Hukamnama from Sri Harmandir Sahib, 2026-07-08

ਸਲੋਕ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਰਾਜ ਕਪਟੰ ਰੂਪ ਕਪਟੰ ਧਨ ਕਪਟੰ ਕੁਲ ਗਰਬਤਹ ॥

raaj kapaTa(n) roop kapaTa(n) dhan kapaTa(n) kul garabateh ||

Power is fraudulent, beauty is fraudulent, and wealth is fraudulent, as is pride of ancestry.

ਸੰਚੰਤਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਛਲੰ ਛਿਦ੍ਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਚਾਲਤੇ ॥੧॥

sa(n)cha(n)t bikhiaa chhala(n) chhidhra(n) naanak bin har sa(n)g na chaalate ||1||

One may gather poison through deception and fraud, O Nanak, but without the Lord, nothing shall go along with him in the end. ||1||

ਪੇਖੰਦੜੋ ਕੀ ਭੁਲੁ ਤੁੰਮਾ ਦਿਸਮੁ ਸੋਹਣਾ ॥

pekha(n)dhaRo kee bhul tu(n)maa dhisam sohanaa ||

Beholding the bitter melon, he is deceived, since it appears so pretty

ਅਢੁ ਨ ਲਹੰਦੜੋ ਮੁਲੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜੁਲਈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

add na laha(n)dhaRo mul naanak saath na juliee maiaa ||2||

But it is not worth even a shell, O Nanak; the riches of Maya will not go along with anyone. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਸੰਜੀਐ ॥

chaladhiaa naal na chalai so kiau sa(n)jeeaai ||

It shall not go along with you when you depart - why do you bother to collect it?

ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਜਤਨੁ ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਵੰਜੀਐ ॥

tis kaa kahu kiaa jatan jis te va(n)jeeaai ||

Tell me, why do you try so hard to acquire that which you must leave behind in the end?

ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਿਐ ਕਿਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈ ਨਾ ਮਨੁ ਰੰਜੀਐ ॥

har bisariaai kiau tirapataavai naa man ra(n)jeeaai ||

Forgetting the Lord, how can you be satisfied? Your mind cannot be pleased.

ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਛੋਡਿ ਅਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਨਰਕਿ ਸਮੰਜੀਐ ॥

prabhoo chhodd an laagai narak sama(n)jeeaai ||

One who forsakes God, and attaches himself to another, shall be immersed in hell.

ਹੋਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਦਇਆਲ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਉ ਭੰਜੀਐ ॥੧੦॥

hoh kirapaal dhiaal naanak bhau bha(n)jeeaai ||10||

Be kind and compassionate to Nanak, O Lord, and dispel his fear. ||10||