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Ang 1256 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਦੋਊ ਸਮ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਸੰਸਾਰ ॥
dukh sukh doaoo sam kar jaanai buraa bhalaa sansaar |
He sees pleasure and pain as both the same, along with good and bad in the world.
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ਸੁਧਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਗੁਰ ਪਿਆਰ ॥੨॥
sudh budh surat naam har paaeeai satasangat gur piaar |2|
Wisdom, understanding and awareness are found in the Name of the Lord. In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, embrace love for the Guru. ||2||
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ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
ahinis laahaa har naam paraapat gur daataa devanahaar |
Day and night, profit is obtained through the Lord's Name. The Guru, the Giver, has given this gift.
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਿਖ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਏ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥੩॥
guramukh sikh soee jan paae jis no nadar kare karataar |3|
That Sikh who becomes Gurmukh obtains it. The Creator blesses him with His Glance of Grace. ||3||
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ਕਾਇਆ ਮਹਲੁ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਘਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਰਾਖੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥
kaaeaa mehal mandar ghar har kaa tis meh raakhee jot apaar |
The body is a mansion, a temple, the home of the Lord; He has infused His Infinite Light into it.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਮੇਲਣਹਾਰ ॥੪॥੫॥
naanak guramukh mehal bulaaeeai har mele melanahaar |4|5|
O Nanak, the Gurmukh is invited to the Mansion of the Lord's Presence; the Lord unites him in His Union. ||4||5||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥
malaar mahalaa 1 ghar 2 |
Malaar, First Mehl, Second 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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ਪਵਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਤਿ ॥
pavanai paanee jaanai jaat |
Know that the creation was formed through air and water;
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ਕਾਇਆਂ ਅਗਨਿ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਭਰਾਂਤਿ ॥
kaaeaan agan kare nibharaant |
have no doubt that the body was made through fire.
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ਜੰਮਹਿ ਜੀਅ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੇ ਥਾਉ ॥
jameh jeea jaanai je thaau |
And if you know where the soul comes from,
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ਸੁਰਤਾ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੧॥
surataa panddit taa kaa naau |1|
you shall be known as a wise religious scholar. ||1||
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ਗੁਣ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਮਾਇ ॥
gun gobind na jaaneeeh maae |
Who can know the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, O mother?
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ਅਣਡੀਠਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
anaddeetthaa kichh kehan na jaae |
Without seeing Him, we cannot say anything about Him.
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ਕਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kiaa kar aakh vakhaaneeai maae |1| rahaau |
How can anyone speak and describe Him, O mother? ||1||Pause||
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ਊਪਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਅਸਮਾਨਿ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥
aoopar dar asamaan peaal |
He is high above the sky, and beneath the nether worlds.
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ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਕਹੀਐ ਦੇਹੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
kiau kar kaheeai dehu veechaar |
How can I speak of Him? Let me understand.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਜੋ ਜਪੈ ਹਿਆਇ ॥
bin jihavaa jo japai hiaae |
Who knows what sort of Name is chanted,
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ਕੋਈ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੈਸਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥
koee jaanai kaisaa naau |2|
In the heart, without the tongue? ||2||
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ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਨੀ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਭਰਾਂਤਿ ॥
kathanee badanee rahai nibharaant |
Undoubtedly, words fail me.
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ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਹੋਵੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਦਾਤਿ ॥
so boojhai hovai jis daat |
He alone understands, who is blessed.
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ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
ahinis antar rahai liv laae |
Day and night, deep within, he remains lovingly attuned to the Lord.
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ਸੋਈ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਜਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩॥
soee purakh ji sach samaae |3|
He is the true person, who is merged in the True Lord. ||3||
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ਜਾਤਿ ਕੁਲੀਨੁ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜੇ ਹੋਇ ॥
jaat kuleen sevak je hoe |
If someone of high social standing becomes a selfless servant,
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ਤਾ ਕਾ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਹਹੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
taa kaa kahanaa kahahu na koe |
then his praises cannot even be expressed.
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ਵਿਚਿ ਸਨਾਤਂੀ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
vich sanaatanee sevak hoe |
And if someone from a low social class becomes a selfless servant,
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ਨਾਨਕ ਪਣ੍ਹੀਆ ਪਹਿਰੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੧॥੬॥
naanak panheea pahirai soe |4|1|6|
O Nanak, he shall wear shoes of honor. ||4||1||6||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
malaar mahalaa 1 |
Malaar, First Mehl:
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ਦੁਖੁ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਇਕੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਭੂਖ ॥
dukh vechhorraa ik dukh bhookh |
The pain of separation - this is the hungry pain I feel.
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ਇਕੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਸਕਤਵਾਰ ਜਮਦੂਤ ॥
eik dukh sakatavaar jamadoot |
Another pain is the attack of the Messenger of Death.
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ਇਕੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਰੋਗੁ ਲਗੈ ਤਨਿ ਧਾਇ ॥
eik dukh rog lagai tan dhaae |
Another pain is the disease consuming my body.
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ਵੈਦ ਨ ਭੋਲੇ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥
vaid na bhole daaroo laae |1|
O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine. ||1||
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ਵੈਦ ਨ ਭੋਲੇ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਾਇ ॥
vaid na bhole daaroo laae |
O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine.
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ਦਰਦੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਰਹੈ ਸਰੀਰ ॥
darad hovai dukh rahai sareer |
The pain persists, and the body continues to suffer.
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ਐਸਾ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਗੈ ਨ ਬੀਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aisaa daaroo lagai na beer |1| rahaau |
Your medicine has no effect on me. ||1||Pause||
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ਖਸਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਕੀਏ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ॥
khasam visaar kee ras bhog |
Forgetting his Lord and Master, the mortal enjoys sensual pleasures;
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ਤਾਂ ਤਨਿ ਉਠਿ ਖਲੋਏ ਰੋਗ ॥
taan tan utth khaloe rog |
then, disease rises up in his body.
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ਮਨ ਅੰਧੇ ਕਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥
man andhe kau milai sajaae |
The blind mortal receives his punishment.
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ਵੈਦ ਨ ਭੋਲੇ ਦਾਰੂ ਲਾਇ ॥੨॥
vaid na bhole daaroo laae |2|
O foolish doctor, don't give me medicine. ||2||
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ਚੰਦਨ ਕਾ ਫਲੁ ਚੰਦਨ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
chandan kaa fal chandan vaas |
The value of sandalwood lies in its fragrance.
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ਮਾਣਸ ਕਾ ਫਲੁ ਘਟ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਸੁ ॥
maanas kaa fal ghatt meh saas |
The value of the human lasts only as long as the breath in the body.
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ਸਾਸਿ ਗਇਐ ਕਾਇਆ ਢਲਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
saas geiai kaaeaa dtal paae |
When the breath is taken away, the body crumbles into dust.
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ਤਾ ਕੈ ਪਾਛੈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥੩॥
taa kai paachhai koe na khaae |3|
After that, no one takes any food. ||3||
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ਕੰਚਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਹੰਸੁ ॥
kanchan kaaeaa niramal hans |
The mortal's body is golden, and the soul-swan is immaculate and pure,
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ਜਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਅੰਸੁ ॥
jis meh naam niranjan ans |
if even a tiny particle of the Immaculate Naam is within.
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ਦੂਖ ਰੋਗ ਸਭਿ ਗਇਆ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
dookh rog sabh geaa gavaae |
All pain and disease are eradicated.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੪॥੨॥੭॥
naanak chhoottas saachai naae |4|2|7|
O Nanak, the mortal is saved through the True Name. ||4||2||7||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਮਲਾਰ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
malaar mahalaa 1 |
Malaar, First Mehl:
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ਦੁਖ ਮਹੁਰਾ ਮਾਰਣ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
dukh mahuraa maaran har naam |
Pain is the poison. The Lord's Name is the antidote.
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ਸਿਲਾ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਪੀਸਣੁ ਹਥਿ ਦਾਨੁ ॥
silaa santokh peesan hath daan |
Grind it up in the mortar of contentment, with the pestle of charitable giving.
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