Anand Sahib

1One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

2Raamkalee, Third Mehla, Anand ~ The Song Of Bliss:

3One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

4I am in ecstasy, O my mother, for I have found my True Guru.

5I have found the True Guru, with intuitive ease, and my mind vibrates with the music of bliss.

6The jewelled melodies and their related celestial harmonies have come to sing the Word of the Shabad.

7The Lord dwells within the minds of those who sing the Shabad.

8Says Nanak, I am in ecstasy, for I have found my True Guru. ||1||

9O my mind, remain always with the Lord.

10Remain always with the Lord, O my mind, and all sufferings will be forgotten.

11He will accept You as His own, and all your affairs will be perfectly arranged.

12Our Lord and Master is all-powerful to do all things, so why forget Him from your mind?

13Says Nanak, O my mind, remain always with the Lord. ||2||

14O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your celestial home?

15Everything is in Your home; they receive, unto whom You give.

16Constantly singing Your Praises and Glories, Your Name is enshrined in the mind.

17The divine melody of the Shabad vibrates for those, within whose minds the Naam abides.

18Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, what is there which is not in Your home? ||3||

19The True Name is my only support.

20The True Name is my only support; it satisfies all hunger.

21It has brought peace and tranquility to my mind; it has fulfilled all my desires.

22I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who possesses such glorious greatness.

23Says Nanak, listen, O Saints; enshrine love for the Shabad.

24The True Name is my only support. ||4||

25The Panch Shabad, the five primal sounds, vibrate in that blessed house.

26In that blessed house, the Shabad vibrates; He infuses His almighty power into it.

27Through You, we subdue the five demons of desire, and slay Death, the torturer.

28Those who have such pre-ordained destiny are attached to the Lord's Name.

29Says Nanak, they are at peace, and the unstruck sound current vibrates within their homes. ||5||

30Without the true love of devotion, the body is without honor.

31The body is dishonored without devotional love; what can the poor wretches do?

32No one except You is all-powerful; please bestow Your Mercy, O Lord of all nature.

33There is no place of rest, other than the Name; attached to the Shabad, we are embellished with beauty.

34Says Nanak, without devotional love, what can the poor wretches do? ||6||

35Bliss, bliss - everyone talks of bliss; bliss is known only through the Guru.

36Eternal bliss in known only through the Guru, when the Beloved Lord grants His Grace.

37Granting His Grace, He cuts away our sins; He blesses us with the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom.

38Those who eradicate attachment from within themselves, are adorned with the Shabad, the Word of the True Lord.

39Says Nanak, this alone is bliss - bliss which is known through the Guru. ||7||

40O Baba, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it.

41He alone receives it, unto whom You give it; what can the other poor wretched beings do?

42Some are deluded by doubt, wandering in the ten directions; some are adorned with attachment to the Naam.

43By Guru's Grace, the mind becomes immaculate and pure, for those who follow God's Will.

44Says Nanak, he alone receives it, unto whom You give it, O Beloved Lord. ||8||

45Come, Beloved Saints, let us speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord.

46How can we speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord? Through which door will we find Him?

47Surrender body, mind, wealth, and everything to the Guru; obey the Order of His Will, and you will find Him.

48Obey the Hukam of the Guru's Command, and sing the True Word of His Bani.

49Says Nanak, listen, O Saints, and speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord. ||9||

50O fickle mind, through cleverness, no one has found the Lord.

51Through cleverness, no one has found Him; listen, O my mind.

52This Maya is so fascinating; because of it, people wander in doubt.

53This fascinating Maya was created by the One who has administered this potion.

54I am a sacrifice to the One who has made emotional attachment sweet.

55Says Nanak, O fickle mind, no one has found Him through cleverness. ||10||

56O beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever.

57This family which you see shall not go along with you.

58They shall not go along with you, so why do you focus your attention on them?

59Don't do anything that you will regret in the end.

60Listen to the Teachings of the True Guru - these shall go along with you.

61Says Nanak, O beloved mind, contemplate the True Lord forever. ||11||

62O inaccessible and unfathomable Lord, Your limits cannot be found.

63No one has found Your limits; only You Yourself know.

64All living beings and creatures are Your play; how can anyone describe You?

65You speak, and You gaze upon all; You created the Universe.

66Says Nanak, You are forever inaccessible; Your limits cannot be found. ||12||

67The angelic beings and the silent sages search for the Ambrosial Nectar; this Amrit is obtained from the Guru.

68This Amrit is obtained, when the Guru grants His Grace; He enshrines the True Lord within the mind.

69All living beings and creatures were created by You; only some come to see the Guru, and seek His blessing.

70Their greed, avarice and egotism are dispelled, and the True Guru seems sweet.

71Says Nanak, those with whom the Lord is pleased, obtain the Amrit, through the Guru. ||13||

72The lifestyle of the devotees is unique and distinct.

73The devotees' lifestyle is unique and distinct; they follow the most difficult path.

74They renounce greed, avarice, egotism and desire; they do not talk too much.

75The path they take is sharper than a two-edged sword, and finer than a hair.

76By Guru's Grace, they shed their selfishness and conceit; their hopes are merged in the Lord.

77Says Nanak, the lifestyle of the devotees, in each and every age, is unique and distinct. ||14||

78As You make me walk, so do I walk, O my Lord and Master; what else do I know of Your Glorious Virtues?

79As You cause them to walk, they walk - You have placed them on the Path.

80In Your Mercy, You attach them to the Naam; they meditate forever on the Lord, Har, Har.

81Those whom You cause to listen to Your sermon, find peace in the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate.

82Says Nanak, O my True Lord and Master, you make us walk according to Your Will. ||15||

83This song of praise is the Shabad, the most beautiful Word of God.

84This beauteous Shabad is the everlasting song of praise, spoken by the True Guru.

85This is enshrined in the minds of those who are so pre-destined by the Lord.

86Some wander around, babbling on and on, but none obtain Him by babbling.

87Says Nanak, the Shabad, this song of praise, has been spoken by the True Guru. ||16||

88Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord become pure.

89Meditating on the Lord, they become pure; as Gurmukh, they meditate on Him.

90They are pure, along with their mothers, fathers, family and friends; all their companions are pure as well.

91Pure are those who speak, and pure are those who listen; those who enshrine it within their minds are pure.

92Says Nanak, pure and holy are those who, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||17||

93By religious rituals, intuitive poise is not found; without intuitive poise, skepticism does not depart.

94Skepticism does not depart by contrived actions; everybody is tired of performing these rituals.

95The soul is polluted by skepticism; how can it be cleansed?

96Wash your mind by attaching it to the Shabad, and keep your consciousness focused on the Lord.

97Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, intuitive poise is produced, and this skepticism is dispelled. ||18||

98Inwardly polluted, and outwardly pure.

99Those who are outwardly pure and yet polluted within, lose their lives in the gamble.

100They contract this terrible disease of desire, and in their minds, they forget about dying.

101In the Vedas, the ultimate objective is the Naam, the Name of the Lord; but they do not hear this, and they wander around like demons.

102Says Nanak, those who forsake Truth and cling to falsehood, lose their lives in the gamble. ||19||

103Inwardly pure, and outwardly pure.

104Those who are outwardly pure and also pure within, through the Guru, perform good deeds.

105Not even an iota of falsehood touches them; their hopes are absorbed in the Truth.

106Those who earn the jewel of this human life, are the most excellent of merchants.

107Says Nanak, those whose minds are pure, abide with the Guru forever. ||20||

108If a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh

109if a Sikh turns to the Guru with sincere faith, as sunmukh, his soul abides with the Guru.

110Within his heart, he meditates on the lotus feet of the Guru; deep within his soul, he contemplates Him.

111Renouncing selfishness and conceit, he remains always on the side of the Guru; he does not know anyone except the Guru.

112Says Nanak, listen, O Saints: such a Sikh turns toward the Guru with sincere faith, and becomes sunmukh. ||21||

113One who turns away from the Guru, and becomes baymukh - without the True Guru, he shall not find liberation.

114He shall not find liberation anywhere else either; go and ask the wise ones about this.

115He shall wander through countless incarnations; without the True Guru, he shall not find liberation.

116But liberation is attained, when one is attached to the feet of the True Guru, chanting the Word of the Shabad.

117Says Nanak, contemplate this and see, that without the True Guru, there is no liberation. ||22||

118Come, O beloved Sikhs of the True Guru, and sing the True Word of His Bani.

119Sing the Guru's Bani, the supreme Word of Words.

120Those who are blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace - their hearts are imbued with this Bani.

121Drink in this Ambrosial Nectar, and remain in the Lord's Love forever; meditate on the Lord, the Sustainer of the world.

122Says Nanak, sing this True Bani forever. ||23||

123Without the True Guru, other songs are false.

124The songs are false without the True Guru; all other songs are false.

125The speakers are false, and the listeners are false; those who speak and recite are false.

126They may continually chant, 'Har, Har' with their tongues, but they do not know what they are saying.

127Their consciousness is lured by Maya; they are just reciting mechanically.

128Says Nanak, without the True Guru, other songs are false. ||24||

129The Word of the Guru's Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds.

130The mind which is attached to this jewel, merges into the Shabad.

131One whose mind is attuned to the Shabad, enshrines love for the True Lord.

132He Himself is the diamond, and He Himself is the jewel; one who is blessed, understands its value.

133Says Nanak, the Shabad is a jewel, studded with diamonds. ||25||

134He Himself created Shiva and Shakti, mind and matter; the Creator subjects them to His Command.

135Enforcing His Order, He Himself sees all. How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, come to know Him.

136They break their bonds, and attain liberation; they enshrine the Shabad within their minds.

137Those whom the Lord Himself makes Gurmukh, lovingly focus their consciousness on the One Lord.

138Says Nanak, He Himself is the Creator; He Himself reveals the Hukam of His Command. ||26||

139The Simritees and the Shaastras discriminate between good and evil, but they do not know the true essence of reality.

140They do not know the true essence of reality without the Guru; they do not know the true essence of reality.

141The world is asleep in the three modes and doubt; it passes the night of its life sleeping.

142Those humble beings remain awake and aware, within whose minds, by Guru's Grace, the Lord abides; they chant the Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani.

143Says Nanak, they alone obtain the essence of reality, who night and day remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord; they pass the night of their life awake and aware. ||27||

144He nourished us in the mother's womb; why forget Him from the mind?

145Why forget from the mind such a Great Giver, who gave us sustenance in the fire of the womb?

146Nothing can harm one, whom the Lord inspires to embrace His Love.

147He Himself is the love, and He Himself is the embrace; the Gurmukh contemplates Him forever.

148Says Nanak, why forget such a Great Giver from the mind? ||28||

149As is the fire within the womb, so is Maya outside.

150The fire of Maya is one and the same; the Creator has staged this play.

151According to His Will, the child is born, and the family is very pleased.

152Love for the Lord wears off, and the child becomes attached to desires; the script of Maya runs its course.

153This is Maya, by which the Lord is forgotten; emotional attachment and love of duality well up.

154Says Nanak, by Guru's Grace, those who enshrine love for the Lord find Him, in the midst of Maya. ||29||

155The Lord Himself is priceless; His worth cannot be estimated.

156His worth cannot be estimated, even though people have grown weary of trying.

157If you meet such a True Guru, offer your head to Him; your selfishness and conceit will be eradicated from within.

158Your soul belongs to Him; remain united with Him, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.

159The Lord Himself is priceless; very fortunate are those, O Nanak, who attain to the Lord. ||30||

160The Lord is my capital; my mind is the merchant.

161The Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant; through the True Guru, I know my capital.

162Meditate continually on the Lord, Har, Har, O my soul, and you shall collect your profits daily.

163This wealth is obtained by those who are pleasing to the Lord's Will.

164Says Nanak, the Lord is my capital, and my mind is the merchant. ||31||

165O my tongue, you are engrossed in other tastes, but your thirsty desire is not quenched.

166Your thirst shall not be quenched by any means, until you attain the subtle essence of the Lord.

167If you do obtain the subtle essence of the Lord, and drink in this essence of the Lord, you shall not be troubled by desire again.

168This subtle essence of the Lord is obtained by good karma, when one comes to meet with the True Guru.

169Says Nanak, all other tastes and essences are forgotten, when the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||32||

170O my body, the Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.

171The Lord infused His Light into you, and then you came into the world.

172The Lord Himself is your mother, and He Himself is your father; He created the created beings, and revealed the world to them.

173By Guru's Grace, some understand, and then it's a show; it seems like just a show.

174Says Nanak, He laid the foundation of the Universe, and infused His Light, and then you came into the world. ||33||

175My mind has become joyful, hearing of God's coming.

176Sing the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions; my household has become the Lord's Mansion.

177Sing continually the songs of joy to welcome the Lord, O my companions, and sorrow and suffering will not afflict you.

178Blessed is that day, when I am attached to the Guru's feet and meditate on my Husband Lord.

179I have come to know the unstruck sound current and the Word of the Guru's Shabad; I enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord, the Lord's Name.

180Says Nanak, God Himself has met me; He is the Doer, the Cause of causes. ||34||

181O my body, why have you come into this world? What actions have you committed?

182And what actions have you committed, O my body, since you came into this world?

183The Lord who formed your form - you have not enshrined that Lord in your mind.

184By Guru's Grace, the Lord abides within the mind, and one's pre-ordained destiny is fulfilled.

185Says Nanak, this body is adorned and honored, when one's consciousness is focused on the True Guru. ||35||

186O my eyes, the Lord has infused His Light into you; do not look upon any other than the Lord.

187Do not look upon any other than the Lord; the Lord alone is worthy of beholding.

188This whole world which you see is the image of the Lord; only the image of the Lord is seen.

189By Guru's Grace, I understand, and I see only the One Lord; there is no one except the Lord.

190Says Nanak, these eyes were blind; but meeting the True Guru, they became all-seeing. ||36||

191O my ears, you were created only to hear the Truth.

192To hear the Truth, you were created and attached to the body; listen to the True Bani.

193Hearing it, the mind and body are rejuvenated, and the tongue is absorbed in Ambrosial Nectar.

194The True Lord is unseen and wondrous; His state cannot be described.

195Says Nanak, listen to the Ambrosial Naam and become holy; you were created only to hear the Truth. ||37||

196The Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body.

197He blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body, and revealed the nine doors; but He kept the Tenth Door hidden.

198Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, some are blessed with loving faith, and the Tenth Door is revealed to them.

199There are many images of the Lord, and the nine treasures of the Naam; His limits cannot be found.

200Says Nanak, the Lord placed the soul to the cave of the body, and blew the breath of life into the musical instrument of the body. ||38||

201Sing this true song of praise in the true home of your soul.

202Sing the song of praise in your true home; meditate there on the True Lord forever.

203They alone meditate on You, O True Lord, who are pleasing to Your Will; as Gurmukh, they understand.

204This Truth is the Lord and Master of all; whoever is blessed, obtains it.

205Says Nanak, sing the true song of praise in the true home of your soul. ||39||

206Listen to the song of bliss, O most fortunate ones; all your longings shall be fulfilled.

207I have obtained the Supreme Lord God, and all sorrows have been forgotten.

208Pain, illness and suffering have departed, listening to the True Bani.

209The Saints and their friends are in ecstasy, knowing the Perfect Guru.

210Pure are the listeners, and pure are the speakers; the True Guru is all-pervading and permeating.

211Prays Nanak, touching the Guru's Feet, the unstruck sound current of the celestial bugles vibrates and resounds. ||40||1||