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

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AsMK Bgq gux igAwn vIcwr ] (4-1)
asaNkh bhagat gun gi-aan veechaar.
Countless devotees contemplate the Wisdom and Virtues of the Lord.

AsMK sqI AsMK dwqwr ] (4-1)
asaNkh satee asaNkh daataar.
Countless the holy, countless the givers.

AsMK sUr muh BK swr ] (4-1)
asaNkh soor muh bhakh saar.
Countless heroic spiritual warriors, who bear the brunt of the attack in battle (who with their mouths eat steel).

AsMK moin ilv lwie qwr ] (4-2)
asaNkh mon liv laa-ay taar.
Countless silent sages, vibrating the String of His Love.

kudriq kvx khw vIcwru ] (4-2)
kudrat kavan kahaa veechaar.
How can Your Creative Potency be described?

vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] (4-2)
vaari-aa na jaavaa ayk vaar.
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

jo quDu BwvY sweI BlI kwr ] (4-2)
jo tuDh bhaavai saa-ee bhalee kaar.
Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

qU sdw slwmiq inrMkwr ]17] (4-3)
too sadaa salaamat nirankaar. ||17||
You, Eternal and Formless One. ||17||

AsMK mUrK AMD Gor ] (4-3)
asaNkh moorakh anDh ghor.
Countless fools, blinded by ignorance.

AsMK cor hrwmKor ] (4-3)
asaNkh chor haraamkhor.
Countless thieves and embezzlers.

AsMK Amr kir jwih jor ] (4-4)
asaNkh amar kar jaahi jor.
Countless impose their will by force.

AsMK glvF hiqAw kmwih ] (4-4)
asaNkh galvadh hati-aa kamaahi.
Countless cut-throats and ruthless killers.

AsMK pwpI pwpu kir jwih ] (4-4)
asaNkh paapee paap kar jaahi.
Countless sinners who keep on sinning.

AsMK kUiVAwr kUVy iPrwih ] (4-4)
asaNkh koorhi-aar koorhay firaahi.
Countless liars, wandering lost in their lies.

AsMK mlyC mlu BiK Kwih ] (4-5)
asaNkh malaychh mal bhakh khaahi.
Countless wretches, eating filth as their ration.

AsMK inMdk isir krih Bwru ] (4-5)
asaNkh nindak sir karahi bhaar.
Countless slanderers, carrying the weight of their stupid mistakes on their heads.

nwnku nIcu khY vIcwru ] (4-5)
naanak neech kahai veechaar.
Nanak describes the state of the lowly.

vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] (4-6)
vaari-aa na jaavaa ayk vaar.
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

jo quDu BwvY sweI BlI kwr ] (4-6)
jo tuDh bhaavai saa-ee bhalee kaar.
Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

qU sdw slwmiq inrMkwr ]18] (4-6)
too sadaa salaamat nirankaar. ||18||
You, Eternal and Formless One. ||18||

AsMK nwv AsMK Qwv ] (4-7)
asaNkh naav asaNkh thaav.
Countless names, countless places.

AgMm AgMm AsMK loA ] (4-7)
agamm agamm asaNkh lo-a.
Inaccessible, unapproachable, countless celestial realms.

AsMK khih isir Bwru hoie ] (4-7)
asaNkh kehahi sir bhaar ho-ay.
Even to call them countless is to carry the weight on your head.

AKrI nwmu AKrI swlwh ] (4-7)
akhree naam akhree saalaah.
From the Word, comes the Naam; from the Word, comes Your Praise.

AKrI igAwnu gIq gux gwh ] (4-8)
akhree gi-aan geet gun gaah.
From the Word, comes spiritual wisdom, singing the Songs of Your Glory.

AKrI ilKxu bolxu bwix ] (4-8)
akhree likhan bolan baan.
From the Word, come the written and spoken words and hymns.

AKrw isir sMjogu vKwix ] (4-8)
akhraa sir sanjog vakhaan.
From the Word, comes destiny, written on one's forehead.

ijin eyih ilKy iqsu isir nwih ] (4-9)
jin ayhi likhay tis sir naahi.
But the One who wrote these Words of Destiny-no words are written on His Forehead.

ijv Purmwey iqv iqv pwih ] (4-9)
jiv furmaa-ay tiv tiv paahi.
As He ordains, so do we receive.

jyqw kIqw qyqw nwau ] (4-9)
jaytaa keetaa taytaa naa-o.
The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name.

ivxu nwvY nwhI ko Qwau ] (4-10)
vin naavai naahee ko thaa-o.
Without Your Name, there is no place at all.

kudriq kvx khw vIcwru ] (4-10)
kudrat kavan kahaa veechaar.
How can I describe Your Creative Power?

vwirAw n jwvw eyk vwr ] (4-10)
vaari-aa na jaavaa ayk vaar.
I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You.

jo quDu BwvY sweI BlI kwr ] (4-10)
jo tuDh bhaavai saa-ee bhalee kaar.
Whatever pleases You is the only good done,

qU sdw slwmiq inrMkwr ]19] (4-11)
too sadaa salaamat nirankaar. ||19||
You, Eternal and Formless One. ||19||

BrIAY hQu pYru qnu dyh ] (4-11)
bharee-ai hath pair tan dayh.
When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty,

pwxI DoqY auqrsu Kyh ] (4-11)
paanee Dhotai utras khayh.
water can wash away the dirt.

mUq plIqI kpVu hoie ] (4-12)
moot paleetee kaparh ho-ay.
When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine,

dy swbUxu leIAY Ehu Doie ] (4-12)
day saaboon la-ee-ai oh Dho-ay.
soap can wash them clean.

BrIAY miq pwpw kY sMig ] (4-12)
bharee-ai mat paapaa kai sang.
But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin,

Ehu DopY nwvY kY rMig ] (4-13)
oh Dhopai naavai kai rang.
it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name.

puMnI pwpI AwKxu nwih ] (4-13)
punnee paapee aakhan naahi.
Virtue and vice do not come by mere words;

kir kir krxw iliK lY jwhu ] (4-13)
kar kar karnaa likh lai jaahu.
actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul.

Awpy bIij Awpy hI Kwhu ] (4-13)
aapay beej aapay hee khaahu.
You shall harvest what you plant.

nwnk hukmI Awvhu jwhu ]20] (4-14)
naanak hukmee aavhu jaahu. ||20||
O Nanak, by the Hukam of God's Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20||

qIrQu qpu dieAw dqu dwnu ] (4-14)
tirath tap da-i-aa dat daan.
Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity

jy ko pwvY iql kw mwnu ] (4-14)
jay ko paavai til kaa maan.
-these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit.

suixAw mMinAw min kIqw Bwau ] (4-15)
suni-aa mani-aa man keetaa bhaa-o.
Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind,

AMqrgiq qIriQ mil nwau ] (4-15)
antargat tirath mal naa-o.
cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within.

siB gux qyry mY nwhI koie ] (4-15)
sabh gun tayray mai naahee ko-ay.
All virtues are Yours, Lord, I have none at all.

ivxu gux kIqy Bgiq n hoie ] (4-16)
vin gun keetay bhagat na ho-ay.
Without virtue, there is no devotional worship.

suAsiq AwiQ bwxI brmwau ] (4-16)
su-asat aath banee barmaa-o.
I bow to the Lord of the World, to His Word, to Brahma the Creator.

siq suhwxu sdw min cwau ] (4-16)
sat suhaan sadaa man chaa-o.
He is Beautiful, True and Eternally Joyful.

kvxu su vylw vKqu kvxu kvx iQiq kvxu vwru ] (4-16)
kavan so vaylaa vakhat kavan kavan thit kavan vaar.
What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what was that date?

kvix is ruqI mwhu kvxu ijqu hoAw Awkwru ] (4-17)
kavan se rutee maahu kavan jit ho-aa aakaar.
What was that season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created?

vyl n pweIAw pMfqI ij hovY lyKu purwxu ] (4-17)
vayl na paa-ee-aa pandtee je hovai laykh puraan.
The Pandits, the religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in the Puraanas.

vKqu n pwieE kwdIAw ij ilKin lyKu kurwxu ] (4-18)
vakhat na paa-i-o kaadee-aa je likhan laykh kuraan.
That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the Koran.

iQiq vwru nw jogI jwxY ruiq mwhu nw koeI ] (4-18)
thit vaar naa jogee jaanai rut maahu naa ko-ee.
The day and the date are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season.

jw krqw isrTI kau swjy Awpy jwxY soeI ] (4-19)
jaa kartaa sirthee ka-o saajay aapay jaanai so-ee.
The Creator who created this creation-only He Himself knows.

ikv kir AwKw ikv swlwhI ikau vrnI ikv jwxw ] (4-19)
kiv kar aakhaa kiv saalaahee ki-o varnee kiv jaanaa.
How can we speak of Him? How can we praise Him? How can we describe Him? How can we know Him?

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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