Thursday, 6 May 2021

Shabad : Kar kirpa kirpaal

 

Shabad (Ang 961 of SGGS) : kar kirapaa kirapaal 
  aape bakhas lai ||
(Please grant Your Grace, 
O Merciful Lord; please forgive me.)

sadhaa sadhaa japee teraa naam 
  satigur pai pai ||
(Forever and ever, I chant Your Name; 
I fall at the feet of the True Guru.)

man tan a(n)tar vas 
  dhookhaa naas hoi ||
(Please, dwell within my mind and body, 
and end my sufferings.)

hath dhei aap rakh 
  viaapai bhau na koi ||
(Please give me Your hand, and save me, 
that fear may not afflict me.)

gun gaavaa dhin rain 
  etai ka(n)m lai ||
(May I sing Your Glorious Praises day and night; 
please commit me to this task.)

sa(n)t janaa kai sa(n)g 
  haumai rog jai ||
(Associating with the humble Saints, 
the disease of egotism is eradicated.)

sarab nira(n)tar khasam 
  eko rav rahiaa ||
(The One Lord and Master is all-pervading, 
permeating everywhere.)

gur parasaadhee sach 
  sacho sach lahiaa ||
(By Guru's Grace, 
I have truly found the Truest of the True.)

dhiaa karahu dhiaal 
  apanee sifat dheh ||
(Please bless me with Your Kindness, O Kind Lord, 
and bless me with Your Praises.)

dharasan dhekh nihaal 
naanak preet eh ||1||
(Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, I am in ecstasy; 
this is what Nanak loves.)

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Shabad : Mil mere preetama jiyo

 

Shabad (Ang 244-245 of SGGS) : mil mere preetamaa jeeau 
  tudh bin kharee nimaanee ||
(Meet me, O my Dear Beloved. 
Without You, I am totally dishonored.)

mai nainee needh na aavai jeeau 
  bhaavai a(n)n na paanee ||
(Sleep does not come to my eyes, 
and I have no desire for food or water.)

paanee a(n)n na bhaavai mareeaai haavai 
  bin pir kiau sukh paieeaai ||
(I have no desire for food or water, and I am dying from the pain of separation.
Without my Husband Lord, how can I find peace?)

gur aagai karau bina(n)tee je gur bhaavai 
  jiau milai tivai milaieeaai ||
(I offer my prayers to the Guru; if it pleases the Guru, 
He shall unite me with Himself.)

aape mel le sukhadhaataa 
  aap miliaa ghar aae ||
(The Giver of peace has united me with Himself; 
He Himself has come to my home to meet me.)

naanak kaaman sadhaa suhaagan 
  naa pir marai na jaae ||4||
(O Nanak, the soul-bride is forever the Lord's favorite wife; 
her Husband Lord does not die, and He shall never leave.)

Shabad : Sun sun jeeva teri baane


 

Shabad (Ang 749 of SGGS) : aradhaas karee prabh apane aagai 
  sun sun jeevaa teree baanee ||
(I offer my prayer to You, God; 
listening, listening to the Word of Your Bani, I live.)



tudh chit aae mahaa ana(n)dhaa 
  jis visareh so mar jaae ||
(When You come to mind, I am totally in bliss. One who forgets You might just as well be dead.)

dhiaal hoveh jis uoopar karate 
  so tudh sadhaa dhiaae ||1||
(That being, whom You bless with Your Mercy, O Creator Lord, constantly meditates on You.)

mere saahib too(n) mai maan nimaanee ||
(O my Lord and Master, You are the honor of the dishonored such as me.)

aradhaas karee prabh apane aagai 
  sun sun jeevaa teree baanee ||1||
(I offer my prayer to You, God; 
listening, listening to the Word of Your Bani, I live.)

charan dhooR tere jan kee hovaa 
  tere dharasan kau bal jaiee ||
(May I become the dust of the feet of Your humble servants. I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.)

a(n)mirat bachan ridhai ur dhaaree 
  tau kirapaa te sa(n)g paiee ||2||
(I enshrine Your Ambrosial Word within my heart. By Your Grace, I have found the Company of the Holy.)

a(n)tar kee gat tudh peh saaree 
  tudh jevadd avar na koiee ||
(I place the state of my inner being before You; there is no other as great as You.)

jis no lai laih so laagai 
  bhagat tuhaaraa soiee ||3||
(He alone is attached, whom You attach; he alone is Your devotee.)

dhui kar joR maagau ik dhaanaa 
  saahib tuThai paavaa ||
(With my palms pressed together, I beg for this one gift; O my Lord and Master, if it pleases You, I shall obtain it.)

saas saas naanak aaraadhe 
  aaTh pahar gun gaavaa ||4||
(With each and every breath, Nanak adores You; 
twenty-four hours a day, I sing Your Glorious Praises.)

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Shabad : Vadda mera govindh



Shabad (Ang 448 of SGGS) : vaddaa meraa govi(n)dh agam agochar 
  aadh nira(n)jan nira(n)kaar jeeau ||
(My Lord of the Universe is great, unapproachable, unfathomable, primal, immaculate and formless.)

taa kee gat kahee na jaiee amit vaddiaaiee 
  meraa govi(n)dh alakh apaar jeeau ||
(His condition cannot be described; His Glorious Greatness is immeasurable. 
My Lord of the Universe is invisible and infinite.)

govi(n)dh alakh apaar apara(n)par 
  aap aapanaa jaanai ||
(The Lord of the Universe is invisible, infinite and unlimited. 
He Himself knows Himself.)

kiaa ieh ja(n)t vichaare kahe'eeh 
  jo tudh aakh vakhaanai ||
(What should these poor creatures say? 
How can they speak of and describe You?)

jis no nadhar kareh too(n) apanee 
  so gurmukh kare veechaar jeeau ||
(That Gurmukh who is blessed by Your Glance of Grace contemplates You.)

vaddaa meraa govi(n)dh agam agochar 
  aadh nira(n)jan nira(n)kaar jeeau ||1||
(My Lord of the Universe is great, unapproachable, unfathomable, primal, immaculate and formless.)


too(n) aadh purakh apara(n)par karataa teraa paar na paiaa jai jeeau ||
(You, O Lord, O Primal Being, are the Limitless Creator; Your limits cannot be found.)

too(n) ghaT ghaT a(n)tar sarab nira(n)tar sabh meh rahiaa samai jeeau ||
(You are pervading and permeating each and every heart, everywhere, You are contained in all.)

ghaT a(n)tar paarabraham paramesar taa kaa a(n)t na paiaa ||
(Within the heart is the Transcendent, Supreme Lord God, whose limits cannot be found.)

tis roop na rekh adhisaT agochar gurmukh alakh lakhaiaa ||
(He has no form or shape; He is unseen and unknown. The Gurmukh sees the unseen Lord.)

sadhaa ana(n)dh rahai dhin raatee sahaje naam samai jeeau ||
(He remains in continual ecstasy, day and night, and is spontaneously absorbed into the Naam.)

too(n) aadh purakh apara(n)par karataa teraa paar na paiaa jai jeeau ||2||
(You, O Lord, O Primal Being, are the Limitless Creator; Your limits cannot be found.)

too(n) sat paramesar sadhaa abinaasee har har gunee nidhaan jeeau ||
(You are the True, Transcendent Lord, forever imperishable. The Lord, Har, Har, is the treasure of virtue.)

har har prabh eko avar na koiee too(n) aape purakh sujaan jeeau ||
(The Lord God, Har, Har, is the One and only; there is no other at all. You Yourself are the all-knowing Lord.)

purakh sujaan too(n) paradhaan tudh jevadd avar na koiee ||
(You are the all-knowing Lord, the most exalted and auspicious; there is no other as great as You.)

teraa sabadh sabh too(n)hai varateh too(n) aape kareh su hoiee ||
(The Word of Your Shabad is pervading in all; whatever You do, comes to pass.)

har sabh meh raviaa eko soiee gurmukh lakhiaa har naam jeeau ||
(The One Lord God is permeating all; the Gurmukh comes to understand the Lord's Name.)

too(n) sat paramesar sadhaa abinaasee har har gunee nidhaan jeeau ||3||
(You are the True, Transcendent Lord, forever imperishable. The Lord, Har, Har, is the treasure of virtue.)

sabh too(n)hai karataa sabh teree vaddiaaiee jiau bhaavai tivai chalai jeeau ||
(You are the Creator of all, and all greatness is Yours. As it pleases Your Will, so do we act.)

tudh aape bhaavai tivai chalaaveh sabh terai sabadh samai jeeau ||
(As it pleases Your Will, so do we act. All are merged into Your Shabad.)

sabh sabadh samaavai jaa(n) tudh bhaavai terai sabadh vaddiaaiee ||
(When it pleases Your Will, we obtain greatness through Your Shabad.)

gurmukh budh paieeaai aap gavaieeaai sabadhe rahiaa samaiee ||
(The Gurmukh obtains wisdom, and eliminates his self-conceit, and remains absorbed in the Shabad.)

teraa sabadh agochar gurmukh paieeaai naanak naam samai jeeau ||
(The Gurmukh obtains Your incomprehensible Shabad; O Nanak, he remains merged in the Naam.)

sabh too(n)hai karataa sabh teree vaddiaaiee jiau bhaavai tivai chalai jeeau ||4||
(You are the Creator of all, and all greatness is Yours. As it pleases Your Will, so do we act.)

Monday, 3 May 2021

Shabad : Koi aan milavai mera preetam pyara




Shabad (Ang 757-758 of SGGS) : koiee aan milaavai meraa preetam piaaraa hau tis peh aap vechaiee ||1||
(If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him.)

dharasan har dhekhan kai taiee ||
(I long for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.)

kirapaa kareh taa satigur meleh har har naam dhiaaiee ||1||
(When the Lord shows Mercy unto me, then I meet the True Guru; I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.)

je sukh dheh ta tujheh araadhee dhukh bhee tujhai dhiaaiee ||2||
(If You will bless me with happiness, then I will worship and adore You. Even in pain, I will meditate on You.)

je bhukh dheh ta it hee raajaa dhukh vich sookh manaiee ||3||
(Even if You give me hunger, I will still feel satisfied; I am joyful, even in the midst of sorrow.)

tan man kaaT kaaT sabh arapee vich aganee aap jalaiee ||4||
(I would cut my mind and body apart into pieces, and offer them all to You; I would burn myself in fire.)

pakhaa feree paanee ddovaa jo dheveh so khaiee ||5||
(I wave the fan over You, and carry water for You; whatever You give me, I take.)

naanak gareeb ddeh piaa dhuaarai har mel laih vaddiaaiee ||6||
(Poor Nanak has fallen at the Lord's Door; please, O Lord, unite me with Yourself, by Your Glorious Greatness.)

akhee kaadd dharee charanaa tal sabh dharatee fir mat paiee ||7||
(Taking out my eyes, I place them at Your Feet; after travelling over the entire earth, I have come to understand this.)

je paas bahaaleh taa tujheh araadhee je maar kaddeh bhee dhiaaiee ||8||
(If You seat me near You, then I worship and adore You. Even if You beat me and drive me out, I will still meditate on You.)

je lok salaahe taa teree upamaa je ni(n)dhai ta chhodd na jaiee ||9||
(If people praise me, the praise is Yours. Even if they slander me, I will not leave You.)

je tudh val rahai taa koiee kih aakhau tudh visariaai mar jaiee ||10||
(If You are on my side, then anyone can say anything. But if I were to forget You, then I would die.)

vaar vaar jaiee gur uoopar pai pairee sa(n)t manaiee ||11||
(I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to my Guru; falling at His Feet, I surrender to the Saintly Guru.)

naanak vichaaraa bhiaa dhivaanaa har tau dharasan kai taiee ||12||
(Poor Nanak has gone insane, longing for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.)

jhakhaR jhaagee meeh varasai bhee gur dhekhan jaiee ||13||
(Even in violent storms and torrential rain, I go out to catch a glimpse of my Guru.)

samu(n)dh saagar hovai bahu khaaraa gursikh la(n)gh gur peh jaiee ||14||
(Even though the oceans and the salty seas are very vast, the GurSikh will cross over it to get to his Guru.)

jiau praanee jal bin hai marataa tiau sikh gur bin mar jaiee ||15||
(Just as the mortal dies without water, so does the Sikh die without the Guru.)

jiau dharatee sobh kare jal barasai tiau sikh gur mil bigasaiee ||16||
(Just as the earth looks beautiful when the rain falls, so does the Sikh blossom forth meeting the Guru.)

sevak kaa hoi sevak varataa kar kar binau bulaiee ||17||
(I long to be the servant of Your servants; I call upon You reverently in prayer.)

naanak kee bena(n)tee har peh gur mil gur sukh paiee ||18||
(Nanak offers this prayer to the Lord, that he may meet the Guru, and find peace.)

too aape gur chelaa hai aape gur vich dhe tujheh dhiaaiee ||19||
(You Yourself are the Guru, and You Yourself are the chaylaa, the disciple; through the Guru, I meditate on You.)

jo tudh seveh so toohai hoveh tudh sevak paij rakhaiee ||20||
(Those who serve You, become You. You preserve the honor of Your servants.)

bha(n)ddaar bhare bhagatee har tere jis bhaavai tis dhevaiee ||21||
(O Lord, Your devotional worship is a treasure over-flowing. One who loves You, is blessed with it.)

jis too(n) dheh soiee jan paae hor nihafal sabh chaturaiee ||22||
(That humble being alone receives it, unto whom You bestow it. All other clever tricks are fruitless.)

simar simar simar gur apunaa soiaa man jaagaiee ||23||
(Remembering, remembering, remembering my Guru in meditation, my sleeping mind is awakened.)

eik dhaan ma(n)gai naanak vechaaraa har dhaasan dhaas karaiee ||24||
(Poor Nanak begs for this one blessing, that he may become the slave of the slaves of the Lord.)

je gur jhiRake ta meeThaa laagai je bakhase ta gur vaddiaaiee ||25||
(Even if the Guru rebukes me, He still seems very sweet to me. And if He actually forgives me, that is the Guru's greatness.)

gurmukh boleh so thai paae manmukh kichh thai na paiee ||26||
(That which Gurmukh speaks is certified and approved. Whatever the self-willed manmukh says is not accepted.)

paalaa kakar varaf varasai gursikh gur dhekhan jaiee ||27||
(Even in the cold, the frost and the snow, the GurSikh still goes out to see his Guru.)

sabh dhinas rain dhekhau gur apunaa vich akhee gur pair dharaiee ||28||
(All day and night, I gaze upon my Guru; I install the Guru's Feet in my eyes.)

anek upaav karee gur kaaran gur bhaavai so thai paiee ||29||
(I make so many efforts for the sake of the Guru; only that which pleases the Guru is accepted and approved.)

rain dhinas gur charan araadhee dhiaa karahu mere saiee ||30||
(Night and day, I worship the Guru's Feet in adoration; have Mercy upon me, O my Lord and Master.)

naanak kaa jeeau pi(n)dd guroo hai gur mil tirapat aghaiee ||31||
(The Guru is Nanak's body and soul; meeting the Guru, he is satisfied and satiated.)

naanak kaa prabh poor rahio hai jat kat tat gosaiee ||32||
(Nanak's God is perfectly permeating and all-pervading. Here and there and everywhere, the Lord of the Universe.)

Sunday, 2 May 2021

Shabad : Bin bhaga satsag na labhai



Shabad (Ang 95 of SGGS) : bin bhaagaa satasa(n)g na labhai 
  bin sa(n)gat mail bhareejai jeeau
(Without good fortune, the Sat Sangat is not found; 
without this Sangat, people are stained with filth and pollution. - {The Soul finds peace,
and becomes pure in the good company of the Holy Sangat})



har jan sa(n)t 
  milahu mere bhaiee ||
(O servants of the Lord, O Saints, 
O my Siblings of Destiny, let us join together!)

meraa har prabh dhasahu 
  mai bhukh lagaiee ||
(Show me the way to my Lord God
-I am so hungry for Him!)

meree saradhaa poor jagajeevan dhaate 
  mil har dharasan man bheejai jeeau ||1||
(Please reward my faith, O Life of the World, O Great Giver. 
Obtaining the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, my mind is fulfilled.)

mil satasa(n)g 
  bolee har baanee ||
(Joining the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, 
I chant the Bani of the Lord's Word.)

har har kathaa 
  merai man bhaanee ||
(The Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, is pleasing to my mind.)

har har a(n)mrit har man bhaavai 
  mil satigur a(n)mrit peejai jeeau ||2||
(The Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, is so sweet to my mind.
Meeting the True Guru, I drink in this Ambrosial Nectar.)

vaddabhaagee har sa(n)gat paaveh ||
(By great good fortune, the Lord's Congregation is found,)

bhaagaheen bhram choTaa khaaveh ||
(while the unfortunate ones wander around in doubt, enduring painful beatings.)

bin bhaagaa satasa(n)g na labhai 
  bin sa(n)gat mail bhareejai jeeau ||3||
(Without good fortune, the Sat Sangat is not found; 
without this Sangat, people are stained with filth and pollution.)

mai aai milahu 
  jagajeevan piaare ||
(Come and meet me, 
O Life of the World, my Beloved.)

har har naam 
  dhiaa man dhaare ||
(Please bless me with Your Mercy, and enshrine Your Name, Har, Har, within my mind.)

gurmat naam meeThaa man bhaiaa 
  jan naanak naam man bheejai jeeau ||4||
(Through the Guru's Teachings, the Sweet Name has become pleasing to my mind.
Servant Nanak's mind is drenched and delighted with the Naam.)

Saturday, 1 May 2021

Shabad : Lakh khushian patshahian



Shabad (Ang 44 of SGGS) : lakh khuseeaa paatisaaheeaa 
  je satigur nadhar karei ||
(Hundreds of thousands of princely pleasures are enjoyed, 
if the True Guru bestows His Glance of Grace.)



sabhe thok paraapate 
  je aavai ik hath ||
(All things are received 
if the One is obtained.)

janam padhaarath safal hai 
  je sachaa sabadh kath ||
(The precious gift of this human life becomes fruitful 
when one chants the True Word of the Shabad.)

gur te mahal paraapate 
  jis likhiaa hovai math ||1||
(One who has such destiny written on his forehead,
he enters the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, through the Guru.)

mere man ekas siau chit lai ||
(O my mind, focus your consciousness on the One.)

ekas bin sabh dha(n)dh hai 
  sabh mithiaa moh mai ||1||
(Without the One, all entanglements are worthless; 
emotional attachment to Maya is totally false.)

lakh khuseeaa paatisaaheeaa 
  je satigur nadhar karei ||
(Hundreds of thousands of princely pleasures are enjoyed, 
if the True Guru bestows His Glance of Grace.)

nimakh ek har naam dhei 
  meraa man tan seetal hoi ||
(If He bestows the Name of the Lord, for even a moment, 
my mind and body are cooled and soothed.)

jis kau poorab likhiaa 
  tin satigur charan gahe ||2||
(Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, 
hold tight to the Feet of the True Guru.)

safal moorat safalaa ghaRee 
  jit sache naal piaar ||
(Fruitful is that moment, and fruitful is that time, 
when one is in love with the True Lord.)

dhookh sa(n)taap na lagiee 
  jis har kaa naam adhaar ||
(Suffering and sorrow do not touch,
to those who have the Support of the Name of the Lord.)

baeh pakaR gur kaaddiaa 
  soiee utariaa paar ||3||
(Grasping him by the arm, the Guru lifts them up and out, 
and carries them across to the other side.)

thaan suhaavaa pavit hai
  jithai sa(n)t sabhaa ||
(Embellished and immaculate is that place,
where the Saints gather together.)

ddoiee tis hee no milai,
  jin pooraa guroo labhaa ||
(He alone finds shelter, 
who has met the Perfect Guru.)

naanak badhaa ghar tahaa(n)
  jithai mrit na janam jaraa ||4||
(Nanak builds his house upon that site,
where there is no death, no birth, and no old age.)