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Ang 319 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Gauree

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ਮਃ ੫ ॥

mahalaa 5 |

Fifth Mehl:

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ਦਾਮਨੀ ਚਮਤਕਾਰ ਤਿਉ ਵਰਤਾਰਾ ਜਗ ਖੇ ॥

daamanee chamatakaar tiau varataaraa jag khe |

Like the flash of lightning, worldly affairs last only for a moment.

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ਵਥੁ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਸਾਇ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਉ ਜਪੰਦੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਧਣੀ ॥੨॥

vath suhaavee saae naanak naau japando tis dhanee |2|

The only thing which is pleasing, O Nanak, is that which inspires one to meditate on the Name of the Master. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਸੋਧਿ ਸਭਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ॥

simrit saasatr sodh sabh kinai keem na jaanee |

People have searched all the Simritees and Shaastras, but no one knows the Lord's value.

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ਜੋ ਜਨੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੀ ॥

jo jan bhettai saadhasang so har rang maanee |

That being, who joins the Saadh Sangat enjoys the Love of the Lord.

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ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਏਹ ਰਤਨਾ ਖਾਣੀ ॥

sach naam karataa purakh eeh ratanaa khaanee |

True is the Naam, the Name of the Creator, the Primal Being. It is the mine of precious jewels.

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ਮਸਤਕਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਪਰਾਣੀ ॥

masatak hovai likhiaa har simar paraanee |

That mortal, who has such pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon his forehead, meditates in remembrance on the Lord.

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ਤੋਸਾ ਦਿਚੈ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਹਮਾਣੀ ॥੪॥

tosaa dichai sach naam naanak mihamaanee |4|

O Lord, please bless Nanak, Your humble guest, with the supplies of the True Name. ||4||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥

salok mahalaa 5 |

Salok, Fifth Mehl:

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਨੈਣੀ ਸੁਖੀ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਭੁਖ ॥

antar chintaa nainee sukhee mool na utarai bhukh |

He harbors anxiety within himself, but to the eyes, he appears to be happy; his hunger never departs.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਲਥੋ ਦੁਖੁ ॥੧॥

naanak sache naam bin kisai na latho dukh |1|

O Nanak, without the True Name, no one's sorrows have ever departed. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੫ ॥

mahalaa 5 |

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ਮੁਠੜੇ ਸੇਈ ਸਾਥ ਜਿਨੀ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਲਦਿਆ ॥

muttharre seee saath jinee sach na ladiaa |

Those caravans which did not load the Truth have been plundered.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੇ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ਜਿਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਇਕੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

naanak se saabaas jinee gur mil ik pachhaaniaa |2|

O Nanak, those who meet the True Guru, and acknowledge the One Lord, are congratulated. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

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ਜਿਥੈ ਬੈਸਨਿ ਸਾਧ ਜਨ ਸੋ ਥਾਨੁ ਸੁਹੰਦਾ ॥

jithai baisan saadh jan so thaan suhandaa |

Beautiful is that place, where the Holy people dwell.

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ਓਇ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਿਥੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਸਭੁ ਮੰਦਾ ॥

oe sevan samrith aapanaa binasai sabh mandaa |

They serve their All-powerful Lord, and they give up all their evil ways.

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ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਣ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਸੰਤ ਬੇਦੁ ਕਹੰਦਾ ॥

patit udhaaran paarabraham sant bed kahandaa |

The Saints and the Vedas proclaim, that the Supreme Lord God is the Saving Grace of sinners.

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ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਹੈ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਵਰਤੰਦਾ ॥

bhagat vachhal teraa birad hai jug jug varatandaa |

You are the Lover of Your devotees - this is Your natural way, in each and every age.

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਾਚੈ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਭਾਵੰਦਾ ॥੫॥

naanak jaachai ek naam man tan bhaavandaa |5|

Nanak asks for the One Name, which is pleasing to his mind and body. ||5||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥

salok mahalaa 5 |

Salok, Fifth Mehl:

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ਚਿੜੀ ਚੁਹਕੀ ਪਹੁ ਫੁਟੀ ਵਗਨਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਤਰੰਗ ॥

chirree chuhakee pahu futtee vagan bahut tarang |

The sparrows are chirping, and dawn has come; the wind stirs up the waves.

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ਅਚਰਜ ਰੂਪ ਸੰਤਨ ਰਚੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਹਿ ਰੰਗ ॥੧॥

acharaj roop santan rache naanak naameh rang |1|

Such a wondrous thing the Saints have fashioned, O Nanak, in the Love of the Naam. ||1||

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ਘਰ ਮੰਦਰ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਤਹੀ ਜਹ ਤੂ ਆਵਹਿ ਚਿਤਿ ॥

ghar mandar khuseea tahee jeh too aaveh chit |

Homes, palaces and pleasures are there, where You, O Lord, come to mind.

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ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੀਆ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭਿ ਕੁਮਿਤ ॥੨॥

duneea keea vaddiaaeea naanak sabh kumit |2|

All worldly grandeur, O Nanak, is like false and evil friends. ||2||

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ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਸਚੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

har dhan sachee raas hai kinai viralai jaataa |

The wealth of the Lord is the true capital; how rare are those who understand this.

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ਤਿਸੈ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਭਾਇਰਹੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਦੇਇ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ॥

tisai paraapat bhaaeirahu jis dee bidhaataa |

He alone receives it, O Siblings of Destiny, unto whom the Architect of Destiny gives it.

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ਮਨ ਤਨ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਮਉਲਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਜਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ॥

man tan bheetar mauliaa har rang jan raataa |

His servant is imbued with the Love of the Lord; his body and mind blossom forth.

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ਸਭਿ ਦੋਖਹ ਖਾਤਾ ॥

saadhasang gun gaaeaa sabh dokhah khaataa |

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and all of his sufferings are removed.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋਈ ਜੀਵਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਇਕੁ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥੬॥

naanak soee jeeviaa jin ik pachhaataa |6|

O Nanak, he alone lives, who acknowledges the One Lord. ||6||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥

salok mahalaa 5 |

Salok, Fifth Mehl:

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ਖਖੜੀਆ ਸੁਹਾਵੀਆ ਲਗੜੀਆ ਅਕ ਕੰਠਿ ॥

khakharreea suhaaveea lagarreea ak kantth |

The fruit of the swallow-wort plant looks beautiful, attached to the branch of the tree;

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ਬਿਰਹ ਵਿਛੋੜਾ ਧਣੀ ਸਿਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਸੈ ਗੰਠਿ ॥੧॥

birah vichhorraa dhanee siau naanak sahasai gantth |1|

but when it is separated from the stem of its Master, O Nanak, it breaks apart into thousands of fragments. ||1||

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ਵਿਸਾਰੇਦੇ ਮਰਿ ਗਏ ਮਰਿ ਭਿ ਨ ਸਕਹਿ ਮੂਲਿ ॥

visaarede mar ge mar bhi na sakeh mool |

Those who forget the Lord die, but they cannot die a complete death.

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ਵੇਮੁਖ ਹੋਏ ਰਾਮ ਤੇ ਜਿਉ ਤਸਕਰ ਉਪਰਿ ਸੂਲਿ ॥੨॥

vemukh hoe raam te jiau tasakar upar sool |2|

Those who turn their backs on the Lord suffer, like the thief impaled on the gallows. ||2||

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ਸੁਖ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਸੁਣਿਆ ॥

sukh nidhaan prabh ek hai abinaasee suniaa |

The One God is the treasure of peace; I have heard that He is eternal and imperishable.

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ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿਆ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਣਿਆ ॥

jal thal maheeal pooriaa ghatt ghatt har bhaniaa |

He is totally pervading the water, the land and the sky; the Lord is said to be permeating each and every heart.

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ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਸਭ ਇਕ ਸਮਾਨਿ ਕੀਟ ਹਸਤੀ ਬਣਿਆ ॥

aooch neech sabh ik samaan keett hasatee baniaa |

He looks alike upon the high and the low, the ant and the elephant.

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ਮੀਤ ਸਖਾ ਸੁਤ ਬੰਧਿਪੋ ਸਭਿ ਤਿਸ ਦੇ ਜਣਿਆ ॥

meet sakhaa sut bandhipo sabh tis de janiaa |

Friends, companions, children and relatives are all created by Him.

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ਤੁਸਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਦੇਵੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

tus naanak devai jis naam tin har rang maniaa |7|

O Nanak, one who is blessed with the Naam, enjoys the Lord's love and affection. ||7||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥

salok mahalaa 5 |

Salok, Fifth Mehl:

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ਜਿਨਾ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਨ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾਂ ਮਨਿ ਮੰਤੁ ॥

jinaa saas giraas na visarai har naamaan man mant |

Those who do not forget the Lord, with each breath and morsel of food, whose minds are filled with the Mantra of the Lord's Name

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ਧੰਨੁ ਸਿ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਪੂਰਨੁ ਸੋਈ ਸੰਤੁ ॥੧॥

dhan si seee naanakaa pooran soee sant |1|

- they alone are blessed; O Nanak, they are the perfect Saints. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੫ ॥

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ਅਠੇ ਪਹਰ ਭਉਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਖਾਵਣ ਸੰਦੜੈ ਸੂਲਿ ॥

atthe pehar bhaudaa firai khaavan sandarrai sool |

Twenty-four hours a day, he wanders around, driven by his hunger for food.

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ਦੋਜਕਿ ਪਉਦਾ ਕਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਜਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ਰਸੂਲਿ ॥੨॥

dojak paudaa kiau rahai jaa chit na hoe rasool |2|

How can he escape from falling into hell, when he does not remember the Prophet? ||2||

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