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...
babble bestows body death deep enters fourth night passes second soul watch worthless
The first watch of the night passes away in worthless affairs, and the second passes in deep sleep. In the third, they babble nonsense, and when the fourth watch comes, the day of death has arrived. The thought of the One who bestows body and soul never enters the mind.
depart hope passes regret
The life-night passes away, and in the end, one comes to regret and repent, and then depart with no hope at all.
pass speak speaking
Some speak and expound, and while speaking and lecturing, they pass away.
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.
appear eat five good passions torture
Tasting good and bad, you eat nectar and then poison, and then the five passions appear and torture you.
joys pains pass utter
Now my joys are few, and my pains are many. In utter agony, I pass my life.
alone buried disciples god pass rulers shall spiritual
All the spiritual teachers, their disciples and the rulers of the world shall be buried under the ground. The emperors shall also pass away; God alone is Eternal.
exalted shall sin walk ways
O Nanak, those who do not walk in the ways of sin, shall be exalted in the world hereafter.
deceive leaders teach
And yet, they go out to teach others. They are deceived, and they deceive their companions. O Nanak, such are the leaders of men.
glorious sings tongue
Praiseworthy is the tongue which sings the Lord's Glorious Praises.
crumble fickle fish fly held mind shall
In one way, the fickle fish of the mind will be held steady; the swan-soul shall not fly away, and the body-wall will not crumble
shall true
O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, you shall be saved, contemplating the True Name.
leave shall stay
one does not even know how long you will stay here; you have no hint of when you shall leave
lord meets name whom
That person, with whom the Lord is pleased, meets with the Guru, and meditates on the Name of the Lord.