ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
malaar mahalaa 1 asattapadeea ghar 1 |
Malaar, First Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, First House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar satigur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਚਕਵੀ ਨੈਨ ਨਂੀਦ ਨਹਿ ਚਾਹੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਨਂੀਦ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
chakavee nain naneed neh chaahai bin pir naneed na paaee |
The chakvi bird does not long for sleepy eyes; without her beloved, she does not sleep.
ਸੂਰੁ ਚਰ੍ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਦੇਖੈ ਨੈਨੀ ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਾਂਈ ॥੧॥
soor charhai priau dekhai nainee niv niv laagai paanee |1|
When the sun rises, she sees her beloved with her eyes; she bows and touches his feet. ||1||
ਪਿਰ ਭਾਵੈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਸਖਾਈ ॥
pir bhaavai prem sakhaaee |
The Love of my Beloved is pleasing; it is my Companion and Support.
ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਘੜੀ ਨਹੀ ਜਗਿ ਜੀਵਾ ਐਸੀ ਪਿਆਸ ਤਿਸਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tis bin gharree nahee jag jeevaa aisee piaas tisaaee |1| rahaau |
Without Him, I cannot live in this world even for an instant; such is my hunger and thirst. ||1||Pause||
ਸਰਵਰਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਕਿਰਣਿ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥
saravar kamal kiran aakaasee bigasai sehaj subhaaee |
The lotus in the pool blossoms forth intuitively and naturally, with the rays of the sun in the sky.
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਨੀ ਅਭ ਐਸੀ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੨॥
preetam preet banee abh aisee jotee jot milaaee |2|
Such is the love for my Beloved which imbues me; my light has merged into the Light. ||2||
ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਜਲ ਬਿਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਟੇਰੈ ਬਿਲਪ ਕਰੈ ਬਿਲਲਾਈ ॥
chaatrik jal bin priau priau tterai bilap karai bilalaaee |
Without water, the rainbird cries out, "Pri-o! Pri-o! - Beloved! Beloved!" It cries and wails and laments.
ਘਨਹਰ ਘੋਰ ਦਸੌ ਦਿਸਿ ਬਰਸੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਜਲ ਪਿਆਸ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
ghanahar ghor dasau dis barasai bin jal piaas na jaaee |3|
The thundering clouds rain down in the ten directions; its thirst is not quenched until it catches the rain-drop in its mouth. ||3||
ਮੀਨ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਉਪਜੈ ਜਲ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
meen nivaas upajai jal hee te sukh dukh purab kamaaee |
The fish lives in water, from which it was born. It finds peace and pleasure according to its past actions.
ਖਿਨੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਪਲੁ ਜਲ ਬਿਨੁ ਮਰਨੁ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਾਂਈ ॥੪॥
khin til reh na sakai pal jal bin maran jeevan tis taanee |4|
It cannot survive without water for a moment, even for an instant. Life and death depend on it. ||4||
ਧਨ ਵਾਂਢੀ ਪਿਰੁ ਦੇਸ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਰ ਪਹਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਠਾਈਁ ॥
dhan vaandtee pir des nivaasee sache gur peh sabad patthaaee |
The soul-bride is separated from her Husband Lord, who lives in His Own Country. He sends the Shabad, His Word, through the True Guru.
ਗੁਣ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਰਤੀ ਹਰਖਾਈ ॥੫॥
gun sangreh prabh ridai nivaasee bhagat ratee harakhaaee |5|
She gathers virtues, and enshrines God within her heart. Imbued with devotion, she is happy. ||5||
ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਕਰੈ ਸਭੈ ਹੈ ਜੇਤੀ ਗੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਪਾਈਁ ॥
priau priau karai sabhai hai jetee gur bhaavai priau paaee |
Everyone cries out, "Beloved! Beloved!" But she alone finds her Beloved, who is pleasing to the Guru.
ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਨਾਲੇ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸਚਿ ਸੰਗੇ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੬॥
priau naale sad hee sach sange nadaree mel milaaee |6|
Our Beloved is always with us; through the Truth, He blesses us with His Grace, and unites us in His Union. ||6||
ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਜੀਉ ਜੀਉ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
sabh meh jeeo jeeo hai soee ghatt ghatt rahiaa samaaee |
He is the life of the soul in each and every soul; He permeates and pervades each and every heart.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੭॥
gur parasaad ghar hee paragaasiaa sahaje sehaj samaaee |7|
By Guru's Grace, He is revealed within the home of my heart; I am intuitively, naturally, absorbed into Him. ||7||
ਅਪਨਾ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰਹੁ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਖਦਾਤੇ ਗੋਸਾਂਈਁ ॥
apanaa kaaj savaarahu aape sukhadaate gosaanee |
He Himself shall resolve all your affairs, when you meet with the Giver of peace, the Lord of the World.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਪਿਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਪਤਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੮॥੧॥
gur parasaad ghar hee pir paaeaa tau naanak tapat bujhaaee |8|1|
By Guru's Grace, you shall find your Husband Lord within your own home; then, O Nanak, the fire within you shall be quenched. ||8||1||