ਮਾਰੂ ਸੋਲਹੇ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

maaroo solahe mahalaa 3 |

Maaroo, Solhay, Third Mehl:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ॥

hukamee sahaje srisatt upaaee |

By the Hukam of His Command, He effortlessly created the Universe.

ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਅਪਣੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

kar kar vekhai apanee vaddiaaee |

Creating the creation, He gazes upon His own greatness.

ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਆਪੇ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧॥

aape kare karaae aape hukame rahiaa samaaee he |1|

He Himself acts, and inspires all to act; in His Will, He pervades and permeates all. ||1||

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਗੁਬਾਰਾ ॥

maaeaa mohu jagat gubaaraa |

The world is in the darkness of love and attachment to Maya.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

guramukh boojhai ko veechaaraa |

How rare is that Gurmukh who contemplates, and understands.

ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੨॥

aape nadar kare so paae aape mel milaaee he |2|

He alone attains the Lord, unto whom He grants His Grace. He Himself unites in His Union. ||2||

ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

aape mele de vaddiaaee |

Uniting with Himself, He bestows glorious greatness.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥

gur parasaadee keemat paaee |

By Guru's Grace, one comes to know the Lord's worth.

ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਬਿਲਲਾਦੀ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਈ ਹੇ ॥੩॥

manamukh bahut firai bilalaadee doojai bhaae khuaaee he |3|

The self-willed manmukh wanders everywhere, weeping and wailing; he is utterly ruined by the love of duality. ||3||

ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਵਿਚੇ ਪਾਈ ॥

haumai maaeaa viche paaee |

Egotism was instilled into the illusion of Maya.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭੂਲੇ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥

manamukh bhoole pat gavaaee |

The self-willed manmukh is deluded, and loses his honor.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋ ਨਾਇ ਰਾਚੈ ਸਾਚੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੪॥

guramukh hovai so naae raachai saachai rahiaa samaaee he |4|

But one who becomes Gurmukh is absorbed in the Name; he remains immersed in the True Lord. ||4||

ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

gur te giaan naam ratan paaeaa |

Spiritual wisdom is obtained from the Guru, along with the jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਮਨਸਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥

manasaa maar man maeh samaaeaa |

Desires are subdued, and one remains immersed in the mind.

ਆਪੇ ਖੇਲ ਕਰੇ ਸਭਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੫॥

aape khel kare sabh karataa aape dee bujhaaee he |5|

The Creator Himself stages all His plays; He Himself bestows understanding. ||5||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

satigur seve aap gavaae |

One who serves the True Guru eradicates self-conceit.

ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

mil preetam sabad sukh paae |

Meeting with his Beloved, he finds peace through the Word of the Shabad.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਤੇ ਬਣਿ ਆਈ ਹੇ ॥੬॥

antar piaar bhagatee raataa sehaj mate ban aaee he |6|

Deep within his inner being, he is imbued with loving devotion; intuitively, he becomes one with the Lord. ||6||

ਦੂਖ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

dookh nivaaran gur te jaataa |

The Destroyer of pain is known through the Guru.

ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ॥

aap miliaa jagajeevan daataa |

The Great Giver, the Life of the world, Himself has met me.

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਲਾਏ ਸੋਈ ਬੂਝੈ ਭਉ ਭਰਮੁ ਸਰੀਰਹੁ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੭॥

jis no laae soee boojhai bhau bharam sareerahu jaaee he |7|

He alone understands, whom the Lord joins with Himself. Fear and doubt are taken away from his body. ||7||

ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ॥

aape guramukh aape devai |

He Himself is the Gurmukh, and He Himself bestows His blessings.

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੈ ॥

sachai sabad satigur sevai |

Through the True Word of the Shabad, serve the True Guru.

ਜਰਾ ਜਮੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਜੋਹਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਬਣਿ ਆਈ ਹੇ ॥੮॥

jaraa jam tis johi na saakai saache siau ban aaee he |8|

Old age and death cannot even touch one who is in harmony with the True Lord. ||8||

ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥

trisanaa agan jalai sansaaraa |

The world is burning up in the fire of desire.

ਜਲਿ ਜਲਿ ਖਪੈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਵਿਕਾਰਾ ॥

jal jal khapai bahut vikaaraa |

It burns and burns, and is destroyed in all its corruption.

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਕਬਹੂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੯॥

manamukh tthaur na paae kabahoo satigur boojh bujhaaee he |9|

The self-willed manmukh finds no place of rest anywhere. The True Guru has imparted this understanding. ||9||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ॥

satigur sevan se vaddabhaagee |

Those who serve the True Guru are very fortunate.

ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਦਾ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ॥

saachai naam sadaa liv laagee |

They remain lovingly focused on the True Name forever.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਵਿਆ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥

antar naam raviaa nihakeval trisanaa sabad bujhaaee he |10|

The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, permeates the nucleus of their inner being; through the Shabad, their desires are quenched. ||10||

ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਚੀ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

sachaa sabad sachee hai baanee |

True is the Word of the Shabad, and True is the Bani of His Word.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਪਛਾਣੀ ॥

guramukh viralai kinai pachhaanee |

How rare is that Gurmukh who realizes this.

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ਰਹਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥

sachai sabad rate bairaagee aavan jaan rahaaee he |11|

Those who are imbued with the True Shabad are detached. Their comings and goings in reincarnation are ended. ||11||

ਸਬਦੁ ਬੁਝੈ ਸੋ ਮੈਲੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ॥

sabad bujhai so mail chukaae |

One who realizes the Shabad is cleansed of impurities.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਏ ॥

niramal naam vasai man aae |

The Immaculate Naam abides within his mind.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਅਪਣਾ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥

satigur apanaa sad hee seveh haumai vichahu jaaee he |12|

He serves his True Guru forever, and egotism is eradicated from within. ||12||

ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਾ ਦਰੁ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

gur te boojhai taa dar soojhai |

If one comes to understand, through the Guru, then he comes to know the Lord's Door.

ਨਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਕਥਿ ਕਥਿ ਲੂਝੈ ॥

naam vihoonaa kath kath loojhai |

But without the Naam, one babbles and argues in vain.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਭੂਖ ਗਵਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੩॥

satigur seve kee vaddiaaee trisanaa bhookh gavaaee he |13|

The glory of serving the True Guru is that it eradicates hunger and thirst. ||13||

ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

aape aap milai taa boojhai |

When the Lord unites them with Himself, then they come to understand.

ਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

giaan vihoonaa kichhoo na soojhai |

Without spiritual wisdom, they understand nothing at all.

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਦਾਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਵਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੪॥

gur kee daat sadaa man antar baanee sabad vajaaee he |14|

One whose mind is filled with the Guru's gift forever - his inner being resounds with the Shabad, and the Word of the Guru's Bani. ||14||

ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥

jo dhur likhiaa su karam kamaaeaa |

He acts according to his pre-ordained destiny.

ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ॥

koe na mettai dhur furamaaeaa |

No one can erase the Command of the Primal Lord.

ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਵਾਸਾ ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥

satasangat meh tin hee vaasaa jin kau dhur likh paaee he |15|

They alone dwell in the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, who have such pre-ordained destiny. ||15||

ਅਪਣੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥

apanee nadar kare so paae |

He alone finds the Lord, unto whom He grants His Grace.

ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਤਾੜੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਏ ॥

sachai sabad taarree chit laae |

He links his consciousness to the deep meditative state of the True Shabad.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਦਰਿ ਪਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੬॥੧॥

naanak daas kahai benantee bheekhiaa naam dar paaee he |16|1|

Nanak, Your slave, offers this humble prayer; I stand at Your Door, begging for Your Name. ||16||1||