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Ang 139 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਸੋਭਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
sobhaa surat suhaavanee jin har setee chit laaeaa |2|
Beautiful and sublime is the glory and the understanding of those who focus their consciousness on the Lord. ||2||
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Guru Angad Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੨ ॥
salok mahalaa 2 |
Salok, Second Mehl:
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ਅਖੀ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਵਿਣੁ ਕੰਨਾ ਸੁਨਣਾ ॥
akhee baajhahu vekhanaa vin kanaa sunanaa |
To see without eyes; to hear without ears;
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ਪੈਰਾ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਚਲਣਾ ਵਿਣੁ ਹਥਾ ਕਰਣਾ ॥
pairaa baajhahu chalanaa vin hathaa karanaa |
to walk without feet; to work without hands;
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ਜੀਭੈ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਬੋਲਣਾ ਇਉ ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰਣਾ ॥
jeebhai baajhahu bolanaa iau jeevat maranaa |
to speak without a tongue-like this, one remains dead while yet alive.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ਕੈ ਤਉ ਖਸਮੈ ਮਿਲਣਾ ॥੧॥
naanak hukam pachhaan kai tau khasamai milanaa |1|
O Nanak, recognize the Hukam of the Lord's Command, and merge with your Lord and Master. ||1||
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Guru Angad Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੨ ॥
mahalaa 2 |
Second Mehl:
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ਦਿਸੈ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਉ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
disai suneeai jaaneeai saau na paaeaa jaae |
He is seen, heard and known, but His subtle essence is not obtained.
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ਰੁਹਲਾ ਟੁੰਡਾ ਅੰਧੁਲਾ ਕਿਉ ਗਲਿ ਲਗੈ ਧਾਇ ॥
ruhalaa ttunddaa andhulaa kiau gal lagai dhaae |
How can the lame, armless and blind person run to embrace the Lord?
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ਭੈ ਕੇ ਚਰਣ ਕਰ ਭਾਵ ਕੇ ਲੋਇਣ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
bhai ke charan kar bhaav ke loein surat karee |
Let the Fear of God be your feet, and let His Love be your hands; let His Understanding be your eyes.
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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਿਆਣੀਏ ਇਵ ਕੰਤ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
naanak kahai siaanee iv kant milaavaa hoe |2|
Says Nanak, in this way, O wise soul-bride, you shall be united with your Husband Lord. ||2||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਤੂੰ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਤੁਧੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ॥
sadaa sadaa toon ek hai tudh doojaa khel rachaaeaa |
Forever and ever, You are the only One; You set the play of duality in motion.
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ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਲੋਭੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੰਤਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
haumai garab upaae kai lobh antar jantaa paaeaa |
You created egotism and arrogant pride, and You placed greed within our beings.
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ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਖੁ ਤੂ ਸਭ ਕਰੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥
jiau bhaavai tiau rakh too sabh kare teraa karaaeaa |
Keep me as it pleases Your Will; everyone acts as You cause them to act.
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ਇਕਨਾ ਬਖਸਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
eikanaa bakhaseh mel laihi guramatee tudhai laaeaa |
Some are forgiven, and merge with You; through the Guru's Teachings, we are joined to You.
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ਇਕਿ ਖੜੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਤੇਰੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
eik kharre kareh teree chaakaree vin naavai hor na bhaaeaa |
Some stand and serve You; without the Name, nothing else pleases them.
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ਹੋਰੁ ਕਾਰ ਵੇਕਾਰ ਹੈ ਇਕਿ ਸਚੀ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥
hor kaar vekaar hai ik sachee kaarai laaeaa |
Any other task would be worthless to them-You have enjoined them to Your True Service.
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ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਹੈ ਇਕਿ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਰਹੇ ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
put kalat kuttanb hai ik alipat rahe jo tudh bhaaeaa |
In the midst of children, spouse and relations, some still remain detached; they are pleasing to Your Will.
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ਓਹਿ ਅੰਦਰਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਸਚੈ ਨਾਇ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
ohi andarahu baaharahu niramale sachai naae samaaeaa |3|
Inwardly and outwardly, they are pure, and they are absorbed in the True Name. ||3||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
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ਸੁਇਨੇ ਕੈ ਪਰਬਤਿ ਗੁਫਾ ਕਰੀ ਕੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਇਆਲਿ ॥
sueine kai parabat gufaa karee kai paanee peaal |
I may make a cave, in a mountain of gold, or in the water of the nether regions;
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ਕੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਕੈ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਉਰਧਿ ਰਹਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰਿ ॥
kai vich dharatee kai aakaasee uradh rahaa sir bhaar |
I may remain standing on my head, upside-down, on the earth or up in the sky;
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ਪੁਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਪੜੁ ਪਹਿਰਾ ਧੋਵਾ ਸਦਾ ਕਾਰਿ ॥
pur kar kaaeaa kaparr pahiraa dhovaa sadaa kaar |
I may totally cover my body with clothes, and wash them continually;
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ਬਗਾ ਰਤਾ ਪੀਅਲਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਬੇਦਾ ਕਰੀ ਪੁਕਾਰ ॥
bagaa rataa peealaa kaalaa bedaa karee pukaar |
I may shout out loud, the white, red, yellow and black Vedas;
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ਹੋਇ ਕੁਚੀਲੁ ਰਹਾ ਮਲੁ ਧਾਰੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਤਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥
hoe kucheel rahaa mal dhaaree duramat mat vikaar |
I may even live in dirt and filth. And yet, all this is just a product of evil-mindedness, and intellectual corruption.
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ਨਾ ਹਉ ਨਾ ਮੈ ਨਾ ਹਉ ਹੋਵਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੧॥
naa hau naa mai naa hau hovaa naanak sabad veechaar |1|
I was not, I am not, and I will never be anything at all! O Nanak, I dwell only on the Word of the Shabad. ||1||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 |
First Mehl:
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ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਪਖਾਲਿ ਪਖਾਲੇ ਕਾਇਆ ਆਪੇ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
vasatr pakhaal pakhaale kaaeaa aape sanjam hovai |
They wash their clothes, and scrub their bodies, and try to practice self-discipline.
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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਲਗੀ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਧੋਵੈ ॥
antar mail lagee nahee jaanai baaharahu mal mal dhovai |
But they are not aware of the filth staining their inner being, while they try and try to wash off the outer dirt.
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ਅੰਧਾ ਭੂਲਿ ਪਇਆ ਜਮ ਜਾਲੇ ॥
andhaa bhool peaa jam jaale |
The blind go astray, caught by the noose of Death.
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ਵਸਤੁ ਪਰਾਈ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਘਾਲੇ ॥
vasat paraaee apunee kar jaanai haumai vich dukh ghaale |
They see other people's property as their own, and in egotism, they suffer in pain.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥
naanak guramukh haumai tuttai taa har har naam dhiaavai |
O Nanak, the egotism of the Gurmukhs is broken, and then, they meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
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ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੇ ਨਾਮੋ ਆਰਾਧੇ ਨਾਮੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
naam jape naamo aaraadhe naame sukh samaavai |2|
They chant the Naam, meditate on the Naam, and through the Naam, they are absorbed in peace. ||2||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਪਵੜੀ ॥
pavarree |
Pauree:
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ਕਾਇਆ ਹੰਸਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥
kaaeaa hans sanjog mel milaaeaa |
Destiny has brought together and united the body and the soul-swan.
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ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਕੀਆ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥
tin hee keea vijog jin upaaeaa |
He who created them, also separates them.
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ਮੂਰਖੁ ਭੋਗੇ ਭੋਗੁ ਦੁਖ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥
moorakh bhoge bhog dukh sabaaeaa |
The fools enjoy their pleasures; they must also endure all their pains.
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ਸੁਖਹੁ ਉਠੇ ਰੋਗ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥
sukhahu utthe rog paap kamaaeaa |
From pleasures, arise diseases and the commission of sins.
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ਹਰਖਹੁ ਸੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਖਪਾਇਆ ॥
harakhahu sog vijog upaae khapaaeaa |
From sinful pleasures come sorrow, separation, birth and death.
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ਮੂਰਖ ਗਣਤ ਗਣਾਇ ਝਗੜਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
moorakh ganat ganaae jhagarraa paaeaa |
The fools try to account for their misdeeds, and argue uselessly.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਥਿ ਨਿਬੇੜੁ ਝਗੜੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥
satigur hath niberr jhagarr chukaaeaa |
The judgement is in the Hands of the True Guru, who puts an end to the argument.
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ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਗੁ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
karataa kare su hog na chalai chalaaeaa |4|
Whatever the Creator does, comes to pass. It cannot be changed by anyone's efforts. ||4||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
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ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਮੁਰਦਾਰੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
koorr bol muradaar khaae |
Telling lies, they eat dead bodies.
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