Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Wednesday, 13 August 2025
- Found on
- Ang 871
- Raag
- Gond
- Written by
- Bhagat Kabeer Ji
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ਗੋਂਡ ॥
go(n)dd ||
Gond:
ਖਸਮੁ ਮਰੈ ਤਉ ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਰੋਵੈ ॥
khasam marai tau naar na rovai ||
When her husband dies, the woman does not cry.
ਉਸੁ ਰਖਵਾਰਾ ਅਉਰੋ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
aus rakhavaaraa aauro hovai ||
Someone else becomes her protector.
ਰਖਵਾਰੇ ਕਾ ਹੋਇ ਬਿਨਾਸ ॥
rakhavaare kaa hoi binaas ||
When this protector dies,
ਆਗੈ ਨਰਕੁ ਈਹਾ ਭੋਗ ਬਿਲਾਸ ॥੧॥
aagai narak ieehaa bhog bilaas ||1||
he falls into the world of hell hereafter, for the sexual pleasures he enjoyed in this world. ||1||
ਏਕ ਸੁਹਾਗਨਿ ਜਗਤ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥
ek suhaagan jagat piaaree ||
The world loves only the one bride, Maya.
ਸਗਲੇ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਕੀ ਨਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sagale jeea ja(n)t kee naaree ||1|| rahaau ||
She is the wife of all beings and creatures. ||1||Pause||
ਸੋਹਾਗਨਿ ਗਲਿ ਸੋਹੈ ਹਾਰੁ ॥
sohaagan gal sohai haar ||
With her necklace around her neck, this bride looks beautiful.
ਸੰਤ ਕਉ ਬਿਖੁ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
sa(n)t kau bikh bigasai sa(n)saar ||
She is poison to the Saint, but the world is delighted with her.
ਕਰਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਬਹੈ ਪਖਿਆਰੀ ॥
kar seegaar bahai pakhiaaree ||
Adorning herself, she sits like a prostitute.
ਸੰਤ ਕੀ ਠਿਠਕੀ ਫਿਰੈ ਬਿਚਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
sa(n)t kee ThiThakee firai bichaaree ||2||
Cursed by the Saints, she wanders around like a wretch. ||2||
ਸੰਤ ਭਾਗਿ ਓਹ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਰੈ ॥
sa(n)t bhaag oh paachhai parai ||
She runs around, chasing after the Saints.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਾਰਹੁ ਡਰੈ ॥
gur parasaadhee maarahu ddarai ||
She is afraid of being beaten by those blessed with the Guru's Grace.
ਸਾਕਤ ਕੀ ਓਹ ਪਿੰਡ ਪਰਾਇਣਿ ॥
saakat kee oh pi(n)dd parain ||
She is the body, the breath of life, of the faithless cynics.
ਹਮ ਕਉ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਪਰੈ ਤ੍ਰਖਿ ਡਾਇਣਿ ॥੩॥
ham kau dhirasaT parai trakh ddain ||3||
She appears to me like a blood-thirsty witch. ||3||
ਹਮ ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਬਹੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਭੇਉ ॥
ham tis kaa bahu jaaniaa bheau ||
I know her secrets well
ਜਬ ਹੂਏ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਮਿਲੇ ਗੁਰਦੇਉ ॥
jab hooe kirapaal mile gurdheau ||
in His Mercy, the Divine Guru met me.
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਅਬ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਪਰੀ ॥
kahu kabeer ab baahar paree ||
Says Kabeer, now I have thrown her out.
ਸੰਸਾਰੈ ਕੈ ਅੰਚਲਿ ਲਰੀ ॥੪॥੪॥੭॥
sa(n)saarai kai a(n)chal laree ||4||4||7||
She clings to the skirt of the world. ||4||4||7||
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.