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Ang 1136 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Bhairao

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ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

bhairau mahalaa 5 ghar 1 |

Bhairao, Fifth 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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ਸਗਲੀ ਥੀਤਿ ਪਾਸਿ ਡਾਰਿ ਰਾਖੀ ॥

sagalee theet paas ddaar raakhee |

Setting aside all other days,

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ਅਸਟਮ ਥੀਤਿ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਜਨਮਾ ਸੀ ॥੧॥

asattam theet govind janamaa see |1|

It is said that the Lord was born on the eighth lunar day. ||1||

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ਭਰਮਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਨਰ ਕਰਤ ਕਚਰਾਇਣ ॥

bharam bhoole nar karat kacharaaein |

Deluded and confused by doubt, the mortal practices falsehood.

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ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਤੇ ਰਹਤ ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

janam maran te rehat naaraaein |1| rahaau |

The Lord is beyond birth and death. ||1||Pause||

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ਕਰਿ ਪੰਜੀਰੁ ਖਵਾਇਓ ਚੋਰ ॥

kar panjeer khavaaeo chor |

You prepare sweet treats and feed them to your stone god.

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ਓਹੁ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਮਰੈ ਰੇ ਸਾਕਤ ਢੋਰ ॥੨॥

ohu janam na marai re saakat dtor |2|

God is not born, and He does not die, you foolish, faithless cynic! ||2||

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ਸਗਲ ਪਰਾਧ ਦੇਹਿ ਲੋਰੋਨੀ ॥

sagal paraadh dehi loronee |

You sing lullabyes to your stone god - this is the source of all your mistakes.

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ਸੋ ਮੁਖੁ ਜਲਉ ਜਿਤੁ ਕਹਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਜੋਨੀ ॥੩॥

so mukh jlau jit kaheh tthaakur jonee |3|

Let that mouth be burnt, which says that our Lord and Master is subject to birth. ||3||

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ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

janam na marai na aavai na jaae |

He is not born, and He does not die; He does not come and go in reincarnation.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੪॥੧॥

naanak kaa prabh rahio samaae |4|1|

The God of Nanak is pervading and permeating everywhere. ||4||1||

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Bhairao

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ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bhairau mahalaa 5 |

Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

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ਊਠਤ ਸੁਖੀਆ ਬੈਠਤ ਸੁਖੀਆ ॥

aootthat sukheea baitthat sukheea |

Standing up, I am at peace; sitting down, I am at peace.

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ਭਉ ਨਹੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਜਾਂ ਐਸੇ ਬੁਝੀਆ ॥੧॥

bhau nahee laagai jaan aise bujheea |1|

I feel no fear, because this is what I understand. ||1||

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ਰਾਖਾ ਏਕੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਸੁਆਮੀ ॥

raakhaa ek hamaaraa suaamee |

The One Lord, my Lord and Master, is my Protector.

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ਸਗਲ ਘਟਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sagal ghattaa kaa antarajaamee |1| rahaau |

He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of Hearts. ||1||Pause||

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ਸੋਇ ਅਚਿੰਤਾ ਜਾਗਿ ਅਚਿੰਤਾ ॥

soe achintaa jaag achintaa |

I sleep without worry, and I awake without worry.

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ਜਹਾ ਕਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਤੂੰ ਵਰਤੰਤਾ ॥੨॥

jahaa kahaan prabh toon varatantaa |2|

You, O God, are pervading everywhere. ||2||

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ਘਰਿ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

ghar sukh vasiaa baahar sukh paaeaa |

I dwell in peace in my home, and I am at peace outside.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥੩॥੨॥

kahu naanak gur mantru drirraaeaa |3|2|

Says Nanak, the Guru has implanted His Mantra within me. ||3||2||

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Bhairao

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ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bhairau mahalaa 5 |

Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

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ਵਰਤ ਨ ਰਹਉ ਨ ਮਹ ਰਮਦਾਨਾ ॥

varat na rhau na meh ramadaanaa |

I do not keep fasts, nor do I observe the month of Ramadaan.

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ਤਿਸੁ ਸੇਵੀ ਜੋ ਰਖੈ ਨਿਦਾਨਾ ॥੧॥

tis sevee jo rakhai nidaanaa |1|

I serve only the One, who will protect me in the end. ||1||

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ਏਕੁ ਗੁਸਾਈ ਅਲਹੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

ek gusaaee alahu meraa |

The One Lord, the Lord of the World, is my God Allah.

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ਹਿੰਦੂ ਤੁਰਕ ਦੁਹਾਂ ਨੇਬੇਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

hindoo turak duhaan neberaa |1| rahaau |

He adminsters justice to both Hindus and Muslims. ||1||Pause||

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ਹਜ ਕਾਬੈ ਜਾਉ ਨ ਤੀਰਥ ਪੂਜਾ ॥

haj kaabai jaau na teerath poojaa |

I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines.

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ਏਕੋ ਸੇਵੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥

eko sevee avar na doojaa |2|

I serve the One Lord, and not any other. ||2||

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ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਉ ਨ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰਉ ॥

poojaa krau na nivaaj gujaarau |

I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.

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ਏਕ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਲੇ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਉ ॥੩॥

ek nirankaar le ridai namasakaarau |3|

I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there. ||3||

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ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥

naa ham hindoo na musalamaan |

I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.

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ਅਲਹ ਰਾਮ ਕੇ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪਰਾਨ ॥੪॥

alah raam ke pindd paraan |4|

My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4||

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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਇਹੁ ਕੀਆ ਵਖਾਨਾ ॥

kahu kabeer ihu keea vakhaanaa |

Says Kabeer, this is what I say:

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ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਖੁਦਿ ਖਸਮੁ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥੫॥੩॥

gur peer mil khud khasam pachhaanaa |5|3|

meeting with the Guru, my Spiritual Teacher, I realize God, my Lord and Master. ||5||3||

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Bhairao

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ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bhairau mahalaa 5 |

Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

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ਦਸ ਮਿਰਗੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਬੰਧਿ ਆਨੀ ॥

das miragee sahaje bandh aanee |

I easily tied up the deer - the ten sensory organs.

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ਪਾਂਚ ਮਿਰਗ ਬੇਧੇ ਸਿਵ ਕੀ ਬਾਨੀ ॥੧॥

paanch mirag bedhe siv kee baanee |1|

I shot five of the desires with the Word of the Lord's Bani. ||1||

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ਸੰਤਸੰਗਿ ਲੇ ਚੜਿਓ ਸਿਕਾਰ ॥

santasang le charrio sikaar |

I go out hunting with the Saints,

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ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਪਕਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਘੋਰ ਹਥੀਆਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

mrig pakare bin ghor hatheeaar |1| rahaau |

and we capture the deer without horses or weapons. ||1||Pause||

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ਆਖੇਰ ਬਿਰਤਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਆਇਓ ਧਾਇ ॥

aakher birat baahar aaeo dhaae |

My mind used to run around outside hunting.

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ਅਹੇਰਾ ਪਾਇਓ ਘਰ ਕੈ ਗਾਂਇ ॥੨॥

aheraa paaeo ghar kai gaane |2|

But now, I have found the game within the home of my body-village. ||2||

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ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਪਕਰੇ ਘਰਿ ਆਣੇ ਹਾਟਿ ॥

mrig pakare ghar aane haatt |

I caught the deer and brought them home.

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ਚੁਖ ਚੁਖ ਲੇ ਗਏ ਬਾਂਢੇ ਬਾਟਿ ॥੩॥

chukh chukh le ge baandte baatt |3|

Dividing them up, I shared them, bit by bit. ||3||

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ਏਹੁ ਅਹੇਰਾ ਕੀਨੋ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

ehu aheraa keeno daan |

God has given this gift.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੪॥੪॥

naanak kai ghar keval naam |4|4|

Nanak's home is filled with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||4||

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ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

bhairau mahalaa 5 |

Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:

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ਜੇ ਸਉ ਲੋਚਿ ਲੋਚਿ ਖਾਵਾਇਆ ॥

je sau loch loch khaavaaeaa |

Even though he may be fed with hundreds of longings and yearnings,

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ਸਾਕਤ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਚੀਤਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥੧॥

saakat har har cheet na aaeaa |1|

still the faithless cynic does not remember the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

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ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਲੇਹੁ ਮਤੇ ॥

sant janaa kee lehu mate |

Take in the teachings of the humble Saints.

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

saadhasang paavahu param gate |1| rahaau |

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall obtain the supreme status. ||1||Pause||

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ਪਾਥਰ ਕਉ ਬਹੁ ਨੀਰੁ ਪਵਾਇਆ ॥

paathar kau bahu neer pavaaeaa |

Stones may be kept under water for a long time.

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ਨਹ ਭੀਗੈ ਅਧਿਕ ਸੂਕਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

neh bheegai adhik sookaaeaa |2|

Even so, they do not absorb the water; they remain hard and dry. ||2||

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