ਸੂਹੀ

ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਚੇ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ਓਥੈ ਕੂੜੇ ਨ ਟਿਕੰਨਿ ॥

sachaa saahu sache vanajaare othai kooRe na Tika(n)n ||

True is the Banker, and True are His traders. The false ones cannot remain there.

ਓਨਾ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਭਾਵਈ ਦੁਖ ਹੀ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਚੰਨਿ ॥੧੮॥

onaa sach na bhaaviee dhukh hee maeh pacha(n)n ||18||

They do not love the Truth - they are consumed by their pain. ||18||

ਹਉਮੈ ਮੈਲਾ ਜਗੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥

haumai mailaa jag firai mar ja(n)mai vaaro vaar ||

The world wanders around in the filth of egotism; it dies, and is re-born, over and again.

ਪਇਐ ਕਿਰਤਿ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰ ॥੧੯॥

piaai kirat kamaavanaa koi na meTanahaar ||19||

He acts in accordance with the karma of his past actions, which no one can erase. ||19||

ਸੰਤਾ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੈ ਤਾ ਸਚਿ ਲਗੈ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

sa(n)taa sa(n)gat mil rahai taa sach lagai piaar ||

But if he joins the Society of the Saints, then he comes to embrace love for the Truth.

ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਮਨਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸਚਿਆਰੁ ॥੨੦॥

sach salaahee sach man dhar sachai sachiaar ||20||

Praising the True Lord with a truthful mind, he becomes true in the Court of the True Lord. ||20||

ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥

gur poore pooree mat hai ahinis naam dhiaai ||

The Teachings of the Perfect Guru are perfect; meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night.

ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਵਡ ਰੋਗੁ ਹੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇ ॥੨੧॥

haumai meraa vadd rog hai vichahu Thaak rahai ||21||

Egotism and self-conceit are terrible diseases; tranquility and stillness come from within. ||21||

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਲਾਗਾ ਪਾਇ ॥

gur saalaahee aapanaa niv niv laagaa pai ||

I praise my Guru; bowing down to Him again and again, I fall at His Feet.

ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸਉਪੀ ਆਗੈ ਧਰੀ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥੨੨॥

tan man saupee aagai dharee vichahu aap gavai ||22||

I place my body and mind in offering unto Him, eradicating self-conceit from within. ||22||

ਖਿੰਚੋਤਾਣਿ ਵਿਗੁਚੀਐ ਏਕਸੁ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

khi(n)chotaan vigucheeaai ekas siau liv lai ||

Indecision leads to ruin; focus your attention on the One Lord.

ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਛਡਿ ਤੂ ਤਾ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨੩॥

haumai meraa chhadd too taa sach rahai samai ||23||

Renounce egotism and self-conceit, and remain merged in Truth. ||23||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨੋ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਿ ਭਾਇਰਾ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਗੰਨਿ ॥

satigur no mile s bhairaa sachai sabadh laga(n)n ||

Those who meet with the True Guru are my Siblings of Destiny; they are committed to the True Word of the Shabad.

ਸਚਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਸੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਦਿਸੰਨਿ ॥੨੪॥

sach mile se na vichhuReh dhar sachai dhisa(n)n ||24||

Those who merge with the True Lord shall not be separated again; they are judged to be True in the Court of the Lord. ||24||

ਸੇ ਭਾਈ ਸੇ ਸਜਣਾ ਜੋ ਸਚਾ ਸੇਵੰਨਿ ॥

se bhaiee se sajanaa jo sachaa seva(n)n ||

They are my Siblings of Destiny, and they are my friends, who serve the True Lord.

ਅਵਗਣ ਵਿਕਣਿ ਪਲੑਰਨਿ ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਸਾਝ ਕਰੰਨਿੑ ॥੨੫॥

avagan vikan pal(h)ran gun kee saajh kara(n)ni(h) ||25||

They sell off their sins and demerits like straw, and enter into the partnership of virtue. ||25||

ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਸਾਝ ਸੁਖੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥

gun kee saajh sukh uoopajai sachee bhagat karen ||

In the partnership of virtue, peace wells up, and they perform true devotional worship service.

ਸਚੁ ਵਣੰਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਸਿਉ ਲਾਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਏਨਿ ॥੨੬॥

sach vana(n)jeh gur sabadh siau laahaa naam len ||26||

They deal in Truth, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and they earn the profit of the Naam. ||26||

ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਪਾਪ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਚਲੈ ਨ ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

suinaa rupaa paap kar kar sa(n)cheeaai chalai na chaladhiaa naal ||

Gold and silver may be earned by committing sins, but they will not go with you when you die.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਸੀ ਸਭ ਮੁਠੀ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ॥੨੭॥

vin naavai naal na chalasee sabh muThee jamakaal ||27||

Nothing will go with you in the end, except the Name; all are plundered by the Messenger of Death. ||27||

ਮਨ ਕਾ ਤੋਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਖਹੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥

man kaa tosaa har naam hai hiradhai rakhahu sam(h)aal ||

The Lord's Name is the nourishment of the mind; cherish it, and preserve it carefully within your heart.

ਏਹੁ ਖਰਚੁ ਅਖੁਟੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨੮॥

eh kharach akhuT hai gurmukh nibahai naal ||28||

This nourishment is inexhaustible; it is always with the Gurmukhs. ||28||

ਏ ਮਨ ਮੂਲਹੁ ਭੁਲਿਆ ਜਾਸਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥

e man moolahu bhuliaa jaaseh pat gavai ||

O mind, if you forget the Primal Lord, you shall depart, having lost your honor.

ਇਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੨੯॥

eih jagat moh dhoojai viaapiaa gurmatee sach dhiaai ||29||

This world is engrossed in the love of duality; follow the Guru's Teachings, and meditate on the True Lord. ||29||

ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨ ਪਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਲਿਖਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

har kee keemat na pavai har jas likhan na jai ||

The Lord's value cannot be estimated; the Lord's Praises cannot be written down.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਪੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩੦॥

gur kai sabadh man tan rapai har siau rahai samai ||30||

When one's mind and body are attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one remains merged in the Lord. ||30||

ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਰੰਗੁਲਾ ਰੰਗੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

so sahu meraa ra(n)gulaa ra(n)ge sahaj subhai ||

My Husband Lord is playful; He has imbued me with His Love, with natural ease.

ਕਾਮਣਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਤਾ ਚੜੈ ਜਾ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩੧॥

kaaman ra(n)g taa chaRai jaa pir kai a(n)k samai ||31||

The soul-bride is imbued with His Love, when her Husband Lord merges her into His Being. ||31||

ਚਿਰੀ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੇ ਭੀ ਮਿਲਨਿ ਜੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੰਨਿ ॥

chiree vichhu(n)ne bhee milan jo satigur seva(n)n ||

Even those who have been separated for so very long, are reunited with Him, when they serve the True Guru.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਖਾਨਿ ਖਰਚਨਿ ਨ ਨਿਖੁਟਈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਹਜਿ ਰਵੰਨਿ ॥੩੨॥

a(n)tar nav nidh naam hai khaan kharachan na nikhuTiee har gun sahaj rava(n)n ||32||

The nine treasures of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are deep within the nucleus of the self; consuming them, they are still never exhausted. Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord, with natural ease. ||32||

ਨਾ ਓਇ ਜਨਮਹਿ ਨਾ ਮਰਹਿ ਨਾ ਓਇ ਦੁਖ ਸਹੰਨਿ ॥

naa oi janameh naa mareh naa oi dhukh saha(n)n ||

They are not born, and they do not die; they do not suffer in pain.

ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸੇ ਉਬਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਕੇਲ ਕਰੰਨਿ ॥੩੩॥

gur raakhe se ubare har siau kel kara(n)n ||33||

Those who are protected by the Guru are saved. They celebrate with the Lord. ||33||

ਸਜਣ ਮਿਲੇ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਹਿ ਜਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਮਿਲੇ ਰਹੰਨਿ ॥

sajan mile na vichhuReh j anadhin mile raha(n)n ||

Those who are united with the Lord, the True Friend, are not separated again; night and day, they remain blended with Him.

ਇਸੁ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਲਹੰਨਿ ॥੩੪॥੧॥੩॥

eis jag meh virale jaane'eeh naanak sach laha(n)n ||34||1||3||

In this world, only a rare few are known, O Nanak, to have obtained the True Lord. ||34||1||3||

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

soohee mahalaa teejaa ||

Soohee, Third Mehla:

ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਸੂਖਮੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

har jee sookham agam hai kit bidh miliaa jai ||

The Dear Lord is subtle and inaccessible; how can we ever meet Him?

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਅਚਿੰਤੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥

gur kai sabadh bhram kaTeeaai achi(n)t vasai man aai ||1||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, doubt is dispelled, and the Carefree Lord comes to abide in the mind. ||1||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੰਨਿ ॥

gurmukh har har naam japa(n)n ||

The Gurmukhs chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.