Granth Sahib
Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib: ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, Punjabi pronunciation: , /ˈɡʊəruː ɡrɑːnθ səˈhɪb/) is the central religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal living Guru following the lineage of the 10 human Gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth, the first rendition, was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, added all 115 of Guru Tegh Bahadur's hymns to the Adi Granth, and affirmed the text as his...
himself lord
O Nanak, the Lord Himself is the Appraiser, who distinguishes the counterfeit from the genuine.
clean filthy meet surrender true
O Nanak, the filthy ones become clean only when they meet and surrender to the True Guru.
happy peaceful true
O Nanak, the devotees are happy and peaceful forever. They are absorbed in the True Name.
boat filled totally truth
O Nanak, the Boat of Truth will ferry you across; contemplate the Guru. Some come, and some go; they are totally filled with egotism.
color fade lord primal shall
O Nanak, that Primal Color which the Lord has applied, shall never fade away.
dance delight deluded depart eat merely power shall thrilled truly
O Nanak, no one else is truly alive; those who merely live shall depart in dishonor; everything they eat is impure. Intoxicated with power and thrilled with wealth, they delight in their pleasures, and dance about shamelessly. O Nanak, they are deluded and defrauded.
guru obtain shall true
O Nanak, make the True Guru your friend; going to His Court, you shall obtain the True Lord.
O Nanak, know this well, everything is in accordance with His Will.
true unites
O Nanak, know Him as the True Guru, who unites all with the Lord.
ashes seven
O Nanak, if the shaven-headed ones do not bathe, then seven handfuls of ashes are upon their heads.
judges known
O Nanak, if someone judges himself, only then is he known as a real judge.
behold forever inspires others sacrifice
O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to the one who beholds, and inspires others to behold Him.
found sacrifice true
O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who are found to be true in the True Court.
chant false name pompous practice worldly
O Nanak, chant the Name of God, with heart-felt devotion. Everything else is just a pompous worldly show, and the practice of false deeds.