ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maajh mahalaa 3 |
Maajh, Third Mehl:
ਤੇਰੇ ਭਗਤ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਦਰਬਾਰੇ ॥
tere bhagat soheh saachai darabaare |
Your devotees look beautiful in the True Court.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥
gur kai sabad naam savaare |
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are adorned with the Naam.
ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
sadaa anand raheh din raatee gun keh gunee samaavaniaa |1|
They are forever in bliss, day and night; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, they merge with the Lord of Glory. ||1||
ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਣਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥
hau vaaree jeeo vaaree naam sun man vasaavaniaa |
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who hear and enshrine the Naam within their minds.
ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਚਾ ਊਚੋ ਊਚਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har jeeo sachaa aoocho aoochaa haumai maar milaavaniaa |1| rahaau |
The Dear Lord, the True One, the Highest of the High, subdues their ego and blends them with Himself. ||1||Pause||
ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚੀ ਨਾਈ ॥
har jeeo saachaa saachee naaee |
True is the Dear Lord, and True is His Name.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥
gur parasaadee kisai milaaee |
By Guru's Grace, some merge with Him.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਸੇ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥
gur sabad mileh se vichhurreh naahee sahaje sach samaavaniaa |2|
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, those who merge with the Lord shall not be separated from Him again. They merge with intuitive ease into the True Lord. ||2||
ਤੁਝ ਤੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
tujh te baahar kachhoo na hoe |
There is nothing beyond You;
ਤੂੰ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥
toon kar kar vekheh jaaneh soe |
You are the One who does, sees, and knows.
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥
aape kare karaae karataa guramat aap milaavaniaa |3|
The Creator Himself acts, and inspires others to act. Through the Guru's Teachings, He blends us into Himself. ||3||
ਕਾਮਣਿ ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ॥
kaaman gunavantee har paae |
The virtuous soul-bride finds the Lord;
ਭੈ ਭਾਇ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਬਣਾਏ ॥
bhai bhaae seegaar banaae |
she decorates herself with the Love and the Fear of God.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਸਚ ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥
satigur sev sadaa sohaagan sach upades samaavaniaa |4|
She who serves the True Guru is forever a happy soul-bride. She is absorbed in the true teachings. ||4||
ਸਬਦੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਨਿ ਤਿਨਾ ਠਉਰੁ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥
sabad visaaran tinaa tthaur na tthaau |
Those who forget the Word of the Shabad have no home and no place of rest.
ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਜਿਉ ਸੁੰਞੈ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਉ ॥
bhram bhoole jiau sunyai ghar kaau |
They are deluded by doubt, like a crow in a deserted house.
ਹਲਤੁ ਪਲਤੁ ਤਿਨੀ ਦੋਵੈ ਗਵਾਏ ਦੁਖੇ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥
halat palat tinee dovai gavaae dukhe dukh vihaavaniaa |5|
They forfeit both this world and the next, and they pass their lives suffering in pain and misery. ||5||
ਲਿਖਦਿਆ ਲਿਖਦਿਆ ਕਾਗਦ ਮਸੁ ਖੋਈ ॥
likhadiaa likhadiaa kaagad mas khoee |
Writing on and on endlessly, they run out of paper and ink.
ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
doojai bhaae sukh paae na koee |
Through the love with duality, no one has found peace.
ਕੂੜੁ ਲਿਖਹਿ ਤੈ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥
koorr likheh tai koorr kamaaveh jal jaaveh koorr chit laavaniaa |6|
They write falsehood, and they practice falsehood; they are burnt to ashes by focusing their consciousness on falsehood. ||6||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਲਿਖਹਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
guramukh sacho sach likheh veechaar |
The Gurmukhs write and reflect on Truth, and only Truth.
ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਚੇ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥
se jan sache paaveh mokh duaar |
The true ones find the gate of salvation.
ਸਚੁ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਲਮ ਮਸਵਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਲਿਖਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥
sach kaagad kalam masavaanee sach likh sach samaavaniaa |7|
True is their paper, pen and ink; writing Truth, they are absorbed in the True One. ||7||
ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬੈਠਾ ਵੇਖੈ ॥
meraa prabh antar baitthaa vekhai |
My God sits deep within the self; He watches over us.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਲੇਖੈ ॥
gur parasaadee milai soee jan lekhai |
Those who meet the Lord, by Guru's Grace, are acceptable.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੨੨॥੨੩॥
naanak naam milai vaddiaaee poore gur te paavaniaa |8|22|23|
O Nanak, glorious greatness is received through the Naam, which is obtained through the Perfect Guru. ||8||22||23||