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52 Hukams Of
GURU GOBIND Singh which
every Sikh Must Follow
1) Dharam di Kirat karni - Earn by honest means.
2) Daswand dena - Give one tenth of your salary.
3) Gurbani kantth karni - Memorize Gurbani.
4) Amrit Vaelae utthna - Wake up Amrit Vela (before dawn).
5) Sikh sewak di sewa ruchi naal karni - Serve a Sikh Servant with devotion.
6) Gurbani dae arth Sikh vidhvana tuo Learn the meanings of Gurbani from Sikh
parrhnae- Scholars.
7) Punj Kakaar di Rehat drirh kar rukhni - Follow the discipline of the 5 K's strictly.
8) Shabad da abhihas karna - Practice Shabad Gurbani in life.
9) Sat-Saroop Satgur da dhian dharna - Concentrate on the True Guru (God).
10) Guru Granth Sahib Ji noo Guru mananaa - Accept Guru Granth Sahib Ji as Guru.
11) Kaarjaan dae arambh vich ardaas karni - At the beginning of a task, perform ardaas
12) Jaman, maran, ja viah mokae Jup da paatth At birth, death, or marriage ceremonies, do Japji
kar tihaaval (Karaah Parsaad) kar anand Sahib, make Karaah Parshaad, do five stanzas of
sahib dia punj paurian, ardaas, pratham punj anand sahib, do ardaas, and then distribute
pyaariaan atae hazoori granthi noo vartaa Karaah Parshaad to the Panj Pyare, the Granthi
kae oprunth sangat noo vartaaouna - and then to the sangat.
13) Jab tak Karaah Parshaad vartadaa rahae Until Karaah Parshaad is completely distributed,
sadh sangat addol batthee rahae - the Sangat should remain sitting and unmoving.
14) Anand Viah bina grahist nahi karna - Do not start married life without Anand Karaj
(Sikh ceremony of marriage).
15) Par-Istri, Ma-Bhain, Dhi-Bhain, kar jaanani. Recognize all other women other than your wife
Par Istri da sang nahi karna - as mothers and sisters. Do not engage in marital
behaviour with them.
16) Istri da mooh nahi fitkaarnaa - Do not silence your wife?
17) Jagat-jootth tambaaku bikhiaa da tiaag Abandon worldly falsehoods and tobacco-poison.
karna -
18) Rehatvaan atae naam jupan vaalae gursikhaa Keep the company of Sikhs who follow the Rehat
di sangat karni - and meditate on the Name (of God).
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di sangat karni - and meditate on the Name (of God).

19) Kum karan vich daridar nahi karna - Don't be lazy while doing work.
20) Gurbani di katha tae keertan roaz sunanaa Listen and do kirtan and Gurbani discourses daily.
atae karna
21) Kisae di ninda, chugali, atae eirkha nahi karni Do not engage in slander, gossip or spite anyone
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22) Dhan, jawaani, tae kul-jaat da abhiman nahi Do not take pride in wealth, youth and caste.
karnaa (Nanak daadak tahe duae goath. Saak (Mother and Father's caste both castes. All
guru sikhan sang hoath) - Sikhs of the Guru are siblings)?
23) Mat uchi tae suchi rakhni - Keep the religious discipline high and pure.
24) Shubh karman tao kadae naa ttarnaa - Do not refrain from doing Righteous deeds.
25) Budh bal da daataa vaheguroo noo jaananaa - Recognize God as the giver of intellect and
strength.
26) Sugandh (kasam sahu) dae kar itbaar Do not believe a person who swears (one who
janaaoun vaalae tae yakeen nahi karna - tries/attempts to convince someone with a 'saun
or saugandh').
27) Sutantar Vicharna. Raaj Kaaj dian kamaan Rule Independently. In the affaris of government,
tae doosrae mutaa dia purshaan noo huk nahi do not give people of other religions
daenaa - authority/power.
28) Raajniti parhni - Study politics.
29) Dushman naal saam, daam, bhaed, aadiak, With the enemy, practice/deploy the various
upaa vartnae - techniques/tactics of diplomacy (saam, daam,
dand, bhed).
30) Shaster vidyaa atae ghorhae di savaari da Practice the knowledge of weaponry and horse
abhiaas karna - riding.
31) Doosrae mataa dae pustak, vidyaa parhni. Study the books and knowledge of other faiths.
Pur bhrosaa drirh Gurbani, Akal Purakh tae But keep trust in Gurbani and Akal Purukh.
karnaa -
32) Gurupdaesaa noo dhaaran karna - Follow the teachings of the Guru.
33) Raheraas da paath kar kharae ho kae ardaas After Rehras Paatth, do Ardaas standing up.
karni -
34) Saun valae sohila atae 'paun guru pani pita...' Recite Sohila and 'paun guru pani pita...' stanza
salok parhna - before going to sleep.
35) Dastaar bina nahi rehnaa - Wear a turban at all times.
36) Singha da adha naam nahi bulauna - Do not call a Singh by half of their name
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36) Singha da adha naam nahi bulauna - Do not call a Singh by half of their name
(nickname).
37) Sharaab nai saevani - Do not partake of alcoholic drinks.
38) Sir munae noo kanaiaa nahi daeni. Uos ghar Do not given a daughter's hand to a clean shaven.
daevni jithae Akal Purukh di sikhi ha, jo Give her hand in a house where God's Sikhi
karzaai naa hovae, bhalae subhaa da hovae, exists, where the household is not in debt, is of a
bibaeki atae gyanvaan hovae - good nature, is disciplined and knowledgeable.
39) Subh kaaraj Gurbani anusaar karnae - Do all work in accordance with Gurbani.
40) Chugali kar kisae da kam nahi vigaarnaa - Do not ruin someone's work by gossip.
41) Kaurha bachan nahi kahinaa - Do not utter bitter statements.
42) Darshan yaatraa gurdwaaraa di hi karni - Make pilgrimages to Gurudwaras only.
43) Bachan karkae paalnaa - Fulfill all promises that are made
44) Pardaesi, lorvaan, dukhi, apung manukh di Do as much sewa as you can for foreigners, the
yataahshkat sewa karni - needy and the troubled.
45) Putari da dhan bikh jananaa - Recognize the property of a daughter as poison?
46) Dikhaawae da Sikh nahi bananaa - Do not become an outward show-off Sikh.
47) Sikhi kesaa-suaasa sang nibhaaouni - Live and die a Keshadhaari Sikh
48) Chori, yaari, tthugi, dhokaa, dagaa bahi Refrain from engaging in theft, adultery /
karnaa - promiscuity / permissiveness , fraud, deceit,
embezzlement.
49) Sikh da itbaar karna - Believe a Sikh.
50) Jhutthi gavaahi nahi daeni - Do not give false testimony.
51) Dhroh nahi karnaa - Do not cheat.
52) Langar-Parshaad ik ras vartaaunaa - Distribute Langar and Karaah Parshaad with
equality.

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