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Ang 166 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Ramdas Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਮੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਸਈਆ ॥
mere raam mai moorakh har raakh mere guseea |
O my Lord, I am so foolish; save me, O my Lord God!
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ਜਨ ਕੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਵਡਈਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jan kee upamaa tujheh vaddeea |1| rahaau |
Your servant's praise is Your Own Glorious Greatness. ||1||Pause||
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ਮੰਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਨੰਦੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
mandar ghar aanand har har jas man bhaavai |
Those whose minds are pleased by the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, are joyful in the palaces of their own homes.
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ਸਭ ਰਸ ਮੀਠੇ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਗਹਿ ਜਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
sabh ras meetthe mukh lageh jaa har gun gaavai |
Their mouths savor all the sweet delicacies when they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
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ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਪਰਵਾਰੁ ਸਧਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਇਕੀਹ ਕੁਲੀ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਛਡਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
har jan paravaar sadhaar hai ikeeh kulee sabh jagat chhaddaavai |2|
The Lord's humble servants are the saviors of their families; they save their families for twenty-one generations - they save the entire world! ||2||
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ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
jo kichh keea so har keea har kee vaddiaaee |
Whatever has been done, has been done by the Lord; it is the Glorious Greatness of the Lord.
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ਹਰਿ ਜੀਅ ਤੇਰੇ ਤੂੰ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਈ ॥
har jeea tere toon varatadaa har pooj karaaee |
O Lord, in Your creatures, You are pervading; You inspire them to worship You.
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ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਲਹਾਇਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਰਤਾਈ ॥੩॥
har bhagat bhanddaar lahaaeidaa aape varataaee |3|
The Lord leads us to the treasure of devotional worship; He Himself bestows it. ||3||
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ਲਾਲਾ ਹਾਟਿ ਵਿਹਾਝਿਆ ਕਿਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥
laalaa haatt vihaajhiaa kiaa tis chaturaaee |
I am a slave, purchased in Your market; what clever tricks do I have?
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ਜੇ ਰਾਜਿ ਬਹਾਲੇ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਲਾਮੁ ਘਾਸੀ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਢਾਈ ॥
je raaj bahaale taa har gulaam ghaasee kau har naam kadtaaee |
If the Lord were to set me upon a throne, I would still be His slave. If I were a grass-cutter, I would still chant the Lord's Name.
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ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੪॥੨॥੮॥੪੬॥
jan naanak har kaa daas hai har kee vaddiaaee |4|2|8|46|
Servant Nanak is the slave of the Lord; contemplate the Glorious Greatness of the Lord||4||2||8||46||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
gaurree guaareree mahalaa 4 |
Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:
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ਕਿਰਸਾਣੀ ਕਿਰਸਾਣੁ ਕਰੇ ਲੋਚੈ ਜੀਉ ਲਾਇ ॥
kirasaanee kirasaan kare lochai jeeo laae |
The farmers love to work their farms;
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ਹਲੁ ਜੋਤੈ ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਪੁਤੁ ਧੀ ਖਾਇ ॥
hal jotai udam kare meraa put dhee khaae |
they plow and work the fields, so that their sons and daughters may eat.
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ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਛਡਾਇ ॥੧॥
tiau har jan har har jap kare har ant chhaddaae |1|
In just the same way, the Lord's humble servants chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and in the end, the Lord shall save them. ||1||
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ਮੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥
mai moorakh kee gat keejai mere raam |
I am foolish - save me, O my Lord!
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ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਇ ਹਮ ਕਾਮ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur satigur sevaa har laae ham kaam |1| rahaau |
O Lord, enjoin me to work and serve the Guru, the True Guru. ||1||Pause||
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ਲੈ ਤੁਰੇ ਸਉਦਾਗਰੀ ਸਉਦਾਗਰੁ ਧਾਵੈ ॥
lai ture saudaagaree saudaagar dhaavai |
The traders buy horses, planning to trade them.
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ਧਨੁ ਖਟੈ ਆਸਾ ਕਰੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਵਧਾਵੈ ॥
dhan khattai aasaa karai maaeaa mohu vadhaavai |
They hope to earn wealth; their attachment to Maya increases.
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ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
tiau har jan har har bolataa har bol sukh paavai |2|
In just the same way, the Lord's humble servants chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; chanting the Lord's Name, they find peace. ||2||
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ਬਿਖੁ ਸੰਚੈ ਹਟਵਾਣੀਆ ਬਹਿ ਹਾਟਿ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
bikh sanchai hattavaaneea beh haatt kamaae |
The shop-keepers collect poison, sitting in their shops, carrying on their business.
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ਮੋਹ ਝੂਠੁ ਪਸਾਰਾ ਝੂਠ ਕਾ ਝੂਠੇ ਲਪਟਾਇ ॥
moh jhootth pasaaraa jhootth kaa jhootthe lapattaae |
Their love is false, their displays are false, and they are engrossed in falsehood.
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ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਖਰਚੁ ਲੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
tiau har jan har dhan sanchiaa har kharach lai jaae |3|
In just the same way, the Lord's humble servants gather the wealth of the Lord's Name; they take the Lord's Name as their supplies. ||3||
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ਇਹੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਇ ਦੂਜੈ ਫਾਸ ॥
eihu maaeaa moh kuttanb hai bhaae doojai faas |
This emotional attachment to Maya and family, and the love of duality, is a noose around the neck.
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ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਤਰੈ ਜੋ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸ ॥
guramatee so jan tarai jo daasan daas |
Following the Guru's Teachings, the humble servants are carried across; they become the slaves of the Lord's slaves.
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ਜਨਿ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਗਾਸ ॥੪॥੩॥੯॥੪੭॥
jan naanak naam dhiaaeaa guramukh paragaas |4|3|9|47|
Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam; the Gurmukh is enlightened. ||4||3||9||47||
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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
gaurree bairaagan mahalaa 4 |
Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl:
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ਨਿਤ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਲਾਲਚੁ ਕਰੇ ਭਰਮੈ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ॥
nit dinas raat laalach kare bharamai bharamaaeaa |
Continuously, day and night, they are gripped by greed and deluded by doubt.
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ਵੇਗਾਰਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਵੇਗਾਰੀਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਠਾਇਆ ॥
vegaar firai vegaareea sir bhaar utthaaeaa |
The slaves labor in slavery, carrying the loads upon their heads.
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ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਜਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਘਰ ਕੈ ਕੰਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
jo gur kee jan sevaa kare so ghar kai kam har laaeaa |1|
That humble being who serves the Guru is put to work by the Lord in His Home. ||1||
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ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਤੋੜਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਘਰ ਕੈ ਕੰਮਿ ਲਾਇ ॥
mere raam torr bandhan maaeaa ghar kai kam laae |
O my Lord, please break these bonds of Maya, and put me to work in Your Home.
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ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nit har gun gaavah har naam samaae |1| rahaau |
I continuously sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; I am absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
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ਨਰੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਕਰੇ ਨਰਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਅਰਥਿ ਸਭ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
nar praanee chaakaree kare narapat raaje arath sabh maaeaa |
Mortal men work for kings, all for the sake of wealth and Maya.
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ਕੈ ਬੰਧੈ ਕੈ ਡਾਨਿ ਲੇਇ ਕੈ ਨਰਪਤਿ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥
kai bandhai kai ddaan lee kai narapat mar jaaeaa |
But the king either imprisons them, or fines them, or else dies himself.
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ਧੰਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਫਲ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
dhan dhan sevaa safal satiguroo kee jit har har naam jap har sukh paaeaa |2|
Blessed, rewarding and fruitful is the service of the True Guru; through it, I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and I have found peace. ||2||
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ਨਿਤ ਸਉਦਾ ਸੂਦੁ ਕੀਚੈ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੈ ਤਾਈ ॥
nit saudaa sood keechai bahu bhaat kar maaeaa kai taaee |
Everyday, people carry on their business, with all sorts of devices to earn interest, for the sake of Maya.
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ਜਾ ਲਾਹਾ ਦੇਇ ਤਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਮਨੇ ਤੋਟੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਈ ॥
jaa laahaa dee taa sukh mane tottai mar jaaee |
If they earn a profit, they are pleased, but their hearts are broken by losses.
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ਜੋ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਝੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈ ॥੩॥
jo gun saajhee gur siau kare nit nit sukh paaee |3|
One who is worthy, becomes a partner with the Guru, and finds a lasting peace forever. ||3||
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.