Tu Thakur Tum Peh Ardas lyrics in Gurmukhi:
„Tu Thaakur Tum Peh Ardas
Jeeo Pind Sabh Tayree Raas
Thum Maath Pithaa Ham Baarik Thaerae
Tumaree Kirpaa Meh Sukh Ghanayrey
Koe N Jaanay Tumraa Unt
Oochay Tey Oochaa Bhagavant
Sagal Samagree Tumaray Soothr Dhaaree
Tum Tey Hoe So Aageyakaaree
Tumaree Gath Mith Tum Hee Jaanee
Nanak Daas Sadhaa Kurbaanee.”
Translation in English:
„You are our Master; to You, I offer this humble prayer.
This body and soul are all Your Belonging.
You are our mother and father; and we are your children.
In Your Grace, we experience ultimate Peace!
No one knows Your infinite vastness.
O Highest of the High, Most Generous God,
The whole creation is strung on Your thread.
That which has come from You is in Your will.
You alone know Your Existence and Vastness.
Nanak, Your slave, is forever surrendering to you.”
Tu Thakur Tum Peh Ardas meaning:
This chant is found in the Sri Sukhmani Sahib on page 268 of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Guru Granth Sahib was first compiled by the Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev, in 1604 in the city of Amritsar.
The word Ardas is derived from the Persian word „Arazdashat”, signifies a request, a prayer, a supplication, a petition or an address to a superior authority. It is a Sikh prayer that is a done before performing or after undertaking any important task; after reciting the daily prayers (Banis); or completion of a service like the Paath, kirtan (hymn-singing) program or any other religious program. In Sikhism, these sacred prayers are also said before and after eating. This soothing prayer is a plea to God to support and help the follower with whatever she or he is about to undertake or has done.
Unique amongst the world’s major religious scriptures, while compiling the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Gurus incorporated not only their own sacred writings, but also included the writings of other contemporary Saints from Islam and Hinduism (including Saints who belonged to the lowest strata of untouchables in the Hindu Caste System) who denounced superstition and caste and believed in the unity of God.
Within it’s 1430 pages, the hymns (shabads) of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib are arranged in 31 Ragas, the traditional Indian musical measures and scales. Within the 31 Ragas, they are arranged by order of the Sikh Gurus, with the hymns of the Muslim and Hindu Saints following.
The hymns are written in various rhythms and meters, and are organized accordingly. For example, Panch-padi – 5 steps, or Ashtapadi – 8 steps. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib is written in Gurmukhi script, but the hymns were written in many different languages including Sanskrit, Punjabi and Persian.
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