Reap What You Sow

O self-willed manmukh! When will i realise He is just testing me and surrender to His Hukam? I beg for Your Divine Grace... This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 302 of SGGS ji:

slok mÚ 4 ]

salok ma 4

Shalok, Fourth Mehl:

siqguru DrqI Drm hY iqsu ivic jyhw ko bIjy qyhw Plu pwey ]

sathigur dhharathee dhharam hai this vich jaehaa ko beejae thaehaa fal paaeae

The True Guru is the field of Dharma; as one plants the seeds there, so are the fruits obtained.

gurisKI AMimRqu bIijAw iqn AMimRq Plu hir pwey ]

gurasikhee a(n)mrith beejiaa thin a(n)mrith fal har paaeae

The GurSikhs plant ambrosial nectar, and obtain the Lord as their ambrosial fruit.

Enw hliq pliq muK aujly Eie hir drgh scI pYnwey ]

ounaa halath palath mukh oujalae oue har dharageh sachee painaaeae

Their faces are radiant in this world and the next; in the Court of the Lord, they are robed with honor.

iekn@w AMdir Kotu inq Kotu kmwvih Ehu jyhw bIjy qyhw Plu Kwey ]

eikanhaa a(n)dhar khott nith khott kamaavehi ouhu jaehaa beejae thaehaa fal khaaeae

Some have cruelty in their hearts - they constantly act in cruelty; as they plant, so are the fruits which they eat.

jw siqguru srwPu ndir kir dyKY suAwvgIr siB auGiV Awey ]

jaa sathigur saraaf nadhar kar dhaekhai suaavageer sabh ougharr aaeae

When the True Guru, the Tester, observes with His Glance, the selfish ones are all exposed.

Eie jyhw icqvih inq qyhw pwiein Eie qyho jyhy diX vjwey ]

oue jaehaa chithavehi nith thaehaa paaein oue thaeho jaehae dhay vajaaeae

As one thinks, so does he receive, and so does the Lord make him known.

nwnk duhI isrI Ksmu Awpy vrqY inq kir kir dyKY clq sbwey ]1]

naanak dhuhee siree khasam aapae varathai nith kar kar dhaekhai chalath sabaaeae 1

O Nanak, the Lord and Master is pervading at both ends; He continually acts, and beholds His own play. 1

This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 303 of SGGS ji:

mÚ 4 ]

ma 4

Fourth Mehl:

pUry gur kw hukmu n mMnY Ehu mnmuKu AigAwnu muTw ibKu mwieAw ]

poorae gur kaa hukam n ma(n)nai ouhu manamukh agiaan mut(h)aa bikh maaeiaa

One who does not obey the Hukam, the Command of the Perfect Guru - that self-willed manmukh is plundered by his ignorance and poisoned by Maya.

Esu AMdir kUVu kUVo kir buJY Axhody JgVy diX Es dY gil pwieAw ]

ous a(n)dhar koorr koorro kar bujhai anehodhae jhagarrae dhay ous dhai gal paaeiaa

Within him is falsehood, and he sees everyone else as false; the Lord has tied these useless conflicts around his neck.

Ehu gl ProsI kry bhuqyrI Es dw boilAw iksY n BwieAw ]

ouhu gal farosee karae bahuthaeree ous dhaa boliaa kisai n bhaaeiaa

He babbles on and on, but the words he speaks please no one.

Ehu Gir Gir hMFY ijau rMn duohwgix Esu nwil muhu joVy Esu BI lCxu lwieAw ]

ouhu ghar ghar ha(n)dtai jio ra(n)n dhuohaagan ous naal muhu jorrae ous bhee lashhan laaeiaa

He wanders from house to house like an abandoned woman; whoever associates with him is stained by the mark of evil as well.

gurmuiK hoie su Ailpqo vrqY Es dw pwsu Cif gur pwis bih jwieAw ]

guramukh hoe s alipatho varathai ous dhaa paas shhadd gur paas behi jaaeiaa

Those who become Gurmukh avoid him; they forsake his company and sit near the Guru.

jo guru gopy Awpxw su Blw nwhI pMchu Ein lwhw mUlu sBu gvwieAw ]

jo gur gopae aapanaa s bhalaa naahee pa(n)chahu oun laahaa mool sabh gavaaeiaa

O chosen people, O self-elect, one who does not publicly affirm his Guru is not a good person; he loses all his profits and capital.

pihlw Awgmu ingmu nwnku AwiK suxwey pUry gur kw bcnu aupir AwieAw ]

pehilaa aagam nigam naanak aakh sunaaeae poorae gur kaa bachan oupar aaeiaa

People used to chant and recite the Shaastras and the Vedas, O Nanak, but now the Words of the Perfect Guru have come to be the most exalted of all.

gurisKw vifAweI BwvY gur pUry kI mnmuKw Eh vylw hiQ n AwieAw ]2]

gurasikhaa vaddiaaee bhaavai gur poorae kee manamukhaa ouh vaelaa hathh n aaeiaa 2

The glorious greatness of the Perfect Guru is pleasing to the GurSikh; the self-willed manmukhs have lost this opportunity. 2