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Ang 1235 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Saarang

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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਨਾ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥੭॥

manamukh doojai bharam bhulaae naa boojheh veechaaraa |7|

The self-willed manmukhs wander, lost in doubt and duality. They do not know how to contemplate the Lord. ||7||

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ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ॥

aape guramukh aape devai aape kar kar vekhai |

He Himself is the Gurmukh, and He Himself gives; He Himself creates and beholds.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਥਾਇ ਪਏ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ ਕੀ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਲੇਖੈ ॥੮॥੩॥

naanak se jan thaae pe hai jin kee pat paavai lekhai |8|3|

O Nanak, those humble beings are approved, whose honor the Lord Himself accepts. ||8||3||

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang

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ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

saarag mahalaa 5 asattapadeea ghar 1 |

Saarang, Fifth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, First House:

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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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ਗੁਸਾੲਂੀ ਪਰਤਾਪੁ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਡੀਠਾ ॥

gusaaenee parataap tuhaaro ddeetthaa |

O Lord of the World, I gaze upon Your wondrous glory.

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ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਉਪਾਇ ਸਮਾਵਨ ਸਗਲ ਛਤ੍ਰਪਤਿ ਬੀਠਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

karan karaavan upaae samaavan sagal chhatrapat beetthaa |1| rahaau |

You are the Doer, the Cause of causes, the Creator and Destroyer. You are the Sovereign Lord of all. ||1||Pause||

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ਰਾਣਾ ਰਾਉ ਰਾਜ ਭਏ ਰੰਕਾ ਉਨਿ ਝੂਠੇ ਕਹਣੁ ਕਹਾਇਓ ॥

raanaa raau raaj bhe rankaa un jhootthe kehan kahaaeo |

The rulers and nobles and kings shall become beggars. Their ostentatious shows are false

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ਹਮਰਾ ਰਾਜਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਸਗਲ ਘਟਾ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਇਓ ॥੧॥

hamaraa raajan sadaa salaamat taa ko sagal ghattaa jas gaaeo |1|

. My Sovereign Lord King is eternally stable. His Praises are sung in every heart. ||1||

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ਉਪਮਾ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰਾਜਨ ਕੀ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਕਹਤ ਜੇਤ ਪਾਹੂਚਾ ॥

aupamaa sunahu raajan kee santahu kehat jet paahoochaa |

Listen to the Praises of my Lord King, O Saints. I chant them as best I can.

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ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ਵਡ ਸਾਹ ਦਾਤਾਰਾ ਊਚੇ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ ॥੨॥

besumaar vadd saah daataaraa aooche hee te aoochaa |2|

My Lord King, the Great Giver, is Immeasurable. He is the Highest of the high. ||2||

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ਪਵਨਿ ਪਰੋਇਓ ਸਗਲ ਅਕਾਰਾ ਪਾਵਕ ਕਾਸਟ ਸੰਗੇ ॥

pavan paroeo sagal akaaraa paavak kaasatt sange |

He has strung His Breath throughout the creation; He locked the fire in the wood.

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ਨੀਰੁ ਧਰਣਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਏਕਤ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਕਿਸ ਹੀ ਸੰਗੇ ॥੩॥

neer dharan kar raakhe ekat koe na kis hee sange |3|

He placed the water and the land together, but neither blends with the other. ||3||

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ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਕਥਾ ਰਾਜਨ ਕੀ ਚਾਲੈ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਉਮਾਹਾ ॥

ghatt ghatt kathaa raajan kee chaalai ghar ghar tujheh umaahaa |

In each and every heart, the Story of our Sovereign Lord is told; in each and every home, they yearn for Him.

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ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਪਾਛੈ ਕਰਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਮਾਹਾ ॥੪॥

jeea jant sabh paachhai kariaa prathame rijak samaahaa |4|

Afterwards, He created all beings and creatures; but first, He provided them with sustenance. ||4||

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ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੁ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਣਾ ਮਸਲਤਿ ਕਾਹੂ ਦੀਨੑੀ ॥

jo kichh karanaa su aape karanaa masalat kaahoo deenaee |

Whatever He does, He does by Himself. Who has ever given Him advice?

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ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਹ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਾਖੀ ਚੀਨੑੀ ॥੫॥

anik jatan kar karah dikhaae saachee saakhee cheenaee |5|

The mortals make all sorts of efforts and showy displays, but He is realized only through the Teachings of Truth. ||5||

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ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਾ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਅਪਨੇ ਦੀਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਡਾਈ ॥

har bhagataa kar raakhe apane deenee naam vaddaaee |

The Lord protects and saves His devotees; He blesses them with the glory of His Name.

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ਜਿਨਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰੀ ਅਵਗਿਆ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਤੇ ਤੈਂ ਦੀਏ ਰੁੜੑਾਈ ॥੬॥

jin jin karee avagiaa jan kee te tain dee rurraaee |6|

Whoever is disrespectful to the humble servant of the Lord, shall be swept away and destroyed. ||6||

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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਭਏ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਅਵਗਨ ਸਭਿ ਪਰਹਰਿਆ ॥

mukat bhe saadhasangat kar tin ke avagan sabh parahariaa |

Those who join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, are liberated; all their demerits are taken away.

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ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਦੇਖਿ ਭਏ ਕਿਰਪਾਲਾ ਤਿਨ ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰਿਆ ॥੭॥

tin kau dekh bhe kirapaalaa tin bhav saagar tariaa |7|

Seeing them, God becomes merciful; they are carried across the terrifying world-ocean. ||7||

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ਹਮ ਨਾਨੑੇ ਨੀਚ ਤੁਮੇੑ ਬਡ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਉਣ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

ham naanae neech tume badd saahib kudarat kaun beechaaraa |

I am lowly, I am nothing at all; You are my Great Lord and Master - how can I even contemplate Your creative potency?

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ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸ ਦੇਖੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੮॥੧॥

man tan seetal gur daras dekhe naanak naam adhaaraa |8|1|

My mind and body are cooled and soothed, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Guru's Darshan. Nanak takes the Support of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||1||

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Saarang

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ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ਘਰੁ ੬ ॥

saarag mahalaa 5 asattapadee ghar 6 |

Saarang, Fifth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa, Sixth House:

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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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ਅਗਮ ਅਗਾਧਿ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਜਨ ਕਥਾ ॥

agam agaadh sunahu jan kathaa |

Listen to the Story of the Inaccessible and Unfathomable.

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ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕੀ ਅਚਰਜ ਸਭਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

paarabraham kee acharaj sabhaa |1| rahaau |

The glory of the Supreme Lord God is wondrous and amazing! ||1||Pause||

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ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ॥

sadaa sadaa satigur namasakaar |

Forever and ever, humbly bow to the True Guru.

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ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਅਪਾਰ ॥

gur kirapaa te gun gaae apaar |

By Guru's Grace, sing the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord.

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ਮਨ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥

man bheetar hovai paragaas |

His Light shall radiate deep within your mind.

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ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ ॥੧॥

giaan anjan agiaan binaas |1|

With the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom, ignorance is dispelled. ||1||

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ਮਿਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਬਿਸਥਾਰੁ ॥

mit naahee jaa kaa bisathaar |

There is no limit to His Expanse.

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ਸੋਭਾ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਅਪਰ ਅਪਾਰ ॥

sobhaa taa kee apar apaar |

His Glory is Infinite and Endless.

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ਅਨਿਕ ਰੰਗ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਗਨੇ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

anik rang jaa ke gane na jaeh |

His many plays cannot be counted.

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ਸੋਗ ਹਰਖ ਦੁਹਹੂ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੨॥

sog harakh duhahoo meh naeh |2|

He is not subject to pleasure or pain. ||2||

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ਅਨਿਕ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਬੇਦ ਧੁਨਿ ਕਰਹਿ ॥

anik brahame jaa ke bed dhun kareh |

Many Brahmas vibrate Him in the Vedas.

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ਅਨਿਕ ਮਹੇਸ ਬੈਸਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਰਹਿ ॥

anik mahes bais dhiaan dhareh |

Many Shivas sit in deep meditation.

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