ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 |
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਾਧੀਐ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਕੀਚੈ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
jap tap sanjam saadheeai teerath keechai vaas |
You may chant and meditate, practice austerities and self-restraint, and dwell at sacred shrines of pilgrimage;
ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਕਿਆ ਤਾਸੁ ॥
pun daan changiaaeea bin saache kiaa taas |
you may give donations to charity, and perform good deeds, but without the True One, what is the use of it all?
ਜੇਹਾ ਰਾਧੇ ਤੇਹਾ ਲੁਣੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਣ ਜਨਮੁ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
jehaa raadhe tehaa lunai bin gun janam vinaas |1|
As you plant, so shall you harvest. Without virtue, this human life passes away in vain. ||1||
ਮੁੰਧੇ ਗੁਣ ਦਾਸੀ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
mundhe gun daasee sukh hoe |
O young bride, be a slave to virtue, and you shall find peace.
ਅਵਗਣ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
avagan tiaag samaaeeai guramat pooraa soe |1| rahaau |
Renouncing wrongful actions, following the Guru's Teachings, you shall be absorbed into the Perfect One. ||1||Pause||
ਵਿਣੁ ਰਾਸੀ ਵਾਪਾਰੀਆ ਤਕੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਚਾਰਿ ॥
vin raasee vaapaareea take kunddaa chaar |
Without capital, the trader looks around in all four directions.
ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਬੁਝੈ ਆਪਣਾ ਵਸਤੁ ਰਹੀ ਘਰ ਬਾਰਿ ॥
mool na bujhai aapanaa vasat rahee ghar baar |
He does not understand his own origins; the merchandise remains within the door of his own house.
ਵਿਣੁ ਵਖਰ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਕੂੜਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ॥੨॥
vin vakhar dukh agalaa koorr mutthee koorriaar |2|
Without this commodity, there is great pain. The false are ruined by falsehood. ||2||
ਲਾਹਾ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਉਤਨਾ ਪਰਖੇ ਰਤਨੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
laahaa ahinis nautanaa parakhe ratan veechaar |
One who contemplates and appraises this Jewel day and night reaps new profits.
ਵਸਤੁ ਲਹੈ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਚਲੈ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਾਰਿ ॥
vasat lahai ghar aapanai chalai kaaraj saar |
He finds the merchandise within his own home, and departs after arranging his affairs.
ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਸਿਉ ਵਣਜੁ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੩॥
vanajaariaa siau vanaj kar guramukh braham beechaar |3|
So trade with the true traders, and as Gurmukh, contemplate God. ||3||
ਸੰਤਾਂ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੇ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
santaan sangat paaeeai je mele melanahaar |
In the Society of the Saints, He is found, if the Uniter unites us.
ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
miliaa hoe na vichhurrai jis antar jot apaar |
One whose heart is filled with His Infinite Light meets with Him, and shall never again be separated from Him.
ਸਚੈ ਆਸਣਿ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਚੈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਿਆਰ ॥੪॥
sachai aasan sach rahai sachai prem piaar |4|
True is his position; he abides in Truth, with love and affection for the True One. ||4||
ਜਿਨੀ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਸੁਥਾਇ ॥
jinee aap pachhaaniaa ghar meh mehal suthaae |
One who understands himself finds the Mansion of the Lord's Presence within his own home.
ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਸਚੋ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
sache setee ratiaa sacho palai paae |
Imbued with the True Lord, Truth is gathered in.
ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣਿ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਚੋ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੫॥
tribhavan so prabh jaaneeai saacho saachai naae |5|
God is known throughout the three worlds. True is the Name of the True One. ||5||
ਸਾ ਧਨ ਖਰੀ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਸੰਗਿ ॥
saa dhan kharee suhaavanee jin pir jaataa sang |
The wife who knows that her Husband Lord is always with her is very beautiful.
ਮਹਲੀ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈਐ ਸੋ ਪਿਰੁ ਰਾਵੇ ਰੰਗਿ ॥
mahalee mehal bulaaeeai so pir raave rang |
The soul-bride is called to the Mansion of the His Presence, and her Husband Lord ravishes her with love.
ਸਚਿ ਸੁਹਾਗਣਿ ਸਾ ਭਲੀ ਪਿਰਿ ਮੋਹੀ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਗਿ ॥੬॥
sach suhaagan saa bhalee pir mohee gun sang |6|
The happy soul-bride is true and good; she is fascinated by the Glories of her Husband Lord. ||6||
ਭੂਲੀ ਭੂਲੀ ਥਲਿ ਚੜਾ ਥਲਿ ਚੜਿ ਡੂਗਰਿ ਜਾਉ ॥
bhoolee bhoolee thal charraa thal charr ddoogar jaau |
Wandering around and making mistakes, I climb the plateau; having climbed the plateau, I go up the mountain.
ਬਨ ਮਹਿ ਭੂਲੀ ਜੇ ਫਿਰਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਉ ॥
ban meh bhoolee je firaa bin gur boojh na paau |
But now I have lost my way, and I am wandering around in the forest; without the Guru, I do not understand.
ਨਾਵਹੁ ਭੂਲੀ ਜੇ ਫਿਰਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥੭॥
naavahu bhoolee je firaa fir fir aavau jaau |7|
If I wander around forgetting God's Name, I shall continue coming and going in reincarnation, over and over again. ||7||
ਪੁਛਹੁ ਜਾਇ ਪਧਾਊਆ ਚਲੇ ਚਾਕਰ ਹੋਇ ॥
puchhahu jaae padhaaooaa chale chaakar hoe |
Go and ask the travellers, how to walk on the Path as His slave.
ਰਾਜਨੁ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
raajan jaaneh aapanaa dar ghar tthaak na hoe |
They know the Lord to be their King, and at the Door to His Home, their way is not blocked.
ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੋ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੮॥੬॥
naanak eko rav rahiaa doojaa avar na koe |8|6|
O Nanak, the One is pervading everywhere; there is no other at all. ||8||6||