Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Saturday, 6 May 2023
- Found on
- Ang 783
- Raag
- Soohee
- Written by
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
soohee mahalaa panjavaa ||
Soohee, Fifth Mehla:
ਅਬਿਚਲ ਨਗਰੁ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
abichal nagar gobi(n)dh guroo kaa naam japat sukh paiaa raam ||
Eternal and immovable is the City of God and Guru; chanting His Name, I have found peace.
ਮਨ ਇਛੇ ਸੇਈ ਫਲ ਪਾਏ ਕਰਤੈ ਆਪਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥
man ichhe seiee fal paae karatai aap vasaiaa raam ||
I have obtained the fruits of my mind's desires; the Creator Himself established it.
ਕਰਤੈ ਆਪਿ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਇਆ ਪੁਤ ਭਾਈ ਸਿਖ ਬਿਗਾਸੇ ॥
karatai aap vasaiaa sarab sukh paiaa put bhaiee sikh bigaase ||
The Creator Himself established it. I have found total peace; my children, siblings and Sikhs have all blossomed forth in bliss.
ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਸੇ ॥
gun gaaveh pooran paramesur kaaraj aaiaa raase ||
Singing the Glorious Praises of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, my affairs have come to be resolved.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਆਪੇ ਰਖਾ ਆਪਿ ਪਿਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
prabh aap suaamee aape rakhaa aap pitaa aap maiaa ||
God Himself is my Lord and Master. He Himself is my Saving Grace; He Himself is my father and mother.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹੁ ਥਾਨੁ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
kahu naanak satigur balihaaree jin eh thaan suhaiaa ||1||
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has embellished and adorned this place. ||1||
ਘਰ ਮੰਦਰ ਹਟਨਾਲੇ ਸੋਹੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
ghar ma(n)dhar haTanaale sohe jis vich naam nivaasee raam ||
Homes, mansions, stores and markets are beautiful, when the Lord's Name abides within.
ਸੰਤ ਭਗਤ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਰਾਧਹਿ ਕਟੀਐ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਫਾਸੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
sa(n)t bhagat har naam araadheh kaTeeaai jam kee faasee raam ||
The Saints and devotees worship the Lord's Name in adoration, and the noose of Death is cut away.
ਕਾਟੀ ਜਮ ਫਾਸੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ॥
kaaTee jam faasee prabh abinaasee har har naam dhiaae ||
The noose of Death is cut away, meditating on the Name of the Eternal, Unchanging Lord, Har, Har.
ਸਗਲ ਸਮਗ੍ਰੀ ਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਈ ਮਨ ਇਛੇ ਫਲ ਪਾਏ ॥
sagal samagree pooran hoiee man ichhe fal paae ||
Everything is perfect for them, and they obtain the fruits of their mind's desires.
ਸੰਤ ਸਜਨ ਸੁਖਿ ਮਾਣਹਿ ਰਲੀਆ ਦੂਖ ਦਰਦ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਨਾਸੀ ॥
sa(n)t sajan sukh maaneh raleeaa dhookh dharadh bhram naasee ||
The Saints and friends enjoy peace and pleasure; their pain, suffering and doubts are dispelled.
ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਸੀ ॥੨॥
sabadh savaare satigur poorai naanak sadh bal jaasee ||2||
The Perfect True Guru has embellished them with the Word of the Shabad; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them. ||2||
ਦਾਤਿ ਖਸਮ ਕੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਹੋਈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਚੜੈ ਸਵਾਈ ਰਾਮ ॥
dhaat khasam kee pooree hoiee nit nit chaRai savaiee raam ||
The gift of our Lord and Master is perfect; it increases day by day.
ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਿ ਖਸਮਾਨਾ ਕੀਆ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਰਾਮ ॥
paarabraham khasamaanaa keeaa jis dhee vaddee vaddiaaiee raam ||
The Supreme Lord God has made me His own; His Glorious Greatness is so great!
ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਭਗਤਨ ਕਾ ਰਾਖਾ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਭਇਆ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥
aadh jugaadh bhagatan kaa raakhaa so prabh bhiaa dhiaalaa ||
From the very beginning, and throughout the ages, He is the Protector of His devotees; God has become merciful to me.
ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਸੁਖੀ ਵਸਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਾ ॥
jeea ja(n)t sabh sukhee vasaae prabh aape kar pratipaalaa ||
All beings and creatures now dwell in peace; God Himself cherishes and cares for them.
ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
dheh dhis poor rahiaa jas suaamee keemat kahan na jaiee ||
The Praises of the Lord and Master are totally pervading in the ten directions; I cannot express His worth.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਅਬਿਚਲ ਨੀਵ ਰਖਾਈ ॥੩॥
kahu naanak satigur balihaaree jin abichal neev rakhaiee ||3||
Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has laid this eternal foundation. ||3||
ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਥਾ ਨਿਤ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਰਾਮ ॥
giaan dhiaan pooran paramesur har har kathaa nit suneeaai raam ||
The spiritual wisdom and meditation of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, and the Sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, are continually heard there.
ਅਨਹਦ ਚੋਜ ਭਗਤ ਭਵ ਭੰਜਨ ਅਨਹਦ ਵਾਜੇ ਧੁਨੀਐ ਰਾਮ ॥
anahadh choj bhagat bhav bha(n)jan anahadh vaaje dhuneeaai raam ||
The devotees of the Lord, the Destroyer of fear, play endlessly there, and the unstruck melody resounds and vibrates there.
ਅਨਹਦ ਝੁਣਕਾਰੇ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੰਤ ਗੋਸਟਿ ਨਿਤ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
anahadh jhunakaare tat beechaare sa(n)t gosaT nit hovai ||
The unstruck melody resounds and resonates, and the Saints contemplate the essence of reality; this discourse is their daily routine.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਰਾਧਹਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਸਭ ਕਾਟਹਿ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਸਗਲੇ ਖੋਵੈ ॥
har naam araadheh mail sabh kaaTeh kilavikh sagale khovai ||
They worship the Lord's Name, and all their filth is washed away; they rid themselves of all sins.
ਤਹ ਜਨਮ ਨ ਮਰਣਾ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਾ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੋੁਨੀਐ ॥
teh janam na maranaa aavan jaanaa bahuR na paieeaai juoneeaai ||
There is no birth or death there, no coming or going, and no entering into the womb of reincarnation again.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਇਛ ਪੁਨੀਐ ॥੪॥੬॥੯॥
naanak gur paramesar paiaa jis prasaadh ichh puneeaai ||4||6||9||
Nanak has found the Guru, the Transcendent Lord; by His Grace, desires are fulfilled. ||4||6||9||
End of the Hukamnama
Past seven days
What is a Hukamnama?
Each morning at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, after Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is opened with prayer, the Granthi reads the shabad at the top of the left page the Guru opens to. That shabad is the Hukamnama, the Guru's order for the day. The word joins hukam, an order, and nama, a letter.
It is taken once and shared everywhere, so a Sikh in Amritsar and one in California read the same shabad that day. Many Sikhs read it after their morning Nitnem, or listen to it on the way to work, and carry a line of it through the day.
This page shows the day's Hukamnama in Gurmukhi with a transliteration and English translation, and the recording of it when one is available. The Simran app brings it to your phone each morning, with the lock screen widget showing the first line where you will see it first.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the Hukamnama taken?
It is taken at Sri Harmandir Sahib early in the morning, India time, and appears here soon after. India is twelve and a half hours ahead of California and five and a half hours ahead of London, so by the clock in North America the new Hukamnama usually arrives the evening before.
Why does the date look a day ahead of mine?
The date is the day in Amritsar, where the Hukamnama is taken. When it is Tuesday morning there it is still Monday evening in most of the Americas.
Can I read an earlier Hukamnama?
The past seven days are listed above. Each opens that day's full shabad in Gurmukhi with transliteration and English.
How do I get the Hukamnama on my lock screen?
The Simran app has a Daily Hukamnama widget for the lock screen on iPhone and Android. Add it once and the day's shabad is there each morning. The lock screen widget page walks through the setup.