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Ang 1205 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang
Read the full shabad →ਚਰਣੀ ਚਲਉ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕੈ ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਏ ॥੨॥
charanee chlau maarag tthaakur kai rasanaa har gun gaae |2|
With my feet, I walk on my Lord and Mater's Path. With my tongue, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
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ਦੇਖਿਓ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਰਬ ਮੰਗਲ ਰੂਪ ਉਲਟੀ ਸੰਤ ਕਰਾਏ ॥
dekhio drisatt sarab mangal roop ulattee sant karaae |
With my eyes, I see the Lord, the Embodiment of Absolute Bliss; the Saint has turned away from the world.
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ਪਾਇਓ ਲਾਲੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰਿ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਕਤਹੂ ਜਾਏ ॥੩॥
paaeo laal amol naam har chhodd na katahoo jaae |3|
I have found the Priceless Name of the Beloved Lord; it never leaves me or goes anywhere else. ||3||
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ਕਵਨ ਉਪਮਾ ਕਉਨ ਬਡਾਈ ਕਿਆ ਗੁਨ ਕਹਉ ਰੀਝਾਏ ॥
kavan upamaa kaun baddaaee kiaa gun khau reejhaae |
What praise, what glory and what virtues should I utter, in order to please the Lord?
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ਹੋਤ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਦਸਾਏ ॥੪॥੮॥
hot kripaal deen deaa prabh jan naanak daas dasaae |4|8|
That humble being, unto whom the Merciful Lord is kind - O servant Nanak, he is the slave of God's slaves. ||4||8||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang
Read the full shabad →ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mahalaa 5 |
Saarang, Fifth Mehl:
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ਓੁਇ ਸੁਖ ਕਾ ਸਿਉ ਬਰਨਿ ਸੁਨਾਵਤ ॥
oue sukh kaa siau baran sunaavat |
Who can I tell, and with whom can I speak, about this state of peace and bliss?
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ਅਨਦ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਪੇਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਰਸਨ ਮਨਿ ਮੰਗਲ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਤ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
anad binod pekh prabh darasan man mangal gun gaavat |1| rahaau |
I am in ecstasy and delight, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan. My mind sings His Songs of Joy and His Glories. ||1||Pause||
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ਬਿਸਮ ਭਈ ਪੇਖਿ ਬਿਸਮਾਦੀ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਕਿਰਪਾਵਤ ॥
bisam bhee pekh bisamaadee poor rahe kirapaavat |
I am wonderstruck, gazing upon the Wondrous Lord. The Merciful Lord is All-pervading everywhere.
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ਪੀਓ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਮੋਲਕ ਜਿਉ ਚਾਖਿ ਗੂੰਗਾ ਮੁਸਕਾਵਤ ॥੧॥
peeo amrit naam amolak jiau chaakh goongaa musakaavat |1|
I drink in the Invaluable Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. Like the mute, I can only smile - I cannot speak of its flavor. ||1||
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ਜੈਸੇ ਪਵਨੁ ਬੰਧ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖਿਓ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਜਾਵਤ ॥
jaise pavan bandh kar raakhio boojh na aavat jaavat |
As the breath is held in bondage, no one can understand its coming in and going out.
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ਜਾ ਕਉ ਰਿਦੈ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸੁ ਭਇਓ ਹਰਿ ਉਆ ਕੀ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਕਹਾਵਤ ॥੨॥
jaa kau ridai pragaas bheo har uaa kee kahee na jaae kahaavat |2|
So is that person, whose heart is enlightened by the Lord - his story cannot be told. ||2||
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ਆਨ ਉਪਾਵ ਜੇਤੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਤੇਤੇ ਸੀਖੇ ਪਾਵਤ ॥
aan upaav jete kichh kaheeeh tete seekhe paavat |
As many other efforts as you can think of - I have seen them and studied them all.
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ਅਚਿੰਤ ਲਾਲੁ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਓ ਅਗਮ ਜੈਸੇ ਪਰਖਾਵਤ ॥੩॥
achint laal grih bheetar pragattio agam jaise parakhaavat |3|
My Beloved, Carefree Lord has revealed Himself within the home of my own heart; thus I have realized the Inaccessible Lord. ||3||
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ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਅਤੁਲੋ ਤੁਲਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਵਤ ॥
niragun nirankaar abinaasee atulo tulio na jaavat |
The Absolute, Formless, Eternally Unchanging, Immeasurable Lord cannot be measured.
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਅਜਰੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਰਿਆ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕਉ ਬਨਿ ਆਵਤ ॥੪॥੯॥
kahu naanak ajar jin jariaa tis hee kau ban aavat |4|9|
Says Nanak, whoever endures the unendurable - this state belongs to him alone. ||4||9||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang
Read the full shabad →ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mahalaa 5 |
Saarang, Fifth Mehl:
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ਬਿਖਈ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਇਵ ਹੀ ਗੁਦਾਰੈ ॥
bikhee din rain iv hee gudaarai |
The corrupt person passes his days and nights uselessly.
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ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਨ ਭਜੈ ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਮਾਤਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਜੂਐ ਜਿਉ ਹਾਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gobind na bhajai ahanbudh maataa janam jooai jiau haarai |1| rahaau |
He does not vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the Universe; he is intoxicated with egotistical intellect. He loses his life in the gamble. ||1||Pause||
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ਨਾਮੁ ਅਮੋਲਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨ ਤਿਸ ਸਿਉ ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਹਿਤਕਾਰੈ ॥
naam amolaa preet na tis siau par nindaa hitakaarai |
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is priceless, but he is not in love with it. He loves only to slander others.
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ਛਾਪਰੁ ਬਾਂਧਿ ਸਵਾਰੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਣ ਕੋ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਪਾਵਕੁ ਜਾਰੈ ॥੧॥
chhaapar baandh savaarai trin ko duaarai paavak jaarai |1|
Weaving the grass, he builds his house of straw. At the door, he builds a fire. ||1||
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ਕਾਲਰ ਪੋਟ ਉਠਾਵੈ ਮੂੰਡਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਮਨ ਤੇ ਡਾਰੈ ॥
kaalar pott utthaavai moonddeh amrit man te ddaarai |
He carries a load of sulfur on his head, and drives the Ambrosial Nectar out of his mind.
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ਓਢੈ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਕਾਜਰ ਮਹਿ ਪਰਿਆ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਝਾਰੈ ॥੨॥
odtai basatr kaajar meh pariaa bahur bahur fir jhaarai |2|
Wearing his good clothes, the mortal falls into the coal-pit; again and again, he tries to shake it off. ||2||
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ਕਾਟੈ ਪੇਡੁ ਡਾਲ ਪਰਿ ਠਾਢੌ ਖਾਇ ਖਾਇ ਮੁਸਕਾਰੈ ॥
kaattai pedd ddaal par tthaadtau khaae khaae musakaarai |
Standing on the branch, eating and eating and smiling, he cuts down the tree.
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ਗਿਰਿਓ ਜਾਇ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਛਿਟੀ ਛਿਟੀ ਸਿਰ ਭਾਰੈ ॥੩॥
girio jaae rasaatal pario chhittee chhittee sir bhaarai |3|
He falls down head-first and is shattered into bits and pieces. ||3||
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ਨਿਰਵੈਰੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਵੈਰੁ ਰਚਾਏ ਪਹੁਚਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਗਵਾਰੈ ॥
niravairai sang vair rachaae pahuch na sakai gavaarai |
He bears vengeance against the Lord who is free of vengeance. The fool is not up to the task.
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤਨ ਕਾ ਰਾਖਾ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੈ ॥੪॥੧੦॥
kahu naanak santan kaa raakhaa paarabraham nirankaarai |4|10|
Says Nanak, the Saving Grace of the Saints is the Formless, Supreme Lord God. ||4||10||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang
Read the full shabad →ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
saarag mahalaa 5 |
Saarang, Fifth Mehl:
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ਅਵਰਿ ਸਭਿ ਭੂਲੇ ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
avar sabh bhoole bhramat na jaaniaa |
All the others are deluded by doubt; they do not understand.
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ਏਕੁ ਸੁਧਾਖਰੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਵਸਿਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਬੇਦਹਿ ਤਤੁ ਪਛਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ek sudhaakhar jaa kai hiradai vasiaa tin bedeh tat pachhaaniaa |1| rahaau |
That person, within whose heart the One Pure Word abides, realizes the essence of the Vedas. ||1||Pause||
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ਪਰਵਿਰਤਿ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਜੇਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਈਐ ਤੇਤਾ ਲੋਗ ਪਚਾਰਾ ॥
paravirat maarag jetaa kichh hoeeai tetaa log pachaaraa |
He walks in the ways of the world, trying to please people.
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ਜਉ ਲਉ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਹੀ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ਤਉ ਲਉ ਅੰਧ ਅੰਧਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
jau lau ridai nahee paragaasaa tau lau andh andhaaraa |1|
But as long as his heart is not enlightened, he is stuck in pitch black darkness. ||1||
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ਜੈਸੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਸਾਧੈ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੀਜੈ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਂਮੈ ॥
jaise dharatee saadhai bahu bidh bin beejai nahee jaamai |
The land may be prepared in every way, but nothing sprouts without being planted.
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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੈ ॥੨॥
raam naam bin mukat na hoee hai tuttai naahee abhimaanai |2|
Just so, without the Lord's Name, no one is liberated, nor is egotistical pride eradicated. ||2||
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ਨੀਰੁ ਬਿਲੋਵੈ ਅਤਿ ਸ੍ਰਮੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਨੈਨੂ ਕੈਸੇ ਰੀਸੈ ॥
neer bilovai at sram paavai nainoo kaise reesai |
The mortal may churn water until he is sore, but how can butter be produced?
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ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਕਾਹੂ ਮਿਲਤ ਨਹੀ ਜਗਦੀਸੈ ॥੩॥
bin gur bhette mukat na kaahoo milat nahee jagadeesai |3|
Without meeting the Guru, no one is liberated, and the Lord of the Universe is not met. ||3||
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.