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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

Sūhī mėhlā 5.
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

ਸੰਤਾ ਕੇ ਕਾਰਜਿ ਆਪਿ ਖਲੋਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਕੰਮੁ ਕਰਾਵਣਿ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

Sanṯā ke kāraj āp kẖaloiā har kamm karāvaṇ āiā rām.
The Lord Himself has stood up to resolve the affairs of the Saints; He has come to complete their tasks.

ਧਰਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਤਾਲੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲੁ ਛਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

Ḏẖaraṯ suhāvī ṯāl suhāvā vicẖ amriṯ jal cẖẖāiā rām.
The land is beautiful, and the pool is beautiful; within it is contained the Ambrosial Water.

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲੁ ਛਾਇਆ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਾਜੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਸਗਲ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪੂਰੇ ॥

Amriṯ jal cẖẖāiā pūran sāj karāiā sagal manorath pūre.
The Ambrosial Water is filling it, and my job is perfectly complete; all my desires are fulfilled.

ਜੈ ਜੈ ਕਾਰੁ ਭਇਆ ਜਗ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲਾਥੇ ਸਗਲ ਵਿਸੂਰੇ ॥

Jai jai kār bẖaiā jag anṯar lāthe sagal visūre.
Congratulations are pouring in from all over the world; all my sorrows are eliminated.

ਪੂਰਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਅਚੁਤ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਜਸੁ ਵੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਗਾਇਆ ॥

Pūran purakẖ acẖuṯ abẖināsī jas veḏ purāṇī gāiā.
The Vedas and the Puraanas sing the Praises of the Perfect, Unchanging, Imperishable Primal Lord.

ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਰਖਿਆ ਪਰਮੇਸਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥੧॥

Apnā biraḏ rakẖiā parmesar Nānak nām ḏẖiāiā. ||1||
The Transcendent Lord has kept His promise, and confirmed His nature; Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

(Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Raag Suhi, Ang 783)

Picture 1: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Handwritten Saroop with immaculate calligraphy, housed at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Hounslow UK. (Jaitsari M:5 Ang 700. ਕੋਈ ਜਾਨੈ ਕਵਨੁ ਈਹਾ ਜਗਿ ਮੀਤੁ ॥
Koī jānai kavan īhā jag mīṯ.
Does anyone know, who is our friend in this world? )

Picture 2: Unrestored fresco from Gurdwara Darshani Deori, Mai Sewan Bazaar. Amritsar. This Shabad was the first Hukamnama / Vaak taken by Baba Buddha Ji from Sri Aad Granth Sahib when the first ‘Parkash’ took place at Sri Darbar Sahib.

“Sanṯā ke kāraj āp kẖaloiā har kamm karāvaṇ āiā rām“ Suhi M:5 Ang 783

Pictures 3 & 4: Rag Suhi from one of the two Goindwal Pothis (in the possession of the descendants of Guru Amardas, The Bhalla family, Lajpat Nagar. Jalandhar)

Traditionally regarded as the oldest surviving Sikh manuscript, they are also known as the ‘Mohan Pothis’ as they were prepared by Baba Mohan, Guru Amardas’ son and scribed by his son Sahansram in around 1565 CE

Guru Arjan Sahib is said to have consulted these pothis, bringing them in a Palki from Goindwal, when compiling Aad Granth Sahib. (Gurinder Singh Mann, 1996)

Picture 5: The Palki used to transport the Goindwal Pothis to Amritsar. (Akhil Bakhshi 2005)

Picture 6: Ath Sat Tirath Manj Sahib, Amritsar, tradition states Guru Arjan sat here to consult the Pothis brought from Goindwal.
(Dr Daljeet 2006)

Picture 7: Mundavani, the Guru’s seal in a Saroop of Guru Granth Sahib dated BS 1799 (1742 CE) scribed at Kartarpur. (Giani Gurdit Singh 2003)

Picture 8: ‘Tatkara’ contents page from the Sodhi Bhan Singh commissioned Illustrated Sri Guru Granth Sahib (1839 CE) on the right you can see an illustration of the tradition of Bhai Banno making a copy of Sri Aad Granth Sahib. (Dr Daljeet 2006)

Picture 9: A handwritten Saroop and a printed miniature Saroop of Guru Sahib, given to Sikh troops in the British Indian Army (Bangla Sahib Collection. Akhil Bakhshi 2005)

Picture 10: Exchange of Akhand Pathis at the end of ‘Raul’, one reader shows the next the exact place to maintain an unbroken recitation. (Akhil Bakhshi 2005)

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