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Mukhvak

Hukamnama

from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar

Date
Thursday, 11 January 2024
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Ang 564
Raag
Vadhans
Written by
Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨

vaddaha(n)s mahalaa panjavaa ghar doojaa

Wadahans, Fifth Mehla, Second House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

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

ਮੇਰੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਚਾ ਮਿਲਣ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਹਉ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ॥

merai a(n)tar lochaa milan kee piaare hau kiau paiee gur poore ||

Deep within me, there is a longing to meet my Beloved; how can I attain my Perfect Guru?

ਜੇ ਸਉ ਖੇਲ ਖੇਲਾਈਐ ਬਾਲਕੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਖੀਰੇ ॥

je sau khel khelaieeaai baalak reh na sakai bin kheere ||

Even though a baby may play hundreds of games, he cannot survive without milk.

ਮੇਰੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਭੋਜਨ ਮੈ ਨੀਰੇ ॥

merai a(n)tar bhukh na utarai a(n)maalee je sau bhojan mai neere ||

The hunger within me is not satisfied, O my friend, even though I am served hundreds of dishes.

ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਪਿਰੰਮ ਕਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਧੀਰੇ ॥੧॥

merai man tan prem pira(n)m kaa bin dharasan kiau man dheere ||1||

My mind and body are filled with love for my Beloved; how can my soul find relief, without the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan? ||1||

ਸੁਣਿ ਸਜਣ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਭਾਈ ਮੈ ਮੇਲਿਹੁ ਮਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ॥

sun sajan mere preetam bhaiee mai melih mitr sukhadhaataa ||

Listen, O my dear friends and siblings - lead me to my True Friend, the Giver of peace.

ਓਹੁ ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਸਭ ਬੇਦਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਨਿਤ ਸੁਣਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਬਾਤਾ ॥

oh jeea kee meree sabh bedhan jaanai nit sunaavai har keeaa baataa ||

He knows all the troubles of my soul; every day, he tells me stories of the Lord.

ਹਉ ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਕਾ ਜਿਉ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਜਲ ਕਉ ਬਿਲਲਾਤਾ ॥

hau ik khin tis bin reh na sakaa jiau chaatirak jal kau bilalaataa ||

I cannot live without Him, even for an instant. I cry out for Him, just as the song-bird cries for the drop of water.

ਹਉ ਕਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਸਾਰਿ ਸਮਾਲੀ ਮੈ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਕਉ ਰਖਿ ਲੇਤਾ ॥੨॥

hau kiaa gun tere saar samaalee mai niragun kau rakh letaa ||2||

Which of Your Glorious Virtues should I sing? You save even worthless beings like me. ||2||

ਹਉ ਭਈ ਉਡੀਣੀ ਕੰਤ ਕਉ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਸੋ ਪਿਰੁ ਕਦਿ ਨੈਣੀ ਦੇਖਾ ॥

hau bhiee uddeenee ka(n)t kau a(n)maalee so pir kadh nainee dhekhaa ||

I have become depressed, waiting for my Husband Lord, O my friend; when shall my eyes behold my Husband?

ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਣ ਵਿਸਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਲੇਖਾ ॥

sabh ras bhogan visare bin pir kitai na lekhaa ||

I have forgotten how to enjoy all pleasures; without my Husband Lord, they are of no use at all.

ਇਹੁ ਕਾਪੜੁ ਤਨਿ ਨ ਸੁਖਾਵਈ ਕਰਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ਹਉ ਵੇਸਾ ॥

eih kaapaR tan na sukhaaviee kar na sakau hau vesaa ||

These clothes do not please my body; I cannot dress myself.

ਜਿਨੀ ਸਖੀ ਲਾਲੁ ਰਾਵਿਆ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਤਿਨ ਆਗੈ ਹਮ ਆਦੇਸਾ ॥੩॥

jinee sakhee laal raaviaa piaaraa tin aagai ham aadhesaa ||3||

I bow to those friends of mine, who have enjoyed their Beloved Husband Lord. ||3||

ਮੈ ਸਭਿ ਸੀਗਾਰ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਏ ॥

mai sabh seegaar banaiaa a(n)maalee bin pir kaam na aae ||

I have adorned myself with all sorts of decorations, O my friend, but without my Husband Lord, they are of no use at all.

ਜਾ ਸਹਿ ਬਾਤ ਨ ਪੁਛੀਆ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਤਾ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਜਾਏ ॥

jaa seh baat na puchheeaa a(n)maalee taa birathaa joban sabh jaae ||

When my Husband does not care for me, O my friend, then my youth passes, totally useless.

ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਤੇ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਜਿਨ ਸਹੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

dhan dhan te sohaaganee a(n)maalee jin sahu rahiaa samaae ||

Blessed, blessed are the happy soul-brides, O my friend, who are blended with their Husband Lord.

ਹਉ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਧੋਵਾ ਸਦ ਪਾਏ ॥੪॥

hau vaariaa tin sohaaganee a(n)maalee tin ke dhovaa sadh paae ||4||

I am a sacrifice to those happy soul-brides; I wash their feet again and again. ||4||

ਜਿਚਰੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਸਾ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਤਿਚਰੁ ਮੈ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦੂਰੇ ॥

jichar dhoojaa bharam saa a(n)maalee tichar mai jaaniaa prabh dhoore ||

As long as I suffered from duality and doubt, O my friend, I thought God was far away.

ਜਾ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪੂਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਤਾ ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਸਭ ਪੂਰੇ ॥

jaa miliaa pooraa satiguroo a(n)maalee taa aasaa manasaa sabh poore ||

But when I met the Perfect True Guru, O my friend, then all my hopes and desires were fulfilled.

ਮੈ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖਾ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਇਆ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਪਿਰੁ ਸਰਬ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥

mai sarab sukhaa sukh paiaa a(n)maalee pir sarab rahiaa bharapoore ||

I have obtained all pleasures and comforts, O my friend; my Husband Lord is all-pervading everywhere.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣਿਆ ਅੰਮਾਲੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਲਗਿ ਪੈਰੇ ॥੫॥੧॥੯॥

jan naanak har ra(n)g maaniaa a(n)maalee gur satigur kai lag paire ||5||1||9||

Servant Nanak enjoys the Lord's Love, O my friend; I fall at the feet of the Guru, the True Guru. ||5||1||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.

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