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...
essence lord meditate name obtained servant sublime
The Lord has become merciful, and now I meditate on the Name of the Lord. Servant Nanak has obtained the sublime essence of the Lord.
bestows bliss depths eternal gives lord seat sinners stability
The Lord bestows bliss upon His devotees, and gives them a seat in the eternal home. He does not give the sinners any stability or place of rest; He consigns them to the depths of hell.
becomes both lord master merciful
The Lord and Master becomes merciful to His servant; He has embellished both this world and the next.
alone court lord
The Lord alone is the One Creator; there is only the One Court of the Lord.
feels lasts lord love servant
The love which the Lord's servant feels for the Lord lasts forever.
exchange jewel mere soul
The jewel of the soul is priceless, and yet it is being squandered like this, in exchange for a mere shell.
jewel placed spiritual universe wisdom within
The jewel of spiritual wisdom was placed within the universe.
luck suffer terrible
The discarded soul-brides suffer in terrible agony; they have no luck at all.
gather oil pour together wedding
The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come - let's gather together and pour the oil over the threshold.
death gnawing life mouse night passes rope
The day dawns, and then it ends, and the night passes away. Man's life is diminishing, but he does not understand. Each day, the mouse of death is gnawing away at the rope of life.
alone moon night pass shall speaks stars sun thousands
The day and the sun shall pass away; the night and the moon shall pass away; the hundreds of thousands of stars shall disappear. He alone is permanent; Nanak speaks the Truth.
knows name value
The Master's Name is Priceless; no one knows its value.
The meager, short-lived dream, this thing - you are engrossed in it, over and over again.
drinking eating estimate flying neither nor soaring
If I was a bird, soaring and flying through hundreds of heavens, and if I was invisible, neither eating nor drinking anything - even so, I could not estimate Your Value.