Har Kia Katha Kahania is sacred bani of Guru Ram Dass Ji from Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 725.
In Har Kia Kath Kahania Guru Ram Das Ji Says ‘The Gospel of the Lord is uttered to me by the Guru-friend.
Sacrifice am I unto the Guru: unto the Guru I am a Sacrifice, a myriad times.
| Baani | Har Kia Katha Kahania |
| Creator | Guru Ram Dass Ji |
| Ang | 725 |
ਤਿਲੰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਕਥਾ ਕਹਾਣੀਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੀਤਿ ਸੁਣਾਈਆ ॥ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈਆ ॥੧॥
I would offer myself as a sacrifice to the Guru with body and soul, having listened to the discourses and stories about the Grandeur and Greatness of the Lord. (1)
ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
O beloved Gursikh! Pray take me into your embrace, as you are a devoted Sikh of my beloved Guru! (Pause)
ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇ ਪਾਏ ॥ ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਘੁਮਿ ਘੁਮਿ ਜਾਏ ॥੨॥
O my beloved saints of the Lord ! You are loved by and devoted to the Lord, having imbibed all the virtues of the Lord in the company of the True Guru. I would offer my body and soul as a sacrifice to the Gurmukh persons time and again, who have Allowed the Guru’s Will and recited Lord’s True Name. (2)
ਜਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ॥ ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਤਿਨ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ॥੩॥
I am all praise for those Guru-minded persons, who have perceived a glimpse of the True Guru and served Him all the time, thus offering my sacrifice to them. (3)
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੁਖ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰਾ ॥ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ॥੪॥ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਨਾ ॥੫॥ {ਪੰਨਾ 725}
O, Lord ! It is only Your True Name, which enables us to visualize Lord’s form and vision and then (does away with) removes all our sufferings. Such a dear and lovable Name is attained through the service of the Guru alone; and those persons, who have attained this True Name, attain salvation from this world, (4)
Har Kia Katha Kahania in English:
My Beloved Guru tells me the tales of God.
I hail my Guru,
I am sacrifice unto my Mentor, my Lord (1)
Come let us get together the devotees of my cherished Master. Refrain
The virtues that please the Lord from the Guru I imbibed.
They who accept the Lord’s command,
I am unto them sacrificed. (2)
I would give my life for them who have my Guru seen.
Those who have served my Guru,
A hundred times sacrificed for them I am keen. (3)
Lord! Your Name is reliever of pain.
It is obtained in Guru’s service
And helps the devotee salvation gain. (4)
This Post is a Part of Daily Hukamnama from Darbar Sahib, Harmandir Golden Temple Amritsar.
