Shabad : Dukh na paave koye

 

Shabad (Ang 31 of SGGS) : gur kai bhaanai jo chalai 

  dhukh na paavai koi ||

(One who walks in harmony with the Guru's Will,

shall not suffer in pain.)

manmukh karam kamaavane

  jiau dhohaagan tan seegaar ||

(The self-willed manmukh performs religious rituals, 

like the unwanted bride decorating her body.)

sejai ka(n)t na aaviee 

  nit nit hoi khuaar ||

(Her Husband Lord does not come to her bed; 

day after day, she grows more and more miserable.)

pir kaa mahal na paaviee 

  naa dheesai ghar baar ||1||

(She does not attain the Mansion of His Presence; 

she does not find the door to His House.)

bhaiee re ik man naam dhiaai ||

(O Siblings of Destiny, meditate on the Naam with one-pointed mind.)

sa(n)taa sa(n)gat mil rahai 

  jap raam naam sukh pai ||1||

(Remain united with the Society of the Saints; 

  chant the Name of the Lord, and find peace.)

gurmukh sadhaa sohaaganee 

  pir raakhiaa ur dhaar ||

(The Gurmukh is the happy and pure soul-bride forever. 

She keeps her Husband Lord enshrined within her heart.)

miThaa boleh niv chaleh 

  sejai ravai bhataar ||

(Her speech is sweet, and her way of life is humble. 

She enjoys the Bed of her Husband Lord.)

sobhaava(n)tee sohaaganee 

  jin gur kaa het apaar ||2||

(The happy and pure soul-bride is noble; 

she has infinite love for the Guru.)

poorai bhaag satagur milai 

  jaa bhaagai kaa udhau hoi ||

(By perfect good fortune, one meets the True Guru, 

when one's destiny is awakened.)

a(n)tarahu dhukh bhram kaTeeaai 

  sukh paraapat hoi ||

(Suffering and doubt are cut out from within, 

and peace is obtained.)

gur kai bhaanai jo chalai 

  dhukh na paavai koi ||3||

(One who walks in harmony with the Guru's Will 

shall not suffer in pain.)

gur ke bhaane vich a(n)mrit hai 

  sahaje paavai koi ||

(The Amrit, the Ambrosial Nectar, is in the Guru's Will. 

With intuitive ease, it is obtained.)

jinaa paraapat tin peeaa 

  haumai vichahu khoi ||

(Those who are destined to have it, drink it in; 

their egotism is eradicated from within.)

naanak gurmukh naam dhiaaieeaai 

  sach milaavaa hoi ||4||

(O Nanak, the Gurmukh meditates on the Naam, 

and is united with the True Lord.)