ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

ਸਹਜੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨ ਸੇਵਿਓ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਨਮਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥

sahaje satigur na sevio vich haumai janam binaas |

One who doesn't intuitively serve the True Guru, loses his life in egotism.

ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਨ ਚਖਿਓ ਕਮਲੁ ਨ ਹੋਇਓ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥

rasanaa har ras na chakhio kamal na hoeo paragaas |

His tongue does not taste the sublime essence of the Lord, and his heart-lotus does not blossom forth.

ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਧੀ ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥

bikh khaadhee manamukh muaa maaeaa mohi vinaas |

The self-willed manmukh eats poison and dies; he is ruined by love and attachment to Maya.

ਇਕਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

eikas har ke naam vin dhrig jeevan dhrig vaas |

Without the Name of the One Lord, his life is cursed, and his home is cursed as well.

ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਚਾ ਤਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸੁ ॥

jaa aape nadar kare prabh sachaa taa hovai daasan daas |

When God Himself bestows His Glance of Grace, then one becomes the slave of His slaves.

ਤਾ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਪਾਸੁ ॥

taa anadin sevaa kare satiguroo kee kabeh na chhoddai paas |

And then, night and day, he serves the True Guru, and never leaves His side.

ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਅਲਿਪਤੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਤਿਉ ਵਿਚੇ ਗਿਰਹ ਉਦਾਸੁ ॥

jiau jal meh kamal alipato varatai tiau viche girah udaas |

As the lotus flower floats unaffected in the water, so does he remain detached in his own household.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥੨॥

jan naanak kare karaaeaa sabh ko jiau bhaavai tiv har gunataas |2|

O servant Nanak, the Lord acts, and inspires everyone to act, according to the Pleasure of His Will. He is the treasure of virtue. ||2||