ਵਾਰ ਮਾਝ ਕੀ ਤਥਾ ਸਲੋਕ ਮਹਲਾ ੧

وار ماجھ کی تتھا سلوک مہلا ۱

(Sant Singh Khalsa): Vaar In Maajh, And Shaloks Of The First Mehl:

(Manmohan Singh): Eulogy in Majh Measure and slok by First Guru.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): Var in the measure: Majh along with Slokas—Composition of Sri Guru Nanak Dev

(Kartar Singh Duggal): Var Majh along with Slokas 1

(Darshan Singh): VAR OF MAJH, ALSO SOME SALOK OF M: 1

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): Var Majh ki & Slok Mahala - 1

(Anmol Singh Rode): Vaar Majh Ki — The Ballad and Saloks in the Majh Raag (Melodic Tune); of Guru Nanak Sahib.

ਮਲਕ ਮੁਰੀਦ ਤਥਾ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਹੜਾ ਸੋਹੀਆ ਕੀ ਧੁਨੀ ਗਾਵਣੀ ॥

ملک مرید تتھا چندرہڑا سوہیا کی دھنی گاونی ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): To Be Sung To The Tune Of “Malik Mureed And Chandrahraa Sohee-Aa”

(Manmohan Singh): To be sung in the tune of Malik Murid and Chandarhara Sohia.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): (To be sung to the tune of Malik Murid and Chandarhara of the Sohiyan clan).

(Kartar Singh Duggal): (To be sung in the tune of Malik Murid and Chandrahara Sohia)

(Darshan Singh): SING ON THE TUNE OF MALIK MURREED, AND CHANDARHARHA SOHIA.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): (Malik Murid and Chanderha’ra Sohia ki Dhuni Gavni).

(Anmol Singh Rode): To be Sung to the Tune of (a known ballad of) Malik Murid and Chandrahrraa Sohia [2 Chiefs of Emperor Abkar — As Determined by Guru Arjan Sahib].

ੴ ਸਤਿਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

اکُ اوئنکارُ ستنامُ کرتا پرکھُ گرپرسادِ ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. By Guru’s Grace:

(Manmohan Singh): There is but One God. True is His Name and creative His personality. By the Guru’s favour He is obtained.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): In the Name of the Sole Supreme Being, Creator-Immanent, Realized by the holy Preceptor’s Grace.

(Kartar Singh Duggal): There is but one God Truth Incarnate. The Master Creator. He is realised through the grace of the True Guru.

(Darshan Singh): God is one, true is His name, He is the creating person, realized by the grace of Guru.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): By the Grace of the one sublime Lord whose Name is Truth, is our Creator and it attainable through the Guru’s guidance.

(Anmol Singh Rode): Ik Oankar–The One Creator, Truth is The Name, Karta Purakh–Creator-Master, By the Grace of The Guru.

ਪਉੜੀ ॥ پؤڑی ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): Pauree:

(Manmohan Singh): pauri.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): Pauri (Stanza)

(Kartar Singh Duggal): Pauri.

(Darshan Singh): PAURI.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): Pouri:

(Anmol Singh Rode): Pauri.

ਹਉ ਢਾਢੀ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

ہؤ ڈھاڈھی ویکارُ کارے لایا ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): I was a minstrel, out of work, when the Lord took me into His service.

(Manmohan Singh): Me, the bard out of work, the Lord has applied to His service.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): I an idle bard by Thee a task am assigned:

(Kartar Singh Duggal): I was put on a job, an idle bard.

(Darshan Singh): I was a bard without work. He gave me work to do.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): I was an unoccupied bard and had been summoned by the Guru through His Grace and assigned this job of praising the Lord.

(Anmol Singh Rode): A balladeer I was, out of work, when The Lord had taken me into His Service.

(Pashaura Singh, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies): I was a minstrel out of work;

ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਹੈ ਕੈ ਵਾਰ ਧੁਰਹੁ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ॥

راتِ دہے کے وار دھرہُ پھرمایا ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): To sing His Praises day and night, He gave me His Order, right from the start.

(Manmohan Singh): In the very beginning He gave me the order to sing His praises night and day.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): In primal time was I commanded night and day to laud Thee.

(Kartar Singh Duggal): My primal task day and night was to laud.

(Darshan Singh): Many a times, Master ordered me to work (praise God) day and night.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): I was ordained to sing the Lord’s praises day and night.

(Anmol Singh Rode): Night and day, to sing the Praises of The Lord — this Order was deputed to me from The Origin of Time Itself.

(Pashaura Singh, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies): the Lord assigned me the task of singing the Divine Word day and night.

ਢਾਢੀ ਸਚੈ ਮਹਲਿ ਖਸਮਿ ਬੁਲਾਇਆ ॥

ڈھاڈھی سچے مہلِ کھسمِ بلایا ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): My Lord and Master has summoned me, His minstrel, to the True Mansion of His Presence.

(Manmohan Singh): The Master summoned the minstrel to His True Court.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): The bard by the Master to the Eternal Mansion was summoned

(Kartar Singh Duggal): To the True Mansion was the bard called.

(Darshan Singh): The Master sent for me, his bard, for His home.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): When I was called in the Lord’s Presence,

(Anmol Singh Rode): The Master had summoned me, His Minstrel, to the Court of The Lord.

(Pashaura Singh, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies): He summoned me to his Court

ਸਚੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਕਪੜਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

سچی سپھتِ سالاہ کپڑا پایا ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): He has dressed me in the robes of His True Praise and Glory.

(Manmohan Singh): He clothed me with the robe of His true Honour and eulogy.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): And with the robe of holy Divine laudation and praise honoured.

(Kartar Singh Duggal): And for adoration and adulation given a reward.

(Darshan Singh): He honoured me (the bard) for praising, the real praiseworthy.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): I was bestowed with the honour of singing the Praises of the True Lord.

(Anmol Singh Rode): He clothed me in the robes of His True Praise and Glory.

(Pashaura Singh, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies): and bestowed on me the robe of honour for singing his praises.

ਸਚਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਆਇਆ ॥

سچا امرت نامُ بھوجنُ آیا ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): The Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name has become my food.

(Manmohan Singh): Since then the True Name has become my ambrosial food.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): On the holy Name ambrosial was he feasted.

(Kartar Singh Duggal): Then came Name and Amrit, a feast from the Lord.

(Darshan Singh): He sent for me the food of real name-nectar.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): The Guru-minded persons, who received this nectar of True Name as their food,

(Anmol Singh Rode): Since then, the Amrit–Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name has become my food.

(Pashaura Singh, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies): On me he bestowed the Divine Nectar (amrit) in a cup, the nectar of his true and holy Name.

ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਖਾਧਾ ਰਜਿ ਤਿਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

گرمتی کھادھا رجِ تنِ سکھُ پایا ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings, who eat this food and are satisfied, find peace.

(Manmohan Singh): They, who under the Guru’s instruction, eat this food to their satisfaction, obtain peace.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): As by the Master's guidance on this he has feasted, has felt blessed.

(Kartar Singh Duggal): Guided by the Guru I took my food and was enthralled.

(Darshan Singh): In the wisdom of Guru, all eat it to full, and enjoy in happiness.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): partook this to their full satisfaction and joy; while others in their company also enjoyed the same satisfaction,

(Anmol Singh Rode): Those who adhere to Gurmat [Sikh Doctrine], consuming this food to satisfaction, find peace.

ਢਾਢੀ ਕਰੇ ਪਸਾਉ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਇਆ ॥

ڈھاڈھی کرے پساؤ سبدُ وجایا ۔۔

(Sant Singh Khalsa): His minstrel spreads His Glory, singing and vibrating the Word of His Shabad.

(Manmohan Singh): By singing the Guru’s hymns, I the minstrel spread the Lord’s glory.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): The bard, Divine laudation by the holy Word, has spread and proclaimed.

(Kartar Singh Duggal): The bard propagated the Word and took it to every port where he called.

(Darshan Singh): The bard is illustrating, by playing on word.

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): I, the Lord’s bard, convey the Lord’s message through these songs which I distribute wherever I go.

(Anmol Singh Rode): His Minstrel spreads the Glory of The Lord — singing the Eternal Word.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨੭॥ ਸੁਧੁ

نانک سچُ سالاہِ پورا پایا ۔۔۲۷۔۔ سدھُ

(Sant Singh Khalsa): O Nanak, praising the True Lord, I have obtained His Perfection. ||27||Sudh||

(Manmohan Singh): Nanak, by praising the True Name I have obtained the perfect Lord.

(Gurbachan Singh Talib): Saith Nanak: By laudation of the holy Eternal, is the Supreme Being, all-perfection, attained. (27) ‘Found correct’.

(Kartar Singh Duggal): Nanak sings the praises of the True and realised God. (27) Found correct

(Darshan Singh): Nanak says, “By praising the True, the bard is blessed with perfect.” 27. (Suddh)

(Gurbachan Singh Makin): (I only seek His blessings and sing His Praises) O Nanak! We should praise the True Master and this enables us to attain the Perfect Lord, through singing His Praises. 27 (checked)

(Anmol Singh Rode): O Nanak, by praising The True Lord, I have obtained His Perfection. ॥27॥ Sudh — Testified [Historically Verified & Correct by the Attestation of Guru Arjan Sahib] ॥

(Kishan Singh, The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism): The Bard was called by the Master into His mansion. He lauded Him and was honoured with a robe. God’s eternal Name was his food on which satiated he found His bliss (27). [Summary.]

(Pashaura Singh, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies): I was a minstrel out of work; the Lord assigned me the task of singing the Divine Word day and night. He summoned me to his Court and bestowed on me the robe of honour for singing his praises. On me he bestowed the Divine Nectar (amrit) in a cup, the nectar of his true and holy Name. [Summary.]