ARDAS-Sacred Prayer Request to GOD

Ardas

(also know as a Sacred Prayer Request to GOD)

ARDAS has been said to be like "Making a Very Very Important Phone Call to GOD". Ardas is a Sacred Prayer Request to GOD, that invokes those Gurumukh (True follower of the Guru) souls of the past that have Served & Sacrificed for the LORD.

At the same time it is a capsule in which Sikh history & traditions have been enshrined.

<>vwihgurU jI kI &qih] There exist only One GOD, Victory be to GOD

sRI BgOqI jI shwie] vwr sRI BgOqI jI kI pwqSwhI 10] May the Almighty GOD protect us. Song of praises of the Almighty God, composed by the Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji

ipRQm BgOqI ismir kY gur nwnk leIN iDAwie] After first remembering the Almighty GOD, contemplate on (the teachings of) Guru Nanak ji.

iPr AMgd gur qy Amrdwsu rwmdwsY hoeIN shwie] Then (pray that) Guru Angad Dev ji, Guru Amardas ji, & Guru Ram Das ji be our rescuers.

Arjn hrgoibMd no ismrO sRI hirrwie] Call upon Guru Arjan Dev ji, Guru Hargobind ji, & Guru Har Rai ji.

sRI hirikRSn iDAwieAY ijs ifTY siB duK jwie] Invoke the blessed Sri Guru Harkrishan ji, by whose vision heals all pains.

qyg bhwdr ismirAY Gr nau iniD AwvY Dwie] sB QweIN hoie shwie] Call upon Guru Tegh Badhur ji, by remembering whom (following his teachings) all desires are fulfilled. May (the Gurus) help us everywhere.

dsvW pwqSwh sRI gurU goibMd isMG swihb jI! sB QweIN hoie shwie] The Tenth King, Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji, help us everywhere.

dsW pwqSwhIAW dI joq sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy pwT dIdwr dw iDAwn Dr ky bolo jI vwihgurU! Contemplate on (the teachings of) Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, who is the visible embodiment of the ten Gurus, and WAHEGURU.

pMjW ipAwirAW,cOhW swihbzwidAW, The Five Beloved Ones, four Princes (Sons of the Tenth Guru).

cwlIHAW mukiqAW, The fourty redeemed ones.

hTIAW, jpIAW, qpIAW, ijhnW nwm jipAw, vMf CikAw, Those remained steadfast; Those who remembered GOD with love & devotion; Those who meditated on GOD's NAME in strict discipline, holy men. Shared with others.

dyg clweI, qyg vwhI, dyK ky Axif`T kIqw, Those who renounced the sense pleasures & lived constantly in the Divine presence. Shared earnings, expressed magnanimity, persevered in their fight for justice, turned a blind eye to the faults & failings of othes & did not falter.

iqnHW ipAwirAW, sicAwirAW dI kmweI dw iDAwn Dr ky, Kwlsw jI ! bolo jI vwihgurU! Remember the selfless & heroic deeds of those beloved truthful Sikhs & say "WAHEGURU"

ijnHW isMGW isMGxIAW ny Drm hyq sIs id`qy, bMd bMd ktwey, The Singhs of both sexes who gave their lives for their faith and underwent unspeakable sufferings of being dismembered alive.

KoprIAW luhweIAW, crKIAW 'qy cVyH, Scalped alive, broken on the wheels.

AwirAW nwl icrwey gey, gurduAwirAW dI syvw leI kurbwnIAW kIqIAW, Sawed alive, torn apart, boiled alive, made sacrifices

Drm nhIN hwirAw, is`KI kysW suAwsW nwl inbwhI, iqnHW dI kmweI dw iDAwn Dr ky Kwlsw jI! bolo jI vwihgurU! But never wavered in their faith and remained committed to Sikh principles with unshorn hair to their last breath. Remember the selfless and heroic deeds of those beloved truthful Sikhs and say "WAHEGURU".

pMjW q^qW, srb`q gurduAwirAW dw iDAwn Dr ky bolo jI vwihgurU! THINK OF THE FIVE SEATS OF AUTHORITY, THE THRONES OF THE RELIGION AND ALL GURDWARAS AND SAY WAHEGURU! WAHEGURU!

ipRQmy srb`q Kwlsw jI kI Ardws hY jI, srb`q Kwlsw jI ko vwihgurU, vwihgurU, vwihgurU ic`q Awvy, FIRST THE PRAYER OF THE WHOLE KHALSA IS MAY THE PRESENCE OF WAHEGURU BE PROGRESSIVELY FELT IN THE HEARTS OF ALL THE KHALSA

ic`q Awvn kw sdkw srb suK hovy[ jhW jhW Kwlsw jI swihb, qhW qhW riCAw irAwieq, AND MAY THE WHOLE CREATION BECOME HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS THEREBY MAY THE SUPPLIES OF THE KHALSA EVER REMAIN REPLENISHED, MAY THE SWORD OF THE KHALSA BE EVER VICTORIOUS, MAY THE ROYAL TITLE OF THE KHALSA BE UNIVERSALLY RECOGNISED AND HONOURED, MAY VICTORY ATTEND UPON ALL JUST ENDEAVOURS OF THE PANTH THE KHALSA COMMONWEALTH, MAY WAHEGURU'S MIGHT (SRI SAHIB) BE OUR CONSTANTLY, MAY THE ORDER OF THE KHALSA ACHIEVE EVER-EXPANDING PROGRESS AND SUPERMACY, SAY WAHEGURU! WAHEGURU! GRANT TO SIKHS: THE GIFT OF FAITH, THE GIFT OF UNCUT HAIR, THE GIFT OF DISCIPLINE, GIFT OF THE KNOWLEDGE, THE GIFT OF MUTUAL TRUST, THE GIFT OF SELF CONFIDENCE AND THE SUPREME GIFT OF ALL GIFTS, THE GIFT OF COMMUNION WITH WAHEGURU.

dyg qyg &qh, ibrd kI pYj, pMQ kI jIq, sRI swihb jI shwie, Kwlsy jI ky bol bwly, bolo jI vwihgurU! is`KW nUM is`KI dwn, kys dwn, rihq dwn, ibbyk dwn, ivswh dwn, Brosw dwn, dwnW isr dwn nwm dwn,

sRI AMimRqsr jI dy ieSnwn, MAY SIKHS FREELY CENTRE AROUND AND DIP IN THE HOLY LAKE OF AMRITSAR

cONkIAW, JMfy, buMgy, jugo jug At`l, SIKH CONCERTS, THE BANNERS, DWELLING HOUSES EVER REMAIN INVIOLATE

Drm kw jYkwr, bolo jI vwihgurU!!! MAY THE CAUSE OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE PREVAIL EVERY WHERE AND AT ALL TIMES. SIRES, UTTER WAHEGURU

is`KW dw mn nIvW, mq au~cI, mq dw rwKw Awip vwihgurU[ MAY THE PASSIONS IN THE MINDS OF THE SIKHS REMAIN CALM AND THE REASON FLOW CLEAR AND MAY THE REASON ALWAYS BE GUIDED BY THE LIGHT OF WAHEGURU

hy Akwl purK Awpxy pMQ dy sdw shweI dwqwr jIE! sRI nnkwxw swihb qy hor gurduAwirAW gurDwmW dy, ijnHW qoN pMQ nUM ivCoiVAw igAw hY, KulHy drSn dIdwr qy syvw sMBwl dw dwn ^wlsw jI nUM bKSo[ O, ALMIGHTY, PROTECTOR AND HELPER EVER OF THE PANTH, RESTORE TO US THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE OF UNHINDERED MANAGEMENT AND FREE SERVICE OF ANACCESS TO NANKANA SAHIB AND OTHER CENTRES OF THE SIKH RELIGION, THE GURDWARAS, OUT OF WHICH WE HAVE BEEN FORCIBLY EVICTED

hy inmwixAW dy mwx, inqwixAW dy qwx, inEitAW dI Et, s`cy ipqw, vwihgurU! Awp dy hzUr.....dI Ardws hY jI[ O' TRUE FATHER OF ALL, WAHEGURU, HERE IS A PRAYER

A`Kr vwDw Gwtw Bu`l cu`k mwP krnI[ srb`q dy kwrj rws krny[ GRANT US THE COMPANY OF THOSE WHO MAY HELP KEEP THY NAME FRESH IN OUR HEARTS

syeI ipAwry myl, ijnHW imilAW qyrw nwm icq Awvy[ FORGIVE US OUR REMISSNESSES, EXTEND THY HELPING HAND TO ALL AND EVERY ONE

nwnk nwm cVHdI klw, qyry Bwxy srb`q dw Blw[ MAY THE NAME, & TEACHINGS PREACHED BY NANAK Dev Ji PREVAIL AND PROSPER, FOR EVER AND FOR EVER, MAY THY WILL BE DONE WHEREIN LIES THE GOOD OF ALL. THE KHALSA IS OF WAHEGURU AND TO WAHEGURU THE VICTORY

AwigAw BeI Akwl kI, qbY clwXo pMQ[ sB is`Kn kau hukm hY, gurU mwinE gRMQ[ gurU gRMQ jI mwinE, pRgt gurW kI dyh[ jo pRB ko imlbo chY, Koj sbid mih lyh[ rwj krygw Kwlsw, AwkI rhy n koie[ Kvwr hoey sB imlyNgy, bcy Srn jo hoey] THE WILL OF GOD HATH ORDANINED THE ORDER OF KHALSA THIS IS THE FINAL COMMANDMENT TO ALL THE SIKHS: ACCEPT GRANTH AS THE GURU DEEM THE REVERRED GURU GRANTH AS THE VISIBLE BODY OF ALL THE GURUS. WHOSOEVER DESIRE TO FEEL HIS PRESENCE SEARCH AND MERGE IN THE REVELATION ITSELF THE KHALSA SHALL RULE AND NONE SHALL SUCCESSFULLY DEFY THEM. ALL SHALL SURRENDER AFTER BITTER FRUSTRATION FOR THE WORLD SHALL EVENTUALLY BE REDEEMED THROUGH THE PROTECTION THAT THE ORDER OF THE KHALSA ALONE AFFORDS.

boly so inhwl, siq sRI Akwl[ "BOLE SO NIHAL, SAT SRI AKAL" WHOSOEVER UTTERs this will be BLESSED THE ETERNAL GOD IS ONE ONLY REALITY