Ang 1159 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਛਾਡੇ ਦੋਊ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

panddit mulaan chhaadde doaoo |1| rahaau |

I have abandoned both the Pandits, the Hindu religious scholars, and the Mullahs, the Muslim priests. ||1||Pause||

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ਬੁਨਿ ਬੁਨਿ ਆਪ ਆਪੁ ਪਹਿਰਾਵਉ ॥

bun bun aap aap pahiraavau |

I weave and weave, and wear what I weave.

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ਜਹ ਨਹੀ ਆਪੁ ਤਹਾ ਹੋਇ ਗਾਵਉ ॥੨॥

jeh nahee aap tahaa hoe gaavau |2|

Where egotism does not exist, there I sing God's Praises. ||2||

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ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਜੋ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੀਆ ॥

panddit mulaan jo likh deea |

Whatever the Pandits and Mullahs have written,

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ਛਾਡਿ ਚਲੇ ਹਮ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਲੀਆ ॥੩॥

chhaadd chale ham kachhoo na leea |3|

I reject; I do not accept any of it. ||3||

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ਰਿਦੈ ਇਖਲਾਸੁ ਨਿਰਖਿ ਲੇ ਮੀਰਾ ॥

ridai ikhalaas nirakh le meeraa |

My heart is pure, and so I have seen the Lord within.

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ਆਪੁ ਖੋਜਿ ਖੋਜਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਕਬੀਰਾ ॥੪॥੭॥

aap khoj khoj mile kabeeraa |4|7|

Searching, searching within the self, Kabeer has met the Lord. ||4||7||

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ਨਿਰਧਨ ਆਦਰੁ ਕੋਈ ਨ ਦੇਇ ॥

niradhan aadar koee na dee |

No one respects the poor man.

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ਲਾਖ ਜਤਨ ਕਰੈ ਓਹੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਧਰੇਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

laakh jatan karai ohu chit na dharee |1| rahaau |

He may make thousands of efforts, but no one pays any attention to him. ||1||Pause||

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ਜਉ ਨਿਰਧਨੁ ਸਰਧਨ ਕੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

jau niradhan saradhan kai jaae |

When the poor man goes to the rich man,

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ਆਗੇ ਬੈਠਾ ਪੀਠਿ ਫਿਰਾਇ ॥੧॥

aage baitthaa peetth firaae |1|

and sits right in front of him, the rich man turns his back on him. ||1||

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ਜਉ ਸਰਧਨੁ ਨਿਰਧਨ ਕੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

jau saradhan niradhan kai jaae |

But when the rich man goes to the poor man,

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ਦੀਆ ਆਦਰੁ ਲੀਆ ਬੁਲਾਇ ॥੨॥

deea aadar leea bulaae |2|

the poor man welcomes him with respect. ||2||

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ਨਿਰਧਨੁ ਸਰਧਨੁ ਦੋਨਉ ਭਾਈ ॥

niradhan saradhan donau bhaaee |

The poor man and the rich man are both brothers.

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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀ ਕਲਾ ਨ ਮੇਟੀ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

prabh kee kalaa na mettee jaaee |3|

God's pre-ordained plan cannot be erased. ||3||

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ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਰਧਨੁ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

keh kabeer niradhan hai soee |

Says Kabeer, he alone is poor,

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ਜਾ ਕੇ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੪॥੮॥

jaa ke hiradai naam na hoee |4|8|

who does not have the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in his heart. ||4||8||

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ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥

gur sevaa te bhagat kamaaee |

Serving the Guru, devotional worship is practiced.

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ਤਬ ਇਹ ਮਾਨਸ ਦੇਹੀ ਪਾਈ ॥

tab ih maanas dehee paaee |

Then, this human body is obtained.

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ਇਸ ਦੇਹੀ ਕਉ ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਦੇਵ ॥

eis dehee kau simareh dev |

Even the gods long for this human body.

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ਸੋ ਦੇਹੀ ਭਜੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ॥੧॥

so dehee bhaj har kee sev |1|

So vibrate that human body, and think of serving the Lord. ||1||

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ਭਜਹੁ ਗੋੁਬਿੰਦ ਭੂਲਿ ਮਤ ਜਾਹੁ ॥

bhajahu guobind bhool mat jaahu |

Vibrate, and meditate on the Lord of the Universe, and never forget Him.

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ਮਾਨਸ ਜਨਮ ਕਾ ਏਹੀ ਲਾਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

maanas janam kaa ehee laahu |1| rahaau |

This is the blessed opportunity of this human incarnation. ||1||Pause||

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਜਰਾ ਰੋਗੁ ਨਹੀ ਆਇਆ ॥

jab lag jaraa rog nahee aaeaa |

As long as the disease of old age has not come to the body,

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਕਾਲਿ ਗ੍ਰਸੀ ਨਹੀ ਕਾਇਆ ॥

jab lag kaal grasee nahee kaaeaa |

and as long as death has not come and seized the body,

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਬਿਕਲ ਭਈ ਨਹੀ ਬਾਨੀ ॥

jab lag bikal bhee nahee baanee |

and as long as your voice has not lost its power,

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ਭਜਿ ਲੇਹਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਸਾਰਿਗਪਾਨੀ ॥੨॥

bhaj lehi re man saarigapaanee |2|

O mortal being, vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the World. ||2||

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ਅਬ ਨ ਭਜਸਿ ਭਜਸਿ ਕਬ ਭਾਈ ॥

ab na bhajas bhajas kab bhaaee |

If you do not vibrate and meditate on Him now, when will you, O Sibing of Destiny?

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ਆਵੈ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਭਜਿਆ ਜਾਈ ॥

aavai ant na bhajiaa jaaee |

When the end comes, you will not be able to vibrate and meditate on Him.

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ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੋਈ ਅਬ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

jo kichh kareh soee ab saar |

Whatever you have to do - now is the best time to do it.

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ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਹੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥

fir pachhutaahu na paavahu paar |3|

Otherwise, you shall regret and repent afterwards, and you shall not be carried across to the other side. ||3||

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ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜੋ ਲਾਇਆ ਸੇਵ ॥

so sevak jo laaeaa sev |

He alone is a servant, whom the Lord enjoins to His service.

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ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਪਾਏ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ॥

tin hee paae niranjan dev |

He alone attains the Immaculate Divine Lord.

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ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਖੁਲੑੇ ਕਪਾਟ ॥

gur mil taa ke khulae kapaatt |

Meeting with the Guru, his doors are opened wide,

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ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜੋਨੀ ਬਾਟ ॥੪॥

bahur na aavai jonee baatt |4|

and he does not have to journey again on the path of reincarnation. ||4||

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ਇਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਅਉਸਰੁ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਾਰ ॥

eihee teraa aausar ih teree baar |

This is your chance, and this is your time.

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ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਤੂ ਦੇਖੁ ਬਿਚਾਰਿ ॥

ghatt bheetar too dekh bichaar |

Look deep into your own heart, and reflect on this.

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ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਕੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥

kehat kabeer jeet kai haar |

Says Kabeer, you can win or lose.

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ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਹਿਓ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ॥੫॥੧॥੯॥

bahu bidh kahio pukaar pukaar |5|1|9|

In so many ways, I have proclaimed this out loud. ||5||1||9||

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ਸਿਵ ਕੀ ਪੁਰੀ ਬਸੈ ਬੁਧਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

siv kee puree basai budh saar |

In the City of God, sublime understanding prevails.

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ਤਹ ਤੁਮੑ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਹੁ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ॥

teh tuma mil kai karahu bichaar |

There, you shall meet with the Lord, and reflect on Him.

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ਈਤ ਊਤ ਕੀ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਰੈ ॥

eet aoot kee sojhee parai |

Thus, you shall understand this world and the next.

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ਕਉਨੁ ਕਰਮ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਰੈ ॥੧॥

kaun karam meraa kar kar marai |1|

What is the use of claiming that you own everything, if you only die in the end? ||1||

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ਨਿਜ ਪਦ ਊਪਰਿ ਲਾਗੋ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥

nij pad aoopar laago dhiaan |

I focus my meditation on my inner self, deep within.

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ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੋਰਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

raajaa raam naam moraa braham giaan |1| rahaau |

The Name of the Sovereign Lord is my spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||

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ਮੂਲ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਬੰਧਿਆ ਬੰਧੁ ॥

mool duaarai bandhiaa bandh |

In the first chakra, the root chakra, I have grasped the reins and tied them.

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ਰਵਿ ਊਪਰਿ ਗਹਿ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਚੰਦੁ ॥

rav aoopar geh raakhiaa chand |

I have firmly placed the moon above the sun.

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ਪਛਮ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਤਪੈ ॥

pachham duaarai sooraj tapai |

The sun blazes forth at the western gate.

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ਮੇਰ ਡੰਡ ਸਿਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਬਸੈ ॥੨॥

mer ddandd sir aoopar basai |2|

Through the central channel of the Shushmanaa, it rises up above my head. ||2||

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ਪਸਚਮ ਦੁਆਰੇ ਕੀ ਸਿਲ ਓੜ ॥

pasacham duaare kee sil orr |

There is a stone at that western gate,

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ਤਿਹ ਸਿਲ ਊਪਰਿ ਖਿੜਕੀ ਅਉਰ ॥

tih sil aoopar khirrakee aaur |

and above that stone, is another window.

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ਖਿੜਕੀ ਊਪਰਿ ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

khirrakee aoopar dasavaa duaar |

Above that window is the Tenth Gate.

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ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥੨॥੧੦॥

keh kabeer taa kaa ant na paar |3|2|10|

Says Kabeer, it has no end or limitation. ||3||2||10||

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ਸੋ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਜੋ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਲਰੈ ॥

so mulaan jo man siau larai |

He alone is a Mullah, who struggles with his mind,

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ਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਕਾਲ ਸਿਉ ਜੁਰੈ ॥

gur upades kaal siau jurai |

and through the Guru's Teachings, fights with death.

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ਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਾ ਮਰਦੈ ਮਾਨੁ ॥

kaal purakh kaa maradai maan |

He crushes the pride of the Messenger of Death.

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ਤਿਸੁ ਮੁਲਾ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮੁ ॥੧॥

tis mulaa kau sadaa salaam |1|

Unto that Mullah, I ever offer greetings of respect. ||1||

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