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Ang 1283 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਲਗੈ ਸਚਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
guramukh aap veechaareeai lagai sach piaar |
The Gurmukh reflects on the self, lovingly attached to the True Lord.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੧੦॥
naanak kis no aakheeai aape devanahaar |10|
O Nanak, whom can we ask? He Himself is the Great Giver. ||10||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਬਾਬੀਹਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਹੈ ਮਤ ਕੋ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇ ॥
baabeehaa ehu jagat hai mat ko bharam bhulaae |
This world is a rainbird; let no one be deluded by doubt.
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ਇਹੁ ਬਾਬੀਂਹਾ ਪਸੂ ਹੈ ਇਸ ਨੋ ਬੂਝਣੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
eihu baabeenhaa pasoo hai is no boojhan naeh |
This rainbird is an animal; it has no understanding at all.
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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਪੀਤੈ ਤਿਖ ਜਾਇ ॥
amrit har kaa naam hai jit peetai tikh jaae |
The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar; drinking it in, thirst is quenched.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਿਨੑ ਪੀਆ ਤਿਨੑ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਲਾਗੀ ਆਇ ॥੧॥
naanak guramukh jina peea tina bahurr na laagee aae |1|
O Nanak, those Gurmukhs who drink it in shall never again be afflicted by thirst. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਮਲਾਰੁ ਸੀਤਲ ਰਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਐ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
malaar seetal raag hai har dhiaaeiai saant hoe |
Malaar is a calming and soothing raga; meditating on the Lord brings peace and tranquility.
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ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਅਪਣੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾਂ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਭ ਲੋਇ ॥
har jeeo apanee kripaa kare taan varatai sabh loe |
When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, then the rain falls on all the people of the world.
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ਵੁਠੈ ਜੀਆ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਧਰਣੀ ਨੋ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
vutthai jeea jugat hoe dharanee no seegaar hoe |
From this rain, all creatures find the ways and means to live, and the earth is embellished.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਸਭੁ ਜਲੁ ਹੈ ਜਲ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਕੋਇ ॥
naanak ihu jagat sabh jal hai jal hee te sabh koe |
O Nanak, this world is all water; everything came from water.
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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਕੋ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਸਦਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
gur parasaadee ko viralaa boojhai so jan mukat sadaa hoe |2|
By Guru's Grace, a rare few realize the Lord; such humble beings are liberated forever. ||2||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਸਚਾ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ਇਕੋ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ ॥
sachaa veparavaahu iko too dhanee |
O True and Independent Lord God, You alone are my Lord and Master.
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ਤੂ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਦੂਜੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਗਣੀ ॥
too sabh kichh aape aap dooje kis ganee |
You Yourself are everything; who else is of any account?
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ਮਾਣਸ ਕੂੜਾ ਗਰਬੁ ਸਚੀ ਤੁਧੁ ਮਣੀ ॥
maanas koorraa garab sachee tudh manee |
False is the pride of man. True is Your glorious greatness.
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ਆਵਾ ਗਉਣੁ ਰਚਾਇ ਉਪਾਈ ਮੇਦਨੀ ॥
aavaa gaun rachaae upaaee medanee |
Coming and going in reincarnation, the beings and species of the world came into being.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਇਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਗਣੀ ॥
satigur seve aapanaa aaeaa tis ganee |
But if the mortal serves his True Guru, his coming into the world is judged to be worthwhile.
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ਜੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ਤ ਕੇਹੀ ਗਣਤ ਗਣੀ ॥
je haumai vichahu jaae ta kehee ganat ganee |
And if he eradicates eogtism from within himself, then how can he be judged?
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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੋਹਿ ਗੁਬਾਰਿ ਜਿਉ ਭੁਲਾ ਮੰਝਿ ਵਣੀ ॥
manamukh mohi gubaar jiau bhulaa manjh vanee |
The self-willed manmukh is lost in the darkness of emotional attachment, like the man lost in the wilderness.
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ਕਟੇ ਪਾਪ ਅਸੰਖ ਨਾਵੈ ਇਕ ਕਣੀ ॥੧੧॥
katte paap asankh naavai ik kanee |11|
Countless sins are erased, by even a tiny particle of the Lord's Name. ||11||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਬਾਬੀਹਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਹੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
baabeehaa khasamai kaa mehal na jaanahee mehal dekh aradaas paae |
O rainbird, you do not know the Mansion of your Lord and Master's Presence. Offer your prayers to see this Mansion.
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ਆਪਣੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
aapanai bhaanai bahutaa boleh boliaa thaae na paae |
You speak as you please, but your speech is not accepted.
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ਖਸਮੁ ਵਡਾ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇਛੇ ਸੋ ਫਲ ਪਾਇ ॥
khasam vaddaa daataar hai jo ichhe so fal paae |
Your Lord and Master is the Great Giver; whatever you desire, you shall receive from Him.
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ਬਾਬੀਹਾ ਕਿਆ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਜਗਤੈ ਕੀ ਤਿਖ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
baabeehaa kiaa bapurraa jagatai kee tikh jaae |1|
Not only the thirst of the poor rainbird, but the thirst of the whole world is quenched. ||1||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੩ ॥
mahalaa 3 |
Third Mehl:
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ਬਾਬੀਹਾ ਭਿੰਨੀ ਰੈਣਿ ਬੋਲਿਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
baabeehaa bhinee rain boliaa sahaje sach subhaae |
The night is wet with dew; the rainbird sings the True Name with intuitive ease.
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ਇਹੁ ਜਲੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਹੈ ਜਲ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
eihu jal meraa jeeo hai jal bin rehan na jaae |
This water is my very soul; without water, I cannot survive.
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ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਜਲੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
gurasabadee jal paaeeai vichahu aap gavaae |
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, this water is obtained, and egotism is eradicated from within.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਚਸਾ ਨ ਜੀਵਦੀ ਸੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੨॥
naanak jis bin chasaa na jeevadee so satigur deea milaae |2|
O Nanak, I cannot live without Him, even for a moment; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. ||2||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਖੰਡ ਪਤਾਲ ਅਸੰਖ ਮੈ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥
khandd pataal asankh mai ganat na hoee |
There are countless worlds and nether regions; I cannot calculate their number.
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ਤੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਿਰਜੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਗੋਈ ॥
too karataa govind tudh sirajee tudhai goee |
You are the Creator, the Lord of the Universe; You create it, and You destroy it.
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ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਤੁਝ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਹੋਈ ॥
lakh chauraaseeh medanee tujh hee te hoee |
The 8.4 million species of beings issued forth from You.
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ਇਕਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਖਾਨ ਮਲੂਕ ਕਹਹਿ ਕਹਾਵਹਿ ਕੋਈ ॥
eik raaje khaan malook kaheh kahaaveh koee |
Some are called kings, emperors and nobles.
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ਇਕਿ ਸਾਹ ਸਦਾਵਹਿ ਸੰਚਿ ਧਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥
eik saah sadaaveh sanch dhan doojai pat khoee |
Some claim to be bankers and accumulate wealth, but in duality they lose their honor.
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ਇਕਿ ਦਾਤੇ ਇਕ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਸਭਨਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੋਈ ॥
eik daate ik mangate sabhanaa sir soee |
Some are givers, and some are beggars; God is above the heads of all.
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ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਜਾਰੀਆ ਭੀਹਾਵਲਿ ਹੋਈ ॥
vin naavai baajaareea bheehaaval hoee |
Without the Name, they are vulgar, dreadful and wretched.
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ਕੂੜ ਨਿਖੁਟੇ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਚੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੧੨॥
koorr nikhutte naanakaa sach kare su hoee |12|
Falsehood shall not last, O Nanak; whatever the True Lord does, comes to pass. ||12||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Malaar
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mahalaa 3 |
Salok, Third Mehl:
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ਬਾਬੀਹਾ ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਉਗਣਵੰਤੀ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
baabeehaa gunavantee mehal paaeaa aauganavantee door |
O rainbird, the virtuous soul-bride attains the Mansion of her Lord's Presence; the unworthy, unvirtuous one is far away.
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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਹਜੂਰਿ ॥
antar terai har vasai guramukh sadaa hajoor |
Deep within your inner being, the Lord abides. The Gurmukh beholds Him ever-present.
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ਕੂਕ ਪੁਕਾਰ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਨਦਰੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲ ॥
kook pukaar na hovee nadaree nadar nihaal |
When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, the mortal no longer weeps and wails.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਿਲੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੈ ਘਾਲ ॥੧॥
naanak naam rate sahaje mile sabad guroo kai ghaal |1|
O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam intuitively merge with the Lord; they practice the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
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