Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD

151

rwgu gauVI guAwryrI mhlw 1 caupdy dupdy(151-1)
raag ga-orhee gu-aarayree mehlaa 1 cha-upday dupday
Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, First Mehl, Chau-Padas & Du-Padas:

<> siq nwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswid ] (151-2)
ik-oaNkaar sat naam kartaa purakh nirbha-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhaN gur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

Bau mucu Bwrw vfw qolu ] (151-3)
bha-o much bhaaraa vadaa tol.
The Fear of God is overpowering, and so very heavy,

mn miq haulI boly bolu ] (151-3)
man mat ha-ulee bolay bol.
while the intellect is lightweight, as is the speech one speaks.

isir Dir clIAY shIAY Bwru ] (151-3)
sir Dhar chalee-ai sahee-ai bhaar.
So place the Fear of God upon your head, and bear that weight;

ndrI krmI gur bIcwru ]1] (151-3)
nadree karmee gur beechaar. ||1||
by the Grace of the Merciful Lord, contemplate the Guru. ||1||

BY ibnu koie n lµGis pwir ] (151-4)
bhai bin ko-ay na langhas paar.
Without the Fear of God, no one crosses over the world-ocean.

BY Bau rwiKAw Bwie svwir ]1] rhwau ] (151-4)
bhai bha-o raakhi-aa bhaa-ay savaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
This Fear of God adorns the Love of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

BY qin Agin BKY BY nwil ] (151-4)
bhai tan agan bhakhai bhai naal.
The fire of fear within the body is burnt away by the Fear of God.

BY Bau GVIAY sbid svwir ] (151-5)
bhai bha-o gharhee-ai sabad savaar.
Through this Fear of God, we are adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

BY ibnu GwVq kcu inkc ] (151-5)
bhai bin ghaarhat kach nikach.
Without the Fear of God, all that is fashioned is false.

AMDw scw AMDI st ]2] (151-5)
anDhaa sachaa anDhee sat. ||2||
Useless is the mold, and useless are the hammer-strokes on the mold. ||2||

buDI bwjI aupjY cwau ] (151-6)
buDhee baajee upjai chaa-o.
The desire for the worldly drama arises in the intellect,

shs isAwxp pvY n qwau ] (151-6)
sahas si-aanap pavai na taa-o.
but even with thousands of clever mental tricks, the heat of the Fear of God does not come into play.

nwnk mnmuiK bolxu vwau ] (151-6)
naanak manmukh bolan vaa-o.
O Nanak, the speech of the self-willed manmukh is just wind.

AMDw AKru vwau duAwau ]3]1] (151-7)
anDhaa akhar vaa-o du-aa-o. ||3||1||
His words are worthless and empty, like the wind. ||3||1||

gauVI mhlw 1 ] (151-7)
ga-orhee mehlaa 1.
Gauree, First Mehl:

fir Gru Gir fru fir fru jwie ] (151-7)
dar ghar ghar dar dar dar jaa-ay.
Place the Fear of God within the home of your heart; with this Fear of God in your heart, all other fears shall be frightened away.

so fru kyhw ijqu fir fru pwie ] (151-7)
so dar kayhaa jit dar dar paa-ay.
What sort of fear is that, which frightens other fears?

quDu ibnu dUjI nwhI jwie ] (151-8)
tuDh bin doojee naahee jaa-ay.
Without You, I have no other place of rest at all.

jo ikCu vrqY sB qyrI rjwie ]1] (151-8)
jo kichh vartai sabh tayree rajaa-ay. ||1||
Whatever happens is all according to Your Will. ||1||

frIAY jy fru hovY horu ] (151-9)
daree-ai jay dar hovai hor.
Be afraid, if you have any fear, other than the Fear of God.

fir fir frxw mn kw soru ]1] rhwau ] (151-9)
dar dar darnaa man kaa sor. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Afraid of fear, and living in fear, the mind is held in tumult. ||1||Pause||

nw jIau mrY n fUbY qrY ] (151-9)
naa jee-o marai na doobai tarai.
The soul does not die; it does not drown, and it does not swim across.

ijin ikCu kIAw so ikCu krY ] (151-10)
jin kichh kee-aa so kichh karai.
The One who created everything does everything.

hukmy AwvY hukmy jwie ] (151-10)
hukmay aavai hukmay jaa-ay.
By the Hukam of His Command we come, and by the Hukam of His Command we go.

AwgY pwCY hukim smwie ]2] (151-10)
aagai paachhai hukam samaa-ay. ||2||
Before and after, His Command is pervading. ||2||

hMsu hyqu Awsw Asmwnu ] (151-10)
hans hayt aasaa asmaan.
Cruelty, attachment, desire and egotism

iqsu ivic BUK bhuqu nY swnu ] (151-11)
tis vich bhookh bahut nai saan.
- there is great hunger in these, like the raging torrent of a wild stream.

Bau Kwxw pIxw AwDwru ] (151-11)
bha-o khaanaa peenaa aaDhaar.
Let the Fear of God be your food, drink and support.

ivxu KwDy mir hoih gvwr ]3] (151-11)
vin khaaDhay mar hohi gavaar. ||3||
Without doing this, the fools simply die. ||3||

ijs kw koie koeI koie koie ] (151-12)
jis kaa ko-ay ko-ee ko-ay ko-ay.
If anyone really has anyone else - how rare is that person!

sBu ko qyrw qUM sBnw kw soie ] (151-12)
sabh ko tayraa tooN sabhnaa kaa so-ay.
All are Yours - You are the Lord of all.

jw ky jIA jMq Dnu mwlu ] (151-12)
jaa kay jee-a jant Dhan maal.
All beings and creatures, wealth and property belong to Him.

nwnk AwKxu ibKmu bIcwru ]4]2] (151-13)
naanak aakhan bikham beechaar. ||4||2||
O Nanak, it is so difficult to describe and contemplate Him. ||4||2||

gauVI mhlw 1 ] (151-13)
ga-orhee mehlaa 1.
Gauree, First Mehl:

mwqw miq ipqw sMqoKu ] (151-13)
maataa mat pitaa santokh.
Let wisdom be your mother, and contentment your father.

squ BweI kir eyhu ivsyKu ]1] (151-14)
sat bhaa-ee kar ayhu visaykh. ||1||
Let Truth be your brother - these are your best relatives. ||1||

khxw hY ikCu khxu n jwie ] (151-14)
kahnaa hai kichh kahan na jaa-ay.
He has been described, but He cannot be described at all.

qau kudriq kImiq nhI pwie ]1] rhwau ] (151-14)
ta-o kudrat keemat nahee paa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Your All-pervading creative nature cannot be estimated. ||1||Pause||

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD