What does the Guru Granth Sahib say about cutting hair?

The Sikh Rehat Maryada (Article XVI) lists dishonoring the hair (Kesh) as one of the four cardinal transgressions (Kurehats). Uncut hair is considered a gift from Waheguru and a mark of complete surrender to the Guru's will.

How do Sikhs view assisted dying?

Sikh teaching holds that life is a gift from Waheguru and its duration is in God's hands. The Guru Granth Sahib teaches acceptance of Hukam (God's will) and cautions against interfering with the natural course of life.

What is the Sikh view on same-sex relationships?

The Guru Granth Sahib does not explicitly address same-sex relationships. Sikh ethics emphasise love, equality, and living according to Hukam. This is a topic on which Sikh scholars hold differing views.

What is the Daily Hukamnama?

The Daily Hukamnama is the divine order or command issued each day from Sri Harmandir Sahib (the Golden Temple) in Amritsar. It is a shabad (hymn) from the Guru Granth Sahib read at the start of each day as guidance for the Sikh community.

Daily Hukamnama

Each morning, the Guru Granth Sahib is opened at Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar. The shabad on that page is the Hukamnama for the day. It is the Guru's word, spoken fresh to the Sangat every morning.

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Daily Hukamnama in English

Gurmukhi

ਜੈਤਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ਮੇਰੈ ਹੀਅਰੈ ਰਤਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਬਸਿਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਹਾਥੁ ਧਰਿਓ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਾਥਾ ॥ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਦੁਖ ਉਤਰੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੀਓ ਰਿਨੁ ਲਾਥਾ ॥੧॥ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਭਜੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਭਿ ਅਰਥਾ ॥ ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਬਿਰਥਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਮੂੜ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਨਿਤ ਫਾਥਾ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਸਾਧੂ ਚਰਣ ਨ ਸੇਵੇ ਕਬਹੂ ਤਿਨ ਸਭੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਕਾਥਾ ॥੨॥ ਜਿਨ ਸਾਧੂ ਚਰਣ ਸਾਧ ਪਗ ਸੇਵੇ ਤਿਨ ਸਫਲਿਓ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਨਾਥਾ ॥ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਕੀਜੈ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸ ਦਾਸਨ ਕੋ ਹਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਧਾਰਿ ਜਗੰਨਾਥਾ ॥੩॥ ਹਮ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਗਿਆਨਹੀਨ ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਕਿਉ ਚਾਲਹ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪੰਥਾ ॥ ਹਮ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਕਉ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਚਲੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਚਲਹ ਮਿਲੰਥਾ ॥੪॥੧॥

English Translation

Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: The Jewel of the Lord's Name abides within my heart; the Guru has placed His hand on my forehead. The sins and pains of countless incarnations have been cast out. The Guru has blessed me with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and my debt has been paid off. ||1|| O my mind, vibrate the Lord's Name, and all your affairs shall be resolved. The Perfect Guru has implanted the Lord's Name within me; without the Name, life is useless. ||Pause|| Without the Guru, the self-willed manmukhs are foolish and ignorant; they are forever entangled in emotional attachment to Maya. They never serve the feet of the Holy; their lives are totally useless. ||2|| Those who serve at the feet of the Holy, the feet of the Holy, their lives are made fruitful, and they belong to the Lord. Make me the slave of the slave of the slaves of the Lord; bless me with Your Mercy, O Lord of the Universe. ||3|| I am blind, ignorant and totally without wisdom; how can I walk on the Path? I am blind - O Guru, please let me grasp the hem of Your robe, so that servant Nanak may walk in harmony with You. ||4||1||

Source: Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, via SikhNet

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How to receive the Hukamnama

The Hukamnama is not a fortune or a prediction. It is the Guru's teaching for the day, drawn from the Guru Granth Sahib, the eternal living Guru. Sikhs understand it as the Guru speaking directly to the circumstances of the Sangat.

The practice is simple. Before you begin your day, read the shabad. Sit with it. Ask yourself what the Guru is saying to you today, in your life, in your circumstances. You do not need to understand Gurmukhi. The English translation carries the meaning faithfully.

The Hukamnama is read aloud in every Gurdwara during the morning Ardaas. Many families read it together at breakfast. It takes five minutes and can set the tone for the whole day.

"The Hukam of the Lord's Command is over all. Nothing is outside of His Hukam."

Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1