Sri Darbar Sahib · 2026-10-07
The daily Hukamnama from Sri Darbar Sahib (the Golden Temple, Amritsar), in Gurmukhi with English transliteration and translation.
ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa teejaa ||
Shalok, Third Mehla:
ਆਸਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਕੋਇ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
aasaa a(n)dhar sabh ko koi niraasaa hoi ||
Everyone is filled with hope; hardly anyone is free of hope.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਸਹਿਲਾ ਆਇਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥
naanak jo mar jeeviaa sahilaa aaiaa soi ||1||
O Nanak, blessed is the birth of one, who remains dead while yet alive. ||1||
ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa teejaa ||
Third Mehla:
ਨਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਸਾ ਹਥਿ ਹੈ ਕੇਉ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
naa kichh aasaa hath hai keau niraasaa hoi ||
Nothing is in the hands of hope. How can one become free of hope?
ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਏਹ ਬਪੁੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਭੋੁਲਾਏ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥
kiaa kare eh bapuRee jaa(n) bhuolaae soi ||2||
What can this poor being do? The Lord Himself creates confusion. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ॥
dhirag jeevan sa(n)saar sache naam bin ||
Cursed is the life in this world, without the True Name.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਦਾਤਾਰ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਏਹੁ ਧਨੁ ॥
prabh dhaataa dhaataar nihachal eh dhan ||
God is the Great Giver of givers. His wealth is permanent and unchanging.
ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਆਰਾਧੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸੋਇ ਜਨੁ ॥
saas saas aaraadhe niramal soi jan ||
That humble being is immaculate, who worships the Lord with each and every breath.
ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਅਗਮੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਏਕੁ ਭਨੁ ॥
a(n)tarajaamee agam rasanaa ek bhan ||
With your tongue, vibrate the One Inaccessible Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.
ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਰਬਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੨੦॥
rav rahiaa sarabat naanak bal jaiee ||20||
He is all-pervading everywhere. Nanak is a sacrifice to Him. ||20||