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Ang 1370 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngBhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਆਪ ਡੁਬੇ ਚਹੁ ਬੇਦ ਮਹਿ ਚੇਲੇ ਦੀਏ ਬਹਾਇ ॥੧੦੪॥
aap ddube chahu bed meh chele dee bahaae |104|
He himself is drowning in the four Vedas; he drowns his disciples as well. ||104||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਜੇਤੇ ਪਾਪ ਕੀਏ ਰਾਖੇ ਤਲੈ ਦੁਰਾਇ ॥
kabeer jete paap kee raakhe talai duraae |
Kabeer, whatever sins the mortal has committed, he tries to keep hidden under cover.
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ਪਰਗਟ ਭਏ ਨਿਦਾਨ ਸਭ ਜਬ ਪੂਛੇ ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ॥੧੦੫॥
paragatt bhe nidaan sabh jab poochhe dharam raae |105|
But in the end, they shall all be revealed, when the Righteous Judge of Dharma investigates. ||105||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਕੈ ਪਾਲਿਓ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ॥
kabeer har kaa simaran chhaadd kai paalio bahut kuttanb |
Kabeer, you have given up meditating on the Lord, and you have raised a large family.
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ਧੰਧਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਰਹਿ ਗਇਆ ਭਾਈ ਰਹਿਆ ਨ ਬੰਧੁ ॥੧੦੬॥
dhandhaa karataa reh geaa bhaaee rahiaa na bandh |106|
You continue to involve yourself in worldly affairs, but none of your brothers and relatives remain. ||106||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਕੈ ਰਾਤਿ ਜਗਾਵਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
kabeer har kaa simaran chhaadd kai raat jagaavan jaae |
Kabeer, those who give up meditation on the Lord, and get up at night to wake the spirits of the dead,
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ਸਰਪਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਅਉਤਰੈ ਜਾਏ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਖਾਇ ॥੧੦੭॥
sarapan hoe kai aautarai jaae apune khaae |107|
shall be reincarnated as snakes, and eat their own offspring. ||107||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਕੈ ਅਹੋਈ ਰਾਖੈ ਨਾਰਿ ॥
kabeer har kaa simaran chhaadd kai ahoee raakhai naar |
Kabeer, the woman who gives up meditation on the Lord, and observes the ritual fast of Ahoi,
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ਗਦਹੀ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਅਉਤਰੈ ਭਾਰੁ ਸਹੈ ਮਨ ਚਾਰਿ ॥੧੦੮॥
gadahee hoe kai aautarai bhaar sahai man chaar |108|
shall be reincarnated as a donkey, to carry heavy burdens. ||108||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਅਤਿ ਘਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
kabeer chaturaaee at ghanee har jap hiradai maeh |
Kabeer, it is the most clever wisdom, to chant and meditate on the Lord in the heart.
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ਸੂਰੀ ਊਪਰਿ ਖੇਲਨਾ ਗਿਰੈ ਤ ਠਾਹਰ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੧੦੯॥
sooree aoopar khelanaa girai ta tthaahar naeh |109|
It is like playing on a pig; if you fall off, you will find no place of rest. ||109||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਸੋੁਈ ਮੁਖੁ ਧੰਨਿ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਕਹੀਐ ਰਾਮੁ ॥
kabeer suoee mukh dhan hai jaa mukh kaheeai raam |
Kabeer, blessed is that mouth, which utters the Lord's Name.
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ਦੇਹੀ ਕਿਸ ਕੀ ਬਾਪੁਰੀ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਹੋਇਗੋ ਗ੍ਰਾਮੁ ॥੧੧੦॥
dehee kis kee baapuree pavitru hoeigo graam |110|
It purifies the body, and the whole village as well. ||110||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਸੋਈ ਕੁਲ ਭਲੀ ਜਾ ਕੁਲ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਦਾਸੁ ॥
kabeer soee kul bhalee jaa kul har ko daas |
Kabeer, that family is good, in which the Lord's slave is born.
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ਜਿਹ ਕੁਲ ਦਾਸੁ ਨ ਊਪਜੈ ਸੋ ਕੁਲ ਢਾਕੁ ਪਲਾਸੁ ॥੧੧੧॥
jih kul daas na aoopajai so kul dtaak palaas |111|
But that family in which the Lord's slave is not born is as useless as weeds. ||111||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਹੈ ਗਇ ਬਾਹਨ ਸਘਨ ਘਨ ਲਾਖ ਧਜਾ ਫਹਰਾਹਿ ॥
kabeer hai ge baahan saghan ghan laakh dhajaa faharaeh |
Kabeer, some have lots of horses, elephants and carriages, and thousands of banners waving.
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ਇਆ ਸੁਖ ਤੇ ਭਿਖੵਾ ਭਲੀ ਜਉ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਦਿਨ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧੧੨॥
eaa sukh te bhikhayaa bhalee jau har simarat din jaeh |112|
But begging is better than these comforts, if one spends his days meditating in remembrance on the Lord. ||112||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਹਉ ਫਿਰਿਓ ਮਾਂਦਲੁ ਕੰਧ ਚਢਾਇ ॥
kabeer sabh jag hau firio maandal kandh chadtaae |
Kabeer, I have wandered all over the world, carrying the drum on my shoulder.
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ਕੋਈ ਕਾਹੂ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਸਭ ਦੇਖੀ ਠੋਕਿ ਬਜਾਇ ॥੧੧੩॥
koee kaahoo ko nahee sabh dekhee tthok bajaae |113|
No one belongs to anyone else; I have looked and carefully studied it. ||113||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਮਾਰਗਿ ਮੋਤੀ ਬੀਥਰੇ ਅੰਧਾ ਨਿਕਸਿਓ ਆਇ ॥
maarag motee beethare andhaa nikasio aae |
The pearls are scattered on the road; the blind man comes along.
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ਜੋਤਿ ਬਿਨਾ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਕੀ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਲੰਘੇ ਜਾਇ ॥੧੧੪॥
jot binaa jagadees kee jagat ulanghe jaae |114|
Without the Light of the Lord of the Universe, the world just passes them by. ||114||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਬੂਡਾ ਬੰਸੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਾ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਪੂਤੁ ਕਮਾਲੁ ॥
booddaa bans kabeer kaa upajio poot kamaal |
My family is drowned, O Kabeer, since the birth of my son Kamaal.
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ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਛਾਡਿ ਕੈ ਘਰਿ ਲੇ ਆਯਾ ਮਾਲੁ ॥੧੧੫॥
har kaa simaran chhaadd kai ghar le aayaa maal |115|
He has given up meditating on the Lord, in order to bring home wealth. ||115||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਸਾਧੂ ਕਉ ਮਿਲਨੇ ਜਾਈਐ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਲੀਜੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
kabeer saadhoo kau milane jaaeeai saath na leejai koe |
Kabeer, go out to meet the holy man; do not take anyone else with you.
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ਪਾਛੈ ਪਾਉ ਨ ਦੀਜੀਐ ਆਗੈ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧੧੬॥
paachhai paau na deejeeai aagai hoe su hoe |116|
Do not turn back - keep on going. Whatever will be, will be. ||116||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਜਗੁ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਜਿਹ ਜੇਵਰੀ ਤਿਹ ਮਤ ਬੰਧਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ॥
kabeer jag baadhio jih jevaree tih mat bandhahu kabeer |
Kabeer, do not bind yourself with that chain, which binds the whole world.
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ਜੈਹਹਿ ਆਟਾ ਲੋਨ ਜਿਉ ਸੋਨ ਸਮਾਨਿ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥੧੧੭॥
jaiheh aattaa lon jiau son samaan sareer |117|
As the salt is lost in the flour, so shall your golden body be lost. ||117||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਹੰਸੁ ਉਡਿਓ ਤਨੁ ਗਾਡਿਓ ਸੋਝਾਈ ਸੈਨਾਹ ॥
kabeer hans uddio tan gaaddio sojhaaee sainaah |
Kabeer, the soul-swan is flying away, and the body is being buried, and still he makes gestures.
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ਅਜਹੂ ਜੀਉ ਨ ਛੋਡਈ ਰੰਕਾਈ ਨੈਨਾਹ ॥੧੧੮॥
ajahoo jeeo na chhoddee rankaaee nainaah |118|
Even then, the mortal does not give up the cruel look in his eyes. ||118||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਨੈਨ ਨਿਹਾਰਉ ਤੁਝ ਕਉ ਸ੍ਰਵਨ ਸੁਨਉ ਤੁਅ ਨਾਉ ॥
kabeer nain nihaarau tujh kau sravan sunau tua naau |
Kabeer: with my eyes, I see You, Lord; with my ears, I hear Your Name.
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ਬੈਨ ਉਚਰਉ ਤੁਅ ਨਾਮ ਜੀ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਰਿਦ ਠਾਉ ॥੧੧੯॥
bain uchrau tua naam jee charan kamal rid tthaau |119|
With my tongue I chant Your Name; I enshrine Your Lotus Feet within my heart. ||119||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਸੁਰਗ ਨਰਕ ਤੇ ਮੈ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
kabeer surag narak te mai rahio satigur ke parasaad |
Kabeer, I have been spared from heaven and hell, by the Grace of the True Guru.
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ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਕੀ ਮਉਜ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਉ ਅੰਤਿ ਅਰੁ ਆਦਿ ॥੧੨੦॥
charan kamal kee mauj meh rhau ant ar aad |120|
From beginning to end, I abide in the joy of the Lord's Lotus Feet. ||120||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਕੀ ਮਉਜ ਕੋ ਕਹਿ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਨਮਾਨ ॥
kabeer charan kamal kee mauj ko keh kaise unamaan |
Kabeer, how can I even describe the extent of the joy of the Lord's Lotus Feet?
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ਕਹਿਬੇ ਕਉ ਸੋਭਾ ਨਹੀ ਦੇਖਾ ਹੀ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥੧੨੧॥
kahibe kau sobhaa nahee dekhaa hee paravaan |121|
I cannot describe its sublime glory; it has to be seen to be appreciated. ||121||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Salok Kabeer Jee
Read the full shabad →ਕਬੀਰ ਦੇਖਿ ਕੈ ਕਿਹ ਕਹਉ ਕਹੇ ਨ ਕੋ ਪਤੀਆਇ ॥
kabeer dekh kai kih khau kahe na ko pateeae |
Kabeer, how can I describe what I have seen? No one will believe my words.
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ਹਰਿ ਜੈਸਾ ਤੈਸਾ ਉਹੀ ਰਹਉ ਹਰਖਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ॥੧੨੨॥
har jaisaa taisaa uhee rhau harakh gun gaae |122|
The Lord is just as He is. I dwell in delight, singing His Glorious Praises. ||122||
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