ਮਾਰੂ

ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਕਾਟੈ ਮਨ ਪੀਰਾ ॥੨॥

gur poore saabaas hai kaaTai man peeraa ||2||

The Perfect Guru is honored and celebrated; He has taken away the pains of my mind. ||2||

ਲਾਲਾ ਗੋਲਾ ਧਣੀ ਕੋ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਉ ਵਡਿਆਈਐ ॥

laalaa golaa dhanee ko kiaa kahau vaddiaaieeaai ||

I am the servant and slave of my Master; what glorious greatness of His can I describe?

ਭਾਣੈ ਬਖਸੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਧਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

bhaanai bakhase pooraa dhanee sach kaar kamaieeaai ||

The Perfect Master, by the Pleasure of His Will, forgives, and then one practices Truth.

ਵਿਛੁੜਿਆ ਕਉ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਏ ਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੩॥

vichhuRiaa kau mel le gur kau bal jaieeaai ||3||

I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who re-unites the separated ones. ||3||

ਲਾਲੇ ਗੋਲੇ ਮਤਿ ਖਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਮਤਿ ਨੀਕੀ ॥

laale gole mat kharee gur kee mat neekee ||

The intellect of His servant and slave is noble and true; it is made so by the Guru's intellect.

ਸਾਚੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਤਿ ਫੀਕੀ ॥

saachee surat suhaavanee manmukh mat feekee ||

The intuition of those who are true is beautiful; the intellect of the self-willed manmukh is insipid.

ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਸਚੁ ਧੀਰਕ ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ॥੪॥

man tan teraa too prabhoo sach dheerak dhur kee ||4||

My mind and body belong to You, God; from the very beginning, Truth has been my only support. ||4||

ਸਾਚੈ ਬੈਸਣੁ ਉਠਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਭਾਖਿਆ ॥

saachai baisan uThanaa sach bhojan bhaakhiaa ||

In Truth I sit and stand; I eat and speak the Truth.

ਚਿਤਿ ਸਚੈ ਵਿਤੋ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿਆ ॥

chit sachai vito sachaa saachaa ras chaakhiaa ||

With Truth in my consciousness, I gather the wealth of Truth, and drink in the sublime essence of Truth.

ਸਾਚੈ ਘਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਰਖੇ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਸੁਭਾਖਿਆ ॥੫॥

saachai ghar saachai rakhe gur bachan subhaakhiaa ||5||

In the home of Truth, the True Lord protects me; I speak the Words of the Guru's Teachings with love. ||5||

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਉ ਆਲਸੁ ਘਣੋ ਫਾਥੇ ਓਜਾੜੀ ॥

manmukh kau aalas ghano faathe ojaaRee ||

The self-willed manmukh is very lazy; he is trapped in the wilderness.

ਫਾਥਾ ਚੁਗੈ ਨਿਤ ਚੋਗੜੀ ਲਗਿ ਬੰਧੁ ਵਿਗਾੜੀ ॥

faathaa chugai nit chogaRee lag ba(n)dh vigaaRee ||

He is drawn to the bait, and continually pecking at it, he is trapped; his link to the Lord is ruined.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਹੋਇ ਸਾਚੇ ਨਿਜ ਤਾੜੀ ॥੬॥

gur parasaadhee mukat hoi saache nij taaRee ||6||

By Guru's Grace, one is liberated, absorbed in the primal trance of Truth. ||6||

ਅਨਹਤਿ ਲਾਲਾ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹੇਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥

anahat laalaa bedhiaa prabh het piaaree ||

His slave remains continually pierced through with love and affection for God.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਉ ਝੂਠੇ ਵੇਕਾਰੀ ॥

bin saache jeeau jal balau jhooThe vekaaree ||

Without the True Lord, the soul of the false, corrupt person is burnt to ashes.

ਬਾਦਿ ਕਾਰਾ ਸਭਿ ਛੋਡੀਆ ਸਾਚੀ ਤਰੁ ਤਾਰੀ ॥੭॥

baadh kaaraa sabh chhoddeeaa saachee tar taaree ||7||

Abandoning all evil actions, he crosses over in the boat of Truth. ||7||

ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਤਿਨਾ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥

jinee naam visaariaa tinaa Thaur na Thaau ||

Those who have forgotten the Naam have no home, no place of rest.

ਲਾਲੈ ਲਾਲਚੁ ਤਿਆਗਿਆ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥

laalai laalach tiaagiaa paiaa har naau ||

The Lord's slave renounces greed and attachment, and obtains the Lord's Name.

ਤੂ ਬਖਸਹਿ ਤਾ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੮॥੪॥

too bakhaseh taa mel laih naanak bal jaau ||8||4||

If You forgive him, Lord, then He is united with You; Nanak is a sacrifice. ||8||4||

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa pehilaa ||

Maaroo, First Mehla:

ਲਾਲੈ ਗਾਰਬੁ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥

laalai gaarab chhoddiaa gur kai bhai sahaj subhaiee ||

The Lord's slave renounces his egotistical pride, through the Guru's Fear, intuitively and easily.

ਲਾਲੈ ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

laalai khasam pachhaaniaa vaddee vaddiaaiee ||

The slave realizes his Lord and Master; glorious is his greatness!

ਖਸਮਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥

khasam miliaai sukh paiaa keemat kahan na jaiee ||1||

Meeting with his Lord and Master, he finds peace; His value cannot be desribed. ||1||

ਲਾਲਾ ਗੋਲਾ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

laalaa golaa khasam kaa khasamai vaddiaaiee ||

I am the slave and servant of my Lord and Master; all glory is to my Master.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਉਬਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur parasaadhee ubare har kee saranaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

By Guru's Grace, I am saved, in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਲਾਲੇ ਨੋ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਖਸਮਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਈ ॥

laale no sir kaar hai dhur khasam furamaiee ||

The slave has been given the most excellent task, by the Primal Command of the Master.

ਲਾਲੈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਰਜਾਈ ॥

laalai hukam pachhaaniaa sadhaa rahai rajaiee ||

The slave realizes the Hukam of His Command, and submits to His Will forever.

ਆਪੇ ਮੀਰਾ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੨॥

aape meeraa bakhas le vaddee vaddiaaiee ||2||

The Lord King Himself grants forgiveness; how glorious is His greatness! ||2||

ਆਪਿ ਸਚਾ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

aap sachaa sabh sach hai gur sabadh bujhaiee ||

He Himself is True, and everything is True; this is revealed through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

ਤੇਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਲੈਹਿ ਤੂ ਲਾਈ ॥

teree sevaa so kare jis no laih too laiee ||

He alone serves You, whom You have enjoined to do so.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਖੁਆਈ ॥੩॥

bin sevaa kinai na paiaa dhoojai bharam khuaaiee ||3||

Without serving Him, no one finds Him; in duality and doubt, they are ruined. ||3||

ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ਨਿਤ ਦੇਵੈ ਚੜੈ ਸਵਾਇਆ ॥

so kiau manahu visaareeaai nit dhevai chaRai savaiaa ||

How could we forget Him from our minds? The gifts which he bestows increase day by day.

ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਤਿਨੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

jeeau pi(n)dd sabh tis dhaa saahu tinai vich paiaa ||

Soul and body, all belong to Him; He infused the breath into us.

ਜਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

jaa kirapaa kare taa seveeaai sev sach samaiaa ||4||

If he shows His Mercy, then we serve Him; serving Him, we merge in Truth. ||4||

ਲਾਲਾ ਸੋ ਜੀਵਤੁ ਮਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

laalaa so jeevat marai mar vichahu aap gavaae ||

He alone is the Lord's slave, who remains dead while yet alive, and eradicates egotism from within.

ਬੰਧਨ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥

ba(n)dhan tooTeh mukat hoi tirasanaa agan bujhaae ||

His bonds are broken, the fire of his desire is quenched, and he is liberated.

ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋ ਪਾਏ ॥੫॥

sabh meh naam nidhaan hai gurmukh ko paae ||5||

The treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is within all, but how rare are those who, as Gurmukh, obtain it. ||5||

ਲਾਲੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਗੁਣੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਲਾ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰੁ ॥

laale vich gun kichh nahee laalaa avaganiaar ||

Within the Lord's slave, there is no virtue at all; the Lord's slave is totally unworthy.

ਤੁਧੁ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਤੂ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

tudh jevadd dhaataa ko nahee too bakhasanahaar ||

There is no Giver as great as You, Lord; You alone are the Forgiver.

ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਾਲਾ ਮੰਨੇ ਏਹ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਾਰੁ ॥੬॥

teraa hukam laalaa ma(n)ne eh karanee saar ||6||

Your slave obeys the Hukam of Your Command; this is the most excellent action. ||6||

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਸਰੁ ਜੋ ਇਛੇ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

gur saagar a(n)mirat sar jo ichhe so fal paae ||

The Guru is the pool of nectar in the world-ocean; whatever one desires, that fruit is obtained.

ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਅਮਰੁ ਹੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

naam padhaarath amar hai hiradhai ma(n)n vasaae ||

The treasure of the Naam brings immortality; enshrine it in your heart and mind.