Sikh Samridhi - salok mahalaa 1 | due deeve chaudah hattanaale

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

ਦੁਇ ਦੀਵੇ ਚਉਦਹ ਹਟਨਾਲੇ ॥

due deeve chaudah hattanaale |

The two lamps light the fourteen markets.

ਜੇਤੇ ਜੀਅ ਤੇਤੇ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ॥

jete jeea tete vanajaare |

There are just as many traders as there are living beings.

ਖੁਲੑੇ ਹਟ ਹੋਆ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥

khulae hatt hoaa vaapaar |

The shops are open, and trading is going on;

ਜੋ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਸੋ ਚਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

jo pahuchai so chalanahaar |

whoever comes there, is bound to depart.

ਧਰਮੁ ਦਲਾਲੁ ਪਾਏ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥

dharam dalaal paae neesaan |

The Righteous Judge of Dharma is the broker, who gives his sign of approval.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਾਹਾ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

naanak naam laahaa paravaan |

O Nanak, those who earn the profit of the Naam are accepted and approved.

ਘਰਿ ਆਏ ਵਜੀ ਵਾਧਾਈ ॥

ghar aae vajee vaadhaaee |

And when they return home, they are greeted with cheers;

ਸਚ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਮਿਲੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥

sach naam kee milee vaddiaaee |1|

they obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||

Shabad Information

Title:	Raag Soohee
Writer:	Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Page:	789
Line No.:	13 - 15

Raag Soohee

Suhi is an expression of such devotion that the listener experiences feelings of extreme closeness and undying love. The listener is bathed in that love and genuinely comes to know what it means to adore.