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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Maajh

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ਤੀਜੈ ਮੁਹੀ ਗਿਰਾਹ ਭੁਖ ਤਿਖਾ ਦੁਇ ਭਉਕੀਆ ॥

teejai muhee giraah bhukh tikhaa due bhaukeea |

In the third watch, both hunger and thirst bark for attention, and food is put into the mouth.

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ਖਾਧਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਆਹ ਭੀ ਖਾਣੇ ਸਿਉ ਦੋਸਤੀ ॥

khaadhaa hoe suaah bhee khaane siau dosatee |

That which is eaten becomes dust, but they are still attached to eating.

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ਚਉਥੈ ਆਈ ਊਂਘ ਅਖੀ ਮੀਟਿ ਪਵਾਰਿ ਗਇਆ ॥

chauthai aaee aoongh akhee meett pavaar geaa |

In the fourth watch, they become drowsy. They close their eyes and begin to dream.

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ਭੀ ਉਠਿ ਰਚਿਓਨੁ ਵਾਦੁ ਸੈ ਵਰਿੑਆ ਕੀ ਪਿੜ ਬਧੀ ॥

bhee utth rachion vaad sai varaa kee pirr badhee |

Rising up again, they engage in conflicts; they set the stage as if they will live for 100 years.

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ਸਭੇ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੇ ਅਠੀ ਭਉ ਹੋਇ ॥

sabhe velaa vakhat sabh je atthee bhau hoe |

If at all times, at each and every moment, they live in the fear of God

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਵਣੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak saahib man vasai sachaa naavan hoe |1|

-O Nanak, the Lord dwells within their minds, and their cleansing bath is true. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

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ਸੇਈ ਪੂਰੇ ਸਾਹ ਜਿਨੀ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

seee poore saah jinee pooraa paaeaa |

They are the perfect kings, who have found the Perfect Lord.

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ਅਠੀ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹ ਰਹਨਿ ਇਕਤੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥

atthee veparavaah rehan ikatai rang |

Twenty-four hours a day, they remain unconcerned, imbued with the Love of the One Lord.

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ਦਰਸਨਿ ਰੂਪਿ ਅਥਾਹ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਪਾਈਅਹਿ ॥

darasan roop athaah virale paaeeeh |

Only a few obtain the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the Unimaginably Beauteous Lord.

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ਕਰਮਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਪੂਰਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਪੂਰਾ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਬੋਲੁ ॥

karam poorai pooraa guroo pooraa jaa kaa bol |

Through the perfect karma of good deeds, one meets the Perfect Guru, whose speech is perfect.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੇ ਕਰੇ ਘਟੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਤੋਲੁ ॥੨॥

naanak pooraa je kare ghattai naahee tol |2|

O Nanak, when the Guru makes one perfect, one's weight does not decrease. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਜਾ ਤੂੰ ਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਰਿ ਮੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ॥

jaa toon taa kiaa hor mai sach sunaaeeai |

When You are with me, what more could I want? I speak only the Truth.

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ਮੁਠੀ ਧੰਧੈ ਚੋਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

mutthee dhandhai chor mehal na paaeeai |

Plundered by the thieves of worldly affairs, she does not obtain the Mansion of His Presence.

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ਏਨੈ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਠੋਰਿ ਸੇਵ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥

enai chit katthor sev gavaaeeai |

Being so stone-hearted, she has lost her chance to serve the Lord.

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ਜਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ਸੁ ਭੰਨਿ ਘੜਾਈਐ ॥

jit ghatt sach na paae su bhan gharraaeeai |

That heart, in which the True Lord is not found, should be torn down and re-built.

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ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਵਟਿ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੁਲਾਈਐ ॥

kiau kar poorai vatt tol tulaaeeai |

How can she be weighed accurately, upon the scale of perfection?

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ਕੋਇ ਨ ਆਖੈ ਘਟਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਈਐ ॥

koe na aakhai ghatt haumai jaaeeai |

No one will say that her weight has been shorted, if she rids herself of egotism.

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ਲਈਅਨਿ ਖਰੇ ਪਰਖਿ ਦਰਿ ਬੀਨਾਈਐ ॥

leean khare parakh dar beenaaeeai |

The genuine are assayed, and accepted in the Court of the All-knowing Lord.

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ਸਉਦਾ ਇਕਤੁ ਹਟਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧੭॥

saudaa ikat hatt poorai gur paaeeai |17|

The genuine merchandise is found only in one shop-it is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||17||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੨ ॥

salok mahalaa 2 |

Salok, Second Mehl:

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ਅਠੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਅਠ ਖੰਡ ਨਾਵਾ ਖੰਡੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥

atthee paharee atth khandd naavaa khandd sareer |

Twenty-four hours a day, destroy the eight things, and in the ninth place, conquer the body.

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ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਭਾਲਹਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥

tis vich nau nidh naam ek bhaaleh gunee gaheer |

Within the body are the nine treasures of the Name of the Lord-seek the depths of these virtues.

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ਕਰਮਵੰਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੀਰੁ ॥

karamavantee saalaahiaa naanak kar gur peer |

Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher.

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ਚਉਥੈ ਪਹਰਿ ਸਬਾਹ ਕੈ ਸੁਰਤਿਆ ਉਪਜੈ ਚਾਉ ॥

chauthai pehar sabaah kai suratiaa upajai chaau |

In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness.

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ਤਿਨਾ ਦਰੀਆਵਾ ਸਿਉ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥

tinaa dareeaavaa siau dosatee man mukh sachaa naau |

They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.

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ਓਥੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਵੰਡੀਐ ਕਰਮੀ ਹੋਇ ਪਸਾਉ ॥

othai amrit vanddeeai karamee hoe pasaau |

The Ambrosial Nectar is distributed, and those with good karma receive this gift.

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ਕੰਚਨ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਸੀਐ ਵੰਨੀ ਚੜੈ ਚੜਾਉ ॥

kanchan kaaeaa kaseeai vanee charrai charraau |

Their bodies become golden, and take on the color of spirituality.

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ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਸਰਾਫ ਕੀ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਤਾਉ ॥

je hovai nadar saraaf kee bahurr na paaee taau |

If the Jeweller casts His Glance of Grace, they are not placed in the fire again.

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ਸਤੀ ਪਹਰੀ ਸਤੁ ਭਲਾ ਬਹੀਐ ਪੜਿਆ ਪਾਸਿ ॥

satee paharee sat bhalaa baheeai parriaa paas |

Throughout the other seven watches of the day, it is good to speak the Truth, and sit with the spiritually wise.

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ਓਥੈ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਕੂੜੈ ਘਟੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

othai paap pun beechaareeai koorrai ghattai raas |

There, vice and virtue are distinguished, and the capital of falsehood is decreased.

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ਓਥੈ ਖੋਟੇ ਸਟੀਅਹਿ ਖਰੇ ਕੀਚਹਿ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥

othai khotte satteeeh khare keecheh saabaas |

There, the counterfeit are cast aside, and the genuine are cheered.

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ਬੋਲਣੁ ਫਾਦਲੁ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਖਸਮੈ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥

bolan faadal naanakaa dukh sukh khasamai paas |1|

Speech is vain and useless. O Nanak, pain and pleasure are in the power of our Lord and Master. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

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ਪਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਮਾਤਾ ਧਰਤਿ ਮਹਤੁ ॥

paun guroo paanee pitaa maataa dharat mehat |

Air is the Guru, Water is the Father, and Earth is the Great Mother of all.

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ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਦਾਈ ਦਾਇਆ ਖੇਲੈ ਸਗਲ ਜਗਤੁ ॥

dinas raat due daaee daaeaa khelai sagal jagat |

Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.

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ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਵਾਚੇ ਧਰਮੁ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

changiaaeea buriaaeea vaache dharam hadoor |

Good deeds and bad deeds-the record is read out in the Presence of the Lord of Dharma.

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ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

karamee aapo aapanee ke nerrai ke door |

According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.

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ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਏ ਮਸਕਤਿ ਘਾਲਿ ॥

jinee naam dhiaaeaa ge masakat ghaal |

Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow

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ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਹੋਰ ਕੇਤੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੨॥

naanak te mukh ujale hor ketee chhuttee naal |2|

-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many others are saved along with them! ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਸਚਾ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਭਾਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦਸਿਆ ॥

sachaa bhojan bhaau satigur dasiaa |

The True Food is the Love of the Lord; the True Guru has spoken.

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ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਪਤੀਆਇ ਸਚਿ ਵਿਗਸਿਆ ॥

sache hee pateeae sach vigasiaa |

With this True Food, I am satisfied, and with the Truth, I am delighted.

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ਸਚੈ ਕੋਟਿ ਗਿਰਾਂਇ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ॥

sachai kott giraane nij ghar vasiaa |

True are the cities and the villages, where one abides in the True Home of the self.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਨਾਉ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਰਹਸਿਆ ॥

satigur tutthai naau prem rahasiaa |

When the True Guru is pleased, one receives the Lord's Name, and blossoms forth in His Love.

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ਸਚੈ ਦੈ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਨ ਜਾਈਐ ॥

sachai dai deebaan koorr na jaaeeai |

No one enters the Court of the True Lord through falsehood.

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ਝੂਠੋ ਝੂਠੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਸੁ ਮਹਲੁ ਖੁਆਈਐ ॥

jhoottho jhootth vakhaan su mehal khuaaeeai |

By uttering falsehood and only falsehood, the Mansion of the Lord's Presence is lost.

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