Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD |
67 ibnu sbdY jgu duKIAw iPrY mnmuKw no geI Kwie ] (67-1)bin sabdai jag dukhee-aa firai manmukhaa no ga-ee khaa-ay. Without the Shabad, the world wanders lost in pain. The self-willed manmukh is consumed. sbdy nwmu iDAweIAY sbdy sic smwie ]4] (67-1)sabday naam Dhi-aa-ee-ai sabday sach samaa-ay. ||4|| Through the Shabad, meditate on the Naam; through the Shabad, you shall merge in Truth. ||4|| mwieAw BUly isD iPrih smwiD n lgY suBwie ] (67-2)maa-i-aa bhoolay siDh fireh samaaDh na lagai subhaa-ay. The Siddhas wander around, deluded by Maya; they are not absorbed in the Samaadhi of the Lord's Sublime Love. qIny loA ivAwpq hY AiDk rhI lptwie ] (67-2)teenay lo-a vi-aapat hai aDhik rahee laptaa-ay. The three worlds are permeated by Maya; they are totally covered by it. ibnu gur mukiq n pweIAY nw duibDw mwieAw jwie ]5] (67-3)bin gur mukat na paa-ee-ai naa dubiDhaa maa-i-aa jaa-ay. ||5|| Without the Guru, liberation is not attained, and the double-mindedness of Maya does not go away. ||5|| mwieAw iks no AwKIAY ikAw mwieAw krm kmwie ] (67-3)maa-i-aa kis no aakhee-ai ki-aa maa-i-aa karam kamaa-ay. What is called Maya? What does Maya do? duiK suiK eyhu jIau bDu hY haumY krm kmwie ] (67-4)dukh sukh ayhu jee-o baDh hai ha-umai karam kamaa-ay. These beings are bound by pleasure and pain; they do their deeds in egotism. ibnu sbdY Brmu n cUkeI nw ivchu haumY jwie ]6] (67-4)bin sabdai bharam na chook-ee naa vichahu ha-umai jaa-ay. ||6|| Without the Shabad, doubt is not dispelled, and egotism is not eliminated from within. ||6|| ibnu pRIqI Bgiq n hoveI ibnu sbdY Qwie n pwie ] (67-5)bin pareetee bhagat na hova-ee bin sabdai thaa-ay na paa-ay. Without love, there is no devotional worship. Without the Shabad, no one finds acceptance. sbdy haumY mwrIAY mwieAw kw BRmu jwie ] (67-6)sabday ha-umai maaree-ai maa-i-aa kaa bharam jaa-ay. Through the Shabad, egotism is conquered and subdued, and the illusion of Maya is dispelled. nwmu pdwrQu pweIAY gurmuiK shij suBwie ]7] (67-6)naam padaarath paa-ee-ai gurmukh sahj subhaa-ay. ||7|| The Gurmukh obtains the Treasure of the Naam with intuitive ease. ||7|| ibnu gur gux n jwpnI ibnu gux Bgiq n hoie ] (67-7)bin gur gun na jaapnee bin gun bhagat na ho-ay. Without the Guru, one's virtues do not shine forth; without virtue, there is no devotional worship. Bgiq vClu hir min visAw shij imilAw pRBu soie ] (67-7)bhagat vachhal har man vasi-aa sahj mili-aa parabh so-ay. The Lord is the Lover of His devotees; He abides within their minds. They meet that God with intuitive ease. nwnk sbdy hir swlwhIAY krim prwpiq hoie ]8]4]21] (67-8)naanak sabday har salaahee-ai karam paraapat ho-ay. ||8||4||21|| O Nanak, through the Shabad, praise the Lord. By His Grace, He is obtained. ||8||4||21|| isrIrwgu mhlw 3 ] (67-8)sireeraag mehlaa 3. Siree Raag, Third Mehl: mwieAw mohu myrY pRiB kInw Awpy Brim Bulwey ] (67-9)maa-i-aa moh mayrai parabh keenaa aapay bharam bhulaa-ay. Emotional attachment to Maya is created by my God; He Himself misleads us through illusion and doubt. mnmuiK krm krih nhI bUJih ibrQw jnmu gvwey ] (67-9)manmukh karam karahi nahee boojheh birthaa janam gavaa-ay. The self-willed manmukhs perform their actions, but they do not understand; they waste away their lives in vain. gurbwxI iesu jg mih cwnxu krim vsY min Awey ]1] (67-10)gurbaanee is jag meh chaanan karam vasai man aa-ay. ||1|| Gurbani is the Light to illuminate this world; by His Grace, it comes to abide within the mind. ||1|| mn ry nwmu jphu suKu hoie ] (67-10)man ray naam japahu sukh ho-ay. O mind, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and find peace. guru pUrw swlwhIAY shij imlY pRBu soie ]1] rhwau ] (67-11)gur pooraa salaahee-ai sahj milai parabh so-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o. Praising the Perfect Guru, you shall easily meet with that God. ||1||Pause|| Brmu gieAw Bau BwigAw hir crxI icqu lwie ] (67-11)bharam ga-i-aa bha-o bhaagi-aa har charnee chit laa-ay. Doubt departs, and fear runs away, when you focus your consciousness on the Lord's Feet. gurmuiK sbdu kmweIAY hir vsY min Awie ] (67-12)gurmukh sabad kamaa-ee-ai har vasai man aa-ay. The Gurmukh practices the Shabad, and the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. Gir mhil sic smweIAY jmkwlu n skY Kwie ]2] (67-12)ghar mahal sach samaa-ee-ai jamkaal na sakai khaa-ay. ||2|| In the mansion of the home within the self, we merge in Truth, and the Messenger of Death cannot devour us. ||2|| nwmw CIbw kbIru juolwhw pUry gur qy giq pweI ] (67-13)naamaa chheebaa kabeer jolaahaa pooray gur tay gat paa-ee. Naam Dayv the printer, and Kabeer the weaver, obtained salvation through the Perfect Guru. bRhm ky byqy sbdu pCwxih haumY jwiq gvweI ] (67-13)barahm kay baytay sabad pachhaaneh ha-umai jaat gavaa-ee. Those who know God and recognize His Shabad lose their ego and class consciousness. suir nr iqn kI bwxI gwvih koie n mytY BweI ]3] (67-14)sur nar tin kee banee gaavahi ko-ay na maytai bhaa-ee. ||3|| Their Banis are sung by the angelic beings, and no one can erase them, O Siblings of Destiny! ||3|| dYq puqu krm Drm ikCu sMjm n pVY dUjw Bwau n jwxY ] (67-14)dait put karam Dharam kichh sanjam na parhai doojaa bhaa-o na jaanai. The demon's son Prahlaad had not read about religious rituals or ceremonies, austerity or self-discipline; he did not know the love of duality. siqguru ByitAY inrmlu hoAw Anidnu nwmu vKwxY ] (67-15)satgur bhayti-ai nirmal ho-aa an-din naam vakhaanai. Upon meeting with the True Guru, he became pure; night and day, he chanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord. eyko pVY eyko nwau bUJY dUjw Avru n jwxY ]4] (67-15)ayko parhai ayko naa-o boojhai doojaa avar na jaanai. ||4|| He read only of the One and he understood only the One Name; he knew no other at all. ||4|| Ktu drsn jogI sMinAwsI ibnu gur Brim Bulwey ] (67-16)khat darsan jogee sani-aasee bin gur bharam bhulaa-ay. The followers of the six different life-styles and world-views, the Yogis and the Sanyaasees have gone astray in doubt without the Guru. siqguru syvih qw giq imiq pwvih hir jIau mMin vswey ] (67-17)satgur sayveh taa gat mit paavahi har jee-o man vasaa-ay. If they serve the True Guru, they find the state of salvation; they enshrine the Dear Lord within their minds. scI bwxI isau icqu lwgY Awvxu jwxu rhwey ]5] (67-17)sachee banee si-o chit laagai aavan jaan rahaa-ay. ||5|| They focus their consciousness on the True Bani, and their comings and goings in reincarnation are over. ||5|| pMifq piV piV vwdu vKwxih ibnu gur Brim Bulwey ] (67-18)pandit parh parh vaad vakaaneh bin gur bharam bhulaa-ay. The Pandits, the religious scholars, read and argue and stir up controversies, but without the Guru, they are deluded by doubt. lK caurwsIh Pyru pieAw ibnu sbdY mukiq n pwey ] (67-18)lakh cha-oraaseeh fayr pa-i-aa bin sabdai mukat na paa-ay. They wander around the cycle of 8.4 million reincarnations; without the Shabad, they do not attain liberation. jw nwau cyqY qw giq pwey jw siqguru myil imlwey ]6] (67-19)jaa naa-o chaytai taa gat paa-ay jaa satgur mayl milaa-ay. ||6|| But when they remember the Name, then they attain the state of salvation, when the True Guru unites them in Union. ||6|| sqsMgiq mih nwmu hir aupjY jw siqguru imlY suBwey ] (67-19)satsangat meh naam har upjai jaa satgur milai subhaa-ay. In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, the Name of the Lord wells up, when the True Guru unites us in His Sublime Love. |
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD |