ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ॥
asatpadee.
Ashtapadee:
ਜਹ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਮੀਤ ਨ ਭਾਈ ॥
jah maat pitaa sut meet na bhaa-ee.
Where there is no mother, father, children, friends or siblings to help you.
Mahali ambapo hakuna mama, baba, watoto, marafiki au ndugu kukusaidia.
ਮਨ ਊਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਹਾਈ ॥
man oohaa naam tayrai sang sahaa-ee.
O’ my mind, there, only God’s Name, shall be with you as your help and support.
Ee akili yangu, Jina la Mungu pekee, litakuwa pamoja nawe kama msaada na tegemezo yako.
ਜਹ ਮਹਾ ਭਇਆਨ ਦੂਤ ਜਮ ਦਲੈ ॥
jah mahaa bha-i-aan doot jam dalai.
Where thearmies of dreadful demons try to crush you,
Mahali ambapo majeshi ya mapepo wa kutisha yajaribu kukuangamiza,
ਤਹ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਚਲੈ ॥
tah kayval naam sang tayrai chalai.
there, only the Naam shall go along with you.
Hapo, ni Naam pekee ambayo itaambatana na wewe.
ਜਹ ਮੁਸਕਲ ਹੋਵੈ ਅਤਿ ਭਾਰੀ ॥
jah muskal hovai at bhaaree.
where you are in extremely difficult situation,
mahali ambapo upo katika hali ngumu sana,
ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਖਿਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਉਧਾਰੀ ॥
har ko naam khin maahi uDhaaree.
there God’s Name shall rescue you in an instant.
Hapo Jina la Mungu litakukomboa wakati huo huo.
ਅਨਿਕ ਪੁਨਹਚਰਨ ਕਰਤ ਨਹੀ ਤਰੈ ॥
anik punahcharan karat nahee tarai.
By performing countless religious rituals, one is not saved from the sins.
Kwa kufanya mila za kidini zisizohesabika, mtu hakombolewi kutoka dhambi.
ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਕੋਟਿ ਪਾਪ ਪਰਹਰੈ ॥
har ko naam kot paap parharai.
The Name of God washes off millions of sins.
Jina la Mungu linasafisha mamilioni ya dhambi.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ॥
gurmukh naam japahu man mayray.
Therefore, O’ my mind, meditate on God’s Name with the Guru’s Blessing,
Hivyo basi, Ee akili yangu, tafakari kuhusu Jina la Mungu kwa Baraka ya Guru,
ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਸੂਖ ਘਨੇਰੇ ॥੧॥
naanak paavhu sookh ghanayray. ||1||
and, O’ Nanak, you shall obtain countless joys. ||1||
na, Ee Nanak, utapata furaha zisizohesabika.
ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ਦੁਖੀਆ ॥
sagal sarisat ko raajaa dukhee-aa.
Even as a king of the entire world, one remains in distress.
Hata akiwa mfalme wa dunia nzima, mtu anabaki katika dhiki.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਖੀਆ ॥
har kaa naam japat ho-ay sukhee-aa.
But by meditating on God’s Name, one obtains peace.
Lakini kwa kutafakari kuhusu Jina la Mungu, mtu anapata amani.
ਲਾਖ ਕਰੋਰੀ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਰੈ ॥
laakh karoree banDh na parai.
Even huge amounts of wealth does not end the desire for more.
Hata kiasi kikubwa cha utajiri hakimalizi tamaa ya zaidi.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਨਿਸਤਰੈ ॥
har kaa naam japat nistarai.
By meditating on God’s Name, one escapes from the intense desire for Maya.
Kwa kutafakari kuhusu Jina la Mungu, mtu anaepuka kutoka hamu kali ya Maya.
ਅਨਿਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਰੰਗ ਤਿਖ ਨ ਬੁਝਾਵੈ ॥
anik maa-i-aa rang tikh na bujhaavai.
By remaining absorbed in the countless worldly pleasures, one’s desire for more worldly possessions, is not quenched.
Kwa kubaki amevama katika raha zisizohesabika za kidunia, hamu ya mtu ya mali zaidi ya kidunia, haizimwi.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਆਘਾਵੈ ॥
har kaa naam japat aaghaavai.
By remembering God with love and devotion, one is satiated from Maya.
Kwa kumkumbuka Mungu kwa upendo na kujitolea, mtu anatoshelezwa kutoka Maya.
ਜਿਹ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਇਹੁ ਜਾਤ ਇਕੇਲਾ ॥
jih maarag ih jaat ikaylaa.
Upon the journey, which the soul must take alone,
Katika safari, ambayo roho lazima iende peke yake,
ਤਹ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਹੋਤ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥
tah har naam sang hot suhaylaa.
there, only God’s Name is with the soul as a comforter.
Hapo, Jina la Mungu pekee linaambatana na roho kama mfariji.
ਐਸਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨ ਸਦਾ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
aisaa naam man sadaa Dhi-aa-ee-ai.
O’ my mind, meditate forever on such a Name.
Ee akili yangu, tafakari milele kuhusu Jina kama hilo.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
naanak gurmukh param gat paa-ee-ai. ||2||
O’ Nanak, the supreme spiritual state is obtained through the Guru’s grace. ||2||
Ee Nanak, hali kuu ya kiroho inaptwa kupitia neema ya Guru.
ਛੂਟਤ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਟਿ ਲਖ ਬਾਹੀ ॥
chhootat nahee kot lakh baahee.
Even with the support of millions of brothers, one can’t save oneself from vices.
Hata kwa tegemezo ya mamilioni ya ndugu, mtu hawezi kujiokoa kutoka maovu.
ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਤਹ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰਾਹੀ ॥
naam japat tah paar paraahee.
By meditating on Naam, one swims across the worldly-ocean of vices,
Kwa kutafakari kuhusu Naam, mtu anaogelea akivuka bahari ya kidunia ya dhambi,
ਅਨਿਕ ਬਿਘਨ ਜਹ ਆਇ ਸੰਘਾਰੈ ॥
anik bighan jah aa-ay sanghaarai.
Where countless misfortunes threaten to destroy you,
Ambapo misiba isiyohesabika inatishia kukuangamiza,
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਤਕਾਲ ਉਧਾਰੈ ॥
har kaa naam tatkaal uDhaarai.
There the Name of God shall rescues you in an instant.
Hapo Jina la Mungu litakuokoa papo hapo.
ਅਨਿਕ ਜੋਨਿ ਜਨਮੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਮ ॥
anik jon janmai mar jaam.
Through countless incarnations, people are born and die.
Kupitia kuzaliwa upya kusiohesabika, watu wanazaliwa na kufa.
ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਪਾਵੈ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮ ॥
naam japat paavai bisraam.
But reciting God’s Name, the soul rests in peace and becomes one with God.
Lakini kwa kukariri Jina la Mungu, roho inapumzika kwa amani na kuungana na Mungu.
ਹਉ ਮੈਲਾ ਮਲੁ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਧੋਵੈ ॥
ha-o mailaa mal kabahu na Dhovai.
The one soiled with filth of ego, can never washes off this filth .
Yule ambaye amechafuliwa kwa uchafu wa ubinafsi, kamwe hawezi kusafisha uchafu huo.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕੋਟਿ ਪਾਪ ਖੋਵੈ ॥
har kaa naam kot paap khovai.
The Name of God erases millions of sins.
Jina la Mungu linafuta mamilioni ya dhambi.
ਐਸਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮਨ ਰੰਗਿ ॥
aisaa naam japahu man rang.
O’ my mind, recite such a Name with love.
Ee akili yangu, kariri Jina kama hilo kwa upendo.
ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਧ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ॥੩॥
naanak paa-ee-ai saaDh kai sang. ||3||
O’ Nanak, God’s Name is realized in the Company of the Holy. ||3||
Ee Nanak, Jina la Mungu linagunduliwa katika Uandamano wa Watakatifu.
ਜਿਹ ਮਾਰਗ ਕੇ ਗਨੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਨ ਕੋਸਾ ॥
jih maarag kay ganay jaahi na kosaa.
On that path of life’s journey where the miles cannot be counted,
Katika njia hiyo ya safari ya maisha ambapo maili haiwezi kuhesabika,
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਊਹਾ ਸੰਗਿ ਤੋਸਾ ॥
har kaa naam oohaa sang tosaa.
there the Name of the God is your sustenance.
Hapo Jina la Mungu ndilo riziki yako.
ਜਿਹ ਪੈਡੈ ਮਹਾ ਅੰਧ ਗੁਬਾਰਾ ॥
jih paidai mahaa anDh gubaaraa.
On the journey of life where there is total pitch-black darkness of ignorance,
Katika safari ya maisha ambapo kuna giza totoro ya ujinga,
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਉਜੀਆਰਾ ॥
har kaa naam sang ujee-aaraa.
the Name of God is the Light with you.
Jina la Mungu ni nuru inayoambatana nawe.
ਜਹਾ ਪੰਥਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੋ ਨ ਸਿਞਾਨੂ ॥
jahaa panth tayraa ko na sinjaanoo.
On that journey of life where no one knows you,
Katika safari hiyo ya maisha ambapo hakuna mtu anakujua,
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਹ ਨਾਲਿ ਪਛਾਨੂ ॥
har kaa naam tah naal pachhaanoo.
there God’s Name is your true friend.
Hapo Jina la Mungu ndilo rafiki wako wa kweli.
ਜਹ ਮਹਾ ਭਇਆਨ ਤਪਤਿ ਬਹੁ ਘਾਮ ॥
jah mahaa bha-i-aan tapat baho ghaam.
Where (in the journy of life) there is terrible scorching heat of vices,
Mahali (katika safari ya maisha) ambapo kuna joto jingi kali la maovu,
ਤਹ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਤੁਮ ਊਪਰਿ ਛਾਮ ॥
tah har kay naam kee tum oopar chhaam.
there, the Name of the God will provide you protection.
Hapo, Jina la Mungu litakupa ulinzi.
ਜਹਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਖਾ ਮਨ ਤੁਝੁ ਆਕਰਖੈ ॥
jahaa tarikhaa man tujh aakrakhai.
O’ my mind, where the craving for worldly possessions torments you,
Ee akili yangu, pahali ambapo tamaa ya mali ya kidunia inakutesa,
ਤਹ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਬਰਖੈ ॥੪॥
tah naanak har har amrit barkhai. ||4||
There, O’ Nanak, God’s Name acts like Nectar to control your desires. ||4||
Hapo, Ee Nanak, Jina la Mungu litakuwa kama Nekta ya kudhibiti hamu zako.
ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਬਰਤਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
bhagat janaa kee bartan naam.
For the devotee, God’s Name is an article of daily use.
Kwa mtawa, Jina la Mungu ni kifaa cha matumizi ya kila siku.
ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮੁ ॥
sant janaa kai man bisraam.
God’s Name dwells in the mind of the devotees.
Jina la Mungu linaishi akilini mwa watawa.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਦਾਸ ਕੀ ਓਟ ॥
har kaa naam daas kee ot.
God’s Name is the Support of His humble devotees.
Jina la Mungu ni Tegemezo ya watawa wanyenyekevu.
ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਉਧਰੇ ਜਨ ਕੋਟਿ ॥
har kai naam uDhray jan kot.
Millions are saved from vices by remembering God’s Name.
Mamilioni wanakombolewa kutoka dhambi kwa kulikumbuka Jina la Mungu.
ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਕਰਤ ਸੰਤ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ॥
har jas karat sant din raat.
God’s devotees recite His praises day and night,
Watawa wa Mungu wanakariri sifa zake mchana na usiku,
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਸਾਧ ਕਮਾਤਿ ॥
har har a-ukhaDh saaDh kamaat.
and they acquire the medicine of Naam which cures the malady of self-conciet.
Na wanapata dawa ya Naam inayotibu ugonjwa wa majivuno binafsi.
ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥
har jan kai har naam niDhaan.
God’s Name is the real treasure of God’s devotees.
Jina la Mungu ni hazina halisi ya watawa wa Mungu.
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਜਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਦਾਨ ॥
paarbarahm jan keeno daan.
The Supreme God has blessed His devotees with this gift of Naam.
Mungu Mkuu amebariki watawa wake na tuzo hii ya Naam.
ਮਨ ਤਨ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਤੇ ਰੰਗ ਏਕੈ ॥
man tan rang ratay rang aikai.
Mind and body are imbued with ecstasy in the Love of the One God.
Akili na mwili umejawa na raha kuu katika Upendo wa Mungu Mmoja.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਬਿਰਤਿ ਬਿਬੇਕੈ ॥੫॥
naanak jan kai birat bibaykai. ||5||
O’ Nanak, His devotees acquire the divine intellect to differentiate between right and wrong. ll5ll
Ee Nanak, watawa wake wanapata akili takatifu ya kutofautisha kati ya mzuri na mbaya.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ॥
har kaa naam jan ka-o mukat jugat.
For his devotees, God’s Name is the only way to freedom from the bonds of Maya.
Kwa watawa wake, Jina la Mungu ni njia ya pekee ya uhuru kutoka vifungo vya Maya.
ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਭੁਗਤਿ ॥
har kai naam jan ka-o taripat bhugat.
To His devotees, God’s Name provides contentment from Maya.
Kwa watawa wake, Jina la Mungu linatoa kutoshelezwa kutoka kwa Maya.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਨ ਕਾ ਰੂਪ ਰੰਗੁ ॥
har kaa naam jan kaa roop rang.
God’s Name is the beauty and delight of His devotees.
Jina la Mungu ni uzuri na furaha ya watawa wake.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਕਬ ਪਰੈ ਨ ਭੰਗੁ ॥
har naam japat kab parai na bhang.
By remembering God’s Name, one never faces any obstacles in life.
Kwa kulikumbuka Jina la Mungu, kamwe mtu hapata vizuizi vyovyote maishani.
ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
har kaa naam jan kee vadi-aa-ee.
God’s Name is the true glory of His devotees.
Jina la Mungu ni utukufu wa kweli wa watawa wake.
ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਜਨ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥
har kai naam jan sobhaa paa-ee.
Through God’s name His devotees receives honor.
Kupitia Jina la Mungu watawa wake wanapokea heshima.