ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਗੁ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਫਿਰੈ ਮਨਮੁਖਾ ਨੋ ਗਈ ਖਾਇ ॥
bin sabdai jag dukhee-aa firai manmukhaa no ga-ee khaa-ay.
Without the the Guru’s word, the world keeps wandering in pain due to its love for maya, which has consumed the self-willed people.
Bila neno la Guru, dunia inaendelea kuzurura katika uchungu kutokana na upendo wake wa Maya, ambao umekumba kabisa watu wenye wasia binafsi.
ਸਬਦੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸਬਦੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥
sabday naam Dhi-aa-ee-ai sabday sach samaa-ay. ||4||
Meditation on Naam can be done only through the Guru’s word, through the Shabad one can remain merged in the eternal God.
Kutafakari kuhusu Naam kunaweza tu kufanywa kupitia neno la Guru, kupitia Shabad mtu anaweza kubaki ameunganishwa na Mungu wa milele.
ਮਾਇਆ ਭੂਲੇ ਸਿਧ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਨ ਲਗੈ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
maa-i-aa bhoolay siDh fireh samaaDh na lagai subhaa-ay.
The Siddhas (Men of miracle) are lost in the pursuit of Maya, and they cannot concentrate on devotional worship.
Siddhas (wanaume wa miujiza) wamepotea katika harakati za Maya, na hawawezi kumakinikia ibada ya kujitolea.
ਤੀਨੇ ਲੋਅ ਵਿਆਪਤ ਹੈ ਅਧਿਕ ਰਹੀ ਲਪਟਾਇ ॥
teenay lo-a vi-aapat hai aDhik rahee laptaa-ay.
The obsession for Maya, pervades all the three worlds with its illusion, and it has entangled them completely.
Uraibu wa Maya, unaenea katika dunia zote tatu kwa ndoto yake, na imewanasa kabisa.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥੫॥
bin gur mukat na paa-ee-ai naa dubiDhaa maa-i-aa jaa-ay. ||5||
Without the teachings of the Guru, liberation from maya is not attained, and the duality caused by Maya does not go away.
Bila mafundisho ya Guru, ukombozi kutoka Maya haupatwi, na uwili unaosababishwa na Maya hauondoki.
ਮਾਇਆ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਿਆ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
maa-i-aa kis no aakhee-ai ki-aa maa-i-aa karam kamaa-ay.
What is called Maya? What does Maya do to the minds of human beings?
Ni kipi kinaitwa Maya? Maya inafanya nini kwa akili za binadamu?
ਦੁਖਿ ਸੁਖਿ ਏਹੁ ਜੀਉ ਬਧੁ ਹੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
dukh sukh ayhu jee-o baDh hai ha-umai karam kamaa-ay.
Under the influence of maya the mortals are bound by pleasure and pain; they do their deeds in egotism.
Chini ya ushawishi wa Maya binadamu wanafungwa na raha na uchungu; wanatenda vitendo vyao kwa ubinafsi.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਚੂਕਈ ਨਾ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੬॥
bin sabdai bharam na chook-ee naa vichahu ha-umai jaa-ay. ||6||
Without the Guru’s word, doubt is not dispelled, and egotism is not eliminated from within.
Bila neno la Guru, shaka haiondolewi, na ubinafsi hauondolewi kutoka ndani mwa mtu.
ਬਿਨੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
bin pareetee bhagat na hova-ee bin sabdai thaa-ay na paa-ay.
Without love, there is no devotional worship. Without the Guru’s word, no one finds acceptance at God’s court.
Bila upendo, hakuna ibada ya kujitolea. Bila neno la Guru, hakuna mtu anakubalika katika mahakama ya Mungu.
ਸਬਦੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀਐ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਜਾਇ ॥
sabday ha-umai maaree-ai maa-i-aa kaa bharam jaa-ay.
Through the Guru’s teaching, egotism is subdued, and the illusion of Maya is dispelled.
Kupitia mafundisho ya Guru, ubinafsi unatiishwa, na ndoto ya Maya inaondolewa.
ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥੭॥
naam padaarath paa-ee-ai gurmukh sahj subhaa-ay. ||7||
Through the Guru’s teachings one obtains the Treasure of the Naam with intuitive ease.
Kupitia mafundisho ya Guru mtu anapata hazina ya Naam kwa urahisi angavu.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਗੁਣ ਨ ਜਾਪਨੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਣ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
bin gur gun na jaapnee bin gun bhagat na ho-ay.
Without the Guru’s teachings, virtues of higher spiritual life are not revealed, and without virtues, God’s worship cannot be performed.
Bila mafundisho ya Guru, fadhila za maisha ya juu ya kiroho hazidhihiriki, na bila fadhila, ibada kwa Mungu haiwezi kufanywa.
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
bhagat vachhal har man vasi-aa sahj mili-aa parabh so-ay.
The lover of devotional worship, God dwells in the minds of the mortals and they meet that God with intuitive ease.
Mpendwa wa ibada ya kujitolea, Mungu anaishi akilini mwa binadamu na wanakutana na Mungu kwa urahisi angavu.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਕਰਮਿ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥੮॥੪॥੨੧॥
naanak sabday har salaahee-ai karam paraapat ho-ay. ||8||4||21||
O’ Nanak, only through the Guru’s word can God be praised, but this gift (opportunity) is obtained only by His grace.
Ee Nanak, ni kupitia tu neno la Guru ambapo Mungu anaweza kusifiwa, lakini tuzo hii (fursa) inapatikana tu kwa neema yake.
ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
sireeraag mehlaa 3.
Siree Raag, by the third Guru:
Siree Raag, na Guru wa tatu:
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕੀਨਾ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ॥
maa-i-aa moh mayrai parabh keenaa aapay bharam bhulaa-ay.
It is my God who has created the attachment to Maya, and He Himself leads the mortals into this illusion.
Ni Mungu wangu ambaye ameumba kiambatisho kwa Maya, na Yeye mwenyewe anaongoza binadamu ndani mwa ndoto hii.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
manmukh karam karahi nahee boojheh birthaa janam gavaa-ay.
Self-conceited people perform prescribed religious rituals, but they do not understand the righteous way of life and waste away their life in vain.
Watu wenye majivuno ya kibinafsi wanatenda mila za kidini zilizoagizwa, lakini hawaelewi mtindo wa haki wa maisha na wanaharibu maisha yao bure.
ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ਇਸੁ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਕਰਮਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਏ ॥੧॥
gurbaanee is jag meh chaanan karam vasai man aa-ay. ||1||
The Guru’s word is the source of Divine knowledge in this world; by His Grace, it comes to abide within the mind.
Neno la Guru ni chanzo cha maarifa takatifu duniani humu; kwa neema yake, yanakuja kuishi ndani mwa akili.
ਮਨ ਰੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
man ray naam japahu sukh ho-ay.
O’ my mind, meditate on God’s Name with loving devotion, and obtain peace.
Ee akili yangu, tafakari kuhusu Jina la Mungu kwa kujitolea kwa upendo, na upate amani.
ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur pooraa salaahee-ai sahj milai parabh so-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Praising the Perfect Guru, you shall intuitively realize that God.
Kusifu Guru kamili, utagundua Mungu huyo kiangavu.
ਭਰਮੁ ਗਇਆ ਭਉ ਭਾਗਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
bharam ga-i-aa bha-o bhaagi-aa har charnee chit laa-ay.
By concentrating the mind on God’s Name, illusion and fear flee away.
Kwa kumakinisha akili kwa Jina la Mungu, ndoto na uoga unaondoka.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥
gurmukh sabad kamaa-ee-ai har vasai man aa-ay.
By leading one’s life according to the Guru’s teachings, God comes to dwell in the heart.
Kwa mtu kuishi maisha yake kulingana na mafundisho ya Guru, Mungu anakuja kuishi moyoni mwake.
ਘਰਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥
ghar mahal sach samaa-ee-ai jamkaal na sakai khaa-ay. ||2||
A person is thus merged in the Truth, he remains spiritually alive, the fear of death cannot devour him.
Kisha mtu anaunganishwa katika Ukweli, anabaki hai kiroho, na uoga wa kifo hauwezi kumdhuru.
ਨਾਮਾ ਛੀਬਾ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਜੋੁਲਾਹਾ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
naamaa chheebaa kabeer jolaahaa pooray gur tay gat paa-ee.
Nam Dev the tailor, and Kabeer the weaver, obtained salvation through the teachings from the Perfect Guru.
Nam Dev ambaye ni mshoni, na Kabeer ambaye ni mfumaji, wanapata wokovu kupitia mafundisho kutoka Guru kamili.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕੇ ਬੇਤੇ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥
barahm kay baytay sabad pachhaaneh ha-umai jaat gavaa-ee.
These knowers of God understood the divine word, and they completely rooted out their ego and complex due to their lower social status (from their minds).
Hao wajuzi wa Mungu walielewa neno takatifu, na waling’oa kabisa ubinafsi wao na tata kutokana na hadhi yao ya chini ya kijamii (kutoka akili zao).
ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਭਾਈ ॥੩॥
sur nar tin kee banee gaavahi ko-ay na maytai bhaa-ee. ||3||
O’ brother, angels and human beings sing their hymns and no one can erase their name (they have become immortal)
Ee ndugu, malaika na binadamu wanaimba nyimbo zao za kidini na hakuna mtu anaweza kufuta majina yao (wamepata uzima wa milele)
ਦੈਤ ਪੁਤੁ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੰਜਮ ਨ ਪੜੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
dait put karam Dharam kichh sanjam na parhai doojaa bhaa-o na jaanai.
The demon’s son Prahlad refused to perform religious rituals or ceremonies, or practice austerity or self-discipline, and did not practice duality.
Mwana wa pepo Prahlad alikataa kufanya mila za kidini wala taratibu, wala nidhamu kali au ya nidhamu ya kibinafsi, na hakutenda uwili.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟਿਐ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਆ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥
satgur bhayti-ai nirmal ho-aa an-din naam vakhaanai.
Upon meeting with the True Guru, he became immaculate and always meditated on the Name of God with love and devotion.
Punde tu alipokutana na Guru wa kweli, akawa na weupe na daima alitafakari kuhusu Jina la Mungu kwa upendo na kujitolea.
ਏਕੋ ਪੜੈ ਏਕੋ ਨਾਉ ਬੂਝੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੪॥
ayko parhai ayko naa-o boojhai doojaa avar na jaanai. ||4||
He read about the praises of only the One and recognized only the One Name of God and none other.
Alisoma kuhusu sifa za yule Mmoja pekee na kutambua tu Jina Moja la Mungu wala sio lingine.
ਖਟੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਜੋਗੀ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ॥
khat darsan jogee sani-aasee bin gur bharam bhulaa-ay.
Without the guidance of the Guru, even the followers of six Shastras, yogis and recluses remain lost in illusion.
Bila mwongozo wa Guru, hata wafuasi wa Shastra sita, mayogi na wanaojitenga wanabaki wamepotea katika ndoto.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਤਾ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥
satgur sayveh taa gat mit paavahi har jee-o man vasaa-ay.
Only by following the Guru’s teachings and enshrining God’s Name in their mind can they achieve higher spiritual state and righteous way of life.
Ni kwa kufuata mafundisho ya Guru tu na kuweka vizuri Jina la Mungu akilini mwao ambapo wanaweza kutimiza hali ya juu ya kiroho na mtindo wa haki wa kuishi.
ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ਰਹਾਏ ॥੫॥
sachee banee si-o chit laage aavan jaan rahaa-ay. ||5||
When they focus their consciousness on the divine word, their rounds of birth and death come to an end.
Wakati wanamakinisha fahamu zao kwa neno takatifu, mizunguko yao ya kuzaliwa na kufa inatamatika.
ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਵਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ॥
pandit parh parh vaad vakaaneh bin gur bharam bhulaa-ay.
The Pandits, read and argue and stir up controversies, but without the Guru, they are deluded by doubt.
Walimu wa busara, wanasoma na kugombezana na kuzua utata, lakini bila Guru wanadanganywa kwa shaka.
ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਫੇਰੁ ਪਇਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥
lakh cha-oraaseeh fayr pa-i-aa bin sabdai mukat na paa-ay.
They wander around the cycle of millions reincarnations; without the Guru’s word they do not attain liberation.
Wanazurura katika mzunguko wa mamilioni ya kuzaliwa upya; bila neno la Guru hawafikii ukombozi.
ਜਾ ਨਾਉ ਚੇਤੈ ਤਾ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਏ ਜਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥੬॥
jaa naa-o chi tai taa gat paa-ay jaa satgur mayl milaa-ay. ||6||
But when they remember the Name, then they attain the state of salvation, when the True Guru unites them in Union.
Lakini wakati wanakumbuka Jina hilo, wanapokea hali ya wokovu, wakati Guru wa kweli anawaunganisha katika Muungano.
ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਉਪਜੈ ਜਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥
satsangat meh naam har upjai jaa satgur milai subhaa-ay.
When the true Guru unites one in his sublime love, than by remaining in his saintly company, devotion to God’s Name wells up in that person’s mind.
Wakati Guru wa kweli anaunganisha mmoja katika upendo wake mtukufu, basi kwa kubaki katika urafiki wa watakatifu, ibada kwa Jina la Mungu inajaa akilini mwa mtu huyo.