Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD

1416

nwnk nwm rqy sy DnvMq hYin inrDnu horu sMswru ]26] (1416-1)
naanak naam ratay say Dhanvant hain nirDhan hor sansaar. ||26||
O Nanak, they alone are wealthy, who are imbued with the Naam; the rest of the world is poor. ||26||

jn kI tyk hir nwmu hir ibnu nwvY Tvr n Twau ] (1416-1)
jan kee tayk har naam har bin naavai thavar na thaa-o.
The Lord's Name is the Support of the Lord's humble servants. Without the Lord's Name, the there is no other place, no place of rest.

gurmqI nwau min vsY shjy shij smwau ] (1416-2)
gurmatee naa-o man vasai sehjay sahj samaa-o.
Following the Guru's Teachings, the Name abides in the mind, and one is intuitively, automatically absorbed in the Lord.

vfBwgI nwmu iDAwieAw Aihinis lwgw Bwau ] (1416-2)
vadbhaagee naam Dhi-aa-i-aa ahinis laagaa bhaa-o.
Those with great good fortune meditate on the Naam; night and day, they embrace love for the Name.

jn nwnku mMgY DUiV iqn hau sd kurbwxY jwau ]27] (1416-3)
jan naanak mangai Dhoorh tin ha-o sad kurbaanai jaa-o. ||27||
Servant Nanak begs for the dust of their feet; I am forever a sacrifice to them. ||27||

lK caurwsIh mydnI iqsnw jlqI kry pukwr ] (1416-4)
lakh cha-oraaseeh maydnee tisnaa jaltee karay pukaar.
The 8.4 million species of beings burn in desire and cry in pain.

iehu mohu mwieAw sBu psirAw nwil clY n AMqI vwr ] (1416-4)
ih moh maa-i-aa sabh pasri-aa naal chalai na antee vaar.
All this show of emotional attachment to Maya shall not go with you at that very last instant.

ibnu hir sWiq n AwveI iksu AwgY krI pukwr ] (1416-5)
bin har saa^Nt na aavee kis aagai karee pukaar.
Without the Lord, peace and tranquility do not come; unto whom should we go and complain?

vfBwgI siqguru pwieAw bUiJAw bRhmu ibcwru ] (1416-5)
vadbhaagee satgur paa-i-aa boojhi-aa barahm bichaar.
By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, and comes to understand the contemplation of God.

iqsnw Agin sB buiJ geI jn nwnk hir auir Dwir ]28] (1416-6)
tisnaa agan sabh bujh ga-ee jan naanak har ur Dhaar. ||28||
The fire of desire is totally extinguished, O servant Nanak, enshrining the Lord within the heart. ||28||

AsI Kqy bhuqu kmwvdy AMqu n pwrwvwru ] (1416-6)
asee khatay bahut kamaavday ant na paaraavaar.
I make so many mistakes, there is no end or limit to them.

hir ikrpw kir kY bKis lYhu hau pwpI vf gunhgwru ] (1416-7)
har kirpaa kar kai bakhas laihu ha-o paapee vad gunahgaar.
O Lord, please be merciful and forgive me; I am a sinner, a great offender.

hir jIau lyKY vwr n AwveI qUM bKis imlwvxhwru ] (1416-7)
har jee-o laykhai vaar na aavee too^N bakhas milaavanhaar.
O Dear Lord, if You made an account of my mistakes, my turn to be forgiven would not even come. Please forgive me, and unite me with Yourself.

gur quTY hir pRBu myilAw sB iklivK kit ivkwr ] (1416-8)
gur tuthai har parabh mayli-aa sabh kilvikh kat vikaar.
The Guru, in His Pleasure, has united me with the Lord God; He has cut away all my sinful mistakes.

ijnw hir hir nwmu iDAwieAw jn nwnk iqn@ jYkwru ]29] (1416-9)
jinaa har har naam Dhi-aa-i-aa jan naanak tin^H jaikaar. ||29||
Servant Nanak celebrates the victory of those who meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||29||

ivCuiV ivCuiV jo imly siqgur ky BY Bwie ] (1416-9)
vichhurh vichhurh jo milay satgur kay bhai bhaa-ay.
Those who have been separated and alienated from the Lord are united with Him again, through the Fear and the Love of the True Guru.

jnm mrx inhclu Bey gurmuiK nwmu iDAwie ] (1416-10)
janam maran nihchal bha-ay gurmukh naam Dhi-aa-ay.
They escape the cycle of birth and death, and, as Gurmukh, they meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

gur swDU sMgiq imlY hIry rqn lBMin@ ] (1416-10)
gur saaDhoo sangat milai heeray ratan labha^Nni^H.
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Guru's Congregation, the diamonds and jewels are obtained.

nwnk lwlu Amolkw gurmuiK Koij lhMin@ ]30] (1416-11)
naanak laal amolkaa gurmukh khoj laha^Nni^H. ||30||
O Nanak, the jewel is priceless; the Gurmukhs seek and find it. ||30||

mnmuK nwmu n cyiqE iDgu jIvxu iDgu vwsu ] (1416-11)
manmukh naam na chayti-o Dhig jeevan Dhig vaas.
The self-willed manmukhs do not even think of the Naam. Cursed are their lives, and cursed are their homes.

ijs dw idqw Kwxw pYnxw so min n visE guxqwsu ] (1416-12)
jis daa ditaa khaanaa painnaa so man na vasi-o guntaas.
That Lord who gives them so much to eat and wear - they do not enshrine that Lord, the Treasure of Virtue, in their minds.

iehu mnu sbid n ByidE ikau hovY Gr vwsu ] (1416-12)
ih man sabad na baydi-o ki-o hovai ghar vaas.
This mind is not pierced by the Word of the Shabad; how can it come to dwell in its true home?

mnmuKIAw dohwgxI Awvx jwix mueIAwsu ] (1416-13)
manmukhee-aa duhaaganee aavan jaan mu-ee-aas.
The self-willed manmukhs are like discarded brides, ruined by coming and going in the cycle of reincarnation.

gurmuiK nwmu suhwgu hY msqik mxI iliKAwsu ] (1416-13)
gurmukh naam suhaag hai mastak manee likhi-aas.
The Gurmukhs are embellished and exalted by the Naam, the Name of the Lord; the jewel of destiny is engraved upon their foreheads.

hir hir nwmu auir DwirAw hir ihrdY kml pRgwsu ] (1416-14)
har har naam ur Dhaari-aa har hirdai kamal pargaas.
They enshrine the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within their hearts; the Lord illumines their heart-lotus.

siqguru syvin Awpxw hau sd bilhwrI qwsu ] (1416-14)
satgur sayvan aapnaa ha-o sad balihaaree taas.
I am forever a sacrifice to those who serve their True Guru.

nwnk iqn muK aujly ijn AMqir nwmu pRgwsu ]31] (1416-15)
naanak tin mukh ujlay jin antar naam pargaas. ||31||
O Nanak, radiant and bright are the faces of those whose inner beings are illuminated with the Light of the Naam. ||31||

sbid mrY soeI jnu isJY ibnu sbdY mukiq n hoeI ] (1416-16)
sabad marai so-ee jan sijhai bin sabdai mukat na ho-ee.
Those who die in the Word of the Shabad are saved. Without the Shabad, no one is liberated.

ByK krih bhu krm ivguqy Bwie dUjY prj ivgoeI ] (1416-16)
bhaykh karahi baho karam vigutay bhaa-ay doojai paraj vigo-ee.
They wear religious robes and perform all sorts of rituals, but they are ruined; in the love of duality, their world is ruined.

nwnk ibnu siqgur nwau n pweIAY jy sau locY koeI ]32] (1416-17)
naanak bin satgur naa-o na paa-ee-ai jay sa-o lochai ko-ee. ||32||
O Nanak, without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained, even though one may long for it hundreds of times. ||32||

hir kw nwau Aiq vf aUcw aUcI hU aUcw hoeI ] (1416-17)
har kaa naa-o at vad oochaa oochee hoo oochaa ho-ee.
The Name of the Lord is utterly great, lofty and high, the highest of the high.

ApiV koie n skeI jy sau locY koeI ] (1416-18)
aparh ko-ay na sak-ee jay sa-o lochai ko-ee.
No one can climb up to it, even though one may long for it, hundreds of times.

muiK sMjm hCw n hoveI kir ByK BvY sB koeI ] (1416-18)
mukh sanjam hachhaa na hova-ee kar bhaykh bhavai sabh ko-ee.
Speaking about self-discipline, no one become pure; everyone walks around wearing religious robes.

gur kI pauVI jwie cVY krim prwpiq hoeI ] (1416-19)
gur kee pa-orhee jaa-ay charhai karam paraapat ho-ee.
Those blessed by the karma of good deeds go and climb the ladder of the Guru.

AMqir Awie vsY gur sbdu vIcwrY koie ] (1416-19)
antar aa-ay vasai gur sabad veechaarai ko-ay.
The Lord comes and dwells within that one who contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD