ਰਾਮਕਲੀ

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਏਕ ਧੁਨਿ ਏਕੈ ਏਕੈ ਰਾਗੁ ਅਲਾਪੈ ॥

oa(n)kaar ek dhun ekai ekai raag alaapai ||

He sings the song of the One Universal Creator; he sings the tune of the One Lord.

ਏਕਾ ਦੇਸੀ ਏਕੁ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਏਕੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਬਿਆਪੈ ॥

ekaa dhesee ek dhikhaavai eko rahiaa biaapai ||

He lives in the land of the One Lord, shows the way to the One Lord, and remains attuned to the One Lord.

ਏਕਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਏਕਾ ਹੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਏਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੧॥

ekaa surat ekaa hee sevaa eko gur te jaapai ||1||

He centers his consciousness on the One Lord, and serves only the One Lord, who is known through the Guru. ||1||

ਭਲੋ ਭਲੋ ਰੇ ਕੀਰਤਨੀਆ ॥

bhalo bhalo re keerataneeaa ||

Blessed and good is such a kirtanee, who sings such Praises.

ਰਾਮ ਰਮਾ ਰਾਮਾ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਉ ॥

raam ramaa raamaa gun gaau ||

He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord,

ਛੋਡਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਧੰਧ ਸੁਆਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

chhodd maiaa ke dha(n)dh suaau ||1|| rahaau ||

and renounces the entanglements and pursuits of Maya. ||1||Pause||

ਪੰਚ ਬਜਿਤ੍ਰ ਕਰੇ ਸੰਤੋਖਾ ਸਾਤ ਸੁਰਾ ਲੈ ਚਾਲੈ ॥

pa(n)ch bajitr kare sa(n)tokhaa saat suraa lai chaalai ||

He makes the five virtues, like contentment, his musical instruments, and plays the seven notes of the love of the Lord.

ਬਾਜਾ ਮਾਣੁ ਤਾਣੁ ਤਜਿ ਤਾਨਾ ਪਾਉ ਨ ਬੀਗਾ ਘਾਲੈ ॥

baajaa maan taan taj taanaa paau na beegaa ghaalai ||

The notes he plays are the renunciation of pride and power; his feet keep the beat on the straight path.

ਫੇਰੀ ਫੇਰੁ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਕਬ ਹੀ ਏਕੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੰਧਿ ਪਾਲੈ ॥੨॥

feree fer na hovai kab hee ek sabadh ba(n)dh paalai ||2||

He does not enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again; he keeps the One Word of the Shabad tied to the hem of his robe. ||2||

ਨਾਰਦੀ ਨਰਹਰ ਜਾਣਿ ਹਦੂਰੇ ॥

naaradhee narahar jaan hadhoore ||

To play like Naarad, is to know that the Lord is ever-present.

ਘੂੰਘਰ ਖੜਕੁ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਵਿਸੂਰੇ ॥

ghoo(n)ghar khaRak tiaag visoore ||

The tinkling of the ankle bells is the shedding of sorrows and worries.

ਸਹਜ ਅਨੰਦ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

sahaj ana(n)dh dhikhaavai bhaavai ||

The dramatic gestures of acting are celestial bliss.

ਏਹੁ ਨਿਰਤਿਕਾਰੀ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੩॥

eh niratikaaree janam na aavai ||3||

Such a dancer is not reincarnated again. ||3||

ਜੇ ਕੋ ਅਪਨੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ ਕੋਟਿ ਮਧਿ ਏਹੁ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

je ko apane Thaakur bhaavai || koT madh eh keeratan gaavai ||

If anyone, out of millions of people, becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master, he sings the Lord's Praises in this way.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਜਾਵਉ ਟੇਕ ॥

saadhasa(n)gat kee jaavau Tek ||

I have taken the Support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਏਕ ॥੪॥੮॥

kahu naanak tis keeratan ek ||4||8||

Says Nanak, the Kirtan of the One Lord's Praises are sung there. ||4||8||

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

ਕੋਈ ਬੋਲੈ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਕੋਈ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

koiee bolai raam raam koiee khudhai ||

Some call Him, 'Raam, Raam', and some call Him, 'Khudaa-i'.

ਕੋਈ ਸੇਵੈ ਗੁਸਈਆ ਕੋਈ ਅਲਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

koiee sevai gusieeaa koiee alaeh ||1||

Some serve Him as 'Gusain', others as 'Allaah'. ||1||

ਕਾਰਣ ਕਰਣ ਕਰੀਮ ॥

kaaran karan kareem ||

He is the Cause of causes, the Generous Lord.

ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਹੀਮ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kirapaa dhaar raheem ||1|| rahaau ||

He showers His Grace and Mercy upon us. ||1||Pause||

ਕੋਈ ਨਾਵੈ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਕੋਈ ਹਜ ਜਾਇ ॥

koiee naavai teerath koiee haj jai ||

Some bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and some make the pilgrimage to Mecca.|

ਕੋਈ ਕਰੈ ਪੂਜਾ ਕੋਈ ਸਿਰੁ ਨਿਵਾਇ ॥੨॥

koiee karai poojaa koiee sir nivai ||2||

Some perform devotional worship services, and some bow their heads in prayer. ||2||

ਕੋਈ ਪੜੈ ਬੇਦ ਕੋਈ ਕਤੇਬ ॥

koiee paRai bedh koiee kateb ||

Some read the Vedas, and some the Koran.

ਕੋਈ ਓਢੈ ਨੀਲ ਕੋਈ ਸੁਪੇਦ ॥੩॥

koiee oddai neel koiee supedh ||3||

Some wear blue robes, and some wear white. ||3||

ਕੋਈ ਕਹੈ ਤੁਰਕੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਹੈ ਹਿੰਦੂ ॥

koiee kahai turak koiee kahai hi(n)dhoo ||

Some call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu.

ਕੋਈ ਬਾਛੈ ਭਿਸਤੁ ਕੋਈ ਸੁਰਗਿੰਦੂ ॥੪॥

koiee baachhai bhisat koiee suragi(n)dhoo ||4||

Some yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven. ||4||

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥

kahu naanak jin hukam pachhaataa ||

Says Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God's Will,

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕਾ ਤਿਨਿ ਭੇਦੁ ਜਾਤਾ ॥੫॥੯॥

prabh saahib kaa tin bhedh jaataa ||5||9||

knows the secrets of his Lord and Master. ||5||9||

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

ਪਵਨੈ ਮਹਿ ਪਵਨੁ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥

pavanai meh pavan samaiaa ||

The wind (the final breath) merges into the wind.

ਜੋਤੀ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥

jotee meh jot ral jaiaa ||

The light of the soul blends into the Light of the Creator.

ਮਾਟੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਹੋਈ ਏਕ ॥

maaTee maaTee hoiee ek ||

The body's dust becomes one with the earthly dust.

ਰੋਵਨਹਾਰੇ ਕੀ ਕਵਨ ਟੇਕ ॥੧॥

rovanahaare kee kavan Tek ||1||

What support is there for the one who is lamenting? ||1||

ਕਉਨੁ ਮੂਆ ਰੇ ਕਉਨੁ ਮੂਆ ॥

kaun mooaa re kaun mooaa ||

Who has died? O, who has died?

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਉ ਚਲਤੁ ਭਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

braham giaanee mil karahu beechaaraa ih tau chalat bhiaa ||1|| rahaau ||

O God-realized beings, meet together and consider this. What a wondrous thing has happened! ||1||Pause||

ਅਗਲੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਖਬਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

agalee kichh khabar na paiee ||

No one knows what happens after death.

ਰੋਵਨਹਾਰੁ ਭਿ ਊਠਿ ਸਿਧਾਈ ॥

rovanahaar bh uooTh sidhaiee ||

The one who is lamenting will also arise and depart.

ਭਰਮ ਮੋਹ ਕੇ ਬਾਂਧੇ ਬੰਧ ॥

bharam moh ke baa(n)dhe ba(n)dh ||

Mortal beings are bound by the bonds of doubt and attachment.

ਸੁਪਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਭਖਲਾਏ ਅੰਧ ॥੨॥

supan bhiaa bhakhalaae a(n)dh ||2||

When life becomes a dream, the blind man (in the attachment of the illusionary world of desires) babbles and grieves in vain. ||2||

ਇਹੁ ਤਉ ਰਚਨੁ ਰਚਿਆ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥

eih tau rachan rachiaa karataar ||

The Creator Lord created this creation.

ਆਵਤ ਜਾਵਤ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਅਪਾਰਿ ॥

aavat jaavat hukam apaar ||

It comes and goes, subject to the Will of the Infinite Lord.

ਨਹ ਕੋ ਮੂਆ ਨ ਮਰਣੈ ਜੋਗੁ ॥

neh ko mooaa na maranai jog ||

No one dies; no one is capable of dying.

ਨਹ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਹੋਗੁ ॥੩॥

neh binasai abinaasee hog ||3||

The soul does not perish; it is imperishable. ||3||

ਜੋ ਇਹੁ ਜਾਣਹੁ ਸੋ ਇਹੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

jo ih jaanahu so ih naeh ||

What one perceives this(live soul) to be, it actually is not

ਜਾਨਣਹਾਰੇ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

jaananahaare kau bal jaau ||

I am a sacrifice to the one who knows this.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥

kahu naanak gur bharam chukaiaa ||

Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt.

ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੧੦॥

naa koiee marai na aavai jaiaa ||4||10||

No one dies; no one comes or goes. ||4||10||

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

ਜਪਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਲਾਲੁ ॥

jap gobi(n)dh gopaal laal ||

Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Beloved Lord of the World.

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਤੂ ਜੀਵਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਨ ਖਾਈ ਮਹਾ ਕਾਲੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

raam naam simar too jeeveh fir na khaiee mahaa kaal ||1|| rahaau ||

Meditating in remembrance on the Lord's Name, you shall live, and the Great Death shall not consume you ever again. ||1||Pause||

ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਆਇਓ ॥

koT janam bhram bhram bhram aaio ||

Through millions of incarnations, you have come, wandering, wandering, wandering.