Guru Amar Daas Ji · Raag ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ · Ang 644
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਫਲੁ ਹੈ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਕਰੇ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
satigur kee sevaa safal hai je ko kare chit lai ||
Service to the True Guru is fruitful and rewarding, if one performs it with his mind focused on it.
ਮਨਿ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵਣਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
man chi(n)dhiaa fal paavanaa haumai vichahu jai ||
The fruits of the mind's desires are obtained, and egotism departs from within.
ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋੜੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਸਚੇ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
ba(n)dhan toRai mukat hoi sache rahai samai ||
His bonds are broken, and he is liberated; he remains absorbed in the True Lord.
ਇਸੁ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਲਭੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
eis jag meh naam alabh hai gurmukh vasai man aai ||
It is so difficult to obtain the Naam in this world; it comes to dwell in the mind of the Gurmukh.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਹਉ ਤਿਨ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥੧॥
naanak jo gur seveh aapanaa hau tin balihaarai jaau ||1||
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to one who serves his True Guru. ||1||
Guru Amar Daas Ji · Raag ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ · Ang 644
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੰਨੁ ਅਜਿਤੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
manmukh ma(n)n ajit hai dhoojai lagai jai ||
The mind of the self-willed manmukh is so very stubborn; it is stuck in the love of duality.
ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਨਹੀ ਦੁਖੇ ਦੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥
tis no sukh supanai nahee dhukhe dhukh vihai ||
He does not find peace, even in dreams; he passes his life in misery and suffering.
ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਥਕੇ ਸਿਧ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਲਗਾਇ ॥
ghar ghar paR paR pa(n)ddit thake sidh samaadh lagai ||
The Pandits have grown weary of going door to door, reading and reciting their scriptures; the Siddhas have gone into their trances of Samaadhi.
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਵਸਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਥਕੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
eih man vas na aaviee thake karam kamai ||
This mind cannot be controlled; they are tired of performing religious rituals.
ਭੇਖਧਾਰੀ ਭੇਖ ਕਰਿ ਥਕੇ ਅਠਿਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਨਾਇ ॥
bhekhadhaaree bhekh kar thake aThisaTh teerath nai ||
The impersonators have grown weary of wearing false costumes, and bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines.
ਮਨ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇ ॥
man kee saar na jaananee haumai bharam bhulai ||
They do not know the state of their own minds; they are deluded by doubt and egotism.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਭਉ ਪਇਆ ਵਡਭਾਗਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
gur parasaadhee bhau piaa vaddabhaag vasiaa man aai ||
By Guru's Grace, the Fear of God is obtained; by great good fortune, the Lord comes to abide in the mind.
ਭੈ ਪਇਐ ਮਨੁ ਵਸਿ ਹੋਆ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇ ॥
bhai piaai man vas hoaa haumai sabadh jalai ||
When the Fear of God comes, the mind is restrained, and through the Word of the Shabad, the ego is burnt away.
ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥
sach rate se niramale jotee jot milai ||
Those who are imbued with Truth are immaculate; their light merges in the Light.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥
satigur miliaai naau paiaa naanak sukh samai ||2||
Meeting the True Guru, one obtains the Name; O Nanak, he is absorbed in peace. ||2||
Guru Amar Daas Ji · Raag ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ · Ang 645
ਏਹ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਰਾਣੇ ਰੰਗ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ॥
eh bhoopat raane ra(n)g dhin chaar suhaavanaa ||
The pleasures of kings and emperors are pleasing, but they last for only a few days.
ਏਹੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵਣਾ ॥
eh maiaa ra(n)g kasu(n)bh khin meh leh jaavanaa ||
These pleasures of Maya are like the color of the safflower, which wears off in a moment.
ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਪਾਪ ਲੈ ਜਾਵਣਾ ॥
chaladhiaa naal na chalai sir paap lai jaavanaa ||
They do not go with him when he departs; instead, he carries the load of sins upon his head.
ਜਾਂ ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਕਾਲਿ ਤਾਂ ਖਰਾ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ॥
jaa(n) pakaR chalaiaa kaal taa(n) kharaa ddaraavanaa ||
When death seizes him, and marches him away, then he looks absolutely hideous.
ਓਹ ਵੇਲਾ ਹਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਵਣਾ ॥੬॥
oh velaa hath na aavai fir pachhutaavanaa ||6||
That lost opportunity will not come into his hands again, and in the end, he regrets and repents. ||6||