Ang 356 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਪੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਤੁਮ ਸਾ ਮੀਤੁ ਨ ਅਵਰੁ ਕੋਈ ॥

aap beechaar maar man dekhiaa tum saa meet na avar koee |

Reflecting upon my self, and conquering my mind, I have seen that there is no other friend like You.

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ਜਿਉ ਤੂੰ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਵ ਹੀ ਰਹਣਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਦੇਵਹਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥

jiau toon raakheh tiv hee rahanaa dukh sukh deveh kareh soee |3|

As You keep me, so do I live. You are the Giver of peace and pleasure. Whatever You do, comes to pass. ||3||

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ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਦੋਊ ਬਿਨਾਸਤ ਤ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਗੁਣ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਭਈ ॥

aasaa manasaa doaoo binaasat trihu gun aas niraas bhee |

Hope and desire have both been dispelled; I have renounced my longing for the three qualities.

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ਤੁਰੀਆਵਸਥਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਕੀ ਓਟ ਲਹੀ ॥੪॥

tureeaavasathaa guramukh paaeeai sant sabhaa kee ott lahee |4|

The Gurmukh obtains the state of ecstasy, taking to the Shelter of the Saints' Congregation. ||4||

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ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਸਗਲੇ ਸਭਿ ਜਪ ਤਪ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵਾ ॥

giaan dhiaan sagale sabh jap tap jis har hiradai alakh abhevaa |

All wisdom and meditation, all chanting and penance, come to one whose heart is filled with the Invisible, Inscrutable Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਾਏ ਸਹਜ ਸੇਵਾ ॥੫॥੨੨॥

naanak raam naam man raataa guramat paae sehaj sevaa |5|22|

O Nanak, one whose mind is imbued with the Lord's Name, finds the Guru's Teachings, and intuitively serves. ||5||22||

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ₂ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 panchapade₂ |

Aasaa, First Mehl, Panch-Padhay:

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ਮੋਹੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਸਭ ਕਾਰ ॥

mohu kuttanb mohu sabh kaar |

Your attachment to your family, your attachment to all your affairs

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ਮੋਹੁ ਤੁਮ ਤਜਹੁ ਸਗਲ ਵੇਕਾਰ ॥੧॥

mohu tum tajahu sagal vekaar |1|

- renounce all your attachments, for they are all corrupt. ||1||

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ਮੋਹੁ ਅਰੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਤਜਹੁ ਤੁਮੑ ਬੀਰ ॥

mohu ar bharam tajahu tuma beer |

Renounce your attachments and doubts, O brother,

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ਸਾਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੇ ਰਵੈ ਸਰੀਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

saach naam ride ravai sareer |1| rahaau |

and dwell upon the True Name within your heart and body. ||1||Pause||

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ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਾ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈ ॥

sach naam jaa nav nidh paaee |

When one receives the nine treasures of the True Name,

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ਰੋਵੈ ਪੂਤੁ ਨ ਕਲਪੈ ਮਾਈ ॥੨॥

rovai poot na kalapai maaee |2|

his children do not weep, and his mother does not grieve. ||2||

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ਏਤੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਡੂਬਾ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

et mohi ddoobaa sansaar |

In this attachment, the world is drowning.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੋਈ ਉਤਰੈ ਪਾਰਿ ॥੩॥

guramukh koee utarai paar |3|

Few are the Gurmukhs who swim across. ||3||

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ਏਤੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੂਨੀ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

et mohi fir joonee paeh |

In this attachment, people are reincarnated over and over again.

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ਮੋਹੇ ਲਾਗਾ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੪॥

mohe laagaa jam pur jaeh |4|

Attached to emotional attachment, they go to the city of Death. ||4||

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ਗੁਰ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਲੇ ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥

gur deekhiaa le jap tap kamaeh |

You have received the Guru's Teachings - now practice meditation and penance.

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ਨਾ ਮੋਹੁ ਤੂਟੈ ਨਾ ਥਾਇ ਪਾਹਿ ॥੫॥

naa mohu toottai naa thaae paeh |5|

If attachment is not broken, no one is approved. ||5||

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ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਏਹੁ ਮੋਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

nadar kare taa ehu mohu jaae |

But if He bestows His Glance of Grace, then this attachment departs.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੬॥੨੩॥

naanak har siau rahai samaae |6|23|

O Nanak, then one remains merged in the Lord. ||6||23||

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 |

Aasaa, First Mehl:

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ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਸਚੁ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

aap kare sach alakh apaar |

He Himself does everything, the True, Invisible, Infinite Lord.

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ਹਉ ਪਾਪੀ ਤੂੰ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੧॥

hau paapee toon bakhasanahaar |1|

I am a sinner, You are the Forgiver. ||1||

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ਤੇਰਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

teraa bhaanaa sabh kichh hovai |

By Your Will, everything come to pass.

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ਮਨਹਠਿ ਕੀਚੈ ਅੰਤਿ ਵਿਗੋਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

manahatth keechai ant vigovai |1| rahaau |

One who acts in stubborn-mindedness is ruined in the end. ||1||Pause||

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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕੀ ਮਤਿ ਕੂੜਿ ਵਿਆਪੀ ॥

manamukh kee mat koorr viaapee |

The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is engrossed in falsehood.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਣ ਪਾਪਿ ਸੰਤਾਪੀ ॥੨॥

bin har simaran paap santaapee |2|

Without the meditative remembrance of the Lord, it suffers in sin. ||2||

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ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਲੇਵਹੁ ॥

duramat tiaag laahaa kichh levahu |

Renounce evil-mindedness, and you shall reap the rewards.

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ਜੋ ਉਪਜੈ ਸੋ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵਹੁ ॥੩॥

jo upajai so alakh abhevahu |3|

Whoever is born, comes through the Unknowable and Mysterious Lord. ||3||

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ਐਸਾ ਹਮਰਾ ਸਖਾ ਸਹਾਈ ॥

aisaa hamaraa sakhaa sahaaee |

Such is my Friend and Companion;

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ਗੁਰ ਹਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਈ ॥੪॥

gur har miliaa bhagat drirraaee |4|

meeting with the Guru, the Lord, devotion was implanted within me. ||4||

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ਸਗਲਂੀ ਸਉਦਂੀ ਤੋਟਾ ਆਵੈ ॥

sagalanee saudanee tottaa aavai |

In all other transactions, one suffers loss.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥੫॥੨੪॥

naanak raam naam man bhaavai |5|24|

The Name of the Lord is pleasing to Nanak's mind. ||5||24||

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ₄ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 chaupade₄ |

Aasaa, First Mehl, Chau-Padhay:

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ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤਾਂ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ॥

vidiaa veechaaree taan praupakaaree |

Contemplate and reflect upon knowledge, and you will become a benefactor to others.

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ਜਾਂ ਪੰਚ ਰਾਸੀ ਤਾਂ ਤੀਰਥ ਵਾਸੀ ॥੧॥

jaan panch raasee taan teerath vaasee |1|

When you conquer the five passions, then you shall come to dwell at the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. ||1||

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ਘੁੰਘਰੂ ਵਾਜੈ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

ghungharoo vaajai je man laagai |

You shall hear the vibrations of the tinkling bells, when your mind is held steady.

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ਤਉ ਜਮੁ ਕਹਾ ਕਰੇ ਮੋ ਸਿਉ ਆਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tau jam kahaa kare mo siau aagai |1| rahaau |

So what can the Messenger of Death do to me hereafter? ||1||Pause||

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ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸੀ ਤਉ ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ॥

aas niraasee tau saniaasee |

When you abandon hope and desire, then you become a true Sannyaasi.

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ਜਾਂ ਜਤੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਤਾਂ ਕਾਇਆ ਭੋਗੀ ॥੨॥

jaan jat jogee taan kaaeaa bhogee |2|

When the Yogi practices abstinence, then he enjoys his body. ||2||

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ਦਇਆ ਦਿਗੰਬਰੁ ਦੇਹ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

deaa diganbar deh beechaaree |

Through compassion, the naked hermit reflects upon his inner self.

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ਆਪਿ ਮਰੈ ਅਵਰਾ ਨਹ ਮਾਰੀ ॥੩॥

aap marai avaraa neh maaree |3|

He slays his own self, instead of slaying others. ||3||

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ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਹੋਰਿ ਵੇਸ ਬਹੁਤੇਰੇ ॥

ek too hor ves bahutere |

You, O Lord, are the One, but You have so many Forms.

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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਚੋਜ ਨ ਤੇਰੇ ॥੪॥੨੫॥

naanak jaanai choj na tere |4|25|

Nanak does not know Your wondrous plays. ||4||25||

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 |

Aasaa, First Mehl:

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ਏਕ ਨ ਭਰੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਕਰਿ ਧੋਵਾ ॥

ek na bhareea gun kar dhovaa |

I am not stained by only one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue.

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ਮੇਰਾ ਸਹੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਹਉ ਨਿਸਿ ਭਰਿ ਸੋਵਾ ॥੧॥

meraa sahu jaagai hau nis bhar sovaa |1|

My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||

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ਇਉ ਕਿਉ ਕੰਤ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਹੋਵਾ ॥

eiau kiau kant piaaree hovaa |

In this way, how can I become dear to my Husband Lord?

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ਸਹੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਹਉ ਨਿਸ ਭਰਿ ਸੋਵਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sahu jaagai hau nis bhar sovaa |1| rahaau |

My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||Pause||

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