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Re: Translations and Transliterations of Sri Guru Granth Sahib: Issues and Controvers


Here is another transliteration of bisamila. The source is srigranth.org


Note that "bismil" in this verse and misimila in the shabad above have the same Gurmukhi spelling. बिसमिलि 

बिसमिलि गऊ देहु जीवाइ ॥

Bismil ga▫ū ḏeh jīvā▫e.

Bring this dead cow back to life.


The shabad is ...


ਸੁਲਤਾਨੁ  ਪੂਛੈ  ਸੁਨੁ  ਬੇ  ਨਾਮਾ 

सुलतानु पूछै सुनु बे नामा ॥

Sulṯān pūcẖẖai sun be nāmā.

The Sultan said, "Listen, Naam Dayv:


ਦੇਖਉ  ਰਾਮ  ਤੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੇ  ਕਾਮਾ  ॥੧॥

देखउ राम तुम्हारे कामा ॥१॥

Ḏekẖ▫a▫u rām ṯumĥāre kāmā. ||1||

let me see the actions of your Lord."||1||


ਨਾਮਾ  ਸੁਲਤਾਨੇ  ਬਾਧਿਲਾ 

नामा सुलताने बाधिला ॥

Nāmā sulṯāne bāḏẖilā.

The Sultan arrested Naam Dayv,


ਦੇਖਉ  ਤੇਰਾ  ਹਰਿ  ਬੀਠੁਲਾ  ॥੧॥  ਰਹਾਉ 

देखउ तेरा हरि बीठुला ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥

Ḏekẖ▫a▫u ṯerā har bīṯẖulā. ||1|| rahā▫o.

and said, "Let me see your Beloved Lord."||1||Pause||


ਬਿਸਮਿਲਿ  ਗਊ  ਦੇਹੁ  ਜੀਵਾਇ 

बिसमिलि गऊ देहु जीवाइ ॥

Bismil ga▫ū ḏeh jīvā▫e.

Bring this dead cow back to life.


ਨਾਤਰੁ  ਗਰਦਨਿ  ਮਾਰਉ  ਠਾਂਇ  ॥੨॥

नातरु गरदनि मारउ ठांइ ॥२॥

Nāṯar garḏan māra▫o ṯẖāʼn▫e. ||2||

Otherwise, I shall cut off your head here and now."||2||


ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹ  ਐਸੀ  ਕਿਉ  ਹੋਇ 

बादिसाह ऐसी किउ होइ ॥

Bāḏisāh aisī ki▫o ho▫e.

Naam Dayv answered, "O king, how can this happen?


ਬਿਸਮਿਲਿ  ਕੀਆ  ਨ  ਜੀਵੈ  ਕੋਇ  ॥੩॥

बिसमिलि कीआ न जीवै कोइ ॥३॥

Bismil kī▫ā na jīvai ko▫e. ||3||

No one can bring the dead back to life. ||3||


ਮੇਰਾ  ਕੀਆ  ਕਛੂ  ਨ  ਹੋਇ 

मेरा कीआ कछू न होइ ॥

Merā kī▫ā kacẖẖū na ho▫e.

I cannot do anything by my own actions.


ਕਰਿ  ਹੈ  ਰਾਮੁ  ਹੋਇ  ਹੈ  ਸੋਇ  ॥੪॥

करि है रामु होइ है सोइ ॥४॥

Kar hai rām ho▫e hai so▫e. ||4||

Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens."||4||


ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹੁ  ਚੜ੍ਹ੍ਹਿਓ  ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ 

बादिसाहु चड़्हिओ अहंकारि ॥

Bāḏisāhu cẖaṛĥi▫o ahaʼnkār.

The arrogant king was enraged at this reply.


ਗਜ  ਹਸਤੀ  ਦੀਨੋ  ਚਮਕਾਰਿ  ॥੫॥

गज हसती दीनो चमकारि ॥५॥

Gaj hasṯī ḏīno cẖamkār. ||5||

He incited an elephant to attack. ||5||


ਰੁਦਨੁ  ਕਰੈ  ਨਾਮੇ  ਕੀ  ਮਾਇ 

रुदनु करै नामे की माइ ॥

Ruḏan karai nāme kī mā▫e.

Naam Dayv's mother began to cry,


ਛੋਡਿ  ਰਾਮੁ  ਕੀ  ਨ  ਭਜਹਿ  ਖੁਦਾਇ  ॥੬॥

छोडि रामु की न भजहि खुदाइ ॥६॥

Cẖẖod rām kī na bẖajėh kẖuḏā▫e. ||6||

and she said, "Why don't you abandon your Lord Raam, and worship his Lord Allah?"||6||


ਨ  ਹਉ  ਤੇਰਾ  ਪੂੰਗੜਾ  ਨ  ਤੂ  ਮੇਰੀ  ਮਾਇ 

न हउ तेरा पूंगड़ा न तू मेरी माइ ॥

Na ha▫o ṯerā pūʼngaṛā na ṯū merī mā▫e.

Naam Dayv answered, "I am not your son, and you are not my mother.


ਪਿੰਡੁ  ਪੜੈ  ਤਉ  ਹਰਿ  ਗੁਨ  ਗਾਇ  ॥੭॥

पिंडु पड़ै तउ हरि गुन गाइ ॥७॥

Pind paṛai ṯa▫o har gun gā▫e. ||7||

Even if my body dies, I will still sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord."||7||


ਕਰੈ  ਗਜਿੰਦੁ  ਸੁੰਡ  ਕੀ  ਚੋਟ 

करै गजिंदु सुंड की चोट ॥

Karai gajinḏ sund kī cẖot.

The elephant attacked him with his trunk,


ਨਾਮਾ  ਉਬਰੈ  ਹਰਿ  ਕੀ  ਓਟ  ॥੮॥

नामा उबरै हरि की ओट ॥८॥

Nāmā ubrai har kī ot. ||8||

but Naam Dayv was saved, protected by the Lord. ||8||


The shabad is by Sant Nam Dev. It is very mystical and the story told here is a famous scene from the life of Nam Dayv. 


By Guru's kirpa the cow is returned to life. The story continues with the King having a change of mind. If you don't know the whole story, look it up.... 


ਬਖਸੀ  ਹਿੰਦੂ  ਮੈ  ਤੇਰੀ  ਗਾਇ  ॥੨੨॥

बखसी हिंदू मै तेरी गाइ ॥२२॥

Bakẖsī hinḏū mai ṯerī gā▫e. ||22||

Forgive me, please, O Hindu; I am just a cow before you.||22||



The story ends, It is about humility not about cows.




ਨਾਮਾ  ਕਹੈ  ਸੁਨਹੁ  ਬਾਦਿਸਾਹ 

नामा कहै सुनहु बादिसाह ॥

Nāmā kahai sunhu bāḏisāh.

Naam Dayv said, "Listen, O king:



ਇਹੁ  ਕਿਛੁ  ਪਤੀਆ  ਮੁਝੈ  ਦਿਖਾਇ  ॥੨੩॥

इहु किछु पतीआ मुझै दिखाइ ॥२३॥

Ih kicẖẖ paṯī▫ā mujẖai ḏikẖā▫e. ||23||

have I done this miracle? ||23||



ਇਸ  ਪਤੀਆ  ਕਾ  ਇਹੈ  ਪਰਵਾਨੁ 

इस पतीआ का इहै परवानु ॥

Is paṯī▫ā kā ihai parvān.

The purpose of this miracle is



ਸਾਚਿ  ਸੀਲਿ  ਚਾਲਹੁ  ਸੁਲਿਤਾਨ  ॥੨੪॥

साचि सीलि चालहु सुलितान ॥२४॥

Sācẖ sīl cẖālahu suliṯān. ||24||

that you, O king, should walk on the path of truth and humility."||24||


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