ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa 1 |
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
ਆਖਣਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥
aakhanaa sunanaa naam adhaar |
To chant and listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my Support.
ਧੰਧਾ ਛੁਟਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ॥
dhandhaa chhuttak geaa vekaar |
Worthless entanglements are ended and gone.
ਜਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥
jiau manamukh doojai pat khoee |
The self-willed manmukh, caught in duality, loses his honor.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥
bin naavai mai avar na koee |1|
Except for the Name, I have no other at all. ||1||
ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਵਾਰ ॥
sun man andhe moorakh gavaar |
Listen, O blind, foolish, idiotic mind.
ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਲਾਜ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੈ ਬਾਰੋ ਬਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aavat jaat laaj nahee laagai bin gur booddai baaro baar |1| rahaau |
Aren't you ashamed of your comings and goings in reincarnation? Without the Guru, you shall drown, over and over again. ||1||Pause||
ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥
eis man maaeaa mohi binaas |
This mind is ruined by its attachment to Maya.
ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਸੁ ॥
dhur hukam likhiaa taan kaheeai kaas |
The Command of the Primal Lord is pre-ordained. Before whom should I cry?
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਚੀਨੑੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
guramukh viralaa cheenai koee |
Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥
naam bihoonaa mukat na hoee |2|
Without the Naam, no one is liberated. ||2||
ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਡੋਲੈ ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ॥
bhram bhram ddolai lakh chauraasee |
People wander lost, staggering and stumbling through 8.4 million incarnations.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਝੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥
bin gur boojhe jam kee faasee |
Without knowing the Guru, they cannot escape the noose of Death.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਊਭਿ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥
eihu manooaa khin khin aoobh peaal |
This mind, from one moment to the next, goes from the heavens to the underworld.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਛੂਟੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੩॥
guramukh chhoottai naam samaal |3|
The Gurmukh contemplates the Naam, and is released. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਸਦੇ ਢਿਲ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
aape sade dtil na hoe |
When God sends His Summons, there is no time to delay.
ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਜੀਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
sabad marai sahilaa jeevai soe |
When one dies in the Word of the Shabad, he lives in peace.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
bin gur sojhee kisai na hoe |
Without the Guru, no one understands.
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੈ ਕਰਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥
aape karai karaavai soe |4|
The Lord Himself acts, and inspires all to act. ||4||
ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
jhagarr chukaavai har gun gaavai |
Inner conflict comes to an end, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥
pooraa satigur sehaj samaavai |
Through the Perfect True Guru, one is intuitively absorbed into the Lord.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਡੋਲਤ ਤਉ ਠਹਰਾਵੈ ॥
eihu man ddolat tau tthaharaavai |
This wobbling, unsteady mind is stabilized,
ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੫॥
sach karanee kar kaar kamaavai |5|
and one lives the lifestyle of true actions. ||5||
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੂਠਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
antar jootthaa kiau such hoe |
If someone is false within his own self, then how can he be pure?
ਸਬਦੀ ਧੋਵੈ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਇ ॥
sabadee dhovai viralaa koe |
How rare are those who wash with the Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
guramukh koee sach kamaavai |
How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, live the Truth.
ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥੬॥
aavan jaanaa tthaak rahaavai |6|
Their comings and goings in reincarnation are over and done. ||6||
ਭਉ ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
bhau khaanaa peenaa sukh saar |
Those who eat and drink the Fear of God, find the most excellent peace.
ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਾਰੁ ॥
har jan sangat paavai paar |
Associating with the humble servants of the Lord, they are carried across.
ਸਚੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਬੋਲਾਵੈ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
sach bolai bolaavai piaar |
They speak the Truth, and lovingly inspire others to speak it as well.
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਹੈ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੭॥
gur kaa sabad karanee hai saar |7|
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the most excellent occupation. ||7||
ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਕਰਮੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਪਤਿ ਪੂਜਾ ॥
har jas karam dharam pat poojaa |
Those who take the Lord's Praises as their karma and Dharma, their honor and worship service
ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਅਗਨੀ ਮਹਿ ਭੂੰਜਾ ॥
kaam krodh aganee meh bhoonjaa |
their sexual desire and anger are burnt off in the fire.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਤਉ ਮਨੁ ਭੀਜਾ ॥
har ras chaakhiaa tau man bheejaa |
They taste the sublime essence of the Lord, and their minds are drenched with it.
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੮॥੫॥
pranavat naanak avar na doojaa |8|5|
Prays Nanak, there is no other at all. ||8||5||