Today’s Hukamnama

Every morning a Hukamnama — the Guru’s order for the day — is read at Sri Darbar Sahib (Sri Harmandir Sahib), Amritsar. Here it is, with its meaning.

At a glance

Every morningA new Hukamnama is read at Sri Darbar Sahib
HukamThe Guru’s order or guidance for the day
RahaoThe “pause” line: the heart of the Shabad
3 languagesMeaning in English, Punjabi and Hindi

Sri Darbar Sahib (Sri Harmandir Sahib), Amritsar

17 October 2026

Ang 725 · Raag Tilang · Guru Raam Daas Ji
Meaning:

ਤਿਲੰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥

tila(n)g mahalaa chauthhaa ||

Tilang, Fourth Mehla:

ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਕਥਾ ਕਹਾਣੀਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੀਤਿ ਸੁਣਾਈਆ ॥

har keeaa kathaa kahaaneeaa gur meet sunaieeaa ||

The Guru, my friend, has told me the stories and the sermon of the Lord.

ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈਆ ॥੧॥

balihaaree gur aapane gur kau bal jaieeaa ||1||

I am a sacrifice to my Guru; to the Guru, I am a sacrifice. ||1||

ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੁ ਤੂ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aai mil gursikh aai mil too mere guroo ke piaare || rahaau ||

Come, join with me, O Sikh of the Guru, come and join with me. You are my Guru's Beloved. ||Pause||

ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇ ਪਾਏ ॥

har ke gun har bhaavadhe se guroo te paae ||

The Glorious Praises of the Lord are pleasing to the Lord; I have obtained them from the Guru.

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਘੁਮਿ ਘੁਮਿ ਜਾਏ ॥੨॥

jin gur kaa bhaanaa ma(n)niaa tin ghum ghum jaae ||2||

I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those who surrender to, and obey the Guru's Will. ||2||

ਜਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ॥

jin satigur piaaraa dhekhiaa tin kau hau vaaree ||

I am dedicated and devoted to those who gaze upon the Beloved True Guru.

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਤਿਨ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ॥੩॥

jin gur kee keetee chaakaree tin sadh balihaaree ||3||

I am forever a sacrifice to those who perform service for the Guru. ||3||

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੁਖ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰਾ ॥

har har teraa naam hai dhukh meTanahaaraa ||

Your Name, O Lord, Har, Har, is the Destroyer of sorrow.

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ॥੪॥

gur sevaa te paieeaai gurmukh nisataaraa ||4||

Serving the Guru, it is obtained, and as Gurmukh, one is emancipated. ||4||

ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ॥

jo har naam dhiaaidhe te jan paravaanaa ||

Those humble beings who meditate on the Lord's Name, are celebrated and acclaimed.

ਤਿਨ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਨਾ ॥੫॥

tin viTahu naanak vaariaa sadhaa sadhaa kurabaanaa ||5||

Nanak is a sacrifice to them, forever and ever a devoted sacrifice. ||5||

ਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

saa har teree usatat hai jo har prabh bhaavai ||

O Lord, that alone is Praise to You, which is pleasing to Your Will, O Lord God.

ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਤਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੬॥

jo gurmukh piaaraa sevadhe tin har fal paavai ||6||

Those Gurmukhs, who serve their Beloved Lord, obtain Him as their reward. ||6||

ਜਿਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਪਿਰਹੜੀ ਤਿਨਾ ਜੀਅ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਲੇ ॥

jinaa har setee pirahaRee tinaa jeea prabh naale ||

Those who cherish love for the Lord, their souls are always with God.

ਓਇ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਜੀਵਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲੇ ॥੭॥

oi jap jap piaaraa jeevadhe har naam samaale ||7||

Chanting and meditating on their Beloved, they live in, and gather in, the Lord's Name. ||7||

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਘੁਮਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥

jin gurmukh piaaraa seviaa tin kau ghum jaiaa ||

I am a sacrifice to those Gurmukhs who serve their Beloved Lord.

ਓਇ ਆਪਿ ਛੁਟੇ ਪਰਵਾਰ ਸਿਉ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਛਡਾਇਆ ॥੮॥

oi aap chhuTe paravaar siau sabh jagat chhaddaiaa ||8||

They themselves are saved, along with their families, and through them, all the world is saved. ||8||

ਗੁਰਿ ਪਿਆਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਵਿਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਧੰਨੋ ॥

gur piaarai har seviaa gur dha(n)n gur dha(n)no ||

My Beloved Guru serves the Lord. Blessed is the Guru, Blessed is the Guru.

ਗੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦਸਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਵਡ ਪੁੰਨੋ ॥੯॥

gur har maarag dhasiaa gur pu(n)n vadd pu(n)no ||9||

The Guru has shown me the Lord's Path; the Guru has done the greatest good deed. ||9||

ਜੋ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਪੁੰਨ ਪਰਾਣੀ ॥

jo gursikh gur sevadhe se pu(n)n paraanee ||

Those Sikhs of the Guru, who serve the Guru, are the most blessed beings.

ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧੦॥

jan naanak tin kau vaariaa sadhaa sadhaa kurabaanee ||10||

Servant Nanak is a sacrifice to them; He is forever and ever a sacrifice. ||10||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀਆ ਸੇ ਆਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਈਆ ॥

gurmukh sakhee saheleeaa se aap har bhaieeaa ||

The Lord Himself is pleased with the Gurmukhs, the fellowship of the companions.

ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਨਾਈਆ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਈਆ ॥੧੧॥

har dharageh painaieeaa har aap gal laieeaa ||11||

In the Lord's Court, they are given robes of honor, and the Lord Himself hugs them close in His embrace. ||11||

ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਤਿਨ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥

jo gurmukh naam dhiaaidhe tin dharasan dheejai ||

Please bless me with the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of those Gurmukhs, who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਹਮ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਪਖਾਲਦੇ ਧੂੜਿ ਘੋਲਿ ਘੋਲਿ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੧੨॥

ham tin ke charan pakhaaladhe dhooR ghol ghol peejai ||12||

I wash their feet, and drink in the dust of their feet, dissolved in the wash water. ||12||

ਪਾਨ ਸੁਪਾਰੀ ਖਾਤੀਆ ਮੁਖਿ ਬੀੜੀਆ ਲਾਈਆ ॥

paan supaaree khaateeaa mukh beeReeaa laieeaa ||

Those who eat betel nuts and betel leaf and smoke intoxicants,

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਜਮਿ ਪਕੜਿ ਚਲਾਈਆ ॥੧੩॥

har har kadhe na chetio jam pakaR chalaieeaa ||13||

but do not contemplate the Lord, Har, Har - the Messenger of Death will seize them and take them away. ||13||

ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿਆ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰੇ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਜਮੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਗੁਰ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੧੪॥

jin har naamaa har chetiaa hiradhai ur dhaare || tin jam neR na aaviee gursikh gur piaare ||14||

The Messenger of Death does not even approach those who contemplate the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and keep Him enshrined in their hearts. The Guru's Sikhs are the Guru's Beloveds. ||14||

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਕੋਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

har kaa naam nidhaan hai koiee gurmukh jaanai ||

The Name of the Lord is a treasure, known only to the few Gurmukhs.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟਿਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਲੀਆ ਮਾਣੈ ॥੧੫॥

naanak jin satigur bheTiaa ra(n)g raleeaa maanai ||15||

O Nanak, those who meet with the True Guru, enjoy peace and pleasure. ||15||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਤੁਸਿ ਕਰੇ ਪਸਾਓ ॥

satigur dhaataa aakheeaai tus kare pasaao ||

The True Guru is called the Giver; in His Mercy, He grants His Grace.

ਹਉ ਗੁਰ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਸਦ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਦਿਤੜਾ ਨਾਓ ॥੧੬॥

hau gur viTahu sadh vaariaa jin dhitaRaa naao ||16||

I am forever a sacrifice to the Guru, who has blessed me with the Lord's Name. ||16||

ਸੋ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਦੇਇ ਸਨੇਹਾ ॥

so dha(n)n guroo saabaas hai har dhei sanehaa ||

Blessed, very blessed is the Guru, who brings the Lord's message.

ਹਉ ਵੇਖਿ ਵੇਖਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਦੇਹਾ ॥੧੭॥

hau vekh vekh guroo vigasiaa gur satigur dhehaa ||17||

I gaze upon the Guru, the Guru, the True Guru embodied, and I blossom forth in bliss. ||17||

ਗੁਰ ਰਸਨਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਬੋਲਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ॥

gur rasanaa a(n)mrit boladhee har naam suhaavee ||

The Guru's tongue recites Words of Ambrosial Nectar; He is adorned with the Lord's Name.

ਜਿਨ ਸੁਣਿ ਸਿਖਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਤਿਨਾ ਭੁਖ ਸਭ ਜਾਵੀ ॥੧੮॥

jin sun sikhaa gur ma(n)niaa tinaa bhukh sabh jaavee ||18||

Those Sikhs who hear and obey the Guru - all their desires depart. ||18||

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਈਐ ॥

har kaa maarag aakheeaai kahu kit bidh jaieeaai ||

Some speak of the Lord's Path; tell me, how can I walk on it?

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਖਰਚੁ ਲੈ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੧੯॥

har har teraa naam hai har kharach lai jaieeaai ||19||

O Lord, Har, Har, Your Name is my supplies; I will take it with me and set out. ||19||

ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਸੇ ਸਾਹ ਵਡ ਦਾਣੇ ॥

jin gurmukh har aaraadhiaa se saeh vadd dhaane ||

Those Gurmukhs who worship and adore the Lord, are wealthy and very wise.

ਹਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਸਦ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥੨੦॥

hau satigur kau sadh vaariaa gur bachan samaane ||20||

I am forever a sacrifice to the True Guru; I am absorbed in the Words of the Guru's Teachings. ||20||

ਤੂ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਤੂ ਸਾਹਿਬੋ ਤੂਹੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਮੀਰਾ ॥

too Thaakur too saahibo toohai meraa meeraa ||

You are the Master, my Lord and Master; You are my Ruler and King.

ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਤੂ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰਾ ॥੨੧॥

tudh bhaavai teree ba(n)dhagee too gunee gaheeraa ||21||

If it is pleasing to Your Will, then I worship and serve You; You are the treasure of virtue. ||21||

ਆਪੇ ਹਰਿ ਇਕ ਰੰਗੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗੀ ॥

aape har ik ra(n)g hai aape bahu ra(n)gee ||

The Lord Himself is absolute; He is The One and Only; but He Himself is also manifested in many forms.

ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਾਈ ਗਲ ਚੰਗੀ ॥੨੨॥੨॥

jo tis bhaavai naanakaa saiee gal cha(n)gee ||22||2||

Whatever pleases Him, O Nanak, that alone is good. ||22||2||

Hukamnama, transliteration and meanings from BaniDB. English meaning: Sant Singh Khalsa. Punjabi and Hindi meaning: Prof. Sahib Singh. Please cover your head when reading Gurbani aloud.

❓ Questions people ask

What is a Hukamnama?

A Hukamnama (also called a Vak or Mukhvak) is a Shabad read from Guru Granth Sahib Ji, taken as the Guru’s order or guidance for the day.

What is today’s Hukamnama from Sri Darbar Sahib?

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When is the Hukamnama taken at Sri Darbar Sahib?

It is taken early every morning, after Guru Granth Sahib Ji is brought to Sri Darbar Sahib for the day, and is then shared with the Sangat around the world.

How is a Hukamnama taken?

Guru Granth Sahib Ji is opened with respect, and the Shabad at the top of the left-hand page is read. If that Shabad began on the page before, the reading starts from its beginning.

What does Rahao mean?

Rahao means “pause”. The Rahao line holds the central message of the Shabad, so many people reflect on it first.

Can I read the Hukamnama at home?

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