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Ang 1427 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜਿਹ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਿਹ ਭਜੁ ਰੇ ਤੈ ਮੀਤ ॥

jih simarat gat paaeeai tih bhaj re tai meet |

Remembering Him in meditation, salvation is attained; vibrate and meditate on Him, O my friend.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਅਉਧ ਘਟਤ ਹੈ ਨੀਤ ॥੧੦॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa aaudh ghattat hai neet |10|

Says Nanak, listen, mind: your life is passing away! ||10||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਪਾਂਚ ਤਤ ਕੋ ਤਨੁ ਰਚਿਓ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਚਤੁਰ ਸੁਜਾਨ ॥

paanch tat ko tan rachio jaanahu chatur sujaan |

Your body is made up of the five elements; you are clever and wise - know this well.

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ਜਿਹ ਤੇ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਲੀਨ ਤਾਹਿ ਮੈ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੧੧॥

jih te upajio naanakaa leen taeh mai maan |11|

Believe it - you shall merge once again into the One, O Nanak, from whom you originated. ||11||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਘਟ ਘਟ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਜੂ ਬਸੈ ਸੰਤਨ ਕਹਿਓ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ॥

ghatt ghatt mai har joo basai santan kahio pukaar |

The Dear Lord abides in each and every heart; the Saints proclaim this as true.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਹ ਭਜੁ ਮਨਾ ਭਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਉਤਰਹਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥੧੨॥

kahu naanak tih bhaj manaa bhau nidh utareh paar |12|

Says Nanak, meditate and vibrate upon Him, and you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||12||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਜਿਹ ਪਰਸੈ ਨਹੀ ਲੋਭੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥

sukh dukh jih parasai nahee lobh mohu abhimaan |

One who is not touched by pleasure or pain, greed, emotional attachment and egotistical pride

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਸੋ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥੧੩॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa so moorat bhagavaan |13|

- says Nanak, listen, mind: he is the very image of God. ||13||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨਿੰਦਿਆ ਨਾਹਿ ਜਿਹਿ ਕੰਚਨ ਲੋਹ ਸਮਾਨਿ ॥

ausatat nindiaa naeh jihi kanchan loh samaan |

One who is beyond praise and slander, who looks upon gold and iron alike

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੈ ਜਾਨਿ ॥੧੪॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa mukat taeh tai jaan |14|

- says Nanak, listen, mind: know that such a person is liberated. ||14||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਹਰਖੁ ਸੋਗੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਨਹੀ ਬੈਰੀ ਮੀਤ ਸਮਾਨਿ ॥

harakh sog jaa kai nahee bairee meet samaan |

One who is not affected by pleasure or pain, who looks upon friend and enemy alike

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੈ ਜਾਨਿ ॥੧੫॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa mukat taeh tai jaan |15|

- says Nanak, listen, mind: know that such a person is liberated. ||15||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਭੈ ਕਾਹੂ ਕਉ ਦੇਤ ਨਹਿ ਨਹਿ ਭੈ ਮਾਨਤ ਆਨ ॥

bhai kaahoo kau det neh neh bhai maanat aan |

One who does not frighten anyone, and who is not afraid of anyone else

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਖਾਨਿ ॥੧੬॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa giaanee taeh bakhaan |16|

- says Nanak, listen, mind: call him spiritually wise. ||16||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜਿਹਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਸਗਲੀ ਤਜੀ ਲੀਓ ਭੇਖ ਬੈਰਾਗ ॥

jihi bikhiaa sagalee tajee leeo bhekh bairaag |

One who has forsaken all sin and corruption, who wears the robes of neutral detachment

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਤਿਹ ਨਰ ਮਾਥੈ ਭਾਗੁ ॥੧੭॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa tih nar maathai bhaag |17|

- says Nanak, listen, mind: good destiny is written on his forehead. ||17||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜਿਹਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਤਜੀ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਭਇਓ ਉਦਾਸੁ ॥

jihi maaeaa mamataa tajee sabh te bheo udaas |

One who renounces Maya and possessiveness and is detached from everything

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨੁ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਤਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥੧੮॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa tih ghatt braham nivaas |18|

- says Nanak, listen, mind: God abides in his heart. ||18||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜਿਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਹਉਮੈ ਤਜੀ ਕਰਤਾ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਨਿ ॥

jihi praanee haumai tajee karataa raam pachhaan |

That mortal, who forsakes egotism, and realizes the Creator Lord

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਹੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਰੁ ਇਹ ਮਨ ਸਾਚੀ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੧੯॥

kahu naanak vahu mukat nar ih man saachee maan |19|

- says Nanak, that person is liberated; O mind, know this as true. ||19||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਭੈ ਨਾਸਨ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਨ ਕਲਿ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

bhai naasan duramat haran kal mai har ko naam |

In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Name of the Lord is the Destroyer of fear, the Eradicator of evil-mindedness.

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ਨਿਸਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਜੋ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਜੈ ਸਫਲ ਹੋਹਿ ਤਿਹ ਕਾਮ ॥੨੦॥

nis din jo naanak bhajai safal hohi tih kaam |20|

Night and day, O Nanak, whoever vibrates and meditates on the Lord's Name, sees all of his works brought to fruition. ||20||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜਿਹਬਾ ਗੁਨ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਭਜਹੁ ਕਰਨ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

jihabaa gun gobind bhajahu karan sunahu har naam |

Vibrate with your tongue the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe; with your ears, hear the Lord's Name.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਪਰਹਿ ਨ ਜਮ ਕੈ ਧਾਮ ॥੨੧॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa pareh na jam kai dhaam |21|

Says Nanak, listen, man: you shall not have to go to the house of Death. ||21||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਮਮਤਾ ਤਜੈ ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ॥

jo praanee mamataa tajai lobh moh ahankaar |

That mortal who renounces possessiveness, greed, emotional attachment and egotism

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਨ ਤਰੈ ਅਉਰਨ ਲੇਤ ਉਧਾਰ ॥੨੨॥

kahu naanak aapan tarai aauran let udhaar |22|

- says Nanak, he himself is saved, and he saves many others as well. ||22||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜਿਉ ਸੁਪਨਾ ਅਰੁ ਪੇਖਨਾ ਐਸੇ ਜਗ ਕਉ ਜਾਨਿ ॥

jiau supanaa ar pekhanaa aise jag kau jaan |

Like a dream and a show, so is this world, you must know.

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ਇਨ ਮੈ ਕਛੁ ਸਾਚੋ ਨਹੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥੨੩॥

ein mai kachh saacho nahee naanak bin bhagavaan |23|

None of this is true, O Nanak, without God. ||23||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਨਿਸਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਡੋਲਤ ਨੀਤ ॥

nis din maaeaa kaarane praanee ddolat neet |

Night and day, for the sake of Maya, the mortal wanders constantly.

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ਕੋਟਨ ਮੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੋਊ ਨਾਰਾਇਨੁ ਜਿਹ ਚੀਤਿ ॥੨੪॥

kottan mai naanak koaoo naaraaein jih cheet |24|

Among millions, O Nanak, there is scarcely anyone, who keeps the Lord in his consciousness. ||24||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜੈਸੇ ਜਲ ਤੇ ਬੁਦਬੁਦਾ ਉਪਜੈ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਨੀਤ ॥

jaise jal te budabudaa upajai binasai neet |

As the bubbles in the water well up and disappear again,

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ਜਗ ਰਚਨਾ ਤੈਸੇ ਰਚੀ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਮੀਤ ॥੨੫॥

jag rachanaa taise rachee kahu naanak sun meet |25|

so is the universe created; says Nanak, listen, O my friend! ||25||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਚੇਤਈ ਮਦਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੈ ਅੰਧੁ ॥

praanee kachhoo na chetee mad maaeaa kai andh |

The mortal does not remember the Lord, even for a moment; he is blinded by the wine of Maya.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਨ ਪਰਤ ਤਾਹਿ ਜਮ ਫੰਧ ॥੨੬॥

kahu naanak bin har bhajan parat taeh jam fandh |26|

Says Nanak, without meditating on the Lord, he is caught by the noose of Death. ||26||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜਉ ਸੁਖ ਕਉ ਚਾਹੈ ਸਦਾ ਸਰਨਿ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਲੇਹ ॥

jau sukh kau chaahai sadaa saran raam kee leh |

If you yearn for eternal peace, then seek the Sanctuary of the Lord.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਨਿ ਰੇ ਮਨਾ ਦੁਰਲਭ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਦੇਹ ॥੨੭॥

kahu naanak sun re manaa duralabh maanukh deh |27|

Says Nanak, listen, mind: this human body is difficult to obtain. ||27||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾਰਨਿ ਧਾਵਹੀ ਮੂਰਖ ਲੋਗ ਅਜਾਨ ॥

maaeaa kaaran dhaavahee moorakh log ajaan |

For the sake of Maya, the fools and ignorant people run all around.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਨ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਿਰਾਨ ॥੨੮॥

kahu naanak bin har bhajan birathaa janam siraan |28|

Says Nanak, without meditating on the Lord, life passes away uselessly. ||28||

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Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji · Salok Ninth Mehl

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ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਨਿਸਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਭਜੈ ਰੂਪ ਰਾਮ ਤਿਹ ਜਾਨੁ ॥

jo praanee nis din bhajai roop raam tih jaan |

That mortal who meditates and vibrates upon the Lord night and day - know him to be the embodiment of the Lord.

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