Ang 1287 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਰਾਤੀ ਕਾਲੁ ਘਟੈ ਦਿਨਿ ਕਾਲੁ ॥

raatee kaal ghattai din kaal |

Through the night the time ticks away; through the day the time ticks away.

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ਛਿਜੈ ਕਾਇਆ ਹੋਇ ਪਰਾਲੁ ॥

chhijai kaaeaa hoe paraal |

The body wears away and turns to straw.

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ਵਰਤਣਿ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਸਰਬ ਜੰਜਾਲੁ ॥

varatan varatiaa sarab janjaal |

All are involved and entangled in worldly entanglements.

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ਭੁਲਿਆ ਚੁਕਿ ਗਇਆ ਤਪ ਤਾਲੁ ॥

bhuliaa chuk geaa tap taal |

The mortal has mistakenly renounced the way of service.

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ਅੰਧਾ ਝਖਿ ਝਖਿ ਪਇਆ ਝੇਰਿ ॥

andhaa jhakh jhakh peaa jher |

The blind fool is caught in conflict, bothered and bewildered.

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ਪਿਛੈ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਲਿਆਵਹਿ ਫੇਰਿ ॥

pichhai roveh liaaveh fer |

Those who weep after someone has died - can they bring him back to life?

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ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

bin boojhe kichh soojhai naahee |

Without realization, nothing can be understood.

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ਮੋਇਆ ਰੋਂਹਿ ਰੋਂਦੇ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਂਹਂੀ ॥

moeaa ronhi ronde mar jaanhanee |

The weepers who weep for the dead shall themselves die as well.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਖਸਮੈ ਏਵੈ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

naanak khasamai evai bhaavai |

O Nanak, this is the Will of our Lord and Master.

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ਸੇਈ ਮੁਏ ਜਿਨ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੧॥

seee mue jin chit na aavai |1|

Those who do not remember the Lord, are dead. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਮੁਆ ਪਿਆਰੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਮੁਈ ਮੁਆ ਵੈਰੁ ਵਾਦੀ ॥

muaa piaar preet muee muaa vair vaadee |

Love dies, and affection dies; hatred and strife die.

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ਵੰਨੁ ਗਇਆ ਰੂਪੁ ਵਿਣਸਿਆ ਦੁਖੀ ਦੇਹ ਰੁਲੀ ॥

van geaa roop vinasiaa dukhee deh rulee |

The color fades, and beauty vanishes; the body suffers and collapses.

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ਕਿਥਹੁ ਆਇਆ ਕਹ ਗਇਆ ਕਿਹੁ ਨ ਸੀਓ ਕਿਹੁ ਸੀ ॥

kithahu aaeaa keh geaa kihu na seeo kihu see |

Where did he come from? Where is he going? Did he exist or not?

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ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਗਲਾ ਗੋਈਆ ਕੀਤਾ ਚਾਉ ਰਲੀ ॥

man mukh galaa goeea keetaa chaau ralee |

The self-willed manmukh made empty boasts, indulging in parties and pleasures.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਿਰ ਖੁਰ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਟੀ ॥੨॥

naanak sache naam bin sir khur pat paattee |2|

O Nanak, without the True Name, his honor is torn away, from head to foot. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਅੰਤੇ ਹੋਇ ਸਖਾਈ ॥

amrit naam sadaa sukhadaataa ante hoe sakhaaee |

The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is forever the Giver of peace. It shall be your Help and Support in the end.

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ਬਾਝੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਜਗਤੁ ਬਉਰਾਨਾ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

baajh guroo jagat bauraanaa naavai saar na paaee |

Without the Guru, the world is insane. It does not appreciate the worth of the Name.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਜਿਨੑ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥

satigur seveh se paravaan jina jotee jot milaaee |

Those who serve the True Guru are accepted and approved. Their light merges into the Light.

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ਸੋ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਤੇਹਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਈ ॥

so saahib so sevak tehaa jis bhaanaa man vasaaee |

That servant who enshrines the Lord's Will within his mind, becomes just like his Lord and Master.

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ਆਪਣੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਅੰਧਾ ਅੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਈ ॥

aapanai bhaanai kahu kin sukh paaeaa andhaa andh kamaaee |

Tell me, who has ever found peace by following his own will? The blind act in blindness.

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ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕਦੇ ਹੀ ਰਜੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਮੂਰਖ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

bikhiaa kade hee rajai naahee moorakh bhukh na jaaee |

No one is ever satisfied and fulfilled by evil and corruption. The hunger of the fool is not satisfied.

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ਦੂਜੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਲਗਿ ਵਿਗੁਤਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

doojai sabh ko lag vigutaa bin satigur boojh na paaee |

Attached to duality, all are ruined; without the True Guru, there is no understanding.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੨੦॥

satigur seve so sukh paae jis no kirapaa kare rajaaee |20|

Those who serve the True Guru find peace; they are blessed with Grace by the Will of the Lord. ||20||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਸਰਮੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਦੁਇ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੇ ਧਨੁ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

saram dharam due naanakaa je dhan palai paae |

Modesty and righteousness both, O Nanak, are qualities of those who are blessed with true wealth.

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ਸੋ ਧਨੁ ਮਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਨ ਕਾਂਢੀਐ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਚੋਟਾਂ ਖਾਇ ॥

so dhan mitru na kaandteeai jit sir chottaan khaae |

Do not refer to that wealth as your friend, which leads you to get your head beaten.

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ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਪਲੈ ਧਨੁ ਵਸੈ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਫਕੀਰ ॥

jin kai palai dhan vasai tin kaa naau fakeer |

Those who possess only this worldly wealth are known as paupers.

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ਜਿਨੑ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਤੂ ਵਸਹਿ ਤੇ ਨਰ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰ ॥੧॥

jina kai hiradai too vaseh te nar gunee gaheer |1|

But those, within whose hearts You dwell, O Lord - those people are oceans of virtue. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਦੁਖੀ ਦੁਨੀ ਸਹੇੜੀਐ ਜਾਇ ਤ ਲਗਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥

dukhee dunee saherreeai jaae ta lageh dukh |

Worldly possessions are obtained by pain and suffering; when they are gone, they leave pain and suffering.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਲਥੀ ਭੁਖ ॥

naanak sache naam bin kisai na lathee bhukh |

O Nanak, without the True Name, hunger is never satisfied.

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ਰੂਪੀ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਖਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਭੁਖ ॥

roopee bhukh na utarai jaan dekhaan taan bhukh |

Beauty does not satisfy hunger; when the man sees beauty, he hungers even more.

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ਜੇਤੇ ਰਸ ਸਰੀਰ ਕੇ ਤੇਤੇ ਲਗਹਿ ਦੁਖ ॥੨॥

jete ras sareer ke tete lageh dukh |2|

As many as are the pleasures of the body, so many are the pains which afflict it. ||2||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਅੰਧੀ ਕੰਮੀ ਅੰਧੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਤਨੁ ਅੰਧੁ ॥

andhee kamee andh man man andhai tan andh |

Acting blindly, the mind becomes blind. The blind mind makes the body blind.

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ਚਿਕੜਿ ਲਾਇਐ ਕਿਆ ਥੀਐ ਜਾਂ ਤੁਟੈ ਪਥਰ ਬੰਧੁ ॥

chikarr laaeiai kiaa theeai jaan tuttai pathar bandh |

Why make a dam with mud and plaster? Even a dam made of stones gives way.

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ਬੰਧੁ ਤੁਟਾ ਬੇੜੀ ਨਹੀ ਨਾ ਤੁਲਹਾ ਨਾ ਹਾਥ ॥

bandh tuttaa berree nahee naa tulahaa naa haath |

The dam has burst. There is no boat. There is no raft. The water's depth is unfathomable.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਕੇਤੇ ਡੁਬੇ ਸਾਥ ॥੩॥

naanak sache naam vin kete ddube saath |3|

O Nanak, without the True Name, many multitudes have drowned. ||3||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਲਖ ਮਣ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਲਖ ਮਣ ਰੁਪਾ ਲਖ ਸਾਹਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਾਹ ॥

lakh man sueinaa lakh man rupaa lakh saahaa sir saah |

Thousands of pounds of gold, and thousands of pounds of silver; the king over the heads of thousands of kings.

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ਲਖ ਲਸਕਰ ਲਖ ਵਾਜੇ ਨੇਜੇ ਲਖੀ ਘੋੜੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ॥

lakh lasakar lakh vaaje neje lakhee ghorree paatisaah |

Thousands of armies, thousands of marching bands and spearmen; the emperor of thousands of horsemen.

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ਜਿਥੈ ਸਾਇਰੁ ਲੰਘਣਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਸਗਾਹ ॥

jithai saaeir langhanaa agan paanee asagaah |

The unfathomable ocean of fire and water must be crossed.

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ਕੰਧੀ ਦਿਸਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਧਾਹੀ ਪਵੈ ਕਹਾਹ ॥

kandhee dis na aavee dhaahee pavai kahaah |

The other shore cannot be seen; only the roar of pitiful cries can be heard.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਓਥੈ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਸਾਹ ਕੇਈ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ॥੪॥

naanak othai jaaneeeh saah keee paatisaah |4|

O Nanak, there, it shall be known, whether anyone is a king or an emperor. ||4||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਇਕਨੑਾ ਗਲੀਂ ਜੰਜੀਰ ਬੰਦਿ ਰਬਾਣੀਐ ॥

eikanaa galeen janjeer band rabaaneeai |

Some have chains around their necks, in bondage to the Lord.

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ਬਧੇ ਛੁਟਹਿ ਸਚਿ ਸਚੁ ਪਛਾਣੀਐ ॥

badhe chhutteh sach sach pachhaaneeai |

They are released from bondage, realizing the True Lord as True.

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