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Ang 463 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Angad Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥
mahalaa 2 |
Second Mehl:
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ਜੇ ਸਉ ਚੰਦਾ ਉਗਵਹਿ ਸੂਰਜ ਚੜਹਿ ਹਜਾਰ ॥
je sau chandaa ugaveh sooraj charreh hajaar |
If a hundred moons were to rise, and a thousand suns appeared,
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ਏਤੇ ਚਾਨਣ ਹੋਦਿਆਂ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਘੋਰ ਅੰਧਾਰ ॥੨॥
ete chaanan hodiaan gur bin ghor andhaar |2|
even with such light, there would still be pitch darkness without the Guru. ||2||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 |
First Mehl:
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰੂ ਨ ਚੇਤਨੀ ਮਨਿ ਆਪਣੈ ਸੁਚੇਤ ॥
naanak guroo na chetanee man aapanai suchet |
O Nanak, those who do not think of the Guru, and who think of themselves as clever,
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ਛੁਟੇ ਤਿਲ ਬੂਆੜ ਜਿਉ ਸੁੰਞੇ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਖੇਤ ॥
chhutte til booaarr jiau sunye andar khet |
shall be left abandoned in the field, like the scattered sesame.
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ਖੇਤੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਛੁਟਿਆ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਉ ਨਾਹ ॥
khetai andar chhuttiaa kahu naanak sau naah |
They are abandoned in the field, says Nanak, and they have a hundred masters to please.
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ਫਲੀਅਹਿ ਫੁਲੀਅਹਿ ਬਪੁੜੇ ਭੀ ਤਨ ਵਿਚਿ ਸੁਆਹ ॥੩॥
faleeeh fuleeeh bapurre bhee tan vich suaah |3|
The wretches bear fruit and flower, but within their bodies, they are filled with ashes. ||3||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਆਪੀਨੑੈ ਆਪੁ ਸਾਜਿਓ ਆਪੀਨੑੈ ਰਚਿਓ ਨਾਉ ॥
aapeenai aap saajio aapeenai rachio naau |
He Himself created Himself; He Himself assumed His Name.
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ਦੁਯੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਾਜੀਐ ਕਰਿ ਆਸਣੁ ਡਿਠੋ ਚਾਉ ॥
duyee kudarat saajeeai kar aasan ddittho chaau |
Secondly, He fashioned the creation; seated within the creation, He beholds it with delight.
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ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਤੂੰ ਤੁਸਿ ਦੇਵਹਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਸਾਉ ॥
daataa karataa aap toon tus deveh kareh pasaau |
You Yourself are the Giver and the Creator; by Your Pleasure, You bestow Your Mercy.
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ਤੂੰ ਜਾਣੋਈ ਸਭਸੈ ਦੇ ਲੈਸਹਿ ਜਿੰਦੁ ਕਵਾਉ ॥
toon jaanoee sabhasai de laiseh jind kavaau |
You are the Knower of all; You give life, and take it away again with a word.
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ਕਰਿ ਆਸਣੁ ਡਿਠੋ ਚਾਉ ॥੧॥
kar aasan ddittho chaau |1|
Seated within the creation, You behold it with delight. ||1||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
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ਸਚੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਖੰਡ ਸਚੇ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰਡ ॥
sache tere khandd sache brahamandd |
True are Your worlds, True are Your solar Systems.
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ਸਚੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਲੋਅ ਸਚੇ ਆਕਾਰ ॥
sache tere loa sache aakaar |
True are Your realms, True is Your creation.
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ਸਚੇ ਤੇਰੇ ਕਰਣੇ ਸਰਬ ਬੀਚਾਰ ॥
sache tere karane sarab beechaar |
True are Your actions, and all Your deliberations.
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ਸਚਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਅਮਰੁ ਸਚਾ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥
sachaa teraa amar sachaa deebaan |
True is Your Command, and True is Your Court.
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ਸਚਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥
sachaa teraa hukam sachaa furamaan |
True is the Command of Your Will, True is Your Order.
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ਸਚਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਰਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
sachaa teraa karam sachaa neesaan |
True is Your Mercy, True is Your Insignia.
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ਸਚੇ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਖਹਿ ਲਖ ਕਰੋੜਿ ॥
sache tudh aakheh lakh karorr |
Hundreds of thousands and millions call You True.
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ਸਚੈ ਸਭਿ ਤਾਣਿ ਸਚੈ ਸਭਿ ਜੋਰਿ ॥
sachai sabh taan sachai sabh jor |
In the True Lord is all power, in the True Lord is all might.
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ਸਚੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਚੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥
sachee teree sifat sachee saalaah |
True is Your Praise, True is Your Adoration.
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ਸਚੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਚੇ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ॥
sachee teree kudarat sache paatisaah |
True is Your almighty creative power, True King.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇਨਿ ਸਚੁ ॥
naanak sach dhiaaein sach |
O Nanak, true are those who meditate on the True One.
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ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੇ ਸੁ ਕਚੁ ਨਿਕਚੁ ॥੧॥
jo mar jame su kach nikach |1|
Those who are subject to birth and death are totally false. ||1||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 |
First Mehl:
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ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾ ਵਡਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa vaddaa naau |
Great is His greatness, as great as His Name.
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ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਿਆਉ ॥
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa sach niaau |
Great is His greatness, as True is His justice.
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ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾ ਨਿਹਚਲ ਥਾਉ ॥
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa nihachal thaau |
Great is His greatness, as permanent as His Throne.
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ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਲਾਉ ॥
vaddee vaddiaaee jaanai aalaau |
Great is His greatness, as He knows our utterances.
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ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਬੁਝੈ ਸਭਿ ਭਾਉ ॥
vaddee vaddiaaee bujhai sabh bhaau |
Great is His greatness, as He understands all our affections.
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ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾ ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਦਾਤਿ ॥
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa puchh na daat |
Great is His greatness, as He gives without being asked.
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ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਾ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ॥
vaddee vaddiaaee jaa aape aap |
Great is His greatness, as He Himself is all-in-all.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਕਾਰ ਨ ਕਥਨੀ ਜਾਇ ॥
naanak kaar na kathanee jaae |
O Nanak, His actions cannot be described.
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ਕੀਤਾ ਕਰਣਾ ਸਰਬ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੨॥
keetaa karanaa sarab rajaae |2|
Whatever He has done, or will do, is all by His Own Will. ||2||
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Guru Angad Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਮਹਲਾ ੨ ॥
mahalaa 2 |
Second Mehl:
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ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਸਚੈ ਕੀ ਹੈ ਕੋਠੜੀ ਸਚੇ ਕਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਾਸੁ ॥
eihu jag sachai kee hai kottharree sache kaa vich vaas |
This world is the room of the True Lord; within it is the dwelling of the True Lord.
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ਇਕਨੑਾ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ਲਏ ਇਕਨੑਾ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਕਰੇ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥
eikanaa hukam samaae le ikanaa hukame kare vinaas |
By His Command, some are merged into Him, and some, by His Command, are destroyed.
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ਇਕਨੑਾ ਭਾਣੈ ਕਢਿ ਲਏ ਇਕਨੑਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥
eikanaa bhaanai kadt le ikanaa maaeaa vich nivaas |
Some, by the Pleasure of His Will, are lifted up out of Maya, while others are made to dwell within it.
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ਏਵ ਭਿ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਜਾਪਈ ਜਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਆਣੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
ev bhi aakh na jaapee ji kisai aane raas |
No one can say who will be rescued.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥੩॥
naanak guramukh jaaneeai jaa kau aap kare paragaas |3|
O Nanak, he alone is known as Gurmukh, unto whom the Lord reveals Himself. ||3||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਅ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਲਿਖਿ ਨਾਵੈ ਧਰਮੁ ਬਹਾਲਿਆ ॥
naanak jeea upaae kai likh naavai dharam bahaaliaa |
O Nanak, having created the souls, the Lord installed the Righteous Judge of Dharma to read and record their accounts.
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ਓਥੈ ਸਚੇ ਹੀ ਸਚਿ ਨਿਬੜੈ ਚੁਣਿ ਵਖਿ ਕਢੇ ਜਜਮਾਲਿਆ ॥
othai sache hee sach nibarrai chun vakh kadte jajamaaliaa |
There, only the Truth is judged true; the sinners are picked out and separated.
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ਥਾਉ ਨ ਪਾਇਨਿ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਮੁਹ ਕਾਲੑੈ ਦੋਜਕਿ ਚਾਲਿਆ ॥
thaau na paaein koorriaar muh kaalai dojak chaaliaa |
The false find no place there, and they go to hell with their faces blackened.
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ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਜਿਣਿ ਗਏ ਹਾਰਿ ਗਏ ਸਿ ਠਗਣ ਵਾਲਿਆ ॥
terai naae rate se jin ge haar ge si tthagan vaaliaa |
Those who are imbued with Your Name win, while the cheaters lose.
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ਲਿਖਿ ਨਾਵੈ ਧਰਮੁ ਬਹਾਲਿਆ ॥੨॥
likh naavai dharam bahaaliaa |2|
The Lord installed the Righteous Judge of Dharma to read and record the accounts. ||2||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mahalaa 1 |
Salok, First Mehl:
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ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਨਾਦ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਵੇਦ ॥
visamaad naad visamaad ved |
Wonderful is the sound current of the Naad, wonderful is the knowledge of the Vedas.
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ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਜੀਅ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਭੇਦ ॥
visamaad jeea visamaad bhed |
Wonderful are the beings, wonderful are the species.
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ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਰੂਪ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਰੰਗ ॥
visamaad roop visamaad rang |
Wonderful are the forms, wonderful are the colors.
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ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਨਾਗੇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਜੰਤ ॥
visamaad naage fireh jant |
Wonderful are the beings who wander around naked.
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