ਰਾਮਕਲੀ

ਆਖੁ ਗੁਣਾ ਕਲਿ ਆਈਐ ॥

aakh gunaa kal aaieeaai ||

Chant the Praises of the Lord; Kali Yuga has come.

ਤਿਹੁ ਜੁਗ ਕੇਰਾ ਰਹਿਆ ਤਪਾਵਸੁ ਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਦੇਹਿ ਤ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tih jug keraa rahiaa tapaavas je gun dheh ta paieeaai ||1|| rahaau ||

The justice of the previous three ages is gone. One obtains virtue, only if the Lord bestows it. ||1||Pause||

ਕਲਿ ਕਲਵਾਲੀ ਸਰਾ ਨਿਬੇੜੀ ਕਾਜੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਹੋਆ ॥

kal kalavaalee saraa nibeRee kaajee kirasanaa hoaa ||

In this turbulent age of Kali Yuga, Muslim law decides the cases, and the blue-robed Qazi is the judge.

ਬਾਣੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬੇਦੁ ਅਥਰਬਣੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਲਹਿਆ ॥੫॥

baanee brahamaa bedh atharaban karanee keerat lahiaa ||5||

The Guru's Bani has taken the place of Brahma's Veda, and the singing of the Lord's Praises are good deeds. ||5||

ਪਤਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਪੂਜਾ ਸਤ ਵਿਣੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਜਤ ਵਿਣੁ ਕਾਹੇ ਜਨੇਊ ॥

pat vin poojaa sat vin sa(n)jam jat vin kaahe janeuoo ||

Worship without faith; self-discipline without truthfulness; the ritual of the sacred thread without chastity - what good are these?

ਨਾਵਹੁ ਧੋਵਹੁ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਚੜਾਵਹੁ ਸੁਚ ਵਿਣੁ ਸੋਚ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥

naavahu dhovahu tilak chaRaavahu such vin soch na hoiee ||6||

You may bathe and wash, and apply a ritualistic tilak mark to your forehead, but without inner purity, there is no understanding. ||6||

ਕਲਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਕਤੇਬ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥

kal paravaan kateb kuraan ||

In Kali Yuga, the Koran and the Bible have become famous.

ਪੋਥੀ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਰਹੇ ਪੁਰਾਣ ॥

pothee pa(n)ddit rahe puraan ||

The Pandit's scriptures and the Puraanas are not respected.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਉ ਭਇਆ ਰਹਮਾਣੁ ॥

naanak naau bhiaa rahamaan ||

O Nanak, the Lord's Name now is Rehmaan, the Merciful.

ਕਰਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੭॥

kar karataa too eko jaan ||7||

Know that there is only One Creator of the creation. ||7||

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਏਦੂ ਉਪਰਿ ਕਰਮੁ ਨਹੀ ॥

naanak naam milai vaddiaaiee edhoo upar karam nahee ||

Nanak has obtained the glorious greatness of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. There is no action higher than this.

ਜੇ ਘਰਿ ਹੋਦੈ ਮੰਗਣਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਫਿਰਿ ਓਲਾਮਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਹੀ ॥੮॥੧॥

je ghar hodhai ma(n)gan jaieeaai fir olaamaa milai tahee ||8||1||

If someone goes out to beg for what is already in his own home, then he should be chastised. ||8||1||

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa pehilaa ||

Raamkalee, First Mehla:

ਜਗੁ ਪਰਬੋਧਹਿ ਮੜੀ ਬਧਾਵਹਿ ॥

jag parabodheh maRee badhaaveh ||

You preach to the world, and set up your house.

ਆਸਣੁ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਕਾਹੇ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥

aasan tiaag kaahe sach paaveh ||

Abandoning your Yogic postures, how will you find the True Lord?

ਮਮਤਾ ਮੋਹੁ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਹਿਤਕਾਰੀ ॥

mamataa moh kaaman hitakaaree ||

You are attached to possessiveness and the love of sexual pleasure.

ਨਾ ਅਉਧੂਤੀ ਨਾ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ॥੧॥

naa aaudhootee naa sa(n)saaree ||1||

You are not a renunciate, nor a man of the world. ||1||

ਜੋਗੀ ਬੈਸਿ ਰਹਹੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਗੈ ॥

jogee bais rahahu dhubidhaa dhukh bhaagai ||

Yogi, remain seated, and the pain of duality will run away from you.

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਗਤ ਲਾਜ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ghar ghar maagat laaj na laagai ||1|| rahaau ||

You beg from door to door, and you don't feel ashamed. ||1||Pause||

ਗਾਵਹਿ ਗੀਤ ਨ ਚੀਨਹਿ ਆਪੁ ॥

gaaveh geet na cheeneh aap ||

You sing the songs, but you do not understand your own self.

ਕਿਉ ਲਾਗੀ ਨਿਵਰੈ ਪਰਤਾਪੁ ॥

kiau laagee nivarai parataap ||

How will the burning pain within be relieved?

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਚੈ ਮਨ ਭਾਇ ॥

gur kai sabadh rachai man bhai ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, let your mind be absorbed in the Lord's Love,

ਭਿਖਿਆ ਸਹਜ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥

bhikhiaa sahaj veechaaree khai ||2||

and you will intuitively experience the charity of contemplation. ||2||

ਭਸਮ ਚੜਾਇ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਾਖੰਡੁ ॥

bhasam chaRai kareh paakha(n)dd ||

You apply ashes to your body, while acting in hypocrisy.

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਹਹਿ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ॥

maiaa moh saheh jam dda(n)dd ||

Attached to Maya, you will be beaten by Death's heavy club.

ਫੂਟੈ ਖਾਪਰੁ ਭੀਖ ਨ ਭਾਇ ॥

fooTai khaapar bheekh na bhai ||

Your begging bowl is broken; it will not hold the charity of the Lord's Love.

ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬਾਧਿਆ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥

ba(n)dhan baadhiaa aavai jai ||3||

Bound in bondage, you come and go. ||3||

ਬਿੰਦੁ ਨ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਜਤੀ ਕਹਾਵਹਿ ॥

bi(n)dh na raakheh jatee kahaaveh ||

You do not control your seed and semen, and yet you claim to practice abstinence.

ਮਾਈ ਮਾਗਤ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਲੋਭਾਵਹਿ ॥

maiee maagat trai lobhaaveh ||

You beg from Maya, lured by the three qualities.

ਨਿਰਦਇਆ ਨਹੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਉਜਾਲਾ ॥

niradhiaa nahee jot ujaalaa ||

You have no compassion; the Lord's Light does not shine in you.

ਬੂਡਤ ਬੂਡੇ ਸਰਬ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥੪॥

booddat boodde sarab ja(n)jaalaa ||4||

You are drowned, drowned in worldly entanglements. ||4||

ਭੇਖ ਕਰਹਿ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਬਹੁ ਥਟੂਆ ॥

bhekh kareh khi(n)thaa bahu thaTooaa ||

You wear religious robes, and your patched coat assumes many disguises.

ਝੂਠੋ ਖੇਲੁ ਖੇਲੈ ਬਹੁ ਨਟੂਆ ॥

jhooTho khel khelai bahu naTooaa ||

You play all sorts of false tricks, like a juggler.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਬਹੁ ਜਾਰੇ ॥

a(n)tar agan chi(n)taa bahu jaare ||

The fire of anxiety burns brightly within you.

ਵਿਣੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰੇ ॥੫॥

vin karamaa kaise utaras paare ||5||

Without the karma of good actions, how can you cross over? ||5||

ਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਫਟਕ ਬਨਾਈ ਕਾਨਿ ॥

mu(n)dhraa faTak banaiee kaan ||

You make ear-rings of glass to wear in your ears.

ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਬਿਗਿਆਨਿ ॥

mukat nahee bidhiaa bigiaan ||

But liberation does not come from learning without understanding.

ਜਿਹਵਾ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਸਾਦਿ ਲੋੁਭਾਨਾ ॥

jihavaa i(n)dhree saadh luobhaanaa ||

You are lured by the tastes of the tongue and sex organs.

ਪਸੂ ਭਏ ਨਹੀ ਮਿਟੈ ਨੀਸਾਨਾ ॥੬॥

pasoo bhe nahee miTai neesaanaa ||6||

You have become a beast; this sign cannot be erased. ||6||

ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਲੋਗਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਜੋਗਾ ॥

tirabidh logaa tirabidh jogaa ||

The people of the world are entangled in the three modes; the Yogis are entangled in the three modes.

ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੈ ਚੂਕਸਿ ਸੋਗਾ ॥

sabadh veechaarai chookas sogaa ||

Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, sorrows are dispelled.

ਊਜਲੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਸੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

uoojal saachu su sabadh hoi ||

Through the Shabad, one becomes radiant, pure and truthful.

ਜੋਗੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੋਇ ॥੭॥

jogee jugat veechaare soi ||7||

One who contemplates the true lifestyle is a Yogi. ||7||

ਤੁਝ ਪਹਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਤੂ ਕਰਣੈ ਜੋਗੁ ॥

tujh peh nau nidh too karanai jog ||

The nine treasures are with You, Lord; You are potent, the Cause of causes.

ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਗੁ ॥

thaap uthaape kare su hog ||

You establish and disestablish; whatever You do, happens.

ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਚੀਤੁ ॥

jat sat sa(n)jam sach sucheet ||

One who practices celibacy, chastity, self-control, truth and pure consciousness

ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਮੀਤੁ ॥੮॥੨॥

naanak jogee tirabhavan meet ||8||2||

- O Nanak, that Yogi is the friend of the three worlds. ||8||2||

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa pehilaa ||

Raamkalee, First Mehla:

ਖਟੁ ਮਟੁ ਦੇਹੀ ਮਨੁ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥

khaT maT dhehee man bairaagee ||

Above the six chakras of the body dwells the detached mind.

ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਧੁਨਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜਾਗੀ ॥

surat sabadh dhun a(n)tar jaagee ||

Awareness of the vibration of the Word of the Shabad has been awakened deep within.

ਵਾਜੈ ਅਨਹਦੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਲੀਣਾ ॥

vaajai anahadh meraa man leenaa ||

The unstruck melody of the sound current resonates and resounds within; my mind is attuned to it.

ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਤੀਣਾ ॥੧॥

gur bachanee sach naam pateenaa ||1||

Through the Guru's Teachings, my faith is confirmed in the True Name. ||1||

ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

praanee raam bhagat sukh paieeaai ||

O mortal, through devotion to the Lord, peace is obtained.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gurmukh har har meeThaa laagai har har naam samaieeaai ||1|| rahaau ||

The Lord, Har, Har, seems sweet to the Gurmukh, who merges in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||