Darbar Sahib Hukamnama

November 14, 2025

Su`krvwr, 29 k`qk (sMmq 557 nwnkSwhI)

soriT mhlw 9 ]

sorath mehalaa 9 |

Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl:

pRIqm jwin lyhu mn mwhI ]

preetham jaan laehu man maahee |

O dear friend, know this in your mind.

Apny suK isau hI jgu PWiDE ko kwhU ko nwhI ]1] rhwau ]

apanae sukh sio hee jag faa(n)dhiou ko kaahoo ko naahee |1| rehaao |

The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no one is for anyone else.||1||Pause||

suK mY Awin bhuqu imil bYTq rhq chU idis GyrY ]

sukh mai aan bahuth mil baithath rehath chehoo dhis ghaerai |

In good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides.

ibpiq prI sB hI sMgu Cwifq koaU n Awvq nyrY ]1]

bipath paree sabh hee sang shaaddith kooo n aavath naerai |1|

But when hard times come, they all leave, and no one comes near you.||1||

Gr kI nwir bhuqu ihqu jw isau sdw rhq sMg lwgI ]

ghar kee naar bahuth hith jaa sio sadhaa rehath sang laagee |

Your wife, whom you love so much, and who has remained ever attached to you,

jb hI hMs qjI ieh kWieAw pRyq pRyq kir BwgI ]2]

jab hee hans thajee eih kaa(n)eiaa praeth praeth kar bhaagee |2|

runs away crying, "Ghost! Ghost!", as soon as the swan-soul leaves this body.||2||

ieh ibiD ko ibauhwru binE hY jw isau nyhu lgwieE ]

eih bidh ko biouhaar baniou hai jaa sio naehu lagaaeiou |

This is the way they act - those whom we love so much.

AMq bwr nwnk ibnu hir jI koaU kwim n AwieE ]3]12]139]

anth baar naanak bin har jee kooo kaam n aaeiou |3|12|139|

At the very last moment, O Nanak, no one is any use at all, except the Dear Lord.||3||12||139||


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