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Ang 188 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਮਾਨੁ ਮਹਤੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਤੇਰੇ ॥੪॥੪੦॥੧੦੯॥
maan mehat naanak prabh tere |4|40|109|
Nanak: my honor and glory are Yours, God. ||4||40||109||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਜਾ ਕਉ ਤੁਮ ਭਏ ਸਮਰਥ ਅੰਗਾ ॥
jaa kau tum bhe samarath angaa |
Those who have You on their side, O All-powerful Lord
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ਤਾ ਕਉ ਕਛੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਾਲੰਗਾ ॥੧॥
taa kau kachh naahee kaalangaa |1|
- no black stain can stick to them. ||1||
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ਮਾਧਉ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਹੈ ਆਸ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥
maadhau jaa kau hai aas tumaaree |
O Lord of wealth, those who place their hopes in You
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ਤਾ ਕਉ ਕਛੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
taa kau kachh naahee sansaaree |1| rahaau |
- nothing of the world can touch them at all. ||1||Pause||
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ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
jaa kai hiradai tthaakur hoe |
Those whose hearts are filled with their Lord and Master
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ਤਾ ਕਉ ਸਹਸਾ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥੨॥
taa kau sahasaa naahee koe |2|
- no anxiety can affect them. ||2||
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ਜਾ ਕਉ ਤੁਮ ਦੀਨੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਧੀਰ ॥
jaa kau tum deenee prabh dheer |
Those, unto whom You give Your consolation, God
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ਤਾ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਪੀਰ ॥੩॥
taa kai nikatt na aavai peer |3|
- pain does not even approach them. ||3||
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੈ ਸੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
kahu naanak mai so gur paaeaa |
Says Nanak, I have found that Guru,
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ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਦੇਖਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੪੧॥੧੧੦॥
paarabraham pooran dekhaaeaa |4|41|110|
who has shown me the Perfect, Supreme Lord God. ||4||41||110||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਦੁਲਭ ਦੇਹ ਪਾਈ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ॥
dulabh deh paaee vaddabhaagee |
This human body is so difficult to obtain; it is only obtained by great good fortune.
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ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਪਹਿ ਤੇ ਆਤਮ ਘਾਤੀ ॥੧॥
naam na japeh te aatam ghaatee |1|
Those who do not meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are murderers of the soul. ||1||
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ਮਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਹੀ ਜਿਨਾ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਰਾਮ ॥
mar na jaahee jinaa bisarat raam |
Those who forget the Lord might just as well die.
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ਨਾਮ ਬਿਹੂਨ ਜੀਵਨ ਕਉਨ ਕਾਮ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
naam bihoon jeevan kaun kaam |1| rahaau |
Without the Naam, of what use are their lives? ||1||Pause||
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ਖਾਤ ਪੀਤ ਖੇਲਤ ਹਸਤ ਬਿਸਥਾਰ ॥
khaat peet khelat hasat bisathaar |
Eating, drinking, playing, laughing and showing off
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ਕਵਨ ਅਰਥ ਮਿਰਤਕ ਸੀਗਾਰ ॥੨॥
kavan arath miratak seegaar |2|
- what use are the ostentatious displays of the dead? ||2||
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ਜੋ ਨ ਸੁਨਹਿ ਜਸੁ ਪਰਮਾਨੰਦਾ ॥
jo na suneh jas paramaanandaa |
Those who do not listen to the Praises of the Lord of supreme bliss,
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ਪਸੁ ਪੰਖੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਗਦ ਜੋਨਿ ਤੇ ਮੰਦਾ ॥੩॥
pas pankhee trigad jon te mandaa |3|
are worse off than beasts, birds or creeping creatures. ||3||
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥
kahu naanak gur mantru drirraaeaa |
Says Nanak, the GurMantra has been implanted within me;
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ਕੇਵਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੪੨॥੧੧੧॥
keval naam rid maeh samaaeaa |4|42|111|
the Name alone is contained within my heart. ||4||42||111||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਕਾ ਕੀ ਮਾਈ ਕਾ ਕੋ ਬਾਪ ॥
kaa kee maaee kaa ko baap |
Whose mother is this? Whose father is this?
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ਨਾਮ ਧਾਰੀਕ ਝੂਠੇ ਸਭਿ ਸਾਕ ॥੧॥
naam dhaareek jhootthe sabh saak |1|
They are relatives in name only- they are all false. ||1||
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ਕਾਹੇ ਕਉ ਮੂਰਖ ਭਖਲਾਇਆ ॥
kaahe kau moorakh bhakhalaaeaa |
Why are you screaming and shouting, you fool?
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ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਜੋਗਿ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਤੂੰ ਆਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mil sanjog hukam toon aaeaa |1| rahaau |
By good destiny and the Lord's Order, you have come into the world. ||1||Pause||
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ਏਕਾ ਮਾਟੀ ਏਕਾ ਜੋਤਿ ॥
ekaa maattee ekaa jot |
There is the one dust, the one light,
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ਏਕੋ ਪਵਨੁ ਕਹਾ ਕਉਨੁ ਰੋਤਿ ॥੨॥
eko pavan kahaa kaun rot |2|
the one praanic wind. Why are you crying? For whom do you cry? ||2||
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ਮੇਰਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਬਿਲਲਾਹੀ ॥
meraa meraa kar bilalaahee |
People weep and cry out, "Mine, mine!"
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ਮਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਇਹੁ ਜੀਅਰਾ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੩॥
maranahaar ihu jeearaa naahee |3|
This soul is not perishable. ||3||
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਖੋਲੇ ਕਪਾਟ ॥
kahu naanak gur khole kapaatt |
Says Nanak, the Guru has opened my shutters;
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ਮੁਕਤੁ ਭਏ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਭ੍ਰਮ ਥਾਟ ॥੪॥੪੩॥੧੧੨॥
mukat bhe binase bhram thaatt |4|43|112|
I am liberated, and my doubts have been dispelled. ||4||43||112||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਵਡੇ ਵਡੇ ਜੋ ਦੀਸਹਿ ਲੋਗ ॥
vadde vadde jo deeseh log |
Those who seem to be great and powerful,
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ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਬਿਆਪੈ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਰੋਗ ॥੧॥
tin kau biaapai chintaa rog |1|
are afflicted by the disease of anxiety. ||1||
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ਕਉਨ ਵਡਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
kaun vaddaa maaeaa vaddiaaee |
Who is great by the greatness of Maya?
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ਸੋ ਵਡਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਾਮ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
so vaddaa jin raam liv laaee |1| rahaau |
They alone are great, who are lovingly attached to the Lord. ||1||Pause||
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ਭੂਮੀਆ ਭੂਮਿ ਊਪਰਿ ਨਿਤ ਲੁਝੈ ॥
bhoomeea bhoom aoopar nit lujhai |
The landlord fights over his land each day.
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ਛੋਡਿ ਚਲੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਬੁਝੈ ॥੨॥
chhodd chalai trisanaa nahee bujhai |2|
He shall have to leave it in the end, and yet his desire is still not satisfied. ||2||
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥
kahu naanak ihu tat beechaaraa |
Says Nanak, this is the essence of Truth:
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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਨ ਨਾਹੀ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ॥੩॥੪੪॥੧੧੩॥
bin har bhajan naahee chhuttakaaraa |3|44|113|
without the Lord's meditation, there is no salvation. ||3||44||113||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਪੂਰਾ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ॥
pooraa maarag pooraa isanaan |
Perfect is the path; perfect is the cleansing bath.
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ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੧॥
sabh kichh pooraa hiradai naam |1|
Everything is perfect, if the Naam is in the heart. ||1||
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ਪੂਰੀ ਰਹੀ ਜਾ ਪੂਰੈ ਰਾਖੀ ॥
pooree rahee jaa poorai raakhee |
One's honor remains perfect, when the Perfect Lord preserves it.
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ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਜਨ ਤਾਕੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
paarabraham kee saran jan taakee |1| rahaau |
His servant takes to the Sanctuary of the Supreme Lord God. ||1||Pause||
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ਪੂਰਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ॥
pooraa sukh pooraa santokh |
Perfect is the peace; perfect is the contentment.
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ਪੂਰਾ ਤਪੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਰਾਜੁ ਜੋਗੁ ॥੨॥
pooraa tap pooran raaj jog |2|
Perfect is the penance; perfect is the Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success. ||2||
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ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਤਿਤ ਪੁਨੀਤ ॥
har kai maarag patit puneet |
On the Lord's Path, sinners are purified.
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ਪੂਰੀ ਸੋਭਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਲੋਕੀਕ ॥੩॥
pooree sobhaa pooraa lokeek |3|
Perfect is their glory; perfect is their humanity. ||3||
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ਕਰਣਹਾਰੁ ਸਦ ਵਸੈ ਹਦੂਰਾ ॥
karanahaar sad vasai hadooraa |
They dwell forever in the Presence of the Creator Lord.
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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ॥੪॥੪੫॥੧੧੪॥
kahu naanak meraa satigur pooraa |4|45|114|
Says Nanak, my True Guru is Perfect. ||4||45||114||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree mahalaa 5 |
Gauree, Fifth Mehl:
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ਸੰਤ ਕੀ ਧੂਰਿ ਮਿਟੇ ਅਘ ਕੋਟ ॥
sant kee dhoor mitte agh kott |
Millions of sins are wiped away by the dust of the feet of the Saints.
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.