《Guru Nanak》

Si-1

There is One God.

He is the supreme truth

He, The Creator

Is without fear and without hate.

He, The Omnipresent,

Pervades the Universe.

Nor does He die to be born again,

By His grace shalt thou worship Him.

Before time itself,

There was truth.

When time began to run its course

He was the truth.

Even now, He is the truth

And

Evermore shall truth prevail*

(Guru Nanak)

《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》

Si-2

All are subject to his will and none is exempt from it, Nanak! If man were to understand Lord’s will, then no one would take.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 2 )

Si-3

“There are millions of worlds below and above ours,

Man’s mind is tired of this great search.

It cannot reach the end of His vastness.

How can the Infinite be reduced to the finite?

All attempts to describe Him are futile

He alone knows how great He is

None knoweth the Lord’s beginnings nor His end.”

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 5)

Si-4

Avoid such food which cause pain to the body and arouse passion in the mind.

Avoid such dresses which cause pain in body and arouse passion in the mind.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 16)

Si-5

Wealth, youth and flowers are so short-lived as the leaves of water lily; they whither, fade and finally die away.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 23)

Si-6

He alone is learned and educated who gains self knowledge through self enlightenment.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 25)

Si-7

If we serve humanity in this world, then we would be welcomed in the court of God.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 26)

Si-8

No man shall coerce another;

No man shall exploit another.

Everyone, each individual, has

An inalienable birth-right to seek

And pursue happiness and self-fulfillment

Love and persuasion is the only law

Of social coherence and harmony.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 74)

Si-9

Having created the universe the Lord abides, therein, He, who avails of the life time, is really the servant of God.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 83)

Si-10

There is only one air, earth and only one light of the God in each being.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 96)

Si-11

Cruelty, worldly love, avarice and wrath are the four streams of fire. By falling into them, the mortal is burnt O’Nanak! Emancipation is obtained by clinging to a living of truthfulness.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 137)

Si-12

Nanak, without the Guru, there is no spiritual honour and without this honour one cannot ferry across the worldly ocean.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 138)

Si-13

If one goes on living the life of indignity,

Such life is not worth living

For such a life, all eating, is eating in shame.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 142)

Si-14

The evil-doer is a demon, who knows not the Master. He is a mad-cap, who understands not his ownself.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 142)

Si-15

Make wisdom thy mother, contentment thy father, and truthfulness thy brother. These are thine good relations.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 151)

Si-16

He, who restrains his mercurial mind, slays (restraints) his five evil passions.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 226)

Si-17

When man abandons desire, then alone does he become a true renouncer.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 356)

Si-18

The mind is greedy king and is enamored of avarice. Under Guru’s instruction greed is removed and man arrives at an understanding with God.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 419)

Si-19

You are the embodiment of light.  O Man recognize thy essence.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 441)

Si-20

Divine knowledge is not acquired by mere words. To describe it, is hard like iron. If one becomes the recipient of Lord’s grace, then alone he obtains it. Other contrivances and orders are but ruinous.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 465)

Si-21

If thou desirest thy good, O Man , perform virtuous deeds and be humble.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 465)

Si-22

The sinner, like the deer-hunter, bows twice as much

What can be achieved by bowing the head, when a man goes with a filthy mind?

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 472)

Si-23

Says Nanak, mediate thou on True Lord. If thou art pure, then alone shalt thou obtain the True One.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 472)

Si-24

Of women are we born, of women conceived

To woman betrothed and wedded;

Women we befriend, by her continues the human race;

When woman dies, woman is sought, for it is she who maintains world order;

Why revile her of whom are born the great?

Of woman is born another woman; none exists without her;

The Eternal God, says Nanak, is the only One not born of her.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 473)

Si-25

Render thou such service, as may bring thee some profit.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 474)

Si-26

You live your life making earnest efforts and make your life happy through rightful earnings.

Meet the Lord through contemplation and your anxieties will be dispelled

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 522)

Si-27

Nanak, as many are the vices,

So many are the chains round the neck,

Ye, one removes the vices with the cultivation of virtues in life

As virtues are our only friends.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 595)

Si-28

We are men of but one breath and know not the appointed time and moment of our departure (from this world).

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 660)

Si-29

We treat everybody as our friend

And all are our associates.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 671)

Si-30

Efface thy ownself(ego), then shalt thou obtain the groom(God).

What another cleverness can avail?

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 722)

Si-31

Chastity, contentment and truthfulness I ever gather in my lap and my God loves me for my truthfulness.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 764)

Si-32

The blind fools are without wisdom and blind is their understanding.

Nanak, they who are bereft of the lord’s grace, obtain not honour ever.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 789)

Si-33

A saint is better off without bathing. A thief is always a thief whether he bathes in sacred waters, or not.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 789)

Si-34

If he who plays the tyrant, is honoured, then deem it to be the surest sign of the Dark Age.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 902)

Si-35

When the mind is not pure, what is the good of practicing outward cleanliness

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 905)

Si-36

Every one say that the Lord is one, but each one is engrossed in ego and pride.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 930)

Si-37

He alone is a wise man,

Who gains spiritual knowledge,

Through meditation upon the divine virtues

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 931)

Si-38

The glories are in the Lord’s own hand. He blesses those with whom He is pleased.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 934)

Si-39

For the sake of wealth, the mortals become servants and thieves. But it goes not with them and remains behind for another.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 937)

Si-40

“The word (Shabad) is the Guru,

And the mind attuned to the Shabad is the disciple

The Shabad is the Guru, teacher, fathomless and calm,

Without the Shabad the people wander astray,

Attune your mind to the world, GURU.”  

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 942)

Si-41

Falsehood shall come to an end O Nanak and truth shall ultimately prevail. 

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 989)

Si-42

Foolish and unwise are they, who seek to rule over others. For the only on who is True, is God, O, praise be to the Lord.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1169)

Si-43

He alone, O Nanak, knows the right path of life

Who earns his livelihood with the sweat of his brow,

And shares it with his fellow human beings

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1245)

Si-44

He who indulgeth in pleasures here, is in pain hereafter, Sayeth Nanak “No one is emancipated without the True Name.”

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1276)

Si-45

I have forgotten to speak ill or think ill of any one,

Ever since I learnt to live in the company of good and holy saints,

No one is my enemy nor any one stranger to me,

I get on well with one and all.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1299)

Si-46

Man is carved in the image of God.

The drop is contained in the ocean, the ocean in the drop.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1318)

Si-47

The merit of routine deeds and ritualistic religion, acts of piety and self control and pilgrimages, austerities and meditations are contained in the (Guru’s) word.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1332)

Si-48

The body is the temple of God in which are revealed precious pearls of knowledge.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1346)

Si-49

The Lord first created the light;

From the Lord’s play all living creatures came,

And from the Divine Light the whole creation sprang.

Why then should we divide humans into high and low creatures.

Brother, be not in error;

Out of the Creator the creation comes;

Everywhere in the creation the Creator is;

The Lord’s spirit is all-pervading!

The Lord, the Maker, has molded one mass of clay into

Vessels of diverse shapes.

Free from taint are all the vessels of clay

Since free from taint is the Divine Potter.

(《Siri Guru Granth Sahib》Page 1349)

《Guru Gobind Singh Ji》

Si-50

“Recognise all mankind whether Hindu or Muslims, as one.

The same Lord is the Creator and Nourisher of all;

Recognise no distinction among them.

The monastery and the mosque are the same;

So are the Hindu worship and the Muslim prayer.

Men are all one.”

《賈卜吉》

Si-51

In this life our actions are the ink and mind the paper, We inscribe on it the two writings of good and evil.

我們今生的行為是墨，我們今生的心靈是紙，我們把善與惡兩種筆跡寫在上面。                                   

（《賈卜吉》1）

Si-52

Neither do I call myself good nor I see any one bad.

我不自稱為善，也不看人為惡。

（《賈卜吉》2）

Si-53

The fool indulges in sensual pleasures which in the end lead to pain. Easy and sinful life is the Cause of diseases.

愚者沈浸在感官快樂裡最終導致痛苦。安逸而有罪的生活是疾病的原因。                                     

（《賈卜吉》2）

Si-54

Truth is the highest of all virtues, but higher than truth is true conduct.

真理是一切美德中最高的，但是比真理更高的是合乎真理的行為。

      （《賈卜吉》21）

《卡比爾的歌》

Si-55

Man concealeth all the sins he committeth, but at last they are all disclosed.

人掩飾他一切的過犯，但最終都會暴露。

（《卡比爾的歌》10）

Si-56

More than all else do I cherish at heart that love which makes me to live a limitless life in this world.

我心中珍惜超過一切的乃是愛，它使我在塵世享有永恆的生命。

（《卡比爾的歌》24）

Si-57

Mans sins are the work of his heart.

罪由心作。                             

（《卡比爾的歌》101）

《古魯•那納克的頌歌》

Si-58

What happiness is there without virtue?  Human life is lost without virtue.

沒有德性，哪有美德？ 沒有德性，人的生命也就喪失了。

（《古魯•那納克的頌歌》1:5－6）