ਮਾਝ

ਖੁੰਢਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰਖਿ ਕੈ ਦੇਨਿ ਸੁ ਮਲ ਸਜਾਇ ॥

khu(n)ddaa a(n)dhar rakh kai dhen su mal sajai ||

and then, it is placed between the wooden rollers and crushed.

ਰਸੁ ਕਸੁ ਟਟਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਪੈ ਤੈ ਵਿਲਲਾਇ ॥

ras kas TaTar paieeaai tapai tai vilalai ||

What punishment is inflicted upon it! Its juice is extracted and placed in the cauldron; as it is heated, it groans and cries out.

ਭੀ ਸੋ ਫੋਗੁ ਸਮਾਲੀਐ ਦਿਚੈ ਅਗਿ ਜਾਲਾਇ ॥

bhee so fog samaaleeaai dhichai ag jaalai ||

And then, the crushed cane is collected and burnt in the fire below.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਠੈ ਪਤਰੀਐ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਆਇ ॥੨॥

naanak miThai patareeaai vekhahu lokaa aai ||2||

Nanak: come, people, and see how the sweet sugar-cane is treated! ||2||

ਪਵੜੀ ॥

pavaRee ||

Pauree:

ਇਕਨਾ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਸ ਘਣੇਰਿਆ ॥

eikanaa maran na chit aas ghaneriaa ||

Some do not think of death; they entertain great hopes.

ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਨਿਤ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਕੇਰਿਆ ॥

mar mar ja(n)meh nit kisai na keriaa ||

They die, and are re-born, and die, over and over again. They are of no use at all!

ਆਪਨੜੈ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਹਨਿ ਚੰਗੇਰਿਆ ॥

aapanaRai man chit kahan cha(n)geriaa ||

In their conscious minds, they call themselves good.

ਜਮਰਾਜੈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਹੇਰਿਆ ॥

jamaraajai nit nit manmukh heriaa ||

The King of the Angels of Death hunts down those self-willed manmukhs, over and over again.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਲੂਣ ਹਾਰਾਮ ਕਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥

manmukh loon haaraam kiaa na jaaniaa ||

The manmukhs are false to their own selves; they feel no gratitude for what they have been given.

ਬਧੇ ਕਰਨਿ ਸਲਾਮ ਖਸਮ ਨ ਭਾਣਿਆ ॥

badhe karan salaam khasam na bhaaniaa ||

Those who merely perform rituals of worship are not pleasing to their Lord and Master.

ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਭਾਵਸੀ ॥

sach milai mukh naam saahib bhaavasee ||

Those who attain the True Lord and chant His Name are pleasing to the Lord.

ਕਰਸਨਿ ਤਖਤਿ ਸਲਾਮੁ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਪਾਵਸੀ ॥੧੧॥

karasan takhat salaam likhiaa paavasee ||11||

They worship the Lord and bow at His Throne. They fulfill their pre-ordained destiny. ||11||

ਮਃ ੧ ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa salok ||

First Mehla, Shalok:

ਮਛੀ ਤਾਰੂ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਪੰਖੀ ਕਿਆ ਆਕਾਸੁ ॥

machhee taaroo kiaa kare pa(n)khee kiaa aakaas ||

What can deep water do to a fish? What can the vast sky do to a bird?

ਪਥਰ ਪਾਲਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਖੁਸਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ॥

pathar paalaa kiaa kare khusare kiaa ghar vaas ||

What can cold do to a stone? What is married life to a eunuch?

ਕੁਤੇ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਲਾਈਐ ਭੀ ਸੋ ਕੁਤੀ ਧਾਤੁ ॥

kute cha(n)dhan laieeaai bhee so kutee dhaat ||

You may apply sandalwood oil to a dog, but he will still be a dog.

ਬੋਲਾ ਜੇ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਪਾਠ ॥

bolaa je samajhaieeaai paRe'eh si(n)mirat paaTh ||

You may try to teach a deaf person by reading the Simritees to him, but how will he learn?

ਅੰਧਾ ਚਾਨਣਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਦੀਵੇ ਬਲਹਿ ਪਚਾਸ ॥

a(n)dhaa chaanan rakheeaai dheeve baleh pachaas ||

You may place a light before a blind man and burn fifty lamps, but how will he see?

ਚਉਣੇ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਚੁਣਿ ਚੁਣਿ ਖਾਵੈ ਘਾਸੁ ॥

chaune suinaa paieeaai chun chun khaavai ghaas ||

You may place gold before a herd of cattle, but they will pick out the grass to eat.

ਲੋਹਾ ਮਾਰਣਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਢਹੈ ਨ ਹੋਇ ਕਪਾਸ ॥

lohaa maaran paieeaai ddahai na hoi kapaas ||

You may add flux to iron and melt it, but it will not become soft like cotton.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮੂਰਖ ਏਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਬੋਲੇ ਸਦਾ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੧॥

naanak moorakh eh gun bole sadhaa vinaas ||1||

O Nanak, this is the nature of a fool-everything he speaks is useless and wasted. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਕੈਹਾ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

kaihaa ka(n)chan tuTai saar ||

When pieces of bronze or gold or iron break,

ਅਗਨੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਾਏ ਲੋਹਾਰੁ ॥

aganee ga(n)dd paae lohaar ||

the metal-smith welds them together again in the fire, and the bond is established.

ਗੋਰੀ ਸੇਤੀ ਤੁਟੈ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥

goree setee tuTai bhataar ||

If a husband leaves his wife,

ਪੁਤਂੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

puta(n)ee ga(n)dd pavai sa(n)saar ||

their children may bring them back together in the world, and the bond is established.

ਰਾਜਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਿਤੈ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਾਇ ॥

raajaa ma(n)gai dhitai ga(n)dd pai ||

When the king makes a demand, and it is met, the bond is established.

ਭੁਖਿਆ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਜਾ ਖਾਇ ॥

bhukhiaa ga(n)dd pavai jaa khai ||

When the hungry man eats, he is satisfied, and the bond is established.

ਕਾਲਾ ਗੰਢੁ ਨਦੀਆ ਮੀਹ ਝੋਲ ॥

kaalaa ga(n)dd nadheeaa meeh jhol ||

In the famine, the rain fills the streams to overflowing, and the bond is established.

ਗੰਢੁ ਪਰੀਤੀ ਮਿਠੇ ਬੋਲ ॥

ga(n)dd pareetee miThe bol ||

There is a bond between love and words of sweetness.

ਬੇਦਾ ਗੰਢੁ ਬੋਲੇ ਸਚੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

bedhaa ga(n)dd bole sach koi ||

When one speaks the Truth, a bond is established with the Holy Scriptures.

ਮੁਇਆ ਗੰਢੁ ਨੇਕੀ ਸਤੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

muiaa ga(n)dd nekee sat hoi ||

Through goodness and truth, the dead establish a bond with the living.

ਏਤੁ ਗੰਢਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

et ga(n)dd varatai sa(n)saar ||

Such are the bonds which prevail in the world.

ਮੂਰਖ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਮੁਹਿ ਮਾਰ ॥

moorakh ga(n)dd pavai muh maar ||

The fool establishes his bonds only when he is slapped in the face.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

naanak aakhai eh beechaar ||

Nanak says this after deep reflection:

ਸਿਫਤੀ ਗੰਢੁ ਪਵੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

sifatee ga(n)dd pavai dharabaar ||2||

through the Lord's Praise, we establish a bond with His Court. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਆਪੇ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਾਜਿ ਕੈ ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

aape kudharat saaj kai aape kare beechaar ||

He Himself created and adorned the Universe, and He Himself contemplates it.

ਇਕਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਇਕਿ ਖਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਪਰਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

eik khoTe ik khare aape parakhanahaar ||

Some are counterfeit, and some are genuine. He Himself is the Appraiser.

ਖਰੇ ਖਜਾਨੈ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਬਾਹਰ ਵਾਰਿ ॥

khare khajaanai paie'eeh khoTe saTe'eeh baahar vaar ||

The genuine are placed in His Treasury, while the counterfeit are thrown away.

ਖੋਟੇ ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਸੁਟੀਅਹਿ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥

khoTe sachee dharageh suTe'eeh kis aagai kareh pukaar ||

The counterfeit are thrown out of the True Court-unto whom should they complain?

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਿਛੈ ਭਜਿ ਪਵਹਿ ਏਹਾ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

satigur pichhai bhaj paveh ehaa karanee saar ||

They should worship and follow the True Guru-this is the lifestyle of excellence.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਖੋਟਿਅਹੁ ਖਰੇ ਕਰੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

satigur khoTiahu khare kare sabadh savaaranahaar ||

The True Guru converts the counterfeit into genuine; through the Word of the Shabad, He embellishes and exalts us.

ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਮੰਨੀਅਨਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥

sachee dharageh ma(n)neean gur kai prem piaar ||

Those who have enshrined love and affection for the Guru, are honored in the True Court.

ਗਣਤ ਤਿਨਾ ਦੀ ਕੋ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਜੋ ਆਪਿ ਬਖਸੇ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥੧੨॥

ganat tinaa dhee ko kiaa kare jo aap bakhase karataar ||12||

Who can estimate the value of those who have been forgiven by the Creator Lord Himself? ||12||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਹਮ ਜੇਰ ਜਿਮੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਪੀਰਾ ਮਸਾਇਕਾ ਰਾਇਆ ॥

ham jer jimee dhuneeaa peeraa masaikaa raiaa ||

All the spiritual teachers, their disciples and the rulers of the world shall be buried under the ground.

ਮੇ ਰਵਦਿ ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹਾ ਅਫਜੂ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

me ravadh baadhisaahaa afajoo khudhai ||

The emperors shall also pass away; God alone is Eternal.

ਏਕ ਤੂਹੀ ਏਕ ਤੁਹੀ ॥੧॥

ek toohee ek tuhee ||1||

You alone, Lord, You alone. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਨ ਦੇਵ ਦਾਨਵਾ ਨਰਾ ॥ ਨ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕਾ ਧਰਾ ॥

n dhev dhaanavaa naraa || na sidh saadhikaa dharaa ||

Neither the angels, nor the demons, nor human beings, nor the Siddhas, nor the seekers shall remain on the earth.

ਅਸਤਿ ਏਕ ਦਿਗਰਿ ਕੁਈ ॥

asat ek dhigar kuiee ||

Who else is there?