Ang 335 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਥਿਰੁ ਭਈ ਤੰਤੀ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਨਹਦ ਕਿੰਗੁਰੀ ਬਾਜੀ ॥੩॥

thir bhee tantee toottas naahee anahad kinguree baajee |3|

The string has become steady, and it does not break; this guitar vibrates with the unstruck melody. ||3||

Tukk 1

ਸੁਨਿ ਮਨ ਮਗਨ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਡੋਲ ਨ ਲਾਗੀ ॥

sun man magan bhe hai poore maaeaa ddol na laagee |

Hearing it, the mind is enraptured and becomes perfect; it does not waver, and it is not affected by Maya.

Tukk 2

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਪੁਨਰਪਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਖੇਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥੪॥੨॥੫੩॥

kahu kabeer taa kau punarap janam nahee khel geo bairaagee |4|2|53|

Says Kabeer, the bairaagee, the renunciate, who has played such a game, is not reincarnated again into the world of form and substance. ||4||2||53||

Tukk 3

ਗਉੜੀ ॥

gaurree |

Gauree:

Tukk 4

ਗਜ ਨਵ ਗਜ ਦਸ ਗਜ ਇਕੀਸ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਏਕ ਤਨਾਈ ॥

gaj nav gaj das gaj ikees pureea ek tanaaee |

Nine yards, ten yards, and twenty-one yards - weave these into the full piece of cloth;

Tukk 5

ਸਾਠ ਸੂਤ ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਬਹਤਰਿ ਪਾਟੁ ਲਗੋ ਅਧਿਕਾਈ ॥੧॥

saatth soot nav khandd bahatar paatt lago adhikaaee |1|

take the sixty threads and add nine joints to the seventy-two on the loom. ||1||

Tukk 6

ਗਈ ਬੁਨਾਵਨ ਮਾਹੋ ॥

gee bunaavan maaho |

Life weaves itself into its patterns.

Tukk 7

ਘਰ ਛੋਡਿਐ ਜਾਇ ਜੁਲਾਹੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ghar chhoddiai jaae julaaho |1| rahaau |

Leaving her home, the soul goes to the world of the weaver. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 8

ਗਜੀ ਨ ਮਿਨੀਐ ਤੋਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲੀਐ ਪਾਚਨੁ ਸੇਰ ਅਢਾਈ ॥

gajee na mineeai tol na tuleeai paachan ser adtaaee |

This cloth cannot be measured in yards or weighed with weights; its food is two and a half measures.

Tukk 9

ਜੌ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਚਨੁ ਬੇਗਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਝਗਰੁ ਕਰੈ ਘਰਹਾਈ ॥੨॥

jau kar paachan beg na paavai jhagar karai gharahaaee |2|

If it does not obtain food right away, it quarrels with the master of the house. ||2||

Tukk 10

ਦਿਨ ਕੀ ਬੈਠ ਖਸਮ ਕੀ ਬਰਕਸ ਇਹ ਬੇਲਾ ਕਤ ਆਈ ॥

din kee baitth khasam kee barakas ih belaa kat aaee |

How many days will you sit here, in opposition to your Lord and Master? When will this opportunity come again?

Tukk 11

ਛੂਟੇ ਕੂੰਡੇ ਭੀਗੈ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਚਲਿਓ ਜੁਲਾਹੋ ਰੀਸਾਈ ॥੩॥

chhootte koondde bheegai pureea chalio julaaho reesaaee |3|

Leaving his pots and pans, and the bobbins wet with his tears, the weaver soul departs in jealous anger. ||3||

Tukk 12

ਛੋਛੀ ਨਲੀ ਤੰਤੁ ਨਹੀ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਨਤਰ ਰਹੀ ਉਰਝਾਈ ॥

chhochhee nalee tant nahee nikasai natar rahee urajhaaee |

The wind-pipe is empty now; the thread of the breath does not come out any longer. The thread is tangled; it has run out.

Tukk 13

ਛੋਡਿ ਪਸਾਰੁ ਈਹਾ ਰਹੁ ਬਪੁਰੀ ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸਮਝਾਈ ॥੪॥੩॥੫੪॥

chhodd pasaar eehaa rahu bapuree kahu kabeer samajhaaee |4|3|54|

So renounce the world of form and substance while you remain here, O poor soul; says Kabeer: you must understand this! ||4||3||54||

Tukk 14

ਗਉੜੀ ॥

gaurree |

Gauree:

Tukk 15

ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਏਕਾ ਮਿਲੀ ਕਿੰਬਾ ਹੋਇ ਮਹੋਇ ॥

ek jot ekaa milee kinbaa hoe mahoe |

When one light merges into another, what becomes of it then?

Tukk 16

ਜਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਊਪਜੈ ਫੂਟਿ ਮਰੈ ਜਨੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥

jit ghatt naam na aoopajai foott marai jan soe |1|

That person, within whose heart the Lord's Name does not well up - may that person burst and die! ||1||

Tukk 17

ਸਾਵਲ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਈਆ ॥

saaval sundar raameea |

O my dark and beautiful Lord,

Tukk 18

ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੋਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

meraa man laagaa tohi |1| rahaau |

my mind is attached to You. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 19

ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਿਧਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਕਿ ਏਹੁ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਿ ਭੋਗੁ ॥

saadh milai sidh paaeeai ki ehu jog ki bhog |

Meeting with the Holy, the perfection of the Siddhas is obtained. What good is Yoga or indulgence in pleasures?

Tukk 20

ਦੁਹੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥੨॥

duhu mil kaaraj aoopajai raam naam sanjog |2|

When the two meet together, the business is conducted, and the link with the Lord's Name is established. ||2||

Tukk 21

ਲੋਗੁ ਜਾਨੈ ਇਹੁ ਗੀਤੁ ਹੈ ਇਹੁ ਤਉ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥

log jaanai ihu geet hai ihu tau braham beechaar |

People believe that this is just a song, but it is a meditation on God.

Tukk 22

ਜਿਉ ਕਾਸੀ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਮਾਨਸ ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ॥੩॥

jiau kaasee upades hoe maanas maratee baar |3|

It is like the instructions given to the dying man at Benares. ||3||

Tukk 23

ਕੋਈ ਗਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਸੁਣੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥

koee gaavai ko sunai har naamaa chit laae |

Whoever sings or listens to the Lord's Name with conscious awareness

Tukk 24

ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਸੰਸਾ ਨਹੀ ਅੰਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੪॥੧॥੪॥੫੫॥

kahu kabeer sansaa nahee ant param gat paae |4|1|4|55|

- says Kabeer, without a doubt, in the end, he obtains the highest status. ||4||1||4||55||

Tukk 25

ਗਉੜੀ ॥

gaurree |

Gauree:

Tukk 26

ਜੇਤੇ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਤ ਤੇ ਡੂਬੇ ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਤਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥

jete jatan karat te ddoobe bhav saagar nahee taario re |

Those who try to do things by their own efforts are drowned in the terrifying world-ocean; they cannot cross over.

Tukk 27

ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਤੇ ਬਹੁ ਸੰਜਮ ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਮਨੁ ਜਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੧॥

karam dharam karate bahu sanjam ahanbudh man jaario re |1|

Those who practice religious rituals and strict self-discipline - their egotistical pride shall consume their minds. ||1||

Tukk 28

ਸਾਸ ਗ੍ਰਾਸ ਕੋ ਦਾਤੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥

saas graas ko daato tthaakur so kiau manahu bisaario re |

Your Lord and Master has given you the breath of life and food to sustain you; Oh, why have you forgotten Him?

Tukk 29

ਹੀਰਾ ਲਾਲੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਉਡੀ ਬਦਲੈ ਹਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

heeraa laal amol janam hai kauddee badalai haario re |1| rahaau |

Human birth is a priceless jewel, which has been squandered in exchange for a worthless shell. ||1||Pause||

Tukk 30

ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਖਾ ਭੂਖ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਲਾਗੀ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਹਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥

trisanaa trikhaa bhookh bhram laagee hiradai naeh beechaario re |

The thirst of desire and the hunger of doubt afflict you; you do not contemplate the Lord in your heart.

Tukk 31

ਉਨਮਤ ਮਾਨ ਹਿਰਿਓ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਧਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੨॥

aunamat maan hirio man maahee gur kaa sabad na dhaario re |2|

Intoxicated with pride, you cheat yourself; you have not enshrined the Word of the Guru's Shabad within your mind. ||2||

Tukk 32

ਸੁਆਦ ਲੁਭਤ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਰਸ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਓ ਮਦ ਰਸ ਲੈਤ ਬਿਕਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥

suaad lubhat indree ras prerio mad ras lait bikaario re |

Those who are deluded by sensual pleasures, who are tempted by sexual delights and enjoy wine are corrupt.

Tukk 33

ਕਰਮ ਭਾਗ ਸੰਤਨ ਸੰਗਾਨੇ ਕਾਸਟ ਲੋਹ ਉਧਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੩॥

karam bhaag santan sangaane kaasatt loh udhaario re |3|

But those who, through destiny and good karma, join the Society of the Saints, float over the ocean, like iron attached to wood. ||3||

Tukk 34

ਧਾਵਤ ਜੋਨਿ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਅਬ ਦੁਖ ਕਰਿ ਹਮ ਹਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥

dhaavat jon janam bhram thaake ab dukh kar ham haario re |

I have wandered in doubt and confusion, through birth and reincarnation; now, I am so tired. I am suffering in pain and wasting away.

Tukk 35

ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਤ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥੪॥੧॥੫॥੫੬॥

keh kabeer gur milat mahaa ras prem bhagat nisataario re |4|1|5|56|

Says Kabeer, meeting with the Guru, I have obtained supreme joy; my love and devotion have saved me. ||4||1||5||56||

Tukk 36

ਗਉੜੀ ॥

gaurree |

Gauree:

Tukk 37

ਕਾਲਬੂਤ ਕੀ ਹਸਤਨੀ ਮਨ ਬਉਰਾ ਰੇ ਚਲਤੁ ਰਚਿਓ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥

kaalaboot kee hasatanee man bauraa re chalat rachio jagadees |

Like the straw figure of a female elephant, fashioned to trap the bull elephant, O crazy mind, the Lord of the Universe has staged the drama of this world.

Tukk 38

ਕਾਮ ਸੁਆਇ ਗਜ ਬਸਿ ਪਰੇ ਮਨ ਬਉਰਾ ਰੇ ਅੰਕਸੁ ਸਹਿਓ ਸੀਸ ॥੧॥

kaam suaae gaj bas pare man bauraa re ankas sahio sees |1|

Attracted by the lure of sexual desire, the elephant is captured, O crazy mind, and now the halter is placed around its neck. ||1||

Tukk 39