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Ang 179 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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Read the full shabad →ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਗਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਕਾ ਓਲਾ ॥
man mere gahu har naam kaa olaa |
O my mind, hold tight to the Support of the Lord's Name.
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ਤੁਝੈ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਤਾਤਾ ਝੋਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tujhai na laagai taataa jholaa |1| rahaau |
The hot winds shall never even touch you. ||1||Pause||
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ਜਿਉ ਬੋਹਿਥੁ ਭੈ ਸਾਗਰ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
jiau bohith bhai saagar maeh |
Like a boat in the ocean of fear;
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ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਦੀਪਕ ਦੀਪਾਹਿ ॥
andhakaar deepak deepaeh |
like a lamp which illumines the darkness;
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ਅਗਨਿ ਸੀਤ ਕਾ ਲਾਹਸਿ ਦੂਖ ॥
agan seet kaa laahas dookh |
like fire which takes away the pain of cold
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ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਵਤ ਸੂਖ ॥੨॥
naam japat man hovat sookh |2|
- just so, chanting the Name, the mind becomes peaceful. ||2||
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ਉਤਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸ ॥
autar jaae tere man kee piaas |
The thirst of your mind shall be quenched,
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ਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਗਲੀ ਆਸ ॥
pooran hovai sagalee aas |
and all hopes shall be fulfilled.
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ਡੋਲੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਤੁਮਰਾ ਚੀਤੁ ॥
ddolai naahee tumaraa cheet |
Your consciousness shall not waver.
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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੀਤ ॥੩॥
amrit naam jap guramukh meet |3|
Meditate on the Ambrosial Naam as Gurmukh, O my friend. ||3||
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ਨਾਮੁ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
naam aaukhadh soee jan paavai |
He alone receives the panacea, the medicine of the Naam,
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ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਦਿਵਾਵੈ ॥
kar kirapaa jis aap divaavai |
unto whom the Lord, in His Grace, bestows it.
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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਵਸੈ ॥
har har naam jaa kai hiradai vasai |
One whose heart is filled with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har
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ਦੂਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਤਿਹ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਸੈ ॥੪॥੧੦॥੭੯॥
dookh darad tih naanak nasai |4|10|79|
- O Nanak, his pains and sorrows are eliminated. ||4||10||79||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree guaareree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦਰਬੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਅਘਾਨਾ ॥
bahut darab kar man na aghaanaa |
Even with vast sums of wealth, the mind is not satisfied.
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ਅਨਿਕ ਰੂਪ ਦੇਖਿ ਨਹ ਪਤੀਆਨਾ ॥
anik roop dekh neh pateeaanaa |
Gazing upon countless beauties, the man is not satisfied.
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ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਕਲਤ੍ਰ ਉਰਝਿਓ ਜਾਨਿ ਮੇਰੀ ॥
putr kalatr urajhio jaan meree |
He is so involved with his wife and sons - he believes that they belong to him.
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ਓਹ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਓਇ ਭਸਮੈ ਢੇਰੀ ॥੧॥
oeh binasai oe bhasamai dteree |1|
That wealth shall pass away, and those relatives shall be reduced to ashes. ||1||
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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਨ ਦੇਖਉ ਬਿਲਲਾਤੇ ॥
bin har bhajan dekhau bilalaate |
Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, they are crying out in pain.
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ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਤਨੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧਨੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dhrig tan dhrig dhan maaeaa sang raate |1| rahaau |
Their bodies are cursed, and their wealth is cursed - they are imbued with Maya. ||1||Pause||
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ਜਿਉ ਬਿਗਾਰੀ ਕੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਦੀਜਹਿ ਦਾਮ ॥
jiau bigaaree kai sir deejeh daam |
The servant carries the bags of money on his head,
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ਓਇ ਖਸਮੈ ਕੈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਉਨ ਦੂਖ ਸਹਾਮ ॥
oe khasamai kai grihi un dookh sahaam |
but it goes to his master's house, and he receives only pain.
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ਜਿਉ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਹੋਇ ਬੈਸਤ ਰਾਜਾ ॥
jiau supanai hoe baisat raajaa |
The man sits as a king in his dreams,
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ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਪਸਾਰੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਾਰਥ ਕਾਜਾ ॥੨॥
netr pasaarai taa niraarath kaajaa |2|
but when he opens his eyes, he sees that it was all in vain. ||2||
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ਜਿਉ ਰਾਖਾ ਖੇਤ ਊਪਰਿ ਪਰਾਏ ॥
jiau raakhaa khet aoopar paraae |
The watchman oversees the field of another,
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ਖੇਤੁ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਰਾਖਾ ਉਠਿ ਜਾਏ ॥
khet khasam kaa raakhaa utth jaae |
but the field belongs to his master, while he must get up and depart.
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ਉਸੁ ਖੇਤ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਰਾਖਾ ਕੜੈ ॥
aus khet kaaran raakhaa karrai |
He works so hard, and suffers for that field,
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ਤਿਸ ਕੈ ਪਾਲੈ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਪੜੈ ॥੩॥
tis kai paalai kachhoo na parrai |3|
but still, nothing comes into his hands. ||3||
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ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਰਾਜੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਕਾ ਸੁਪਨਾ ॥
jis kaa raaj tisai kaa supanaa |
The dream is His, and the kingdom is His;
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ਜਿਨਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਦੀਨੀ ਤਿਨਿ ਲਾਈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ॥
jin maaeaa deenee tin laaee trisanaa |
He who has given the wealth of Maya, has infused the desire for it.
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ਆਪਿ ਬਿਨਾਹੇ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
aap binaahe aap kare raas |
He Himself annihilates, and He Himself restores.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਆਗੈ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੮੦॥
naanak prabh aagai aradaas |4|11|80|
Nanak offers this prayer to God. ||4||11||80||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree guaareree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗ ਮਾਇਆ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਪੇਖੀ ॥
bahu rang maaeaa bahu bidh pekhee |
I have gazed upon the many forms of Maya, in so many ways.
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ਕਲਮ ਕਾਗਦ ਸਿਆਨਪ ਲੇਖੀ ॥
kalam kaagad siaanap lekhee |
With pen and paper, I have written clever things.
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ਮਹਰ ਮਲੂਕ ਹੋਇ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਖਾਨ ॥
mehar malook hoe dekhiaa khaan |
I have seen what it is to be a chief, a king, and an emperor,
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ਤਾ ਤੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਨ ॥੧॥
taa te naahee man tripataan |1|
but they do not satisfy the mind. ||1||
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ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਸੰਤ ਬਤਾਵਹੁ ॥
so sukh mo kau sant bataavahu |
Show me that peace, O Saints,
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ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
trisanaa boojhai man tripataavahu |1| rahaau |
which will quench my thirst and satisfy my mind. ||1||Pause||
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ਅਸੁ ਪਵਨ ਹਸਤਿ ਅਸਵਾਰੀ ॥
as pavan hasat asavaaree |
You may have horses as fast as the wind, elephants to ride on,
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ਚੋਆ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਸੇਜ ਸੁੰਦਰਿ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
choaa chandan sej sundar naaree |
sandalwood oil, and beautiful women in bed,
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ਨਟ ਨਾਟਿਕ ਆਖਾਰੇ ਗਾਇਆ ॥
natt naattik aakhaare gaaeaa |
actors in dramas, singing in theaters
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ਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਮਨਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
taa meh man santokh na paaeaa |2|
- but even with them, the mind does not find contentment. ||2||
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ਤਖਤੁ ਸਭਾ ਮੰਡਨ ਦੋਲੀਚੇ ॥
takhat sabhaa manddan doleeche |
You may have a throne at the royal court, with beautiful decorations and soft carpets,
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ਸਗਲ ਮੇਵੇ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਬਾਗੀਚੇ ॥
sagal meve sundar baageeche |
all sorts of luscious fruits and beautiful gardens,
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ਆਖੇੜ ਬਿਰਤਿ ਰਾਜਨ ਕੀ ਲੀਲਾ ॥
aakherr birat raajan kee leelaa |
the excitement of the chase and princely pleasures
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ਮਨੁ ਨ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ਪਰਪੰਚੁ ਹੀਲਾ ॥੩॥
man na suhelaa parapanch heelaa |3|
- but still, the mind is not made happy by such illusory diversions. ||3||
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ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸੰਤਨ ਸਚੁ ਕਹਿਆ ॥
kar kirapaa santan sach kahiaa |
In their kindness, the Saints have told me of the True One,
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ਸਰਬ ਸੂਖ ਇਹੁ ਆਨੰਦੁ ਲਹਿਆ ॥
sarab sookh ihu aanand lahiaa |
and so I have obtained all comforts and joy.
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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਈਐ ॥
saadhasang har keeratan gaaeeai |
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੪॥
kahu naanak vaddabhaagee paaeeai |4|
Says Nanak, through great good fortune, I have found this. ||4||
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ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੋਈ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥
jaa kai har dhan soee suhelaa |
One who obtains the wealth of the Lord becomes happy.
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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧੨॥੮੧॥
prabh kirapaa te saadhasang melaa |1| rahaau doojaa |12|81|
By God's Grace, I have joined the Saadh Sangat. ||1||Second Pause||12||81||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree guaareree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehl:
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