ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਹੋਤੀ ਕੋਟਿ ਉਪਾਧਿ ॥

tan meh hotee koT upaadh ||

My body was afflicted with millions of diseases.

ਉਲਟਿ ਭਈ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਧਿ ॥

aulaT bhiee sukh sahaj samaadh ||

They have been transformed into the peaceful, tranquil concentration of Samaadhi.

ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਨੈ ਆਪੈ ਆਪ ॥

aap pachhaanai aapai aap ||

When someone understands his own self,

ਰੋਗੁ ਨ ਬਿਆਪੈ ਤੀਨੌ ਤਾਪ ॥੨॥

rog na biaapai teenau taap ||2||

he no longer suffers from illness and the three fevers. ||2||

ਅਬ ਮਨੁ ਉਲਟਿ ਸਨਾਤਨੁ ਹੂਆ ॥

ab man ulaT sanaatan hooaa ||

My mind has now been restored to its original purity.

ਤਬ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਜਬ ਜੀਵਤ ਮੂਆ ॥

tab jaaniaa jab jeevat mooaa ||

When I became dead while yet alive, only then did I come to know the Lord.

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵਉ ॥

kahu kabeer sukh sahaj samaavau ||

Says Kabeer, I am now immersed in intuitive peace and poise.

ਆਪਿ ਨ ਡਰਉ ਨ ਅਵਰ ਡਰਾਵਉ ॥੩॥੧੭॥

aap na ddarau na avar ddaraavau ||3||17||

I do not fear anyone, and I do not strike fear into anyone else. ||3||17||

ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

ਪਿੰਡਿ ਮੂਐ ਜੀਉ ਕਿਹ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

pi(n)dd mooaai jeeau keh ghar jaataa ||

When the body dies, where does the soul go?

ਸਬਦਿ ਅਤੀਤਿ ਅਨਾਹਦਿ ਰਾਤਾ ॥

sabadh ateet anaahadh raataa ||

It is absorbed into the untouched, unstruck melody of the Word of the Shabad.

ਜਿਨਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਤਿਨਹਿ ਪਛਾਨਿਆ ॥

jin raam jaaniaa tineh pachhaaniaa ||

Only one who knows the Lord realizes Him.

ਜਿਉ ਗੂੰਗੇ ਸਾਕਰ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥

jiau goo(n)ge saakar man maaniaa ||1||

The mind is satisfied and satiated, like the mute who eats the sugar candy and just smiles, without speaking. ||1||

ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਕਥੈ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥

aaisaa giaan kathai banavaaree ||

Such is the spiritual wisdom which the Lord has imparted.

ਮਨ ਰੇ ਪਵਨ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ ਸੁਖਮਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

man re pavan dhiraR sukhaman naaree ||1|| rahaau ||

O mind, hold your breath steady within the central channel of the Sushmanaa. ||1||Pause||

ਸੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਕਰਨਾ ॥

so gur karahu j bahur na karanaa ||

Adopt such a Guru, that you shall not have to adopt another again.

ਸੋ ਪਦੁ ਰਵਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਰਵਨਾ ॥

so padh ravahu j bahur na ravanaa ||

Dwell in such a state, that you shall never have to dwell in any other.

ਸੋ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਰਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਧਰਨਾ ॥

so dhiaan dharahu j bahur na dharanaa ||

Embrace such a meditation, that you shall never have to embrace any other.

ਐਸੇ ਮਰਹੁ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਮਰਨਾ ॥੨॥

aaise marahu j bahur na maranaa ||2||

Die in such a way, that you shall never have to die again. ||2||

ਉਲਟੀ ਗੰਗਾ ਜਮੁਨ ਮਿਲਾਵਉ ॥

aulaTee ga(n)gaa jamun milaavau ||

Turn your breath away from the left channel, and away from the right channel, and unite them in the central channel of the Sushmanaa.

ਬਿਨੁ ਜਲ ਸੰਗਮ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਨੑਾਵਉ ॥

bin jal sa(n)gam man meh n(h)aavau ||

At their confluence within your mind, take your bath there without water.

ਲੋਚਾ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਇਹੁ ਬਿਉਹਾਰਾ ॥

lochaa samasar ih biauhaaraa ||

To look upon all with an impartial eye - let this be your daily occupation.

ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਕਿਆ ਅਵਰਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥੩॥

tat beechaar kiaa avar beechaaraa ||3||

Contemplate this essence of reality - what else is there to contemplate? ||3||

ਅਪੁ ਤੇਜੁ ਬਾਇ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਆਕਾਸਾ ॥

ap tej bai pirathamee aakaasaa ||

Water, fire, wind, earth and ether

ਐਸੀ ਰਹਤ ਰਹਉ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਸਾ ॥

aaisee rahat rahau har paasaa ||

adopt such a way of life and you shall be close to the Lord.

ਕਹੈ ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਧਿਆਵਉ ॥

kahai kabeer nira(n)jan dhiaavau ||

Says Kabeer, meditate on the Immaculate Lord.

ਤਿਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਉ ਜਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਉ ॥੪॥੧੮॥

tit ghar jaau j bahur na aavau ||4||18||

Go to that home, which you shall never have to leave. ||4||18||

ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਤਿਪਦੇ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee tipadhe ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Thi-Padhay:

ਕੰਚਨ ਸਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਹੀ ਤੋਲਿ ॥

ka(n)chan siau paieeaai nahee tol ||

He cannot be obtained by offering your weight in gold.

ਮਨੁ ਦੇ ਰਾਮੁ ਲੀਆ ਹੈ ਮੋਲਿ ॥੧॥

man dhe raam leeaa hai mol ||1||

But I have bought the Lord by giving my mind to Him. ||1||

ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥

ab moh raam apunaa kar jaaniaa ||

Now I recognize that He is my Lord.

ਸਹਜ ਸੁਭਾਇ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sahaj subhai meraa man maaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||

My mind is intuitively pleased with Him. ||1||Pause||

ਬ੍ਰਹਮੈ ਕਥਿ ਕਥਿ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

brahamai kath kath a(n)t na paiaa ||

Brahma spoke of Him continually, but could not find His limit.

ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਬੈਠੇ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥

raam bhagat baiThe ghar aaiaa ||2||

Because of my devotion to the Lord, He has come to sit within the home of my inner being. ||2||

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਚੰਚਲ ਮਤਿ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥

kahu kabeer cha(n)chal mat tiaagee ||

Says Kabeer, I have renounced my restless intellect.

ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਜ ਭਾਗੀ ॥੩॥੧॥੧੯॥

keval raam bhagat nij bhaagee ||3||1||19||

It is my destiny to worship the Lord alone. ||3||1||19||

ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

ਜਿਹ ਮਰਨੈ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਤਰਾਸਿਆ ॥

jeh maranai sabh jagat taraasiaa ||

That death which terrifies the entire world

ਸੋ ਮਰਨਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਿਆ ॥੧॥

so maranaa gur sabadh pragaasiaa ||1||

- the nature of that death has been revealed to me, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||

ਅਬ ਕੈਸੇ ਮਰਉ ਮਰਨਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

ab kaise marau maran man maaniaa ||

Now, how shall I die? My mind has already accepted death.

ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਤੇ ਜਿਨ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

mar mar jaate jin raam na jaaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Those who do not know the Lord, die over and over again, and then depart. ||1||Pause||

ਮਰਨੋ ਮਰਨੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ॥

marano maran kahai sabh koiee ||

Everyone says, ""I will die, I will die.""

ਸਹਜੇ ਮਰੈ ਅਮਰੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੋਈ ॥੨॥

sahaje marai amar hoi soiee ||2||

But he alone becomes immortal, who dies with intuitive understanding. ||2||

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਮਨਿ ਭਇਆ ਅਨੰਦਾ ॥

kahu kabeer man bhiaa ana(n)dhaa ||

Says Kabeer, my mind is filled with bliss;

ਗਇਆ ਭਰਮੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦਾ ॥੩॥੨੦॥

giaa bharam rahiaa paramaana(n)dhaa ||3||20||

my doubts have been eliminated, and I am in ecstasy. ||3||20||

ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥

gauRee kabeer jee ||

Gauree, Kabeer Jee:

ਕਤ ਨਹੀ ਠਉਰ ਮੂਲੁ ਕਤ ਲਾਵਉ ॥

kat nahee Thaur mool kat laavau ||

There is no special place where the soul aches; where should I apply the ointment?

ਖੋਜਤ ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਉ ॥੧॥

khojat tan meh Thaur na paavau ||1||

I have searched the body, but I have not found such a place. ||1||

ਲਾਗੀ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਜਾਨੈ ਪੀਰ ॥

laagee hoi su jaanai peer ||

He alone knows it, who feels the pain of such love;

ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਅਨੀਆਲੇ ਤੀਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

raam bhagat aneeaale teer ||1|| rahaau ||

the arrows of the Lord's devotional worship are so sharp! ||1||Pause||

ਏਕ ਭਾਇ ਦੇਖਉ ਸਭ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

ek bhai dhekhau sabh naaree ||

I look upon all His soul-brides with an impartial eye;

ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਉ ਸਹ ਕਉਨ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥੨॥

kiaa jaanau seh kaun piaaree ||2||

how can I know which ones are dear to the Husband Lord? ||2||

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗੁ ॥

kahu kabeer jaa kai masatak bhaag ||

Says Kabeer, one who has such destiny inscribed upon her forehead

ਸਭ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁਹਾਗੁ ॥੩॥੨੧॥

sabh parahar taa kau milai suhaag ||3||21||

- her Husband Lord turns all others away, and meets with her. ||3||21||