ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥
soratth mahalaa 1 panchapade |
Sorat'h, First Mehl, Panch-Padhay:
ਅਪਨਾ ਘਰੁ ਮੂਸਤ ਰਾਖਿ ਨ ਸਾਕਹਿ ਕੀ ਪਰ ਘਰੁ ਜੋਹਨ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
apanaa ghar moosat raakh na saakeh kee par ghar johan laagaa |
You cannot save your own home from being plundered; why do you spy on the houses of others?
ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਜੇ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਹਿ ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੧॥
ghar dar raakheh je ras chaakheh jo guramukh sevak laagaa |1|
That Gurmukh who joins himself to the Guru's service, saves his own home, and tastes the Lord's Nectar. ||1||
ਮਨ ਰੇ ਸਮਝੁ ਕਵਨ ਮਤਿ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
man re samajh kavan mat laagaa |
O mind, you must realize what your intellect is focused on.
ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਅਨ ਰਸ ਲੋਭਾਨੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ਅਭਾਗਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
naam visaar an ras lobhaane fir pachhutaeh abhaagaa | rahaau |
Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is involved with other tastes; the unfortunate wretch shall come to regret it in the end. ||Pause||
ਆਵਤ ਕਉ ਹਰਖ ਜਾਤ ਕਉ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਇਹੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਲੇ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
aavat kau harakh jaat kau roveh ihu dukh sukh naale laagaa |
When things come, he is pleased, but when they go, he weeps and wails; this pain and pleasure remains attached to him.
ਆਪੇ ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਭੋਗਿ ਭੋਗਾਵੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋ ਅਨਰਾਗਾ ॥੨॥
aape dukh sukh bhog bhogaavai guramukh so anaraagaa |2|
The Lord Himself causes him to enjoy pleasure and endure pain; the Gurmukh, however, remains unaffected. ||2||
ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਊਪਰਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਕਿਆ ਕਹੀਐ ਜਿਨਿ ਪੀਆ ਸੋ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਗਾ ॥
har ras aoopar avar kiaa kaheeai jin peea so tripataagaa |
What else can be said to be above the subtle essence of the Lord? One who drinks it in is satisfied and satiated.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿਤ ਜਿਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਰਸੁ ਖੋਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਾਕਤ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੩॥
maaeaa mohit jin ihu ras khoeaa jaa saakat duramat laagaa |3|
One who is lured by Maya loses this juice; that faithless cynic is tied to his evil-mindedness. ||3||
ਮਨ ਕਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਵਨਪਤਿ ਦੇਹੀ ਦੇਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਦੇਉ ਸਮਾਗਾ ॥
man kaa jeeo pavanapat dehee dehee meh deo samaagaa |
The Lord is the life of the mind, the Master of the breath of life; the Divine Lord is contained in the body.
ਜੇ ਤੂ ਦੇਹਿ ਤ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਗਾਈ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੪॥
je too dehi ta har ras gaaee man tripatai har liv laagaa |4|
If You so bless us, Lord, then we sing Your Praises; the mind is satisfied and fulfilled, lovingly attached to the Lord. ||4||
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਜਮ ਭਉ ਭਾਗਾ ॥
saadhasangat meh har ras paaeeai gur miliai jam bhau bhaagaa |
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the subtle essence of the Lord is obtained; meeting the Guru, the fear of death departs.
ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗਾ ॥੫॥੧੦॥
naanak raam naam jap guramukh har paae masatak bhaagaa |5|10|
O Nanak, chant the Name of the Lord, as Gurmukh; you shall obtain the Lord, and realize your pre-ordained destiny. ||5||10||