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Ang 1211 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੈ ਸਹਜ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਖਜੀਨਾ ॥੨॥੧੦॥੩੩॥

kahu naanak mai sehaj ghar paaeaa har bhagat bhanddaar khajeenaa |2|10|33|

Says Nanak, I have found the Lord with intuitive ease, within the home of my own heart. Devotional worship of the Lord is a treasure over-flowing. ||2||10||33||

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang

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ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa 5 |

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

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ਮੋਹਨ ਸਭਿ ਜੀਅ ਤੇਰੇ ਤੂ ਤਾਰਹਿ ॥

mohan sabh jeea tere too taareh |

O my Enticing Lord, all beings are Yours - You save them.

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ਛੁਟਹਿ ਸੰਘਾਰ ਨਿਮਖ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਕੋਟਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡ ਉਧਾਰਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

chhutteh sanghaar nimakh kirapaa te kott brahamandd udhaareh |1| rahaau |

Even a tiny bit of Your Mercy ends all cruelty and tyranny. You save and redeem millions of universes. ||1||Pause||

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ਕਰਹਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬੇਨੰਤੀ ਨਿਮਖ ਨਿਮਖ ਸਾਮੑਾਰਹਿ ॥

kareh aradaas bahut benantee nimakh nimakh saamaareh |

I offer countless prayers; I remember You each and every instant.

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ਹੋਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਦੀਨ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨ ਹਾਥ ਦੇਇ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਹਿ ॥੧॥

hohu kripaal deen dukh bhanjan haath dee nisataareh |1|

Please be merciful to me, O Destroyer of the pains of the poor; please give me Your hand and save me. ||1||

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ਕਿਆ ਏ ਭੂਪਤਿ ਬਪੁਰੇ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਕਹੁ ਏ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਮਾਰਹਿ ॥

kiaa e bhoopat bapure kaheeeh kahu e kis no maareh |

And what about these poor kings? Tell me, who can they kill?

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ਰਾਖੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਾਖੁ ਸੁਖਦਾਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਗਤੁ ਤੁਮੑਾਰਹਿ ॥੨॥੧੧॥੩੪॥

raakh raakh raakh sukhadaate sabh naanak jagat tumaareh |2|11|34|

Save me, save me, save me, O Giver of peace; O Nanak, all the world is Yours. ||2||11||34||

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ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa 5 |

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

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ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ॥

ab mohi dhan paaeo har naamaa |

Now I have obtained the wealth of the Lord's Name.

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ਭਏ ਅਚਿੰਤ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਸਭ ਬੁਝੀ ਹੈ ਇਹੁ ਲਿਖਿਓ ਲੇਖੁ ਮਥਾਮਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bhe achint trisan sabh bujhee hai ihu likhio lekh mathaamaa |1| rahaau |

I have become carefree, and all my thirsty desires are satisfied. Such is the destiny written on my forehead. ||1||Pause||

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ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਭਇਓ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਇਓ ਦੇਹ ਗਿਰਾਮਾ ॥

khojat khojat bheo bairaagee fir aaeo deh giraamaa |

Searching and searching, I became depressed; I wandered all around, and finally came back to my body-village.

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ਗੁਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲਿ ਸਉਦਾ ਇਹੁ ਜੋਰਿਓ ਹਥਿ ਚਰਿਓ ਲਾਲੁ ਅਗਾਮਾ ॥੧॥

gur kripaal saudaa ihu jorio hath chario laal agaamaa |1|

The Merciful Guru made this deal, and I have obtained the priceless jewel. ||1||

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ਆਨ ਬਾਪਾਰ ਬਨਜ ਜੋ ਕਰੀਅਹਿ ਤੇਤੇ ਦੂਖ ਸਹਾਮਾ ॥

aan baapaar banaj jo kareeeh tete dookh sahaamaa |

The other deals and trades which I did, brought only sorrow and suffering.

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ਗੋਬਿਦ ਭਜਨ ਕੇ ਨਿਰਭੈ ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਸਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਾ ॥੨॥੧੨॥੩੫॥

gobid bhajan ke nirabhai vaapaaree har raas naanak raam naamaa |2|12|35|

Fearless are those traders who deal in meditation on the Lord of the Universe. O Nanak, the Lord's Name is their capital. ||2||12||35||

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ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa 5 |

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

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ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਮਿਸਟ ਲਗੇ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਬੋਲਾ ॥

merai man misatt lage pria bolaa |

The Speech of my Beloved seems so sweet to my mind.

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ਗੁਰਿ ਬਾਹ ਪਕਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਾਏ ਸਦ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਢੋਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur baah pakar prabh sevaa laae sad deaal har dtolaa |1| rahaau |

The Guru has taken hold of my arm, and linked me to God's service. My Beloved Lord is forever merciful to me. ||1||Pause||

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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੂ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਰਬ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਕੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਕਲਤ੍ਰ ਸਹਿਤ ਸਭਿ ਗੋਲਾ ॥

prabh too tthaakur sarab pratipaalak mohi kalatr sahit sabh golaa |

O God, You are my Lord and Master; You are the Cherisher of all. My wife and I are totally Your slaves.

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ਮਾਣੁ ਤਾਣੁ ਸਭੁ ਤੂਹੈ ਤੂਹੈ ਇਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਮੈ ਓਲੑਾ ॥੧॥

maan taan sabh toohai toohai ik naam teraa mai olaa |1|

You are all my honor and power - You are. Your Name is my only Support. ||1||

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ਜੇ ਤਖਤਿ ਬੈਸਾਲਹਿ ਤਉ ਦਾਸ ਤੁਮੑਾਰੇ ਘਾਸੁ ਬਢਾਵਹਿ ਕੇਤਕ ਬੋਲਾ ॥

je takhat baisaaleh tau daas tumaare ghaas badtaaveh ketak bolaa |

If You seat me on the throne, then I am Your slave. If You make me a grass-cutter, then what can I say?

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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪੁਰਖ ਬਿਧਾਤੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਅਗਹ ਅਤੋਲਾ ॥੨॥੧੩॥੩੬॥

jan naanak ke prabh purakh bidhaate mere tthaakur agah atolaa |2|13|36|

Servant Nanak's God is the Primal Lord, the Architect of Destiny, Unfathomable and Immeasurable. ||2||13||36||

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ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa 5 |

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

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ਰਸਨਾ ਰਾਮ ਕਹਤ ਗੁਣ ਸੋਹੰ ॥

rasanaa raam kehat gun sohan |

The tongue becomes beautiful, uttering the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

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ਏਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਓਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਵੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਚਰਿਤ ਮਨ ਮੋਹੰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ek nimakh opaae samaavai dekh charit man mohan |1| rahaau |

In an instant, He creates and destroys. Gazing upon His Wondrous Plays, my mind is fascinated. ||1||Pause||

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ਜਿਸੁ ਸੁਣਿਐ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਰਹਸੁ ਅਤਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਮਾਨ ਦੁਖ ਜੋਹੰ ॥

jis suniai man hoe rehas at ridai maan dukh johan |

Listening to His Praises, my mind is in utter ecstasy, and my heart is rid of pride and pain.

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ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੂਰਿ ਪਰਾਇਓ ਬਣਿ ਆਈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੋਹੰ ॥੧॥

sukh paaeo dukh door paraaeo ban aaee prabh tohan |1|

I have found peace, and my pains have been taken away, since I became one with God. ||1||

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ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਗਏ ਮਨ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਕਾਢੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਦ੍ਰੋਹੰ ॥

kilavikh ge man niramal hoee hai gur kaadte maaeaa drohan |

Sinful resides have been wiped away, and my mind is immaculate. The Guru has lifted me up and pulled me out of the deception of Maya.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੈ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਮਰਥੋਹੰ ॥੨॥੧੪॥੩੭॥

kahu naanak mai so prabh paaeaa karan kaaran samarathohan |2|14|37|

Says Nanak, I have found God, the All-powerful Creator, the Cause of causes. ||2||14||37||

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ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa 5 |

Saarang, Fifth Mehl:

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ਨੈਨਹੁ ਦੇਖਿਓ ਚਲਤੁ ਤਮਾਸਾ ॥

nainahu dekhio chalat tamaasaa |

With my eyes, I have seen the marvellous wonders of the Lord.

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ਸਭ ਹੂ ਦੂਰਿ ਸਭ ਹੂ ਤੇ ਨੇਰੈ ਅਗਮ ਅਗਮ ਘਟ ਵਾਸਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sabh hoo door sabh hoo te nerai agam agam ghatt vaasaa |1| rahaau |

He is far from all, and yet near to all. He is Inaccessible and Unfathomable, and yet He dwells in the heart. ||1||Pause||

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ਅਭੂਲੁ ਨ ਭੂਲੈ ਲਿਖਿਓ ਨ ਚਲਾਵੈ ਮਤਾ ਨ ਕਰੈ ਪਚਾਸਾ ॥

abhool na bhoolai likhio na chalaavai mataa na karai pachaasaa |

The Infallible Lord never makes a mistake. He does not have to write His Orders, and He does not have to consult with anyone.

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ਖਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਜਿ ਸਵਾਰਿ ਬਿਨਾਹੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਗੁਣਤਾਸਾ ॥੧॥

khin meh saaj savaar binaahai bhagat vachhal gunataasaa |1|

In an instant, He creates, embellishes and destroys. He is the Lover of His devotees, the Treasure of Excellence. ||1||

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ਅੰਧ ਕੂਪ ਮਹਿ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਬਲਿਓ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਕੀਓ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ॥

andh koop meh deepak balio gur ridai keeo paragaasaa |

Lighting the lamp in the deep dark pit, the Guru illumines and enlightens the heart.

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