ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

soratth mahalaa 1 |

Sorat'h, First Mehl:

ਜਿਨੑੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤਿਨੑ ਕੇ ਸਾਥ ਤਰੇ ॥

jinaee satigur seviaa piaare tina ke saath tare |

Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well.

ਤਿਨੑਾ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸਨ ਹਰੇ ॥

tinaa tthaak na paaeeai piaare amrit rasan hare |

No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord's Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue.

ਬੂਡੇ ਭਾਰੇ ਭੈ ਬਿਨਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤਾਰੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ॥੧॥

boodde bhaare bhai binaa piaare taare nadar kare |1|

Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. ||1||

ਭੀ ਤੂਹੈ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥

bhee toohai saalaahanaa piaare bhee teree saalaah |

I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises.

ਵਿਣੁ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਭੈ ਡੁਬੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਕੰਧੀ ਪਾਇ ਕਹਾਹ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

vin bohith bhai ddubeeai piaare kandhee paae kahaah |1| rahaau |

Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? ||1||Pause||

ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

saalaahee saalaahanaa piaare doojaa avar na koe |

I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise.

ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਲਾਹਨਿ ਸੇ ਭਲੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

mere prabh saalaahan se bhale piaare sabad rate rang hoe |

Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love.

ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰਸੁ ਲੈ ਤਤੁ ਵਿਲੋਇ ॥੨॥

tis kee sangat je milai piaare ras lai tat viloe |2|

If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. ||2||

ਪਤਿ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ਸਾਚ ਕਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥

pat paravaanaa saach kaa piaare naam sachaa neesaan |

The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord.

ਆਇਆ ਲਿਖਿ ਲੈ ਜਾਵਣਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥

aaeaa likh lai jaavanaa piaare hukamee hukam pachhaan |

We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander.

ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਾਚਾ ਤਾਣੁ ॥੩॥

gur bin hukam na boojheeai piaare saache saachaa taan |3|

Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. ||3||

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨਿੰਮਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਉਦਰ ਮਝਾਰਿ ॥

hukamai andar ninmiaa piaare hukamai udar majhaar |

By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb.

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਊਧਉ ਸਿਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਰਿ ॥

hukamai andar jamiaa piaare aoodhau sir kai bhaar |

By His Command, we are born, O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਚਲੈ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਾਰਿ ॥੪॥

guramukh daragah jaaneeai piaare chalai kaaraj saar |4|

The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. ||4||

ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਆਇਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਜਾਦੋ ਜਾਇ ॥

hukamai andar aaeaa piaare hukame jaado jaae |

By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes.

ਹੁਕਮੇ ਬੰਨੑਿ ਚਲਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਲਹੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥

hukame bana chalaaeeai piaare manamukh lahai sajaae |

By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment.

ਹੁਕਮੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਣੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੫॥

hukame sabad pachhaaneeai piaare daragah paidhaa jaae |5|

By His Command, the Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. ||5||

ਹੁਕਮੇ ਗਣਤ ਗਣਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੋਇ ॥

hukame ganat ganaaeeai piaare hukame haumai doe |

By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality.

ਹੁਕਮੇ ਭਵੈ ਭਵਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਰੋਇ ॥

hukame bhavai bhavaaeeai piaare avagan mutthee roe |

By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering.

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਿਞਾਪੈ ਸਾਹ ਕਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਹੋਇ ॥੬॥

hukam siyaapai saah kaa piaare sach milai vaddiaaee hoe |6|

If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord's Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. ||6||

ਆਖਣਿ ਅਉਖਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥

aakhan aaukhaa aakheeai piaare kiau suneeai sach naau |

It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name?

ਜਿਨੑੀ ਸੋ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਉ ਤਿਨੑ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥

jinaee so saalaahiaa piaare hau tina balihaarai jaau |

I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved.

ਨਾਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆਂ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥੭॥

naau milai santokheean piaare nadaree mel milaau |7|

I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. ||7||

ਕਾਇਆ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਜੇ ਥੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮਨੁ ਮਸਵਾਣੀ ਧਾਰਿ ॥

kaaeaa kaagad je theeai piaare man masavaanee dhaar |

If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot;

ਲਲਤਾ ਲੇਖਣਿ ਸਚ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਲਿਖਹੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

lalataa lekhan sach kee piaare har gun likhahu veechaar |

and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.

ਧਨੁ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਾਚੁ ਲਿਖੈ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੮॥੩॥

dhan lekhaaree naanakaa piaare saach likhai ur dhaar |8|3|

Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. ||8||3||