagaa |
The True Lord sits and writes of ambrosial nectar, and bitter poison; as the Lord attaches us, so are we attached.
ਕਾਮਣਿਆਰੀ ਕਾਮਣ ਪਾਏ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੀ ਗਲਿ ਤਾਗਾ ॥
kaamaniaaree kaaman paae bahu rangee gal taagaa |
The Charmer, Maya, has worked her charms, and the multi-colored thread is around everyone's neck.
ਹੋਛੀ ਮਤਿ ਭਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਹੋਛਾ ਗੁੜੁ ਸਾ ਮਖੀ ਖਾਇਆ ॥
hochhee mat bheaa man hochhaa gurr saa makhee khaaeaa |
Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.
ਨਾ ਮਰਜਾਦੁ ਆਇਆ ਕਲਿ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਨਾਂਗੋ ਬੰਧਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
naa marajaad aaeaa kal bheetar naango bandh chalaaeaa |3|
Contrary to custom, he comes into the Dark Age of Kali Yuga naked, and naked he is bound down and sent away again. ||3||
ਬਾਬਾ ਰੋਵਹੁ ਜੇ ਕਿਸੈ ਰੋਵਣਾ ਜਾਨੀਅੜਾ ਬੰਧਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ ਹੈ ॥
baabaa rovahu je kisai rovanaa jaaneearraa bandh patthaaeaa hai |
O Baba, weep and mourn if you must; the beloved soul is bound and driven off.
ਲਿਖਿਅੜਾ ਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਮੇਟੀਐ ਦਰਿ ਹਾਕਾਰੜਾ ਆਇਆ ਹੈ ॥
likhiarraa lekh na metteeai dar haakaararraa aaeaa hai |
The pre-ordained record of destiny cannot be erased; the summons has come from the Lord's Court.
ਹਾਕਾਰਾ ਆਇਆ ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਇਆ ਰੁੰਨੇ ਰੋਵਣਹਾਰੇ ॥
haakaaraa aaeaa jaa tis bhaaeaa rune rovanahaare |
The messenger comes, when it pleases the Lord, and the mourners begin to mourn.
ਪੁਤ ਭਾਈ ਭਾਤੀਜੇ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਅਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
put bhaaee bhaateeje roveh preetam at piaare |
Sons, brothers, nephews and very dear friends weep and wail.
ਭੈ ਰੋਵੈ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰਿ ਸਮਾਲੇ ਕੋ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਮੁਇਆ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
bhai rovai gun saar samaale ko marai na mueaa naale |
Let him weep, who weeps in the Fear of God, cherishing the virtues of God. No one dies with the dead.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਜਾਣ ਸਿਜਾਣਾ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਸਚੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥੪॥੫॥
naanak jug jug jaan sijaanaa roveh sach samaale |4|5|
O Nanak, throughout the ages, they are known as wise, who weep, remembering the True Lord. ||4||5||