Ang 1015 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਕਿਤੀ ਚਖਉ ਸਾਡੜੇ ਕਿਤੀ ਵੇਸ ਕਰੇਉ ॥

kitee chkhau saaddarre kitee ves kareo |

I have tasted many flavors, and worn many robes,

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ਪਿਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਗਇਅਮੁ ਵਾਢੀ ਝੂਰੇਦੀ ਝੂਰੇਉ ॥੫॥

pir bin joban baad geiam vaadtee jhooredee jhooreo |5|

but without my Husband Lord, my youth is slipping away uselessly; I am separated from Him, and I cry out in pain. ||5||

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ਸਚੇ ਸੰਦਾ ਸਦੜਾ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

sache sandaa sadarraa suneeai gur veechaar |

I have heard the True Lord's message, contemplating the Guru.

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ਸਚੇ ਸਚਾ ਬੈਹਣਾ ਨਦਰੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥੬॥

sache sachaa baihanaa nadaree nadar piaar |6|

True is the home of the True Lord; by His Gracious Grace, I love Him. ||6||

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ਗਿਆਨੀ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਸਚ ਕਾ ਡੇਖੈ ਡੇਖਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

giaanee anjan sach kaa ddekhai ddekhanahaar |

The spiritual teacher applies the ointment of Truth to his eyes, and sees God, the Seer.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਿ ॥੭॥

guramukh boojhai jaaneeai haumai garab nivaar |7|

The Gurmukh comes to know and understand; ego and pride are subdued. ||7||

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ਤਉ ਭਾਵਨਿ ਤਉ ਜੇਹੀਆ ਮੂ ਜੇਹੀਆ ਕਿਤੀਆਹ ॥

tau bhaavan tau jeheea moo jeheea kiteeaah |

O Lord, You are pleased with those who are like Yourself; there are many more like me.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਹੁ ਨ ਵੀਛੁੜੈ ਤਿਨ ਸਚੈ ਰਤੜੀਆਹ ॥੮॥੧॥੯॥

naanak naahu na veechhurrai tin sachai ratarreeaah |8|1|9|

O Nanak, the Husband does not separate from those who are imbued with Truth. ||8||1||9||

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ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 1 |

Maaroo, First Mehl:

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ਨਾ ਭੈਣਾ ਭਰਜਾਈਆ ਨਾ ਸੇ ਸਸੁੜੀਆਹ ॥

naa bhainaa bharajaaeea naa se sasurreeaah |

Neither the sisters, nor the sisters-in-law, nor the mothers-in-law, shall remain.

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ਸਚਾ ਸਾਕੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਸਹੀਆਹ ॥੧॥

sachaa saak na tuttee gur mele saheeaah |1|

The true relationship with the Lord cannot be broken; it was established by the Lord, O sister soul-brides. ||1||

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ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥

balihaaree gur aapane sad balihaarai jaau |

I am a sacrifice to my Guru; I am forever a sacrifice to Him.

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ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਏਤਾ ਭਵਿ ਥਕੀ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਮੇਲਿਮੁ ਦਿਤਮੁ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur bin etaa bhav thakee gur pir melim ditam milaae |1| rahaau |

Wandering so far without the Guru, I grew weary; now, the Guru has united me in Union with my Husband Lord. ||1||Pause||

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ਫੁਫੀ ਨਾਨੀ ਮਾਸੀਆ ਦੇਰ ਜੇਠਾਨੜੀਆਹ ॥

fufee naanee maaseea der jetthaanarreeaah |

Aunts, uncles, grandparents and sisters-in-law

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ਆਵਨਿ ਵੰਞਨਿ ਨਾ ਰਹਨਿ ਪੂਰ ਭਰੇ ਪਹੀਆਹ ॥੨॥

aavan vanyan naa rehan poor bhare paheeaah |2|

- they all come and go; they cannot remain. They are like boatloads of passengers embarking. ||2||

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ਮਾਮੇ ਤੈ ਮਾਮਾਣੀਆ ਭਾਇਰ ਬਾਪ ਨ ਮਾਉ ॥

maame tai maamaaneea bhaaeir baap na maau |

Uncles, aunts, and cousins of all sorts, cannot remain.

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ਸਾਥ ਲਡੇ ਤਿਨ ਨਾਠੀਆ ਭੀੜ ਘਣੀ ਦਰੀਆਉ ॥੩॥

saath ladde tin naattheea bheerr ghanee dareeaau |3|

The caravans are full, and great crowds of them are loading up at the riverbank. ||3||

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ਸਾਚਉ ਰੰਗਿ ਰੰਗਾਵਲੋ ਸਖੀ ਹਮਾਰੋ ਕੰਤੁ ॥

saachau rang rangaavalo sakhee hamaaro kant |

O sister-friends, my Husband Lord is dyed in the color of Truth.

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ਸਚਿ ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਨਾ ਥੀਐ ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਵੰਤੁ ॥੪॥

sach vichhorraa naa theeai so sahu rang ravant |4|

She who lovingly remembers her True Husband Lord is not separated from Him again. ||4||

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ਸਭੇ ਰੁਤੀ ਚੰਗੀਆ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਨੇਹੁ ॥

sabhe rutee changeea jit sache siau nehu |

All the seasons are good, in which the soul-bride falls in love with the True Lord.

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ਸਾ ਧਨ ਕੰਤੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਸੁਖਿ ਸੁਤੀ ਨਿਸਿ ਡੇਹੁ ॥੫॥

saa dhan kant pachhaaniaa sukh sutee nis ddehu |5|

That soul-bride, who knows her Husband Lord, sleeps in peace, night and day. ||5||

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ਪਤਣਿ ਕੂਕੇ ਪਾਤਣੀ ਵੰਞਹੁ ਧ੍ਰੁਕਿ ਵਿਲਾੜਿ ॥

patan kooke paatanee vanyahu dhruk vilaarr |

At the ferry, the ferryman announces, "O travellers, hurry up and cross over."

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ਪਾਰਿ ਪਵੰਦੜੇ ਡਿਠੁ ਮੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬੋਹਿਥਿ ਚਾੜਿ ॥੬॥

paar pavandarre dditth mai satigur bohith chaarr |6|

I have seen them crossing over there, on the boat of the True Guru. ||6||

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ਹਿਕਨੀ ਲਦਿਆ ਹਿਕਿ ਲਦਿ ਗਏ ਹਿਕਿ ਭਾਰੇ ਭਰ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

hikanee ladiaa hik lad ge hik bhaare bhar naal |

Some are getting on board, and some have already set out; some are weighed down with their loads.

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ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੁ ਵਣੰਜਿਆ ਸੇ ਸਚੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੭॥

jinee sach vananjiaa se sache prabh naal |7|

Those who deal in Truth, remain with their True Lord God. ||7||

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ਨਾ ਹਮ ਚੰਗੇ ਆਖੀਅਹ ਬੁਰਾ ਨ ਦਿਸੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

naa ham change aakheeah buraa na disai koe |

I am not called good, and I see none who are bad.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀਐ ਸਚੇ ਜੇਹੜਾ ਸੋਇ ॥੮॥੨॥੧੦॥

naanak haumai maareeai sache jeharraa soe |8|2|10|

O Nanak, one who conquers and subdues his ego, becomes just like the True Lord. ||8||2||10||

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ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 1 |

Maaroo, First Mehl:

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ਨਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਕੋਈ ਨਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਸਿਆਣਾ ॥

naa jaanaa moorakh hai koee naa jaanaa siaanaa |

I do not believe that anyone is foolish; I do not believe that anyone is clever.

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ਸਦਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੈ ਰੰਗੇ ਰਾਤਾ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣਾ ॥੧॥

sadaa saahib kai range raataa anadin naam vakhaanaa |1|

Imbued forever with the Love of my Lord and Master, I chant His Name, night and day. ||1||

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ਬਾਬਾ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਹਾ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

baabaa moorakh haa naavai bal jaau |

O Baba, I am so foolish, but I am a sacrifice to the Name.

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ਤੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਦਾਨਾ ਬੀਨਾ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਤਰਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

too karataa too daanaa beenaa terai naam taraau |1| rahaau |

You are the Creator, You are wise and all-seeing. Through Your Name, we are carried across. ||1||Pause||

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ਮੂਰਖੁ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਨਾਉ ॥

moorakh siaanaa ek hai ek jot due naau |

The same person is foolish and wise; the same light within has two names.

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ਮੂਰਖਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਜਿ ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥

moorakhaa sir moorakh hai ji mane naahee naau |2|

The most foolish of the foolish are those who do not believe in the Name. ||2||

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ਗੁਰ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਲੈ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥

gur duaarai naau paaeeai bin satigur palai na paae |

Through the Guru's Gate, the Gurdwara, the Name is obtained. Without the True Guru, it is not received.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਤਾ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੩॥

satigur kai bhaanai man vasai taa ahinis rahai liv laae |3|

Through the Pleasure of the True Guru's Will, the Name comes to dwell in the mind, and then, night and day, one remains lovingly absorbed in the Lord. ||3||

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ਰਾਜੰ ਰੰਗੰ ਰੂਪੰ ਮਾਲੰ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਤੇ ਜੂਆਰੀ ॥

raajan rangan roopan maalan joban te jooaaree |

In power, pleasures, beauty, wealth and youth, one gambles his life away.

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ਹੁਕਮੀ ਬਾਧੇ ਪਾਸੈ ਖੇਲਹਿ ਚਉਪੜਿ ਏਕਾ ਸਾਰੀ ॥੪॥

hukamee baadhe paasai kheleh chauparr ekaa saaree |4|

Bound by the Hukam of God's Command, the dice are thrown; he is just a piece in the game of chess. ||4||

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ਜਗਿ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਸਿਆਣਾ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣਾ ਨਾਉ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੜਹਿ ਗਾਵਾਰੀ ॥

jag chatur siaanaa bharam bhulaanaa naau panddit parreh gaavaaree |

The world is clever and wise, but it is deluded by doubt, and forgets the Name; the Pandit, the religious scholar, studies the scriptures, but he is still a fool.

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ਨਾਉ ਵਿਸਾਰਹਿ ਬੇਦੁ ਸਮਾਲਹਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਭੂਲੇ ਲੇਖਾਰੀ ॥੫॥

naau visaareh bed samaaleh bikh bhoole lekhaaree |5|

Forgetting the Name, he dwells upon the Vedas; he writes, but he is confused by his poisonous corruption. ||5||

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