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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa

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ਧਨ ਪਿਰਹਿ ਮੇਲਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਆਪਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ॥

dhan pireh melaa hoe suaamee aap prabh kirapaa kare |

The soul-bride meets her Husband Lord, when the Lord Master Himself showers His favor upon her.

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ਸੇਜਾ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਸੰਗਿ ਪਿਰ ਕੈ ਸਾਤ ਸਰ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭਰੇ ॥

sejaa suhaavee sang pir kai saat sar amrit bhare |

Her bed is decorated in the company of her Beloved, and her seven pools are filled with ambrosial nectar.

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ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਮਇਆ ਦਇਆਲ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਓ ॥

kar deaa meaa deaal saache sabad mil gun gaavo |

Be kind and compassionate to me, O Merciful True Lord, that I may obtain the Word of the Shabad, and sing Your Glorious Praises.

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ਨਾਨਕਾ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਬਿਗਸੀ ਮੁੰਧ ਮਨਿ ਓਮਾਹਓ ॥੧॥

naanakaa har var dekh bigasee mundh man omaaho |1|

O Nanak, gazing upon her Husband Lord, the soul-bride is delighted, and her mind is filled with joy. ||1||

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ਮੁੰਧ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਲੋਨੜੀਏ ਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਬਿਨੰਤੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

mundh sehaj salonarree ik prem binantee raam |

O bride of natural beauty, offer your loving prayers to the Lord.

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ਮੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੰਗਮਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਰਾਮ ॥

mai man tan har bhaavai prabh sangam raatee raam |

The Lord is pleasing to my mind and body; I am intoxicated in my Lord God's Company.

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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੰਤੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਸੈ ॥

prabh prem raatee har binantee naam har kai sukh vasai |

Imbued with the Love of God, I pray to the Lord, and through the Lord's Name, I abide in peace.

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ਤਉ ਗੁਣ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਗੁਣਹ ਵਸਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਨਸੈ ॥

tau gun pachhaaneh taa prabh jaaneh gunah vas avagan nasai |

If you recognize His Glorious Virtues, then you shall come to know God; thus virtue shall dwell in you, and sin shall run away.

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ਤੁਧੁ ਬਾਝੁ ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਰਹਿ ਨ ਸਾਕਾ ਕਹਣਿ ਸੁਨਣਿ ਨ ਧੀਜਏ ॥

tudh baajh ik til reh na saakaa kehan sunan na dheeje |

Without You, I cannot survive, even for an instant; by merely talking and listening about You, I am not satisfied.

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ਨਾਨਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰੇ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਭੀਜਏ ॥੨॥

naanakaa priau priau kar pukaare rasan ras man bheeje |2|

Nanak proclaims, "O Beloved, O Beloved!" His tongue and mind are drenched with the Lord's sublime essence. ||2||

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ਸਖੀਹੋ ਸਹੇਲੜੀਹੋ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ਰਾਮ ॥

sakheeho sahelarreeho meraa pir vanajaaraa raam |

O my companions and friends, my Husband Lord is the merchant.

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ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੋੁ ਵਣੰਜੜਿਆ ਰਸਿ ਮੋਲਿ ਅਪਾਰਾ ਰਾਮ ॥

har naamuo vananjarriaa ras mol apaaraa raam |

I have purchased the Lord's Name; its sweetness and value are unlimited.

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ਮੋਲਿ ਅਮੋਲੋ ਸਚ ਘਰਿ ਢੋਲੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਾ ਮੁੰਧ ਭਲੀ ॥

mol amolo sach ghar dtolo prabh bhaavai taa mundh bhalee |

His value is invaluable; the Beloved dwells in His true home. If it is pleasing to God, then He blesses His bride.

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ਇਕਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਹਿ ਰਲੀਆ ਹਉ ਪੁਕਾਰੀ ਦਰਿ ਖਲੀ ॥

eik sang har kai kareh raleea hau pukaaree dar khalee |

Some enjoy sweet pleasures with the Lord, while I stand crying at His door.

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ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਮਰਥ ਸ੍ਰੀਧਰ ਆਪਿ ਕਾਰਜੁ ਸਾਰਏ ॥

karan kaaran samarath sreedhar aap kaaraj saare |

The Creator, the Cause of causes, the All-powerful Lord Himself arranges our affairs.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਧਨ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਅਭ ਸਾਧਾਰਏ ॥੩॥

naanak nadaree dhan sohaagan sabad abh saadhaare |3|

O Nanak, blessed is the soul-bride, upon whom He casts His Glance of Grace; she enshrines the Word of the Shabad in her heart. ||3||

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ਹਮ ਘਰਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਹਿਲੜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਆਇਅੜੇ ਮੀਤਾ ਰਾਮ ॥

ham ghar saachaa sohilarraa prabh aaeiarre meetaa raam |

In my home, the true songs of rejoicing resound; the Lord God, my Friend, has come to me.

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ਰਾਵੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੜਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਲੀਅੜਾ ਦੀਤਾ ਰਾਮ ॥

raave rang raatarriaa man leearraa deetaa raam |

He enjoys me, and imbued with His Love, I have captivated His heart, and given mine to Him.

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ਆਪਣਾ ਮਨੁ ਦੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਲੀਆ ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਵਏ ॥

aapanaa man deea har var leea jiau bhaavai tiau raave |

I gave my mind, and obtained the Lord as my Husband; as it pleases His Will, He enjoys me.

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ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਆਗੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਭਾਗੈ ਘਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਵਏ ॥

tan man pir aagai sabad sabhaagai ghar amrit fal paave |

I have placed my body and mind before my Husband Lord, and through the Shabad, I have been blessed. Within the home of my own self, I have obtained the ambrosial fruit.

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ਬੁਧਿ ਪਾਠਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਬਹੁ ਚਤੁਰਾਈਐ ਭਾਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣੇ ॥

budh paatth na paaeeai bahu chaturaaeeai bhaae milai man bhaane |

He is not obtained by intellectual recitation or great cleverness; only by love does the mind obtain Him.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੀਤ ਹਮਾਰੇ ਹਮ ਨਾਹੀ ਲੋਕਾਣੇ ॥੪॥੧॥

naanak tthaakur meet hamaare ham naahee lokaane |4|1|

O Nanak, the Lord Master is my Best Friend; I am not an ordinary person. ||4||1||

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 |

Aasaa, First Mehl:

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ਅਨਹਦੋ ਅਨਹਦੁ ਵਾਜੈ ਰੁਣ ਝੁਣਕਾਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥

anahado anahad vaajai run jhunakaare raam |

The unstruck melody of the sound current resounds with the vibrations of the celestial instruments.

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ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੋ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਲਾਲ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥

meraa mano meraa man raataa laal piaare raam |

My mind, my mind is imbued with the Love of my Darling Beloved.

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ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਮਨੁ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਸੁੰਨ ਮੰਡਲਿ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

anadin raataa man bairaagee sun manddal ghar paaeaa |

Night and day, my detached mind remains absorbed in the Lord, and I obtain my home in the profound trance of the celestial void.

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ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਲਖਾਇਆ ॥

aad purakh aparanpar piaaraa satigur alakh lakhaaeaa |

The True Guru has revealed to me the Primal Lord, the Infinite, my Beloved, the Unseen.

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ਆਸਣਿ ਬੈਸਣਿ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ਤਿਤੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ॥

aasan baisan thir naaraaein tith man raataa veechaare |

The Lord's posture and His seat are permanent; my mind is absorbed in reflective contemplation upon Him.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਅਨਹਦ ਰੁਣ ਝੁਣਕਾਰੇ ॥੧॥

naanak naam rate bairaagee anahad run jhunakaare |1|

O Nanak, the detached ones are imbued with His Name, the unstruck melody, and the celestial vibrations. ||1||

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ਤਿਤੁ ਅਗਮ ਤਿਤੁ ਅਗਮ ਪੁਰੇ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਰਾਮ ॥

tit agam tith agam pure kahu kit bidh jaaeeai raam |

Tell me, how can I reach that unreachable, that unreachable city?

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ਸਚੁ ਸੰਜਮੋ ਸਾਰਿ ਗੁਣਾ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਰਾਮ ॥

sach sanjamo saar gunaa gurasabad kamaaeeai raam |

By practicing truthfulness and self-restraint, by contemplating His Glorious Virtues, and living the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

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ਸਚੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨਾ ॥

sach sabad kamaaeeai nij ghar jaaeeai paaeeai gunee nidhaanaa |

Practicing the True Word of the Shabad, one comes to the home of his own inner being, and obtains the treasure of virtue.

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ਤਿਤੁ ਸਾਖਾ ਮੂਲੁ ਪਤੁ ਨਹੀ ਡਾਲੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਭਨਾ ਪਰਧਾਨਾ ॥

tit saakhaa mool pat nahee ddaalee sir sabhanaa paradhaanaa |

He has no stems, roots, leaves or branches, but He is the Supreme Lord over the heads of all.

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ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਜਮ ਥਾਕੀ ਹਠਿ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

jap tap kar kar sanjam thaakee hatth nigreh nahee paaeeai |

Practicing intensive meditation, chanting and self-discipline, people have grown weary; stubbornly practicing these rituals, they still have not found Him.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈਐ ॥੨॥

naanak sehaj mile jagajeevan satigur boojh bujhaaeeai |2|

O Nanak, through spiritual wisdom, the Lord, the Life of the world, is met; the True Guru imparts this understanding. ||2||

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ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੋ ਰਤਨਾਗਰੁ ਤਿਤੁ ਰਤਨ ਘਣੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥

gur saagaro ratanaagar tith ratan ghanere raam |

The Guru is the ocean, the mountain of jewels, overflowing with jewels.

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