Guru Granth Sahib Quotes

Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit.

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.

He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.

The world is a drama, staged in a dream

Speak only that which will bring you honor.

For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? The flamingos fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind. Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind?

What should the yogi have to fear? Trees, plants, and all that is inside and outside, is He Himself

Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth - these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God.

Your Mercy is my social status.

He who lowers his mind to the dust of all men’s feet, Sees the Name of God enshrined in every heart.

Nanak, the whole world is in distress. He, who believes in the Name, becomes victorious.

He Himself makes the mortals anxious, and He Himself takes the anxiety away.

The Lord of man and beast is working in all; His presence is scattered everywhere; There is none else to be seen.

O Nanak, if a blind man goes to assay jewels, he shall not know their worth and shall return after making an exhibition of himself.

They, who have no eyes in their face, are not called blind. They alone are blind, O Nanak, who stray away from their Lord.

All dishonest earnings are the blood of the innocent. Honest earnings are like sweet milk and make the mind pious.

The addict is addicted to his drug, and the landlord is in love with his land. As the baby is attached to his milk, so the Saint is in love with God. 

O man, grasp this Truth firmly in your soul. The whole world is just like a dream; it will pass away in an instant. 

2 : ... أنت تفكر و تفكر عشرة آلاف فكرة .. و لكن و لا فكرة واحدة سوف تعطيك ماتسعى اليه حقا تجلس في صمت لتعثر على الصمت .. و لكن الصمت لا يأتي ابدا. *** روحك تغني دائما أغنية إلهية *** كل متاعبك و كل همومك لن تتلاشى ابدا حتى و لو امتلكت كل كنوز العالم و رغم كل الحيل الذكية التى تستخدمها .. الحيل التي لا تعد و لا تحصى لن يبقى معك و لا حتى شخص واحد ... كيف يمكننا أن نجد بيت الحقيقة ؟ كيف يمكننا أن نكسر هذا الجدار من الأكاذيب ؟ : سلم نفسك و سر في طريق إرادة (الروح) آوه ناناك : إنه المكتوب ، و يجب أن نطيع ، و نسير في طريق إرادتها

1 : ... بإرادة الروح تأتي أشكال لا تعد و لا تحصى .. و بسبب هذه الإرادة لا أستطيع حتى أن أتكلم .. بإرادة الروح ((أي روح القدس)) تأتي جميع الأرواح اندمج في هذه الروح و كن عظيما .. يإرادة الروح يكون الخير و الشر و بها يكتب الألم و السلام للجميع . للبعض ، تحضر الهدايا الوفيرة للبعض ، تودي إلى تيه لا نهاية له كل شئ موجود ضمن تلك الإرادة .. لا شئ كاذب من ورائها آه يا ناناك : إذا فهمت الإرادة الإلهية لن تجد (نفسك) شئ لتقوله

In many elite Hindu families in the Delhi region and the North-west, until about the time of Partition it was the custom for boys to learn Persian and Urdu and be literate in the Persian script, while the girls were taught Devanagari. Among elite Sikh families too, the boys would similarly be schooled in Persian and Urdu and know the Persian script, while the girls were taught Gurmukhi, the Punjabi script in which the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book, is written.

4 : ... الحقيقة هي السيد ، .. و الحقيقة هي اسمه و كلامه ، مع حب غير محدود الناس يتضرعون و يصلون : (اعطنا .. اعطنا) و المعطي العظيم يعطيهم هداياه فما التقدمة التي نستطيع وضعها أمامه ، بعد كل هذا ، كي تشفع لنا في محكمته ؟ ما هي الكلمات التي نستطيع قولها لاستحضار حبه ؟ ... في وقت السحر ، بساعات اللذة الروحانية فيما قبل الفجر أنشد اسمه و تأمل عظمته و مجده ... بواسطة الكرمة (Karma) حصلنا على هذا الرداء من الجسد المادي ..، و بنعمته عثرنا على بوابة التحرر اوه ناناك ، نعرف هذا جيدا: الواحد الصحيح .. هو نفسه .. الكل ***** *(الكارما هي مجموعة من تصرفاتنا السابقة في حيوات و تجسدات اخرى ، و التي ربما أدت الى اعادة تجسدنا مرة اخرى ، و عدم تحرر ارواحنا من التجسد كما يعتقد المؤمنين بها، و يعتقد السيخ بامكانية تحرر ارواحنا من التجسد بواسطة نعمة الله الحق)

((المانترا الرئيسية)) : ... روح واحدة .. وراء حركة الكون .. توازنه .. وحدته .. استمراريته .. وجوده ... انها داخلي .. و هي هويتي الحقيقية هي الفاعل .. و السبب من وراء الفعل .. تحميني في كل الأحوال ، و في أي زمان أو مكان لا تخشى شئ .. و لا تعرف شئ عن الظلم أو الرعونة .. خالدة .. لم تلد و لم تولد تتدفق من خلال دورات الميلاد .. و الموت .. تتحرك بقدرتها .. و صفائها ***** هذا الفهم سوف يأتي لك كنعمة حلوة كهدية .. .. و في كل لحظة ستمر سيظل تذكرك له مستمر ***** .. منذ البداية و تلك هي الحقيقة الوحيدة في كل زمان او مكان تلك هي الحقيقة و حتى الآن .. فتلك هي الحقيقة الوحيدة آوه ناناك : انها الوحيدة على الإطلاق

Let mercy be your mosque, faith your prayer-mat, and honest living your Koran. Make modesty your circumcision, and good conduct your fast. In this way, you shall be a true Muslim. Let good conduct be your Kaabaa, Truth your spiritual guide, and the karma of good deeds your prayer and chant. Let your rosary be that which is pleasing to His Will.

3 : ... بعض الغناء لقوته ، من يملك مثل هذه القوة !؟ بعض الغناء لعطاياه .. لعلاماته و إشاراته بعض الغناء لمجده المميز ، عظيم هو و جميل بعض الغناء لنعمة التحصل على معرفته ، من خلال الدراسات الفلسفية الصعبة ! بعض الغناء لأنه من صمم الجسد ، ثم قلّصه مرة أخرى إلى غبار بعض الغناء لأنه من يأخذ الحياة ، و يعيدها مرة أخرى ! بعض الغناء لأنه يبدو .. بعيدا .. بعيدا جدا بعض الغناء لأنه قريبا منّا جدا ، الآن .. و في أي وقت مضى بعض الغناء لأنه ، لم يقصّر في ارسال من يعلموننا و يوعظوننا ملايين و ملايين ، قدموا لنا ملايين الخطب و الحكايات ... المعطي العظيم مستمر في العطاء ، بينما هؤلاء المستعطين ، يضجرون من عطاءه و على مر العصور ، يعطي ، .. و يستهلكون ! انه يقودنا بإشاراته إلى السير على الطريق اوه ناناك : انه طريق يزهر بالبهجة و السلام

The holy books of all religions serve as our pathfinders. The Quran of Islam, the Bible of Christianity, the Gita of Hinduism, Guru Granth Sahib of Sikhism, the Tipitaka of Buddhism, and the Agamas of Jainism are all examples of scriptures that dig deep into the perennial questions that have been plaguing mankind since time immemorial. They try to answer them in their own ways. The great souls and prophets who have pioneered various religious movements in the world have left behind their treasure of wisdom in the form of written words available in those Holy Scriptures. Not only such scriptures, but also the many non-religious texts such as the ancient epics of Greece, the writings of Confucius and the celebrated tragedies of Shakespeare, all throw light on the unending questions that mankind has been struggling with. We would be deprived of a lot if such a legacy of contributions down the ages is lost sight of. It would have been nice if we could delve deep into the vast ocean of insights presented in each one of this line-up of classics and holy books in our quest for the necessary answers. It is not that all these scriptures necessarily provide a straight and conclusive answer. Had it been so, the human race would not have been struggling with it even today.

If the Lord Allah lives only in the mosque, then to whom does the rest of the world belong? According to the Hindus, the Lord’s Name abides in the idol, but there is no truth in either of these claims.  || 1 ||   O Allah, O Raam, I live by Your Name. Please show mercy to me, O Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The God of the Hindus lives in the southern lands, and the God of the Muslims lives in the west. So search in your heart — look deep into your heart of hearts; this is the home and the place where God lives.  || 2 ||   The Brahmins observe twenty-four fasts during the year, and the Muslims fast during the month of Ramadaan. The Muslims set aside eleven months, and claim that the treasure is only in the one month.  || 3 ||   What is the use of bathing at Orissa? Why do the Muslims bow their heads in the mosque? If someone has deception in his heart, what good is it for him to utter prayers? And what good is it for him to go on pilgrimage to Mecca?  || 4 ||   You fashioned all these men and women, Lord. All these are Your Forms. Kabeer is the child of God, Allah, Raam. All the Gurus and prophets are mine.  || 5 ||   Says Kabeer, listen, O men and women: seek the Sanctuary of the One. Chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortals, and you shall surely be carried across.  || 6 || 2 ||   PRABHAATEE:  First, Allah created the Light; then, by His Creative Power, He made all mortal beings. From the One Light, the entire universe welled up. So who is good, and who is bad?

Money is a serpent, clinging to the world. Whoever serves her, she ultimately devours.

While you are alive, conquer death, and you shall have no regrets in the end.’ Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

For God there is no Hindu and no Muslim; all of us are His children, equal human beings.

Shah Fakir, Hindu Da Guru, Musalman Da Pir.” It means Guru Nanak Dev was a saintly person whom both, the Hindus and the Muslims, claimed as their own religious leader.   Teachings: Guru Nanak Dev taught us that there is only one God, free from the bondage of birth and death. He is omnipresent and omnipotent. We should always remember God. Repetition of His Name is cure for all ailments. God is not to be degraded by making images of Him and worshipping them. To be one with God is the aim of life and to attain

The entire Granth Sahib, which is the central scripture of Sikhism, is basically an elaboration of the Mool Mantar.

If the Lord Allah lives only in the mosque, then to whom does the rest of the world belong? According to the Hindus, the Lord’s Name abides in the idol, but there is no truth in either of these claims.  || 1 ||   O Allah, O Raam, I live by Your Name. Please show mercy to me, O Master.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   The God of the Hindus lives in the southern lands, and the God of the Muslims lives in the west. So search in your heart — look deep into your heart of hearts; this is the home and the place where God lives.  || 2 ||   The Brahmins observe twenty-four fasts during the year, and the Muslims fast during the month of Ramadaan. The Muslims set aside eleven months, and claim that the treasure is only in the one month.  || 3 ||   What is the use of bathing at Orissa? Why do the Muslims bow their heads in the mosque? If someone has deception in his heart, what good is it for him to utter prayers? And what good is it for him to go on pilgrimage to Mecca?  || 4 ||   You fashioned all these men and women, Lord. All these are Your

desert is not satisfied by rain, and the fire is not quenched by desire. The king is not satisfied with his kingdom, and the oceans are full, but still they thirst for more. O Nanak, how many times must I seek and ask for the True Name?  || 1 ||   SECOND

The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the vessel, filled with the wine of sex; the mind is the drinker. Anger is the cup, filled with emotional attachment; egotism is the bartender. Drinking too much in the company of falsehood and greed, one is ruined.

let good deeds be your distillery, and let Truth be the molasses you ferment; make the most excellent wine of Truth. Make virtue your bread, good conduct the ghee, and modesty the dish of meat. As Gurmukh, these are obtained, O Nanak; consuming them, evil and corruption depart.

The body is the bottle, self-conceit is the wine, and desire is the company of drinking buddies. The glass of the mind’s longing is filled to overflowing with falsehood; the Messenger of Death is the bartender. Drinking in this wine, O Nanak, one takes on countless vices and corruption. So make spiritual wisdom your molasses, and the Praise of God your bread; let the Fear of God be the dish of meat. O Nanak, this is the true food; let the True Name be your only Support.  || 2 ||   If the human body is the

As the moth falls into the lamp, as the thief steals without hesitation, as the elephant is trapped by its sexual urges, as the sinner is caught in his sins, as the gambler’s addiction does not leave him, so is this mind of Nanak’s attached to the Lord.  || 8 ||   As the deer loves the sound of the bell, and as the song-bird longs for the rain, the Lord’s humble servant lives in the Society of the Saints, lovingly meditating and vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe.

As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma.

Great men speak the teachings by relating them to individual situations, but the whole world shares in them.

The speech of the great spiritual beings has a higher purpose. They are filled to over-flowing with Ambrosial Nectar, and they have absolutely no greed at all. 

Hinduism’ is thus the name that foreigners first applied to what they saw as the indigenous religion of India. It embraces an eclectic range of doctrines and practices, from pantheism to agnosticism and from faith in reincarnation to belief in the caste system. But none of these constitutes an obligatory credo for a Hindu: there are none. We have no compulsory dogmas. This is, of course, rather unusual. A Catholic is a Catholic because he believes Jesus was the Son of God who sacrificed himself for Man; a Catholic believes in the Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth, offers confession, genuflects in church and is guided by the Pope and a celibate priesthood. A Muslim must believe that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is His Prophet. A Jew cherishes his Torah or Pentateuch and his Talmud; a Parsi worships at a Fire Temple; a Sikh honours the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib above all else. There is no Hindu equivalent to any of these beliefs. There are simply no binding requirements to being a Hindu. Not even a belief in God.

Nature may manifest itself in diverse forms by giving everyone and every specie a different appearance. But taken collectively, we are all one big family. The difference between human beings is because of the manmade parameters on which everyone is judged. If you do not drink water, you will die; if you get assaulted, you will feel the pain; if you feel sad, you will cry – it’s not different for the rich or the poor. Hence everyone is equal. Yet,

The Guru has implanted spiritual wisdom within me, as a bridle in my mouth. He has applied the whip of the Lord’s

five thieves: sexual desire, anger, greed, emotional attachment and egotism. They plunder the Nectar, but the self-willed manmukh does not realize it;

The death of brave heroes is blessed, if it is approved by God. 

Make your mind the farmer, good deeds the farm, modesty the water, and your body the field. Let the Lord’s Name be the seed, contentment the plow, and your humble dress the fence.

O my Lord Master, Your play is so wonderful! You are pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; You Yourself are contained in all. 

O my mind, remember always the Dear Lord. At the very last moment, He alone shall be your best friend; He shall always stand by you. 

He alone is the Guru, and he alone is a Sikh, O Siblings of Destiny, whose light merges in the Light.

This perishable realm and world has been made like a house of sand. In no time at all, it is destroyed, like the paper drenched with water.

Throughout the four ages, the One True Lord is permeating and pervading; without the Guru, no one finds Him.

For the Gurmukh, meeting with the Society of the Saints is like making a pilgrimage to a sacred shrine.

In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic Ethers, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Lord; He has showered me with His Mercy. He is the unborn Lord God; He is, and shall ever be.

When the mind is conquered, its turbulent wanderings are stopped. Without conquering the mind, how can the Lord be found?

He Himself is the pen, and He Himself is the scribe;

I go and ask, I go and ask from the True Guru, about the sermon of the Lord.

The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no one is for anyone else.  || 1 ||  Pause  ||   In good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides. But when hard times come, they all leave, and no one comes near you.

If my body were to become the paper, O Beloved, and my mind the inkpot; and if my tongue became the pen, O Beloved, I would write, and contemplate, the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.

Je Tu Akal Latif' Kaale Likh Na Lekh II Aapn'rde Giriwaan Meh, Sir Niva Kar Vekh Bhram Kee Kooee Thrisana Ras Pankaj Ath Theekhyan Moh Kee Fas Kaatan-har Jagath Gur Gobind Charan Kamal Ta Ke Karho Nivas