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Ang 17 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Siree Raag
Read the full shabad →ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸੋਈ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਸੀ ਹੋਰੁ ਆਖਣੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
hukam soee tudh bhaavasee hor aakhan bahut apaar |
The Hukam of Your Command is the pleasure of Your Will, Lord. To say anything else is far beyond anyone's reach.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਪੂਛਿ ਨ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੪॥
naanak sachaa paatisaahu poochh na kare beechaar |4|
O Nanak, the True King does not seek advice from anyone else in His decisions. ||4||
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ਬਾਬਾ ਹੋਰੁ ਸਉਣਾ ਖੁਸੀ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥
baabaa hor saunaa khusee khuaar |
O Baba, the pleasure of other sleep is false.
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ਜਿਤੁ ਸੁਤੈ ਤਨੁ ਪੀੜੀਐ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਚਲਹਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥੪॥੭॥
jit sutai tan peerreeai man meh chaleh vikaar |1| rahaau |4|7|
By such sleep, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the mind. ||1||Pause||4||7||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Siree Raag
Read the full shabad →ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 |
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
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ਕੁੰਗੂ ਕੀ ਕਾਂਇਆ ਰਤਨਾ ਕੀ ਲਲਿਤਾ ਅਗਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਤਨਿ ਸਾਸੁ ॥
kungoo kee kaaneaa ratanaa kee lalitaa agar vaas tan saas |
With the body of saffron, and the tongue a jewel, and the breath of the body pure fragrant incense;
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ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਕਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਟਿਕਾ ਤਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਮਤਿ ਵਿਗਾਸੁ ॥
atthasatth teerath kaa mukh ttikaa tith ghatt mat vigaas |
with the face anointed at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage, and the heart illuminated with wisdom
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ਓਤੁ ਮਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਣਤਾਸੁ ॥੧॥
ot matee saalaahanaa sach naam gunataas |1|
-with that wisdom, chant the Praises of the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence. ||1||
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ਬਾਬਾ ਹੋਰ ਮਤਿ ਹੋਰ ਹੋਰ ॥
baabaa hor mat hor hor |
O Baba, other wisdom is useless and irrelevant.
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ਜੇ ਸਉ ਵੇਰ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਕੂੜੈ ਕੂੜਾ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
je sau ver kamaaeeai koorrai koorraa jor |1| rahaau |
If falsehood is practiced a hundred times, it is still false in its effects. ||1||Pause||
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ਪੂਜ ਲਗੈ ਪੀਰੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਸਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥
pooj lagai peer aakheeai sabh milai sansaar |
You may be worshipped and adored as a Pir (a spiritual teacher); you may be welcomed by all the world;
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ਨਾਉ ਸਦਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਿਧੁ ਸੁਮਾਰੁ ॥
naau sadaae aapanaa hovai sidh sumaar |
you may adopt a lofty name, and be known to have supernatural spiritual powers
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ਜਾ ਪਤਿ ਲੇਖੈ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਸਭਾ ਪੂਜ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥੨॥
jaa pat lekhai naa pavai sabhaa pooj khuaar |2|
-even so, if you are not accepted in the Court of the Lord, then all this adoration is false. ||2||
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ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਥਾਪਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
jin kau satigur thaapiaa tin mett na sakai koe |
No one can overthrow those who have been established by the True Guru.
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ਓਨਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਮੋ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
onaa andar naam nidhaan hai naamo paragatt hoe |
The Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is within them, and through the Naam, they are radiant and famous.
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ਨਾਉ ਪੂਜੀਐ ਨਾਉ ਮੰਨੀਐ ਅਖੰਡੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
naau poojeeai naau maneeai akhandd sadaa sach soe |3|
They worship the Naam, and they believe in the Naam. The True One is forever Intact and Unbroken. ||3||
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ਖੇਹੂ ਖੇਹ ਰਲਾਈਐ ਤਾ ਜੀਉ ਕੇਹਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
khehoo kheh ralaaeeai taa jeeo kehaa hoe |
When the body mingles with dust, what happens to the soul?
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ਜਲੀਆ ਸਭਿ ਸਿਆਣਪਾ ਉਠੀ ਚਲਿਆ ਰੋਇ ॥
jaleea sabh siaanapaa utthee chaliaa roe |
All clever tricks are burnt away, and you shall depart crying.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਐ ਦਰਿ ਗਇਆ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥੮॥
naanak naam visaariai dar geaa kiaa hoe |4|8|
O Nanak, those who forget the Naam-what will happen when they go to the Court of the Lord? ||4||8||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Siree Raag
Read the full shabad →ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 |
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
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ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਗੁਣ ਵੀਥਰੈ ਅਉਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਝੂਰਿ ॥
gunavantee gun veetharai aaugunavantee jhoor |
The virtuous wife exudes virtue; the unvirtuous suffer in misery.
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ਜੇ ਲੋੜਹਿ ਵਰੁ ਕਾਮਣੀ ਨਹ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਪਿਰ ਕੂਰਿ ॥
je lorreh var kaamanee neh mileeai pir koor |
If you long for your Husband Lord, O soul-bride, you must know that He is not met by falsehood.
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ਨਾ ਬੇੜੀ ਨਾ ਤੁਲਹੜਾ ਨਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਿਰੁ ਦੂਰਿ ॥੧॥
naa berree naa tulaharraa naa paaeeai pir door |1|
No boat or raft can take you to Him. Your Husband Lord is far away. ||1||
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ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਪੂਰੈ ਤਖਤਿ ਅਡੋਲੁ ॥
mere tthaakur poorai takhat addol |
My Lord and Master is Perfect; His Throne is Eternal and Immovable.
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੇ ਕਰੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਚੁ ਅਤੋਲੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
guramukh pooraa je kare paaeeai saach atol |1| rahaau |
One who attains perfection as Gurmukh, obtains the Immeasurable True Lord. ||1||Pause||
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ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰੁ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਮਾਣਕ ਲਾਲ ॥
prabh harimandar sohanaa tis meh maanak laal |
The Palace of the Lord God is so beautiful.
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ਮੋਤੀ ਹੀਰਾ ਨਿਰਮਲਾ ਕੰਚਨ ਕੋਟ ਰੀਸਾਲ ॥
motee heeraa niramalaa kanchan kott reesaal |
Within it, there are gems, rubies, pearls and flawless diamonds. A fortress of gold surrounds this Source of Nectar.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਪਉੜੀ ਗੜਿ ਕਿਉ ਚੜਉ ਗੁਰ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਿਹਾਲ ॥੨॥
bin paurree garr kiau chrrau gur har dhiaan nihaal |2|
How can I climb up to the Fortress without a ladder? By meditating on the Lord, through the Guru, I am blessed and exalted. ||2||
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ਗੁਰੁ ਪਉੜੀ ਬੇੜੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਲਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥
gur paurree berree guroo gur tulahaa har naau |
The Guru is the Ladder, the Guru is the Boat, and the Guru is the Raft to take me to the Lord's Name.
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ਗੁਰੁ ਸਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਬੋਹਿਥੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਦਰੀਆਉ ॥
gur sar saagar bohitho gur teerath dareeaau |
The Guru is the Boat to carry me across the world-ocean; the Guru is the Sacred Shrine of Pilgrimage, the Guru is the Holy River.
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ਜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਊਜਲੀ ਸਤ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵਣ ਜਾਉ ॥੩॥
je tis bhaavai aoojalee sat sar naavan jaau |3|
If it pleases Him, I bathe in the Pool of Truth, and become radiant and pure. ||3||
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ਪੂਰੋ ਪੂਰੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਪੂਰੈ ਤਖਤਿ ਨਿਵਾਸ ॥
pooro pooro aakheeai poorai takhat nivaas |
He is called the Most Perfect of the Perfect. He sits upon His Perfect Throne.
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ਪੂਰੈ ਥਾਨਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੈ ਪੂਰੈ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ॥
poorai thaan suhaavanai poorai aas niraas |
He looks so Beautiful in His Perfect Place. He fulfills the hopes of the hopeless.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਕਿਉ ਘਾਟੈ ਗੁਣ ਤਾਸ ॥੪॥੯॥
naanak pooraa je milai kiau ghaattai gun taas |4|9|
O Nanak, if one obtains the Perfect Lord, how can his virtues decrease? ||4||9||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Siree Raag
Read the full shabad →ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
sireeraag mahalaa 1 |
Siree Raag, First Mehl:
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ਆਵਹੁ ਭੈਣੇ ਗਲਿ ਮਿਲਹ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਹੇਲੜੀਆਹ ॥
aavahu bhaine gal milah ank sahelarreeaah |
Come, my dear sisters and spiritual companions; hug me close in your embrace.
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ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਹ ਕਹਾਣੀਆ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਕੰਤ ਕੀਆਹ ॥
mil kai karah kahaaneea samrath kant keeaah |
Let's join together, and tell stories of our All-powerful Husband Lord.
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ਸਾਚੇ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਅਉਗਣ ਸਭਿ ਅਸਾਹ ॥੧॥
saache saahib sabh gun aaugan sabh asaah |1|
All Virtues are in our True Lord and Master; we are utterly without virtue. ||1||
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ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਤੇਰੈ ਜੋਰਿ ॥
karataa sabh ko terai jor |
O Creator Lord, all are in Your Power.
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ਏਕੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਜਾ ਤੂ ਤਾ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ek sabad beechaareeai jaa too taa kiaa hor |1| rahaau |
I dwell upon the One Word of the Shabad. You are mine-what else do I need? ||1||Pause||
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ਜਾਇ ਪੁਛਹੁ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਤੁਸੀ ਰਾਵਿਆ ਕਿਨੀ ਗੁਣਂੀ ॥
jaae puchhahu sohaaganee tusee raaviaa kinee gunanee |
Go, and ask the happy soul-brides, "By what virtuous qualities do you enjoy your Husband Lord?"
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ਸਹਜਿ ਸੰਤੋਖਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੀਆ ਮਿਠਾ ਬੋਲਣੀ ॥
sehaj santokh seegaareea mitthaa bolanee |
"We are adorned with intuitive ease, contentment and sweet words.
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ਪਿਰੁ ਰੀਸਾਲੂ ਤਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਾ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣੀ ॥੨॥
pir reesaaloo taa milai jaa gur kaa sabad sunee |2|
We meet with our Beloved, the Source of Joy, when we listen to the Word of the Guru's Shabad." ||2||
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