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Ang 467 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa

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ਓਨੑੀ ਮੰਦੈ ਪੈਰੁ ਨ ਰਖਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਸੁਕ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥

onaee mandai pair na rakhio kar sukrit dharam kamaaeaa |

They do not place their feet in sin, but do good deeds and live righteously in Dharma.

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ਓਨੑੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਤੋੜੇ ਬੰਧਨਾ ਅੰਨੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਥੋੜਾ ਖਾਇਆ ॥

onaee duneea torre bandhanaa an paanee thorraa khaaeaa |

They burn away the bonds of the world, and eat a simple diet of grain and water.

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ਤੂੰ ਬਖਸੀਸੀ ਅਗਲਾ ਨਿਤ ਦੇਵਹਿ ਚੜਹਿ ਸਵਾਇਆ ॥

toon bakhaseesee agalaa nit deveh charreh savaaeaa |

You are the Great Forgiver; You give continually, more and more each day.

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ਵਡਿਆਈ ਵਡਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੭॥

vaddiaaee vaddaa paaeaa |7|

By His greatness, the Great Lord is obtained. ||7||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਪੁਰਖਾਂ ਬਿਰਖਾਂ ਤੀਰਥਾਂ ਤਟਾਂ ਮੇਘਾਂ ਖੇਤਾਂਹ ॥

purakhaan birakhaan teerathaan tattaan meghaan khetaanh |

Men, trees, sacred shrines of pilgrimage, banks of sacred rivers, clouds, fields,

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ਦੀਪਾਂ ਲੋਆਂ ਮੰਡਲਾਂ ਖੰਡਾਂ ਵਰਭੰਡਾਂਹ ॥

deepaan loaan manddalaan khanddaan varabhanddaanh |

islands, continents, worlds, solar systems, and universes;

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ਅੰਡਜ ਜੇਰਜ ਉਤਭੁਜਾਂ ਖਾਣੀ ਸੇਤਜਾਂਹ ॥

anddaj jeraj utabhujaan khaanee setajaanh |

the four sources of creation - born of eggs, born of the womb, born of the earth and born of sweat;

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ਸੋ ਮਿਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਰਾਂ ਮੇਰਾਂ ਜੰਤਾਹ ॥

so mit jaanai naanakaa saraan meraan jantaah |

oceans, mountains, and all beings - O Nanak, He alone knows their condition.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜੰਤ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਸੰਮਾਲੇ ਸਭਨਾਹ ॥

naanak jant upaae kai samaale sabhanaah |

O Nanak, having created the living beings, He cherishes them all.

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ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਕਰਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਭਿ ਕਰਣੀ ਤਾਹ ॥

jin karatai karanaa keea chintaa bhi karanee taah |

The Creator who created the creation, takes care of it as well.

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ਸੋ ਕਰਤਾ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਉਪਾਇਆ ਜਗੁ ॥

so karataa chintaa kare jin upaaeaa jag |

He, the Creator who formed the world, cares for it.

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ਤਿਸੁ ਜੋਹਾਰੀ ਸੁਅਸਤਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ਅਭਗੁ ॥

tis johaaree suasat tis tis deebaan abhag |

Unto Him I bow and offer my reverence; His Royal Court is eternal.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਿਆ ਟਿਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਤਗੁ ॥੧॥

naanak sache naam bin kiaa ttikaa kiaa tag |1|

O Nanak, without the True Name, of what use is the frontal mark of the Hindus, or their sacred thread? ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਲਖ ਨੇਕੀਆ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਲਖ ਪੁੰਨਾ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

lakh nekeea changiaaeea lakh punaa paravaan |

Hundreds of thousands of virtues and good actions, and hundreds of thousands of blessed charities,

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ਲਖ ਤਪ ਉਪਰਿ ਤੀਰਥਾਂ ਸਹਜ ਜੋਗ ਬੇਬਾਣ ॥

lakh tap upar teerathaan sehaj jog bebaan |

hundreds of thousands of penances at sacred shrines, and the practice of Sehj Yoga in the wilderness,

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ਲਖ ਸੂਰਤਣ ਸੰਗਰਾਮ ਰਣ ਮਹਿ ਛੁਟਹਿ ਪਰਾਣ ॥

lakh sooratan sangaraam ran meh chhutteh paraan |

hundreds of thousands of courageous actions and giving up the breath of life on the field of battle,

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ਲਖ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਲਖ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਪਾਠ ਪੁਰਾਣ ॥

lakh suratee lakh giaan dhiaan parreeeh paatth puraan |

hundreds of thousands of divine understandings, hundreds of thousands of divine wisdoms and meditations and readings of the Vedas and the Puraanas

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ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਤੈ ਕਰਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

jin karatai karanaa keea likhiaa aavan jaan |

- before the Creator who created the creation, and who ordained coming and going,

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ਨਾਨਕ ਮਤੀ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਕਰਮੁ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੨॥

naanak matee mithiaa karam sachaa neesaan |2|

O Nanak, all these things are false. True is the Insignia of His Grace. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਏਕੁ ਤੂੰ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ ॥

sachaa saahib ek toon jin sacho sach varataaeaa |

You alone are the True Lord. The Truth of Truths is pervading everywhere.

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ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਦੇਹਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਤਿਨੑੀ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥

jis toon dehi tis milai sach taa tinaee sach kamaaeaa |

He alone receives the Truth, unto whom You give it; then, he practices Truth.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਿਨੑ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸਚੁ ਵਸਾਇਆ ॥

satigur miliai sach paaeaa jina kai hiradai sach vasaaeaa |

Meeting the True Guru, Truth is found. In His Heart, Truth is abiding.

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ਮੂਰਖ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੑੀ ਮਨਮੁਖੀ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥

moorakh sach na jaananaee manamukhee janam gavaaeaa |

The fools do not know the Truth. The self-willed manmukhs waste their lives away in vain.

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ਵਿਚਿ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕਾਹੇ ਆਇਆ ॥੮॥

vich duneea kaahe aaeaa |8|

Why have they even come into the world? ||8||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਗਡੀ ਲਦੀਅਹਿ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਭਰੀਅਹਿ ਸਾਥ ॥

parr parr gaddee ladeeeh parr parr bhareeeh saath |

You may read and read loads of books; you may read and study vast multitudes of books.

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ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਬੇੜੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਗਡੀਅਹਿ ਖਾਤ ॥

parr parr berree paaeeai parr parr gaddeeeh khaat |

You may read and read boat-loads of books; you may read and read and fill pits with them.

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ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਬਰਸ ਬਰਸ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਮਾਸ ॥

parreeeh jete baras baras parreeeh jete maas |

You may read them year after year; you may read them as many months are there are.

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ਪੜੀਐ ਜੇਤੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਪੜੀਅਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਸਾਸ ॥

parreeai jetee aarajaa parreeeh jete saas |

You may read them all your life; you may read them with every breath.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਲੇਖੈ ਇਕ ਗਲ ਹੋਰੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਝਖਣਾ ਝਾਖ ॥੧॥

naanak lekhai ik gal hor haumai jhakhanaa jhaakh |1|

O Nanak, only one thing is of any account: everything else is useless babbling and idle talk in ego. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਲਿਖਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਪੜਿਆ ॥ ਤੇਤਾ ਕੜਿਆ ॥

likh likh parriaa | tetaa karriaa |

The more one write and reads, the more one burns.

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ਬਹੁ ਤੀਰਥ ਭਵਿਆ ॥ ਤੇਤੋ ਲਵਿਆ ॥

bahu teerath bhaviaa | teto laviaa |

The more one wanders at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, the more one talks uselessly.

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ਬਹੁ ਭੇਖ ਕੀਆ ਦੇਹੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੀਆ ॥

bahu bhekh keea dehee dukh deea |

The more one wears religious robes, the more pain he causes his body.

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ਸਹੁ ਵੇ ਜੀਆ ਅਪਣਾ ਕੀਆ ॥

sahu ve jeea apanaa keea |

O my soul, you must endure the consequences of your own actions.

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ਅੰਨੁ ਨ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਾਦੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥

an na khaaeaa saad gavaaeaa |

One who does not eat the corn, misses out on the taste.

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ਬਹੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

bahu dukh paaeaa doojaa bhaaeaa |

One obtains great pain, in the love of duality.

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ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਨ ਪਹਿਰੈ ॥ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਕਹਰੈ ॥

basatr na pahirai | ahinis kaharai |

One who does not wear any clothes, suffers night and day.

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ਮੋਨਿ ਵਿਗੂਤਾ ॥ ਕਿਉ ਜਾਗੈ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਸੂਤਾ ॥

mon vigootaa | kiau jaagai gur bin sootaa |

Through silence, he is ruined. How can the sleeping one be awakened without the Guru?

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ਪਗ ਉਪੇਤਾਣਾ ॥ ਅਪਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਕਮਾਣਾ ॥

pag upetaanaa | apanaa keea kamaanaa |

One who goes barefoot suffers by his own actions.

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ਅਲੁ ਮਲੁ ਖਾਈ ਸਿਰਿ ਛਾਈ ਪਾਈ ॥

al mal khaaee sir chhaaee paaee |

One who eats filth and throws ashes on his head

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ਮੂਰਖਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥

moorakh andhai pat gavaaee |

the blind fool loses his honor.

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ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕਿਛੁ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

vin naavai kichh thaae na paaee |

Without the Name, nothing is of any use.

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ਰਹੈ ਬੇਬਾਣੀ ਮੜੀ ਮਸਾਣੀ ॥

rahai bebaanee marree masaanee |

One who lives in the wilderness, in cemetaries and cremation grounds

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ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਣੀ ॥

andh na jaanai fir pachhutaanee |

- that blind man does not know the Lord; he regrets and repents in the end.

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