Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Wednesday, 29 January 2025
- Found on
- Angs 465 to 466
- Raag
- Aasaa
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa pehilaa ||
Shalok, First Mehla:
ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨਾ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਰੀਅਤਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
musalamaanaa sifat sareeat paR paR kareh beechaar ||
The Muslims praise the Islamic law; they read and reflect upon it.
ਬੰਦੇ ਸੇ ਜਿ ਪਵਹਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਬੰਦੀ ਵੇਖਣ ਕਉ ਦੀਦਾਰੁ ॥
ba(n)dhe se j paveh vich ba(n)dhee vekhan kau dheedhaar ||
The Lord's bound servants are those who bind themselves to see the Lord's Vision.
ਹਿੰਦੂ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਨਿ ਦਰਸਨਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
hi(n)dhoo saalaahee saalaahan dharasan roop apaar ||
The Hindus praise the Praiseworthy Lord; the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, His form is incomparable.
ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਵਹਿ ਅਰਚਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਅਗਰ ਵਾਸੁ ਬਹਕਾਰੁ ॥
teerath naaveh arachaa poojaa agar vaas bahakaar ||
They bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, making offerings of flowers, and burning incense before idols.
ਜੋਗੀ ਸੁੰਨਿ ਧਿਆਵਨਿੑ ਜੇਤੇ ਅਲਖ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥
jogee su(n)n dhiaavani(h) jete alakh naam karataar ||
The Yogis meditate on the absolute Lord there; they call the Creator the Unseen Lord.
ਸੂਖਮ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
sookham moorat naam nira(n)jan kaiaa kaa aakaar ||
But to the subtle image of the Immaculate Name, they apply the form of a body.
ਸਤੀਆ ਮਨਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਉਪਜੈ ਦੇਣੈ ਕੈ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
sateeaa man sa(n)tokh upajai dhenai kai veechaar ||
In the minds of the virtuous, contentment is produced, thinking about their giving.
ਦੇ ਦੇ ਮੰਗਹਿ ਸਹਸਾ ਗੂਣਾ ਸੋਭ ਕਰੇ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
dhe dhe ma(n)geh sahasaa goonaa sobh kare sa(n)saar ||
They give and give, but ask a thousand-fold more, and hope that the world will honor them.
ਚੋਰਾ ਜਾਰਾ ਤੈ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਾ ਖਾਰਾਬਾ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥
choraa jaaraa tai kooRiaaraa khaaraabaa vekaar ||
The thieves, adulterers, perjurers, evil-doers and sinners
ਇਕਿ ਹੋਦਾ ਖਾਇ ਚਲਹਿ ਐਥਾਊ ਤਿਨਾ ਭਿ ਕਾਈ ਕਾਰ ॥
eik hodhaa khai chaleh aaithaauoo tinaa bh kaiee kaar ||
- after using up what good karma they had, they depart; have they done any good deeds here at all?
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਜੀਆ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਲੋਆ ਆਕਾਰਾ ਆਕਾਰ ॥
jal thal jeeaa pureeaa loaa aakaaraa aakaar ||
There are beings and creatures in the water and on the land, in the worlds and universes, form upon form.
ਓਇ ਜਿ ਆਖਹਿ ਸੁ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਤਿਨਾ ਭਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਾਰ ॥
oi j aakheh su too(n)hai jaaneh tinaa bh teree saar ||
Whatever they say, You know; You care for them all.
ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤਾ ਭੁਖ ਸਾਲਾਹਣੁ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥
naanak bhagataa bhukh saalaahan sach naam aadhaar ||
O Nanak, the hunger of the devotees is to praise You; the True Name is their only support.
ਸਦਾ ਅਨੰਦਿ ਰਹਹਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੁਣਵੰਤਿਆ ਪਾ ਛਾਰੁ ॥੧॥
sadhaa ana(n)dh raheh dhin raatee gunava(n)tiaa paa chhaar ||1||
They live in eternal bliss, day and night; they are the dust of the feet of the virtuous. ||1||
ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa pehilaa ||
First Mehla:
ਮਿਟੀ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ਕੀ ਪੇੜੈ ਪਈ ਕੁਮਿੑਆਰ ॥
miTee musalamaan kee peRai piee kumi(h)aar ||
The clay of the Muslim's grave becomes clay for the potter's wheel.
ਘੜਿ ਭਾਂਡੇ ਇਟਾ ਕੀਆ ਜਲਦੀ ਕਰੇ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥
ghaR bhaa(n)dde iTaa keeaa jaladhee kare pukaar ||
Pots and bricks are fashioned from it, and it cries out as it burns.
ਜਲਿ ਜਲਿ ਰੋਵੈ ਬਪੁੜੀ ਝੜਿ ਝੜਿ ਪਵਹਿ ਅੰਗਿਆਰ ॥
jal jal rovai bapuRee jhaR jhaR paveh a(n)giaar ||
The poor clay burns, burns and weeps, as the fiery coals fall upon it.
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
naanak jin karatai kaaran keeaa so jaanai karataar ||2||
O Nanak, the Creator created the creation; the Creator Lord alone knows. ||2||
ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pauRee ||
Pauree:
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
bin satigur kinai na paio bin satigur kinai na paiaa ||
Without the True Guru, no one has obtained the Lord; without the True Guru, no one has obtained the Lord.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਪੁ ਰਖਿਓਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਇਆ ॥
satigur vich aap rakhion kar paragaT aakh sunaiaa ||
He has placed Himself within the True Guru; revealing Himself, He declares this openly.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸਦਾ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥
satigur miliaai sadhaa mukat hai jin vichahu moh chukaiaa ||
Meeting the True Guru, eternal liberation is obtained; He has banished attachment from within.
ਉਤਮੁ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
autam eh beechaar hai jin sache siau chit laiaa ||
This is the highest thought, that one's consciousness is attached to the True Lord.
ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੬॥
jagajeevan dhaataa paiaa ||6||
Thus the Lord of the World, the Great Giver is obtained. ||6||
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.