ਅੰਗ 933

ਕਾਇਆ ਛੀਜੈ ਭਈ ਸਿਬਾਲੁ ॥੨੪॥

The body falls apart, like algae upon the water. ||24||

ਜਾਪੈ ਆਪਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਤਿਹੁ ਲੋਇ ॥

God Himself appears throughout the three worlds.

ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

Throughout the ages, He is the Great Giver; there is no other at all.

ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਰਾਖੁ ॥

As it pleases You, You protect and preserve us.

ਜਸੁ ਜਾਚਉ ਦੇਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਸਾਖੁ ॥

I ask for the Lord's Praises, which bless me with honor and credit.

ਜਾਗਤੁ ਜਾਗਿ ਰਹਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਾ ॥

Remaining awake and aware, I am pleasing to You, O Lord.

ਜਾ ਤੂ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਤਾ ਤੁਝੈ ਸਮਾਵਾ ॥

When You unite me with Yourself, then I am merged in You.

ਜੈ ਜੈ ਕਾਰੁ ਜਪਉ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥

I chant Your Victorious Praises, O Life of the World.

ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਬੀਸ ਇਕੀਸ ॥੨੫॥

Accepting the Guru's Teachings, one is sure to merge in the One Lord. ||25||

ਝਖਿ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਕਿਆ ਜਗ ਸਿਉ ਵਾਦੁ ॥

Why do you speak such nonsense, and argue with the world?

ਝੂਰਿ ਮਰੈ ਦੇਖੈ ਪਰਮਾਦੁ ॥

You shall die repenting, when you see your own insanity.

ਜਨਮਿ ਮੂਏ ਨਹੀ ਜੀਵਣ ਆਸਾ ॥

He is born, only to die, but he does not wish to live.

ਆਇ ਚਲੇ ਭਏ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ॥

He comes hopeful, and then goes, without hope.

ਝੁਰਿ ਝੁਰਿ ਝਖਿ ਮਾਟੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

Regretting, repenting and grieving, he is dust mixing with dust.

ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਚਾਂਪੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥

Death does not chew up one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਪਾਈ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਇ ॥

The nine treasures are obtained through the Name of the Lord;

ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੨੬॥

the Lord bestows intuitive peace and poise. ||26||

ਞਿਆਨੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਆਪੇ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

He speaks spiritual wisdom, and He Himself understands it.

ਆਪੇ ਸਮਝੈ ਆਪੇ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

He Himself knows it, and He Himself comprehends it.

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਕਹਿਆ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥

One who takes the Words of the Guru into his very fiber,

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸੂਚੇ ਸਾਚੋ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

is immaculate and holy, and is pleasing to the True Lord.

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਨਹੀ ਤੋਟ ॥

In the ocean of the Guru, there is no shortage of pearls.

ਲਾਲ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਸਾਚੁ ਅਖੋਟ ॥

The treasure of jewels is truly inexhaustible.

ਗੁਰਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਸਾ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹੁ ॥

Do those deeds which the Guru has ordained.

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਹੇ ਧਾਵਹੁ ॥

Why are you chasing after the Guru's actions?

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਹੁ ॥੨੭॥

O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, merge in the True Lord. ||27||

ਟੂਟੈ ਨੇਹੁ ਕਿ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਸਹੀ ॥

Love is broken, when one speaks in defiance.

ਟੂਟੈ ਬਾਹ ਦੁਹੂ ਦਿਸ ਗਹੀ ॥

The arm is broken, when it is pulled from both sides.

ਟੂਟਿ ਪਰੀਤਿ ਗਈ ਬੁਰ ਬੋਲਿ ॥

Love breaks, when the speech goes sour.

ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਛਾਡੀ ਢੋਲਿ ॥

The Husband Lord abandons and leaves behind the evil-minded bride.

ਟੂਟੈ ਗੰਠਿ ਪੜੈ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

The broken knot is tied again, through contemplation and meditation.

ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਘਰਿ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਾਰਿ ॥

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one's affairs are resolved in one's own home.

ਲਾਹਾ ਸਾਚੁ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਤੋਟਾ ॥

One who earns the profit of the True Name, will not lose it again;

ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਮੋਟਾ ॥੨੮॥

the Lord and Master of the three worlds is your best friend. ||28||

ਠਾਕਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਠਾਇ ॥

Control your mind, and keep it in its place.

ਠਹਕਿ ਮੁਈ ਅਵਗੁਣਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥

The world is destroyed by conflict, regretting its sinful mistakes.

ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਸਬਾਈ ਨਾਰਿ ॥

There is one Husband Lord, and all are His brides.

ਬਹੁਤੇ ਵੇਸ ਕਰੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ॥

The false bride wears many costumes.

ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਤੀ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਈ ॥

He stops her from going into the homes of others;

ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

He summons her to the Mansion of His Presence, and no obstacles block her path.

ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਸਾਚਿ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥

She is embellished with the Word of the Shabad, and is loved by the True Lord.

ਸਾਈ ਸੋੁਹਾਗਣਿ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਧਾਰੀ ॥੨੯॥

She is the happy soul bride, who takes the Support of her Lord and Master. ||29||

ਡੋਲਤ ਡੋਲਤ ਹੇ ਸਖੀ ਫਾਟੇ ਚੀਰ ਸੀਗਾਰ ॥

Wandering and roaming around, O my companion, your beautiful robes are torn.

ਡਾਹਪਣਿ ਤਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਹੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਡਰ ਬਿਣਠੀ ਡਾਰ ॥

In jealousy, the body is not at peace; without the Fear of God, multitudes are ruined.

ਡਰਪਿ ਮੁਈ ਘਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਡੀਠੀ ਕੰਤਿ ਸੁਜਾਣਿ ॥

One who remains dead within her own home, through the Fear of God, is looked upon with favor by her all-knowing Husband Lord.

ਡਰੁ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ॥

She maintains fear of her Guru, and chants the Name of the Fearless Lord.

ਡੂਗਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਤਿਖਾ ਘਣੀ ਜਬ ਦੇਖਾ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

Living on the mountain, I suffer such great thirst; when I see Him, I know that He is not far away.

ਤਿਖਾ ਨਿਵਾਰੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥

My thirst is quenched, and I have accepted the Word of the Shabad. I drink my fill of the Ambrosial Nectar.

ਦੇਹਿ ਦੇਹਿ ਆਖੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥

Everyone says, ""Give! Give!"" As He pleases, He gives.

ਗੁਰੂ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਦੇਵਸੀ ਤਿਖਾ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੩੦॥

Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Door, He gives, and quenches the thirst. ||30||

ਢੰਢੋਲਤ ਢੂਢਤ ਹਉ ਫਿਰੀ ਢਹਿ ਢਹਿ ਪਵਨਿ ਕਰਾਰਿ ॥

Searching and seeking, I fell down and collapsed upon the bank of the river of life.

ਭਾਰੇ ਢਹਤੇ ਢਹਿ ਪਏ ਹਉਲੇ ਨਿਕਸੇ ਪਾਰਿ ॥

Those who are heavy with sin sink down, but those who are light swim across.

ਅਮਰ ਅਜਾਚੀ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

I am a sacrifice to those who meet the immortal and immeasurable Lord.

ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਧੂੜਿ ਅਘੁਲੀਐ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥

The dust of their feet brings emancipation; in their company, we are united in the Lord's Union.

ਮਨੁ ਦੀਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਉ ॥

I gave my mind to my Guru, and received the Immaculate Name.