Ang 906 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਤੀਰਥਿ ਭਰਮਸਿ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਨ ਜਾਵੈ ॥

teerath bharamas biaadh na jaavai |

and wandering around at places of pilgrimage, the disease is not taken away.

Tukk 1

ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੪॥

naam binaa kaise sukh paavai |4|

Without the Naam, how can one find peace? ||4||

Tukk 2

ਜਤਨ ਕਰੈ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਕਿਵੈ ਨ ਰਹਾਈ ॥

jatan karai bind kivai na rahaaee |

No matter how much he tries, he cannot control his semen and seed.

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ਮਨੂਆ ਡੋਲੈ ਨਰਕੇ ਪਾਈ ॥

manooaa ddolai narake paaee |

His mind wavers, and he falls into hell.

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ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਾਧੋ ਲਹੈ ਸਜਾਈ ॥

jam pur baadho lahai sajaaee |

Bound and gagged in the City of Death, he is tortured.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੫॥

bin naavai jeeo jal bal jaaee |5|

Without the Name, his soul cries out in agony. ||5||

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ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਕੇਤੇ ਮੁਨਿ ਦੇਵਾ ॥

sidh saadhik kete mun devaa |

The many Siddhas and seekers, silent sages and demi-gods

Tukk 7

ਹਠਿ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਹਿ ਭੇਵਾ ॥

hatth nigreh na tripataaveh bhevaa |

cannot satisfy themselves by practicing restraint through Hatha Yoga.

Tukk 8

ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਗਹਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ॥

sabad veechaar gaheh gur sevaa |

One who contemplates the Word of the Shabad, and serves the Guru

Tukk 9

ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਅਭਿਮਾਨ ਅਭੇਵਾ ॥੬॥

man tan niramal abhimaan abhevaa |6|

- his mind and body become immaculate, and his egotistical pride is obliterated. ||6||

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ਕਰਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥

karam milai paavai sach naau |

Blessed with Your Grace, I obtain the True Name.

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ਤੁਮ ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਰਹਉ ਸੁਭਾਉ ॥

tum saranaagat rhau subhaau |

I remain in Your Sanctuary, in loving devotion.

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ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਭਗਤੀ ਭਾਉ ॥

tum te upajio bhagatee bhaau |

Love for Your devotional worship has welled up within me.

Tukk 13

ਜਪੁ ਜਾਪਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥੭॥

jap jaapau guramukh har naau |7|

As Gurmukh, I chant and meditate on the Lord's Name. ||7||

Tukk 14

ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਜਾਇ ਮਨ ਭੀਨੈ ॥

haumai garab jaae man bheenai |

When one is rid of egotism and pride, his mind is drenched in the Lord's Love.

Tukk 15

ਝੂਠਿ ਨ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਕੀਨੈ ॥

jhootth na paavas paakhandd keenai |

Practicing fraud and hypocrisy, he does not find God.

Tukk 16

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦ ਨਹੀ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਰੁ ॥

bin gurasabad nahee ghar baar |

Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he cannot find the Lord's Door.

Tukk 17

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੮॥੬॥

naanak guramukh tat beechaar |8|6|

O Nanak, the Gurmukh contemplates the essence of reality. ||8||6||

Tukk 18

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa 1 |

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

Tukk 19

ਜਿਉ ਆਇਆ ਤਿਉ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਬਉਰੇ ਜਿਉ ਜਨਮੇ ਤਿਉ ਮਰਣੁ ਭਇਆ ॥

jiau aaeaa tiau jaaveh baure jiau janame tiau maran bheaa |

As you come, so will you leave, you fool; as you were born, so will you die.

Tukk 20

ਜਿਉ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ਕੀਏ ਤੇਤਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਭਵਜਲਿ ਪਇਆ ॥੧॥

jiau ras bhog kee tetaa dukh laagai naam visaar bhavajal peaa |1|

As you enjoy pleasures, so will you suffer pain. Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you will fall into the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||

Tukk 21

ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਦੇਖਤ ਗਰਬਿ ਗਇਆ ॥

tan dhan dekhat garab geaa |

Gazing upon your body and wealth, you are so proud.

Tukk 22

ਕਨਿਕ ਕਾਮਨੀ ਸਿਉ ਹੇਤੁ ਵਧਾਇਹਿ ਕੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਹਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kanik kaamanee siau het vadhaaeihi kee naam visaareh bharam geaa |1| rahaau |

Your love for gold and sexual pleasures increases; why have you forgotten the Naam, and why do you wander in doubt? ||1||Pause||

Tukk 23

ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸੀਲੁ ਨ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਪਿੰਜਰ ਮਹਿ ਕਾਸਟੁ ਭਇਆ ॥

jat sat sanjam seel na raakhiaa pret pinjar meh kaasatt bheaa |

You do not practice truth, abstinence, self-discipline or humility; the ghost within your skeleton has turned to dry wood.

Tukk 24

ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਨ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਜਇਆ ॥੨॥

pun daan isanaan na sanjam saadhasangat bin baad jeaa |2|

You have not practiced charity, donations, cleansing baths or austerities. Without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, your life has gone in vain. ||2||

Tukk 25

ਲਾਲਚਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਆਵਤ ਜਾਵਤ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਇਆ ॥

laalach laagai naam bisaario aavat jaavat janam geaa |

Attached to greed, you have forgotten the Naam. Coming and going, your life has been ruined.

Tukk 26

ਜਾ ਜਮੁ ਧਾਇ ਕੇਸ ਗਹਿ ਮਾਰੈ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਲ ਗਇਆ ॥੩॥

jaa jam dhaae kes geh maarai surat nahee mukh kaal geaa |3|

When the Messenger of Death grabs you by your hair, you will be punished. You are unconscious, and have fallen into Death's mouth. ||3||

Tukk 27

ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਤਾਤਿ ਪਰਾਈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਸਰਬ ਦਇਆ ॥

ahinis nindaa taat paraaee hiradai naam na sarab deaa |

Day and night, you jealously slander others; in your heart, you have neither the Naam, nor compassion for all.

Tukk 28

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦ ਨ ਗਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਰਕਿ ਗਇਆ ॥੪॥

bin gurasabad na gat pat paaveh raam naam bin narak geaa |4|

Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, you will not find salvation or honor. Without the Lord's Name, you shall go to hell. ||4||

Tukk 29

ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਵੇਸ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਟੂਆ ਜਿਉ ਮੋਹ ਪਾਪ ਮਹਿ ਗਲਤੁ ਗਇਆ ॥

khin meh ves kareh nattooaa jiau moh paap meh galat geaa |

In an instant, you change into various costumes, like a juggler; you are entangled in emotional attachment and sin.

Tukk 30

ਇਤ ਉਤ ਮਾਇਆ ਦੇਖਿ ਪਸਾਰੀ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੈ ਮਗਨੁ ਭਇਆ ॥੫॥

eit ut maaeaa dekh pasaaree moh maaeaa kai magan bheaa |5|

You gaze here and there upon the expanse of Maya; you are intoxicated with attachment to Maya. ||5||

Tukk 31

ਕਰਹਿ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਵਿਥਾਰ ਘਨੇਰੇ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਬਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਪਇਆ ॥

kareh bikaar vithaar ghanere surat sabad bin bharam peaa |

You act in corruption, and put on ostentatious shows, but without awareness of the Shabad, you have fallen into confusion.

Tukk 32

ਹਉਮੈ ਰੋਗੁ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਲੇਵਹੁ ਰੋਗੁ ਗਇਆ ॥੬॥

haumai rog mahaa dukh laagaa guramat levahu rog geaa |6|

You suffer great pain from the disease of egotism. Following the Guru's Teachings, you shall be rid of this disease. ||6||

Tukk 33

ਸੁਖ ਸੰਪਤਿ ਕਉ ਆਵਤ ਦੇਖੈ ਸਾਕਤ ਮਨਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਭਇਆ ॥

sukh sanpat kau aavat dekhai saakat man abhimaan bheaa |

Seeing peace and wealth come to him, the faithless cynic become proud in his mind.

Tukk 34

ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸੋ ਫਿਰਿ ਲੇਵੈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਸਾ ਦੂਖੁ ਪਇਆ ॥੭॥

jis kaa ihu tan dhan so fir levai antar sahasaa dookh peaa |7|

But He who owns this body and wealth, takes them back again, and then the mortal feels anxiety and pain deep within. ||7||

Tukk 35

ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਚਾਲੈ ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਮਇਆ ॥

ant kaal kichh saath na chaalai jo deesai sabh tiseh meaa |

At the very last instant, nothing goes along with you; all is visible only by His Mercy.

Tukk 36

ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਲੈ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਇਆ ॥੮॥

aad purakh aparanpar so prabh har naam ridai lai paar peaa |8|

God is our Primal and Infinite Lord; enshrining the Lord's Name in the heart, one crosses over. ||8||

Tukk 37

ਮੂਏ ਕਉ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਕਿਸਹਿ ਸੁਣਾਵਹਿ ਭੈ ਸਾਗਰ ਅਸਰਾਲਿ ਪਇਆ ॥

mooe kau roveh kiseh sunaaveh bhai saagar asaraal peaa |

You weep for the dead, but who hears you weeping? The dead have fallen to the serpent in the terrifying world-ocean.

Tukk 38

ਦੇਖਿ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਜੰਜਾਲਿ ਪਰਾਲਿ ਪਇਆ ॥੯॥

dekh kuttanb maaeaa grih mandar saakat janjaal paraal peaa |9|

Gazing upon his family, wealth, household and mansions, the faithless cynic is entangled in worthless worldly affairs. ||9||

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