ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

ਕੋਊ ਨਰਕ ਕੋਊ ਸੁਰਗ ਬੰਛਾਵਤ ॥

kouoo narak kouoo surag ba(n)chhaavat ||

Some have gone to hell, and some yearn for paradise.

ਆਲ ਜਾਲ ਮਾਇਆ ਜੰਜਾਲ ॥

aal jaal maiaa ja(n)jaal ||

Worldly snares and entanglements of Maya,

ਹਉਮੈ ਮੋਹ ਭਰਮ ਭੈ ਭਾਰ ॥

haumai moh bharam bhai bhaar ||

egotism, attachment, doubt and loads of fear;

ਦੂਖ ਸੂਖ ਮਾਨ ਅਪਮਾਨ ॥

dhookh sookh maan apamaan ||

pain and pleasure, honor and dishonor

ਅਨਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਕੀਓ ਬਖੵਾਨ ॥

anik prakaar keeo bakhayeaan ||

these came to be described in various ways.

ਆਪਨ ਖੇਲੁ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ॥

aapan khel aap kar dhekhai ||

He Himself creates and beholds His own drama.

ਖੇਲੁ ਸੰਕੋਚੈ ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੈ ॥੭॥

khel sa(n)kochai tau naanak ekai ||7||

He winds up the drama, and then, O Nanak, He alone remains. ||7||

ਜਹ ਅਬਿਗਤੁ ਭਗਤੁ ਤਹ ਆਪਿ ॥

jeh abigat bhagat teh aap ||

Wherever the Eternal Lord's devotee is, He Himself is there.

ਜਹ ਪਸਰੈ ਪਾਸਾਰੁ ਸੰਤ ਪਰਤਾਪਿ ॥

jeh pasarai paasaar sa(n)t parataap ||

He unfolds the expanse of His creation for the glory of His Saint.

ਦੁਹੂ ਪਾਖ ਕਾ ਆਪਹਿ ਧਨੀ ॥

dhuhoo paakh kaa aapeh dhanee ||

He Himself is the Master of both worlds.

ਉਨ ਕੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਉਨਹੂ ਬਨੀ ॥

aun kee sobhaa unahoo banee ||

His Praise is to Himself alone.

ਆਪਹਿ ਕਉਤਕ ਕਰੈ ਅਨਦ ਚੋਜ ॥

aapeh kautak karai anadh choj ||

He Himself performs and plays His amusements and games.

ਆਪਹਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਨ ਨਿਰਜੋਗ ॥

aapeh ras bhogan nirajog ||

He Himself enjoys pleasures, and yet He is unaffected and untouched.

ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਪਨ ਨਾਇ ਲਾਵੈ ॥

jis bhaavai tis aapan nai laavai ||

He attaches whomever He pleases to His Name.

ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਖੇਲ ਖਿਲਾਵੈ ॥

jis bhaavai tis khel khilaavai ||

He causes whomever He pleases to play in His play.

ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ਅਥਾਹ ਅਗਨਤ ਅਤੋਲੈ ॥

besumaar athaeh aganat atolai ||

He is beyond calculation, beyond measure, uncountable and unfathomable.

ਜਿਉ ਬੁਲਾਵਹੁ ਤਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਬੋਲੈ ॥੮॥੨੧॥

jiau bulaavahu tiau naanak dhaas bolai ||8||21||

As You inspire him to speak, O Lord, so does servant Nanak speak. ||8||21||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਕੇ ਠਾਕੁਰਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਰਤਣਹਾਰ ॥

jeea ja(n)t ke Thaakuraa aape varatanahaar ||

O Lord and Master of all beings and creatures, You Yourself are prevailing everywhere.

ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੋ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਹ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਾਰ ॥੧॥

naanak eko pasariaa dhoojaa keh dhirasaTaar ||1||

O Nanak, The One is All-pervading; where is any other to be seen? ||1||

ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ॥

asaTapadhee ||

Ashtapadee:

ਆਪਿ ਕਥੈ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਨਨੈਹਾਰੁ ॥

aap kathai aap sunanaihaar ||

He Himself is the speaker, and He Himself is the listener.

ਆਪਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਆਪਿ ਬਿਸਥਾਰੁ ॥

aapeh ek aap bisathaar ||

He Himself is the One, and He Himself is the many.

ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਏ ॥

jaa tis bhaavai taa sirasaT upaae ||

When it pleases Him, He creates the world.

ਆਪਨੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਲਏ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

aapanai bhaanai le samaae ||

As He pleases, He absorbs it back into Himself.

ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਭਿੰਨ ਨਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

tum te bhi(n)n nahee kichh hoi ||

Without You, nothing can be done.

ਆਪਨ ਸੂਤਿ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਪਰੋਇ ॥

aapan soot sabh jagat paroi ||

Upon Your thread, You have strung the whole world.

ਜਾ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀਉ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥

jaa kau prabh jeeau aap bujhaae ||

One whom God Himself inspires to understand

ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

sach naam soiee jan paae ||

- that person obtains the True Name.

ਸੋ ਸਮਦਰਸੀ ਤਤ ਕਾ ਬੇਤਾ ॥

so samadharasee tat kaa betaa ||

He looks impartially upon all, and he knows the essential reality.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਾ ਜੇਤਾ ॥੧॥

naanak sagal sirasaT kaa jetaa ||1||

O Nanak, he conquers the whole world. ||1||

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ੍ਰ ਸਭ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਹਾਥ ॥

jeea ja(n)tr sabh taa kai haath ||

All beings and creatures are in His Hands.

ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਅਨਾਥ ਕੋ ਨਾਥੁ ॥

dheen dhiaal anaath ko naath ||

He is Merciful to the meek, the Patron of the patronless.

ਜਿਸੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮਾਰੈ ॥

jis raakhai tis koi na maarai ||

No one can kill those who are protected by Him.

ਸੋ ਮੂਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰੈ ॥

so mooaa jis manahu bisaarai ||

One who is forgotten by God, is already dead.

ਤਿਸੁ ਤਜਿ ਅਵਰ ਕਹਾ ਕੋ ਜਾਇ ॥

tis taj avar kahaa ko jai ||

Leaving Him, where else could anyone go?

ਸਭ ਸਿਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਰਾਇ ॥

sabh sir ek nira(n)jan rai ||

Over the heads of all is the One, the Immaculate King.

ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਭ ਹਾਥਿ ॥

jeea kee jugat jaa kai sabh haath ||

The ways and means of all beings are in His Hands.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਸਾਥਿ ॥

a(n)tar baahar jaanahu saath ||

Inwardly and outwardly, know that He is with you.

ਗੁਨ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅਪਾਰ ॥

gun nidhaan bea(n)t apaar ||

He is the Ocean of excellence, infinite and endless.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਸਦਾ ਬਲਿਹਾਰ ॥੨॥

naanak dhaas sadhaa balihaar ||2||

Slave Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||

ਪੂਰਨ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਦਇਆਲ ॥

pooran poor rahe dhiaal ||

The Perfect, Merciful Lord is pervading everywhere.

ਸਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਹੋਵਤ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ॥

sabh uoopar hovat kirapaal ||

His kindness extends to all.

ਅਪਨੇ ਕਰਤਬ ਜਾਨੈ ਆਪਿ ॥

apane karatab jaanai aap ||

He Himself knows His own ways.

ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਰਹਿਓ ਬਿਆਪਿ ॥

a(n)tarajaamee rahio biaap ||

The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is present everywhere.

ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲੈ ਜੀਅਨ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ॥

pratipaalai jeean bahu bhaat ||

He cherishes His living beings in so many ways.

ਜੋ ਜੋ ਰਚਿਓ ਸੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਧਿਆਤਿ ॥

jo jo rachio su tiseh dhiaat ||

That which He has created meditates on Him.

ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਲਏ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥

jis bhaavai tis le milai ||

Whoever pleases Him, He blends into Himself.

ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥

bhagat kareh har ke gun gai ||

They perform His devotional service and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਿਸ੍ਵਾਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

man a(n)tar bisavaiaas kar maaniaa ||

With heart-felt faith, they believe in Him.

ਕਰਨਹਾਰੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਕੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੩॥

karanahaar naanak ik jaaniaa ||3||

O Nanak, they realize the One, the Creator Lord. ||3||

ਜਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਹਰਿ ਏਕੈ ਨਾਇ ॥

jan laagaa har ekai nai ||

The Lord's humble servant is committed to His Name.

ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਨ ਬਿਰਥੀ ਜਾਇ ॥

tis kee aas na birathee jai ||

His hopes do not go in vain.

ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਸੇਵਾ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ ॥

sevak kau sevaa ban aaiee ||

The servant's purpose is to serve;

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੂਝਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਈ ॥

hukam boojh param padh paiee ||

obeying the Lord's Command, the supreme status is obtained.

ਇਸ ਤੇ ਊਪਰਿ ਨਹੀ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

eis te uoopar nahee beechaar ||

Beyond this, he has no other thought.

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਬਸਿਆ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ॥

jaa kai man basiaa nira(n)kaar ||

Within his mind, the Formless Lord abides.

ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਰਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰਵੈਰ ॥

ba(n)dhan tor bhe niravair ||

His bonds are cut away, and he becomes free of hatred.

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਪੈਰ ॥

anadhin poojeh gur ke pair ||

Night and day, he worships the Feet of the Guru.

ਇਹ ਲੋਕ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਪਰਲੋਕ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ॥

eeh lok sukhe'ee paralok suhele ||

He is at peace in this world, and happy in the next.