ਸੋਰਠਿ

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa teejaa ||

Shalok, Third Mehla:

ਹਉਮੈ ਜਲਤੇ ਜਲਿ ਮੁਏ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਆਏ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ॥

haumai jalate jal mue bhram aae dhoojai bhai ||

In the flames of egotism, he is burnt to death; he wanders in doubt and the love of duality.

ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੀਏ ਆਪਣੈ ਪੰਨੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

poorai satigur raakh le'ee aapanai pa(n)nai pai ||

The Perfect True Guru saves him, making him His own.

ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਜਲਤਾ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

eih jag jalataa nadharee aaiaa gur kai sabadh subhai ||

This world is burning; through the Sublime Word of the Guru's Shabad, this comes to be seen.

ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਸੀਤਲ ਭਏ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥੧॥

sabadh rate se seetal bhe naanak sach kamai ||1||

Those who are attuned to the Shabad are cooled and soothed; O Nanak, they practice Truth. ||1||

ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa teejaa ||

Third Mehla:

ਸਫਲਿਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਧੰਨੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

safalio satigur seviaa dha(n)n janam paravaan ||

Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding; blessed and acceptable is such a life.

ਜਿਨਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਮੁਇਆ ਨ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਸੇਈ ਪੁਰਖ ਸੁਜਾਣ ॥

jinaa satigur jeevadhiaa muiaa na visarai seiee purakh sujaan ||

Those who do not forget the True Guru, in life and in death, are truly wise people.

ਕੁਲੁ ਉਧਾਰੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

kul udhaare aapanaa so jan hovai paravaan ||

Their families are saved, and they are approved by the Lord.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਏ ਜੀਵਦੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਹਹਿ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰਾਹਿ ॥

gurmukh mue jeevadhe paravaan heh manmukh janam maraeh ||

The Gurmukhs are approved in death as in life, while the self-willed manmukhs continue the cycle of birth and death.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮੁਏ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਜਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥੨॥

naanak mue na aakhe'eeh j gur kai sabadh samaeh ||2||

O Nanak, they are not described as dead, who are absorbed in the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਹਰਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

har purakh nira(n)jan sev har naam dhiaaieeaai ||

Serve the Immaculate Lord God, and meditate on the Lord's Name.

ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਲਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥

satasa(n)gat saadhoo lag har naam samaieeaai ||

Join the Society of the Holy Saints, and be absorbed in the Lord's Name.

ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡੀ ਕਾਰ ਮੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਲਾਈਐ ॥

har teree vaddee kaar mai moorakh laieeaai ||

O Lord, glorious and great is service to You; I am so foolish

ਹਉ ਗੋਲਾ ਲਾਲਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਮੈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਫੁਰਮਾਈਐ ॥

hau golaa laalaa tudh mai hukam furamaieeaai ||

- please, commit me to it. I am Your servant and slave; command me, according to Your Will.

ਹਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਾ ਜਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਸਮਝਾਈਐ ॥੨॥

hau gurmukh kaar kamaavaa j gur samajhaieeaai ||2||

As Gurmukh, I shall serve You, as Guru has instructed me. ||2||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa teejaa ||

Shalok, Third Mehla:

ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ਜਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਆਪਿ ਲਿਖਿਆਸੁ ॥

poorab likhiaa kamaavanaa j karatai aap likhiaas ||

He acts according to pre-ordained destiny, written by the Creator Himself.

ਮੋਹ ਠਗਉਲੀ ਪਾਈਅਨੁ ਵਿਸਰਿਆ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥

moh Thagaulee paieean visariaa gunataas ||

Emotional attachment has drugged him, and he has forgotten the Lord, the treasure of virtue.

ਮਤੁ ਜਾਣਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਜੀਵਦਾ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਮੁਇਆਸੁ ॥

mat jaanahu jag jeevadhaa dhoojai bhai muiaas ||

Don't think that he is alive in the world - he is dead, through the love of duality.

ਜਿਨੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਸੇ ਬਹਣਿ ਨ ਮਿਲਨੀ ਪਾਸਿ ॥

jinee gurmukh naam na chetio se bahan na milanee paas ||

Those who do not meditate on the Lord, as Gurmukh, are not permitted to sit near the Lord.

ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਬਹੁ ਅਤਿ ਘਣਾ ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਨ ਸਾਥਿ ਕੋਈ ਜਾਸਿ ॥

dhukh laagaa bahu at ghanaa put kalat na saath koiee jaas ||

They suffer the most horrible pain and suffering, and neither their sons nor their wives go along with them.

ਲੋਕਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਮੁਹੁ ਕਾਲਾ ਹੋਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਉਭੇ ਸਾਸ ॥

lokaa vich muh kaalaa hoaa a(n)dhar ubhe saas ||

Their faces are blackened among men, and they sigh in deep regret.

ਮਨਮੁਖਾ ਨੋ ਕੋ ਨ ਵਿਸਹੀ ਚੁਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਵੇਸਾਸੁ ॥

manmukhaa no ko na visahee chuk giaa vesaas ||

No one places any reliance in the self-willed manmukhs; trust in them is lost.

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਾ ਨੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਅਗਲਾ ਜਿਨਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੧॥

naanak gurmukhaa no sukh agalaa jinaa a(n)tar naam nivaas ||1||

O Nanak, the Gurmukhs live in absolute peace; the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides within them. ||1||

ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa teejaa ||

Third Mehla:

ਸੇ ਸੈਣ ਸੇ ਸਜਣਾ ਜਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

se sain se sajanaa j gurmukh mileh subhai ||

They alone are relatives, and they alone are friends, who, as Gurmukh, join together in love.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੇ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

satigur kaa bhaanaa anadhin kareh se sach rahe samai ||

Night and day, they act according to the True Guru's Will; they remain absorbed in the True Name.

ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਲਗੇ ਸਜਣ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਜਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥

dhoojai bhai lage sajan na aakhe'eeh j abhimaan kareh vekaar ||

Those who are attached to the love of duality are not called friends; they practice egotism and corruption.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਆਪ ਸੁਆਰਥੀ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਨ ਸਕਹਿ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥

manmukh aap suaarathee kaaraj na sakeh savaar ||

The self-willed manmukhs are selfish; they cannot resolve anyone's affairs.

ਨਾਨਕ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

naanak poorab likhiaa kamaavanaa koi na meTanahaar ||2||

O Nanak, they act according to their pre-ordained destiny; no one can erase it. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਆਪਿ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥

tudh aape jagat upai kai aap khel rachaiaa ||

You Yourself created the world, and You Yourself arranged the play of it.

ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਆਪਿ ਸਿਰਜਿਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਵਧਾਇਆ ॥

trai gun aap sirajiaa maiaa moh vadhaiaa ||

You Yourself created the three qualities, and fostered emotional attachment to Maya.

ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੀਐ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇਆ ॥

vich haumai lekhaa ma(n)geeaai fir aavai jaiaa ||

He is called to account for his deeds done in egotism; he continues coming and going in reincarnation.

ਜਿਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਸਮਝਾਇਆ ॥

jinaa har aap kirapaa kare se gur samajhaiaa ||

The Guru instructs those whom the Lord Himself blesses with Grace.

ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਘੁਮਾਇਆ ॥੩॥

balihaaree gur aapane sadhaa sadhaa ghumaiaa ||3||

I am a sacrifice to my Guru; forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||3||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa teejaa ||

Shalok, Third Mehla:

ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਦੰਤਾ ਜਗੁ ਖਾਇਆ ॥

maiaa mamataa mohanee jin vin dha(n)taa jag khaiaa ||

The love of Maya is enticing; without teeth, it has eaten up the world.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਖਾਧੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

manmukh khaadhe gurmukh ubare jinee sach naam chit laiaa ||

The self-willed manmukhs are eaten away, while the Gurmukhs are saved; they focus their consciousness on the True Name.

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜਗੁ ਕਮਲਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਦਰੀ ਆਇਆ ॥

bin naavai jag kamalaa firai gurmukh nadharee aaiaa ||

Without the Name, the world wanders around insane; the Gurmukhs come to see this.