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Ang 534 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Dayv Gandhaaree

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਸਰਨੀ ਪਰੀਐ ਚਰਣ ਰੇਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਬਾਛੈ ॥੧॥

saadhasangat kee saranee pareeai charan ren man baachhai |1|

I have sought the Sanctuary of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; my mind longs for the dust of their Feet. ||1||

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ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਾ ਗੁਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਮਾਇ ਆਛੈ ॥

jugat na jaanaa gun nahee koee mahaa dutar maae aachhai |

I do not know the way, and I have no virtue. It is so difficult to escape from Maya!

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ਆਇ ਪਇਓ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨੀ ਤਉ ਉਤਰੀ ਸਗਲ ਦੁਰਾਛੈ ॥੨॥੨॥੨੮॥

aae peo naanak gur charanee tau utaree sagal duraachhai |2|2|28|

Nanak has come and fallen at the Guru's feet; all of his evil inclinations have vanished. ||2||2||28||

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ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ੫ ॥

devagandhaaree 5 |

Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl:

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਬਚਨ ਤੁਹਾਰੇ ॥

amritaa pria bachan tuhaare |

O Beloved, Your Words are Ambrosial Nectar.

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ਅਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਭਹੂ ਮਧਿ ਨਿਰਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

at sundar manamohan piaare sabhahoo madh niraare |1| rahaau |

O supremely beautiful Enticer, O Beloved, You are among all, and yet distinct from all. ||1||Pause||

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ਰਾਜੁ ਨ ਚਾਹਉ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਚਾਹਉ ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲਾਰੇ ॥

raaj na chaahau mukat na chaahau man preet charan kamalaare |

I do not seek power, and I do not seek liberation. My mind is in love with Your Lotus Feet.

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਮਹੇਸ ਸਿਧ ਮੁਨਿ ਇੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹੀ ਦਰਸਾਰੇ ॥੧॥

braham mahes sidh mun indraa mohi tthaakur hee darasaare |1|

Brahma, Shiva, the Siddhas, the silent sages and Indra - I seek only the Blessed Vision of my Lord and Master's Darshan. ||1||

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ਦੀਨੁ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਆਇਓ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਸੰਤ ਹਾਰੇ ॥

deen duaarai aaeo tthaakur saran pario sant haare |

I have come, helpless, to Your Door, O Lord Master; I am exhausted - I seek the Sanctuary of the Saints.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲੇ ਮਨੋਹਰ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲ ਬਿਗਸਾਰੇ ॥੨॥੩॥੨੯॥

kahu naanak prabh mile manohar man seetal bigasaare |2|3|29|

Says Nanak, I have met my Enticing Lord God; my mind is cooled and soothed - it blossoms forth in joy. ||2||3||29||

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ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

devagandhaaree mahalaa 5 |

Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl:

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ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਿਓ ॥

har jap sevak paar utaario |

Meditating on the Lord, His servant swims across to salvation.

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ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਭਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅਪਨੇ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਨਹੀ ਮਾਰਿਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

deen deaal bhe prabh apane bahurr janam nahee maario |1| rahaau |

When God becomes merciful to the meek, then one does not have to suffer reincarnation, only to die again. ||1||Pause||

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਮਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਰਤਨ ਜਨਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਹਾਰਿਓ ॥

saadhasangam gun gaavah har ke ratan janam nahee haario |

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and he does not lose the jewel of this human life.

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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਬਿਖੈ ਬਨੁ ਤਰਿਆ ਕੁਲਹ ਸਮੂਹ ਉਧਾਰਿਓ ॥੧॥

prabh gun gaae bikhai ban tariaa kulah samooh udhaario |1|

Singing the Glories of God, he crosses over the ocean of poison, and saves all his generations as well. ||1||

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ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਬਸਿਆ ਰਿਦ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਉਚਾਰਿਓ ॥

charan kamal basiaa rid bheetar saas giraas uchaario |

The Lotus Feet of the Lord abide within his heart, and with every breath and morsel of food, he chants the Lord's Name.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਓਟ ਗਹੀ ਜਗਦੀਸੁਰ ਪੁਨਹ ਪੁਨਹ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਿਓ ॥੨॥੪॥੩੦॥

naanak ott gahee jagadeesur punah punah balihaario |2|4|30|

Nanak has grasped the Support of the Lord of the Universe; again and again, he is a sacrifice to Him. ||2||4||30||

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ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੪ ॥

raag devagandhaaree mahalaa 5 ghar 4 |

Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House:

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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਕਰਤ ਫਿਰੇ ਬਨ ਭੇਖ ਮੋਹਨ ਰਹਤ ਨਿਰਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

karat fire ban bhekh mohan rehat niraar |1| rahaau |

Some wander around the forests, wearing religious robes, but the Fascinating Lord remains distant from them. ||1||Pause||

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ਕਥਨ ਸੁਨਾਵਨ ਗੀਤ ਨੀਕੇ ਗਾਵਨ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਧਰਤੇ ਗਾਰ ॥੧॥

kathan sunaavan geet neeke gaavan man meh dharate gaar |1|

They talk, preach, and sing their lovely songs, but within their minds, the filth of their sins remains. ||1||

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ਅਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਬਹੁ ਚਤੁਰ ਸਿਆਨੇ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਰਸਨਾ ਚਾਰ ॥੨॥

at sundar bahu chatur siaane bidiaa rasanaa chaar |2|

They may be very beautiful, extremely clever, wise and educated, and they may speak very sweetly. ||2||

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ਮਾਨ ਮੋਹ ਮੇਰ ਤੇਰ ਬਿਬਰਜਿਤ ਏਹੁ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਖੰਡੇ ਧਾਰ ॥੩॥

maan moh mer ter bibarajit ehu maarag khandde dhaar |3|

To forsake pride, emotional attachment, and the sense of 'mine and yours', is the path of the double-edged sword. ||3||

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨਿ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਤਰੀਅਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸੰਤ ਸੰਗਾਰ ॥੪॥੧॥੩੧॥

kahu naanak tin bhavajal tareeale prabh kirapaa sant sangaar |4|1|31|

Says Nanak, they alone swim across the terrifying world-ocean, who, by God's Grace, join the Society of the Saints. ||4||1||31||

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ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੫ ॥

raag devagandhaaree mahalaa 5 ghar 5 |

Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl, Fifth House:

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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਮੈ ਪੇਖਿਓ ਰੀ ਊਚਾ ਮੋਹਨੁ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ ॥

mai pekhio ree aoochaa mohan sabh te aoochaa |

I have seen the Lord to be on high; the Fascinating Lord is the highest of all.

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ਆਨ ਨ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਕੋਊ ਲਾਗੈ ਢੂਢਿ ਰਹੇ ਹਮ ਮੂਚਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aan na samasar koaoo laagai dtoodt rahe ham moochaa |1| rahaau |

No one else is equal to Him - I have made the most extensive search on this. ||1||Pause||

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ਬਹੁ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਅਤਿ ਬਡੋ ਗਾਹਰੋ ਥਾਹ ਨਹੀ ਅਗਹੂਚਾ ॥

bahu beant at baddo gaaharo thaah nahee agahoochaa |

Utterly infinite, exceedingly great, deep and unfathomable - He is lofty, beyond reach.

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ਤੋਲਿ ਨ ਤੁਲੀਐ ਮੋਲਿ ਨ ਮੁਲੀਐ ਕਤ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਨ ਰੂਚਾ ॥੧॥

tol na tuleeai mol na muleeai kat paaeeai man roochaa |1|

His weight cannot be weighed, His value cannot be estimated. How can the Enticer of the mind be obtained? ||1||

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ਖੋਜ ਅਸੰਖਾ ਅਨਿਕ ਤਪੰਥਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਨਹੀ ਪਹੂਚਾ ॥

khoj asankhaa anik tapanthaa bin gur nahee pahoochaa |

Millions search for Him, on various paths, but without the Guru, none find Him.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੀ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਰਸ ਭੂੰਚਾ ॥੨॥੧॥੩੨॥

kahu naanak kirapaa karee tthaakur mil saadhoo ras bhoonchaa |2|1|32|

Says Nanak, the Lord Master has become Merciful. Meeting the Holy Saint, I drink in the sublime essence. ||2||1||32||

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