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Ang 1037 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maaroo

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਮਾਨੈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਮਾਇਦਾ ॥੯॥

guramukh hoe su hukam pachhaanai maanai hukam samaaeidaa |9|

One who becomes Gurmukh realizes the Hukam of His command; surrendering to His Command, one merges in the Lord. ||9||

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਆਇਆ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥

hukame aaeaa hukam samaaeaa |

By His Command we come, and by His command we merge into Him again.

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਦੀਸੈ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

hukame deesai jagat upaaeaa |

By His Command, the world was formed.

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਸੁਰਗੁ ਮਛੁ ਪਇਆਲਾ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਕਲਾ ਰਹਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੦॥

hukame surag machh peaalaa hukame kalaa rahaaeidaa |10|

By His Command, the heavens, this world and the nether regions were created; by His Command, His Power supports them. ||10||

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਧਉਲ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੰ ॥

hukame dharatee dhaul sir bhaaran |

The Hukam of His Command is the mythical bull which supports the burden of the earth on its head.

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਪਉਣ ਪਾਣੀ ਗੈਣਾਰੰ ॥

hukame paun paanee gainaaran |

By His Hukam, air, water and fire came into being.

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਸਿਵ ਸਕਤੀ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਖੇਲ ਖੇਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੧॥

hukame siv sakatee ghar vaasaa hukame khel khelaaeidaa |11|

By His Hukam, one dwells in the house of matter and energy - Shiva and Shakti. By His Hukam, He plays His plays. ||11||

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਆਡਾਣੇ ਆਗਾਸੀ ॥

hukame aaddaane aagaasee |

By the Hukam of His command, the sky is spread above.

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਜਲ ਥਲ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਵਾਸੀ ॥

hukame jal thal tribhavan vaasee |

By His Hukam, His creatures dwell in the water, on the land and throughout the three worlds.

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਸਾਸ ਗਿਰਾਸ ਸਦਾ ਫੁਨਿ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੨॥

hukame saas giraas sadaa fun hukame dekh dikhaaeidaa |12|

By His Hukam, we draw our breath and receive our food; by His Hukam, He watches over us, and inspires us to see. ||12||

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ਹੁਕਮਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਦਸ ਅਉਤਾਰਾ ॥

hukam upaae das aautaaraa |

By His Hukam, He created His ten incarnations,

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ਦੇਵ ਦਾਨਵ ਅਗਣਤ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥

dev daanav aganat apaaraa |

and the uncounted and infinite gods and devils.

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ਮਾਨੈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸੁ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਝੈ ਸਾਚਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਸਮਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੩॥

maanai hukam su daragah paijhai saach milaae samaaeidaa |13|

Whoever obeys the Hukam of His Command, is robed with honor in the Court of the Lord; united with the Truth, He merges in the Lord. ||13||

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਜੁਗ ਛਤੀਹ ਗੁਦਾਰੇ ॥

hukame jug chhateeh gudaare |

By the Hukam of His Command, the thirty-six ages passed.

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ਹੁਕਮੇ ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥

hukame sidh saadhik veechaare |

By His Hukam, the Siddhas and seekers contemplate Him.

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ਆਪਿ ਨਾਥੁ ਨਥਂੀ ਸਭ ਜਾ ਕੀ ਬਖਸੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੪॥

aap naath nathanee sabh jaa kee bakhase mukat karaaeidaa |14|

The Lord Himself has brought all under His control. Whoever He forgives, is liberated. ||14||

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ਕਾਇਆ ਕੋਟੁ ਗੜੈ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਜਾ ॥

kaaeaa kott garrai meh raajaa |

In the strong fortress of the body with its beautiful doors,

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ਨੇਬ ਖਵਾਸ ਭਲਾ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥

neb khavaas bhalaa daravaajaa |

Is the king, with his special assistants and ministers.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਲੋਭੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਲਬਿ ਪਾਪਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੫॥

mithiaa lobh naahee ghar vaasaa lab paap pachhutaaeidaa |15|

Those gripped by falsehood and greed do not dwell in the celestial home; engrossed in greed and sin, they come to regret and repent. ||15||

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ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਨਗਰ ਮਹਿ ਕਾਰੀ ॥

sat santokh nagar meh kaaree |

Truth and contentment govern this body-village.

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ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਰਣਿ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ॥

jat sat sanjam saran muraaree |

Chastity, truth and self-control are in the Sanctuary of the Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੬॥੪॥੧੬॥

naanak sehaj milai jagajeevan gurasabadee pat paaeidaa |16|4|16|

O Nanak, one intuitively meets the Lord, the Life of the World; the Word of the Guru's Shabad brings honor. ||16||4||16||

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maaroo

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ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

maaroo mahalaa 1 |

Maaroo, First Mehl:

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ਸੁੰਨ ਕਲਾ ਅਪਰੰਪਰਿ ਧਾਰੀ ॥

sun kalaa aparanpar dhaaree |

In the Primal Void, the Infinite Lord assumed His Power.

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ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਅਪਰ ਅਪਾਰੀ ॥

aap niraalam apar apaaree |

He Himself is unattached, infinite and incomparable.

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ਆਪੇ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਸੁੰਨੁ ਉਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੧॥

aape kudarat kar kar dekhai sunahu sun upaaeidaa |1|

He Himself exercised His Creative Power, and He gazes upon His creation; from the Primal Void, He formed the Void. ||1||

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ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਸੁੰਨੈ ਤੇ ਸਾਜੇ ॥

paun paanee sunai te saaje |

From this Primal Void, He fashioned air and water.

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ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਇ ਕਾਇਆ ਗੜ ਰਾਜੇ ॥

srisatt upaae kaaeaa garr raaje |

He created the universe, and the king in the fortress of the body.

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ਅਗਨਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਉ ਜੋਤਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਸੁੰਨੇ ਕਲਾ ਰਹਾਇਦਾ ॥੨॥

agan paanee jeeo jot tumaaree sune kalaa rahaaeidaa |2|

Your Light pervades fire, water and souls; Your Power rests in the Primal Void. ||2||

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ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਮਹੇਸੁ ਉਪਾਏ ॥

sunahu brahamaa bisan mahes upaae |

From this Primal Void, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva issued forth.

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ਸੁੰਨੇ ਵਰਤੇ ਜੁਗ ਸਬਾਏ ॥

sune varate jug sabaae |

This Primal Void is pervasive throughout all the ages.

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ਇਸੁ ਪਦ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਦਾ ॥੩॥

eis pad veechaare so jan pooraa tis mileeai bharam chukaaeidaa |3|

That humble being who contemplates this state is perfect; meeting with him, doubt is dispelled. ||3||

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ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਸਪਤ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਥਾਪੇ ॥

sunahu sapat sarovar thaape |

From this Primal Void, the seven seas were established.

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ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਜੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ਆਪੇ ॥

jin saaje veechaare aape |

The One who created them, Himself contemplates them.

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ਤਿਤੁ ਸਤ ਸਰਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਵੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਜੋਨਿ ਨ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੪॥

tit sat sar manooaa guramukh naavai fir baahurr jon na paaeidaa |4|

That human being who becomes Gurmukh, who bathes in the pool of Truth, is not cast into the womb of reincarnation again. ||4||

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ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਗੈਣਾਰੇ ॥

sunahu chand sooraj gainaare |

From this Primal Void, came the moon, the sun and the earth.

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ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸਾਰੇ ॥

tis kee jot tribhavan saare |

His Light pervades all the three worlds.

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ਸੁੰਨੇ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਸੁੰਨੇ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੫॥

sune alakh apaar niraalam sune taarree laaeidaa |5|

The Lord of this Primal Void is unseen, infinite and immaculate; He is absorbed in the Primal Trance of Deep Meditation. ||5||

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ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਧਰਤਿ ਅਕਾਸੁ ਉਪਾਏ ॥

sunahu dharat akaas upaae |

From this Primal Void, the earth and the Akaashic Ethers were created.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਥੰਮਾ ਰਾਖੇ ਸਚੁ ਕਲ ਪਾਏ ॥

bin thamaa raakhe sach kal paae |

He supports them without any visible support, by exercising His True Power.

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ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸਾਜਿ ਮੇਖੁਲੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇ ਖਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੬॥

tribhavan saaj mekhulee maaeaa aap upaae khapaaeidaa |6|

He fashioned the three worlds, and the rope of Maya; He Himself creates and destroys. ||6||

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ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਖਾਣੀ ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

sunahu khaanee sunahu baanee |

From this Primal Void, came the four sources of creation, and the power of speech.

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ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਉਪਜੀ ਸੁੰਨਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

sunahu upajee sun samaanee |

They were created from the Void, and they will merge into the Void.

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ਉਤਭੁਜੁ ਚਲਤੁ ਕੀਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਬਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਦੇਖਾਇਦਾ ॥੭॥

autabhuj chalat keea sir karatai bisamaad sabad dekhaaeidaa |7|

The Supreme Creator created the play of Nature; through the Word of His Shabad, He stages His Wondrous Show. ||7||

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ਸੁੰਨਹੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਦੁਇ ਕੀਏ ॥

sunahu raat dinas due kee |

From this Primal Void, He made both night and day;

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ਓਪਤਿ ਖਪਤਿ ਸੁਖਾ ਦੁਖ ਦੀਏ ॥

opat khapat sukhaa dukh dee |

creation and destruction, pleasure and pain.

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ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਅਮਰੁ ਅਤੀਤਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਜ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੮॥

sukh dukh hee te amar ateetaa guramukh nij ghar paaeidaa |8|

The Gurmukh is immortal, untouched by pleasure and pain. He obtains the home of his own inner being. ||8||

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