Mukhvak
Hukamnama
from Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar
- Date
- Wednesday, 7 January 2026
- Found on
- Ang 453
- Raag
- Aasaa
- Written by
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਆਸਾ ਛੰਤ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੪
aasaa chha(n)t mahalaa panjavaa ghar chauthhaa
Aasaa, Chhant, Fifth Mehla, Fourth House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਮਨੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਨ ਨ ਮੀਠਾ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
har charan kamal man bedhiaa kichh aan na meeThaa raam raaje ||
My mind is pierced by the Lord's Lotus Feet; He alone is sweet to my mind, the Lord King.
ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਘਟਿ ਘਟੇ ਡੀਠਾ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
mil sa(n)tasa(n)gat aaraadhiaa har ghaT ghaTe ddeeThaa raam raaje ||
Joining the Society of the Saints, I meditate on the Lord in adoration; I behold the Lord King in each and every heart.
ਹਰਿ ਘਟਿ ਘਟੇ ਡੀਠਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੋੁ ਵੂਠਾ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਦੁਖ ਨਾਠੇ ॥
har ghaT ghaTe ddeeThaa a(n)mrituo vooThaa janam maran dhukh naaThe ||
I behold the Lord in each and every heart, and the Ambrosial Nectar rains down upon me; the pains of birth and death are gone.
ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਿ ਗਾਇਆ ਸਭ ਦੂਖ ਮਿਟਾਇਆ ਹਉਮੈ ਬਿਨਸੀ ਗਾਠੇ ॥
gun nidh gaiaa sabh dhookh miTaiaa haumai binasee gaaThe ||
Singing the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue, all my pains are erased, and the knot of ego has been untied.
ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਭਾਈ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਮਨਿ ਲਾਗਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਜੀਠਾ ॥
priau sahaj subhaiee chhodd na jaiee man laagaa ra(n)g majeeThaa ||
My Beloved shall not leave me to go anywhere - this is His natural way; my mind is imbued with the lasting color of the Lord's Love.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੇਧੇ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਨ ਨ ਮੀਠਾ ॥੧॥
har naanak bedhe charan kamal kichh aan na meeThaa ||1||
The Lotus Feet of the Lord have pierced Nanak's mind, and now, nothing else seems sweet to him. ||1||
ਜਿਉ ਰਾਤੀ ਜਲਿ ਮਾਛੁਲੀ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਮ ਰਸਿ ਮਾਤੇ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
jiau raatee jal maachhulee tiau raam ras maate raam raaje ||
Just like the fish which revels in water, I am intoxicated with the sublime essence of the Lord, my Lord King.
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੈ ਉਪਦੇਸਿਆ ਜੀਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਭਾਤੇ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
gur poorai upadhesiaa jeevan gat bhaate raam raaje ||
The Perfect Guru has instructed me, and blessed me with salvation in my life; I love the Lord, my King.
ਜੀਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਆਪਿ ਲੀਏ ਲੜਿ ਲਾਏ ॥
jeevan gat suaamee a(n)tarajaamee aap le'ee laR laae ||
The Lord Master, the Searcher of hearts, blesses me with salvation in my life; He Himself attaches me to His Love.
ਹਰਿ ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥੋ ਪਰਗਟੋ ਪੂਰਨੋ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਕਤਹੂ ਜਾਏ ॥
har ratan padhaaratho paragaTo poorano chhodd na katahoo jaae ||
The Lord is the treasure of jewels, the perfect manifestation; He shall not forsake us to go anywhere else.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੁਘਰੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ਸੁਜਾਨੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਮਿਟੈ ਨ ਦਾਤੇ ॥
prabh sughar saroop sujaan suaamee taa kee miTai na dhaate ||
God, the Lord Master, is so accomplished, beauteous, and all-knowing; His gifts are never exhausted.
ਜਲ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਮਾਛੁਲੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਤੇ ॥੨॥
jal sa(n)g raatee maachhulee naanak har maate ||2||
As the fish is enraptured by the water, so is Nanak intoxicated by the Lord. ||2||
ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਜਾਚੈ ਬੂੰਦ ਜਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਅਧਾਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
chaatirak jaachai boo(n)dh jiau har praan adhaaraa raam raaje ||
As the song-bird yearns for the rain-drop, the Lord, the Lord my King, is the Support of my breath of life.
ਮਾਲੁ ਖਜੀਨਾ ਸੁਤ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਮੀਤ ਸਭਹੂੰ ਤੇ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
maal khajeenaa sut bhraat meet sabhahoo(n) te piaaraa raam raaje ||
My Lord King is more beloved than all wealth, treasure, children, siblings and friends.
ਸਭਹੂੰ ਤੇ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਾਰਾ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੀਐ ॥
sabhahoo(n) te piaaraa purakh niraaraa taa kee gat nahee jaaneeaai ||
The absolute Lord, the Primal Being, is more beloved than all; His condition cannot be known.
ਹਰਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਨ ਬਿਸਰੈ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੀਐ ॥
har saas giraas na bisarai kabahoo(n) gur sabadhee ra(n)g maaneeaai ||
I shall never forget the Lord, for an instant, for a single breath; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I enjoy His Love.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੋ ਸੰਤ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਵਨੋ ਜਪਿ ਭਰਮ ਮੋਹ ਦੁਖ ਡਾਰਾ ॥
prabh purakh jagajeevano sa(n)t ras peevano jap bharam moh dhukh ddaaraa ||
The Primal Lord God is the Life of the Universe; His Saints drink in the Lord's sublime essence. Meditating on Him, doubts, attachments and pains are shaken off.
ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਜਾਚੈ ਬੂੰਦ ਜਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥੩॥
chaatirak jaachai boo(n)dh jiau naanak har piaaraa ||3||
As the song-bird yearns for the rain-drop, so does Nanak love the Lord. ||3||
ਮਿਲੇ ਨਰਾਇਣ ਆਪਣੇ ਮਾਨੋਰਥੋ ਪੂਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
mile narain aapane maanoratho pooraa raam raaje ||
Meeting the Lord, my Lord King, my desires are fulfilled.
ਢਾਠੀ ਭੀਤਿ ਭਰੰਮ ਕੀ ਭੇਟਤ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੂਰਾ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥
ddaaThee bheet bhara(n)m kee bheTat gur sooraa raam raaje ||
The walls of doubt have been torn down, meeting the Brave Guru, O Lord King.
ਪੂਰਨ ਗੁਰ ਪਾਏ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਾਏ ਸਭ ਨਿਧਿ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥
pooran gur paae purab likhaae sabh nidh dheen dhiaalaa ||
The Perfect Guru is obtained by perfect pre-ordained destiny; God is the Giver of all treasures - He is merciful to the meek.
ਆਦਿ ਮਧਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੋਈ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥
aadh madh a(n)t prabh soiee su(n)dhar gur gopaalaa ||
In the beginning, in the middle, and in the end, is God, the most beautiful Guru, the Sustainer of the World.
ਸੂਖ ਸਹਜ ਆਨੰਦ ਘਨੇਰੇ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨ ਸਾਧੂ ਧੂਰਾ ॥
sookh sahaj aana(n)dh ghanere patit paavan saadhoo dhooraa ||
The dust of the feet of the Holy purifies sinners, and brings great joy, bliss and ecstasy.
ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਨਰਾਇਣ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਮਾਨੋਰਥੋੁ ਪੂਰਾ ॥੪॥੧॥੩॥
har mile narain naanakaa maanorathuo pooraa ||4||1||3||
The Lord, the Infinite Lord, has met with Nanak, and his desires are fulfilled. ||4||1||3||
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.