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Ang 12 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Ramdas Ji · So Purakh
Read the full shabad →ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
too aape karataa teraa keea sabh hoe |
You Yourself are the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your Doing.
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ਤੁਧੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
tudh bin doojaa avar na koe |
There is no one except You.
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ਤੂ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥
too kar kar vekheh jaaneh soe |
You created the creation; You behold it and understand it.
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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੨॥
jan naanak guramukh paragatt hoe |4|2|
O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression of the Guru's Word. ||4||2||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · So Purakh
Read the full shabad →ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
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ਤਿਤੁ ਸਰਵਰੜੈ ਭਈਲੇ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਾਵਕੁ ਤਿਨਹਿ ਕੀਆ ॥
tit saravararrai bheele nivaasaa paanee paavak tineh keea |
In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!
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ਪੰਕਜੁ ਮੋਹ ਪਗੁ ਨਹੀ ਚਾਲੈ ਹਮ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਡੂਬੀਅਲੇ ॥੧॥
pankaj moh pag nahee chaalai ham dekhaa teh ddoobeeale |1|
In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen them drowning there. ||1||
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ਮਨ ਏਕੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਸਿ ਮੂੜ ਮਨਾ ॥
man ek na chetas moorr manaa |
In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!
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ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਲਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har bisarat tere gun galiaa |1| rahaau |
You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1||Pause||
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ਨਾ ਹਉ ਜਤੀ ਸਤੀ ਨਹੀ ਪੜਿਆ ਮੂਰਖ ਮੁਗਧਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਭਇਆ ॥
naa hau jatee satee nahee parriaa moorakh mugadhaa janam bheaa |
I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into this world.
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ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾ ਜਿਨ ਤੂ ਨਾਹੀ ਵੀਸਰਿਆ ॥੨॥੩॥
pranavat naanak tin kee saranaa jin too naahee veesariaa |2|3|
Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord! ||2||3||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · So Purakh
Read the full shabad →ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 5 |
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
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ਭਈ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਦੇਹੁਰੀਆ ॥
bhee paraapat maanukh dehureea |
This human body has been given to you.
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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਮਿਲਣ ਕੀ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਰੀਆ ॥
gobind milan kee ih teree bareea |
This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.
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ਅਵਰਿ ਕਾਜ ਤੇਰੈ ਕਿਤੈ ਨ ਕਾਮ ॥
avar kaaj terai kitai na kaam |
Nothing else will work.
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ਮਿਲੁ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਭਜੁ ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮ ॥੧॥
mil saadhasangat bhaj keval naam |1|
Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1||
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ਸਰੰਜਾਮਿ ਲਾਗੁ ਭਵਜਲ ਤਰਨ ਕੈ ॥
saranjaam laag bhavajal taran kai |
Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.
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ਜਨਮੁ ਬ੍ਰਿਥਾ ਜਾਤ ਰੰਗਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
janam brithaa jaat rang maaeaa kai |1| rahaau |
You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1||Pause||
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ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਨ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥
jap tap sanjam dharam na kamaaeaa |
I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.
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ਸੇਵਾ ਸਾਧ ਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇਆ ॥
sevaa saadh na jaaniaa har raaeaa |
I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਮ ਨੀਚ ਕਰੰਮਾ ॥
kahu naanak ham neech karamaa |
Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!
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ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰੇ ਕੀ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਸਰਮਾ ॥੨॥੪॥
saran pare kee raakhahu saramaa |2|4|
O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Sohila
Read the full shabad →ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ ਦੀਪਕੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sohilaa raag gaurree deepakee mahalaa 1 |
Sohilaa ~ The Song Of Praise. Raag Gauree Deepakee, First Mehl:
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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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ਜੈ ਘਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਆਖੀਐ ਕਰਤੇ ਕਾ ਹੋਇ ਬੀਚਾਰੋ ॥
jai ghar keerat aakheeai karate kaa hoe beechaaro |
In that house where the Praises of the Creator are chanted and contemplated
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ਤਿਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ਸਿਵਰਿਹੁ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੋ ॥੧॥
tit ghar gaavahu sohilaa sivarihu sirajanahaaro |1|
-in that house, sing Songs of Praise; meditate and remember the Creator Lord. ||1||
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ਤੁਮ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਕਾ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ ॥
tum gaavahu mere nirbhau kaa sohilaa |
Sing the Songs of Praise of my Fearless Lord.
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ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਸੋਹਿਲੈ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
hau vaaree jit sohilai sadaa sukh hoe |1| rahaau |
I am a sacrifice to that Song of Praise which brings eternal peace. ||1||Pause||
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ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਸਮਾਲੀਅਨਿ ਦੇਖੈਗਾ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
nit nit jeearre samaaleean dekhaigaa devanahaar |
Day after day, He cares for His beings; the Great Giver watches over all.
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ਤੇਰੇ ਦਾਨੈ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਦਾਤੇ ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁਮਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
tere daanai keemat naa pavai tis daate kavan sumaar |2|
Your Gifts cannot be appraised; how can anyone compare to the Giver? ||2||
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ਸੰਬਤਿ ਸਾਹਾ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਤੇਲੁ ॥
sanbat saahaa likhiaa mil kar paavahu tel |
The day of my wedding is pre-ordained. Come, gather together and pour the oil over the threshold.
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ਦੇਹੁ ਸਜਣ ਅਸੀਸੜੀਆ ਜਿਉ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿਉ ਮੇਲੁ ॥੩॥
dehu sajan aseesarreea jiau hovai saahib siau mel |3|
My friends, give me your blessings, that I may merge with my Lord and Master. ||3||
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ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਏਹੋ ਪਾਹੁਚਾ ਸਦੜੇ ਨਿਤ ਪਵੰਨਿ ॥
ghar ghar eho paahuchaa sadarre nit pavan |
Unto each and every home, into each and every heart, this summons is sent out; the call comes each and every day.
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ਸਦਣਹਾਰਾ ਸਿਮਰੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਦਿਹ ਆਵੰਨਿ ॥੪॥੧॥
sadanahaaraa simareeai naanak se dih aavan |4|1|
Remember in meditation the One who summons us; O Nanak, that day is drawing near! ||4||1||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Sohila
Read the full shabad →ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
raag aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Raag Aasaa, First Mehl:
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ਛਿਅ ਘਰ ਛਿਅ ਗੁਰ ਛਿਅ ਉਪਦੇਸ ॥
chhia ghar chhia gur chhia upades |
There are six schools of philosophy, six teachers, and six sets of teachings.
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ਗੁਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸ ਅਨੇਕ ॥੧॥
gur gur eko ves anek |1|
But the Teacher of teachers is the One, who appears in so many forms. ||1||
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ਬਾਬਾ ਜੈ ਘਰਿ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
baabaa jai ghar karate keerat hoe |
O Baba: that system in which the Praises of the Creator are sung
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ਸੋ ਘਰੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਵਡਾਈ ਤੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
so ghar raakh vaddaaee toe |1| rahaau |
-follow that system; in it rests true greatness. ||1||Pause||
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ਵਿਸੁਏ ਚਸਿਆ ਘੜੀਆ ਪਹਰਾ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਹੋਆ ॥
visue chasiaa gharreea paharaa thitee vaaree maahu hoaa |
The seconds, minutes and hours, days, weeks and months,
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ਸੂਰਜੁ ਏਕੋ ਰੁਤਿ ਅਨੇਕ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਤੇ ਕੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਵੇਸ ॥੨॥੨॥
sooraj eko rut anek | naanak karate ke kete ves |2|2|
And the various seasons originate from the one sun; O Nanak, in just the same way, the many forms originate from the Creator. ||2||2||
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.