Sri Guru Granth Sahib - English Translation

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <CENTER><IMG SRC="gr_logo.jpg"> </CENTER> <P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>The Sikh Gurus never believed in the exclusivity of their teachings. The Gurus undertook travels to spread their message to peoples of different cultures in their own native languages. The Gurus did not believe in the ideas of any language being 'sacred' or 'special'. It is in this spirit that various Sikh scholars have undertaken efforts to translate Sri Guru Granth Sahib into a number of languages in order to spread the teachings of the Gurus and to bring the Sikh religion to the people of the world as Guru Nanak wished.<P> <B><I>"Enshrine the Lord’s Name within your heart. The Word of the Guru’s Bani prevails throughout the world; through this Bani, the Lord’s Name is obtained." (Guru Amar Das, Maru, pg. 1066)<P> "All the sources of creation, and all languages meditate on Him, forever and ever." (Guru Arjan Dev, Asa, pg. 456)</I></B><P> The Khalsa Consensus Translation presented here is regarded by some Sikh scholars as being among the finest and most accurate english translation currently available. The author, Singh Sahib Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa has faithfully attempted to follow the original Gurmukhi text as closely as possible and maintain accuracy in page breaks and the numbering notations found in Sri Guru Granth Sahib. An analysis of the available english translation as well as a direct comparison are also presented here in this category.<P> Because of it's musical nature and poetic style, no translation can ever hope to fully capture all of the moods and nuances of the original Gurmukhi version. At the same time the celebration of God and the Gurus teachings on how one should live their life found in Sri Guru Granth Sahib transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries and are universal in their appeal.</BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR> <CENTER> <TABLE><TR><TD> <A HREF="english.htm"><IMG SRC="ball_o.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle"></A> <B>About the Currently Available English Translations.</B><P> <A HREF="compare.htm"><IMG SRC="ball_o.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle"></A> <B>Direct Comparison of Translations</B> </TD></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P><BR> <CENTER> <A NAME="navigate"><H2>Navigating the English Translation</H2></A> There are three possible ways of navigating this translation.<P> <TABLE> <TR><TD><B><IMG SRC="bullet_o.gif"> Pick a Section</B><BR> If you would like to go to the beginning of any of the popular<BR> Bani's or Rags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, make your selection<BR> from the list and click on the 'Read' button.</TD> <TD> <APPLET CODE="RagMenu.class" NAME="RagMenu" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=100> Sorry this option requires a Java complient web browser, please update your browser to use this option. </APPLET></TD></TR> <TR><TD><B><IMG SRC="bullet_o.gif"> Pick a Page</B><BR> If you know what page number you would like to read just<BR> type in any valid page number from 1 to 1430 and click on<BR> the 'Read' button.</TD> <TD> <APPLET CODE="PageNumber2.class" NAME="PageNumber2" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=60> Sorry this option requires a Java complient web browser, please update your browser to use this option. </APPLET></TD></TR> <TR><TD><B><IMG SRC="bullet_o.gif"> Browse the Index</B><BR> If you would like to browse the index of Sri Guru Granth Sahib,<BR> you can click on any of the hyperlinks there to jump to that<BR> section or page number. This is the only option available to<BR> non Java complient browsers.</TD> <TD ALIGN=center> <B><A HREF="eg_index.htm">Goto Index</A></B></TD></TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <P><BR> <A HREF = "http://www.sikhs.org/granth.htm" TARGET="_top"><IMG BORDER=0 SRC = "b_back.gif" ></A><P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="gr_copyr.gif" ALT="Translation Copyright Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, Web Pages Copyright Sandeep Singh Brar"></CENTER>