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Ang 471 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਨੰਗਾ ਦੋਜਕਿ ਚਾਲਿਆ ਤਾ ਦਿਸੈ ਖਰਾ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ॥
nangaa dojak chaaliaa taa disai kharaa ddaraavanaa |
He goes to hell naked, and he looks hideous then.
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ਕਰਿ ਅਉਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਾ ॥੧੪॥
kar aaugan pachhotaavanaa |14|
He regrets the sins he committed. ||14||
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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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ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥
deaa kapaah santokh soot jat gandtee sat vatt |
Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist.
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ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥
ehu janeaoo jeea kaa hee ta paadde ghat |
This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me.
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ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
naa ehu tuttai na mal lagai naa ehu jalai na jaae |
It does not break, it cannot be soiled by filth, it cannot be burnt, or lost.
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ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥
dhan su maanas naanakaa jo gal chale paae |
Blessed are those mortal beings, O Nanak, who wear such a thread around their necks.
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ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
chaukarr mul anaaeaa beh chaukai paaeaa |
You buy the thread for a few shells, and seated in your enclosure, you put it on.
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ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥
sikhaa kan charraaeea gur braahaman thiaa |
Whispering instructions into others' ears, the Brahmin becomes a guru.
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ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥
ohu muaa ohu jharr peaa vetagaa geaa |1|
But he dies, and the sacred thread falls away, and the soul departs without it. ||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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ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥
lakh choreea lakh jaareea lakh koorreea lakh gaal |
He commits thousands of robberies, thousands of acts of adultery, thousands of falsehoods and thousands of abuses.
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ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
lakh tthageea pahinaameea raat dinas jeea naal |
He practices thousands of deceptions and secret deeds, night and day, against his fellow beings.
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ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮੑਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥
tag kapaahahu kateeai baaman vatte aae |
The thread is spun from cotton, and the Brahmin comes and twists it.
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ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨਿੑ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
kuhi bakaraa rina khaaeaa sabh ko aakhai paae |
The goat is killed, cooked and eaten, and everyone then says, "Put on the sacred thread."
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ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥
hoe puraanaa sutteeai bhee fir paaeeai hor |
When it wears out, it is thrown away, and another one is put on.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥
naanak tag na tuttee je tag hovai jor |2|
O Nanak, the thread would not break, if it had any real strength. ||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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ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥
naae maniai pat aoopajai saalaahee sach soot |
Believing in the Name, honor is obtained. The Lord's Praise is the true sacred thread.
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ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥
daragah andar paaeeai tag na toottas poot |3|
Such a sacred thread is worn in the Court of the Lord; it shall never break. ||3||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Aasaa
Read the full shabad →ਮਃ ੧ ॥
mahalaa 1 |
First Mehl:
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ਤਗੁ ਨ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
tag na indree tag na naaree |
There is no sacred thread for the sexual organ, and no thread for woman.
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ਭਲਕੇ ਥੁਕ ਪਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਦਾੜੀ ॥
bhalake thuk pavai nit daarree |
The man's beard is spat upon daily.
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ਤਗੁ ਨ ਪੈਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਹਥੀ ॥
tag na pairee tag na hathee |
There is no sacred thread for the feet, and no thread for the hands;
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ਤਗੁ ਨ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਅਖੀ ॥
tag na jihavaa tag na akhee |
no thread for the tongue, and no thread for the eyes.
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ਵੇਤਗਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਤੈ ॥
vetagaa aape vatai |
The Brahmin himself goes to the world hereafter without a sacred thread.
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ਵਟਿ ਧਾਗੇ ਅਵਰਾ ਘਤੈ ॥
vatt dhaage avaraa ghatai |
Twisting the threads, he puts them on others.
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ਲੈ ਭਾੜਿ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥
lai bhaarr kare veeaahu |
He takes payment for performing marriages;
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ਕਢਿ ਕਾਗਲੁ ਦਸੇ ਰਾਹੁ ॥
kadt kaagal dase raahu |
reading their horoscopes, he shows them the way.
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ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥
sun vekhahu lokaa ehu viddaan |
Hear, and see, O people, this wondrous thing.
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ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਨਾਉ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪॥
man andhaa naau sujaan |4|
He is mentally blind, and yet his name is wisdom. ||4||
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Read the full shabad →ਪਉੜੀ ॥
paurree |
Pauree:
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ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਾਈ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਸੀ ॥
saahib hoe deaal kirapaa kare taa saaee kaar karaaeisee |
One, upon whom the Merciful Lord bestows His Grace, performs His service.
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ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਇਸੀ ॥
so sevak sevaa kare jis no hukam manaaeisee |
That servant, whom the Lord causes to obey the Order of His Will, serves Him.
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ਹੁਕਮਿ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਤਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
hukam maniai hovai paravaan taa khasamai kaa mehal paaeisee |
Obeying the Order of His Will, he becomes acceptable, and then, he obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
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ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥
khasamai bhaavai so kare manahu chindiaa so fal paaeisee |
One who acts to please His Lord and Master, obtains the fruits of his mind's desires.
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ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇਸੀ ॥੧੫॥
taa daragah paidhaa jaaeisee |15|
Then, he goes to the Court of the Lord, wearing robes of honor. ||15||
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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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ਗਊ ਬਿਰਾਹਮਣ ਕਉ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਗੋਬਰਿ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
gaoo biraahaman kau kar laavahu gobar taran na jaaee |
They tax the cows and the Brahmins, but the cow-dung they apply to their kitchen will not save them.
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ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੈ ਜਪਮਾਲੀ ਧਾਨੁ ਮਲੇਛਾਂ ਖਾਈ ॥
dhotee ttikaa tai japamaalee dhaan malechhaan khaaee |
They wear their loin cloths, apply ritual frontal marks to their foreheads, and carry their rosaries, but they eat food with the Muslims.
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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਤੁਰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥
antar poojaa parreh katebaa sanjam turakaa bhaaee |
O Siblings of Destiny, you perform devotional worship indoors, but read the Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life.
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ਛੋਡੀਲੇ ਪਾਖੰਡਾ ॥
chhoddeele paakhanddaa |
Renounce your hypocrisy!
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ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥
naam leiai jaeh tarandaa |1|
Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall swim across. ||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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ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥
maanas khaane kareh nivaaj |
The man-eaters say their prayers.
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ਛੁਰੀ ਵਗਾਇਨਿ ਤਿਨ ਗਲਿ ਤਾਗ ॥
chhuree vagaaein tin gal taag |
Those who wield the knife wear the sacred thread around their necks.
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ਤਿਨ ਘਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਪੂਰਹਿ ਨਾਦ ॥
tin ghar brahaman pooreh naad |
In their homes, the Brahmins sound the conch.
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ਉਨੑਾ ਭਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਓਈ ਸਾਦ ॥
aunaa bhi aaveh oee saad |
They too have the same taste.
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ਕੂੜੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਕੂੜਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥
koorree raas koorraa vaapaar |
False is their capital, and false is their trade.
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ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਹਾਰੁ ॥
koorr bol kareh aahaar |
Speaking falsehood, they take their food.
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ਸਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
saram dharam kaa dderaa door |
The home of modesty and Dharma is far from them.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਕੂੜੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥
naanak koorr rahiaa bharapoor |
O Nanak, they are totally permeated with falsehood.
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ਮਥੈ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੇੜਿ ਧੋਤੀ ਕਖਾਈ ॥
mathai ttikaa terr dhotee kakhaaee |
The sacred marks are on their foreheads, and the saffron loin-cloths are around their waists;
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ਹਥਿ ਛੁਰੀ ਜਗਤ ਕਾਸਾਈ ॥
hath chhuree jagat kaasaaee |
in their hands they hold the knives - they are the butchers of the world!
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.