Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa.

555

ij quD no swlwhy su sBu ikCu pwvY ijs no ikrpw inrMjn kyrI ] (555-1)
je tuDh no saalaahay so sabh kichh paavai jis no kirpaa niranjan kayree.
One who praises You obtains everything; You bestow Your Mercy upon him, O Immaculate Lord.

soeI swhu scw vxjwrw ijin vKru lidAw hir nwmu Dnu qyrI ] (555-2)
so-ee saahu sachaa vanjaaraa jin vakhar ladi-aa har naam Dhan tayree.
He alone is a true banker and trader, who loads the merchandise of the wealth of the Your Name, O Lord.

siB iqsY no swlwihhu sMqhu ijin dUjy Bwv kI mwir ivfwrI FyrI ]16] (555-2)
sabh tisai no saalaahihu santahu jin doojay bhaav kee maar vidaaree dhayree. ||16||
O Saints, let everyone praise the Lord, who has destroyed the pile of the love of duality. ||16||

slok ] (555-3)
salok.
Shalok:

kbIrw mrqw mrqw jgu muAw mir iB n jwnY koie ] (555-3)
kabeeraa martaa martaa jag mu-aa mar bhe na jaanai ko-ay.
Kabeer, the world is dying - dying to death, but no one knows how to truly die.

AYsI mrnI jo mrY bhuir n mrnw hoie ]1] (555-4)
aisee marnee jo marai bahur na marnaa ho-ay. ||1||
Whoever dies, let him die such a death, that he does not have to die again. ||1||

mÚ 3 ] (555-4)
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehl:

ikAw jwxw ikv mrhgy kYsw mrxw hoie ] (555-4)
ki-aa jaanaa kiv marhagay kaisaa marnaa ho-ay.
What do I know? How will I die? What sort of death will it be?

jy kir swihbu mnhu n vIsrY qw sihlw mrxw hoie ] (555-5)
jay kar saahib manhu na veesrai taa sahilaa marnaa ho-ay.
If I do not forget the Lord Master from my mind, then my death will be easy.

mrxY qy jgqu frY jIivAw loVY sBu koie ] (555-5)
marnai tay jagat darai jeevi-aa lorhai sabh ko-ay.
The world is terrified of death; everyone longs to live.

gur prswdI jIvqu mrY hukmY bUJY soie ] (555-6)
gur parsaadee jeevat marai hukmai boojhai so-ay.
By Guru's Grace, one who dies while yet alive, understands the Lord's Will.

nwnk AYsI mrnI jo mrY qw sd jIvxu hoie ]2] (555-6)
naanak aisee marnee jo marai taa sad jeevan ho-ay. ||2||
O Nanak, one who dies such a death, lives forever. ||2||

pauVI ] (555-7)
pa-orhee.
Pauree:

jw Awip ik®pwlu hovY hir suAwmI qw AwpxW nwau hir Awip jpwvY ] (555-7)
jaa aap kirpaal hovai har su-aamee taa aapnaaN naa-o har aap japaavai.
When the Lord Master Himself becomes merciful, the Lord Himself causes His Name to be chanted.

Awpy siqguru myil suKu dyvY AwpxW syvku Awip hir BwvY ] (555-8)
aapay satgur mayl sukh dayvai aapnaaN sayvak aap har bhaavai.
He Himself causes us to meet the True Guru, and blesses us with peace. His servant is pleasing to the Lord.

AwpixAw syvkw kI Awip pYj rKY AwpixAw Bgqw kI pYrI pwvY ] (555-8)
aapni-aa sayvkaa kee aap paij rakhai aapni-aa bhagtaa kee pairee paavai.
He Himself preserves the honor of His servants; He causes others to fall at the feet of His devotees.

Drm rwie hY hir kw kIAw hir jn syvk nyiV n AwvY ] (555-9)
Dharam raa-ay hai har kaa kee-aa har jan sayvak nayrh na aavai.
The Righteous Judge of Dharma is a creation of the Lord; he does not approach the humble servant of the Lord.

jo hir kw ipAwrw so sBnw kw ipAwrw hor kyqI JiK JiK AwvY jwvY ]17] (555-10)
jo har kaa pi-aaraa so sabhnaa kaa pi-aaraa hor kaytee jhakh jhakh aavai jaavai. ||17||
One who is dear to the Lord, is dear to all; so many others come and go in vain. ||17||

slok mÚ 3 ] (555-10)
salok mehlaa 3.
Shalok, Third Mehl:

rwmu rwmu krqw sBu jgu iPrY rwmu n pwieAw jwie ] (555-10)
raam raam kartaa sabh jag firai raam na paa-i-aa jaa-ay.
The entire world roams around, chanting, "Raam, Raam, Lord, Lord", but the Lord cannot be obtained like this.

Agmu Agocru Aiq vfw Aqulu n quilAw jwie ] (555-11)
agam agochar at vadaa atul na tuli-aa jaa-ay.
He is inaccessible, unfathomable and so very great; He is unweighable, and cannot be weighed.

kImiq iknY n pweIAw ikqY n lieAw jwie ] (555-12)
keemat kinai na paa-ee-aa kitai na la-i-aa jaa-ay.
No one can evaluate Him; He cannot be purchased at any price.

gur kY sbid ByidAw ien ibiD visAw min Awie ] (555-12)
gur kai sabad bhaydi-aa in biDh vasi-aa man aa-ay.
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, His mystery is known; in this way, He comes to dwell in the mind.

nwnk Awip Amyau hY gur ikrpw qy rihAw smwie ] (555-13)
naanak aap amay-o hai gur kirpaa tay rahi-aa samaa-ay.
O Nanak, He Himself is infinite; by Guru's Grace, He is known to be permeating and pervading everywhere.

Awpy imilAw imil rihAw Awpy imilAw Awie ]1] (555-13)
aapay mili-aa mil rahi-aa aapay mili-aa aa-ay. ||1||
He Himself comes to blend, and having blended, remains blended. ||1||

mÚ 3 ] (555-14)
mehlaa 3.
Third Mehl:

ey mn iehu Dnu nwmu hY ijqu sdw sdw suKu hoie ] (555-14)
ay man ih Dhan naam hai jit sadaa sadaa sukh ho-ay.
O my soul, this is the wealth of the Naam; through it, comes peace, forever and ever.

qotw mUil n AwveI lwhw sd hI hoie ] (555-14)
totaa mool na aavee laahaa sad hee ho-ay.
It never brings any loss; through it, one earns profits forever.

KwDY KricAY qoit n AwveI sdw sdw Ehu dyie ] (555-15)
khaaDhai kharchi-ai tot na aavee sadaa sadaa oh day-ay.
Eating and spending it, it never decreases; He continues to give, forever and ever.

shsw mUil n hoveI hwxq kdy n hoie ] (555-15)
sahsaa mool na hova-ee haanat kaday na ho-ay.
One who has no skepticism at all never suffers humiliation.

nwnk gurmuiK pweIAY jw kau ndir kryie ]2] (555-16)
naanak gurmukh paa-ee-ai jaa ka-o nadar karay-i. ||2||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh obtains the Name of the Lord, when the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace. ||2||

pauVI ] (555-16)
pa-orhee.
Pauree:

Awpy sB Gt AMdry Awpy hI bwhir ] (555-16)
aapay sabh ghat andray aapay hee baahar.
He Himself is deep within all hearts, and He Himself is outside them.

Awpy gupqu vrqdw Awpy hI jwhir ] (555-17)
aapay gupat varatdaa aapay hee jaahar.
He Himself is prevailing unmanifest, and He Himself is manifest.

jug CqIh gubwru kir vriqAw suMnwhir ] (555-17)
jug chhateeh gubaar kar varti-aa sunnaahar.
For thirty-six ages, He created the darkness, abiding in the void.

EQY vyd purwn n swsqw Awpy hir nrhir ] (555-18)
othai vayd puraan na saastaa aapay har narhar.
There were no Vedas, Puraanas or Shaastras there; only the Lord Himself existed.

bYTw qwVI lwie Awip sB dU hI bwhir ] (555-18)
baithaa taarhee laa-ay aap sabh doo hee baahar.
He Himself sat in the absolute trance, withdrawn from everything.

AwpxI imiq Awip jwxdw Awpy hI gauhru ]18] (555-19)
aapnee mit aap jaandaa aapay hee ga-uhar. ||18||
Only He Himself knows His state; He Himself is the unfathomable ocean. ||18||

slok mÚ 3 ] (555-19)
salok mehlaa 3.
Shalok, Third Mehl:

haumY ivic jgqu muAw mrdo mrdw jwie ] (555-19)
ha-umai vich jagat mu-aa mardo mardaa jaa-ay.
In egotism, the world is dead; it dies and dies, again and again.