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Ang 1110 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Tukhaari

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ਨਾਨਕ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਾਵੈ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਸੋਹਾਗੋ ॥੧੭॥੧॥

naanak ahinis raavai preetam har var thir sohaago |17|1|

O Nanak, day and night, my Beloved enjoys me; with the Lord as my Husband, my Marriage is Eternal. ||17||1||

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Tukhaari

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ਤੁਖਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

tukhaaree mahalaa 1 |

Tukhaari, First Mehl:

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ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਨੈਣ ਸਲੋਨੜੀਏ ਰੈਣਿ ਅੰਧਿਆਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

pahilai paharai nain salonarree rain andhiaaree raam |

In the first watch of the dark night, O bride of splendored eyes,

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ਵਖਰੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਮੁਈਏ ਆਵੈ ਵਾਰੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

vakhar raakh mueee aavai vaaree raam |

protect your riches; your turn is coming soon.

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ਵਾਰੀ ਆਵੈ ਕਵਣੁ ਜਗਾਵੈ ਸੂਤੀ ਜਮ ਰਸੁ ਚੂਸਏ ॥

vaaree aavai kavan jagaavai sootee jam ras choose |

When your turn comes, who will wake you? While you sleep, your juice shall be sucked out by the Messenger of Death.

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ਰੈਣਿ ਅੰਧੇਰੀ ਕਿਆ ਪਤਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਚੋਰੁ ਪੜੈ ਘਰੁ ਮੂਸਏ ॥

rain andheree kiaa pat teree chor parrai ghar moose |

The night is so dark; what will become of your honor? The thieves will break into your home and rob you.

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ਰਾਖਣਹਾਰਾ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਮੇਰੀਆ ॥

raakhanahaaraa agam apaaraa sun benantee mereea |

O Saviour Lord, Inaccessible and Infinite, please hear my prayer.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਚੇਤੈ ਕਿਆ ਸੂਝੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਅੰਧੇਰੀਆ ॥੧॥

naanak moorakh kabeh na chetai kiaa soojhai rain andhereea |1|

O Nanak, the fool never remembers Him; what can he see in the dark of night? ||1||

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ਦੂਜਾ ਪਹਰੁ ਭਇਆ ਜਾਗੁ ਅਚੇਤੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

doojaa pehar bheaa jaag achetee raam |

The second watch has begun; wake up, you unconscious being!

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ਵਖਰੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਮੁਈਏ ਖਾਜੈ ਖੇਤੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

vakhar raakh mueee khaajai khetee raam |

Protect your riches, O mortal; your farm is being eaten.

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ਰਾਖਹੁ ਖੇਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਹੇਤੀ ਜਾਗਤ ਚੋਰੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

raakhahu khetee har gur hetee jaagat chor na laagai |

Protect your crops, and love the Lord, the Guru. Stay awake and aware, and the thieves shall not rob you.

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ਜਮ ਮਗਿ ਨ ਜਾਵਹੁ ਨਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਡਰੁ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥

jam mag na jaavahu naa dukh paavahu jam kaa ddar bhau bhaagai |

You shall not have to go on the path of Death, and you shall not suffer in pain; your fear and terror of death shall run away.

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ਰਵਿ ਸਸਿ ਦੀਪਕ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਧਿਆਵਏ ॥

rav sas deepak guramat duaarai man saachaa mukh dhiaave |

The lamps of the sun and the moon are lit by the Guru's Teachings, through His Door, meditating on the True Lord, in the mind and with the mouth.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਅਜਹੁ ਨ ਚੇਤੈ ਕਿਵ ਦੂਜੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਏ ॥੨॥

naanak moorakh ajahu na chetai kiv doojai sukh paave |2|

O Nanak, the fool still does not remember the Lord. How can he find peace in duality? ||2||

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ਤੀਜਾ ਪਹਰੁ ਭਇਆ ਨੀਦ ਵਿਆਪੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

teejaa pehar bheaa need viaapee raam |

The third watch has begun, and sleep has set in.

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ਮਾਇਆ ਸੁਤ ਦਾਰਾ ਦੂਖਿ ਸੰਤਾਪੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

maaeaa sut daaraa dookh santaapee raam |

The mortal suffers in pain, from attachment to Maya, children and spouse.

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ਮਾਇਆ ਸੁਤ ਦਾਰਾ ਜਗਤ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗੈ ਨਿਤ ਫਾਸੈ ॥

maaeaa sut daaraa jagat piaaraa chog chugai nit faasai |

Maya, his children, his wife and the world are so dear to him; he bites the bait, and is caught.

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ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ਤਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਗ੍ਰਾਸੈ ॥

naam dhiaavai taa sukh paavai guramat kaal na graasai |

Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he shall find peace; following the Guru's Teachings, he shall not be seized by death.

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ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਨਹੀ ਛੋਡੈ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੰਤਾਪੀ ॥

jaman maran kaal nahee chhoddai vin naavai santaapee |

He cannot escape from birth, dying and death; without the Name, he suffers.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਤੀਜੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਲੋਕਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਆਪੀ ॥੩॥

naanak teejai tribidh lokaa maaeaa mohi viaapee |3|

O Nanak, in the third watch of the three-phased Maya, the world is engrossed in attachment to Maya. ||3||

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ਚਉਥਾ ਪਹਰੁ ਭਇਆ ਦਉਤੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੈ ਰਾਮ ॥

chauthaa pehar bheaa daut bihaagai raam |

The fourth watch has begun, and the day is about to dawn.

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ਤਿਨ ਘਰੁ ਰਾਖਿਅੜਾ ਜੋੁ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਰਾਮ ॥

tin ghar raakhiarraa juo anadin jaagai raam |

Those who remain awake and aware, night and day, preserve and protect their homes.

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ਗੁਰ ਪੂਛਿ ਜਾਗੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਾਗੇ ਤਿਨਾ ਰੈਣਿ ਸੁਹੇਲੀਆ ॥

gur poochh jaage naam laage tinaa rain suheleea |

The night is pleasant and peaceful, for those who remain awake; following the Guru's advice, they focus on the Naam.

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ਗੁਰਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਤਿਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਬੇਲੀਆ ॥

gurasabad kamaaveh janam na aaveh tinaa har prabh beleea |

Those who practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad are not reincarnated again; the Lord God is their Best Friend.

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ਕਰ ਕੰਪਿ ਚਰਣ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਕੰਪੈ ਨੈਣ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਤਨੁ ਭਸਮ ਸੇ ॥

kar kanp charan sareer kanpai nain andhule tan bhasam se |

The hands shake, the feet and body totter, the vision goes dark, and the body turns to dust.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੇ ॥੪॥

naanak dukheea jug chaare bin naam har ke man vase |4|

O Nanak, people are miserable throughout the four ages, if the Name of the Lord does not abide in the mind. ||4||

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ਖੂਲੀ ਗੰਠਿ ਉਠੋ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

khoolee gantth uttho likhiaa aaeaa raam |

The knot has been untied; rise up - the order has come!

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ਰਸ ਕਸ ਸੁਖ ਠਾਕੇ ਬੰਧਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

ras kas sukh tthaake bandh chalaaeaa raam |

Pleasures and comforts are gone; like a prisoner, you are driven on.

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ਬੰਧਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਇਆ ਨਾ ਦੀਸੈ ਨਾ ਸੁਣੀਐ ॥

bandh chalaaeaa jaa prabh bhaaeaa naa deesai naa suneeai |

You shall be bound and gagged, when it pleases God; you will not see or hear it coming.

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ਆਪਣ ਵਾਰੀ ਸਭਸੈ ਆਵੈ ਪਕੀ ਖੇਤੀ ਲੁਣੀਐ ॥

aapan vaaree sabhasai aavai pakee khetee luneeai |

Everyone will have their turn; the crop ripens, and then it is cut down.

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ਘੜੀ ਚਸੇ ਕਾ ਲੇਖਾ ਲੀਜੈ ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਸਹੁ ਜੀਆ ॥

gharree chase kaa lekhaa leejai buraa bhalaa sahu jeea |

The account is kept for every second, every instant; the soul suffers for the bad and the good.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਤਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕੀਆ ॥੫॥੨॥

naanak sur nar sabad milaae tin prabh kaaran keea |5|2|

O Nanak, the angelic beings are united with the Word of the Shabad; this is the way God made it. ||5||2||

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ਤੁਖਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

tukhaaree mahalaa 1 |

Tukhaari, First Mehl:

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ਤਾਰਾ ਚੜਿਆ ਲੰਮਾ ਕਿਉ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

taaraa charriaa lamaa kiau nadar nihaaliaa raam |

The meteor shoots across the sky. How can it be seen with the eyes?

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ਸੇਵਕ ਪੂਰ ਕਰੰਮਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਦਿਖਾਲਿਆ ਰਾਮ ॥

sevak poor karamaa satigur sabad dikhaaliaa raam |

The True Guru reveals the Word of the Shabad to His servant who has such perfect karma.

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ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਦਿਖਾਲਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਸਮਾਲਿਆ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਦੇਖਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਆ ॥

gur sabad dikhaaliaa sach samaaliaa ahinis dekh beechaariaa |

The Guru reveals the Shabad; dwelling on the True Lord, day and night, he beholds and reflects on God.

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ਧਾਵਤ ਪੰਚ ਰਹੇ ਘਰੁ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਬਿਖੁ ਮਾਰਿਆ ॥

dhaavat panch rahe ghar jaaniaa kaam krodh bikh maariaa |

The five restless desires are restrained, and he knows the home of his own heart. He conquers sexual desire, anger and corruption.

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਭਈ ਗੁਰ ਸਾਖੀ ਚੀਨੇ ਰਾਮ ਕਰੰਮਾ ॥

antar jot bhee gur saakhee cheene raam karamaa |

His inner being is illuminated, by the Guru's Teachings; He beholds the Lord's play of karma.

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