Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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ਲੰਗਰੁ ਚਲੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਹਰਿ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੀ ਖਟੀਐ ॥
langar chalai gur sabad har tott na aavee khatteeai |The Langar - the Kitchen of the Guru's Shabad has been opened, and its supplies never run short.
ਖਰਚੇ ਦਿਤਿ ਖਸੰਮ ਦੀ ਆਪ ਖਹਦੀ ਖੈਰਿ ਦਬਟੀਐ ॥
kharache dit khasam dee aap khahadee khair dabatteeai |Whatever His Master gave, He spent; He distributed it all to be eaten.
ਹੋਵੈ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਖਸੰਮ ਦੀ ਨੂਰੁ ਅਰਸਹੁ ਕੁਰਸਹੁ ਝਟੀਐ ॥
hovai sifat khasam dee noor arasahu kurasahu jhatteeai |The Praises of the Master were sung, and the Divine Light descended from the heavens to the earth.
ਤੁਧੁ ਡਿਠੇ ਸਚੇ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਮਲੁ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਦੀ ਕਟੀਐ ॥
tudh dditthe sache paatisaah mal janam janam dee katteeai |Gazing upon You, O True King, the filth of countless past lives is washed away.
ਸਚੁ ਜਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ਕਿਉ ਏਦੂ ਬੋਲਹੁ ਹਟੀਐ ॥
sach ji gur furamaaeaa kiau edoo bolahu hatteeai |The Guru gave the True Command; why should we hesitate to proclaim this?
ਪੁਤ੍ਰੀ ਕਉਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਲਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਪੀਰਹੁ ਕੰਨੑ ਮੁਰਟੀਐ ॥
putree kaul na paalio kar peerahu kana muratteeai |His sons did not obey His Word; they turned their backs on Him as Guru.
ਦਿਲਿ ਖੋਟੈ ਆਕੀ ਫਿਰਨਿੑ ਬੰਨਿੑ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਚਾਇਨਿੑ ਛਟੀਐ ॥
dil khottai aakee firani bani bhaar uchaaeini chhatteeai |These evil-hearted ones became rebellious; they carry loads of sin on their backs.
ਜਿਨਿ ਆਖੀ ਸੋਈ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਤਿਨੈ ਥਟੀਐ ॥
jin aakhee soee kare jin keetee tinai thatteeai |Whatever the Guru said, Lehna did, and so he was installed on the throne.
ਕਉਣੁ ਹਾਰੇ ਕਿਨਿ ਉਵਟੀਐ ॥੨॥
kaun haare kin uvatteeai |2|Who has lost, and who has won? ||2||
ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਤੀ ਸੋ ਮੰਨਣਾ ਕੋ ਸਾਲੁ ਜਿਵਾਹੇ ਸਾਲੀ ॥
jin keetee so mananaa ko saal jivaahe saalee |He who did the work, is accepted as Guru; so which is better - the thistle or the rice?
ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਹੈ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਲੈ ਗਲਾ ਕਰੇ ਦਲਾਲੀ ॥
dharam raae hai devataa lai galaa kare dalaalee |The Righteous Judge of Dharma considered the arguments and made the decision.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਆਖੈ ਸਚਾ ਕਰੇ ਸਾ ਬਾਤ ਹੋਵੈ ਦਰਹਾਲੀ ॥
satigur aakhai sachaa kare saa baat hovai darahaalee |Whatever the True Guru says, the True Lord does; it comes to pass instantaneously.
ਗੁਰ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੀ ਦੋਹੀ ਫਿਰੀ ਸਚੁ ਕਰਤੈ ਬੰਧਿ ਬਹਾਲੀ ॥
gur angad dee dohee firee sach karatai bandh bahaalee |Guru Angad was proclaimed, and the True Creator confirmed it.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਪਲਟੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਲਿ ਤਖਤੁ ਬੈਠਾ ਸੈ ਡਾਲੀ ॥
naanak kaaeaa palatt kar mal takhat baitthaa sai ddaalee |Nanak merely changed his body; He still sits on the throne, with hundreds of branches reaching out.
ਦਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਉਮਤਿ ਖੜੀ ਮਸਕਲੈ ਹੋਇ ਜੰਗਾਲੀ ॥
dar seve umat kharree masakalai hoe jangaalee |Standing at His door, His followers serve Him; by this service, their rust is scraped off.
ਦਰਿ ਦਰਵੇਸੁ ਖਸੰਮ ਦੈ ਨਾਇ ਸਚੈ ਬਾਣੀ ਲਾਲੀ ॥
dar daraves khasam dai naae sachai baanee laalee |He is the Dervish - the Saint, at the door of His Lord and Master; He loves the True Name, and the Bani of the Guru's Word.
ਬਲਵੰਡ ਖੀਵੀ ਨੇਕ ਜਨ ਜਿਸੁ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਛਾਉ ਪਤ੍ਰਾਲੀ ॥
balavandd kheevee nek jan jis bahutee chhaau patraalee |Balwand says that Khivi, the Guru's wife, is a noble woman, who gives soothing, leafy shade to all.
ਲੰਗਰਿ ਦਉਲਤਿ ਵੰਡੀਐ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਖੀਰਿ ਘਿਆਲੀ ॥
langar daulat vanddeeai ras amrit kheer ghiaalee |She distributes the bounty of the Guru's Langar; the kheer - the rice pudding and ghee, is like sweet ambrosia.
ਗੁਰਸਿਖਾ ਕੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਥੀਏ ਪਰਾਲੀ ॥
gurasikhaa ke mukh ujale manamukh thee paraalee |The faces of the Guru's Sikhs are radiant and bright; the self-willed manmukhs are pale, like straw.
ਪਏ ਕਬੂਲੁ ਖਸੰਮ ਨਾਲਿ ਜਾਂ ਘਾਲ ਮਰਦੀ ਘਾਲੀ ॥
pe kabool khasam naal jaan ghaal maradee ghaalee |The Master gave His approval, when Angad exerted Himself heroically.
ਮਾਤਾ ਖੀਵੀ ਸਹੁ ਸੋਇ ਜਿਨਿ ਗੋਇ ਉਠਾਲੀ ॥੩॥
maataa kheevee sahu soe jin goe utthaalee |3|Such is the Husband of mother Khivi; He sustains the world. ||3||
ਹੋਰਿਂਓ ਗੰਗ ਵਹਾਈਐ ਦੁਨਿਆਈ ਆਖੈ ਕਿ ਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
horino gang vahaaeeai duniaaee aakhai ki kion |It is as if the Guru made the Ganges flow in the opposite direction, and the world wonders: what has he done?
ਨਾਨਕ ਈਸਰਿ ਜਗਨਾਥਿ ਉਚਹਦੀ ਵੈਣੁ ਵਿਰਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
naanak eesar jaganaath uchahadee vain virikion |Nanak, the Lord, the Lord of the World, spoke the words out loud.
ਮਾਧਾਣਾ ਪਰਬਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਨੇਤ੍ਰਿ ਬਾਸਕੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਿੜਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
maadhaanaa parabat kar netr baasak sabad rirrakion |Making the mountain his churning stick, and the snake-king his churning string, He has churned the Word of the Shabad.
ਚਉਦਹ ਰਤਨ ਨਿਕਾਲਿਅਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਵਾ ਗਉਣੁ ਚਿਲਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
chaudah ratan nikaalian kar aavaa gaun chilakion |From it, He extracted the fourteen jewels, and illuminated the world.
ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਅਹਿ ਵੇਖਾਲੀਅਨੁ ਜਿਣਿ ਐਵਡ ਪਿਡ ਠਿਣਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
kudarat eh vekhaaleean jin aaivadd pidd tthinakion |He revealed such creative power, and touched such greatness.
ਲਹਣੇ ਧਰਿਓਨੁ ਛਤ੍ਰੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਅਸਮਾਨਿ ਕਿਆੜਾ ਛਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
lahane dharion chhatru sir asamaan kiaarraa chhikion |He raised the royal canopy to wave over the head of Lehna, and raised His glory to the skies.
ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਆਪੁ ਆਪੈ ਸੇਤੀ ਮਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
jot samaanee jot maeh aap aapai setee mikion |His Light merged into the Light, and He blended Him into Himself.
ਸਿਖਾਂ ਪੁਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਘੋਖਿ ਕੈ ਸਭ ਉਮਤਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਜਿ ਕਿਓਨੁ ॥
sikhaan putraan ghokh kai sabh umat vekhahu ji kion |Guru Nanak tested His Sikhs and His sons, and everyone saw what happened.
ਜਾਂ ਸੁਧੋਸੁ ਤਾਂ ਲਹਣਾ ਟਿਕਿਓਨੁ ॥੪॥
jaan sudhos taan lahanaa ttikion |4|When Lehna alone was found to be pure, then He was set on the throne. ||4||
ਫੇਰਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਫੇਰੁਆਣਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਖਾਡੂਰੁ ॥
fer vasaaeaa feruaan satigur khaaddoor |Then, the True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor.
ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਮੁਚੁ ਗਰੂਰੁ ॥
jap tap sanjam naal tudh hor much garoor |Meditation, austerities and self-discipline rest with You, while the others are filled with excessive pride.
ਲਬੁ ਵਿਣਾਹੇ ਮਾਣਸਾ ਜਿਉ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੂਰੁ ॥
lab vinaahe maanasaa jiau paanee boor |Greed ruins mankind, like the green algae in the water.
ਵਰ੍ਹਿਐ ਦਰਗਹ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਨੂਰੁ ॥
varhiaai daragah guroo kee kudaratee noor |In the Guru's Court, the Divine Light shines in its creative power.
ਜਿਤੁ ਸੁ ਹਾਥ ਨ ਲਭਈ ਤੂੰ ਓਹੁ ਠਰੂਰੁ ॥
jit su haath na labhee toon ohu ttharoor |You are the cooling peace, whose depth cannot be found.
ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ॥
nau nidh naam nidhaan hai tudh vich bharapoor |You are overflowing with the nine treasures, and the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਿੰਦਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਜੋ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਵੰਞੈ ਚੂਰੁ ॥
nindaa teree jo kare so vanyai choor |Whoever slanders You will be totally ruined and destroyed.
ਨੇੜੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਮਾਤ ਲੋਕ ਤੁਧੁ ਸੁਝੈ ਦੂਰੁ ॥
nerrai disai maat lok tudh sujhai door |People of the world can see only what is near at hand, but You can see far beyond.
ਫੇਰਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਫੇਰੁਆਣਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਖਾਡੂਰੁ ॥੫॥
fer vasaaeaa feruaan satigur khaaddoor |5|Then the True Guru, the son of Pheru, came to dwell at Khadoor. ||5||