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Ang 326 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngBhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਐਸੇ ਘਰ ਹਮ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਸਾਏ ॥
aise ghar ham bahut basaae |
I lived in many such homes, O Lord,
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ਜਬ ਹਮ ਰਾਮ ਗਰਭ ਹੋਇ ਆਏ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jab ham raam garabh hoe aae |1| rahaau |
before I came into the womb this time. ||1||Pause||
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ਜੋਗੀ ਜਤੀ ਤਪੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਚਾਰੀ ॥
jogee jatee tapee brahamachaaree |
I was a Yogi, a celibate, a penitent, and a Brahmchaaree, with strict self-discipline.
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ਕਬਹੂ ਰਾਜਾ ਛਤ੍ਰਪਤਿ ਕਬਹੂ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
kabahoo raajaa chhatrapat kabahoo bhekhaaree |2|
Sometimes I was a king, sitting on the throne, and sometimes I was a beggar. ||2||
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ਸਾਕਤ ਮਰਹਿ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੀਵਹਿ ॥
saakat mareh sant sabh jeeveh |
The faithless cynics shall die, while the Saints shall all survive.
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ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਨੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਪੀਵਹਿ ॥੩॥
raam rasaaein rasanaa peeveh |3|
They drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Essence with their tongues. ||3||
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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
kahu kabeer prabh kirapaa keejai |
Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy on me.
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ਹਾਰਿ ਪਰੇ ਅਬ ਪੂਰਾ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੧੩॥
haar pare ab pooraa deejai |4|13|
I am so tired; now, please bless me with Your perfection. ||4||13||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਰਲਾਇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gaurree kabeer jee kee naal ralaae likhiaa mahalaa 5 |
Gauree, Kabeer Jee, With Writings Of The Fifth Mehl:
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ਐਸੋ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਦੇਖਿਓ ਕਬੀਰ ॥
aiso acharaj dekhio kabeer |
Kabeer has seen such wonders!
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ਦਧਿ ਕੈ ਭੋਲੈ ਬਿਰੋਲੈ ਨੀਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dadh kai bholai birolai neer |1| rahaau |
Mistaking it for cream, the people are churning water. ||1||Pause||
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ਹਰੀ ਅੰਗੂਰੀ ਗਦਹਾ ਚਰੈ ॥
haree angooree gadahaa charai |
The donkey grazes upon the green grass;
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ਨਿਤ ਉਠਿ ਹਾਸੈ ਹੀਗੈ ਮਰੈ ॥੧॥
nit utth haasai heegai marai |1|
arising each day, he laughs and brays, and then dies. ||1||
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ਮਾਤਾ ਭੈਸਾ ਅੰਮੁਹਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
maataa bhaisaa amuhaa jaae |
The bull is intoxicated, and runs around wildly.
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ਕੁਦਿ ਕੁਦਿ ਚਰੈ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
kud kud charai rasaatal paae |2|
He romps and eats and then falls into hell. ||2||
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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਭਈ ਖੇਡ ॥
kahu kabeer paragatt bhee khedd |
Says Kabeer, a strange sport has become manifest:
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ਲੇਲੇ ਕਉ ਚੂਘੈ ਨਿਤ ਭੇਡ ॥੩॥
lele kau chooghai nit bhedd |3|
the sheep is sucking the milk of her lamb. ||3||
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ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਮਤਿ ਪਰਗਟੀ ਆਈ ॥
raam ramat mat paragattee aaee |
Chanting the Lord's Name, my intellect is enlightened.
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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਗੁਰਿ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥੧॥੧੪॥
kahu kabeer gur sojhee paaee |4|1|14|
Says Kabeer, the Guru has blessed me with this understanding. ||4||1||14||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ₂ ॥
gaurree kabeer jee panchapade₂ |
Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Panch-Padhay:
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ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭਇਓ ਮੀਨਾ ॥
jiau jal chhodd baahar bheo meenaa |
I am like a fish out of water,
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ਪੂਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਹਉ ਤਪ ਕਾ ਹੀਨਾ ॥੧॥
poorab janam hau tap kaa heenaa |1|
because in my previous life, I did not practice penance and intense meditation. ||1||
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ਅਬ ਕਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਕਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਮੋਰੀ ॥
ab kahu raam kavan gat moree |
Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be?
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ਤਜੀ ਲੇ ਬਨਾਰਸ ਮਤਿ ਭਈ ਥੋਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tajee le banaaras mat bhee thoree |1| rahaau |
I left Benares - I had little common sense. ||1||Pause||
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ਸਗਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਿਵ ਪੁਰੀ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥
sagal janam siv puree gavaaeaa |
I wasted my whole life in the city of Shiva;
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ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਮਗਹਰਿ ਉਠਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥
maratee baar magahar utth aaeaa |2|
at the time of my death, I moved to Magahar. ||2||
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ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਰਸ ਤਪੁ ਕੀਆ ਕਾਸੀ ॥
bahut baras tap keea kaasee |
For many years, I practiced penance and intense meditation at Kaashi;
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ਮਰਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਮਗਹਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਸੀ ॥੩॥
maran bheaa magahar kee baasee |3|
now that my time to die has come, I have come to dwell at Magahar! ||3||
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ਕਾਸੀ ਮਗਹਰ ਸਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
kaasee magahar sam beechaaree |
Kaashi and Magahar - I consider them the same.
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ਓਛੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰੀ ॥੪॥
ochhee bhagat kaise utaras paaree |4|
With inadequate devotion, how can anyone swim across? ||4||
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ਕਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਜ ਸਿਵ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਨੈ ॥
kahu gur gaj siv sabh ko jaanai |
Says Kabeer, the Guru and Ganaysha and Shiva all know
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ਮੁਆ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਮਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮੈ ॥੫॥੧੫॥
muaa kabeer ramat sree raamai |5|15|
that Kabeer died chanting the Lord's Name. ||5||15||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥
gaurree kabeer jee |
Gauree, Kabeer Jee:
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ਚੋਆ ਚੰਦਨ ਮਰਦਨ ਅੰਗਾ ॥
choaa chandan maradan angaa |
You may anoint your limbs with sandalwood oil,
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ਸੋ ਤਨੁ ਜਲੈ ਕਾਠ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਾ ॥੧॥
so tan jalai kaatth kai sangaa |1|
but in the end, that body will be burned with the firewood. ||1||
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ਇਸੁ ਤਨ ਧਨ ਕੀ ਕਵਨ ਬਡਾਈ ॥
eis tan dhan kee kavan baddaaee |
Why should anyone take pride in this body or wealth?
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ਧਰਨਿ ਪਰੈ ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dharan parai uravaar na jaaee |1| rahaau |
They shall end up lying on the ground; they shall not go along with you to the world beyond. ||1||Pause||
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ਰਾਤਿ ਜਿ ਸੋਵਹਿ ਦਿਨ ਕਰਹਿ ਕਾਮ ॥
raat ji soveh din kareh kaam |
They sleep by night and work during the day,
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ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਲੇਹਿ ਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮ ॥੨॥
eik khin lehi na har ko naam |2|
but they do not chant the Lord's Name, even for an instant. ||2||
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ਹਾਥਿ ਤ ਡੋਰ ਮੁਖਿ ਖਾਇਓ ਤੰਬੋਰ ॥
haath ta ddor mukh khaaeo tanbor |
They hold the string of the kite in their hands, and chew betel leaves in their mouths,
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ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਕਸਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਚੋਰ ॥੩॥
maratee baar kas baadhio chor |3|
but at the time of death, they shall be tied up tight, like thieves. ||3||
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ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
guramat ras ras har gun gaavai |
Through the Guru's Teachings, and immersed in His Love, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
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ਰਾਮੈ ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੪॥
raamai raam ramat sukh paavai |4|
Chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, and find peace. ||4||
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ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਈ ॥
kirapaa kar kai naam drirraaee |
In His Mercy, He implants the Naam within us;
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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਾਸੁ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਬਸਾਈ ॥੫॥
har har baas sugandh basaaee |5|
inhale deeply the sweet aroma and fragrance of the Lord, Har, Har. ||5||
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ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਚੇਤਿ ਰੇ ਅੰਧਾ ॥
kehat kabeer chet re andhaa |
Says Kabeer, remember Him, you blind fool!
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ਸਤਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਸਭੁ ਧੰਧਾ ॥੬॥੧੬॥
sat raam jhootthaa sabh dhandhaa |6|16|
The Lord is True; all worldly affairs are false. ||6||16||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Gauree
Read the full shabad →ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਤਿਪਦੇ ਚਾਰਤੁਕੇ₂ ॥
gaurree kabeer jee tipade chaaratuke₂ |
Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Thi-Padhay And Chau-Thukay:
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ਜਮ ਤੇ ਉਲਟਿ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਰਾਮ ॥
jam te ulatt bhe hai raam |
I have turned away from death and turned to the Lord.
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ਦੁਖ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਸੁਖ ਕੀਓ ਬਿਸਰਾਮ ॥
dukh binase sukh keeo bisaraam |
Pain has been eliminated, and I dwell in peac and comfort.
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ਬੈਰੀ ਉਲਟਿ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਮੀਤਾ ॥
bairee ulatt bhe hai meetaa |
My enemies have been transformed into friends.
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ਸਾਕਤ ਉਲਟਿ ਸੁਜਨ ਭਏ ਚੀਤਾ ॥੧॥
saakat ulatt sujan bhe cheetaa |1|
The faithless cynics have been transformed into good-hearted people. ||1||
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ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਰਬ ਕੁਸਲ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
ab mohi sarab kusal kar maaniaa |
Now, I feel that everything brings me peace.
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ਸਾਂਤਿ ਭਈ ਜਬ ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
saant bhee jab gobid jaaniaa |1| rahaau |
Peace and tranquility have come, since I realized the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||
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