ਕਾਨੜਾ

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਜੀਅ ਜੀਅਨ ਕੋ ਭਾਗਹੀਨ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

satigur dhaataa jeea jeean ko bhaagaheen nahee bhaavaigo ||

The True Guru is the Giver of the life of the soul, but the unfortunate ones do not love Him.

ਫਿਰਿ ਏਹ ਵੇਲਾ ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਪਰਤਾਪੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੭॥

fir eh velaa haath na aavai parataapai pachhutaavaigo ||7||

This opportunity shall not come into their hands again; in the end, they will suffer in torment and regret. ||7||

ਜੇ ਕੋ ਭਲਾ ਲੋੜੈ ਭਲ ਅਪਨਾ ਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਢਹਿ ਢਹਿ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

je ko bhalaa loRai bhal apanaa gur aagai ddeh ddeh paavaigo ||

If a good person seeks goodness for himself, he should bow low in humble surrender to the Guru.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਇਆ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਸਮ ਲਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੮॥੩॥

naanak dhiaa dhiaa kar Thaakur mai satigur bhasam lagaavaigo ||8||3||

Nanak prays: please show kindness and compassion to me, O my Lord and Master, that I may apply the dust of the True Guru to my forehead. ||8||3||

ਕਾਨੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥

kaanaRaa mahalaa chauthhaa ||

Kaanraa, Fourth Mehla:

ਮਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

man har ra(n)g raataa gaavaigo ||

O mind, be attuned to His Love, and sing.

ਭੈ ਭੈ ਤ੍ਰਾਸ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਲਾਗਿ ਲਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bhai bhai traas bhe hai niramal gurmat laag lagaavaigo ||1|| rahaau ||

The Fear of God makes me fearless and immaculate; I am dyed in the color of the Guru's Teachings. ||1||Pause||

ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਦ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਤਿਨਾ ਘਰਿ ਆਵੈਗੋ ॥

har ra(n)g raataa sadh bairaagee har nikaT tinaa ghar aavaigo ||

Those who are attuned to the Lord's Love remain balanced and detached forever; they live near the Lord, who comes into their house.

ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਪੰਕ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੀਵਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਆਪਿ ਦਿਵਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥

tin kee pa(n)k milai taa(n) jeevaa kar kirapaa aap dhivaavaigo ||1||

If I am blessed with the dust of their feet, then I live. Granting His Grace, He Himself bestows it. ||1||

ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਲੋਭਿ ਲਗੇ ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਮਨਿ ਕੋਰੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਆਵੈਗੋ ॥

dhubidhaa lobh lage hai praanee man korai ra(n)g na aavaigo ||

Mortal beings are attached to greed and duality. Their minds are unripe and unfit, and will not accept the Dye of His Love.

ਫਿਰਿ ਉਲਟਿਓ ਜਨਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੨॥

fir ulaTio janam hovai gur bachanee gur purakh milai ra(n)g laavaigo ||2||

But their lives are transformed through the Word of the Guru's Teachings. Meeting with the Guru, the Primal Being, they are dyed in the color of His Love. ||2||

ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਦਸੇ ਦਸੇ ਫੁਨਿ ਧਾਵਤ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣੀਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਨ ਟਿਕਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

ei(n)dhree dhase dhase fun dhaavat trai guneeaa khin na Tikaavaigo ||

There are ten organs of sense and action; the ten wander unrestrained. Under the influence of the three dispositions, they are not stable, even for an instant.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਰਚੈ ਵਸਗਤਿ ਆਵੈ ਮੋਖ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਸੋ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੩॥

satigur parachai vasagat aavai mokh mukat so paavaigo ||3||

Coming in contact with the True Guru, they are brought under control; then, salvation and liberation are attained. ||3||

ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਏਕੋ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਏਕਸ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

oa(n)kaar eko rav rahiaa sabh ekas maeh samaavaigo ||

The One and Only Creator of the Universe is All-pervading everywhere. All shall once again merge into the One.

ਏਕੋ ਰੂਪੁ ਏਕੋ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੀ ਸਭੁ ਏਕਤੁ ਬਚਨਿ ਚਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੪॥

eko roop eko bahu ra(n)gee sabh ekat bachan chalaavaigo ||4||

His One Form has one, and many colors; He leads all according to His One Word. ||4||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਕੋ ਏਕੁ ਪਛਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਲਖਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

gurmukh eko ek pachhaataa gurmukh hoi lakhaavaigo ||

The Gurmukh realizes the One and Only Lord; He is revealed to the Gurmukh.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਿਜ ਮਹਲੀ ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦੁ ਬਜਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੫॥

gurmukh jai milai nij mahalee anahadh sabadh bajaavaigo ||5||

The Gurmukh goes and meets the Lord in His Mansion deep within; the Unstruck Word of the Shabad vibrates there. ||5||

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭ ਸਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

jeea ja(n)t sabh sisaT upaiee gurmukh sobhaa paavaigo ||

God created all the beings and creatures of the universe; He blesses the Gurmukh with glory.

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਕੋ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਆਇ ਜਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੬॥

bin gur bheTe ko mahal na paavai aai jai dhukh paavaigo ||6||

Without meeting the Guru, no one obtains the Mansion of His Presence. They suffer the agony of coming and going in reincarnation. ||6||

ਅਨੇਕ ਜਨਮ ਵਿਛੁੜੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

anek janam vichhuRe mere preetam kar kirapaa guroo milaavaigo ||

For countless lifetimes, I have been separated from my Beloved; in His Mercy, the Guru has united me with Him.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਤ ਮਹਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਮਤਿ ਮਲੀਨ ਬਿਗਸਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੭॥

satigur milat mahaa sukh paiaa mat maleen bigasaavaigo ||7||

Meeting the True Guru, I have found absolute peace, and my polluted intellect blossoms forth. ||7||

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਮੈ ਸਰਧਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

har har kirapaa karahu jagajeevan mai saradhaa naam lagaavaigo ||

O Lord, Har, Har, please grant Your Grace; O Life of the World, instill faith in the Naam within me.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਰਨਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੮॥੪॥

naanak guroo guroo hai satigur mai satigur saran milaavaigo ||8||4||

Nanak is the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru; I am immersed in the Sanctuary of the True Guru. ||8||4||

ਕਾਨੜਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥

kaanaRaa mahalaa chauthhaa ||

Kaanraa, Fourth Mehla:

ਮਨ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਚਾਲ ਚਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

man gurmat chaal chalaavaigo ||

O mind, walk on the Path of the Guru's Teachings.

ਜਿਉ ਮੈਗਲੁ ਮਸਤੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਤਲਿ ਕੁੰਡੇ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਕਸੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jiau maigal masat dheejai tal ku(n)dde gur a(n)kas sabadh dhiraRaavaigo ||1|| rahaau ||

Just as the wild elephant is subdued by the prod, the mind is disciplined by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||

ਚਲਤੌ ਚਲੈ ਚਲੈ ਦਹ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

chalatau chalai chalai dheh dheh dhis gur raakhai har liv laavaigo ||

The wandering mind wanders, roams and rambles in the ten directions; but the Guru holds it, and lovingly attunes it to the Lord.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਦੇਇ ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਚੁਆਵੈਗੋ ॥੧॥

satigur sabadh dhei ridh a(n)tar mukh a(n)mrit naam chuaavaigo ||1||

The True Guru implants the Word of the Shabad deep within the heart; the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, trickles into the mouth. ||1||

ਬਿਸੀਅਰ ਬਿਸੂ ਭਰੇ ਹੈ ਪੂਰਨ ਗੁਰੁ ਗਰੁੜ ਸਬਦੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

biseear bisoo bhare hai pooran gur garuR sabadh mukh paavaigo ||

The snakes are filled with poisonous venom; the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the antidote - place it in your mouth.

ਮਾਇਆ ਭੁਇਅੰਗ ਤਿਸੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਝਾਰਿ ਝਾਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੨॥

maiaa bhuia(n)g tis neR na aavai bikh jhaar jhaar liv laavaigo ||2||

Maya, the serpent, does not even approach one who is rid of the poison, and lovingly attuned to the Lord. ||2||

ਸੁਆਨੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਨਗਰ ਮਹਿ ਸਬਲਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਢਾਵੈਗੋ ॥

suaan lobh nagar meh sabalaa gur khin meh maar kaddaavaigo ||

The dog of greed is very powerful in the village of the body; the Guru strikes it and drives it out in an instant.

ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਆਨਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਗਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈਗੋ ॥੩॥

sat sa(n)tokh dharam aan raakhe har nagaree har gun gaavaigo ||3||

Truth, contentment, righteousness and Dharma have settled there; in the village of the Lord, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||