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

1125

rwgu BYrau mhlw 1 Gru 1 caupdy(1125-1)
raag bhairo mehlaa 1 ghar 1 cha-upday
Raag Bhairao, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:

<> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswid ] (1125-2)
ik-oaNkaar sat naam kartaa purakh nirbha-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhaN gur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

quJ qy bwhir ikCU n hoie ] (1125-4)
tujh tay baahar kichhoo na ho-ay.
Without You, nothing happens.

qU kir kir dyKih jwxih soie ]1] (1125-4)
too kar kar daykheh jaaneh so-ay. ||1||
You create the creatures, and gazing on them, you know them. ||1||

ikAw khIAY ikCu khI n jwie ] (1125-4)
ki-aa kahee-ai kichh kahee na jaa-ay.
What can I say? I cannot say anything.

jo ikCu AhY sB qyrI rjwie ]1] rhwau ] (1125-5)
jo kichh ahai sabh tayree rajaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Whatever exists, is by Your Will. ||Pause||

jo ikCu krxw su qyrY pwis ] (1125-5)
jo kichh karnaa so tayrai paas.
Whatever is to be done, rests with You.

iksu AwgY kIcY Ardwis ]2] (1125-5)
kis aagai keechai ardaas. ||2||
Unto whom should I offer my prayer? ||2||

AwKxu sunxw qyrI bwxI ] (1125-6)
aakhan sunnaa tayree banee.
I speak and hear the Bani of Your Word.

qU Awpy jwxih srb ivfwxI ]3] (1125-6)
too aapay jaaneh sarab vidaanee. ||3||
You Yourself know all Your Wondrous Play. ||3||

kry krwey jwxY Awip ] (1125-6)
karay karaa-ay jaanai aap.
You Yourself act, and inspire all to act; only You Yourself know.

nwnk dyKY Qwip auQwip ]4]1] (1125-7)
naanak daykhai thaap uthaap. ||4||1||
Says Nanak, You, Lord, see, establish and disestablish. ||4||1||

<> siqgur pRswid ] (1125-8)
ik-oaNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

rwgu BYrau mhlw 1 Gru 2 ] (1125-9)
raag bhairo mehlaa 1 ghar 2.
Raag Bhairao, First Mehl, Second House:

gur kY sbid qry muin kyqy ieMdRwidk bRhmwid qry ] (1125-9)
gur kai sabad taray mun kaytay indraadik barahmaad taray.
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, so many silent sages have been saved; Indra and Brahma have also been saved.

snk snµdn qpsI jn kyqy gur prswdI pwir pry ]1] (1125-9)
sanak sanandan tapsee jan kaytay gur parsaadee paar paray. ||1||
Sanak, Sanandan and many humble men of austerity, by Guru's Grace, have been carried across to the other side. ||1||

Bvjlu ibnu sbdY ikau qrIAY ] (1125-10)
bhavjal bin sabdai ki-o taree-ai.
Without the Word of the Shabad, how can anyone cross over the terrifying world-ocean?

nwm ibnw jgu roig ibAwipAw duibDw fuib fuib mrIAY ]1] rhwau ] (1125-10)
naam binaa jag rog bi-aapi-aa dubiDhaa dub dub maree-ai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is entangled in the disease of duality, and is drowned, drowned, and dies. ||1||Pause||

guru dyvw guru AlK AByvw iqRBvx soJI gur kI syvw ] (1125-11)
gur dayvaa gur alakh abhayvaa taribhavan sojhee gur kee sayvaa.
The Guru is Divine; the Guru is Inscrutable and Mysterious. Serving the Guru, the three worlds are known and understood.

Awpy dwiq krI guir dwqY pwieAw AlK AByvw ]2] (1125-12)
aapay daat karee gur daatai paa-i-aa alakh abhayvaa. ||2||
The Guru, the Giver, has Himself given me the Gift; I have obtained the Inscrutable, Mysterious Lord. ||2||

mnu rwjw mnu mn qy mwinAw mnsw mnih smweI ] (1125-12)
man raajaa man man tay maani-aa mansaa maneh samaa-ee.
The mind is the king; the mind is appeased and satisfied through the mind itself, and desire is stilled in the mind.

mnu jogI mnu ibnis ibEgI mnu smJY gux gweI ]3] (1125-13)
man jogee man binas bi-ogee man samjhai gun gaa-ee. ||3||
The mind is the Yogi, the mind wastes away in separation from the Lord; singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the mind is instructed and reformed. ||3||

gur qy mnu mwirAw sbdu vIcwirAw qy ivrly sMswrw ] (1125-14)
gur tay man maari-aa sabad veechaari-aa tay virlay sansaaraa.
How very rare are those in this world who, through the Guru, subdue their minds, and contemplate the Word of the Shabad.

nwnk swihbu Birpuir lIxw swc sbid insqwrw ]4]1]2] (1125-14)
naanak saahib bharipur leenaa saach sabad nistaaraa. ||4||1||2||
O Nanak, our Lord and Master is All-pervading; through the True Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated. ||4||1||2||

BYrau mhlw 1 ] (1125-15)
bhairo mehlaa 1.
Bhairao, First Mehl:

nYnI idRsit nhI qnu hInw jir jIiqAw isir kwlo ] (1125-15)
nainee darisat nahee tan heenaa jar jeeti-aa sir kaalo.
The eyes lose their sight, and the body withers away; old age overtakes the mortal, and death hangs over his head.

rUpu rMgu rhsu nhI swcw ikau CofY jm jwlo ]1] (1125-16)
roop rang rahas nahee saachaa ki-o chhodai jam jaalo. ||1||
Beauty, loving attachment and the pleasures of life are not permanent. How can anyone escape from the noose of death? ||1||

pRwxI hir jip jnmu gieE ] (1125-16)
paraanee har jap janam ga-i-o.
O mortal, meditate on the Lord - your life is passing away!