ਸੂਹੀ

ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧੦

raag soohee mahalaa teejaa ghar dasvaa

Raag Soohee, Third Mehla, Tenth House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਦੁਨੀਆ ਨ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਵੰਞਸੀ ॥

dhuneeaa na saalaeh jo mar va(n)n(j)see ||

Do not praise the world; it shall simply pass away.

ਲੋਕਾ ਨ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਖਾਕੁ ਥੀਈ ॥੧॥

lokaa na saalaeh jo mar khaak theeiee ||1||

Do not praise other people; they shall die and turn to dust. ||1||

ਵਾਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਾ ਵਾਹੁ ॥

vaahu mere saahibaa vaahu ||

Waaho! Waaho! Hail, hail to my Lord and Master.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਚਾ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gurmukh sadhaa salaaheeaai sachaa veparavaahu ||1|| rahaau ||

As Gurmukh, forever praise the One who is forever True, Independent and Carefree. ||1||Pause||

ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੇਰੀ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦਝਿ ਮਰੰਨਿ ॥

dhuneeaa keree dhosatee manmukh dhajh mara(n)n ||

Making worldly friendships, the self-willed manmukhs burn and die.

ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਧੇ ਮਾਰੀਅਹਿ ਵੇਲਾ ਨ ਲਾਹੰਨਿ ॥੨॥

jam pur badhe maare'eh velaa na laaha(n)n ||2||

In the City of Death, they are bound and gagged and beaten; this opportunity shall never come again. ||2||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਕਾਰਥਾ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਗੰਨਿ ॥

gurmukh janam sakaarathaa sachai sabadh laga(n)n ||

The lives of the Gurmukhs are fruitful and blessed; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.

ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਰਹੰਨਿ ॥੩॥

aatam raam pragaasiaa sahaje sukh raha(n)n ||3||

Their souls are illuminated by the Lord, and they dwell in peace and pleasure. ||3||

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਰਚੰਨਿ ॥

gur kaa sabadh visaariaa dhoojai bhai racha(n)n ||

Those who forget the Word of the Guru's Shabad are engrossed in the love of duality.

ਤਿਸਨਾ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਲਤ ਫਿਰੰਨਿ ॥੪॥

tisanaa bhukh na utarai anadhin jalat fira(n)n ||4||

Their hunger and thirst never leave them, and night and day, they wander around burning. ||4||

ਦੁਸਟਾ ਨਾਲਿ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਸੰਤਾ ਵੈਰੁ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥

dhusaTaa naal dhosatee naal sa(n)taa vair kara(n)n ||

Those who make friendships with the wicked, and harbor animosity to the Saints,

ਆਪਿ ਡੁਬੇ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਿਉ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਡੋਬੰਨਿ ॥੫॥

aap ddube kuTa(n)b siau sagale kul ddoba(n)n ||5||

shall drown with their families, and their entire lineage shall be obliterated. ||5||

ਨਿੰਦਾ ਭਲੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਕੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੁਗਧ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥

ni(n)dhaa bhalee kisai kee naahee manmukh mugadh kara(n)n ||

It is not good to slander anyone, but the foolish, self-willed manmukhs still do it.

ਮੁਹ ਕਾਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਨਿੰਦਕਾ ਨਰਕੇ ਘੋਰਿ ਪਵੰਨਿ ॥੬॥

muh kaale tin ni(n)dhakaa narake ghor pava(n)n ||6||

The faces of the slanderers turn black, and they fall into the most horrible hell. ||6||

ਏ ਮਨ ਜੈਸਾ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਤੈਸਾ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਤੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

e man jaisaa seveh taisaa hoveh tehe karam kamai ||

O mind, as you serve, so do you become, and so are the deeds that you do.

ਆਪਿ ਬੀਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਖਾਵਣਾ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੭॥

aap beej aape hee khaavanaa kahanaa kichhoo na jai ||7||

Whatever you yourself plant, that is what you shall have to eat; nothing else can be said about this. ||7||

ਮਹਾ ਪੁਰਖਾ ਕਾ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਕਿਤੈ ਪਰਥਾਇ ॥

mahaa purakhaa kaa bolanaa hovai kitai parathai ||

The speech of the great spiritual beings has a higher purpose.

ਓਇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭਰੇ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਹਹਿ ਓਨਾ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਇ ॥੮॥

oi a(n)mirat bhare bharapoor heh onaa til na tamai ||8||

They are filled to over-flowing with Ambrosial Nectar, and they have absolutely no greed at all. ||8||

ਗੁਣਕਾਰੀ ਗੁਣ ਸੰਘਰੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਉਪਦੇਸੇਨਿ ॥

gunakaaree gun sa(n)gharai avaraa upadhesen ||

The virtuous accumulate virtue, and teach others.

ਸੇ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਜਿ ਓਨਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੇ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਏਨਿ ॥੯॥

se vaddabhaagee j onaa mil rahe anadhin naam len ||9||

Those who meet with them are so very fortunate; night and day, they chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||9||

ਦੇਸੀ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਮੇਦਨੀ ॥

dhesee rijak sa(n)baeh jin upaiee medhanee ||

He who created the Universe, gives sustenance to it.

ਏਕੋ ਹੈ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਸਚਾ ਆਪਿ ਧਣੀ ॥੧੦॥

eko hai dhaataar sachaa aap dhanee ||10||

The One Lord alone is the Great Giver. He Himself is the True Master. ||10||

ਸੋ ਸਚੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ ॥

so sach terai naal hai gurmukh nadhar nihaal ||

That True Lord is always with you; the Gurmukh is blessed with His Glance of Grace.

ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਏ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥੧੧॥

aape bakhase mel le so prabh sadhaa samaal ||11||

He Himself shall forgive you, and merge you into Himself; forever cherish and contemplate God. ||11||

ਮਨੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

man mailaa sach niramalaa kiau kar miliaa jai ||

The mind is impure; only the True Lord is pure. So how can it merge into Him?

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇ ॥੧੨॥

prabh mele taa mil rahai haumai sabadh jalai ||12||

God merges it into Himself, and then it remains merged; through the Word of His Shabad, the ego is burnt away. ||12||

ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਸਚਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

so sahu sachaa veesarai dhirag jeevan sa(n)saar ||

Cursed is the life in this world, of one who forgets her True Husband Lord.

ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਨਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੧੩॥

nadhar kare naa veesarai gurmatee veechaar ||13||

The Lord grants His Mercy, and she does not forget Him, if she contemplates the Guru's Teachings. ||13||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹਾ ਸਾਚੁ ਰਖਾ ਉਰ ਧਾਰਿ ॥

satigur mele taa mil rahaa saach rakhaa ur dhaar ||

The True Guru unites her, and so she remains united with Him, with the True Lord enshrined within her heart.

ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਵੀਛੁੜੈ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥੧੪॥

miliaa hoi na veechhuRai gur kai het piaar ||14||

And so united, she will not be separated again; she remains in the love and affection of the Guru. ||14||

ਪਿਰੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

pir saalaahee aapanaa gur kai sabadh veechaar ||

I praise my Husband Lord, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤੀ ਨਾਰਿ ॥੧੫॥

mil preetam sukh paiaa sobhaava(n)tee naar ||15||

Meeting with my Beloved, I have found peace; I am His most beautiful and happy soul-bride. ||15||

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਭਿਜਈ ਅਤਿ ਮੈਲੇ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਠੋਰ ॥

manmukh man na bhijiee at maile chit kaThor ||

The mind of the self-willed manmukh is not softened; his consciousness is totally polluted and stone-hearted.

ਸਪੈ ਦੁਧੁ ਪੀਆਈਐ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਿਸੁ ਨਿਕੋਰ ॥੧੬॥

sapai dhudh peeaaieeaai a(n)dhar vis nikor ||16||

Even if the venomous snake is fed on milk, it shall still be filled with poison. ||16||

ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

aap kare kis aakheeaai aape bakhasanahaar ||

He Himself does - who else should I ask? He Himself is the Forgiving Lord.

ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮੈਲੁ ਉਤਰੈ ਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਬਣਿਆ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥੧੭॥

gur sabadhee mail utarai taa sach baniaa seegaar ||17||

Through the Guru's Teachings, filth is washed away, and then, one is embellished with the ornament of Truth. ||17||