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Ang 1161 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Bhairao

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ਤਬ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰਹਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥

tab prabh kaaj savaareh aae |1|

then God comes and resolves his affairs. ||1||

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ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ਮਨਾ ॥

aisaa giaan bichaar manaa |

Contemplate such spiritual wisdom, O mortal man.

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ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਨ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har kee na simarahu dukh bhanjanaa |1| rahaau |

Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the Destroyer of pain? ||1||Pause||

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਸਿੰਘੁ ਰਹੈ ਬਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

jab lag singh rahai ban maeh |

As long as the tiger lives in the forest,

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ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਬਨੁ ਫੂਲੈ ਹੀ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

tab lag ban foolai hee naeh |

the forest does not flower.

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ਜਬ ਹੀ ਸਿਆਰੁ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਉ ਖਾਇ ॥

jab hee siaar singh kau khaae |

But when the jackal eats the tiger,

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ਫੂਲਿ ਰਹੀ ਸਗਲੀ ਬਨਰਾਇ ॥੨॥

fool rahee sagalee banaraae |2|

then the entire forest flowers. ||2||

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ਜੀਤੋ ਬੂਡੈ ਹਾਰੋ ਤਿਰੈ ॥

jeeto booddai haaro tirai |

The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across.

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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਰੈ ॥

gur parasaadee paar utarai |

By Guru's Grace, one crosses over and is saved.

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ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਮਝਾਇ ॥

daas kabeer kahai samajhaae |

Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches:

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ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਰਹਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੩॥੬॥੧੪॥

keval raam rahahu liv laae |3|6|14|

remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord alone. ||3||6||14||

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Bhairao

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ਸਤਰਿ ਸੈਇ ਸਲਾਰ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਕੇ ॥

satar saie salaar hai jaa ke |

He has 7,000 commanders,

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ਸਵਾ ਲਾਖੁ ਪੈਕਾਬਰ ਤਾ ਕੇ ॥

savaa laakh paikaabar taa ke |

and hundreds of thousands of prophets;

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ਸੇਖ ਜੁ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਅਠਾਸੀ ॥

sekh ju kaheeeh kott atthaasee |

He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs,

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ਛਪਨ ਕੋਟਿ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਸੀ ॥੧॥

chhapan kott jaa ke khel khaasee |1|

and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1||

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ਮੋ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੀ ਕੋ ਗੁਜਰਾਵੈ ॥

mo gareeb kee ko gujaraavai |

I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there?

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ਮਜਲਸਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

majalas door mehal ko paavai |1| rahaau |

His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause||

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ਤੇਤੀਸ ਕਰੋੜੀ ਹੈ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਨਾ ॥

tetees karorree hai khel khaanaa |

He has 33,000,000 play-houses.

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ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ਲਖ ਫਿਰੈ ਦਿਵਾਨਾਂ ॥

chauraasee lakh firai divaanaan |

His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations.

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ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦਮ ਕਉ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥

baabaa aadam kau kichh nadar dikhaaee |

He bestowed His Grace on Adam, the father of mankind,

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ਉਨਿ ਭੀ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਘਨੇਰੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥

aun bhee bhisat ghaneree paaee |2|

who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2||

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ਦਿਲ ਖਲਹਲੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਜਰਦ ਰੂ ਬਾਨੀ ॥

dil khalahal jaa kai jarad roo baanee |

Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed.

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ਛੋਡਿ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਰੈ ਸੈਤਾਨੀ ॥

chhodd kateb karai saitaanee |

They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil.

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ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੋਸੁ ਰੋਸੁ ਹੈ ਲੋਈ ॥

duneea dos ros hai loee |

One who blames the world, and is angry with people,

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ਅਪਨਾ ਕੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥

apanaa keea paavai soee |3|

shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3||

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ਤੁਮ ਦਾਤੇ ਹਮ ਸਦਾ ਭਿਖਾਰੀ ॥

tum daate ham sadaa bhikhaaree |

You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door.

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ਦੇਉ ਜਬਾਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਬਜਗਾਰੀ ॥

deo jabaab hoe bajagaaree |

If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner.

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ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਪਨਹ ਸਮਾਨਾਂ ॥

daas kabeer teree panah samaanaan |

Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter.

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ਭਿਸਤੁ ਨਜੀਕਿ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਹਮਾਨਾ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੫॥

bhisat najeek raakh rahamaanaa |4|7|15|

Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15||

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ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਚਲਨ ਕਹਤ ਹੈ ਊਹਾਂ ॥

sabh koee chalan kehat hai aoohaan |

Everyone speaks of going there,

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ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਹੈ ਕਹਾਂ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

naa jaanau baikuntth hai kahaan |1| rahaau |

but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||

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ਆਪ ਆਪ ਕਾ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਾਂ ॥

aap aap kaa maram na jaanaan |

One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,

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ਬਾਤਨ ਹੀ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਬਖਾਨਾਂ ॥੧॥

baatan hee baikuntth bakhaanaan |1|

speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਮਨ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਕੀ ਆਸ ॥

jab lag man baikuntth kee aas |

As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,

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ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸ ॥੨॥

tab lag naahee charan nivaas |2|

he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||

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ਖਾਈ ਕੋਟੁ ਨ ਪਰਲ ਪਗਾਰਾ ॥

khaaee kott na paral pagaaraa |

Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;

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ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੩॥

naa jaanau baikuntth duaaraa |3|

I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||

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ਕਹਿ ਕਮੀਰ ਅਬ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਹਿ ॥

keh kameer ab kaheeai kaeh |

Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੈ ਆਹਿ ॥੪॥੮॥੧੬॥

saadhasangat baikuntthai aaeh |4|8|16|

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||

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ਕਿਉ ਲੀਜੈ ਗਢੁ ਬੰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥

kiau leejai gadt bankaa bhaaee |

How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny?

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ਦੋਵਰ ਕੋਟ ਅਰੁ ਤੇਵਰ ਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

dovar kott ar tevar khaaee |1| rahaau |

It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause||

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ਪਾਂਚ ਪਚੀਸ ਮੋਹ ਮਦ ਮਤਸਰ ਆਡੀ ਪਰਬਲ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

paanch pachees moh mad matasar aaddee parabal maaeaa |

It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya.

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ਜਨ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੋ ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਕਹਾ ਕਰਉ ਰਘੁਰਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

jan gareeb ko jor na pahuchai kahaa krau raghuraaeaa |1|

The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1||

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ਕਾਮੁ ਕਿਵਾਰੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਦਰਵਾਨੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥

kaam kivaaree dukh sukh daravaanee paap pun daravaajaa |

Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates.

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ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਡ ਦੁੰਦਰ ਤਹ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੨॥

krodh pradhaan mahaa badd dundar teh man maavaasee raajaa |2|

Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2||

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ਸ੍ਵਾਦ ਸਨਾਹ ਟੋਪੁ ਮਮਤਾ ਕੋ ਕੁਬੁਧਿ ਕਮਾਨ ਚਢਾਈ ॥

svaad sanaah ttop mamataa ko kubudh kamaan chadtaaee |

Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect.

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ਤਿਸਨਾ ਤੀਰ ਰਹੇ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਇਉ ਗਢੁ ਲੀਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

tisanaa teer rahe ghatt bheetar iau gadt leeo na jaaee |3|

The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3||

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ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਲੀਤਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਹਵਾਈ ਗੋਲਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥

prem paleetaa surat havaaee golaa giaan chalaaeaa |

But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom.

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਰਜਾਲੀ ਏਕਹਿ ਚੋਟ ਸਿਝਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

braham agan sahaje parajaalee ekeh chott sijhaaeaa |4|

The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4||

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ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਲੈ ਲਰਨੇ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੋਰੇ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥

sat santokh lai larane laagaa tore due daravaajaa |

Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates.

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਅਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਕਰਿਓ ਗਢ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੫॥

saadhasangat ar gur kee kripaa te pakario gadt ko raajaa |5|

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5||

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