ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
malaar mahalaa 3 |
Malaar, Third Mehl:
ਗਣ ਗੰਧਰਬ ਨਾਮੇ ਸਭਿ ਉਧਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
gan gandharab naame sabh udhare gur kaa sabad veechaar |
All the heavenly heralds and celestial singers are saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਦ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
haumai maar sad man vasaaeaa har raakhiaa ur dhaar |
They contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Subduing their ego, the Name abides in their minds; they keep the Lord enshrined in their hearts.
ਜਿਸਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਸੋਈ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਪੇ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
jiseh bujhaae soee boojhai jis no aape le milaae |
He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand; the Lord unites him with Himself.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦੇ ਗਾਂਵੈ ਸਾਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥
anadin baanee sabade gaanvai saach rahai liv laae |1|
Night and day, he sings the Word of the Shabad and the Guru's Bani; he remains lovingly attuned to the True Lord. ||1||
ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥
man mere khin khin naam samaal |
O my mind, each and every moment, dwell on the Naam.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਦਾਤਿ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਖੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur kee daat sabad sukh antar sadaa nibahai terai naal |1| rahaau |
The Shabad is the Guru's Gift. It shall bring you lasting peace deep within; it shall always stand by you. ||1||Pause||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਪਾਖੰਡੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਚੂਕੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥
manamukh paakhandd kade na chookai doojai bhaae dukh paae |
The self-willed manmukhs never give up their hypocrisy; in the love of duality, they suffer in pain.
ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
naam visaar bikhiaa man raate birathaa janam gavaae |
Forgetting the Naam, their minds are imbued with corruption. They waste away their lives uselessly.
ਇਹ ਵੇਲਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਪਛੁਤਾਏ ॥
eih velaa fir hath na aavai anadin sadaa pachhutaae |
This opportunity shall not come into their hands again; night and day, they shall always regret and repent.
ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜਨਮੈ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਵਿਸਟਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੨॥
mar mar janamai kade na boojhai visattaa maeh samaae |2|
They die and die again and again, only to be reborn, but they never understand. They rot away in manure. ||2||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਉਧਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
guramukh naam rate se udhare gur kaa sabad veechaar |
The Gurmukhs are imbued with the Naam, and are saved; they contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਜੀਵਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ॥
jeevan mukat har naam dhiaaeaa har raakhiaa ur dhaar |
Meditating on the Name of the Lord, they are Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive. They enshrine the Lord within their hearts.
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਊਤਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਹੋਈ ॥
man tan niramal niramal mat aootam aootam baanee hoee |
Their minds and bodies are immaculate, their intellect is immaculate and sublime. Their speech is sublime as well.
ਏਕੋ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਏਕੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੩॥
eko purakh ek prabh jaataa doojaa avar na koee |3|
They realize the One Primal Being, the One Lord God. There is no other at all. ||3||
ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
aape kare karaae prabh aape aape nadar karee |
God Himself is the Doer, and He Himself is the Cause of causes. He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace.
ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਮੇਇ ॥
man tan raataa gur kee baanee sevaa surat samee |
My mind and body are imbued with the Word of the Guru's Bani. My consciousness is immersed in His service.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਲਖਾਇ ॥
antar vasiaa alakh abhevaa guramukh hoe lakhaae |
The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord dwells deep within. He is seen only by the Gurmukh.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਇ ॥੪॥੫॥
naanak jis bhaavai tis aape devai bhaavai tivai chalaae |4|5|
O Nanak, He gives to whomever He pleases. According to the Pleasure of His Will, He leads the mortals on. ||4||5||