Sunday, September 21, 2008

My Alliance is with Lord

This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 366

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh
raag aasaa ghar 2 mehalaa 4
kis hee dhharraa keeaa mithr suth naal bhaaee
kis hee dhharraa keeaa kurram sakae naal javaaee
kis hee dhharraa keeaa sikadhaar choudhharee naal aapanai suaaee
hamaaraa dhharraa har rehiaa samaaee 1
ham har sio dhharraa keeaa maeree har ttaek
mai har bin pakh dhharraa avar n koee ho har gun gaavaa asa(n)kh anaek 1 rehaao
jinh sio dhharrae karehi sae jaahi
jhoot(h) dhharrae kar pashhothaahi
thhir n rehehi man khott kamaahi
ham har sio dhharraa keeaa jis kaa koee samarathh naahi 2
eaeh sabh dhharrae maaeiaa moh pasaaree
maaeiaa ko loojhehi gaavaaree
janam marehi jooai baajee haaree
hamarai har dhharraa j halath palath sabh savaaree 3
kalijug mehi dhharrae pa(n)ch chor jhagarraaeae
kaam krodhh lobh mohu abhimaan vadhhaaeae
jis no kirapaa karae this sathasa(n)g milaaeae
hamaraa har dhharraa jin eaeh dhharrae sabh gavaaeae 4
mithhiaa dhoojaa bhaao dhharrae behi paavai
paraaeiaa shhidhra attakalai aapanaa aha(n)kaar vadhhaavai
jaisaa beejai thaisaa khaavai
jan naanak kaa har dhharraa dhharam sabh srisatt jin aavai 5254

<> siqgur pRswid ]
rwgu Awsw Gru 2 mhlw 4 ]
iks hI DVw kIAw imqR suq nwil BweI ]
iks hI DVw kIAw kuVm sky nwil jvweI ]
iks hI DVw kIAw iskdwr cauDrI nwil AwpxY suAweI ]
hmwrw DVw hir rihAw smweI ]1]
hm hir isau DVw kIAw myrI hir tyk ]
mY hir ibnu pKu DVw Avru n koeI hau hir gux gwvw AsMK Anyk ]1] rhwau ]
ijn@ isau DVy krih sy jwih ]
JUTu DVy kir pCoqwih ]
iQru n rhih min Kotu kmwih ]
hm hir isau DVw kIAw ijs kw koeI smrQu nwih ]2]
eyh siB DVy mwieAw moh pswrI ]
mwieAw kau lUJih gwvwrI ]
jnim mrih jUAY bwjI hwrI ]
hmrY hir DVw ij hlqu plqu sBu svwrI ]3]
kiljug mih DVy pMc cor JgVwey ]
kwmu k®oDu loBu mohu AiBmwnu vDwey ]
ijs no ik®pw kry iqsu sqsMig imlwey ]
hmrw hir DVw ijin eyh DVy siB gvwey ]4]
imiQAw dUjw Bwau DVy bih pwvY ]
prwieAw iCdRü AtklY Awpxw AhMkwru vDwvY ]
jYsw bIjY qYsw KwvY ]
jn nwnk kw hir DVw Drmu sB isRsit ijix AwvY ]5]2]54]

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
Raag Aasaa, Second House, Fourth Mehla:
Some form alliances with friends, children and siblings.
Some form alliances with in-laws and relatives.
Some form alliances with chiefs and leaders for their own selfish motives.
My alliance is with the Lord, who is pervading everywhere. 1
I have formed my alliance with the Lord; the Lord is my only support.
Other than the Lord, I have no other faction or alliance; I sing of the countless and endless Glorious Praises of the Lord. 1Pause
Those with whom you form alliances, shall perish.
Making false alliances, the mortals repent and regret in the end.
Those who practice falsehood shall not last.
I have formed my alliance with the Lord; there is no one more powerful than Him. 2
All these alliances are mere extensions of the love of Maya.
Only fools argue over Maya.
They are born, and they die, and they lose the game of life in the gamble.
My alliance is with the Lord, who embellishes all, in this world and the next. 3
In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the five thieves instigate alliances and conflicts.
Sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and self-conceit have increased.
One who is blessed by the Lord's Grace, joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
My alliance is with the Lord, who has destroyed all these alliances. 4
In the false love of duality, people sit and form alliances.
They complain about other peoples' faults, while their own self-conceit only increases.
As they plant, so shall they harvest.
Servant Nanak has joined the Lord's alliance of Dharma, which shall conquer the whole world. 5254

Word of thruth

This Shabad is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Tilang on Pannaa 722

iqlµg mhlw 1 ]
jYsI mY AwvY Ksm kI bwxI qYsVw krI igAwnu vy lwlo ]
pwp kI jM\ lY kwblhu DwieAw jorI mMgY dwnu vy lwlo ]
srmu Drmu duie Cip Kloey kUVu iPrY prDwnu vy lwlo ]
kwjIAw bwmxw kI gl QkI Agdu pVY sYqwnu vy lwlo ]
muslmwnIAw pVih kqybw kst mih krih Kudwie vy lwlo ]
jwiq snwqI hoir ihdvwxIAw eyih BI lyKY lwie vy lwlo ]
KUn ky soihly gwvIAih nwnk rqu kw kuMgU pwie vy lwlo ]1]
swihb ky gux nwnku gwvY mws purI ivic AwKu msolw ]
ijin aupweI rMig rvweI bYTw vyKY viK iekylw ]
scw so swihbu scu qpwvsu scVw inAwau krygu msolw ]
kwieAw kpVu tuku tuku hosI ihdusqwnu smwlsI bolw ]
Awvin ATqrY jwin sqwnvY horu BI auTsI mrd kw cylw ]
sc kI bwxI nwnku AwKY scu suxwiesI sc kI bylw ]2]3]5]

Tilang, First Mehla:
As the Word of the Forgiving Lord comes to me, so do I express it, O Lalo.
Bringing the marriage party of sin, Babar has invaded from Kaabul, demanding our land as his wedding gift, O Lalo.
Modesty and righteousness both have vanished, and falsehood struts around like a leader, O Lalo.
The Qazis and the Brahmins have lost their roles, and Satan now conducts the marriage rites, O Lalo.
The Muslim women read the Koran, and in their misery, they call upon God, O Lalo.
The Hindu women of high social status, and others of lowly status as well, are put into the same category, O Lalo.
The wedding songs of murder are sung, O Nanak, and blood is sprinkled instead of saffron, O Lalo. 1
Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord and Master in the city of corpses, and voices this account.
The One who created, and attached the mortals to pleasures, sits alone, and watches this.
The Lord and Master is True, and True is His justice. He issues His Commands according to His judgement.
The body-fabric will be torn apart into shreds, and then India will remember these words.
Coming in seventy-eight (1521 A.D.), they will depart in ninety-seven (1540 A.D.), and then another disciple of man will rise up.
Nanak speaks the Word of Truth; he proclaims the Truth at this, the right time. 235


Saturday, August 30, 2008

Who is our friend in this world?



Jaitsree, Fifth Mehla, Third House:
One Universal Creator God.

By The Grace Of The True Guru:


Does anyone know,

who is our friend in this world?


He alone understands this,

whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy.

Immaculate and unstained is his way of life. 1Pause


Mother, father,

spouse, children,

relatives, lovers,

friends and siblings meet,

having been associated in previous lives;

but none of them will be your companion

and support in the end. 1


Pearl necklaces, gold,

rubies and diamonds please the mind,

but they are only Maya.
Possessing them,

one passes his life in agony;

he obtains no contentment from them. 2


Elephants, chariots,

horses as fast as the wind,

wealth, land, and armies of four kinds
- none of these will go with him;

he must get up and depart, naked. 3


The Lord's Saints are the

beloved lovers of God;

sing of the Lord, Har, Har, with them.
O Nanak, in the Society of the Saints,

you shall obtain peace in this world,

and in the next world,

your face shall be radiant and bright. 41

jYqsrI mhlw 5 Gru 3
<> siqgur pRswid ]
koeI jwnY kvnu eIhw jig mIqu ]
ijsu hoie ik®pwlu soeI ibiD bUJY qw kI inrml rIiq ]1] rhwau ]
mwq ipqw binqw suq bMDp iest mIq Aru BweI ] pUrb jnm ky imly sMjogI AMqih ko n shweI ]1]
mukiq mwl kink lwl hIrw mn rMjn kI mwieAw ]
hw hw krq ibhwnI AvDih qw mih sMqoKu n pwieAw ]2]
hsiq rQ AsÍ pvn qyj DxI BUmn cqurWgw ]
sMig n cwilE ien mih kCUAY aUiT isDwieE nWgw ]3]
hir ky sMq ipRA pRIqm pRB ky qw kY hir hir gweIAY ]
nwnk eIhw suKu AwgY muK aUjl sMig sMqn kY pweIAY ]4]1]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Jaithsree on Pannaa 700

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Chanting the Naam



This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 46



Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla:
Meeting the True Guru, all my sufferings have ended,


and the Peace of the Lord has come to dwell within my mind.
The Divine Light illuminates my inner being,


and I am lovingly absorbed in the One.
Meeting with the Holy Saint,


my face is radiant;


I have realized my pre-ordained destiny.
I constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of the Universe.


Through the True Name, I have become spotlessly pure. 1
O my mind, you shall find peace through the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
Working for the Perfect Guru, no one goes away empty-handed. 1Pause
The desires of the mind are fulfilled,


when the Treasure of the Naam,


the Name of the Lord, is obtained.
The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts,


is always with you; recognize Him as the Creator.
By Guru's Grace, your face shall be radiant.


Chanting the Naam,


you shall receive the benefits of giving charity


and taking cleansing baths.
Sexual desire, anger and greed are eliminated,


and all egotistical pride is abandoned. 2
The Profit of the Naam is obtained,


and all affairs are brought to fruition.
In His Mercy, God unites us with Himself,


and He blesses us with the Naam.
My comings and goings in reincarnation have come to an end;


He Himself has bestowed His Mercy.
I have obtained my home in the True Mansion of His Presence,


realizing the Word of the Guru's Shabad. 3
His humble devotees are protected and saved;


He Himself showers His Blessings upon us.
In this world and in the world hereafter,


radiant are the faces of those who cherish


and enshrine the Glories of the True Lord.
Twenty-four hours a day, they lovingly dwell


upon His Glories; they are imbued with His Infinite Love.
Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the


Supreme Lord God, the Ocean of Peace. 41181










isrIrwgu mhlw 5 ]
imil siqgur sBu duKu gieAw hir suKu visAw min Awie ]
AMqir joiq pRgwsIAw eyksu isau ilv lwie ]
imil swDU muKu aUjlw pUrib iliKAw pwie ]
gux goivMd inq gwvxy inrml swcY nwie ]1]
myry mn gur sbdI suKu hoie ]
gur pUry kI cwkrI ibrQw jwie n koie ]1] rhwau ]
mn kIAw ieCW pUrIAw pwieAw nwmu inDwnu ]
AMqrjwmI sdw sMig krxYhwru pCwnu ]
gur prswdI muKu aUjlw jip nwmu dwnu iesnwnu ]
kwmu k®oDu loBu ibnisAw qijAw sBu AiBmwnu ]2]
pwieAw lwhw lwBu nwmu pUrn hoey kwm ]
kir ikrpw pRiB myilAw dIAw Apxw nwmu ]
Awvx jwxw rih gieAw Awip hoAw imhrvwnu ]
scu mhlu Gru pwieAw gur kw sbdu pCwnu ]3]
Bgq jnw kau rwKdw AwpxI ikrpw Dwir ]
hliq pliq muK aUjly swcy ky gux swir ]
AwT phr gux swrdy rqy rMig Apwr ]
pwrbRhmu suK swgro nwnk sd bilhwr ]4]11]81]



Saturday, August 23, 2008

What is there for me to fear? Your Name is my only strength.

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 382


Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:
Since You are my Lord and Master,
what is there for me to fear?
Other than You, who else should I praise?
You are the One and only,

and so do all things exist;
without You, there is nothing at all for me. 1
O Father, I have seen that the world is poison.
Save me, O Lord of the Universe!

Your Name is my only Support. 1Pause
You know completely the condition of my mind;

who else could I go to tell of it?
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord,

the whole world has gone crazy;
obtaining the Naam, it finds peace. 2
What shall I say?

Unto whom shall I speak?
What I have to say, I say to God.
Everything which exists was created by You.

You are my hope, forever and ever. 3
If you bestow greatness,

then it is Your greatness;
here and hereafter, I meditate on You.
The Lord God of Nanak is forever the Giver of peace;

Your Name is my only strength. 4i7i46.
Awsw mhlw 5 ]
jw qUM swihbu qw Bau kyhw hau quDu ibnu iksu swlwhI ]
eyku qUM qw sBu ikCu hY mY quDu ibnu dUjw nwhI ]1]
bwbw ibKu dyiKAw sMswru ]
riKAw krhu gusweI myry mY nwmu qyrw AwDwru ]1] rhwau ]
jwxih ibrQw sBw mn kI horu iksu pih AwiK suxweIAY ]
ivxu nwvY sBu jgu baurwieAw nwmu imlY suKu pweIAY ]2]
ikAw khIAY iksu AwiK suxweIAY ij khxw su pRB jI pwis ]
sBu ikCu kIqw qyrw vrqY sdw sdw qyrI Aws ]3]
jy dyih vifAweI qw qyrI vifAweI ieq auq quJih iDAwau ]
nwnk ky pRB sdw suKdwqy mY qwxu qyrw ieku nwau ]4]7]46]

Khalsa Ji, Welcome

Khalsa Ji, Welcome