ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 |
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਨਾਨਕ ਬੇੜੀ ਸਚ ਕੀ ਤਰੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
naanak berree sach kee tareeai gur veechaar |
O Nanak, the Boat of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru.
ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਵਹੀ ਪੂਰਿ ਭਰੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ॥
eik aaveh ik jaavahee poor bhare ahankaar |
Some come, and some go; they are totally filled with egotism.
ਮਨਹਠਿ ਮਤੀ ਬੂਡੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਸੁ ਤਾਰਿ ॥੧॥
manahatth matee booddeeai guramukh sach su taar |1|
Through stubborn-mindedness, the intellect is drowned; one who becomes Gurmukh and truthful is saved. ||1||
ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਉ ਤਰੀਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
gur bin kiau tareeai sukh hoe |
Without the Guru, how can anyone swim across to find peace?
ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਤੂ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jiau bhaavai tiau raakh too mai avar na doojaa koe |1| rahaau |
As it pleases You, Lord, You save me. There is no other for me at all. ||1||Pause||
ਆਗੈ ਦੇਖਉ ਡਉ ਜਲੈ ਪਾਛੈ ਹਰਿਓ ਅੰਗੂਰੁ ॥
aagai dekhau ddau jalai paachhai hario angoor |
In front of me, I see the jungle burning; behind me, I see green plants sprouting.
ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸਚੁ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥
jis te upajai tis te binasai ghatt ghatt sach bharapoor |
We shall merge into the One from whom we came. The True One is pervading each and every heart.
ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਹੀ ਸਾਚੈ ਮਹਲਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥੨॥
aape mel milaavahee saachai mehal hadoor |2|
He Himself unites us in Union with Himself; the True Mansion of His Presence is close at hand. ||2||
ਸਾਹਿ ਸਾਹਿ ਤੁਝੁ ਸੰਮਲਾ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਵਿਸਾਰੇਉ ॥
saeh saeh tujh samalaa kade na visaareo |
With each and every breath, I dwell upon You; I shall never forget You.
ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਸਾਹਬੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੇਉ ॥
jiau jiau saahab man vasai guramukh amrit peo |
The more the Lord and Master dwells within the mind, the more the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ ਗਰਬੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ਸਮੇਉ ॥੩॥
man tan teraa too dhanee garab nivaar sameo |3|
Mind and body are Yours; You are my Master. Please rid me of my pride, and let me merge with You. ||3||
ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
jin ehu jagat upaaeaa tribhavan kar aakaar |
The One who formed this universe created the creation of the three worlds.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥
guramukh chaanan jaaneeai manamukh mugadh gubaar |
The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਤਰੀ ਬੂਝੈ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੪॥
ghatt ghatt jot nirantaree boojhai guramat saar |4|
One who sees that Light within each and every heart understands the Essence of the Guru's Teachings. ||4||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕੀਚੈ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥
guramukh jinee jaaniaa tin keechai saabaas |
Those who understand are Gurmukh; recognize and applaud them.
ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਲਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਪਰਗਾਸਿ ॥
sache setee ral mile sache gun paragaas |
They meet and merge with the True One. They become the Radiant Manifestation of the Excellence of the True One.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੫॥੧੬॥
naanak naam santokheea jeeo pindd prabh paas |5|16|
O Nanak, they are contented with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. They offer their bodies and souls to God. ||5||16||