ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਏ ॥੭॥

Gur sévaa saḋaa sukʰ hæ jis no hukam manaa▫é. ||7||

Serving the Guru, eternal peace is obtained by those whom the Lord inspires to obey the Hukam of His Command. ||7||

ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਸਭ ਧਾਤੁ ਹੈ ਮਾਟੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥

Su▫inaa rupaa sabʰ ḋʰaaṫ hæ maatee ral jaa▫ee.

Gold and silver, and all metals, mix with dust in the end

ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲਈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

Bin naavæ naal na chal▫ee saṫgur boojʰ bujʰaa▫ee.

Without the Name, nothing goes along with you; the True Guru has imparted this understanding.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਾਚੈ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੮॥੫॥

Naanak naam raṫé sé nirmalé saachæ rahé samaa▫ee. ||8||5||

O Nanak! Those who are attuned to the Naam are immaculate and pure; they remain merged in the Truth. ||8||5||

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

Maaroo mėhlaa 1.

Maaroo, First Mehl:

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਰਹਣਾ ਨਹੀ ਧੁਰਿ ਫਾਟੇ ਚੀਰੈ ॥

Hukam bʰa▫i▫aa rahṇaa nahee ḋʰur faaté cheeræ.

The Order is issued, and he cannot remain; the permit to stay has been torn up.

ਏਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਬਾਧਿਆ ਸਹੁ ਦੇਹ ਸਰੀਰੈ ॥

Éhu man avgaṇ baaḋʰi▫aa saho ḋéh sareeræ.

This mind is tied to its faults; it suffers terrible pain in its body.

ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਬਖਸਾਈਅਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਗੁਨਹ ਫਕੀਰੈ ॥੧॥

Pooræ gur bakʰsaa▫ee▫ah sabʰ gunah fakeeræ. ||1||

The Perfect Guru forgives all the mistakes of the beggar at His Door. ||1||

ਕਿਉ ਰਹੀਐ ਉਠਿ ਚਲਣਾ ਬੁਝੁ ਸਬਦ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

Ki▫o rahee▫æ utʰ chalṇaa bujʰ sabaḋ beechaaraa.

How can he stay here? He must get up and depart. Contemplate the Word of the Shabad, and understand this.

ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਧੁਰਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Jis ṫoo mélėh so milæ ḋʰur hukam apaaraa. ||1|| rahaa▫o.

He alone is united, whom You, O Lord, unite. Such is the Primal Command of the Infinite Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਰਹਾ ਜੋ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੁ ਖਾਉ ॥

Ji▫o ṫoo raakʰahi ṫi▫o rahaa jo ḋėh so kʰaa▫o.

As You keep me, I remain; whatever You give me, I eat.

ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਚਲਾਵਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਚਲਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਉ ॥

Ji▫o ṫoo chalaavėh ṫi▫o chalaa mukʰ amriṫ naa▫o.

As You lead me, I follow, with the Ambrosial Name in my mouth.

ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥੨॥

Méré tʰaakur haṫʰ vaḋi▫aa▫ee▫aa mélėh man chaa▫o. ||2||

All glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Lord and Master; my mind yearns to unite with You. ||2||

ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

Keeṫaa ki▫aa salaahee▫æ kar ḋékʰæ so▫ee.

Why should anyone praise any other created being? That Lord acts and sees.

ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥

Jin kee▫aa so man vasæ mæ avar na ko▫ee.

The One who created me, abides within my mind; there is no other at all.

ਸੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਾਚੀ ਪਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੩॥

So

So, praise that True Lord, and you shall be blessed with true honor. ||3||

ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਪੜਿ ਨ ਪਹੁਚਈ ਬਹੁ ਆਲ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥

Pandiṫ paṛ na pahucha▫ee baho aal janjaalaa.

The Pandit, the religious scholar, reads, but does not reach the Lord; he is totally entangled in worldly affairs.

ਪਾਪ ਪੁੰਨ ਦੁਇ ਸੰਗਮੇ ਖੁਧਿਆ ਜਮਕਾਲਾ ॥

Paap punn ḋu▫é sangmé kʰuḋʰi▫aa jamkaalaa.

He keeps the company of both virtue and vice, tormented by hunger and the Messenger of Death.

ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਭਉ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਪੂਰਾ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ॥੪॥

vichʰoṛaa bʰa▫o veesræ pooraa rakʰvaalaa. ||4||

One who is protected by the Perfect Lord, forgets separation and fear. ||4||

ਜਿਨ ਕੀ ਲੇਖੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਵੈ ਸੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

Jin kee lékʰæ paṫ pavæ sé pooré bʰaa▫ee.

They alone are perfect, O Siblings of Destiny, whose honor is certified.

ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਚੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

Pooré pooree maṫ hæ sachee vadi▫aa▫ee.

Perfect is the intellect of the Perfect Lord. True is His glorious greatness.

ਦੇਦੇ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਥਕਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੫॥

Ḋéḋé ṫot na aavee læ læ ṫʰak paa▫ee. ||5||

His gifts never run short, although those who receive may grow weary of receiving. ||5||

ਖਾਰ ਸਮੁਦ੍ਰੁ ਢੰਢੋਲੀਐ ਇਕੁ ਮਣੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

Kʰaar samuḋar dʰandʰolee▫æ ik maṇee▫aa paavæ.

Searching the salty sea, one finds the pearl.

ਦੁਇ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਮਾਟੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਖਾਵੈ ॥

Ḋu▫é ḋin chaar suhaavaṇaa maatee ṫis kʰaavæ.

It looks beautiful for a few days, but in the end, it is eaten away by dust.

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਸਤਿ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਦੇ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੬॥

Gur saagar saṫ sévee▫æ ḋé ṫot na aavæ. ||6||

If one serves the Guru, the ocean of Truth, the gifts one receives never run short. ||6||

ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵਨਿ ਸੇ ਊਜਲੇ ਸਭ ਮੈਲੁ ਭਰੀਜੈ ॥

Méré parabʰ bʰaavan sé oojlé sabʰ mæl bʰareejæ.

They alone are pure, who are pleasing to my God; all others are soiled with filth.

ਮੈਲਾ ਊਜਲੁ ਤਾ ਥੀਐ ਪਾਰਸ ਸੰਗਿ ਭੀਜੈ ॥

Mælaa oojal ṫaa ṫʰee▫æ paaras sang bʰeejæ.

The filthy become pure, when they meet with the Guru, the Philosopher’s Stone.

ਵੰਨੀ ਸਾਚੇ ਲਾਲ ਕੀ ਕਿਨਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੭॥

vannee saaché laal kee kin keemaṫ keejæ. ||7||

Who can estimate the value of the color of the true jewel? ||7||

ਭੇਖੀ ਹਾਥ ਨ ਲਭਈ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਹੀ ਦਾਨੇ ॥

Bʰékʰee haaṫʰ na labʰ▫ee ṫiraṫʰ nahee ḋaané.

Wearing religious robes, the Lord is not obtained, nor is He obtained by giving donations at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

ਪੂਛਉ ਬੇਦ ਪੜੰਤਿਆ ਮੂਠੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਮਾਨੇ ॥

Poochʰa▫o béḋ paṛanṫi▫aa mootʰee viṇ maané.

Go and ask the readers of the Vedas; without faith, the world is cheated.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਗਿਆਨੇ ॥੮॥੬॥

Naanak keemaṫ so karé pooraa gur gi▫aané. ||8||6||

O Nanak! He alone values the jewel, who is blessed with the spiritual wisdom of the Perfect Guru. ||8||6||

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

Maaroo mėhlaa 1.

Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਲਹਰਿ ਘਰੁ ਤਜਿ ਵਿਗੂਚੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਕੇ ਘਰ ਹੇਰੈ ॥

Manmukʰ lahar gʰar ṫaj vigoochæ avraa ké gʰar héræ.

The self-willed Manmukh, in a fit of passion, abandons his home, and is ruined; then, he spies on the homes of others.

ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਧਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਨ ਭੇਟੈ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਘੂਮਨ ਘੇਰੈ ॥

Garih ḋʰaram gavaa▫é saṫgur na bʰétæ ḋurmaṫ gʰooman gʰéræ.

He neglects his household duties, and does not meet with the True Guru; he is caught in the whirlpool of evil-mindedness.

ਦਿਸੰਤਰੁ ਭਵੈ ਪਾਠ ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਵਧੇਰੈ ॥

Disanṫar bʰavæ paatʰ paṛ ṫʰaakaa ṫarisnaa ho▫é vaḋʰéræ.

Wandering in foreign lands and reading scriptures, he grows weary, and his thirsty desires only increase.

ਕਾਚੀ ਪਿੰਡੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰੈ ਜੈਸੇ ਢੋਰੈ ॥੧॥

Kaachee pindee sabaḋ na cheenæ uḋar bʰaræ jæsé dʰoræ. ||1||

His perishable body does not remember the Word of the Shabad; like a beast, he fills his belly. ||1||

ਬਾਬਾ ਐਸੀ ਰਵਤ ਰਵੈ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ॥

Baabaa æsee ravaṫ ravæ sani▫aasee.

O Baba, this is the way of life of the Sannyasi, the renunciate.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਸੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Gur kæ sabaḋ ék liv laagee ṫéræ naam raṫé ṫaripṫaasee. ||1|| rahaa▫o.

Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, he is to enshrine love for the One Lord. Imbued with Your Name, Lord, he remains satisfied and fulfilled. ||1||Pause||

ਘੋਲੀ ਗੇਰੂ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਇਆ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਭੇਖ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥

Gʰolee géroo rang chaṛaa▫i▫aa vasṫar bʰékʰ bʰékʰaaree.

He dyes his robes with saffron dye, and wearing these robes, he goes out begging.

ਕਾਪੜ ਫਾਰਿ ਬਨਾਈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਝੋਲੀ ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ॥

Kaapaṛ faar banaa▫ee kʰinṫʰaa jʰolee maa▫i▫aaḋʰaaree.

Tearing his robes, he makes a patched coat, and puts the money in his wallet.

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਗੈ ਜਗੁ ਪਰਬੋਧੈ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਪਤਿ ਹਾਰੀ ॥

Gʰar gʰar maagæ jag parboḋʰæ man anḋʰæ paṫ haaree.

From house to house he goes begging, and tries to teach the world; but his mind is blind, and so he loses his honor.

ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੈ ਜੂਐ ਬਾਜੀ ਹਾਰੀ ॥੨॥

Bʰaram bʰulaaṇaa sabaḋ na cheenæ joo▫æ baajee haaree. ||2||

He is deluded by doubt, and does not remember the Word of the Shabad. He loses his life in the gamble. ||2||

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