ਮਾਝ

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੮॥੧੯॥

naanak naam rate veechaaree sacho sach kamaavaniaa ||8||18||19||

O Nanak, those who are attuned to the Naam, reflect deeply on the Truth; they practice only Truth. ||8||18||19||

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

maajh mahalaa teejaa ||

Maajh, Third Mehla:

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਬਦੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੈ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

niramal sabadh niramal hai baanee ||

The Word of the Shabad is Immaculate and Pure; the Bani of the Word is Pure.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਭ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

niramal jot sabh maeh samaanee ||

The Light which is pervading among all is Immaculate.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮੈਲੁ ਗਵਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

niramal baanee har saalaahee jap har niramal mail gavaavaniaa ||1||

So praise the Immaculate Word of the Lord's Bani; chanting the Immaculate Name of the Lord, all filth is washed away. ||1||

ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

hau vaaree jeeau vaaree sukhadhaataa ma(n)n vasaavaniaa ||

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who enshrine the Giver of peace within their minds.

ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਸਬਦੋ ਸੁਣਿ ਤਿਸਾ ਮਿਟਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har niramal gur sabadh salaahee sabadho sun tisaa miTaavaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Praise the Immaculate Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Listen to the Shabad, and quench your thirst. ||1||Pause||

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਏ ॥

niramal naam vasiaa man aae ||

When the Immaculate Naam comes to dwell in the mind,

ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥

man tan niramal maiaa moh gavaae ||

the mind and body become Immaculate, and emotional attachment to Maya departs.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਦੁ ਵਜਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

niramal gun gaavai nit saache ke niramal naadh vajaavaniaa ||2||

Sing the Glorious Praises of the Immaculate True Lord forever, and the Immaculate Sound-current of the Naad shall vibrate within. ||2||

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

niramal a(n)mrit gur te paiaa ||

The Immaculate Ambrosial Nectar is obtained from the Guru.

ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਮੁਆ ਤਿਥੈ ਮੋਹੁ ਨ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

vichahu aap muaa tithai moh na maiaa ||

When selfishness and conceit are eradicated from within, then there is no attachment to Maya.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਅਤਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਾਣੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

niramal giaan dhiaan at niramal niramal baanee ma(n)n vasaavaniaa ||3||

Immaculate is the spiritual wisdom, and utterly immaculate is the meditation, of those whose minds are filled with the Immaculate Bani of the Word. ||3||

ਜੋ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

jo niramal seve su niramal hovai ||

One who serves the Immaculate Lord becomes immaculate.

ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੇ ਧੋਵੈ ॥

haumai mail gur sabadhe dhovai ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the filth of egotism is washed away.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਵਾਜੈ ਅਨਹਦ ਧੁਨਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

niramal vaajai anahadh dhun baanee dhar sachai sobhaa paavaniaa ||4||

The Immaculate Bani and the Unstruck Melody of the Sound-current vibrate, and in the True Court, honor is obtained. ||4||

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

niramal te sabh niramal hovai ||

Through the Immaculate Lord, all become immaculate.

ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਰੋਵੈ ॥

niramal manooaa har sabadh parovai ||

Immaculate is the mind which weaves the Word of the Lord's Shabad into itself.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗੇ ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

niramal naam lage baddabhaagee niramal naam suhaavaniaa ||5||

Blessed and very fortunate are those who are committed to the Immaculate Name; through the Immaculate Name, they are blessed and beautified. ||5||

ਸੋ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਜੋ ਸਬਦੇ ਸੋਹੈ ॥

so niramal jo sabadhe sohai ||

Immaculate is the one who is adorned with the Shabad.

ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਮੋਹੈ ॥

niramal naam man tan mohai ||

The Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, entices the mind and body.

ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਲੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਮੁਖੁ ਊਜਲੁ ਸਚੁ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

sach naam mal kadhe na laagai mukh uoojal sach karaavaniaa ||6||

No filth ever attaches itself to the True Name; one's face is made radiant by the True One. ||6||

ਮਨੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥

man mailaa hai dhoojai bhai ||

The mind is polluted by the love of duality.

ਮੈਲਾ ਚਉਕਾ ਮੈਲੈ ਥਾਇ ॥

mailaa chaukaa mailai thai ||

Filthy is that kitchen, and filthy is that dwelling;

ਮੈਲਾ ਖਾਇ ਫਿਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਵਧਾਏ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੈਲੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

mailaa khai fir mail vadhaae manmukh mail dhukh paavaniaa ||7||

eating filth, the self-willed manmukhs become even more filthy. Because of their filth, they suffer in pain. ||7||

ਮੈਲੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਭਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਬਾਏ ॥

maile niramal sabh hukam sabaae ||

The filthy, and the immaculate as well, are all subject to the Hukam of God's Command.

ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਭਾਏ ॥

se niramal jo har saache bhaae ||

They alone are immaculate, who are pleasing to the True Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਚੁਕਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੯॥੨੦॥

naanak naam vasai man a(n)tar gurmukh mail chukaavaniaa ||8||19||20||

O Nanak, the Naam abides deep within the minds of the Gurmukhs, who are cleansed of all their filth. ||8||19||20||

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

maajh mahalaa teejaa ||

Maajh, Third Mehla:

ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਊਜਲੁ ਊਜਲ ਹੰਸਾ ॥

govi(n)dh uoojal uoojal ha(n)saa ||

The Lord of the Universe is radiant, and radiant are His soul-swans.

ਮਨੁ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਨਸਾ ॥

man baanee niramal meree manasaa ||

Their minds and their speech are immaculate; they are my hope and ideal.

ਮਨਿ ਊਜਲ ਸਦਾ ਮੁਖ ਸੋਹਹਿ ਅਤਿ ਊਜਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

man uoojal sadhaa mukh soheh at uoojal naam dhiaavaniaa ||1||

Their minds are radiant, and their faces are always beautiful; they meditate on the most radiant Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

hau vaaree jeeau vaaree gobi(n)dh gun gaavaniaa ||

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਕਹੈ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੋਬਿਦ ਗੁਣ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gobidh gobidh kahai dhin raatee gobidh gun sabadh sunaavaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||

So chant Gobind, Gobind, the Lord of the Universe, day and night; sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord Gobind, through the Word of His Shabad. ||1||Pause||

ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥

gobidh gaaveh sahaj subhaae ||

Sing of the Lord Gobind with intuitive ease,

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭੈ ਊਜਲ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਲੁ ਜਾਏ ॥

gur kai bhai uoojal haumai mal jaae ||

in the Fear of the Guru; you shall become radiant, and the filth of egotism shall depart.

ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਸੁਣਿ ਗੋਬਿਦ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

sadhaa ana(n)dh raheh bhagat kareh dhin raatee sun gobidh gun gaavaniaa ||2||

Remain in bliss forever, and perform devotional worship, day and night. Hear and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord Gobind. ||2||

ਮਨੂਆ ਨਾਚੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਏ ॥

manooaa naachai bhagat dhiraRaae ||

Channel your dancing mind in devotional worship,

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਨੈ ਮਨੁ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

gur kai sabadh manai man milaae ||

and through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, merge your mind with the Supreme Mind.

ਸਚਾ ਤਾਲੁ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਚੁਕਾਏ ਸਬਦੇ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

sachaa taal poore maiaa moh chukaae sabadhe nirat karaavaniaa ||3||

Let your true and perfect tune be the subjugation of your love of Maya, and let yourself dance to the Shabad. ||3||

ਊਚਾ ਕੂਕੇ ਤਨਹਿ ਪਛਾੜੇ ॥

uoochaa kooke taneh pachhaaRe ||

People shout out loud and move their bodies,

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਜੋਹਿਆ ਜਮਕਾਲੇ ॥

maiaa moh johiaa jamakaale ||

but if they are emotionally attached to Maya, then the Messenger of Death shall hunt them down.