ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 |
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਦੇਹ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥
gur te niramal jaaneeai niramal deh sareer |
Through the Guru, the Pure One is known, and the human body becomes pure as well.
ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਾਚੋ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਅਭ ਪੀਰ ॥
niramal saacho man vasai so jaanai abh peer |
The Pure, True Lord abides within the mind; He knows the pain of our hearts.
ਸਹਜੈ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਅਗਲੋ ਨਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਜਮ ਤੀਰੁ ॥੧॥
sahajai te sukh agalo naa laagai jam teer |1|
With intuitive ease, a great peace is found, and the arrow of death shall not strike you. ||1||
ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਮੈਲੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਲਿ ਨਾਇ ॥
bhaaee re mail naahee niramal jal naae |
O Siblings of Destiny, filth is washed away by bathing in the Pure Water of the Name.
ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਹੋਰੁ ਮੈਲੁ ਭਰੀ ਸਭ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
niramal saachaa ek too hor mail bharee sabh jaae |1| rahaau |
You alone are Perfectly Pure, O True Lord; all other places are filled with filth. ||1||Pause||
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਕਰਣੈਹਾਰਿ ॥
har kaa mandar sohanaa keea karanaihaar |
The Temple of the Lord is beautiful; it was made by the Creator Lord.
ਰਵਿ ਸਸਿ ਦੀਪ ਅਨੂਪ ਜੋਤਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
rav sas deep anoop jot tribhavan jot apaar |
The sun and the moon are lamps of incomparably beautiful light. Throughout the three worlds, the Infinite Light is pervading.
ਹਾਟ ਪਟਣ ਗੜ ਕੋਠੜੀ ਸਚੁ ਸਉਦਾ ਵਾਪਾਰ ॥੨॥
haatt pattan garr kottharree sach saudaa vaapaar |2|
In the shops of the city of the body, in the fortresses and in the huts, the True Merchandise is traded. ||2||
ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਭੈ ਭੰਜਨਾ ਦੇਖੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਭਾਇ ॥
giaan anjan bhai bhanjanaa dekh niranjan bhaae |
The ointment of spiritual wisdom is the destroyer of fear; through love, the Pure One is seen.
ਗੁਪਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੁ ਸਭ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਠਾਇ ॥
gupat pragatt sabh jaaneeai je man raakhai tthaae |
The mysteries of the seen and the unseen are all known, if the mind is kept centered and balanced.
ਐਸਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੩॥
aisaa satigur je milai taa sahaje le milaae |3|
If one finds such a True Guru, the Lord is met with intuitive ease. ||3||
ਕਸਿ ਕਸਵਟੀ ਲਾਈਐ ਪਰਖੇ ਹਿਤੁ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
kas kasavattee laaeeai parakhe hit chit laae |
He draws us to His Touchstone, to test our love and consciousness.
ਖੋਟੇ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਇਨੀ ਖਰੇ ਖਜਾਨੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
khotte tthaur na paaeinee khare khajaanai paae |
The counterfeit have no place there, but the genuine are placed in His Treasury.
ਆਸ ਅੰਦੇਸਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਇਉ ਮਲੁ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥
aas andesaa door kar iau mal jaae samaae |4|
Let your hopes and anxieties depart; thus pollution is washed away. ||4||
ਸੁਖ ਕਉ ਮਾਗੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਦੁਖੁ ਨ ਮਾਗੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
sukh kau maagai sabh ko dukh na maagai koe |
Everyone begs for happiness; no one asks for suffering.
ਸੁਖੈ ਕਉ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
sukhai kau dukh agalaa manamukh boojh na hoe |
But in the wake of happiness, there comes great suffering. The self-willed manmukhs do not understand this.
ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਸਮ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਭੇਦਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੫॥
sukh dukh sam kar jaaneeeh sabad bhed sukh hoe |5|
Those who see pain and pleasure as one and the same find peace; they are pierced through by the Shabad. ||5||
ਬੇਦੁ ਪੁਕਾਰੇ ਵਾਚੀਐ ਬਾਣੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬਿਆਸੁ ॥
bed pukaare vaacheeai baanee braham biaas |
The Vedas proclaim, and the words of Vyaasa tell us,
ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਸੇਵਕ ਸਾਧਿਕਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥
mun jan sevak saadhikaa naam rate gunataas |
that the silent sages, the servants of the Lord, and those who practice a life of spiritual discipline are attuned to the Naam, the Treasure of Excellence.
ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਜਿਣਿ ਗਏ ਹਉ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਸੁ ॥੬॥
sach rate se jin ge hau sad balihaarai jaas |6|
Those who are attuned to the True Name win the game of life; I am forever a sacrifice to them. ||6||
ਚਹੁ ਜੁਗਿ ਮੈਲੇ ਮਲੁ ਭਰੇ ਜਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
chahu jug maile mal bhare jin mukh naam na hoe |
Those who do not have the Naam in their mouths are filled with pollution; they are filthy throughout the four ages.
ਭਗਤੀ ਭਾਇ ਵਿਹੂਣਿਆ ਮੁਹੁ ਕਾਲਾ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਇ ॥
bhagatee bhaae vihooniaa muhu kaalaa pat khoe |
Without loving devotion to God, their faces are blackened, and their honor is lost.
ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਅਵਗਣ ਮੁਠੀ ਰੋਇ ॥੭॥
jinee naam visaariaa avagan mutthee roe |7|
Those who have forgotten the Naam are plundered by evil; they weep and wail in dismay. ||7||
ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਪਾਇਆ ਡਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
khojat khojat paaeaa ddar kar milai milaae |
I searched and searched, and found God. In the Fear of God, I have been united in His Union.
ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਘਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
aap pachhaanai ghar vasai haumai trisanaa jaae |
Through self-realization, people dwell within the home of their inner being; egotism and desire depart.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਊਜਲੇ ਜੋ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੮॥੭॥
naanak niramal aoojale jo raate har naae |8|7|
O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Name of the Lord are immaculate and radiant. ||8||7||