Ang 1386 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਪ ਹੀ ਧਾਰਨ ਧਾਰੇ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਹੈ ਦੇਖਾਰੇ ਬਰਨੁ ਚਿਹਨੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਮੁਖ ਨ ਮਸਾਰੇ ॥

aap hee dhaaran dhaare kudarat hai dekhaare baran chihan naahee mukh na masaare |

He Himself supports the Universe, revealing His All-powerful Creative Potency. He has no color, form, mouth or beard.

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ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਭਗਤੁ ਦਰਿ ਤੁਲਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਏਕ ਜੀਹ ਕਿਆ ਬਖਾਨੈ ॥

jan naanak bhagat dar tul braham samasar ek jeeh kiaa bakhaanai |

Your devotees are at Your Door, O God - they are just like You. How can servant Nanak describe them with only one tongue?

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ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਿ ॥੩॥

haan ki bal bal bal bal sad balihaar |3|

I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to them. ||3||

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ਸਰਬ ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਾਨੰ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨ ਗੵਾਨੰ ਧੵਾਨੰ ਊਚੇ ਤੇ ਊਚੌ ਜਾਨੀਜੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇਰੋ ਥਾਨੰ ॥

sarab gun nidhaanan keemat na gayaanan dhayaanan aooche te aoochau jaaneejai prabh tero thaanan |

You are the Treasure of all virtue; who can know the value of Your spiritual wisdom and meditation? O God, Your Place is known as the highest of the high.

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ਮਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਤੇਰੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੰ ਏਕੈ ਸੂਤਿ ਹੈ ਜਹਾਨੰ ਕਵਨ ਉਪਮਾ ਦੇਉ ਬਡੇ ਤੇ ਬਡਾਨੰ ॥

man dhan tero praanan ekai soot hai jahaanan kavan upamaa deo badde te baddaanan |

Mind, wealth and the breath of life belong to You alone, Lord. The world is strung upon Your Thread. What praises can I give to You? You are the Greatest of the great.

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ਜਾਨੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਤੇਰੋ ਭੇਉ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ਦੇਉ ਅਕਲ ਕਲਾ ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਬ ਕੋ ਧਾਨੰ ॥

jaanai kaun tero bheo alakh apaar deo akal kalaa hai prabh sarab ko dhaanan |

Who can know Your Mystery? O Unfathomable, Infinite, Divine Lord, Your Power is unstoppable. O God, You are the Support of all.

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ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਭਗਤੁ ਦਰਿ ਤੁਲਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਏਕ ਜੀਹ ਕਿਆ ਬਖਾਨੈ ॥

jan naanak bhagat dar tul braham samasar ek jeeh kiaa bakhaanai |

Your devotees are at Your Door, O God - they are just like You. How can servant Nanak describe them with only one tongue?

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ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਿ ॥੪॥

haan ki bal bal bal bal sad balihaar |4|

I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, a sacrifice, forever a sacrifice to them. ||4||

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ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਆਕਾਰ ਅਛਲ ਪੂਰਨ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ॥

nirankaar aakaar achhal pooran abinaasee |

O Formless, Formed, Undeceivable, Perfect, Imperishable,

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ਹਰਖਵੰਤ ਆਨੰਤ ਰੂਪ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਬਿਗਾਸੀ ॥

harakhavant aanant roop niramal bigaasee |

Blissful, Unlimited, Beautiful, Immaculate, Blossoming Lord:

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ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅੰਤੁ ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਸੀ ॥

gun gaaveh beant ant ik til nahee paasee |

Countless are those who sing Your Glorious Praises, but they do not know even a tiny bit of Your extent.

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ਜਾ ਕਉ ਹੋਂਹਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਸੁ ਜਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਮਹਿ ਮਿਲਾਸੀ ॥

jaa kau honhi kripaal su jan prabh tumeh milaasee |

That humble being upon whom You shower Your Mercy meets with You, O God.

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ਧੰਨਿ ਧੰਨਿ ਤੇ ਧੰਨਿ ਜਨ ਜਿਹ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਯਉ ॥

dhan dhan te dhan jan jih kripaal har har bhyau |

Blessed, blessed, blessed are those humble beings, upon whom the Lord, Har, Har, showers His Mercy.

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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਿਨ ਪਰਸਿਅਉ ਸਿ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੁਹ ਥੇ ਰਹਿਓ ॥੫॥

har gur naanak jin parasiaau si janam maran duh the rahio |5|

Whoever meets with the Lord through Guru Nanak is rid of both birth and death. ||5||

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ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਸਤੇ ਸਤਿ ਭਣੀਐ ॥

sat sat har sat sat sate sat bhaneeai |

The Lord is said to be True, True, True, True, the Truest of the True.

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ਦੂਸਰ ਆਨ ਨ ਅਵਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪਊਰਾਤਨੁ ਸੁਣੀਐ ॥

doosar aan na avar purakh paooraatan suneeai |

There is no other like Him. He is the Primal Being, the Primal Soul.

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੈਤ ਮਨਿ ਸਭ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਏ ॥

amrit har ko naam lait man sabh sukh paae |

Chanting the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, the mortal is blessed with all comforts.

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ਜੇਹ ਰਸਨ ਚਾਖਿਓ ਤੇਹ ਜਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਏ ॥

jeh rasan chaakhio teh jan tripat aghaae |

Those who taste it with their tongues, those humble beings are satisfied and fulfilled.

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ਜਿਹ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸੁਪ੍ਰਸੰਨੁ ਭਯੋੁ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਤਿਹ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

jih tthaakur suprasan bhayuo satasangat tih piaar |

That person who becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master, loves the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਿਨੑ ਪਰਸਿਓ ਤਿਨੑ ਸਭ ਕੁਲ ਕੀਓ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥੬॥

har gur naanak jina parasio tina sabh kul keeo udhaar |6|

Whoever meets with the Lord through Guru Nanak, saves all his generations. ||6||

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ਸਚੁ ਸਭਾ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੇ ਪਹਿ ਧਰਿਓ ॥

sach sabhaa deebaan sach sache peh dhario |

True is His Congregation and His Court. The True Lord has established Truth.

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ਸਚੈ ਤਖਤਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਸਚੁ ਤਪਾਵਸੁ ਕਰਿਓ ॥

sachai takhat nivaas sach tapaavas kario |

Sitting upon His Throne of Truth, He administers True Justice.

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ਸਚਿ ਸਿਰਜੵਿਉ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਆਪਿ ਆਭੁਲੁ ਨ ਭੁਲਉ ॥

sach sirajayiau sansaar aap aabhul na bhulau |

The True Lord Himself fashioned the Universe. He is Infallible, and does not make mistakes.

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ਰਤਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਕੀਮ ਨਹੁ ਪਵੈ ਅਮੁਲਉ ॥

ratan naam apaar keem nahu pavai amulau |

The Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord, is the jewel. Its value cannot be appraised - it is priceless.

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ਜਿਹ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਹੋਯਉ ਗੋੁਬਿੰਦੁ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਤਿਨਹੂ ਪਾਏ ॥

jih kripaal hoyau guobind sarab sukh tinahoo paae |

That person, upon whom the Lord of the Universe showers His Mercy obtains all comforts.

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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਿਨੑ ਪਰਸਿਓ ਤੇ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੋਨਿ ਨ ਆਏ ॥੭॥

har gur naanak jina parasio te bahurr fir jon na aae |7|

Those who touch the Feet of the Lord through Guru Nanak, do not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again. ||7||

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ਕਵਨੁ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਉਨੁ ਗੵਾਨੁ ਧੵਾਨੁ ਕਵਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਉਸ੍ਤਤਿ ਕਰੀਐ ॥

kavan jog kaun gayaan dhayaan kavan bidh ustat kareeai |

What is the Yoga, what is the spiritual wisdom and meditation, and what is the way, to praise the Lord?

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ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਤੇਤੀਸ ਕੋਰਿ ਤਿਰੁ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਰੀਐ ॥

sidh saadhik tetees kor tir keem na pareeai |

The Siddhas and seekers and the three hundred thirty million gods cannot find even a tiny bit of the Lord's Value.

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾਦਿਕ ਸਨਕਾਦਿ ਸੇਖ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਏ ॥

brahamaadik sanakaad sekh gun ant na paae |

Neither Brahma, nor Sanak, nor the thousand-headed serpent king can find the limits of His Glorious Virtues.

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ਅਗਹੁ ਗਹਿਓ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਇ ਪੂਰਿ ਸ੍ਰਬ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

agahu gahio nahee jaae poor srab rahio samaae |

The Inapprehensible Lord cannot be apprehended. He is pervading and permeating amongst all.

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ਜਿਹ ਕਾਟੀ ਸਿਲਕ ਦਯਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਸੇਇ ਜਨ ਲਗੇ ਭਗਤੇ ॥

jih kaattee silak dayaal prabh see jan lage bhagate |

Those whom God has mercifully freed from their nooses - those humble beings are attached to His devotional worship.

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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਿਨੑ ਪਰਸਿਓ ਤੇ ਇਤ ਉਤ ਸਦਾ ਮੁਕਤੇ ॥੮॥

har gur naanak jina parasio te it ut sadaa mukate |8|

Those who meet with the Lord through Guru Nanak are liberated forever, here and hereafter. ||8||

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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਾਤਉ ਦਾਤਾਰ ਪਰੵਿਉ ਜਾਚਕੁ ਇਕੁ ਸਰਨਾ ॥

prabh daatau daataar parayiau jaachak ik saranaa |

I am a beggar; I seek the Sanctuary of God, the Giver of givers.

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ਮਿਲੈ ਦਾਨੁ ਸੰਤ ਰੇਨ ਜੇਹ ਲਗਿ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਤਰਨਾ ॥

milai daan sant ren jeh lag bhaujal taranaa |

Please bless me with the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints; grasping them, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean.

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ਬਿਨਤਿ ਕਰਉ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਜੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

binat krau aradaas sunahu je tthaakur bhaavai |

Please listen to my prayer, if it pleases You, O my Lord and Master.

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