Rehras Sahib
ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਸਾਹਿਬ in English · English
✦ Meaning
Rehras Sahib is the evening prayer of the Sikhs, recited at sunset to give thanks for the day and seek God’s grace for the night. It is a compilation of hymns by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji, Guru Ram Das Ji and Guru Arjan Dev Ji from the Guru Granth Sahib, together with banis of Guru Gobind Singh Ji including Benti Chaupai. It brings calm, gratitude and renewed strength at the close of day.
Origin & Story
Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Dasam Granth (compilation) · Guru Nanak Dev Ji and successor Gurus; Guru Gobind Singh Ji · 15th–18th century CE
Rehras Sahib gathers the evening hymns of the Gurus — beginning with Guru Nanak’s “So Dar” — into the Sikh sunset prayer. Recited as light fades, it turns the heart in gratitude to God and asks for shelter and strength through the night.
Complete Text with Meaning
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raharaas saahib
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
so dhar raag aasaa mahalaa pehilaa
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
so dhar teraa kehaa so ghar kehaa jit beh sarab samaale || vaaje tere naadh anek asa(n)khaa kete tere vaavanahaare || kete tere raag paree siau kahe'eeh kete tere gaavanahaare || gaavan tudhano pavan paanee baisa(n)tar gaavai raajaa dharam dhuaare || gaavan tudhano chit gupat likh jaanan likh likh dharam beechaare || gaavan tudhano ieesar brahamaa dhevee sohan tere sadhaa savaare || gaavan tudhano i(n)dhr i(n)dhraasan baiThe dhevatiaa dhar naale || gaavan tudhano sidh samaadhee a(n)dhar gaavan tudhano saadh beechaare || gaavan tudhano jatee satee sa(n)tokhee gaavan tudhano veer karaare || gaavan tudhano pa(n)ddit paRan rakheesur jug jug vedhaa naale || gaavan tudhano mohaneeaa man mohan surag machh piaale || gaavan tudhano ratan upaae tere aThasaTh teerath naale || gaavan tudhano jodh mahaabal sooraa gaavan tudhano khaanee chaare || gaavan tudhano kha(n)dd ma(n)ddal brahama(n)ddaa kar kar rakhe tere dhaare || seiee tudhano gaavan jo tudh bhaavan rate tere bhagat rasaale || hor kete tudhano gaavan se mai chit na aavan naanak kiaa beechaare || soiee soiee sadhaa sach saahib saachaa saachee naiee || hai bhee hosee jai na jaasee rachanaa jin rachaiee || ra(n)gee ra(n)gee bhaatee kar kar jinasee maiaa jin upaiee || kar kar dhekhai keetaa aapanaa jiau tis dhee vaddiaaiee || jo tis bhaavai soiee karasee fir hukam na karanaa jaiee || so paatisaahu saahaa patisaahib naanak rahan rajaiee ||1||
aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||
sun vaddaa aakhai sabh koi || kevadd vaddaa ddeeThaa hoi || keemat pai na kahiaa jai || kahanai vaale tere rahe samai ||1||
vadde mere saahibaa gahir ga(n)bheeraa gunee gaheeraa || koi na jaanai teraa ketaa kevadd cheeraa ||1|| rahaau || sabh suratee mil surat kamaiee || sabh keemat mil keemat paiee || giaanee dhiaanee gur gurahaiee || kahan na jaiee teree til vaddiaaiee ||2||
sabh sat sabh tap sabh cha(n)giaaieeaa || sidhaa purakhaa keeaa vaddiaaieeaa || tudh vin sidhee kinai na paieeaa || karam milai naahee Thaak rahaieeaa ||3||
aakhan vaalaa kiaa vechaaraa || sifatee bhare tere bha(n)ddaaraa || jis too dheh tisai kiaa chaaraa || naanak sach savaaranahaaraa ||4||2||
aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||
aakhaa jeevaa visarai mar jaau || aakhan aaukhaa saachaa naau || saache naam kee laagai bhookh || aut bhookhai khai chale'eeh dhookh ||1||
so kiau visarai meree mai || saachaa saahib saachai nai ||1|| rahaau || saache naam kee til vaddiaaiee || aakh thake keemat nahee paiee || je sabh mil kai aakhan paeh || vaddaa na hovai ghaaT na jai ||2||
naa oh marai na hovai sog || dhedhaa rahai na chookai bhog || gun eho hor naahee koi || naa ko hoaa naa ko hoi ||3||
jevadd aap tevadd teree dhaat || jin dhin kar kai keetee raat || khasam visaareh te kamajaat || naanak naavai baajh sanaat ||4||3||
raag goojaree mahalaa chauthhaa ||
har ke jan satigur satapurakhaa binau karau gur paas || ham keere kiram satigur saranaiee kar dhiaa naam paragaas ||1||
mere meet gurdhev mo kau raam naam paragaas || gurmat naam meraa praan sakhaiee har keerat hamaree raharaas ||1|| rahaau ||
har jan ke vadd bhaag vaddere jin har har saradhaa har piaas || har har naam milai tirapataaseh mil sa(n)gat gun paragaas ||2||
jin har har har ras naam na paiaa te bhaagaheen jam paas || jo satigur saran sa(n)gat nahee aae dhirag jeeve dhirag jeevaas ||3||
jin har jan satigur sa(n)gat paiee tin dhur masatak likhiaa likhaas || dhan dha(n)n satasa(n)gat jit har ras paiaa mil jan naanak naam paragaas ||4||4||
raag goojaree mahalaa panjavaa ||
kaahe re man chitaveh udham jaa aahar har jeeau pariaa || sail pathar meh ja(n)t upaae taa kaa rijak aagai kar dhariaa ||1||
mere maadhau jee satasa(n)gat mile su tariaa || gur parasaadh param padh paiaa sooke kaasaT hariaa ||1|| rahaau || janan pitaa lok sut banitaa koi na kis kee dhariaa || sir sir rijak sa(n)baahe Thaakur kaahe man bhau kariaa ||2||
uoodde uoodd aavai sai kosaa tis paachhai bachare chhariaa || tin kavan khalaavai kavan chugaavai man meh simaran kariaa ||3||
sabh nidhaan dhas asaT sidhaan Thaakur kar tal dhariaa || jan naanak bal bal sadh bal jaieeaai teraa a(n)t na paaraavariaa ||4||5||
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
raag aasaa mahalaa chauthhaa so purakhu
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
so purakh nira(n)jan har purakh nira(n)jan har agamaa agam apaaraa || sabh dhiaaveh sabh dhiaaveh tudh jee har sache sirajanahaaraa || sabh jeea tumaare jee too(n) jeeaa kaa dhaataaraa || har dhiaavahu sa(n)tahu jee sabh dhookh visaaranahaaraa || har aape Thaakur har aape sevak jee kiaa naanak ja(n)t vichaaraa ||1||
too(n) ghaT ghaT a(n)tar sarab nira(n)tar jee har eko purakh samaanaa || eik dhaate ik bhekhaaree jee sabh tere choj viddaanaa || too(n) aape dhaataa aape bhugataa jee hau tudh bin avar na jaanaa || too(n) paarabraham bea(n)t bea(n)t jee tere kiaa gun aakh vakhaanaa || jo seveh jo seveh tudh jee jan naanak tin kurabaanaa ||2||
har dhiaaveh har dhiaaveh tudh jee se jan jug meh sukhavaasee || se mukat se mukat bhe jin har dhiaaiaa jee tin tooTee jam kee faasee || jin nirabhau jin har nirabhau dhiaaiaa jee tin kaa bhau sabh gavaasee || jin seviaa jin seviaa meraa har jee te har har roop samaasee || se dha(n)n se dha(n)n jin har dhiaaiaa jee jan naanak tin bal jaasee ||3||
teree bhagat teree bhagat bha(n)ddaar jee bhare bia(n)t bea(n)taa || tere bhagat tere bhagat salaahan tudh jee har anik anek ana(n)taa || teree anik teree anik kareh har poojaa jee tap taapeh japeh bea(n)taa || tere anek tere anek paReh bahu simirat saasat jee kar kiriaa khaT karam kara(n)taa || se bhagat se bhagat bhale jan naanak jee jo bhaaveh mere har bhagava(n)taa ||4||
too(n) aadh purakh apara(n)par karataa jee tudh jevadd avar na koiee || too(n) jug jug eko sadhaa sadhaa too(n) eko jee too(n) nihachal karataa soiee || tudh aape bhaavai soiee varatai jee too(n) aape kareh su hoiee || tudh aape sirasaT sabh upaiee jee tudh aape siraj sabh goiee || jan naanak gun gaavai karate ke jee jo sabhasai kaa jaanoiee ||5||1||
aasaa mahalaa chauthhaa ||
too(n) karataa sachiaar maiddaa saa(n)iee || jo tau bhaavai soiee theesee jo too(n) dheh soiee hau paiee ||1|| rahaau || sabh teree too(n) sabhanee dhiaaiaa || jis no kirapaa kareh tin naam ratan paiaa || gurmukh laadhaa manmukh gavaiaa || tudh aap vichhoRiaa aap milaiaa ||1||
too(n) dhareeaau sabh tujh hee maeh || tujh bin dhoojaa koiee naeh || jeea ja(n)t sabh teraa khel || vijog mil vichhuRiaa sa(n)jogee mel ||2||
jis no too jaanaieh soiee jan jaanai || har gun sadh hee aakh vakhaanai || jin har seviaa tin sukh paiaa || sahaje hee har naam samaiaa ||3||
too aape karataa teraa keeaa sabh hoi || tudh bin dhoojaa avar na koi || too kar kar vekheh jaaneh soi || jan naanak gurmukh paragaT hoi ||4||2||
aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||
tit saravaraRai bhieele nivaasaa paanee paavak tineh keeaa || pa(n)kaj moh pag nahee chaalai ham dhekhaa teh ddoobeeale ||1||
man ek na chetas mooR manaa || har bisarat tere gun galiaa ||1|| rahaau || naa hau jatee satee nahee paRiaa moorakh mugadhaa janam bhiaa || pranavat naanak tin kee saranaa jin too naahee veesariaa ||2||3||
aasaa mahalaa panjavaa ||
bhiee paraapat maanukh dhehureeaa || gobi(n)dh milan kee ieh teree bareeaa || avar kaaj terai kitai na kaam || mil saadhasa(n)gat bhaj keval naam ||1||
sara(n)jaam laag bhavajal taran kai || janam birathaa jaat ra(n)g maiaa kai ||1|| rahaau || jap tap sa(n)jam dharam na kamaiaa || sevaa saadh na jaaniaa har raiaa || kahu naanak ham neech kara(n)maa || saran pare kee raakhahu saramaa ||2||4||
ikOankaar sree vaahiguroo jee kee fateh ||
paatishaahee 10 ||
kabiyo baach benatee ||
chauapiee ||
hamaree karo haath dhai ra'chhaa || pooran hoi chit kee i'chhaa || tav charanan man rahai hamaaraa || apanaa jaan karo pratipaaraa ||377||
hamare dhusaT sabhai tum ghaavahu || aap haath dhai moh bachaavahu || sukhee basai moro parivaaraa || sevak si'kh sabhai karataaraa ||378||
mo ra'chhaa nij kar dhai kariyai || sabh bairan ko aaj sa(n)ghariyai || pooran hoi hamaaree aasaa || tor bhajan kee rahai piaasaa ||379||
tumeh chhaadd koiee avar na dhiyaauoo(n) || jo bar chaho(n) su tum te paauoo(n) || sevak si'kh hamaare taare'eh || chun chun satr hamaare maare'eh ||380||
aap haath dhai mujhai ubariyai || maran kaal kaa traas nivariyai || hoojo sadhaa hamaare pa'chhaa || sree asidhuj joo kariyahu ra'chhaa ||381||
raakh leh muh raakhanahaare || saahib sa(n)t sahai piyaare || dheen ba(n)dh dhusaTan ke ha(n)taa || tum ho puree chatur dhas ka(n)taa ||382||
kaal pai brahamaa bap dharaa || kaal pai sivajoo avataraa || kaal pai kar bisan prakaasaa || sakal kaal kaa keeaa tamaasaa ||383||
javan kaal jogee siv keeo || bedh raaj brahamaa joo theeo || javan kaal sabh lok savaaraa || namasakaar hai taeh hamaaraa ||384||
javan kaal sabh jagat banaayo || dhev dhait ja'chhan upajaayo || aadh a(n)t ekai avataaraa || soiee guroo samajhiyahu hamaaraa ||385||
namasakaar tis hee ko hamaaree || sakal prajaa jin aap savaaree || sivakan ko sivagun sukh dheeo || sata'run ko pal mo badh keeo ||386||
ghaT ghaT ke a(n)tar kee jaanat || bhale bure kee peer pachhaanat || cheeTee te ku(n)char asathoolaa || sabh par kirapaa dhirasaT kar foolaa ||387||
sa(n)tan dhukh paae te dhukhee || sukh paae saadhun ke sukhee || ek ek kee peer pachhaanai(n) || ghaT ghaT ke paT paT kee jaanai(n) ||388||
jab udhakarakh karaa karataaraa || prajaa dharat tab dheh apaaraa || jab aakarakh karat ho kabahoo(n) || tum mai milat dheh dhar sabhahoo(n) ||389||
jete badhan sirasaT sabh dhaarai || aap aapanee boojh uchaarai || tum sabhahee te rahat niraalam || jaanat bedh bhedh ar aalam ||390||
nira(n)kaar nirabikaar nirala(n)bh || aadh aneel anaadh asa(n)bh || taakaa mooRh uchaarat bhedhaa || jaa ko bhev na paavat bedhaa ||391||
taa ko kar paahan anumaanat || mahaa mooRh kachh bhedh na jaanat || mahaadhev ko kahat sadhaa siv || nira(n)kaar kaa cheenat neh bhiv ||392||
aap aapanee budh hai jetee || baranat bhi(n)n bhi(n)n tuh tetee || tumaraa lakhaa na jai pasaaraa || keh bidh sajaa pratham sa(n)saaraa ||393||
ekai roop anoop saroopaa || ra(n)k bhayo raav kahee bhoopaa || a(n)ddaj jeraj setaj keenee || autabhuj khaan bahur rach dheenee ||394||
kahoo(n) fool raajaa havai baiThaa || kahoo(n) simaT bhiyo sa(n)kar ikaiThaa || sagaree sirasaT dhikhai acha(n)bhav || aadh jugaadh saroop suya(n)bhav ||395||
ab ra'chhaa meree tum karo || si'kh ubaar asi'kh sa(n)gharo || dhushaT jite uThavat utapaataa || sakal malechh karo ran ghaataa ||396||
je asidhuj tav saranee pare || tin ke dhushaT dhukhit havai mare || purakh javan pag pare tihaare || tin ke tum sa(n)kaT sabh Taare ||397||
jo kal ko ik baar dhiaai hai || taa ke kaal nikaT neh aaihai || ra'chhaa hoi taeh sabh kaalaa || dhusaT arisaT Tare(n) tatakaalaa ||398||
kirapaa dhirasaT tan jaeh nihariho || taake taap tanak mo hariho || ri'dh si'dh ghar mo sabh hoiee || dhushaT chhaeh chhavai sakai na koiee ||399||
ek baar jin tumai sa(n)bhaaraa || kaal faas te taeh ubaaraa || jin nar naam tihaaro kahaa || dhaaridh dhusaT dhokh te rahaa ||400||
khaRag ket mai saran tihaaree || aap haath dhai leh ubaaree || sarab Thauar mo hoh sahaiee || dhusaT dhokh te leh bachaiee ||401||
savaiyaa ||
pai gahe jab te tumare tab te kouoo aa(n)kh tare nahee aanayo || raam raheem puraan kuraan anek kahai(n) mat ek na maanayo || si(n)mirat saasatr bedh sabhai bahu bhedh kahai ham ek na jaanayo || sree asipaan kirapaa tumaree kar mai na kahayo sabh toh bakhaanayo ||863||
dhoharaa ||
sagal dhuaar kau chhaadd kai gahayo tuhaaro dhuaar || baeh gahe kee laaj as gobi(n)dh dhaas tuhaar ||864||
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
raamakalee mahalaa teejaa ana(n)dhu
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
ana(n)dh bhiaa meree maae satiguroo mai paiaa || satigur ta paiaa sahaj setee man vajeeaa vaadhaieeaa || raag ratan paravaar pareeaa sabadh gaavan aaieeaa || sabadho ta gaavahu haree keraa man jinee vasaiaa || kahai naanak ana(n)dh hoaa satiguroo mai paiaa ||1||
e man meriaa too sadhaa rahu har naale || har naal rahu too ma(n)n mere dhookh sabh visaaranaa || a(n)geekaar oh kare teraa kaaraj sabh savaaranaa || sabhanaa galaa samarath suaamee so kiau manahu visaare || kahai naanak ma(n)n mere sadhaa rahu har naale ||2||
saache saahibaa kiaa naahee ghar terai || ghar ta terai sabh kichh hai jis dheh su paave || sadhaa sifat salaeh teree naam man vasaave || naam jin kai man vasiaa vaaje sabadh ghanere || kahai naanak sache saahib kiaa naahee ghar terai ||3||
saachaa naam meraa aadhaaro || saach naam adhaar meraa jin bhukhaa sabh gavaieeaa || kar saa(n)t sukh man aai vasiaa jin ichhaa sabh pujaieeaa || sadhaa kurabaan keetaa guroo viTahu jis dheeaa eh vaddiaaieeaa || kahai naanak sunahu sa(n)tahu sabadh dharahu piaaro || saachaa naam meraa aadhaaro ||4||
vaaje pa(n)ch sabadh tit ghar sabhaagai || ghar sabhaagai sabadh vaaje kalaa jit ghar dhaareeaa || pa(n)ch dhoot tudh vas keete kaal ka(n)Tak maariaa || dhur karam paiaa tudh jin kau s naam har kai laage || kahai naanak teh sukh hoaa tit ghar anahadh vaaje ||5||
anadh sunahu vaddabhaageeho sagal manorath poore || paarabraham prabh paiaa utare sagal visoore || dhookh rog sa(n)taap utare sunee sachee baanee || sa(n)t saajan bhe sarase poore gur te jaanee || sunate puneet kahate pavit satigur rahiaa bharapoore || binava(n)t naanak gur charan laage vaaje anahadh toore ||40||1||
mu(n)dhaavanee mahalaa panjavaa ||
thaal vich ti(n)n vasatoo pieeo sat sa(n)tokh veechaaro || a(n)mirat naam Thaakur kaa pio jis kaa sabhas adhaaro || je ko khaavai je ko bhu(n)chai tis kaa hoi udhaaro || eh vasat tajee neh jaiee nit nit rakh ur dhaaro || tam sa(n)saar charan lag tareeaai sabh naanak braham pasaaro ||1||
salok mahalaa panjavaa ||
teraa keetaa jaato naahee maino jog keetoiee || mai niraguniaare ko gun naahee aape taras pioiee || taras piaa miharaamat hoiee satigur sajan miliaa || naanak naam milai taa(n) jeevaa(n) tan man theevai hariaa ||1||
Benefits of Chanting ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਸਾਹਿਬ
The Sikh evening prayer — recited at sunset in daily Nitnem
Offers gratitude for the day and seeks protection through the night
Brings peace, contentment and freedom from the day’s worries
Includes Benti Chaupai for protection and Anand Sahib for bliss
How to Chant ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਸਾਹਿਬ
Recite Rehras Sahib at sunset, sitting calmly after the day’s work. Read the whole bani in order; the transliteration is provided to aid pronunciation and following along in Gurmukhi.
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