ਮਾਝ

ਮਾਂਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

maa(n)jh mahalaa panjavaa ||

Maajh, Fifth Mehla:

ਝੂਠਾ ਮੰਗਣੁ ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ਮਾਗੈ ॥

jhooThaa ma(n)gan je koiee maagai ||

One who asks for a false gift,

ਤਿਸ ਕਉ ਮਰਤੇ ਘੜੀ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

tis kau marate ghaRee na laagai ||

shall not take even an instant to die.

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਜੋ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸੇਵੈ ਸੋ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਕਹਣਾ ॥੧॥

paarabraham jo sadh hee sevai so gur mil nihachal kahanaa ||1||

But one who continually serves the Supreme Lord God and meets the Guru, is said to be immortal. ||1||

ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਲਾਗੀ ॥

prem bhagat jis kai man laagee ||

One whose mind is dedicated to loving devotional worship

ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਿਤਿ ਜਾਗੀ ॥

gun gaavai anadhin nit jaagee ||

sings His Glorious Praises night and day, and remains forever awake and aware.

ਬਾਹ ਪਕੜਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਮੇਲੈ ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਹਣਾ ॥੨॥

baeh pakaR tis suaamee melai jis kai masatak lahanaa ||2||

Taking him by the hand, the Lord and Master merges into Himself that person, upon whose forehead such destiny is written. ||2||

ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਭਗਤਾਂ ਮਨਿ ਵੁਠੇ ॥

charan kamal bhagataa(n) man vuThe ||

His Lotus Feet dwell in the minds of His devotees.

ਵਿਣੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰ ਸਗਲੇ ਮੁਠੇ ॥

vin paramesar sagale muThe ||

Without the Transcendent Lord, all are plundered.

ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਧੂੜਿ ਨਿਤ ਬਾਂਛਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚੇ ਕਾ ਗਹਣਾ ॥੩॥

sa(n)t janaa(n) kee dhooR nit baa(n)chheh naam sache kaa gahanaa ||3||

I long for the dust of the feet of His humble servants. The Name of the True Lord is my decoration. ||3||

ਊਠਤ ਬੈਠਤ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਈਐ ॥

uooThat baiThat har har gaieeaai ||

Standing up and sitting down, I sing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਵਰੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

jis simarat var nihachal paieeaai ||

Meditating in remembrance on Him, I obtain my Eternal Husband Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਸਹਣਾ ॥੪॥੪੩॥੫੦॥

naanak kau prabh hoi dhiaalaa teraa keetaa sahanaa ||4||43||50||

God has become merciful to Nanak. I cheerfully accept Your Will. ||4||43||50||

ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧

raag maajh asaTapadheeaa mahalaa pehilaa ghar pehilaa

Raag Maajh, Ashtpadheeyaa: First Mehla, First House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਸਬਦਿ ਰੰਗਾਏ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਬਾਏ ॥

sabadh ra(n)gaae hukam sabaae ||

By His Command, all are attuned to the Word of the Shabad,

ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥

sachee dharageh mahal bulaae ||

and all are called to the Mansion of His Presence, the True Court of the Lord.

ਸਚੇ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਾ ਸਚੇ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

sache dheen dhiaal mere saahibaa sache man pateeaavaniaa ||1||

O my True Lord and Master, Merciful to the meek, my mind is pleased and appeased by the Truth. ||1||

ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

hau vaaree jeeau vaaree sabadh suhaavaniaa ||

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who are adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

a(n)mirat naam sadhaa sukhadhaataa gurmatee ma(n)n vasaavaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||

The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever the Giver of Peace. Through the Guru's Teachings, it dwells in the mind. ||1||Pause||

ਨਾ ਕੋ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਉ ਕਿਸੁ ਕੇਰਾ ॥

naa ko meraa hau kis keraa ||

No one is mine, and I am no one else's.

ਸਾਚਾ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣਿ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

saachaa Thaakur tirabhavan meraa ||

The True Lord and Master of the three worlds is mine.

ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਘਣੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

haumai kar kar jai ghaneree kar avagan pachhotaavaniaa ||2||

Acting in egotism, so very many have died. After making mistakes, they later repent and regret. ||2||

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥

hukam pachhaanai su har gun vakhaanai ||

Those who recognize the Hukam of the Lord's Command chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ॥

gur kai sabadh naam neesaanai ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are glorified with the Naam.

ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਦਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਸਚੈ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

sabhanaa kaa dhar lekhaa sachai chhooTas naam suhaavaniaa ||3||

Everyone's account is kept in the True Court, and through the Beauty of the Naam, they are saved. ||3||

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਭੂਲਾ ਠਉਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥

manmukh bhoolaa Thaur na paae ||

The self-willed manmukhs are deluded; they find no place of rest.

ਜਮ ਦਰਿ ਬਧਾ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਏ ॥

jam dhar badhaa choTaa khaae ||

Bound and gagged at Death's Door, they are brutally beaten.

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਸਾਥੀ ਮੁਕਤੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

bin naavai ko sa(n)g na saathee mukate naam dhiaavaniaa ||4||

Without the Name, there are no companions or friends. Liberation comes only by meditating on the Naam. ||4||

ਸਾਕਤ ਕੂੜੇ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

saakat kooRe sach na bhaavai ||

The false shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not like the Truth.

ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਬਾਧਾ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਵੈ ॥

dhubidhaa baadhaa aavai jaavai ||

Bound by duality, they come and go in reincarnation.

ਲਿਖਿਆ ਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਕੋਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

likhiaa lekh na meTai koiee gurmukh mukat karaavaniaa ||5||

No one can erase pre-recorded destiny; the Gurmukhs are liberated. ||5||

ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਜਾਤੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

peieeaRai pir jaato naahee ||

In this world of her parents' house, the young bride did not know her Husband.

ਝੂਠਿ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੀ ਰੋਵੈ ਧਾਹੀ ॥

jhooTh vichhu(n)nee rovai dhaahee ||

Through falsehood, she has been separated from Him, and she cries out in misery.

ਅਵਗਣਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਅਵਗਣ ਗੁਣਿ ਬਖਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

avagan muThee mahal na paae avagan gun bakhasaavaniaa ||6||

Defrauded by demerits, she does not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. But through virtuous actions, her demerits are forgiven. ||6||

ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਾਤਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥

peieeaRai jin jaataa piaaraa ||

She, who knows her Beloved in her parents' house,

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

gurmukh boojhai tat beechaaraa ||

as Gurmukh, comes to understand the essence of reality; she contemplates her Lord.

ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਏ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

aavan jaanaa Thaak rahaae sachai naam samaavaniaa ||7||

Her comings and goings cease, and she is absorbed in the True Name. ||7||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥

gurmukh boojhai akath kahaavai ||

The Gurmukhs understand and describe the Indescribable.

ਸਚੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਾਚੋ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

sache Thaakur saacho bhaavai ||

True is our Lord and Master; He loves the Truth.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧॥

naanak sach kahai bena(n)tee sach milai gun gaavaniaa ||8||1||

Nanak offers this true prayer: singing His Glorious Praises, I merge with the True One. ||8||1||

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

maajh mahalaa teejaa ghar pehilaa ||

Maajh, Third Mehla, First House:

ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

karam hovai satiguroo milaae ||

By His Mercy, we meet the True Guru.