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Ang 109 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Maajh

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ਮਾਂਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

maanjh mahalaa 5 |

Maajh, Fifth Mehl:

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ਝੂਠਾ ਮੰਗਣੁ ਜੇ ਕੋਈ ਮਾਗੈ ॥

jhootthaa mangan je koee maagai |

One who asks for a false gift,

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ਤਿਸ ਕਉ ਮਰਤੇ ਘੜੀ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

tis kau marate gharree na laagai |

shall not take even an instant to die.

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ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਜੋ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਸੇਵੈ ਸੋ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਕਹਣਾ ॥੧॥

paarabraham jo sad hee sevai so gur mil nihachal kahanaa |1|

But one who continually serves the Supreme Lord God and meets the Guru, is said to be immortal. ||1||

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ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਲਾਗੀ ॥

prem bhagat jis kai man laagee |

One whose mind is dedicated to loving devotional worship

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ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਿਤਿ ਜਾਗੀ ॥

gun gaavai anadin nit jaagee |

sings His Glorious Praises night and day, and remains forever awake and aware.

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ਬਾਹ ਪਕੜਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਮੇਲੈ ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਹਣਾ ॥੨॥

baah pakarr tis suaamee melai jis kai masatak lahanaa |2|

Taking him by the hand, the Lord and Master merges into Himself that person, upon whose forehead such destiny is written. ||2||

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ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਭਗਤਾਂ ਮਨਿ ਵੁਠੇ ॥

charan kamal bhagataan man vutthe |

His Lotus Feet dwell in the minds of His devotees.

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ਵਿਣੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰ ਸਗਲੇ ਮੁਠੇ ॥

vin paramesar sagale mutthe |

Without the Transcendent Lord, all are plundered.

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ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਧੂੜਿ ਨਿਤ ਬਾਂਛਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਚੇ ਕਾ ਗਹਣਾ ॥੩॥

sant janaan kee dhoorr nit baanchheh naam sache kaa gahanaa |3|

I long for the dust of the feet of His humble servants. The Name of the True Lord is my decoration. ||3||

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ਊਠਤ ਬੈਠਤ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਈਐ ॥

aootthat baitthat har har gaaeeai |

Standing up and sitting down, I sing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

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ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਵਰੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

jis simarat var nihachal paaeeai |

Meditating in remembrance on Him, I obtain my Eternal Husband Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਸਹਣਾ ॥੪॥੪੩॥੫੦॥

naanak kau prabh hoe deaalaa teraa keetaa sahanaa |4|43|50|

God has become merciful to Nanak. I cheerfully accept Your Will. ||4||43||50||

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh

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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

raag maajh asattapadeea mahalaa 1 ghar 1 |

Raag Maajh, Ashtpadheeyaa: First Mehl, First House:

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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਸਬਦਿ ਰੰਗਾਏ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਬਾਏ ॥

sabad rangaae hukam sabaae |

By His Command, all are attuned to the Word of the Shabad,

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ਸਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥

sachee daragah mehal bulaae |

and all are called to the Mansion of His Presence, the True Court of the Lord.

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ਸਚੇ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਾ ਸਚੇ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

sache deen deaal mere saahibaa sache man pateeaavaniaa |1|

O my True Lord and Master, Merciful to the meek, my mind is pleased and appeased by the Truth. ||1||

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ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

hau vaaree jeeo vaaree sabad suhaavaniaa |

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who are adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

amrit naam sadaa sukhadaataa guramatee man vasaavaniaa |1| rahaau |

The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever the Giver of Peace. Through the Guru's Teachings, it dwells in the mind. ||1||Pause||

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ਨਾ ਕੋ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਉ ਕਿਸੁ ਕੇਰਾ ॥

naa ko meraa hau kis keraa |

No one is mine, and I am no one else's.

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ਸਾਚਾ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣਿ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

saachaa tthaakur tribhavan meraa |

The True Lord and Master of the three worlds is mine.

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ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਘਣੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

haumai kar kar jaae ghaneree kar avagan pachhotaavaniaa |2|

Acting in egotism, so very many have died. After making mistakes, they later repent and regret. ||2||

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ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥

hukam pachhaanai su har gun vakhaanai |

Those who recognize the Hukam of the Lord's Command chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ॥

gur kai sabad naam neesaanai |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they are glorified with the Naam.

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ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਦਰਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਸਚੈ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

sabhanaa kaa dar lekhaa sachai chhoottas naam suhaavaniaa |3|

Everyone's account is kept in the True Court, and through the Beauty of the Naam, they are saved. ||3||

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ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਭੂਲਾ ਠਉਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥

manamukh bhoolaa tthaur na paae |

The self-willed manmukhs are deluded; they find no place of rest.

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ਜਮ ਦਰਿ ਬਧਾ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਏ ॥

jam dar badhaa chottaa khaae |

Bound and gagged at Death's Door, they are brutally beaten.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੋ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਸਾਥੀ ਮੁਕਤੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

bin naavai ko sang na saathee mukate naam dhiaavaniaa |4|

Without the Name, there are no companions or friends. Liberation comes only by meditating on the Naam. ||4||

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ਸਾਕਤ ਕੂੜੇ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

saakat koorre sach na bhaavai |

The false shaaktas, the faithless cynics, do not like the Truth.

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ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਬਾਧਾ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਵੈ ॥

dubidhaa baadhaa aavai jaavai |

Bound by duality, they come and go in reincarnation.

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ਲਿਖਿਆ ਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਕੋਈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਰਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

likhiaa lekh na mettai koee guramukh mukat karaavaniaa |5|

No one can erase pre-recorded destiny; the Gurmukhs are liberated. ||5||

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ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਜਾਤੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

peeearrai pir jaato naahee |

In this world of her parents' house, the young bride did not know her Husband.

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ਝੂਠਿ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੀ ਰੋਵੈ ਧਾਹੀ ॥

jhootth vichhunee rovai dhaahee |

Through falsehood, she has been separated from Him, and she cries out in misery.

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ਅਵਗਣਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਅਵਗਣ ਗੁਣਿ ਬਖਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

avagan mutthee mehal na paae avagan gun bakhasaavaniaa |6|

Defrauded by demerits, she does not find the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. But through virtuous actions, her demerits are forgiven. ||6||

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ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਾਤਾ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥

peeearrai jin jaataa piaaraa |

She, who knows her Beloved in her parents' house,

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

guramukh boojhai tat beechaaraa |

as Gurmukh, comes to understand the essence of reality; she contemplates her Lord.

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ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣਾ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਏ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

aavan jaanaa tthaak rahaae sachai naam samaavaniaa |7|

Her comings and goings cease, and she is absorbed in the True Name. ||7||

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥

guramukh boojhai akath kahaavai |

The Gurmukhs understand and describe the Indescribable.

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ਸਚੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਾਚੋ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

sache tthaakur saacho bhaavai |

True is our Lord and Master; He loves the Truth.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧॥

naanak sach kahai benantee sach milai gun gaavaniaa |8|1|

Nanak offers this true prayer: singing His Glorious Praises, I merge with the True One. ||8||1||

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Maajh

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ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

maajh mahalaa 3 ghar 1 |

Maajh, Third Mehl, First House:

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ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

karam hovai satiguroo milaae |

By His Mercy, we meet the True Guru.

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