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Ang 1030 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maaroo
Read the full shabad →ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਧੂ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
raam naam saadhoo saranaaee |
In the Sanctuary of the Holy, chant the Lord's Name.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
satigur bachanee gat mit paaee |
Through the True Guru's Teachings, one comes to know His state and extent.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਣਹਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੭॥੩॥੯॥
naanak har jap har man mere har mele melanahaaraa he |17|3|9|
Nanak: chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, O my mind; the Lord, the Uniter, shall unite you with Himself. ||17||3||9||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maaroo
Read the full shabad →ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
maaroo mahalaa 1 |
Maaroo, First Mehl:
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ਘਰਿ ਰਹੁ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਮੁਗਧ ਇਆਨੇ ॥
ghar rahu re man mugadh eaane |
Remain in your own home, O my foolish and ignorant mind.
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ਰਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਧਿਆਨੇ ॥
raam japahu antaragat dhiaane |
Meditate on the Lord - concentrate deep within your being and meditate on Him.
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ਲਾਲਚ ਛੋਡਿ ਰਚਹੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰਿ ਇਉ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧॥
laalach chhodd rachahu aparanpar iau paavahu mukat duaaraa he |1|
Renounce your greed, and merge with the infinite Lord. In this way, you shall find the door of liberation. ||1||
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ਜਿਸੁ ਬਿਸਰਿਐ ਜਮੁ ਜੋਹਣਿ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
jis bisariai jam johan laagai |
If you forget Him, the Messenger of Death will catch sight of you.
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ਸਭਿ ਸੁਖ ਜਾਹਿ ਦੁਖਾ ਫੁਨਿ ਆਗੈ ॥
sabh sukh jaeh dukhaa fun aagai |
All peace will be gone, and you will suffer in pain in the world hereafter.
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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਏਹੁ ਪਰਮ ਤਤੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੨॥
raam naam jap guramukh jeearre ehu param tat veechaaraa he |2|
Chant the Name of the Lord as Gurmukh, O my soul; this is the supreme essence of contemplation. ||2||
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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ॥
har har naam japahu ras meetthaa |
Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the sweetest essence.
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਡੀਠਾ ॥
guramukh har ras antar ddeetthaa |
As Gurmukh, see the essence of the Lord deep within.
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ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਹਹੁ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਏਹੁ ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੩॥
ahinis raam rahahu rang raate ehu jap tap sanjam saaraa he |3|
Day and night, remain imbued with the Lord's Love. This is the essence of all chanting, deep meditation and self-discipline. ||3||
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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਬੋਲਹੁ ॥
raam naam gur bachanee bolahu |
Speak the Guru's Word, and the Name of the Lord.
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ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਮਹਿ ਇਹੁ ਰਸੁ ਟੋਲਹੁ ॥
sant sabhaa meh ihu ras ttolahu |
In the Society of the Saints, search for this essence.
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ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਖੋਜਿ ਲਹਹੁ ਘਰੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਗਰਭ ਮਝਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੪॥
guramat khoj lahahu ghar apanaa bahurr na garabh majhaaraa he |4|
Follow the Guru's Teachings - seek and find the home of your own self, and you shall never be consigned to the womb of reincarnation again. ||4||
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ਸਚੁ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਵਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹੁ ॥
sach teerath naavahu har gun gaavahu |
Bathe at the sacred shrine of Truth, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
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ਤਤੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵਹੁ ॥
tat veechaarahu har liv laavahu |
Reflect upon the essence of reality, and lovingly focus your consciousness on the Lord.
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ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਜਮੁ ਜੋਹਿ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਹੁ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੫॥
ant kaal jam johi na saakai har bolahu raam piaaraa he |5|
At the very last moment, the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you, if you chant the Name of the Beloved Lord. ||5||
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਵਡ ਦਾਣਾ ॥
satigur purakh daataa vadd daanaa |
The True Guru, the Primal Being, the Great Giver, is all-knowing.
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ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਸੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਣਾ ॥
jis antar saach su sabad samaanaa |
Whoever has Truth within himself, merges in the Word of the Shabad.
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ਜਿਸ ਕਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਤਿਸੁ ਚੂਕਾ ਜਮ ਭੈ ਭਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੬॥
jis kau satigur mel milaae tis chookaa jam bhai bhaaraa he |6|
One whom the True Guru unites in Union, is rid of the overpowering fear of death. ||6||
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ਪੰਚ ਤਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਕੀਨੀ ॥
panch tat mil kaaeaa keenee |
The body is formed from the union of the five elements.
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ਤਿਸ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਤਨੁ ਲੈ ਚੀਨੀ ॥
tis meh raam ratan lai cheenee |
Know that the Lord's jewel is within it.
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ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਆਤਮ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੭॥
aatam raam raam hai aatam har paaeeai sabad veechaaraa he |7|
The soul is the Lord, and the Lord is the soul; contemplating the Shabad, the Lord is found. ||7||
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ਸਤ ਸੰਤੋਖਿ ਰਹਹੁ ਜਨ ਭਾਈ ॥
sat santokh rahahu jan bhaaee |
Abide in truth and contentment, O humble Siblings of Destiny.
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ਖਿਮਾ ਗਹਹੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
khimaa gahahu satigur saranaaee |
Hold tight to compassion and the Sanctuary of the True Guru.
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ਆਤਮੁ ਚੀਨਿ ਪਰਾਤਮੁ ਚੀਨਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਇਹੁ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੮॥
aatam cheen paraatam cheenahu gur sangat ihu nisataaraa he |8|
Know your soul, and know the Supreme Soul; associating with the Guru, you shall be emancipated. ||8||
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ਸਾਕਤ ਕੂੜ ਕਪਟ ਮਹਿ ਟੇਕਾ ॥
saakat koorr kapatt meh ttekaa |
The faithless cynics are stuck in falsehood and deceit.
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ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਅਨੇਕਾ ॥
ahinis nindaa kareh anekaa |
Day and night, they slander many others.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਫੁਨਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਗ੍ਰਭ ਜੋਨੀ ਨਰਕ ਮਝਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੯॥
bin simaran aaveh fun jaaveh grabh jonee narak majhaaraa he |9|
Without meditative remembrance, they come and then go, and are cast into the hellish womb of reincarnation. ||9||
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ਸਾਕਤ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਕਾਣਿ ਨ ਚੂਕੈ ॥
saakat jam kee kaan na chookai |
The faithless cynic is not rid of his fear of death.
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ਜਮ ਕਾ ਡੰਡੁ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਮੂਕੈ ॥
jam kaa ddandd na kabahoo mookai |
The Messenger of Death's club is never taken away.
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ਬਾਕੀ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਕੀ ਲੀਜੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਅਫਰਿਓ ਭਾਰੁ ਅਫਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੦॥
baakee dharam raae kee leejai sir afario bhaar afaaraa he |10|
He has to answer to the Righteous Judge of Dharma for the account of his actions; the egotistical being carries the unbearable load. ||10||
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ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕੋ ਤਰਿਆ ॥
bin gur saakat kahahu ko tariaa |
Tell me: without the Guru, what faithless cynic has been saved?
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ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਤਾ ਭਵਜਲਿ ਪਰਿਆ ॥
haumai karataa bhavajal pariaa |
Acting egotistically, he falls into the terrifying world-ocean.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਈ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੀਐ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥
bin gur paar na paavai koee har japeeai paar utaaraa he |11|
Without the Guru, no one is saved; meditating on the Lord, they are carried across to the other side. ||11||
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ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਦਾਤਿ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
gur kee daat na mettai koee |
No one can erase the Guru's blessings.
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ਜਿਸੁ ਬਖਸੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਾਰੇ ਸੋਈ ॥
jis bakhase tis taare soee |
The Lord carries across those whom He forgives.
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ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੁਖੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਮਨਿ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਅਪਰ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥
janam maran dukh nerr na aavai man so prabh apar apaaraa he |12|
The pains of birth and death do not even approach those whose minds are filled with God, the infinite and endless. ||12||
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ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਭੂਲੇ ਆਵਹੁ ਜਾਵਹੁ ॥
gur te bhoole aavahu jaavahu |
Those who forget the Guru come and go in reincarnation.
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ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰਹੁ ਫੁਨਿ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਵਹੁ ॥
janam marahu fun paap kamaavahu |
They are born, only to die again, and continue committing sins.
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ਸਾਕਤ ਮੂੜ ਅਚੇਤ ਨ ਚੇਤਹਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਤਾ ਰਾਮੁ ਪੁਕਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੩॥
saakat moorr achet na cheteh dukh laagai taa raam pukaaraa he |13|
The unconscious, foolish, faithless cynic does not remember the Lord; but when he is stricken with pain, then he cries out for the Lord. ||13||
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ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪੁਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕੀਏ ॥
sukh dukh purab janam ke kee |
Pleasure and pain are the consequences of the actions of past lives.
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ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਦਾਤੈ ਦੀਏ ॥
so jaanai jin daatai dee |
The Giver, who blesses us with these - He alone knows.
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ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਦੋਸੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਤੂ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਸਹੁ ਅਪਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਕਰਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੪॥
kis kau dos dehi too praanee sahu apanaa keea karaaraa he |14|
So who can you blame, O mortal being? The hardships you suffer are from your own actions. ||14||
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