ਮਾਰੂ

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਏ ॥੭॥

gur sevaa sadhaa sukh hai jis no hukam manaae ||7||

Serving the Guru, eternal peace is obtained, by those whom the Lord inspires to obey the Hukam of His Command. ||7||

ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਸਭ ਧਾਤੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਟੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥

suinaa rupaa sabh dhaat hai maaTee ral jaiee ||

Gold and silver, and all metals, mix with dust in the end

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

bin naavai naal na chaliee satigur boojh bujhaiee ||

Without the Name, nothing goes along with you; the True Guru has imparted this understanding.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਾਚੈ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੮॥੫॥

naanak naam rate se niramale saachai rahe samaiee ||8||5||

O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam are immaculate and pure; they remain merged in the Truth. ||8||5||

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa pehilaa ||

Maaroo, First Mehla:

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਰਹਣਾ ਨਹੀ ਧੁਰਿ ਫਾਟੇ ਚੀਰੈ ॥

hukam bhiaa rahanaa nahee dhur faaTe cheerai ||

The Order is issued, and he cannot remain; the permit to stay has been torn up.

ਏਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਬਾਧਿਆ ਸਹੁ ਦੇਹ ਸਰੀਰੈ ॥

eh man avagan baadhiaa sahu dheh sareerai ||

This mind is tied to its faults; it suffers terrible pain in its body.

ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਬਖਸਾਈਅਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਗੁਨਹ ਫਕੀਰੈ ॥੧॥

poorai gur bakhasaie'eeh sabh guneh fakeerai ||1||

The Perfect Guru forgives all the mistakes of the beggar at His Door. ||1||

ਕਿਉ ਰਹੀਐ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਬੁਝੁ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

kiau raheeaai uTh chalanaa bujh sabadh beechaaraa ||

How can he stay here? He must get up and depart. Contemplate the Word of the Shabad, and understand this.

ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jis too meleh so milai dhur hukam apaaraa ||1|| rahaau ||

He alone is united, whom You, O Lord, unite. Such is the Primal Command of the Infinite Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਰਹਾ ਜੋ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੁ ਖਾਉ ॥

jiau too raakheh tiau rahaa jo dheh su khaau ||

As You keep me, I remain; whatever You give me, I eat.

ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਚਲਾਵਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਚਲਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਉ ॥

jiau too chalaaveh tiau chalaa mukh a(n)mirat naau ||

As You lead me, I follow, with the Ambrosial Name in my mouth.

ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥੨॥

mere Thaakur hath vaddiaaieeaa meleh man chaau ||2||

All glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Lord and Master; my mind yearns to unite with You. ||2||

ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

keetaa kiaa saalaaheeaai kar dhekhai soiee ||

Why should anyone praise any other created being? That Lord acts and sees.

ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

jin keeaa so man vasai mai avar na koiee ||

The One who created me, abides within my mind; there is no other at all.

ਸੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਾਚੀ ਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੩॥

so saachaa saalaaheeaai saachee pat hoiee ||3||

So praise that True Lord, and you shall be blessed with true honor. ||3||

ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਪੜਿ ਨ ਪਹੁਚਈ ਬਹੁ ਆਲ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥

pa(n)ddit paR na pahuchiee bahu aal ja(n)jaalaa ||

The Pandit, the religious scholar, reads, but does not reach the Lord; he is totally entangled in worldly affairs.

ਪਾਪ ਪੁੰਨ ਦੁਇ ਸੰਗਮੇ ਖੁਧਿਆ ਜਮਕਾਲਾ ॥

paap pu(n)n dhui sa(n)game khudhiaa jamakaalaa ||

He keeps the company of both virtue and vice, tormented by hunger and the Messenger of Death.

ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਭਉ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਪੂਰਾ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ॥੪॥

vichhoRaa bhau veesarai pooraa rakhavaalaa ||4||

One who is protected by the Perfect Lord, forgets separation and fear. ||4||

ਜਿਨ ਕੀ ਲੇਖੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਵੈ ਸੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

jin kee lekhai pat pavai se poore bhaiee ||

They alone are perfect, O Siblings of Destiny, whose honor is certified.

ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

poore pooree mat hai sachee vaddiaaiee ||

Perfect is the intellect of the Perfect Lord. True is His glorious greatness.

ਦੇਦੇ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਥਕਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੫॥

dhedhe toT na aaviee lai lai thak paiee ||5||

His gifts never run short, although those who receive may grow weary of receiving. ||5||

ਖਾਰ ਸਮੁਦ੍ਰੁ ਢੰਢੋਲੀਐ ਇਕੁ ਮਣੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

khaar samudhr dda(n)ddoleeaai ik maneeaa paavai ||

Searching the salty sea, one finds the pearl.

ਦੁਇ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਮਾਟੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਖਾਵੈ ॥

dhui dhin chaar suhaavanaa maaTee tis khaavai ||

It looks beautiful for a few days, but in the end, it is eaten away by dust.

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਸਤਿ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਦੇ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੬॥

gur saagar sat seveeaai dhe toT na aavai ||6||

If one serves the Guru, the ocean of Truth, the gifts one receives never run short. ||6||

ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵਨਿ ਸੇ ਊਜਲੇ ਸਭ ਮੈਲੁ ਭਰੀਜੈ ॥

mere prabh bhaavan se uoojale sabh mail bhareejai ||

They alone are pure, who are pleasing to my God; all others are soiled with filth.

ਮੈਲਾ ਊਜਲੁ ਤਾ ਥੀਐ ਪਾਰਸ ਸੰਗਿ ਭੀਜੈ ॥

mailaa uoojal taa theeaai paaras sa(n)g bheejai ||

The filthy become pure, when they meet with the Guru, the Philosopher's Stone.

ਵੰਨੀ ਸਾਚੇ ਲਾਲ ਕੀ ਕਿਨਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੭॥

va(n)nee saache laal kee kin keemat keejai ||7||

Who can estimate the value of the color of the true jewel? ||7||

ਭੇਖੀ ਹਾਥ ਨ ਲਭਈ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਹੀ ਦਾਨੇ ॥

bhekhee haath na labhiee teerath nahee dhaane ||

Wearing religious robes, the Lord is not obtained, nor is He obtained by giving donations at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

ਪੂਛਉ ਬੇਦ ਪੜੰਤਿਆ ਮੂਠੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਮਾਨੇ ॥

poochhau bedh paRa(n)tiaa mooThee vin maane ||

Go and ask the readers of the Vedas; without faith, the world is cheated.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਗਿਆਨੇ ॥੮॥੬॥

naanak keemat so kare pooraa gur giaane ||8||6||

O Nanak, he alone values the jewel, who is blessed with the spiritual wisdom of the Perfect Guru. ||8||6||

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa pehilaa ||

Maaroo, Fifth Mehla:

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਲਹਰਿ ਘਰੁ ਤਜਿ ਵਿਗੂਚੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਕੇ ਘਰ ਹੇਰੈ ॥

manmukh lahar ghar taj vigoochai avaraa ke ghar herai ||

The self-willed manmukh, in a fit of passion, abandons his home, and is ruined; then, he spies on the homes of others.

ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਧਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨ ਭੇਟੈ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਘੂਮਨ ਘੇਰੈ ॥

gireh dharam gavaae satigur na bheTai dhuramat ghooman gherai ||

He neglects his household duties, and does not meet with the True Guru; he is caught in the whirlpool of evil-mindedness.

ਦਿਸੰਤਰੁ ਭਵੈ ਪਾਠ ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਵਧੇਰੈ ॥

dhisa(n)tar bhavai paaTh paR thaakaa tirasanaa hoi vadherai ||

Wandering in foreign lands and reading scriptures, he grows weary, and his thirsty desires only increase.

ਕਾਚੀ ਪਿੰਡੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰੈ ਜੈਸੇ ਢੋਰੈ ॥੧॥

kaachee pi(n)ddee sabadh na cheenai udhar bharai jaise ddorai ||1||

His perishable body does not remember the Word of the Shabad; like a beast, he fills his belly. ||1||

ਬਾਬਾ ਐਸੀ ਰਵਤ ਰਵੈ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ॥

baabaa aaisee ravat ravai sa(n)niaasee ||

O Baba, this is the way of life of the Sannyaasi, the renunciate.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਸੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur kai sabadh ek liv laagee terai naam rate tirapataasee ||1|| rahaau ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is to enshrine love for the One Lord. Imbued with Your Name, Lord, he remains satisfied and fulfilled. ||1||Pause||

ਘੋਲੀ ਗੇਰੂ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਇਆ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਭੇਖ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥

gholee geroo ra(n)g chaRaiaa vasatr bhekh bhekhaaree ||

He dyes his robes with saffron dye, and wearing these robes, he goes out begging.

ਕਾਪੜ ਫਾਰਿ ਬਨਾਈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਝੋਲੀ ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ॥

kaapaR faar banaiee khi(n)thaa jholee maiaadhaaree ||

Tearing his robes, he makes a patched coat, and puts the money in his wallet.

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਗੈ ਜਗੁ ਪਰਬੋਧੈ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਪਤਿ ਹਾਰੀ ॥

ghar ghar maagai jag parabodhai man a(n)dhai pat haaree ||

From house to house he goes begging, and tries to teach the world; but his mind is blind, and so he loses his honor.

ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਜੂਐ ਬਾਜੀ ਹਾਰੀ ॥੨॥

bharam bhulaanaa sabadh na cheenai jooaai baajee haaree ||2||

He is deluded by doubt, and does not remember the Word of the Shabad. He loses his life in the gamble. ||2||