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ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ; ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, B…
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ
There is only One God — Truth is His Name, the Creator of all.
ਸਚਹੁ ਓਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਉਪਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਆਚਾਰੁ
Truth is high above all — but higher still is truthful living.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਜੇ ਬੁਝੈ ਤ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ
O Nanak, one who understands the Divine Will (Hukam) speaks no more in ego.
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਨਾਇ ਭਾਖਿਆ ਭਾਉ ਅਪਾਰੁ
True is the Lord, True is His Name — and it is spoken with boundless love.
॥ ਜਪੁ ॥
Chant And Meditate:
ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ; ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥
True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.
ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ; ਨਾਨਕ. ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥
True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||
ਸੋਚੈ. ਸੋਚਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ; ਜੇ ਸੋਚੀ ਲਖ ਵਾਰ ॥
By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.
ਚੁਪੈ. ਚੁਪ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ; ਜੇ ਲਾਇ ਰਹਾ ਲਿਵ ਤਾਰ ॥
By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.
ਭੁਖਿਆ. ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੀ; ਜੇ ਬੰਨਾ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਭਾਰ ॥
The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.
ਸਹਸ ਸਿਆਣਪਾ. ਲਖ ਹੋਹਿ; ਤ ਇਕ. ਨ ਚਲੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.
ਕਿਵ. ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ਹੋਈਐ; ਕਿਵ. ਕੂੜੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਪਾਲਿ ॥
So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਚਲਣਾ; ਨਾਨਕ. ਲਿਖਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥
O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||
ਹੁਕਮੀ. ਹੋਵਨਿ ਆਕਾਰ; ਹੁਕਮੁ. ਨ ਕਹਿਆ ਜਾਈ ॥
By His Command, bodies are created; His Command cannot be described.
ਹੁਕਮੀ. ਹੋਵਨਿ ਜੀਅ; ਹੁਕਮਿ. ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
By His Command, souls come into being; by His Command, glory and greatness are obtained.
ਹੁਕਮੀ, ਉਤਮੁ ਨੀਚੁ; ਹੁਕਮਿ ਲਿਖਿ, ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ॥
By His Command, some are high and some are low; by His Written Command, pain and pleasure are obtained.
ਇਕਨਾ. ਹੁਕਮੀ ਬਖਸੀਸ; ਇਕਿ, ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਦਾ ਭਵਾਈਅਹਿ ॥
Some, by His Command, are blessed and forgiven; others, by His Command, wander aimlessly forever.
ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ. ਸਭੁ ਕੋ; ਬਾਹਰਿ ਹੁਕਮ. ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
Everyone is subject to His Command; no one is beyond His Command.
ਨਾਨਕ. ਹੁਕਮੈ ਜੇ ਬੁਝੈ; ਤ ਹਉਮੈ. ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੨॥
O Nanak, one who understands His Command, does not speak in ego. ||2||
ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਤਾਣੁ; ਹੋਵੈ ਕਿਸੈ ਤਾਣੁ ॥
Some sing of His Power-who has that Power?
ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਦਾਤਿ; ਜਾਣੈ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
Some sing of His Gifts, and know His Sign and Insignia.
ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ; ਗੁਣ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਚਾਰ ॥
Some sing of His Glorious Virtues, Greatness and Beauty.
ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ; ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵਿਖਮੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
Some sing of knowledge obtained of Him, through difficult philosophical studies.
ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ; ਸਾਜਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਨੁ ਖੇਹ ॥
Some sing that He fashions the body, and then again reduces it to dust.
ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ; ਜੀਅ ਲੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਦੇਹ ॥
Some sing that He takes life away, and then again restores it.
ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ; ਜਾਪੈ ਦਿਸੈ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
Some sing that He seems so very far away.