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Ang 1189 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Basant

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ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਜਨੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥੭॥

har ras raataa jan paravaan |7|

That humble being who is imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord is certified and approved. ||7||

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ਇਤ ਉਤ ਦੇਖਉ ਸਹਜੇ ਰਾਵਉ ॥

eit ut dekhau sahaje raavau |

I see Him here and there; I dwell on Him intuitively.

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ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨੁ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਭਾਵਉ ॥

tujh bin tthaakur kisai na bhaavau |

I do not love any other than You, O Lord and Master.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ॥

naanak haumai sabad jalaaeaa |

O Nanak, my ego has been burnt away by the Word of the Shabad.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਦਰਸੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥੮॥੩॥

satigur saachaa daras dikhaaeaa |8|3|

The True Guru has shown me the Blessed Vision of the True Lord. ||8||3||

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ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

basant mahalaa 1 |

Basant, First Mehl:

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ਚੰਚਲੁ ਚੀਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਾਰਾ ॥

chanchal cheet na paavai paaraa |

The fickle consciousness cannot find the Lord's limits.

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ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਾਰਾ ॥

aavat jaat na laagai baaraa |

It is caught in non-stop coming and going.

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ਦੂਖੁ ਘਣੋ ਮਰੀਐ ਕਰਤਾਰਾ ॥

dookh ghano mareeai karataaraa |

I am suffering and dying, O my Creator.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਕੋ ਕਰੈ ਨ ਸਾਰਾ ॥੧॥

bin preetam ko karai na saaraa |1|

No one cares for me, except my Beloved. ||1||

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ਸਭ ਊਤਮ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖਉ ਹੀਨਾ ॥

sabh aootam kis aakhau heenaa |

All are high and exalted; how can I call anyone low?

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ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਤੀਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har bhagatee sach naam pateenaa |1| rahaau |

Devotional worship of the Lord and the True Name has satisfied me. ||1||Pause||

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ਅਉਖਧ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਕੀ ਬਹੁਤੇਰੇ ॥

aaukhadh kar thaakee bahutere |

I have taken all sorts of medicines; I am so tired of them.

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ਕਿਉ ਦੁਖੁ ਚੂਕੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਮੇਰੇ ॥

kiau dukh chookai bin gur mere |

How can this disease be cured, without my Guru?

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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਦੂਖ ਘਣੇਰੇ ॥

bin har bhagatee dookh ghanere |

Without devotional worship of the Lord, the pain is so great.

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ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਦਾਤੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੇਰੇ ॥੨॥

dukh sukh daate tthaakur mere |2|

My Lord and Master is the Giver of pain and pleasure. ||2||

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ਰੋਗੁ ਵਡੋ ਕਿਉ ਬਾਂਧਉ ਧੀਰਾ ॥

rog vaddo kiau baandhau dheeraa |

The disease is so deadly; how can I find the courage?

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ਰੋਗੁ ਬੁਝੈ ਸੋ ਕਾਟੈ ਪੀਰਾ ॥

rog bujhai so kaattai peeraa |

He knows my disease, and only He can take away the pain.

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ਮੈ ਅਵਗਣ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥

mai avagan man maeh sareeraa |

My mind and body are filled with faults and demerits.

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ਢੂਢਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਬੀਰਾ ॥੩॥

dtoodtat khojat gur mele beeraa |3|

I searched and searched, and found the Guru, O my brother! ||3||

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ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥

gur kaa sabad daaroo har naau |

The Word of the Guru's Shabad, and the Lord's Name are the cures.

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ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਵੈ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jiau too raakheh tivai rahaau |

As You keep me, so do I remain.

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ਜਗੁ ਰੋਗੀ ਕਹ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਉ ॥

jag rogee keh dekh dikhaau |

The world is sick; where should I look?

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ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਾਇਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥

har niramaaeil niramal naau |4|

The Lord is Pure and Immaculate; Immaculate is His Name. ||4||

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ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਘਰੁ ਜੋ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ॥

ghar meh ghar jo dekh dikhaavai |

The Guru sees and reveals the Lord's home, deep within the home of the self;

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ਗੁਰ ਮਹਲੀ ਸੋ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਵੈ ॥

gur mahalee so mehal bulaavai |

He ushers the soul-bride into the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

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ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਚਿਤ ਮਹਿ ਚੀਤਾ ॥

man meh manooaa chit meh cheetaa |

When the mind remains in the mind, and the consciousness in the consciousness,

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ਐਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਲੋਗ ਅਤੀਤਾ ॥੫॥

aise har ke log ateetaa |5|

such people of the Lord remain unattached. ||5||

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ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਤੇ ਰਹਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ॥

harakh sog te raheh niraasaa |

They remain free of any desire for happiness or sorrow;

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਚਾਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ॥

amrit chaakh har naam nivaasaa |

tasting the Amrit, the Ambrosial Nectar, they abide in the Lord's Name.

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ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

aap pachhaan rahai liv laagaa |

They recognize their own selves, and remain lovingly attuned to the Lord.

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ਜਨਮੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਗਾ ॥੬॥

janam jeet guramat dukh bhaagaa |6|

They are victorious on the battlefield of life, following the Guru's Teachings, and their pains run away. ||6||

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ਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਸਚੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਉ ॥

gur deea sach amrit peevau |

The Guru has given me the True Ambrosial Nectar; I drink it in.

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ਸਹਜਿ ਮਰਉ ਜੀਵਤ ਹੀ ਜੀਵਉ ॥

sehaj mrau jeevat hee jeevau |

Of course, I have died, and now I am alive to live.

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ਅਪਣੋ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

apano kar raakhahu gur bhaavai |

Please, protect me as Your Own, if it pleases You.

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ਤੁਮਰੋ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੭॥

tumaro hoe su tujheh samaavai |7|

One who is Yours, merges into You. ||7||

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ਭੋਗੀ ਕਉ ਦੁਖੁ ਰੋਗ ਵਿਆਪੈ ॥

bhogee kau dukh rog viaapai |

Painful diseases afflict those who are sexually promiscuous.

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ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਪੈ ॥

ghatt ghatt rav rahiaa prabh jaapai |

God appears permeating and pervading in each and every heart.

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ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਅਤੀਤਾ ॥

sukh dukh hee te gur sabad ateetaa |

One who remains unattached, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad

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ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਵੈ ਹਿਤ ਚੀਤਾ ॥੮॥੪॥

naanak raam ravai hit cheetaa |8|4|

- O Nanak, his heart and consciousness dwell upon and savor the Lord. ||8||4||

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ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਇਕ ਤੁਕੀਆ ॥

basant mahalaa 1 ik tukeea |

Basant, First Mehl, Ik-Tukee:

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ਮਤੁ ਭਸਮ ਅੰਧੂਲੇ ਗਰਬਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

mat bhasam andhoole garab jaeh |

Do not make such a show of rubbing ashes on your body.

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ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਾਗੇ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

ein bidh naage jog naeh |1|

O naked Yogi, this is not the way of Yoga! ||1||

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ਮੂੜੑੇ ਕਾਹੇ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਤੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ॥

moorrae kaahe bisaario tai raam naam |

You fool! How can you have forgotten the Lord's Name?

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ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਆਵੈ ਕਾਮ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ant kaal terai aavai kaam |1| rahaau |

At the very last moment, it and it alone shall be of any use to you. ||1||Pause||

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ਗੁਰ ਪੂਛਿ ਤੁਮ ਕਰਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

gur poochh tum karahu beechaar |

Consult the Guru, reflect and think it over.

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ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਸਾਰਿਗਪਾਣਿ ॥੨॥

jeh dekhau teh saarigapaan |2|

Wherever I look, I see the Lord of the World. ||2||

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ਕਿਆ ਹਉ ਆਖਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਛੂ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

kiaa hau aakhaa jaan kachhoo naeh |

What can I say? I am nothing.

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ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੩॥

jaat pat sabh terai naae |3|

All my status and honor are in Your Name. ||3||

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ਕਾਹੇ ਮਾਲੁ ਦਰਬੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਗਰਬਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

kaahe maal darab dekh garab jaeh |

Why do you take such pride in gazing upon your property and wealth?

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ਚਲਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਤੇਰੋ ਕਛੂ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੪॥

chalatee baar tero kachhoo naeh |4|

When you must leave, nothing shall go along with you. ||4||

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ਪੰਚ ਮਾਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਰਖਹੁ ਥਾਇ ॥

panch maar chit rakhahu thaae |

So subdue the five thieves, and hold your consciousness in its place.

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ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਇਹੈ ਪਾਂਇ ॥੫॥

jog jugat kee ihai paane |5|

This is the basis of the way of Yoga. ||5||

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ਹਉਮੈ ਪੈਖੜੁ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਨੈ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

haumai paikharr tere manai maeh |

Your mind is tied with the rope of egotism.

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ਹਰਿ ਨ ਚੇਤਹਿ ਮੂੜੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੬॥

har na cheteh moorre mukat jaeh |6|

You do not even think of the Lord - you fool! He alone shall liberate you. ||6||

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ਮਤ ਹਰਿ ਵਿਸਰਿਐ ਜਮ ਵਸਿ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

mat har visariai jam vas paeh |

If you forget the Lord, you will fall into the clutches of the Messenger of Death.

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ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਮੂੜੇ ਚੋਟ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੭॥

ant kaal moorre chott khaeh |7|

At that very last moment, you fool, you shall be beaten. ||7||

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