This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 64
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isrIrwgu mhlw 3 Gru 1 AstpdIAw
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sireeraag mehalaa 3 ghar 1 asattapadheeaa
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Siree Raag, Third Mehla, First House, Ashtpadeeaa:
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(Siree Raag, Third Mehl, First House, Ashtapadees:)
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<> siqgur pRswid ]
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ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||
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One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
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gurmuiK ik®pw kry Bgiq kIjY ibnu gur Bgiq n hoie ]
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guramukh kirapaa karae bhagath keejai bin gur bhagath n hoe ||
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By God's Grace, the Gurmukh practices devotion; without the Guru, there is no devotional worship.
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AwpY Awpu imlwey bUJY qw inrmlu hovY koie ]
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aapai aap milaaeae boojhai thaa niramal hovai koe ||
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One who merges his own self into Him understands, and so becomes pure.
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hir jIau scw scI bwxI sbid imlwvw hoie ]1]
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har jeeo sachaa sachee baanee sabadh milaavaa hoe ||1||
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The Dear Lord is True, and True is the Word of His Bani. Through the Word of the Shabad, Union with Him is obtained. ||1||
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BweI ry BgiqhIxu kwhy jig AwieAw ]
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bhaaee rae bhagathiheen kaahae jag aaeiaa ||
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O Siblings of Destiny, without devotion, why have people even come into the world?
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pUry gur kI syv n kInI ibrQw jnmu gvwieAw ]1] rhwau ]
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poorae gur kee saev n keenee birathhaa janam gavaaeiaa ||1|| rehaao ||
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They have not served the Perfect Guru; they have wasted their lives in vain. ||1||Pause||
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Awpy hir jgjIvnu dwqw Awpy bKis imlwey ]
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aapae har jagajeevan dhaathaa aapae bakhas milaaeae ||
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The Lord Himself, the Life of the World, is the Giver. He Himself forgives, and unites us with Himself.
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jIA jMq ey ikAw vycwry ikAw ko AwiK suxwey ]
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jeea ja(n)th eae kiaa vaechaarae kiaa ko aakh sunaaeae ||
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What are these poor beings and creatures? What can they speak and say?
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gurmuiK Awpy dy vifAweI Awpy syv krwey ]2]
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guramukh aapae dhae vaddiaaee aapae saev karaaeae ||2||
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God Himself grants glory to the Gurmukhs; He joins them to His Service. ||2||
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dyiK kutMbu moih loBwxw clidAw nwil n jweI ]
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dhaekh kutta(n)b mohi lobhaanaa chaladhiaa naal n jaaee ||
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Beholding your family, you are lured away by emotional attachment, but when you leave, they will not go with you.
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siqguru syiv gux inDwnu pwieAw iqs kI kIm n pweI ]
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sathigur saev gun nidhhaan paaeiaa this kee keem n paaee ||
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Serving the True Guru, I have found the Treasure of Excellence. Its value cannot be estimated.
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pRBu sKw hir jIau myrw AMqy hoie sKweI ]3]
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prabh sakhaa har jeeo maeraa a(n)thae hoe sakhaaee ||3||
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The Dear Lord God is my Best Friend. In the end, He shall be my Companion and Support. ||3||
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pyeIAVY jgjIvnu dwqw mnmuiK piq gvweI ]
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paeeearrai jagajeevan dhaathaa manamukh path gavaaee ||
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In this world of my father's home, the Great Giver is the Life of the World. The self-willed manmukhs have lost their honor.
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ibnu siqgur ko mgu n jwxY AMDy Taur n kweI ]
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bin sathigur ko mag n jaanai a(n)dhhae t(h)our n kaaee ||
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Without the True Guru, no one knows the Way. The blind find no place of rest.
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hir suKdwqw min nhI visAw AMiq gieAw pCuqweI ]4]
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har sukhadhaathaa man nehee vasiaa a(n)th gaeiaa pashhuthaaee ||4||
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If the Lord, the Giver of Peace, does not dwell within the mind, then they shall depart with regret in the end. ||4||
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pyeIAVY jgjIvnu dwqw gurmiq mMin vswieAw ]
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paeeearrai jagajeevan dhaathaa guramath ma(n)n vasaaeiaa ||
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In this world of my father's house, through the Guru's Teachings, I have cultivated within my mind the Great Giver, the Life of the World.
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Anidnu Bgiq krih idnu rwqI haumY mohu cukwieAw ]
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anadhin bhagath karehi dhin raathee houmai mohu chukaaeiaa ||
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Night and day, performing devotional worship, day and night, ego and emotional attachment are removed.
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ijsu isau rwqw qYso hovY scy sic smwieAw ]5]
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jis sio raathaa thaiso hovai sachae sach samaaeiaa ||5||
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And then, attuned to Him, we become like Him, truly absorbed in the True One. ||5||
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Awpy ndir kry Bwau lwey gur sbdI bIcwir ]
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aapae nadhar karae bhaao laaeae gur sabadhee beechaar ||
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Bestowing His Glance of Grace, He gives us His Love, and we contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
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siqguru syivAY shju aUpjY haumY iqRsnw mwir ]
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sathigur saeviai sehaj oopajai houmai thrisanaa maar ||
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Serving the True Guru, intuitive peace wells up, and ego and desire die.
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hir guxdwqw sd min vsY scu riKAw aur Dwir ]6]
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har gunadhaathaa sadh man vasai sach rakhiaa our dhhaar ||6||
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The Lord, the Giver of Virtue, dwells forever within the minds of those who keep Truth enshrined within their hearts. ||6||
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pRBu myrw sdw inrmlw min inrmil pwieAw jwie ]
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prabh maeraa sadhaa niramalaa man niramal paaeiaa jaae ||
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My God is forever Immaculate and Pure; with a pure mind, He can be found.
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nwmu inDwnu hir min vsY haumY duKu sBu jwie ]
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naam nidhhaan har man vasai houmai dhukh sabh jaae ||
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If the Treasure of the Name of the Lord abides within the mind, egotism and pain are totally eliminated.
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siqguir sbdu suxwieAw hau sd bilhwrY jwau ]7]
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sathigur sabadh sunaaeiaa ho sadh balihaarai jaao ||7||
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The True Guru has instructed me in the Word of the Shabad. I am forever a sacrifice to Him. ||7||
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AwpxY min iciq khY khwey ibnu gur Awpu n jweI ]
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aapanai man chith kehai kehaaeae bin gur aap n jaaee ||
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Within your own conscious mind, you may say anything, but without the Guru, selfishness and conceit are not eradicated.
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hir jIau Bgiq vClu suKdwqw kir ikrpw mMin vsweI ]
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har jeeo bhagath vashhal sukhadhaathaa kar kirapaa ma(n)n vasaaee ||
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The Dear Lord is the Lover of His devotees, the Giver of Peace. By His Grace, He abides within the mind.
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nwnk soBw suriq dyie pRBu Awpy gurmuiK dy vifAweI ]8]1]18]
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naanak sobhaa surath dhaee prabh aapae guramukh dhae vaddiaaee ||8||1||18||
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O Nanak, God blesses us with the sublime awakening of consciousness; He Himself grants glorious greatness to the Gurmukh. ||8||1||18||
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NOTE: Replaced (old) translations are in red.
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Additional resources for this Shabad
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 Read by Bhai Balbir Singh |
