ਕਵਨ ਗੁਨੁ ਜੋ ਤੁਝੁ ਲੈ ਗਾਵਉ ॥ kavan gun jo tujh lai gaava-o. What is that virtue, by which I may sing of You? Ni ipi fadhila hiyo, ambayo kuipitia naweza kukuimbia? ਕਵਨ ਬੋਲ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਰੀਝਾਵਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ kavan bol paarbrahm reejh ava-o. ||1|| rahaa-o. O’ God, what is that word by which I
ਪੀਊ ਦਾਦੇ ਕਾ ਖੋਲਿ ਡਿਠਾ ਖਜਾਨਾ ॥ pee-oo daaday kaa khol dithaa khajaanaa. , When I opened and looked at the treasure (the divine words) of my ancestors, Wakati nilifungua na kuangalia hazina (maneno takatifu) ya mababu zangu. ਤਾ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਇਆ ਨਿਧਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ taa mayrai man bha-i-aa niDhaanaa. ||1|| then my mind felt, as
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜੀਅ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥ har har naam jee-a paraan aDhaar. Now Naam has become the mainstay of my life breath. Sasa Naam imekuwa nguzo ya uhai wangu. ਸਾਚਾ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ॥ saachaa Dhan paa-i-o har rang. Being imbued with God’s love, I have obtained the true wealth of Naam. Nikiwa
ਜਨ ਕੀ ਟੇਕ ਏਕ ਗੋਪਾਲ ॥ jan kee tayk ayk gopaal. God becomes the only support for such a devotee. Mungu anakuwa tegemezo ya kipekee ya mtawa kama huyo. ਏਕਾ ਲਿਵ ਏਕੋ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਉ ॥ aykaa liv ayko man bhaa-o. Such a devotee becomes attuned to God and his mind is filled with love for
ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਡੂਬਤ ਪਾਹਨ ਤਰੇ ॥੩॥ jis simrat doobat paahan taray. ||3|| By meditating whom even the stone hearted persons swim across the worldly ocean of vices. ||3|| Ambaye kwa kutafakari kwake hata watu wenye mioyo migumu wanaogelea wakivuka bahari ya kidunia ya dhambi. ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ॥ sant sabhaa ka-o sadaa jaikaar.
ਬਿਆਪਤ ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਬਿਸਥਾਰ ॥ bi-aapat harakh sog bisthaar. Maya afflicts some through pain and others through the display of pleasure. Maya inaathiri wengine kupitia uchungu na wengine kupitia maonyesho ya raha. ਬਿਆਪਤ ਸੁਰਗ ਨਰਕ ਅਵਤਾਰ ॥ bi-aapat surag narak avtaar. It torments people through living in the conditions of heaven and hell. Inatesa watu
ਇਸ ਹੀ ਮਧੇ ਬਸਤੁ ਅਪਾਰ ॥ is hee maDhay basat apaar. Within this temple is the infinite wealth of Naam. Ndani mwa hekalu hii kuna utajiri usio na mwisho wa Naam. ਇਸ ਹੀ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਸੁਨੀਅਤ ਸਾਹੁ ॥ is hee bheetar sunee-at saahu. Within it, the great banker-God is said to dwell. Ndani mwake, mkurugenzi wa
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥ gurmukh man mayray naam samaal. O’ my mind, keep meditating on God’s Naam by following Guru’s teachings. Ee akili yangu, endelea kutafakari kuhusu Naam ya Mungu kwa kufuata mafundisho ya Guru. ਸਦਾ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਚਲੈ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ sadaa nibhai chalai tayrai naal. rahaa-o. Only this Naam would
ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥ vad-hans mehlaa 3. Raag Wadahans, Third Guru: Raag Wadahans, Guru wa Tatu: ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥ maa-i-aa moh gubaar hai gur bin gi-aan na ho-ee. The attachment for Maya is like a pitch-darkness and the knowledge of spiritual life cannot be attained without following the
ਨਾ ਮਨੀਆਰੁ ਨ ਚੂੜੀਆ ਨਾ ਸੇ ਵੰਗੁੜੀਆਹਾ ॥ naa manee-aar na choorhee-aa naa say vangoorhee-aahaa. Since neither the bangle seller who adorned these arms nor the bangles and bracelets that he gave you, could do you any good, Kwani muuzaji wa bangili ambaye amepamba mikono hii wala bangili na uvoo aliokupa, hauwezi kukusaidia kwa njia