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Ang 1323 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Kalyaan
Read the full shabad →ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਪੂਰਨ ਦੇਵ ॥੨॥੫॥੮॥
naanak daas saranaagatee har purakh pooran dev |2|5|8|
Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord, the Perfect, Divine Primal Being. ||2||5||8||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Kalyaan
Read the full shabad →ਕਲਿਆਨੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
kaliaan mahalaa 5 |
Kalyaan, Fifth Mehl:
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ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
prabh meraa antarajaamee jaan |
My God is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of Hearts.
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ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸਰ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kar kirapaa pooran paramesar nihachal sach sabad neesaan |1| rahaau |
Take pity on me, O Perfect Transcendent Lord; bless me with the True Eternal Insignia of the Shabad, the Word of God. ||1||Pause||
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ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਆਨ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਸ ਤੇਰਾ ਮਨਿ ਤਾਣੁ ॥
har bin aan na koee samarath teree aas teraa man taan |
O Lord, other than You, no one is all-powerful. You are the Hope and the Strength of my mind.
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ਸਰਬ ਘਟਾ ਕੇ ਦਾਤੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੁ ਪਹਿਰਣੁ ਖਾਣੁ ॥੧॥
sarab ghattaa ke daate suaamee dehi su pahiran khaan |1|
You are the Giver to the hearts of all beings, O Lord and Master. I eat and wear whatever You give me. ||1||
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ਸੁਰਤਿ ਮਤਿ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਸੋਭਾ ਰੂਪੁ ਰੰਗੁ ਧਨੁ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
surat mat chaturaaee sobhaa roop rang dhan maan |
Intuitive understanding, wisdom and cleverness, glory and beauty, pleasure, wealth and honor,
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ਸਰਬ ਸੂਖ ਆਨੰਦ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਪਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਲਿਆਣੁ ॥੨॥੬॥੯॥
sarab sookh aanand naanak jap raam naam kaliaan |2|6|9|
all comforts, bliss, happiness and salvation, O Nanak, come by chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||6||9||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Kalyaan
Read the full shabad →ਕਲਿਆਨੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
kaliaan mahalaa 5 |
Kalyaan, Fifth Mehl:
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ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨ ਸਰਨ ਕਲਿਆਨ ਕਰਨ ॥
har charan saran kaliaan karan |
The Sanctuary of the Lord's Feet bring salvation.
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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਵਨੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
prabh naam patit paavano |1| rahaau |
God's Name is the Purifier of sinners. ||1||Pause||
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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਜਪਿ ਨਿਸੰਗ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਨ ਖਾਵਨੋ ॥੧॥
saadhasang jap nisang jamakaal tis na khaavano |1|
Whoever chants and meditates in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, shall undoubtedly escape being consumed by the Messenger of Death. ||1||
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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਅਨਿਕ ਸੂਖ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਲਵੈ ਨ ਲਾਵਨੋ ॥
mukat jugat anik sookh har bhagat lavai na laavano |
Liberation, the key to success, and all sorts of comforts do not equal loving devotional worship of the Lord.
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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਰਸ ਲੁਬਧ ਦਾਸ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਜੋਨਿ ਨ ਧਾਵਨੋ ॥੨॥੭॥੧੦॥
prabh daras lubadh daas naanak bahurr jon na dhaavano |2|7|10|
Slave Nanak longs for the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan; he shall never again wander in reincarnation. ||2||||7||10||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Kalyaan
Read the full shabad →ਕਲਿਆਨ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥
kaliaan mahalaa 4 asattapadeea |
Kalyaan, Fourth Mehl, Ashtpadheeyaa:
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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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ਰਾਮਾ ਰਮ ਰਾਮੋ ਸੁਨਿ ਮਨੁ ਭੀਜੈ ॥
raamaa ram raamo sun man bheejai |
Hearing the Name of the Lord, the All-pervading Lord, my mind is drenched with joy.
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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har har naam amrit ras meetthaa guramat sahaje peejai |1| rahaau |
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is Ambrosial Nectar, the most Sweet and Sublime Essence; through the Guru's Teachings, drink it in with intuitive ease. ||1||Pause||
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ਕਾਸਟ ਮਹਿ ਜਿਉ ਹੈ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਮਥਿ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਕਾਢਿ ਕਢੀਜੈ ॥
kaasatt meh jiau hai baisantar math sanjam kaadt kadteejai |
The potential energy of fire is within the wood; it is released if you know how to rub it and generate friction.
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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਹੈ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਬਾਈ ਤਤੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਾਢਿ ਲਈਜੈ ॥੧॥
raam naam hai jot sabaaee tat guramat kaadt leejai |1|
In just the same way, the Lord's Name is the Light within all; the Essence is extracted by following the Guru's Teachings. ||1||
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ਨਉ ਦਰਵਾਜ ਨਵੇ ਦਰ ਫੀਕੇ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਦਸਵੇ ਚੁਈਜੈ ॥
nau daravaaj nave dar feeke ras amrit dasave chueejai |
There are nine doors, but the taste of these nine doors is bland and insipid. The Essence of Ambrosial Nectar trickles down through the Tenth Door.
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ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੨॥
kripaa kripaa kirapaa kar piaare gurasabadee har ras peejai |2|
Please take pity on me - be kind and compassionate, O my Beloved, that I may drink in the Sublime Essence of the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||2||
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ਕਾਇਆ ਨਗਰੁ ਨਗਰੁ ਹੈ ਨੀਕੋ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਉਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
kaaeaa nagar nagar hai neeko vich saudaa har ras keejai |
The body-village is the most sublime and exalted village, in which the merchandise of the Lord's Sublime Essence is traded.
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ਰਤਨ ਲਾਲ ਅਮੋਲ ਅਮੋਲਕ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਲੀਜੈ ॥੩॥
ratan laal amol amolak satigur sevaa leejai |3|
The most precious and priceless gems and jewels are obtained by serving the True Guru. ||3||
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹੈ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਭਰਿ ਸਾਗਰ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੀਜੈ ॥
satigur agam agam hai tthaakur bhar saagar bhagat kareejai |
The True Guru is Inaccessible; Inaccessible is our Lord and Master. He is the overflowing Ocean of bliss - worship Him with loving devotion.
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ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਦੀਨ ਹਮ ਸਾਰਿੰਗ ਇਕ ਬੂੰਦ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੪॥
kripaa kripaa kar deen ham saaring ik boond naam mukh deejai |4|
Please take pity on me, and be Merciful to this meek song-bird; please pour a drop of Your Name into my mouth. ||4||
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ਲਾਲਨੁ ਲਾਲੁ ਲਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਰੰਗਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਰੰਗਨ ਕਉ ਗੁਰ ਦੀਜੈ ॥
laalan laal laal hai rangan man rangan kau gur deejai |
O Beloved Lord, please color my mind with the Deep Crimson Color of Your Love; I have surrendered my mind to the Guru.
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ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਰਸ ਰਸਿਕ ਗਟਕ ਨਿਤ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੫॥
raam raam raam rang raate ras rasik gattak nit peejai |5|
Those who are imbued with the Love of the Lord, Raam, Raam, Raam, continually drink in this essence in big gulps, savoring its sweet taste. ||5||
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ਬਸੁਧਾ ਸਪਤ ਦੀਪ ਹੈ ਸਾਗਰ ਕਢਿ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਕਾਢਿ ਧਰੀਜੈ ॥
basudhaa sapat deep hai saagar kadt kanchan kaadt dhareejai |
If all the gold of the seven continents and the oceans was taken out and placed before them,
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ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕੇ ਜਨ ਇਨਹੁ ਨ ਬਾਛਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਗਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੬॥
mere tthaakur ke jan inahu na baachheh har maageh har ras deejai |6|
the humble servants of my Lord and Master would not even want it. They beg for the Lord to bless them with the Lord's Sublime Essence. ||6||
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ਸਾਕਤ ਨਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਸਦ ਭੂਖੇ ਨਿਤ ਭੂਖਨ ਭੂਖ ਕਰੀਜੈ ॥
saakat nar praanee sad bhookhe nit bhookhan bhookh kareejai |
The faithless cynics and mortal beings remain hungry forever; they continually cry out in hunger.
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ਧਾਵਤੁ ਧਾਇ ਧਾਵਹਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਲਖ ਕੋਸਨ ਕਉ ਬਿਥਿ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੭॥
dhaavat dhaae dhaaveh preet maaeaa lakh kosan kau bith deejai |7|
They hurry and run, and wander all around, caught in the love of Maya; they cover hundreds of thousands of miles in their wanderings. ||7||
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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਊਤਮ ਕਿਆ ਉਪਮਾ ਤਿਨੑ ਦੀਜੈ ॥
har har har har har jan aootam kiaa upamaa tina deejai |
The humble servants of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har, Har, are sublime and exalted. What praise can we bestow upon them?
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.