Thursday, 20 May 2021

Shabad : Kis hi koi koe, manj nimani ik tu



Shabad (Ang 791 of SGGS) : kis hee koiee koi 
  ma(n)n(j) nimaanee ik tu ||
(Some people have others, 
but I am forlorn and dishonored; I have only You, Lord.)

kiau na mareejai roi 
  jaa lag chit na aavahee ||1||
(I might as well just die crying, 
if You will not come into my mind.)


Shabad (Ang 257 of SGGS) Raag Gauree : dhar jeeare ik Tek too
  laeh biddaanee aas ||
(O my soul, grasp the Support of the One Lord; 
give up your hopes in others.)

naanak naam dhiaaieeaai 
  kaaraj aavai raas ||1||
(O Nanak, meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, 
your affairs shall be resolved.)


Shabad (Ang 261 of SGGS) Raag Gauree : aae prabh saranaagatee
  kirapaa nidh dhiaal ||
(O God, I have come to Your Sanctuary, 
O Merciful Lord, Ocean of compassion.)

ek akhar har man basat
  naanak hot nihaal ||1||
(One whose mind is filled with the One Word of the Lord, 
O Nanak, becomes totally blissful.)

Shabad : Tu dariyao daana beena



Shabad (Ang 25 of SGGS) : too dhareeaau dhaanaa beenaa 
  mai machhulee kaise a(n)t lahaa ||
(You are the River, All-knowing and All-seeing. 
I am just a fish -how can I find Your limit?)

jeh jeh dhekhaa teh teh too hai 
  tujh te nikasee fooT maraa ||1||
(Wherever I look, You are there. 
Outside of You, I would burst and die)

n jaanaa meau na jaanaa jaalee ||
(I do not know of the fisherman, and I do not know of the net.)

jaa dhukh laagai taa tujhai samaalee ||1||
(But when the pain comes, then I call upon You.)

too bharapoor jaaniaa mai dhoor ||
(You are present everywhere. I had thought that You were far away.)

jo kachh karee su terai hadhoor ||
(Whatever I do, I do in Your Presence.)

too dhekheh hau mukar paau ||
(You see all my actions, and yet I deny them.)

terai ka(n)m na terai nai ||2||
(I have not worked for You, or Your Name.)

jetaa dheh tetaa hau khaau ||
(Whatever You give me, that is what I eat.)

biaa dhar naahee kai dhar jaau ||
(There is no other door-unto which door should I go?)

naanak ek kahai aradhaas ||
(Nanak offers this one prayer:)

jeeau pi(n)dd sabh terai paas ||3||
(this body and soul are totally Yours.)

aape neRai dhoor aape hee 
  aape ma(n)jh miaanuo ||
(He Himself is near, and He Himself is far away; 
He Himself is in-between.)

aape vekhai sune aape hee 
  kudharat kare jahaanuo ||
(He Himself beholds, and He Himself listens. 
By His Creative Power, He created the world.)

jo tis bhaavai naanakaa 
  hukam soiee paravaanuo ||4||
(Whatever pleases Him, 
O Nanak-that Command is acceptable.)

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Shabad : Mere maan prem lago Har teer

 

Shabad (Ang 861 of SGGS) : merai maan prem lago har teer ||
(My mind is pierced through by the arrow of the Lord's Love.)


har dharasan kau meraa man bahu tapatai 
  jiau tirakhaava(n)t bin neer ||1||
(My mind yearns so deeply for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, 
like the thirsty man without water.)

merai man prem lago har teer ||
(My mind is pierced through by the arrow of the Lord's Love.)

hamaree bedhan har prabh jaanai 
  mere man a(n)tar kee peer ||1||
(The Lord God knows my anguish, 
and the pain deep within my mind.)

mere har preetam kee koiee baat 
  sunaavai so bhaiee so meraa beer ||2||
(Whoever tells me the Stories of my Beloved Lord,
is my Sibling of Destiny, and my friend.) 

mil mil sakhee gun kahu mere prabh ke 
  le satigur kee mat dheer ||3||
Come, and join together, O my companions; 
(let's sing the Glorious Praises of my God, and follow the comforting advice of the True Guru..)

jan naanak kee har aas pujaavahu 
har dharasan saa(n)t sareer ||4||
(Please fulfill the hopes of servant Nanak, O Lord; 
his body finds peace and tranquility in the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.)

Monday, 17 May 2021

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.)

Sunday, 16 May 2021

Shabad : Deen dayal bharose tere

 

Shabad (Ang 337 of SGGS) : dheen dhiaal bharose tere ||
(O Lord, Merciful to the meek, 
I have placed my faith in You;)

sabh paravaar chaRaiaa beRe ||1||
(along with all my family, I have come aboard Your boat.)


raam japau jeea aaise aaise || 
  dhraoo prahilaadh japio har jaise ||1||
(Just as Dhroo and Prahlaad meditated on the Lord, 
so should you meditate on the Lord, O my soul.)

dheen dhiaal bharose tere ||
(O Lord, Merciful to the meek, I have placed my faith in You;)

sabh paravaar chaRaiaa beRe ||1||
(along with all my family, I have come aboard Your boat.)

jaa tis bhaavai 
  taa hukam manaavai ||
(When it is pleasing to Him, 
then He inspires us to obey the Hukam of His Command.)

eis beRe kau 
  paar laghaavai ||2||
(He causes this boat to cross over.)

gur parasaadh 
  aaisee budh samaanee ||
(By Guru's Grace, 
such understanding is infused into me;)

chook giee 
  fir aavan jaanee ||3||
(my comings and goings in reincarnation have ended.)

kahu kabeer 
  bhaj saarigapaanee ||
(Says Kabeer, 
meditate, vibrate upon the Lord, the Sustainer of the earth.)

auravaar paar 
sabh eko dhaanee ||4||
(In this world, in the world beyond and everywhere, 
He alone is the Giver.)

Saturday, 15 May 2021

Shabad : Har aavte ke khabar gur payi







Shabad (Ang 977 of SGGS) : har aavate kee khabar gur paiee 
  man tan aanadho aana(n)dh bhe 
  har aavate sune mere laal har laal ||
(From the Guru, I received news of the Lord's arrival. 
My mind and body became ecstatic and blissful, 
hearing of the arrival of the Lord, my Beloved Love, my Lord.)


mere man sev safal har ghaal ||
(O my mind, serve the Lord, and receive the fruits of your rewards.)

le gur pag ren ravaal ||
(Receive the dust of the Guru's feet.)

sabh dhaalidh bha(n)j dhukh dhaal ||
(All poverty will be eliminated, and your pains will disappear.)

har ho ho ho nadhar nihaal ||1||
(The Lord shall bless you with His Glance of Grace, and you shall be enraptured.) 

har kaa girahu har aap savaario
  har ra(n)g ra(n)g mahal bea(n)t laal laal har laal ||
(The Lord Himself embellishes His household. 
The Lord's Mansion of Love is studded with countless jewels, the jewels of the Beloved Lord.)

har aapanee kirapaa karee 
  aap gireh aaio 
  ham har kee gur keeiee hai baseeThee 
  ham har dhekhe bhiee nihaal nihaal nihaal nihaal ||1||
(The Lord Himself has granted His Grace, 
and He has come into my home.
The Guru is my advocate before the Lord. 
Gazing upon the Lord, I have become blissful, blissful, blissful.)

har aavate kee khabar gur paiee 
  man tan aanadho aana(n)dh bhe 
  har aavate sune mere laal har laal ||
(From the Guru, I received news of the Lord's arrival. 
My mind and body became ecstatic and blissful, 
hearing of the arrival of the Lord, my Beloved Love, my Lord.)

jan naanak har har mile 
  bhe galataan haal nihaal nihaal ||2||
(Servant Nanak has met with the Lord, Har, Har; 
he is intoxicated, enraptured, enraptured.)

Friday, 14 May 2021

Shabad : Deedne deedar Sahib



Shabad (Ang 724 of SGGS) : dheedhane dheedhaar saahib 
  kachh nahee is kaa mol ||
(The value of seeing the Vision of the Lord Master cannot be estimated.)

paak paravadhagaar too khudh 
  khasam vaddaa atol ||1||
(You are the Pure Cherisher; 
You Yourself are the great and immeasurable Lord and Master.)



meeraa(n) dhaanaa(n) dhil soch ||
(Think of the Lord in your mind, O wise one.)

muhabate man tan basai 
  sach saeh ba(n)dhee moch ||1||
(Enshrine love for the True Lord in your mind and body; 
He is the Liberator from bondage.)

dheedhane dheedhaar saahib 
  kachh nahee is kaa mol ||
(The value of seeing the Vision of the Lord Master cannot be estimated.)

paak paravadhagaar too khudh 
  khasam vaddaa atol ||1||
(You are the Pure Cherisher; 
You Yourself are the great and immeasurable Lord and Master.)

dhastageeree dheh dhilaavar 
  toohee toohee ek ||
(Give me Your help, O brave and generous Lord; You are the One, 
You are the Only Lord.)

karataar kudharat karan khaalak 
  naanak teree Tek ||2||
(O Creator Lord, by Your creative potency, You created the world; 
Nanak holds tight to Your support.)