ਮਾਰੂ

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਦੋਵੈ ਤਰਫਾ ਉਪਾਈਓਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿਵ ਵਾਸਾ ॥

dhovai tarafaa upaieeon vich sakat siv vaasaa ||

He created both sides; Shiva dwells within Shakti (the soul dwells within the material universe).

ਸਕਤੀ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਫਿਰਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਬਿਨਾਸਾ ॥

sakatee kinai na paio fir janam binaasaa ||

Through the material universe of Shakti, no one has ever found the Lord; they continue to be born and die in reincarnation.

ਗੁਰਿ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸਾਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਜਪਿ ਸਾਸ ਗਿਰਾਸਾ ॥

gur seviaai saat paieeaai jap saas giraasaa ||

Serving the Guru, peace is found, meditating on the Lord with every breath and morsel of food.

ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਸੋਧਿ ਦੇਖੁ ਊਤਮ ਹਰਿ ਦਾਸਾ ॥

simirat saasat sodh dhekh uootam har dhaasaa ||

Searching and looking through the Simritees and the Shaastras, I have found that the most sublime person is the slave of the Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੋ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਨਾਮੇ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਸਾ ॥੧੦॥

naanak naam binaa ko thir nahee naame bal jaasaa ||10||

O Nanak, without the Naam, nothing is permanent and stable; I am a sacrifice to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||10||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa teejaa ||

Shalok, Third Mehla:

ਹੋਵਾ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਜੋਤਕੀ ਵੇਦ ਪੜਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਚਾਰਿ ॥

hovaa pa(n)ddit jotakee vedh paRaa mukh chaar ||

I might become a Pandit, a religious scholar, or an astrologer, and recite the four Vedas with my mouth;

ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਮਧੇ ਪੂਜੀਆ ਅਪਣੈ ਚਜਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

nav kha(n)dd madhe poojeeaa apanai chaj veechaar ||

I might be worshipped throughout the nine regions of the earth for my wisdom and thought;

ਮਤੁ ਸਚਾ ਅਖਰੁ ਭੁਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਚਉਕੈ ਭਿਟੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

mat sachaa akhar bhul jai chaukai bhiTai na koi ||

let me not forget the Word of Truth, that no one can touch my sacred cooking square.

ਝੂਠੇ ਚਉਕੇ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਚਾ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥

jhooThe chauke naanakaa sachaa eko soi ||1||

Such cooking squares are false, O Nanak; only the One Lord is True. ||1||

ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa teejaa ||

Third Mehla:

ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਕਰੇ ਆਪਿ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

aap upaae kare aap aape nadhar karei ||

He Himself creates and He Himself acts; He bestows His Glance of Grace.

ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

aape dhe vaddiaaieeaa kahu naanak sachaa soi ||2||

He Himself grants glorious greatness; says Nanak, He is the True Lord. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਕੰਟਕੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਕੰਟਕੁ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

ka(n)Tak kaal ek hai hor ka(n)Tak na soojhai ||

Only death is painful; I cannot conceive of anything else as painful.

ਅਫਰਿਓ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਪਾਪੀ ਸਿਉ ਲੂਝੈ ॥

afario jag meh varatadhaa paapee siau loojhai ||

It is unstoppable; it stalks and pervades the world, and fights with the sinners.

ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਭੇਦੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੂਝੈ ॥

gur sabadhee har bhedheeaai har jap har boojhai ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is immersed in the Lord. Meditating on the Lord, one comes to realize the Lord.

ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਜੋ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਜੂਝੈ ॥

so har saranaiee chhuTeeaai jo man siau joojhai ||

He alone is emancipated in the Sanctuary of the Lord, who struggles with his own mind.

ਮਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਸੀਝੈ ॥੧੧॥

man veechaar har jap kare har dharageh seejhai ||11||

One who contemplates and meditates on the Lord in his mind, succeeds in the Court of the Lord. ||11||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਸਾਖਤੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਸਚੁ ਕਬੂਲੁ ॥

hukam rajaiee saakhatee dharageh sach kabool ||

Submit to the Will of the Lord Commander; in His Court, only Truth is accepted.

ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗਸੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੇਖਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੁ ॥

saahib lekhaa ma(n)gasee dhuneeaa dhekh na bhool ||

Your Lord and Master shall call you to account; do not go astray on beholding the world.

ਦਿਲ ਦਰਵਾਨੀ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਦਰਵੇਸੀ ਦਿਲੁ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

dhil dharavaanee jo kare dharavesee dhil raas ||

One who keeps watch over his heart, and keeps his heart pure, is a dervish, a saintly devotee.

ਇਸਕ ਮੁਹਬਤਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਕਰਤੇ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥

eisak muhabat naanakaa lekhaa karate paas ||1||

Love and affection, O Nanak, are in the accounts placed before the Creator. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਅਲਗਉ ਜੋਇ ਮਧੂਕੜਉ ਸਾਰੰਗਪਾਣਿ ਸਬਾਇ ॥

alagau joi madhookaRau saara(n)gapaan sabai ||

One who is unattached like the bumble bee, sees the Lord of the world everywhere.

ਹੀਰੈ ਹੀਰਾ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੰਠਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੨॥

heerai heeraa bedhiaa naanak ka(n)Th subhai ||2||

The diamond of his mind is pierced through with the Diamond of the Lord's Name; O Nanak, his neck is embellished with it. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਾਲੁ ਵਿਆਪਦਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਲਾਗੇ ॥

manmukh kaal viaapadhaa moh maiaa laage ||

The self-willed manmukhs are afflicted by death; they cling to Maya in emotional attachment.

ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਪਛਾੜਸੀ ਭਾਇ ਦੂਜੈ ਠਾਗੇ ॥

khin meh maar pachhaaRasee bhai dhoojai Thaage ||

In an instant, they are thrown to the ground and killed; in the love of duality, they are deluded.

ਫਿਰਿ ਵੇਲਾ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਡੰਡੁ ਲਾਗੇ ॥

fir velaa hath na aaviee jam kaa dda(n)dd laage ||

This opportunity shall not come into their hands again; they are beaten by the Messenger of Death with his stick.

ਤਿਨ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ਨ ਲਗਈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਜਾਗੇ ॥

tin jam dda(n)dd na lagiee jo har liv jaage ||

But Death's stick does not even strike those who remain awake and aware in the Love of the Lord.

ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੁਧੁ ਛਡਾਵਣੀ ਸਭ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਗੇ ॥੧੨॥

sabh teree tudh chhaddaavanee sabh tudhai laage ||12||

All are Yours, and cling to You; only You can save them. ||12||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਸਰਬੇ ਜੋਇ ਅਗਛਮੀ ਦੂਖੁ ਘਨੇਰੋ ਆਥਿ ॥

sarabe joi agachhamee dhookh ghanero aath ||

See the imperishable Lord everywhere; attachment to wealth brings only great pain.

ਕਾਲਰੁ ਲਾਦਸਿ ਸਰੁ ਲਾਘਣਉ ਲਾਭੁ ਨ ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਥਿ ॥੧॥

kaalar laadhas sar laaghanau laabh na poo(n)jee saath ||1||

Loaded with dust, you have to cross over the world-ocean; you are not carrying the profit and capital of the Name with you. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਚਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੂ ਅਖੁਟਉ ਦਰਬੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

poo(n)jee saachau naam too akhuTau dharab apaar ||

My capital is Your True Name, O Lord; this wealth is inexhaustible and infinite.

ਨਾਨਕ ਵਖਰੁ ਨਿਰਮਲਉ ਧੰਨੁ ਸਾਹੁ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

naanak vakhar niramalau dha(n)n saahu vaapaar ||2||

O Nanak, this merchandise is immaculate; blessed is the banker who trades in it. ||2||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਪੂਰਬ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਿਰਾਣਿ ਲੈ ਮੋਟਉ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮਾਣਿ ॥

poorab preet piraan lai moTau Thaakur maan ||

Know and enjoy the primal, eternal Love of the Great Lord and Master.

ਮਾਥੈ ਊਭੈ ਜਮੁ ਮਾਰਸੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਲਣੁ ਨਾਮਿ ॥੩॥

maathai uoobhai jam maarasee naanak melan naam ||3||

Blessed with the Naam, O Nanak, you shall strike down the Messenger of Death, and push his face to the ground. ||3||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਆਪੇ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਵਾਰਿਓਨੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

aape pi(n)dd savaarion vich nav nidh naam ||

He Himself has embellished the body, and placed the nine treasures of the Naam within it.

ਇਕਿ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਤਿਨ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਕਾਮੁ ॥

eik aape bharam bhulaian tin nihafal kaam ||

He confuses some in doubt; fruitless are their actions.

ਇਕਨੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ॥

eikanee gurmukh bujhiaa har aatam raam ||

Some, as Gurmukh, realize their Lord, the Supreme Soul.

ਇਕਨੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਕੈ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਊਤਮ ਕਾਮੁ ॥

eikanee sun kai ma(n)niaa har uootam kaam ||

Some listen to the Lord, and obey Him; sublime and exalted are their actions.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਗਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੧੩॥

a(n)tar har ra(n)g upajiaa gaiaa har gun naam ||13||

Love for the Lord wells up deep within, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name. ||13||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla: