Ang 14 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

raag sireeraag mahalaa pahilaa 1 ghar 1 |

Raag Siree Raag, First Mehl, First House:

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ਮੋਤੀ ਤ ਮੰਦਰ ਊਸਰਹਿ ਰਤਨੀ ਤ ਹੋਹਿ ਜੜਾਉ ॥

motee ta mandar aoosareh ratanee ta hohi jarraau |

If I had a palace made of pearls, inlaid with jewels,

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ਕਸਤੂਰਿ ਕੁੰਗੂ ਅਗਰਿ ਚੰਦਨਿ ਲੀਪਿ ਆਵੈ ਚਾਉ ॥

kasatoor kungoo agar chandan leep aavai chaau |

scented with musk, saffron and sandalwood, a sheer delight to behold

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ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੧॥

mat dekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau |1|

-seeing this, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||1||

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ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

har bin jeeo jal bal jaau |

Without the Lord, my soul is scorched and burnt.

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ਮੈ ਆਪਣਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਛਿ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਅਵਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਥਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

mai aapanaa gur poochh dekhiaa avar naahee thaau |1| rahaau |

I consulted my Guru, and now I see that there is no other place at all. ||1||Pause||

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ਧਰਤੀ ਤ ਹੀਰੇ ਲਾਲ ਜੜਤੀ ਪਲਘਿ ਲਾਲ ਜੜਾਉ ॥

dharatee ta heere laal jarratee palagh laal jarraau |

If the floor of this palace was a mosaic of diamonds and rubies, and if my bed was encased with rubies,

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ਮੋਹਣੀ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਣੀ ਸੋਹੈ ਕਰੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਪਸਾਉ ॥

mohanee mukh manee sohai kare rang pasaau |

and if heavenly beauties, their faces adorned with emeralds, tried to entice me with sensual gestures of love

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ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥

mat dekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau |2|

-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||2||

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ਸਿਧੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਸਿਧਿ ਲਾਈ ਰਿਧਿ ਆਖਾ ਆਉ ॥

sidh hovaa sidh laaee ridh aakhaa aau |

If I were to become a Siddha, and work miracles, summon wealth

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ਗੁਪਤੁ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ਬੈਸਾ ਲੋਕੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਭਾਉ ॥

gupat paragatt hoe baisaa lok raakhai bhaau |

and become invisible and visible at will, so that people would hold me in awe

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ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੩॥

mat dekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau |3|

-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||3||

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ਸੁਲਤਾਨੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਸਕਰ ਤਖਤਿ ਰਾਖਾ ਪਾਉ ॥

sulataan hovaa mel lasakar takhat raakhaa paau |

If I were to become an emperor and raise a huge army, and sit on a throne,

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ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹਾਸਲੁ ਕਰੀ ਬੈਠਾ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਭ ਵਾਉ ॥

hukam haasal karee baitthaa naanakaa sabh vaau |

issuing commands and collecting taxes-O Nanak, all of this could pass away like a puff of wind.

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ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੧॥

mat dekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau |4|1|

Seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||4||1||

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ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa 1 |

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਟੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਪਵਣੁ ਪੀਅਣੁ ਅਪਿਆਉ ॥

kott kottee meree aarajaa pavan peean apiaau |

If I could live for millions and millions of years, and if the air was my food and drink,

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ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਦੁਇ ਗੁਫੈ ਨ ਦੇਖਾ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਸਉਣ ਨ ਥਾਉ ॥

chand sooraj due gufai na dekhaa supanai saun na thaau |

and if I lived in a cave and never saw either the sun or the moon, and if I never slept, even in dreams

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ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਹਉ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੧॥

bhee teree keemat naa pavai hau kevadd aakhaa naau |1|

-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||1||

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ਸਾਚਾ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਨਿਜ ਥਾਇ ॥

saachaa nirankaar nij thaae |

The True Lord, the Formless One, is Himself in His Own Place.

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ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖਣਾ ਜੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਤਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sun sun aakhan aakhanaa je bhaavai kare tamaae |1| rahaau |

I have heard, over and over again, and so I tell the tale; as it pleases You, Lord, please instill within me the yearning for You. ||1||Pause||

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ਕੁਸਾ ਕਟੀਆ ਵਾਰ ਵਾਰ ਪੀਸਣਿ ਪੀਸਾ ਪਾਇ ॥

kusaa katteea vaar vaar peesan peesaa paae |

If I was slashed and cut into pieces, over and over again, and put into the mill and ground into flour,

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ਅਗੀ ਸੇਤੀ ਜਾਲੀਆ ਭਸਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

agee setee jaaleea bhasam setee ral jaau |

burnt by fire and mixed with ashes

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ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਹਉ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥

bhee teree keemat naa pavai hau kevadd aakhaa naau |2|

-even then, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||2||

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ਪੰਖੀ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਜੇ ਭਵਾ ਸੈ ਅਸਮਾਨੀ ਜਾਉ ॥

pankhee hoe kai je bhavaa sai asamaanee jaau |

If I was a bird, soaring and flying through hundreds of heavens,

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ਨਦਰੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਆਵਊ ਨਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਪੀਆ ਨ ਖਾਉ ॥

nadaree kisai na aavaoo naa kichh peea na khaau |

and if I was invisible, neither eating nor drinking anything

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ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਹਉ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੩॥

bhee teree keemat naa pavai hau kevadd aakhaa naau |3|

-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||3||

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