Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Sunday, 10 August 2025
- Found on
- Ang 438
- Raag
- Aasaa
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਛੰਤ ਘਰੁ ੩ ॥
aasaa mahalaa pehilaa chha(n)t ghar teejaa ||
Aasaa, First Mehla, Chhant, Third House:
ਤੂੰ ਸੁਣਿ ਹਰਣਾ ਕਾਲਿਆ ਕੀ ਵਾੜੀਐ ਰਾਤਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
too(n) sun haranaa kaaliaa kee vaaReeaai raataa raam ||
Listen, O black deer: why are you so attached to the orchard of passion?
ਬਿਖੁ ਫਲੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਨ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾਤਾ ਰਾਮ ॥
bikh fal meeThaa chaar dhin fir hovai taataa raam ||
The fruit of sin is sweet for only a few days, and then it grows hot and bitter.
ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਤਾਤਾ ਖਰਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਰਤਾਪਏ ॥
fir hoi taataa kharaa maataa naam bin parataape ||
That fruit which intoxicated you has now become bitter and painful, without the Naam.
ਓਹੁ ਜੇਵ ਸਾਇਰ ਦੇਇ ਲਹਰੀ ਬਿਜੁਲ ਜਿਵੈ ਚਮਕਏ ॥
oh jev sair dhei laharee bijul jivai chamake ||
It is temporary, like the waves on the sea, and the flash of lightning.
ਹਰਿ ਬਾਝੁ ਰਾਖਾ ਕੋਇ ਨਾਹੀ ਸੋਇ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥
har baajh raakhaa koi naahee soi tujheh bisaariaa ||
Without the Lord, there is no other protector, but you have forgotten Him.
ਸਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਚੇਤਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਮਰਹਿ ਹਰਣਾ ਕਾਲਿਆ ॥੧॥
sach kahai naanak chet re man mareh haranaa kaaliaa ||1||
Nanak speaks the Truth. Reflect upon it, O mind; you shall die, O black deer. ||1||
ਭਵਰਾ ਫੂਲਿ ਭਵੰਤਿਆ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਤਿ ਭਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
bhavaraa fool bhava(n)tiaa dhukh at bhaaree raam ||
O bumble bee, you wander among the flowers, but terrible pain awaits you.
ਮੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਛਿਆ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
mai gur poochhiaa aapanaa saachaa beechaaree raam ||
I have asked my Guru for true understanding.
ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੁਝੈ ਪੂਛਿਆ ਭਵਰੁ ਬੇਲੀ ਰਾਤਓ ॥
beechaar satigur mujhai poochhiaa bhavar belee raato ||
I have asked my True Guru for understanding about the bumble bee, who is so involved with the flowers of the garden.
ਸੂਰਜੁ ਚੜਿਆ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪੜਿਆ ਤੇਲੁ ਤਾਵਣਿ ਤਾਤਓ ॥
sooraj chaRiaa pi(n)dd paRiaa tel taavan taato ||
When the sun rises, the body will fall, and it will be cooked in hot oil.
ਜਮ ਮਗਿ ਬਾਧਾ ਖਾਹਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਸਬਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੇਤਾਲਿਆ ॥
jam mag baadhaa khaeh choTaa sabadh bin betaaliaa ||
You shall be bound and beaten on the road of Death, without the Word of the Shabad, O madman.
ਸਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਚੇਤਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਮਰਹਿ ਭਵਰਾ ਕਾਲਿਆ ॥੨॥
sach kahai naanak chet re man mareh bhavaraa kaaliaa ||2||
Nanak speaks the Truth. Reflect upon it, O mind; you shall die, O bumble bee. ||2||
ਮੇਰੇ ਜੀਅੜਿਆ ਪਰਦੇਸੀਆ ਕਿਤੁ ਪਵਹਿ ਜੰਜਾਲੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
mere jeeaRiaa paradheseeaa kit paveh ja(n)jaale raam ||
O my stranger soul, why do you fall into entanglements?
ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਕੀ ਫਾਸਹਿ ਜਮ ਜਾਲੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
saachaa saahib man vasai kee faaseh jam jaale raam ||
The True Lord abides within your mind; why are you trapped by the noose of Death?
ਮਛੁਲੀ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੀ ਨੈਣ ਰੁੰਨੀ ਜਾਲੁ ਬਧਿਕਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
machhulee vichhu(n)nee nain ru(n)nee jaal badhik paiaa ||
The fish leaves the water with tearful eyes, when the fisherman casts his net.
ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਅੰਤਿ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥
sa(n)saar maiaa moh meeThaa a(n)t bharam chukaiaa ||
The love of Maya is sweet to the world, but in the end, this delusion is dispelled.
ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਛੋਡਿ ਮਨਹੁ ਅੰਦੇਸਿਆ ॥
bhagat kar chit lai har siau chhodd manahu a(n)dhesiaa ||
So perform devotional worship, link your consciousness to the Lord, and dispel anxiety from your mind.
ਸਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਚੇਤਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਜੀਅੜਿਆ ਪਰਦੇਸੀਆ ॥੩॥
sach kahai naanak chet re man jeeaRiaa paradheseeaa ||3||
Nanak speaks the Truth; focus your consciousness on the Lord, O my stranger soul. ||3||
ਨਦੀਆ ਵਾਹ ਵਿਛੁੰਨਿਆ ਮੇਲਾ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
nadheeaa vaeh vichhu(n)niaa melaa sa(n)jogee raam ||
The rivers and streams which separate may sometime be united again.
ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਵਿਸੁ ਭਰੇ ਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਰਾਮ ॥
jug jug meeThaa vis bhare ko jaanai jogee raam ||
In age after age, that which is sweet, is full of poison; how rare is the Yogi who understands this.
ਕੋਈ ਸਹਜਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜਿਨਿ ਚੇਤਿਆ ॥
koiee sahaj jaanai har pachhaanai satiguroo jin chetiaa ||
That rare person who centers his consciousness on the True Guru, knows intuitively and realizes the Lord.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਪਚਹਿ ਮੁਗਧ ਅਚੇਤਿਆ ॥
bin naam har ke bharam bhoole pacheh mugadh achetiaa ||
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the thoughtless fools wander in doubt, and are ruined.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੇ ਅੰਤਿ ਧਾਹੀ ਰੁੰਨਿਆ ॥
har naam bhagat na ridhai saachaa se a(n)t dhaahee ru(n)niaa ||
Those whose hearts are not touched by devotional worship and the Name of the True Lord, shall weep and wail loudly in the end.
ਸਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਮੇਲਿ ਚਿਰੀ ਵਿਛੁੰਨਿਆ ॥੪॥੧॥੫॥
sach kahai naanak sabadh saachai mel chiree vichhu(n)niaa ||4||1||5||
Nanak speaks the Truth; through the True Word of the Shabad, those long separated from the Lord, are united once again. ||4||1||5||
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.