Ang 117 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰੈ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਮੁਕਤੀ ਕਾ ਦਰੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

sabad marai man maarai apunaa mukatee kaa dar paavaniaa |3|

Those who die in the Shabad and subdue their own minds, obtain the door of liberation. ||3||

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ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਕਾਟੈ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥

kilavikh kaattai krodh nivaare |

They erase their sins, and eliminate their anger;

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ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਰਖੈ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੇ ॥

gur kaa sabad rakhai ur dhaare |

they keep the Guru's Shabad clasped tightly to their hearts.

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ਸਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਦਾ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

sach rate sadaa bairaagee haumai maar milaavaniaa |4|

Those who are attuned to Truth, remain balanced and detached forever. Subduing their egotism, they are united with the Lord. ||4||

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਤਨੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

antar ratan milai milaaeaa |

Deep within the nucleus of the self is the jewel; we receive it only if the Lord inspires us to receive it.

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ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਨਸਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

tribidh manasaa tribidh maaeaa |

The mind is bound by the three dispositions-the three modes of Maya.

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ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੋਨੀ ਥਕੇ ਚਉਥੇ ਪਦ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

parr parr panddit monee thake chauthe pad kee saar na paavaniaa |5|

Reading and reciting, the Pandits, the religious scholars, and the silent sages have grown weary, but they have not found the supreme essence of the fourth state. ||5||

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ਆਪੇ ਰੰਗੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਏ ॥

aape range rang charraae |

The Lord Himself dyes us in the color of His Love.

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ਸੇ ਜਨ ਰਾਤੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਰੰਗਾਏ ॥

se jan raate gur sabad rangaae |

Only those who are steeped in the Word of the Guru's Shabad are so imbued with His Love.

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ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਿਆ ਅਤਿ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

har rang charriaa at apaaraa har ras ras gun gaavaniaa |6|

Imbued with the most beautiful color of the Lord's Love, they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, with great pleasure and joy. ||6||

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸੋਈ ॥

guramukh ridh sidh sach sanjam soee |

To the Gurmukh, the True Lord is wealth, miraculous spiritual powers and strict self-discipline.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥

guramukh giaan naam mukat hoee |

Through the spiritual wisdom of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Gurmukh is liberated.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

guramukh kaar sach kamaaveh sache sach samaavaniaa |7|

The Gurmukh practices Truth, and is absorbed in the Truest of the True. ||7||

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਥਾਪੇ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੇ ॥

guramukh thaape thaap uthaape |

The Gurmukh realizes that the Lord alone creates, and having created, He destroys.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ॥

guramukh jaat pat sabh aape |

To the Gurmukh, the Lord Himself is social class, status and all honor.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ਨਾਮੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੨॥੧੩॥

naanak guramukh naam dhiaae naame naam samaavaniaa |8|12|13|

O Nanak, the Gurmukhs meditate on the Naam; through the Naam, they merge in the Naam. ||8||12||13||

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ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

maajh mahalaa 3 |

Maajh, Third Mehl:

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ਉਤਪਤਿ ਪਰਲਉ ਸਬਦੇ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

autapat parlau sabade hovai |

Creation and destruction happen through the Word of the Shabad.

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ਸਬਦੇ ਹੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਓਪਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

sabade hee fir opat hovai |

Through the Shabad, creation happens again.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਸਚਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

guramukh varatai sabh aape sachaa guramukh upaae samaavaniaa |1|

The Gurmukh knows that the True Lord is all-pervading. The Gurmukh understands creation and merger. ||1||

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ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

hau vaaree jeeo vaaree gur pooraa man vasaavaniaa |

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who enshrine the Perfect Guru within their minds.

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ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸਾਤਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur te saat bhagat kare din raatee gun keh gunee samaavaniaa |1| rahaau |

From the Guru comes peace and tranquility; worship Him with devotion, day and night. Chanting His Glorious Praises, merge into the Glorious Lord. ||1||Pause||

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਣੀ ॥

guramukh dharatee guramukh paanee |

The Gurmukh sees the Lord on the earth, and the Gurmukh sees Him in the water.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਵਣੁ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਖੇਲੈ ਵਿਡਾਣੀ ॥

guramukh pavan baisantar khelai viddaanee |

The Gurmukh sees Him in wind and fire; such is the wonder of His Play.

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ਸੋ ਨਿਗੁਰਾ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

so niguraa jo mar mar jamai nigure aavan jaavaniaa |2|

One who has no Guru, dies over and over again, only to be re-born. One who has no Guru continues coming and going in reincarnation. ||2||

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ਤਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਇਕੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥

tin karatai ik khel rachaaeaa |

The One Creator has set this play in motion.

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ਕਾਇਆ ਸਰੀਰੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

kaaeaa sareerai vich sabh kichh paaeaa |

In the frame of the human body, He has placed all things.

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ਸਬਦਿ ਭੇਦਿ ਕੋਈ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

sabad bhed koee mehal paae mahale mehal bulaavaniaa |3|

Those few who are pierced through by the Word of the Shabad, obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. He calls them into His Wondrous Palace. ||3||

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ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਚੇ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ॥

sachaa saahu sache vanajaare |

True is the Banker, and true are His traders.

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ਸਚੁ ਵਣੰਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਹੇਤਿ ਅਪਾਰੇ ॥

sach vananjeh gur het apaare |

They purchase Truth, with infinite love for the Guru.

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ਸਚੁ ਵਿਹਾਝਹਿ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

sach vihaajheh sach kamaaveh sacho sach kamaavaniaa |4|

They deal in Truth, and they practice Truth. They earn Truth, and only Truth. ||4||

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ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਸੀ ਕੋ ਵਥੁ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਏ ॥

bin raasee ko vath kiau paae |

Without investment capital, how can anyone acquire merchandise?

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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭੂਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਸਬਾਏ ॥

manamukh bhoole lok sabaae |

The self-willed manmukhs have all gone astray.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਸੀ ਸਭ ਖਾਲੀ ਚਲੇ ਖਾਲੀ ਜਾਇ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

bin raasee sabh khaalee chale khaalee jaae dukh paavaniaa |5|

Without true wealth, everyone goes empty-handed; going empty-handed, they suffer in pain. ||5||

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ਇਕਿ ਸਚੁ ਵਣੰਜਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥

eik sach vananjeh gur sabad piaare |

Some deal in Truth, through love of the Guru's Shabad.

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ਆਪਿ ਤਰਹਿ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੇ ॥

aap tareh sagale kul taare |

They save themselves, and save all their ancestors as well.

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ਆਏ ਸੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਹੋਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

aae se paravaan hoe mil preetam sukh paavaniaa |6|

Very auspicious is the coming of those who meet their Beloved and find peace. ||6||

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਵਸਤੁ ਮੂੜਾ ਬਾਹਰੁ ਭਾਲੇ ॥

antar vasat moorraa baahar bhaale |

Deep within the self is the secret, but the fool looks for it outside.

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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬੇਤਾਲੇ ॥

manamukh andhe fireh betaale |

The blind self-willed manmukhs wander around like demons;

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ਜਿਥੈ ਵਥੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਿਥਹੁ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

jithai vath hovai tithahu koe na paavai manamukh bharam bhulaavaniaa |7|

but where the secret is, there, they do not find it. The manmukhs are deluded by doubt. ||7||

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ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਲਾਏ ॥

aape devai sabad bulaae |

He Himself calls us, and bestows the Word of the Shabad.

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ਮਹਲੀ ਮਹਲਿ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

mahalee mehal sehaj sukh paae |

The soul-bride finds intuitive peace and poise in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਧਿਆਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੧੩॥੧੪॥

naanak naam milai vaddiaaee aape sun sun dhiaavaniaa |8|13|14|

O Nanak, she obtains the glorious greatness of the Naam; she hears it again and again, and she meditates on it. ||8||13||14||

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ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

maajh mahalaa 3 |

Maajh, Third Mehl:

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਿਖ ਸੁਣਾਈ ॥

satigur saachee sikh sunaaee |

The True Guru has imparted the True Teachings.

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