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Ang 1367 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee

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ਕਬੀਰ ਥੋਰੈ ਜਲਿ ਮਾਛੁਲੀ ਝੀਵਰਿ ਮੇਲਿਓ ਜਾਲੁ ॥

kabeer thorai jal maachhulee jheevar melio jaal |

Kabeer, the fish is in the shallow water; the fisherman has cast his net.

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ਇਹ ਟੋਘਨੈ ਨ ਛੂਟਸਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਮੁੰਦੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿ ॥੪੯॥

eih ttoghanai na chhoottaseh fir kar samund samaal |49|

You shall not escape this little pool; think about returning to the ocean. ||49||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਸਮੁੰਦੁ ਨ ਛੋਡੀਐ ਜਉ ਅਤਿ ਖਾਰੋ ਹੋਇ ॥

kabeer samund na chhoddeeai jau at khaaro hoe |

Kabeer, do not leave the ocean, even if it is very salty.

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ਪੋਖਰਿ ਪੋਖਰਿ ਢੂਢਤੇ ਭਲੋ ਨ ਕਹਿਹੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੫੦॥

pokhar pokhar dtoodtate bhalo na kahihai koe |50|

If you poke around searching from puddle to puddle, no one will call you smart. ||50||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਗੁਸਾਂਏਂ ਬਹਿ ਗਏ ਥਾਂਘੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥

kabeer nigusaanen beh ge thaanghee naahee koe |

Kabeer, those who have no guru are washed away. No one can help them.

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ਦੀਨ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਆਪੁਨੀ ਕਰਤੇ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੫੧॥

deen gareebee aapunee karate hoe su hoe |51|

Be meek and humble; whatever happens is what the Creator Lord does. ||51||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਬੈਸਨਉ ਕੀ ਕੂਕਰਿ ਭਲੀ ਸਾਕਤ ਕੀ ਬੁਰੀ ਮਾਇ ॥

kabeer baisnau kee kookar bhalee saakat kee buree maae |

Kabeer, even the dog of a devotee is good, while the mother of the faithless cynic is bad.

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ਓਹ ਨਿਤ ਸੁਨੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਜਸੁ ਉਹ ਪਾਪ ਬਿਸਾਹਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੫੨॥

oeh nit sunai har naam jas uh paap bisaahan jaae |52|

The dog hears the Praises of the Lord's Name, while the other is engaged in sin. ||52||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਨਾ ਦੂਬਲਾ ਇਹੁ ਹਰੀਆਰਾ ਤਾਲੁ ॥

kabeer haranaa doobalaa ihu hareeaaraa taal |

Kabeer, the deer is weak, and the pool is lush with green vegetation.

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ਲਾਖ ਅਹੇਰੀ ਏਕੁ ਜੀਉ ਕੇਤਾ ਬੰਚਉ ਕਾਲੁ ॥੫੩॥

laakh aheree ek jeeo ketaa banchau kaal |53|

Thousands of hunters are chasing after the soul; how long can it escape death? ||53||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਗੰਗਾ ਤੀਰ ਜੁ ਘਰੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੀਵਹਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨੀਰੁ ॥

kabeer gangaa teer ju ghar kareh peeveh niramal neer |

Kabeer, some make their homes on the banks of the Ganges, and drink pure water.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਇ ਇਉ ਕਹਿ ਰਮੇ ਕਬੀਰ ॥੫੪॥

bin har bhagat na mukat hoe iau keh rame kabeer |54|

Without devotional worship of the Lord, they are not liberated. Kabeer proclaims this. ||54||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਭਇਆ ਜੈਸਾ ਗੰਗਾ ਨੀਰੁ ॥

kabeer man niramal bheaa jaisaa gangaa neer |

Kabeer, my mind has become immaculate, like the waters of the Ganges.

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ਪਾਛੈ ਲਾਗੋ ਹਰਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਬੀਰ ॥੫੫॥

paachhai laago har firai kehat kabeer kabeer |55|

The Lord follows after me, calling, "Kabeer! Kabeer!" ||55||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਦੀ ਪੀਅਰੀ ਚੂੰਨਾਂ ਊਜਲ ਭਾਇ ॥

kabeer haradee peearee choonaan aoojal bhaae |

Kabeer, tumeric is yelow, and lime is white.

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ਰਾਮ ਸਨੇਹੀ ਤਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਦੋਨਉ ਬਰਨ ਗਵਾਇ ॥੫੬॥

raam sanehee tau milai donau baran gavaae |56|

You shall meet the Beloved Lord, only when both colors are lost. ||56||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਦੀ ਪੀਰਤਨੁ ਹਰੈ ਚੂਨ ਚਿਹਨੁ ਨ ਰਹਾਇ ॥

kabeer haradee peeratan harai choon chihan na rahaae |

Kabeer, tumeric has lost its yellow color, and no trace of lime's whiteness remains.

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ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਉ ਜਿਹ ਜਾਤਿ ਬਰਨੁ ਕੁਲੁ ਜਾਇ ॥੫੭॥

balihaaree ih preet kau jih jaat baran kul jaae |57|

I am a sacrifice to this love, by which social class and status, color and ancestry are taken away. ||57||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੰਕੁਰਾ ਰਾਈ ਦਸਏਂ ਭਾਇ ॥

kabeer mukat duaaraa sankuraa raaee dasen bhaae |

Kabeer, the door of liberation is very narrow, less than the width of a mustard seed.

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ਮਨੁ ਤਉ ਮੈਗਲੁ ਹੋਇ ਰਹਿਓ ਨਿਕਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਕੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੫੮॥

man tau maigal hoe rahio nikaso kiau kai jaae |58|

Your mind is larger than an elephant; how will it pass through? ||58||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਐਸਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਤੁਠਾ ਕਰੇ ਪਸਾਉ ॥

kabeer aisaa satigur je milai tutthaa kare pasaau |

Kabeer, if I meet such a True Guru, who mercifully blesses me with the gift,

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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮੋਕਲਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥੫੯॥

mukat duaaraa mokalaa sahaje aavau jaau |59|

then the door of liberation will open wide for me, and I will easily pass through. ||59||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਨਾ ਮੋੁਹਿ ਛਾਨਿ ਨ ਛਾਪਰੀ ਨਾ ਮੋੁਹਿ ਘਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਗਾਉ ॥

kabeer naa muohi chhaan na chhaaparee naa muohi ghar nahee gaau |

Kabeer, I have no hut or hovel, no house or village.

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ਮਤ ਹਰਿ ਪੂਛੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਹੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਨਾਉ ॥੬੦॥

mat har poochhai kaun hai mere jaat na naau |60|

I hope that the Lord will not ask who I am. I have no social status or name. ||60||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਮੁਹਿ ਮਰਨੇ ਕਾ ਚਾਉ ਹੈ ਮਰਉ ਤ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਦੁਆਰ ॥

kabeer muhi marane kaa chaau hai mrau ta har kai duaar |

Kabeer, I long to die; let me die at the Lord's Door.

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ਮਤ ਹਰਿ ਪੂਛੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਹੈ ਪਰਾ ਹਮਾਰੈ ਬਾਰ ॥੬੧॥

mat har poochhai kaun hai paraa hamaarai baar |61|

I hope that the Lord does not ask, "Who is this, lying at my door?" ||61||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਨਾ ਹਮ ਕੀਆ ਨ ਕਰਹਿਗੇ ਨਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਕੈ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥

kabeer naa ham keea na karahige naa kar sakai sareer |

Kabeer, I have not done anything; I shall not do anything; my body cannot do anything.

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ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਉ ਕਿਛੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਭਇਓ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ॥੬੨॥

kiaa jaanau kichh har keea bheo kabeer kabeer |62|

I do not know what the Lord has done, but the call has gone out: "Kabeer, Kabeer." ||62||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਹੂ ਬਰੜਾਇ ਕੈ ਜਿਹ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਰਾਮੁ ॥

kabeer supanai hoo bararraae kai jih mukh nikasai raam |

Kabeer, if someone utters the Name of the Lord even in dreams,

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ਤਾ ਕੇ ਪਗ ਕੀ ਪਾਨਹੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਤਨ ਕੋ ਚਾਮੁ ॥੬੩॥

taa ke pag kee paanahee mere tan ko chaam |63|

I would make my skin into shoes for his feet. ||63||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਮਾਟੀ ਕੇ ਹਮ ਪੂਤਰੇ ਮਾਨਸੁ ਰਾਖਿਓੁ ਨਾਉ ॥

kabeer maattee ke ham pootare maanas raakhio naau |

Kabeer, we are puppets of clay, but we take the name of mankind.

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ਚਾਰਿ ਦਿਵਸ ਕੇ ਪਾਹੁਨੇ ਬਡ ਬਡ ਰੂੰਧਹਿ ਠਾਉ ॥੬੪॥

chaar divas ke paahune badd badd roondheh tthaau |64|

We are guests here for only a few days, but we take up so much space. ||64||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਮਹਿਦੀ ਕਰਿ ਘਾਲਿਆ ਆਪੁ ਪੀਸਾਇ ਪੀਸਾਇ ॥

kabeer mahidee kar ghaaliaa aap peesaae peesaae |

Kabeer, I have made myself into henna, and I grind myself into powder.

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ਤੈ ਸਹ ਬਾਤ ਨ ਪੂਛੀਐ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਲਾਈ ਪਾਇ ॥੬੫॥

tai seh baat na poochheeai kabahu na laaee paae |65|

But You, O my Husband Lord, have not asked about me; You have never applied me to Your Feet. ||65||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਜਿਹ ਦਰਿ ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤਿਅਹੁ ਹਟਕੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥

kabeer jih dar aavat jaatiahu hattakai naahee koe |

Kabeer, that door, through which people never stop coming and going

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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ ਕੈਸੇ ਛੋਡੀਐ ਜੋ ਦਰੁ ਐਸਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੬੬॥

so dar kaise chhoddeeai jo dar aisaa hoe |66|

- how can I leave such a door as that? ||66||

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ਕਬੀਰ ਡੂਬਾ ਥਾ ਪੈ ਉਬਰਿਓ ਗੁਨ ਕੀ ਲਹਰਿ ਝਬਕਿ ॥

kabeer ddoobaa thaa pai ubario gun kee lehar jhabak |

Kabeer, I was drowning, but the waves of virtue saved me in an instant.

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