Ang 1021 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਪੇ ਕਿਸ ਹੀ ਕਸਿ ਬਖਸੇ ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਲੈ ਭਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੮॥

aape kis hee kas bakhase aape de lai bhaaee he |8|

You Yourself test and forgive. You Yourself give and take, O Siblings of Destiny. ||8||

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ਆਪੇ ਧਨਖੁ ਆਪੇ ਸਰਬਾਣਾ ॥

aape dhanakh aape sarabaanaa |

He Himself is the bow, and He Himself is the archer.

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ਆਪੇ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ਸਿਆਣਾ ॥

aape sugharr saroop siaanaa |

He Himself is all-wise, beautiful and all-knowing.

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ਕਹਤਾ ਬਕਤਾ ਸੁਣਤਾ ਸੋਈ ਆਪੇ ਬਣਤ ਬਣਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੯॥

kahataa bakataa sunataa soee aape banat banaaee he |9|

He is the speaker, the orator and the listener. He Himself made what is made. ||9||

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ਪਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

paun guroo paanee pit jaataa |

Air is the Guru, and water is known to be the father.

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ਉਦਰ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਮਾਤਾ ॥

audar sanjogee dharatee maataa |

The womb of the great mother earth gives birth to all.

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ਰੈਣਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਦੁਇ ਦਾਈ ਦਾਇਆ ਜਗੁ ਖੇਲੈ ਖੇਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥

rain dinas due daaee daaeaa jag khelai khelaaee he |10|

Night and day are the two nurses, male and female; the world plays in this play. ||10||

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ਆਪੇ ਮਛੁਲੀ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਲਾ ॥

aape machhulee aape jaalaa |

You Yourself are the fish, and You Yourself are the net.

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ਆਪੇ ਗਊ ਆਪੇ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ॥

aape gaoo aape rakhavaalaa |

You Yourself are the cows, and You yourself are their keeper.

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ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਜਗਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥

sarab jeea jag jot tumaaree jaisee prabh furamaaee he |11|

Your Light fills all the beings of the world; they walk according to Your Command, O God. ||11||

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ਆਪੇ ਜੋਗੀ ਆਪੇ ਭੋਗੀ ॥

aape jogee aape bhogee |

You Yourself are the Yogi, and You Yourself are the enjoyer.

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ਆਪੇ ਰਸੀਆ ਪਰਮ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ॥

aape raseea param sanjogee |

You Yourself are the reveller; You form the supreme Union.

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ਆਪੇ ਵੇਬਾਣੀ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥

aape vebaanee nirankaaree nirbhau taarree laaee he |12|

You Yourself are speechless, formless and fearless, absorbed in the primal ecstasy of deep meditation. ||12||

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ਖਾਣੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

khaanee baanee tujheh samaanee |

The sources of creation and speech are contained within You, Lord.

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ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸਭ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੀ ॥

jo deesai sabh aavan jaanee |

All that is seen, is coming and going.

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ਸੇਈ ਸਾਹ ਸਚੇ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੩॥

seee saah sache vaapaaree satigur boojh bujhaaee he |13|

They are the true bankers and traders, whom the True Guru has inspired to understand. ||13||

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ਸਬਦੁ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ॥

sabad bujhaae satigur pooraa |

The Word of the Shabad is understood through the Perfect True Guru.

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ਸਰਬ ਕਲਾ ਸਾਚੇ ਭਰਪੂਰਾ ॥

sarab kalaa saache bharapooraa |

The True Lord is overflowing with all powers.

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ਅਫਰਿਓ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ਸਦਾ ਤੂ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੪॥

afario veparavaahu sadaa too naa tis til na tamaaee he |14|

You are beyond our grasp, and forever independent. You do not have even an iota of greed. ||14||

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ਕਾਲੁ ਬਿਕਾਲੁ ਭਏ ਦੇਵਾਨੇ ॥

kaal bikaal bhe devaane |

Birth and death are meaningless, for those

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ਸਬਦੁ ਸਹਜ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਾਨੇ ॥

sabad sehaj ras antar maane |

who enjoy the sublime celestial essence of the Shabad within their minds.

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ਆਪੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਵਰਦਾਤਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਇ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥

aape mukat tripat varadaataa bhagat bhaae man bhaaee he |15|

He Himself is the Giver of liberation, satisfaction and blessings, to those devotees who love Him in their minds. ||15||

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ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਮ ਗਿਆਨਾ ॥

aap niraalam gur gam giaanaa |

He Himself is immaculate; by contact with the Guru, spiritual wisdom is obtained.

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ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਤੁਝ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਨਾ ॥

jo deesai tujh maeh samaanaa |

Whatever is seen, shall merge into You.

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਭਿਖਿਆ ਦਰਿ ਜਾਚੈ ਮੈ ਦੀਜੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਡਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੬॥੧॥

naanak neech bhikhiaa dar jaachai mai deejai naam vaddaaee he |16|1|

Nanak, the lowly, begs for charity at Your Door; please, bless him with the glorious greatness of Your Name. ||16||1||

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ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 1 |

Maaroo, First Mehl:

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ਆਪੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਧਉਲੁ ਅਕਾਸੰ ॥

aape dharatee dhaul akaasan |

He Himself is the earth, the mythical bull which supports it and the Akaashic ethers.

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ਆਪੇ ਸਾਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਪਰਗਾਸੰ ॥

aape saache gun paragaasan |

The True Lord Himself reveals His Glorious Virtues.

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ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਸੰਤੋਖੀ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੇ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧॥

jatee satee santokhee aape aape kaar kamaaee he |1|

He Himself is celibate, chaste and contented; He Himself is the Doer of deeds. ||1||

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ਜਿਸੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੋ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ॥

jis karanaa so kar kar vekhai |

He who created the creation, beholds what He has created.

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ਕੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਸਾਚੇ ਲੇਖੈ ॥

koe na mettai saache lekhai |

No one can erase the Inscription of the True Lord.

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ਆਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਾਏ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਹੇ ॥੨॥

aape kare karaae aape aape de vaddiaaee he |2|

He Himself is the Doer, the Cause of causes; He Himself is the One who bestows glorious greatness. ||2||

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ਪੰਚ ਚੋਰ ਚੰਚਲ ਚਿਤੁ ਚਾਲਹਿ ॥

panch chor chanchal chit chaaleh |

The five thieves cause the fickle consciousness to waver.

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ਪਰ ਘਰ ਜੋਹਹਿ ਘਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਲਹਿ ॥

par ghar joheh ghar nahee bhaaleh |

It looks into the homes of others, but does not search its own home.

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ਕਾਇਆ ਨਗਰੁ ਢਹੈ ਢਹਿ ਢੇਰੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਪਤਿ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੩॥

kaaeaa nagar dtahai dteh dteree bin sabadai pat jaaee he |3|

The body-village crumbles into dust; without the Word of the Shabad, one's honor is lost. ||3||

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ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਬੂਝੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣੁ ਸੂਝੈ ॥

gur te boojhai tribhavan soojhai |

One who realizes the Lord through the Guru, comprehends the three worlds.

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ਮਨਸਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਨੈ ਸਿਉ ਲੂਝੈ ॥

manasaa maar manai siau loojhai |

He subdues his desires, and struggles with his mind.

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ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਤੁਧ ਹੀ ਜੇਹੇ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਬਾਲ ਸਖਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੪॥

jo tudh seveh se tudh hee jehe nirbhau baal sakhaaee he |4|

Those who serve You, become just like You; O Fearless Lord, You are their best friend from infancy. ||4||

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ਆਪੇ ਸੁਰਗੁ ਮਛੁ ਪਇਆਲਾ ॥

aape surag machh peaalaa |

You Yourself are the heavenly realms, this world and the nether regions of the underworld.

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ਆਪੇ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਰੂਪੀ ਬਾਲਾ ॥

aape jot saroopee baalaa |

You Yourself are the embodiment of light, forever young.

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ਜਟਾ ਬਿਕਟ ਬਿਕਰਾਲ ਸਰੂਪੀ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖਿਆ ਕਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੫॥

jattaa bikatt bikaraal saroopee roop na rekhiaa kaaee he |5|

With matted hair, and a horrible, dreadful form, still, You have no form or feature. ||5||

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ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬੀ ਭੇਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

bed katebee bhed na jaataa |

The Vedas and the Bible do not know the mystery of God.

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ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਭ੍ਰਾਤਾ ॥

naa tis maat pitaa sut bhraataa |

He has no mother, father, child or brother.

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ਸਗਲੇ ਸੈਲ ਉਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਏ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖਣਾ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੬॥

sagale sail upaae samaae alakh na lakhanaa jaaee he |6|

He created all the mountains, and levels them again; the Unseen Lord cannot be seen. ||6||

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ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਕੀ ਮੀਤ ਘਨੇਰੇ ॥

kar kar thaakee meet ghanere |

I have grown weary of making so many friends.

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ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕਾਟੈ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਮੇਰੇ ॥

koe na kaattai avagun mere |

No one can rid me of my sins and mistakes.

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ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਭਨਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਭਉ ਜਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੭॥

sur nar naath saahib sabhanaa sir bhaae milai bhau jaaee he |7|

God is the Supreme Lord and Master of all the angels and mortal beings; blessed with His Love, their fear is dispelled. ||7||

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ਭੂਲੇ ਚੂਕੇ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥

bhoole chooke maarag paaveh |

He puts back on the Path those who have wandered and strayed.

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ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਇ ਤੂਹੈ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ॥

aap bhulaae toohai samajhaaveh |

You Yourself make them stray, and You teach them again.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਮੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਨਾਵਹੁ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੮॥

bin naavai mai avar na deesai naavahu gat mit paaee he |8|

I cannot see anything except the Name. Through the Name comes salvation and merit. ||8||

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