Oankaar

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ਅਮਰ ਅਜਾਚੀ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

amar ajaachee har mile tin kai hau bal jaau |

I am a sacrifice to those who meet the immortal and immeasurable Lord.

ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਧੂੜਿ ਅਘੁਲੀਐ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਉ ॥

tin kee dhoorr aghuleeai sangat mel milaau |

The dust of their feet brings emancipation; in their company, we are united in the Lord's Union.

ਮਨੁ ਦੀਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਉ ॥

man deea gur aapanai paaeaa niramal naau |

I gave my mind to my Guru, and received the Immaculate Name.

ਜਿਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੇਵਸਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥

jin naam deea tis sevasaa tis balihaarai jaau |

I serve the One who gave me the Naam; I am a sacrifice to Him.

ਜੋ ਉਸਾਰੇ ਸੋ ਢਾਹਸੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

jo usaare so dtaahasee tis bin avar na koe |

He who builds, also demolishes; there is no other than Him.

ਗੁਰਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੰਮੑਲਾ ਤਾ ਤਨਿ ਦੂਖੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੩੧॥

guraparasaadee tis samalaa taa tan dookh na hoe |31|

By Guru's Grace, I contemplate Him, and then my body does not suffer in pain. ||31||

ਣਾ ਕੋ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਿਸੁ ਗਹੀ ਣਾ ਕੋ ਹੋਆ ਨ ਹੋਗੁ ॥

naa ko meraa kis gahee naa ko hoaa na hog |

No one is mine - whose gown should I grasp and hold? No one ever was, and no one shall ever be mine.

ਆਵਣਿ ਜਾਣਿ ਵਿਗੁਚੀਐ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਵਿਆਪੈ ਰੋਗੁ ॥

aavan jaan vigucheeai dubidhaa viaapai rog |

Coming and going, one is ruined, afflicted with the disease of dual-mindedness.

ਣਾਮ ਵਿਹੂਣੇ ਆਦਮੀ ਕਲਰ ਕੰਧ ਗਿਰੰਤਿ ॥

naam vihoone aadamee kalar kandh girant |

Those beings who lack the Naam, the Name of the Lord, collapse like pillars of salt.

ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਿਉ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਜਾਇ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਅੰਤਿ ॥

vin naavai kiau chhootteeai jaae rasaatal ant |

Without the Name, how can they find release? They fall into hell in the end.

ਗਣਤ ਗਣਾਵੈ ਅਖਰੀ ਅਗਣਤੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥

ganat ganaavai akharee aganat saachaa soe |

Using a limited number of words, we describe the unlimited True Lord.

ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਮਤਿਹੀਣੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

agiaanee matiheen hai gur bin giaan na hoe |

The ignorant lack understanding. Without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom.

ਤੂਟੀ ਤੰਤੁ ਰਬਾਬ ਕੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਨਹੀ ਵਿਜੋਗਿ ॥

toottee tant rabaab kee vaajai nahee vijog |

The separated soul is like the broken string of a guitar, which does not vibrate its sound.

ਵਿਛੁੜਿਆ ਮੇਲੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਜੋਗ ॥੩੨॥

vichhurriaa melai prabhoo naanak kar sanjog |32|

God unites the separated souls with Himself, awakening their destiny. ||32||

ਤਰਵਰੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਪੰਖਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਰਵਰਿ ਪੰਖੀ ਪੰਚ ॥

taravar kaaeaa pankh man taravar pankhee panch |

The body is the tree, and the mind is the bird; the birds in the tree are the five senses.

ਤਤੁ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਏਕਸੇ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਫਾਸ ਨ ਰੰਚ ॥

tat chugeh mil ekase tin kau faas na ranch |

They peck at the essence of reality, and merge with the One Lord. They are never trapped at all.

ਉਡਹਿ ਤ ਬੇਗੁਲ ਬੇਗੁਲੇ ਤਾਕਹਿ ਚੋਗ ਘਣੀ ॥

auddeh ta begul begule taakeh chog ghanee |

But the others fly away in a hurry, when they see the food.

ਪੰਖ ਤੁਟੇ ਫਾਹੀ ਪੜੀ ਅਵਗੁਣਿ ਭੀੜ ਬਣੀ ॥

pankh tutte faahee parree avagun bheerr banee |

Their feathers are clipped, and they are caught in the noose; through their mistakes, they are caught in disaster.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਾਚੇ ਕਿਉ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਕਰਮਿ ਮਣੀ ॥

bin saache kiau chhootteeai har gun karam manee |

Without the True Lord, how can anyone find release? The jewel of the Lord's Glorious Praises comes by the karma of good actions.

ਆਪਿ ਛਡਾਏ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਵਡਾ ਆਪਿ ਧਣੀ ॥

aap chhaddaae chhootteeai vaddaa aap dhanee |

When He Himself releases them, only then are they released. He Himself is the Great Master.