amrit banee gur kee meethee

mwJ mhlw 3 (113-13)
maajh mehlaa 3
Maajh, Third Mehl


AMimRq bwxI gur kI mITI ]
amrit banee gur kee meethee.
The Nectar of the Guru's Bani is very sweet.

gurmuiK ivrlY iknY ciK fITI ]
gurmukh virlai kinai chakh deethee.
Rare are the Gurmukhs who see and taste it.

AMqir prgwsu mhw rsu pIvY dir scY sbdu vjwvixAw ]1]
antar pargaas mahaa ras peevai dar sachai sabad vajaavani-aa. ||1||
The Divine Light dawns within, and the supreme essence is found. In the True Court, the Word of the Shabad vibrates. ||1||

hau vwrI jIau vwrI gur crxI icqu lwvixAw ]
ha-o vaaree jee-o vaaree gur charnee chit laavani-aa.
I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who focus their consciousness on the Guru's Feet.

siqguru hY AMimRq sru swcw mnu nwvY mYlu cukwvixAw ]1] rhwau ]
satgur hai amrit sar saachaa man naavai mail chukaavani-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The True Guru is the True Pool of Nectar; bathing in it, the mind is washed clean of all filth. ||1||Pause||

qyrw scy iknY AMqu n pwieAw ]
tayraa sachay kinai ant na paa-i-aa.
Your limits, O True Lord, are not known to anyone.

gur prswid iknY ivrlY icqu lwieAw ]
gur parsaad kinai virlai chit laa-i-aa.
Rare are those who, by Guru's Grace, focus their consciousness on You.

quDu swlwih n rjw kbhUM scy nwvY kI BuK lwvixAw ]2]
tuDh saalaahi na rajaa kabahooN sachay naavai kee bhukh laavani-aa. ||2||
Praising You, I am never satisfied; such is the hunger I feel for the True Name. ||2||

eyko vyKw Avru n bIAw ]
ayko vaykhaa avar na bee-aa.
I see only the One, and no other.

gur prswdI AMimRqu pIAw ]
gur parsaadee amrit pee-aa.
By Guru's Grace, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.

gur kY sbid iqKw invwrI shjy sUiK smwvixAw ]3]
gur kai sabad tikhaa nivaaree sehjay sookh samaavani-aa. ||3||
My thirst is quenched by the Word of the Guru's Shabad; I am absorbed in intuitive peace and poise. ||3||

rqnu pdwrQu plir iqAwgY ]
ratan padaarath palar ti-aagai.
The Priceless Jewel is discarded like straw;

mnmuKu AMDw dUjY Bwie lwgY ]
manmukh anDhaa doojai bhaa-ay laagai.
the blind self-willed manmukhs are attached to the love of duality.

jo bIjY soeI Plu pwey supnY suKu n pwvixAw ]4]
jo beejai so-ee fal paa-ay supnai sukh na paavni-aa. ||4||
As they plant, so do they harvest. They shall not obtain peace, even in their dreams. ||4||

ApnI ikrpw kry soeI jnu pwey ]
apnee kirpaa karay so-ee jan paa-ay.
Those who are blessed with His Mercy find the Lord.

gur kw sbdu mMin vswey ]
gur kaa sabad man vasaa-ay.
The Word of the Guru's Shabad abides in the mind.

Anidnu sdw rhY BY AMdir BY mwir Brmu cukwvixAw ]5]
an-din sadaa rahai bhai andar bhai maar bharam chukaavani-aa. ||5||
Night and day, they remain in the Fear of God; conquering their fears, their doubts are dispelled. ||5||

Brmu cukwieAw sdw suKu pwieAw ]
bharam chukaa-i-aa sadaa sukh paa-i-aa.
Dispelling their doubts, they find a lasting peace.

gur prswid prm pdu pwieAw ]
gur parsaad param pad paa-i-aa.
By Guru's Grace, the supreme status is attained.

AMqru inrmlu inrml bwxI hir gux shjy gwvixAw ]6]
antar nirmal nirmal banee har gun sehjay gaavani-aa. ||6||
Deep within, they are pure, and their words are pure as well; intuitively, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||6||

isimRiq swsq byd vKwxY ]
simrit saasat bayd vakhaanai.
They recite the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Vedas,

Brmy BUlw qqu n jwxY ]
bharmay bhoolaa tat na jaanai.
but deluded by doubt, they do not understand the essence of reality.

ibnu siqgur syvy suKu n pwey duKo duKu kmwvixAw ]7]
bin satgur sayvay sukh na paa-ay dukho dukh kamaavani-aa. ||7||
Without serving the True Guru, they find no peace; they earn only pain and misery. ||7||

Awip kry iksu AwKY koeI ]
aap karay kis aakhai ko-ee.
The Lord Himself acts; unto whom should we complain?

AwKix jweIAY jy BUlw hoeI ]
aakhan jaa-ee-ai jay bhoolaa ho-ee.
How can anyone complain that the Lord has made a mistake?

nwnk Awpy kry krwey nwmy nwim smwvixAw ]8]7]8]
naanak aapay karay karaa-ay naamay naam samaavani-aa. ||8||7||8||
O Nanak, the Lord Himself does, and causes things to be done; chanting the Naam, we are absorbed in the Naam. ||8||7||8||