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

751

sUhI mhlw 1 Gru 9 (751-1)
soohee mehlaa 1 ghar 9
Soohee, First Mehl, Ninth House:

<> siqgur pRswid ] (751-1)
ik-oa^Nkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

kcw rMgu ksuMB kw QoViVAw idn cwir jIau ] (751-2)
kachaa rang kasumbh kaa thorh-rhi-aa din chaar jee-o.
The color of safflower is transitory; it lasts for only a few days.

ivxu nwvY BRim BulIAw Tig muTI kUiVAwir jIau ] (751-2)
vin naavai bharam bhulee-aa thag muthee koorhi-aar jee-o.
Without the Name, the false woman is deluded by doubt and plundered by thieves.

scy syqI riqAw jnmu n dUjI vwr jIau ]1] (751-3)
sachay saytee rati-aa janam na doojee vaar jee-o. ||1||
But those who are attuned to the True Lord, are not reincarnated again. ||1||

rMgy kw ikAw rMgIAY jo rqy rMgu lwie jIau ] (751-3)
rangay kaa ki-aa rangee-ai jo ratay rang laa-ay jee-o.
How can one who is already dyed in the color of the Lord's Love, be colored any other color?

rMgx vwlw syvIAY scy isau icqu lwie jIau ]1] rhwau ] (751-3)
rangan vaalaa sayvee-ai sachay si-o chit laa-ay jee-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
So serve God the Dyer, and focus your consciousness on the True Lord. ||1||Pause||

cwry kuMfw jy Bvih ibnu Bwgw Dnu nwih jIau ] (751-4)
chaaray kundaa jay bhaveh bin bhaagaa Dhan naahi jee-o.
You wander around in the four directions, but without the good fortune of destiny, you shall never obtain wealth.

Avgix muTI jy iPrih biDk Qwie n pwih jIau ] (751-5)
avgan muthee jay fireh baDhik thaa-ay na paahi jee-o.
If you are plundered by corruption and vice, you shall wander around, but like a fugitive, you shall find no place of rest.

guir rwKy sy aubry sbid rqy mn mwih jIau ]2] (751-5)
gur raakhay say ubray sabad ratay man maahi jee-o. ||2||
Only those who are protected by the Guru are saved; their minds are attuned to the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

icty ijn ky kpVy mYly icq kTor jIau ] (751-6)
chitay jin kay kaprhay mailay chit kathor jee-o.
Those who wear white clothes, but have filthy and stone-hearted minds,

iqn muiK nwmu n aUpjY dUjY ivAwpy cor jIau ] (751-6)
tin mukh naam na oopjai doojai vi-aapay chor jee-o.
may chant the Lord's Name with their mouths, but they are engrossed in duality; they are thieves.

mUlu n bUJih Awpxw sy psUAw sy For jIau ]3] (751-7)
mool na boojheh aapnaa say pasoo-aa say dhor jee-o. ||3||
They do not understand their own roots; they are beasts. They are just animals! ||3||

inq inq KusIAw mnu kry inq inq mMgY suK jIau ] (751-7)
nit nit khusee-aa man karay nit nit mangai sukh jee-o.
Constantly, continually, the mortal seeks pleasures. Constantly, continually, he begs for peace.

krqw iciq n AwveI iPir iPir lgih duK jIau ] (751-8)
kartaa chit na aavee fir fir lageh dukh jee-o.
But he does not think of the Creator Lord, and so he is overtaken by pain, again and again.

suK duK dwqw min vsY iqqu qin kYsI BuK jIau ]4] (751-8)
sukh dukh daataa man vasai tit tan kaisee bhukh jee-o. ||4||
But one, within whose mind the Giver of pleasure and pain dwells - how can his body feel any need? ||4||

bwkI vwlw qlbIAY isir mwry jMdwru jIau ] (751-9)
baakee vaalaa talbee-ai sir maaray jandaar jee-o.
One who has a karmic debt to pay off is summoned, and the Messenger of Death smashes his head.

lyKw mMgY dyvxw puCY kir bIcwru jIau ] (751-9)
laykhaa mangai dayvnaa puchhai kar beechaar jee-o.
When his account is called for, it has to be given. After it is reviewed, payment is demanded.

scy kI ilv aubrY bKsy bKsxhwru jIau ]5] (751-10)
sachay kee liv ubrai bakhsay bakhsanhaar jee-o. ||5||
Only love for the True One will save you; the Forgiver forgives. ||5||

An ko kIjY imqVw Kwku rlY mir jwie jIau ] (751-10)
an ko keejai mit-rhaa khaak ralai mar jaa-ay jee-o.
If you make any friend other than God, you shall die and mingle with the dust.

bhu rMg dyiK BulwieAw Buil Buil AwvY jwie jIau ] (751-11)
baho rang daykh bhulaa-i-aa bhul bhul aavai jaa-ay jee-o.
Gazing upon the many games of love, you are beguiled and bewildered; you come and go in reincarnation.

ndir pRBU qy CutIAY ndrI myil imlwie jIau ]6] (751-11)
nadar parabhoo tay chhutee-ai nadree mayl milaa-ay jee-o. ||6||
Only by God's Grace can you be saved. By His Grace, He unites in His Union. ||6||

gwPl igAwn ivhUixAw gur ibnu igAwnu n Bwil jIau ] (751-12)
gaafal gi-aan vihooni-aa gur bin gi-aan na bhaal jee-o.
O careless one, you are totally lacking any wisdom; do not seek wisdom without the Guru.

iKMcoqwix ivgucIAY burw Blw duie nwil jIau ] (751-12)
khinchotaan viguchee-ai buraa bhalaa du-ay naal jee-o.
By indecision and inner conflict, you shall come to ruin. Good and bad both pull at you.

ibnu sbdY BY riqAw sB johI jmkwil jIau ]7] (751-13)
bin sabdai bhai rati-aa sabh johee jamkaal jee-o. ||7||
Without being attuned to the Word of the Shabad and the Fear of God, all come under the gaze of the Messenger of Death. ||7||

ijin kir kwrxu DwirAw sBsY dyie AwDwru jIau ] (751-13)
jin kar kaaran Dhaari-aa sabhsai day-ay aaDhaar jee-o.
He who created the creation and sustains it, gives sustenance to all.

so ikau mnhu ivswrIAY sdw sdw dwqwru jIau ] (751-14)
so ki-o manhu visaaree-ai sadaa sadaa daataar jee-o.
How can you forget Him from your mind? He is the Great Giver, forever and ever.

nwnk nwmu n vIsrY inDwrw AwDwru jIau ]8]1]2] (751-14)
naanak naam na veesrai niDhaaraa aaDhaar jee-o. ||8||1||2||
Nanak shall never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Support of the unsupported. ||8||1||2||

sUhI mhlw 1 kwPI Gru 10 (751-16)
soohee mehlaa 1 kaafee ghar 10
Soohee, First Mehl, Kaafee, Tenth House:

<> siqgur pRswid ] (751-16)
ik-oa^Nkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

mwxs jnmu dulµBu gurmuiK pwieAw ] (751-17)
maanas janam dulambh gurmukh paa-i-aa.
This human birth is so difficult to obtain; the Gurmukh obtains it.

mnu qnu hoie culµBu jy siqgur BwieAw ]1] (751-17)
man tan ho-ay chulambh jay satgur bhaa-i-aa. ||1||
The mind and body are dyed in the deep red color of devotional love, if it pleases the True Guru. ||1||

clY jnmu svwir vKru scu lY ] (751-17)
chalai janam savaar vakhar sach lai.
He departs with his life embellished and successful, taking the merchandise of the True Name.

piq pwey drbwir siqgur sbid BY ]1] rhwau ] (751-18)
pat paa-ay darbaar satgur sabad bhai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He is honored in the Darbaar, the Royal Court, of the Lord, through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, and the Fear of God. ||1||Pause||

min qin scu slwih swcy min BwieAw ] (751-18)
man tan sach salaahi saachay man bhaa-i-aa.
One who praises the True Lord with his mind and body, pleases the Mind of the True Lord.