Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Saturday, 4 November 2023
- Found on
- Ang 565
- Raag
- Vadhans
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਛੰਤ
vaddaha(n)s mahalaa pehilaa chha(n)t
Wadahans, First Mehla, Chhant:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਕਾਇਆ ਕੂੜਿ ਵਿਗਾੜਿ ਕਾਹੇ ਨਾਈਐ ॥
kaiaa kooR vigaaR kaahe naieeaai ||
Why bother to wash the body, polluted by falsehood?
ਨਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥
naataa so paravaan sach kamaieeaai ||
One's cleansing bath is only approved, if he practices Truth.
ਜਬ ਸਾਚ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਸਾਚਾ ਤਾਮਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
jab saach a(n)dhar hoi saachaa taam saachaa paieeaai ||
When there is Truth within the heart, then one becomes True, and obtains the True Lord.
ਲਿਖੇ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਬੋਲਿ ਬੋਲਿ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥
likhe baajhahu surat naahee bol bol gavaieeaai ||
Without pre-ordained destiny, understanding is not attained; talking and babbling, one wastes his life away.
ਜਿਥੈ ਜਾਇ ਬਹੀਐ ਭਲਾ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਲਿਖਾਈਐ ॥
jithai jai baheeaai bhalaa kaheeaai surat sabadh likhaieeaai ||
Wherever you go and sit, speak well, and write the Word of the Shabad in your consciousness.
ਕਾਇਆ ਕੂੜਿ ਵਿਗਾੜਿ ਕਾਹੇ ਨਾਈਐ ॥੧॥
kaiaa kooR vigaaR kaahe naieeaai ||1||
Why bother to wash the body which is polluted by falsehood? ||1||
ਤਾ ਮੈ ਕਹਿਆ ਕਹਣੁ ਜਾ ਤੁਝੈ ਕਹਾਇਆ ॥
taa mai kahiaa kahan jaa tujhai kahaiaa ||
When I have spoken, I spoke as You made me speak.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
a(n)mrit har kaa naam merai man bhaiaa ||
The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is pleasing to my mind.
ਨਾਮੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਲਾਗਾ ਦੂਖਿ ਡੇਰਾ ਢਾਹਿਆ ॥
naam meeThaa maneh laagaa dhookh dderaa ddaahiaa ||
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, seems so sweet to my mind; it has destroyed the dwelling of pain.
ਸੂਖੁ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਆਇ ਵਸਿਆ ਜਾਮਿ ਤੈ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ॥
sookh man meh aai vasiaa jaam tai furamaiaa ||
Peace came to dwell in my mind, when You gave the Order.
ਨਦਰਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਮੇਰੀ ਜਿੰਨਿ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥
nadhar tudh aradhaas meree ji(n)n aap upaiaa ||
It is Yours to bestow Your Grace, and it is mine to speak this prayer; You created Yourself.
ਤਾ ਮੈ ਕਹਿਆ ਕਹਣੁ ਜਾ ਤੁਝੈ ਕਹਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
taa mai kahiaa kahan jaa tujhai kahaiaa ||2||
When I have spoken, I spoke as You made me speak. ||2||
ਵਾਰੀ ਖਸਮੁ ਕਢਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ॥
vaaree khasam kaddaae kirat kamaavanaa ||
The Lord and Master gives them their turn, according to the deeds they have done.
ਮੰਦਾ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਆਖਿ ਝਗੜਾ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥
ma(n)dhaa kisai na aakh jhagaRaa paavanaa ||
Do not speak ill of others, or get involved in arguments.
ਨਹ ਪਾਇ ਝਗੜਾ ਸੁਆਮਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਆਪਿ ਆਪੁ ਵਞਾਵਣਾ ॥
neh pai jhagaRaa suaam setee aap aap van(j)aavanaa ||
Do not get into arguments with the Lord, or you shall ruin yourself.
ਜਿਸੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਰੀਕੀ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਆ ਰੂਆਵਣਾ ॥
jis naal sa(n)gat kar sareekee jai kiaa rooaavanaa ||
If you challenge the One, with whom you must abide, you will cry in the end.
ਜੋ ਦੇਇ ਸਹਣਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਕਹਣਾ ਆਖਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਵਾਵਣਾ ॥
jo dhei sahanaa maneh kahanaa aakh naahee vaavanaa ||
Be satisfied with what God gives you; tell your mind not to complain uselessly.
ਵਾਰੀ ਖਸਮੁ ਕਢਾਏ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਾ ॥੩॥
vaaree khasam kaddaae kirat kamaavanaa ||3||
The Lord and Master gives them their turn, according to the deeds they have done. ||3||
ਸਭ ਉਪਾਈਅਨੁ ਆਪਿ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ॥
sabh upaieean aap aape nadhar kare ||
He Himself created all, and He blesses then with His Glance of Grace.
ਕਉੜਾ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮਾਗੈ ਮੀਠਾ ਸਭ ਮਾਗੈ ॥
kauRaa koi na maagai meeThaa sabh maagai ||
No one asks for that which is bitter; everyone asks for sweets.
ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ਮੀਠਾ ਮੰਗਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਖਸਮ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ॥
sabh koi meeThaa ma(n)g dhekhai khasam bhaavai so kare ||
Let everyone ask for sweets, and behold, it is as the Lord wills.
ਕਿਛੁ ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਅਨੇਕ ਕਰਣੀ ਨਾਮ ਤੁਲਿ ਨ ਸਮਸਰੇ ॥
kichh pu(n)n dhaan anek karanee naam tul na samasare ||
Giving donations to charity, and performing various religious rituals are not equal to the contemplation of the Naam.
ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਕਦੇ ॥
naanakaa jin naam miliaa karam hoaa dhur kadhe ||
O Nanak, those who are blessed with the Naam have had such good karma pre-ordained.
ਸਭ ਉਪਾਈਅਨੁ ਆਪਿ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ॥੪॥੧॥
sabh upaieean aap aape nadhar kare ||4||1||
He Himself created all, and He blesses them with His Glance of Grace. ||4||1||
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.