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ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
soratt mahalaa pehilaa ||
Sorat’h, First Mehla:
ਜਿਨ੍ਹੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਸਾਥ ਤਰੇ ॥
jin(h)ee satigur seviaa piaare tin(h) ke saath tare ||
Those who serve the True Guru, O Beloved, their companions are saved as well.
ਤਿਨ੍ਹਾ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸਨ ਹਰੇ ॥
tin(h)aa ttaak na paieeaai piaare a(n)mirat rasan hare ||
No one blocks their way, O Beloved, and the Lord’s Ambrosial Nectar is on their tongue.
ਬੂਡੇ ਭਾਰੇ ਭੈ ਬਿਨਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤਾਰੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ॥੧॥
boodde bhaare bhai binaa piaare taare nadhar kare ||1||
Without the Fear of God, they are so heavy that they sink and drown, O Beloved; but the Lord, casting His Glance of Grace, carries them across. ||1||
ਭੀ ਤੂਹੈ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥
bhee toohai saalaahanaa piaare bhee teree saalaeh ||
I ever praise You, O Beloved, I ever sing Your Praises.
ਵਿਣੁ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਭੈ ਡੁਬੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਕੰਧੀ ਪਾਇ ਕਹਾਹ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
vin bohith bhai ddubeeaai piaare ka(n)dhee pai kahaeh ||1|| rahaau ||
Without the boat, one is drowned in the sea of fear, O Beloved; how can I reach the distant shore? ||1||Pause||
ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
saalaahee saalaahanaa piaare dhoojaa avar na koi ||
I praise the Praiseworthy Lord, O Beloved; there is no other one to praise.
ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਲਾਹਨਿ ਸੇ ਭਲੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
mere prabh saalaahan se bhale piaare sabadh rate ra(n)g hoi ||
Those who praise my God are good, O Beloved; they are imbued with the Word of the Shabad, and His Love.
ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰਸੁ ਲੈ ਤਤੁ ਵਿਲੋਇ ॥੨॥
tis kee sa(n)gat je milai piaare ras lai tat viloi ||2||
If I join them, O Beloved, I can churn the essence and so find joy. ||2||
ਪਤਿ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ਸਾਚ ਕਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
pat paravaanaa saach kaa piaare naam sachaa neesaan ||
The gateway to honor is Truth, O Beloved; it bears the Insignia of the True Name of the Lord.
ਆਇਆ ਲਿਖਿ ਲੈ ਜਾਵਣਾ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥
aaiaa likh lai jaavanaa piaare hukamee hukam pachhaan ||
We come into the world, and we depart, with our destiny written and pre-ordained, O Beloved; realize the Command of the Commander.
ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਾਚਾ ਤਾਣੁ ॥੩॥
gur bin hukam na boojheeaai piaare saache saachaa taan ||3||
Without the Guru, this Command is not understood, O Beloved; True is the Power of the True Lord. ||3||
ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨਿੰਮਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਉਦਰ ਮਝਾਰਿ ॥
hukamai a(n)dhar ni(n)miaa piaare hukamai audhar majhaar ||
By His Command, we are conceived, O Beloved, and by His Command, we grow in the womb.
ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਜੰਮਿਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਊਧਉ ਸਿਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਰਿ ॥
hukamai a(n)dhar ja(n)miaa piaare uoodhau sir kai bhaar ||
By His Command, we are born, O Beloved, head-first, and upside-down.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਚਲੈ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਾਰਿ ॥੪॥
guramukh dharageh jaaneeaai piaare chalai kaaraj saar ||4||
The Gurmukh is honored in the Court of the Lord, O Beloved; he departs after resolving his affairs. ||4||
ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਆਇਆ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਜਾਦੋ ਜਾਇ ॥
hukamai a(n)dhar aaiaa piaare hukame jaadho jai ||
By His Command, one comes into the world, O Beloved, and by His Will, he goes.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਬੰਨਿ੍ਹ ਚਲਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਲਹੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
hukame ba(n)ni(h) chalaieeaai piaare manamukh lahai sajai ||
By His Will, some are bound and gagged and driven away, O Beloved; the self-willed manmukhs suffer their punishment.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਣੀਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੫॥
hukame sabadh pachhaaneeaai piaare dharageh paidhaa jai ||5||
By His Command, the Word of the Shabad, is realized, O Beloved, and one goes to the Court of the Lord robed in honor. ||5||
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਗਣਤ ਗਣਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੋਇ ॥
hukame ganat ganaieeaai piaare hukame haumai dhoi ||
By His Command, some accounts are accounted for, O Beloved; by His Command, some suffer in egotism and duality.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਭਵੈ ਭਵਾਈਐ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਰੋਇ ॥
hukame bhavai bhavaieeaai piaare avagan muttee roi ||
By His Command, one wanders in reincarnation, O Beloved; deceived by sins and demerits, he cries out in his suffering.
hukam sin(j)aapai saeh kaa piaare sach milai vaddiaaiee hoi ||6||
If he comes to realize the Command of the Lord’s Will, O Beloved, then he is blessed with Truth and Honor. ||6||
aakhan aaukhaa aakheeaai piaare kiau suneeaai sach naau ||
It is so difficult to speak it, O Beloved; how can we speak, and hear, the True Name?
jin(h)ee so saalaahiaa piaare hau tin(h) balihaarai jaau ||
I am a sacrifice to those who praise the Lord, O Beloved.
naau milai sa(n)tokheeaa(n) piaare nadharee mel milaau ||7||
I have obtained the Name, and I am satisfied, O Beloved; by His Grace, I am united in His Union. ||7||
kaiaa kaagadh je theeaai piaare man masavaanee dhaar ||
If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot;
lalataa lekhan sach kee piaare har gun likhahu veechaar ||
and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.
dhan lekhaaree naanakaa piaare saach likhai aur dhaar ||8||3||
Blessed is that scribe, O Nanak, who writes the True Name, and enshrines it within his heart. ||8||3||
Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Sorath – 636
GURDWARA OF ROCHESTER, NY 