ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਦਖਣੀ ॥

prabhaatee mahalaa pehilaa dhakhanee ||

Prabhaatee, First Mehla, Dakhnee:

ਗੋਤਮੁ ਤਪਾ ਅਹਿਲਿਆ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੁ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ॥

gotam tapaa ahiliaa isatree tis dhekh i(n)dhr lubhaiaa ||

Ahalyaa was the wife of Gautam the seer. Seeing her, Indra was enticed.

ਸਹਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਚਿਹਨ ਭਗ ਹੂਏ ਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਪਛੋਤਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

sahas sareer chihan bhag hooe taa man pachhotaiaa ||1||

When he received a thousand marks of disgrace on his body, then he felt regret in his mind. ||1||

ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣਿ ਨ ਭੂਲੈ ਭਾਈ ॥

koiee jaan na bhoolai bhaiee ||

O Siblings of Destiny, no one knowingly makes mistakes.

ਸੋ ਭੂਲੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਿਸੈ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

so bhoolai jis aap bhulaae boojhai jisai bujhaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

He alone is mistaken, whom the Lord Himself makes so. He alone understands, whom the Lord causes to understand. ||1||Pause||

ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰੀ ਚੰਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੈ ਕਾਗਦਿ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

tin haree cha(n)dh pirathamee pat raajai kaagadh keem na paiee ||

Harichand, the king and ruler of his land, did not appreciate the value of his pre-ordained destiny.

ਅਉਗਣੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਤ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਕਿਉ ਨੇਖਾਸਿ ਬਿਕਾਈ ॥੨॥

aaugan jaanai ta pu(n)n kare kiau kiau nekhaas bikaiee ||2||

If he had known that it was a mistake, he would not have made such a show of giving in charity, and he would not have been sold in the market. ||2||

ਕਰਉ ਅਢਾਈ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਾਂਗੀ ਬਾਵਨ ਰੂਪਿ ਬਹਾਨੈ ॥

karau addaiee dharatee maa(n)gee baavan roop bahaanai ||

The Lord took the form of a dwarf, and asked for some land.

ਕਿਉ ਪਇਆਲਿ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਉ ਛਲੀਐ ਜੇ ਬਲਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੩॥

kiau piaal jai kiau chhaleeaai je bal roop pachhaanai ||3||

If Bal the king has recognized Him, he would not have been deceived, and sent to the underworld. ||3||

ਰਾਜਾ ਜਨਮੇਜਾ ਦੇ ਮਤਂੀ ਬਰਜਿ ਬਿਆਸਿ ਪੜੑਾਇਆ ॥

raajaa janamejaa dhe mata(n)ee baraj biaas paR(h)aiaa ||

Vyaas taught and warned the king Janmayjaa not to do three things.

ਤਿਨਿੑ ਕਰਿ ਜਗ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਘਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

tini(h) kar jag aThaareh ghaae kirat na chalai chalaiaa ||4||

But he performed the sacred feast and killed eighteen Brahmins; the record of one's past deeds cannot be erased. ||4||

ਗਣਤ ਨ ਗਣਂੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਾ ਬੋਲੀ ਭਾਇ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥

ganat na gana(n)ee hukam pachhaanaa bolee bhai subhaiee ||

I do not try to calculate the account; I accept the Hukam of God's Command. I speak with intuitive love and respect.

ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਤੁਧੈ ਸਲਾਹਂੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੫॥

jo kichh varatai tudhai salaaha(n)ee sabh teree vaddiaaiee ||5||

No matter what happens, I will praise the Lord. It is all Your Glorious Greatness, O Lord. ||5||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਲੇਪੁ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਸਦਾ ਰਹੈ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

gurmukh alipat lep kadhe na laagai sadhaa rahai saranaiee ||

The Gurmukh remains detached; filth never attaches itself to him. He remains forever in God's Sanctuary.

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਆਗੈ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਈ ॥੬॥

manmukh mugadh aagai chetai naahee dhukh laagai pachhutaiee ||6||

The foolish self-willed manmukh does not think of the future; he is overtaken by pain, and then he regrets. ||6||

ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਚੀਐ ॥

aape kare karaae karataa jin eh rachanaa racheeaai ||

The Creator who created this creation acts, and causes all to act.

ਹਰਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਜੀਅਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੇ ਪੈ ਪਚੀਐ ॥੭॥

har abhimaan na jaiee jeeahu abhimaane pai pacheeaai ||7||

O Lord, egotistical pride does not depart from the soul. Falling into egotistical pride, one is ruined. ||7||

ਭੁਲਣ ਵਿਚਿ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਭੁਲੈ ॥

bhulan vich keeaa sabh koiee karataa aap na bhulai ||

Everyone makes mistakes; only the Creator does not make mistakes.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਅਘੁਲੈ ॥੮॥੪॥

naanak sach naam nisataaraa ko gur parasaadh aghulai ||8||4||

O Nanak, salvation comes through the True Name. By Guru's Grace, one is released. ||8||4||

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

prabhaatee mahalaa pehilaa ||

Prabhaatee, First Mehla:

ਆਖਣਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥

aakhanaa sunanaa naam adhaar ||

To chant and listen to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is my Support.

ਧੰਧਾ ਛੁਟਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ॥

dha(n)dhaa chhuTak giaa vekaar ||

Worthless entanglements are ended and gone.

ਜਿਉ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥

jiau manmukh dhoojai pat khoiee ||

The self-willed manmukh, caught in duality, loses his honor.

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥

bin naavai mai avar na koiee ||1||

Except for the Name, I have no other at all. ||1||

ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਗਵਾਰ ॥

sun man a(n)dhe moorakh gavaar ||

Listen, O blind, foolish, idiotic mind.

ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਲਾਜ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੈ ਬਾਰੋ ਬਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aavat jaat laaj nahee laagai bin gur booddai baaro baar ||1|| rahaau ||

Aren't you ashamed of your comings and goings in reincarnation? Without the Guru, you shall drown, over and over again. ||1||Pause||

ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥

eis man maiaa moh binaas ||

This mind is ruined by its attachment to Maya.

ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾਂ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਸੁ ॥

dhur hukam likhiaa taa(n) kaheeaai kaas ||

The Command of the Primal Lord is pre-ordained. Before whom should I cry?

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਚੀਨੑੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

gurmukh viralaa cheen(h)ai koiee ||

Only a few, as Gurmukh, understand this.

ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥

naam bihoonaa mukat na hoiee ||2||

Without the Naam, no one is liberated. ||2||

ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਡੋਲੈ ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ॥

bhram bhram ddolai lakh chauraasee ||

People wander lost, staggering and stumbling through 8.4 million incarnations.

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਝੇ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ॥

bin gur boojhe jam kee faasee ||

Without knowing the Guru, they cannot escape the noose of Death.

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਊਭਿ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥

eih manooaa khin khin uoobh piaal ||

This mind, from one moment to the next, goes from the heavens to the underworld.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਛੂਟੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੩॥

gurmukh chhooTai naam sam(h)aal ||3||

The Gurmukh contemplates the Naam, and is released. ||3||

ਆਪੇ ਸਦੇ ਢਿਲ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

aape sadhe ddil na hoi ||

When God sends His Summons, there is no time to delay.

ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਜੀਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥

sabadh marai sahilaa jeevai soi ||

When one dies in the Word of the Shabad, he lives in peace.

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

bin gur sojhee kisai na hoi ||

Without the Guru, no one understands.

ਆਪੇ ਕਰੈ ਕਰਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥

aape karai karaavai soi ||4||

The Lord Himself acts, and inspires all to act. ||4||

ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

jhagaR chukaavai har gun gaavai ||

Inner conflict comes to an end, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥

pooraa satigur sahaj samaavai ||

Through the Perfect True Guru, one is intuitively absorbed into the Lord.

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਡੋਲਤ ਤਉ ਠਹਰਾਵੈ ॥

eih man ddolat tau Thaharaavai ||

This wobbling, unsteady mind is stabilized,

ਸਚੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੫॥

sach karanee kar kaar kamaavai ||5||

and one lives the lifestyle of true actions. ||5||

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੂਠਾ ਕਿਉ ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

a(n)tar jooThaa kiau such hoi ||

If someone is false within his own self, then how can he be pure?

ਸਬਦੀ ਧੋਵੈ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਇ ॥

sabadhee dhovai viralaa koi ||

How rare are those who wash with the Shabad.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

gurmukh koiee sach kamaavai ||

How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, live the Truth.

ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥੬॥

aavan jaanaa Thaak rahaavai ||6||

Their comings and goings in reincarnation are over and done. ||6||