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ARDAS
too taakur tum pehe ardaas. jee-o pindd sabh teree raas.
You are our Lord and Master; to You, I offer this prayer. This
body and soul are all Your property.
tum maat pitaa ham baarik tere. tumree kripaa meh sookh ghaney-re.
You are our mother and father; we are Your children. In Your
Grace, there are so many joys!
ko-e naa jaanai tumraa ant. ooche te oochaa bhagvant.
No one knows Your limits. O Highest of the High, Most Generous
God,
sagal samagree tumrai sootr dhaaree. tum te ho-e so
aagi-aa-kaaree.
The whole creation is strung on Your thread. That which has come
from You is under Your Command.
tumree gat mit tum hee jaanee. naanak daas sadaa kurbaanee
You alone know Your state and extent. Nanak, Your slave, is
forever a sacrifice. ||8||4||
ardaas
(supplication)
ik-o
nkaar,
vaaheguroo jee kee fateh.
There is one God. All Victory belongs to God.
siree bhagautee hee s-haa-e. vaar siree bhagautee jee kee
paat-shaa-hee dasvee.
May the dynamic power of God help us. The Vaar (poetic verse) of
Sri Bhagauti,
composed by the tenth king.
pritam bhagautee simar kai, guroo naanak le-ee dhi-aa-e.
Having first involved the dynamic power of God, call on Guru
Nanak.
fir angad gur, te amar daas, raam daa-sai ho-ee s-haa-e.
Then on Angad Guru, Amar Das and Ram Das, may they ever protect
us.
arjan, har-gobind no, simro siree har raa-e. siree har-krishan
dhi-aa-ee-e jis dit-tai sabh
dukh jaa-e.
Then call on Arjan, and Har Gobind, holy Har Rai and on Har
Krishan, whose sight
dispels all sorrows.
teg bahaadar sim-ree-ai, ghar nau nidh aavai dhaa-e. sabh thaa-ee
ho-e s-haa-e.
Then remember Teg Bahadur by whose remembrance the nine
treasures come hurrying
to ones home. Be ever with us O Masters.
dasvaa
n
paat-shaah, siree guroo gobind singh saahib jee! sabh thaa-ee
ho-e s-haa-e.
May the tenth king, Guru Gobind Singh be ever on our side.
dasaa
n
paat-shaa-hee-aan
dee jot siree guroo granth saahib jee de paat didaar daa
dhiaan
dhar ke, bolo Ji
vaaheguroo!
Let us now turn our thoughts to the teachings of Guru Granth
Sahib, the visible
embodiment of the ten Gurus and utter, O Khalsa Ji, Vaheguru
(glory be to God).
panjaa
n
pi-aa-ri-aan,
chau-haan
saahib-zaadi-aan,
Chaalee-aan
mukti-aan, hat-tee-aan,
jap-ee-aa
n,
tap-ee-aan, jin-aan
ne naam japi-aa, vand shaki-aa, degh chalaa-ee, tegh
vaa-hee, dekh ke ann-ditt keetaa; tin-aa pi-aa-ri-aa
n,
sachi-aa-ri-aan dee
kamaa-ee daa
dhi-aan dhar ke, khaalsa jee! bolo jee
vaaheguroo!
The five Beloved Ones, the four Sahibzaade (sons of the tenth
Master), the forty
emancipated ones, the martyrs, the true disciples, the
contemplators of God, and those
who remained steadfast on the path of Dharma, remember their
glorious deeds and utter
O Khalsa Ji, Vaheguru.
jin-
haan
singh-aan
singh-nee-aan
ne dharam heyt sees dite, band band kat-taa-e, khopree-
aa
n
lu-haa-eeaan,
charak-ree-aan te
charre, aari-aan
naal ch-raa-e gi-e, gurd-vaariaan
dee seva le-ee kurbaanee-aa
n
keetee-aan,
dharam nehee haari-aa, sikhi ke-saan,
su-aa-saa
n
naal ni-baa-ee, tinaan
dee kamaa-ee daa dhi-aan dhar ke khaalsa jee! bolo
jee
vaaheguroo!
Those who dwelled on God's Name, shared their honest earnings
with others, wielded
sword in battlefield, distributed food in companionship, offered
their heads at the altar of
Dharma, were cut up limb by limb, skinned alive, boiled or sawn
alive, but did not utter a
sigh nor faltered in their faith, kept the sanctity of their
hair until their last breath,
sacrificed their lives for the sanctity of Gurdwaras; remember
their glorious deeds and
utter O Khalsa Ji, Vaheguru.
panjaa
n
takh-taan,
sarbat gurd-vaari-aan
daa dhi-aan dhar ke, bolo jee
vaaheguroo!
Turn your thoughts to the five Takhats (seats of Sikh authority)
and all the Gurdwaras
and utter O Khalsa, Vaheguru.
prith-me sarbat khaalsa jee kee ardaas hai jee. sarbat khaalsa
jee ko ‘
vaaheguroo,
vaaheguroo, vaaheguroo’ chit aave, chit aavan kaa sadkaa
sarab sukh hove.
jaa-haa
n
jaa-haan
khaalsa jee saahib, taa-haan
taa-haan
rachhi-aan
ri-aa-et,
degh tegh fateh, birad kee paij, panth kee jeet, siree saahib
jee s-haa-e, khaalsa jee ke
bol baale, bolo jee
vaaheguroo!
First, there is supplication for all the Khalsa Panth. May the
Lord bestow upon His
Khalsa the gift of His remembrance, Vaheguru, Vaheguru,Vaheguru,
and may the merit
of this remembrance be happiness of all kinds. O God, wherever
are the members of
Khalsa, extend Your protection and mercy on them; let the Panth
be ever victorious, let
the sword be ever our protector. May the order of the Khalsa
achieve ever-expanding
progress and supremacy. Utter O Khalsa, Vaheguru.
sikhaa
n
noo sikhi daan, kes daan, rehat daan, bi-bek daan, vi-saah
daan, bharosaa
daan, daanaa
n
sir daan, naam daan, siree amritsar jee de ishnaan,
May God grant to the Sikhs, the gift of faith, the gift of uncut
hair, the Keshas, the gift of
discipline, the gift of spiritual discrimination, the gift of
mutual trust, the gift of self
confidence and the supreme gift of all the gifts, the communion
with Vaheguru, the
Name, and the gift of bathing in Amritsar,
chaun-kee-aa
n,
jhan-de, bunge, jugo jug attal, dharam kaa jaikaar, bolo jee
vaaheguroo!!!
May the administrative centres, banners, the cantonments of
Khalsa ever remain
inviolate. May the cause of truth and justice prevail everywhere
at all times, utter O
Khalsa, Vaheguru.
sikhaa da man neevaa
n,
mat uchee. mat daa raa-kaa, aap vaaheguroo.
May the minds of Sikhs remain humble, and their wisdom exalted.
Vaheguru you are the
protector of wisdom.
he akaal purkh, apne panth de sadaa s-haa-ee daataar jee-o!
siree nan-kaa-naa saahib
te hor gurd-vaari-aa
n
gur-dhaamaan
de, jin-haan
to panth noo vichhori-aa gi-aa hai, khule
darshan didaar, te seva sa
mbaal
daa daan khaalsa jee noo bakhsho.
Almighty Lord! Our helper and protector ever, restore to us the
right and privilege of
unhindered and free service and access to Nanakana Sahib and
other centers of Sikh
religion from which we have been separated.
he ni-maani-aa
n
de maan, ni-taani-aan
de taan, ni-ohtti-aan
di ohtt, sache pitaa
vaaheguroo! aap de hazoor ardaas hai jee…
[purpose
of the ardaas].
God, the Helper of the helpless, the Strength of the weak, the
Supporter of the fallen, the
true father of all, (here the specific purpose and the occasion
for the supplication is
stated by the person leading in the supplication and the
blessings and aid of God are
beseeched)
akhar vaadhaa ghaataa bhul chuk maaf karnee. sarbat de kaaraj
raas karne. se-ee piaa-
re meyl, jin
haan
mili-aa teraa baam chit aave.
Forgive us O Lord, all our faults, extend Your helping hand to
everyone. Grant us the
company of those who may help keep Your Name fresh in our
hearts.
naanak naam chardee-kalaa, tere bhaane sarbat daa bhalaa.
May Your Name, the religion preached by Nanak, prevail and
prosper forever and ever
more.
vaaheguroo jee ka khaalsa, vaaheguroo jee kee fateh.
The Khalsa belongs to God and to Him the victory, always and
forever.
[Now the whole congregation stands and sing in unison the
couplet (
Dohraa):]
aagi-aa bhe-ee akaal kee, tabai chal-aa-o panth.
sabh sikhan ko hukam hai, guroo maani-o granth.
As was ordained by the Timeless, thus was established the path (Panth).
To all Sikhs,
let this be the order, recognise the ‘Holy Granth’ as your Guru.
guroo granth jee maani-o, pragat guraa kee deh.
jo prabh ko mil-bo ch-hai, khoj shabad mil leh.
The reverend Guru Granth is the visible body of the Gurus. Those
that seek to have
union with God should delve the Divine Hymns of the Shabad Guru.
raaj karega khaalsa, aakee r-hai naa ko-e.
kvaar ho-e sabh milehn-ge, bache sharan jo Ho-e.
The Sikh people shall remain free and sovereign, always,
non-challenging this position.
For, all shall realise, after bitter frustration, that there is
no redemption except in the way
of the life that the Khalsa upholds!
[The person leading the Ardaas then loudly chants
:
"bole so ni-haal"
(those who respond will be
blessed)
and the congregation then shouts "sat
siree akaal” (True is the Immortal
Lord)]
vaaheguroo jee ka khaalsa, vaaheguroo jee kee fateh.
The Khalsa belongs to God and to Him the victory, always and
forever.
