Ang 59 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਤੁਲੁ ਨ ਤੋਲੀਐ ਕਥਨਿ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥੫॥

saahib atul na toleeai kathan na paaeaa jaae |5|

Our Lord and Master is Unweighable; He cannot be weighed. He cannot be found merely by talking. ||5||

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ਵਾਪਾਰੀ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਆਏ ਵਜਹੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ॥

vaapaaree vanajaariaa aae vajahu likhaae |

The merchants and the traders have come; their profits are pre-ordained.

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ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਚ ਕੀ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਰਜਾਇ ॥

kaar kamaaveh sach kee laahaa milai rajaae |

Those who practice Truth reap the profits, abiding in the Will of God.

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ਪੂੰਜੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਤਮਾਇ ॥੬॥

poonjee saachee gur milai naa tis til na tamaae |6|

With the Merchandise of Truth, they meet the Guru, who does not have a trace of greed. ||6||

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤੋਲਿ ਤੋੁਲਾਇਸੀ ਸਚੁ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਤੋਲੁ ॥

guramukh tol tuolaaeisee sach taraajee tol |

As Gurmukh, they are weighed and measured, in the balance and the scales of Truth.

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ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਗੁਰਿ ਠਾਕੀ ਸਚੁ ਬੋਲੁ ॥

aasaa manasaa mohanee gur tthaakee sach bol |

The enticements of hope and desire are quieted by the Guru, whose Word is True.

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ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲਾਏ ਤੋਲਸੀ ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰਾ ਤੋਲੁ ॥੭॥

aap tulaae tolasee poore pooraa tol |7|

He Himself weighs with the scale; perfect is the weighing of the Perfect One. ||7||

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ਕਥਨੈ ਕਹਣਿ ਨ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਨਾ ਪੜਿ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਭਾਰ ॥

kathanai kehan na chhutteeai naa parr pusatak bhaar |

No one is saved by mere talk and speech, nor by reading loads of books.

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ਕਾਇਆ ਸੋਚ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਿਆਰ ॥

kaaeaa soch na paaeeai bin har bhagat piaar |

The body does not obtain purity without loving devotion to the Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਮੇਲੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਤਾਰ ॥੮॥੯॥

naanak naam na veesarai mele gur karataar |8|9|

O Nanak, never forget the Naam; the Guru shall unite us with the Creator. ||8||9||

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ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa 1 |

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਰਤਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

satigur pooraa je milai paaeeai ratan beechaar |

Meeting the Perfect True Guru, we find the jewel of meditative reflection.

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ਮਨੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਗੁਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਰਬ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

man deejai gur aapane paaeeai sarab piaar |

Surrendering our minds to our Guru, we find universal love.

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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਅਵਗਣ ਮੇਟਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੧॥

mukat padaarath paaeeai avagan mettanahaar |1|

We find the wealth of liberation, and our demerits are erased. ||1||

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ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥

bhaaee re gur bin giaan na hoe |

O Siblings of Destiny, without the Guru, there is no spiritual wisdom.

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ਪੂਛਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੇ ਨਾਰਦੈ ਬੇਦ ਬਿਆਸੈ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

poochhahu brahame naaradai bed biaasai koe |1| rahaau |

Go and ask Brahma, Naarad and Vyaas, the writer of the Vedas. ||1||Pause||

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ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧੁਨਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥

giaan dhiaan dhun jaaneeai akath kahaavai soe |

Know that from the vibration of the Word, we obtain spiritual wisdom and meditation. Through it, we speak the Unspoken.

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ਸਫਲਿਓ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹਰੀਆਵਲਾ ਛਾਵ ਘਣੇਰੀ ਹੋਇ ॥

safalio birakh hareeaavalaa chhaav ghaneree hoe |

He is the fruit-bearing Tree, luxuriantly green with abundant shade.

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ਲਾਲ ਜਵੇਹਰ ਮਾਣਕੀ ਗੁਰ ਭੰਡਾਰੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

laal javehar maanakee gur bhanddaarai soe |2|

The rubies, jewels and emeralds are in the Guru's Treasury. ||2||

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ਗੁਰ ਭੰਡਾਰੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

gur bhanddaarai paaeeai niramal naam piaar |

From the Guru's Treasury, we receive the Love of the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.

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ਸਾਚੋ ਵਖਰੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਪੂਰੈ ਕਰਮਿ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

saacho vakhar sancheeai poorai karam apaar |

We gather in the True Merchandise, through the Perfect Grace of the Infinite.

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ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਦੁਖ ਮੇਟਣੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਅਸੁਰ ਸੰਘਾਰੁ ॥੩॥

sukhadaataa dukh mettano satigur asur sanghaar |3|

The True Guru is the Giver of peace, the Dispeller of pain, the Destroyer of demons. ||3||

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ਭਵਜਲੁ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਡਰਾਵਣੋ ਨਾ ਕੰਧੀ ਨਾ ਪਾਰੁ ॥

bhavajal bikham ddaraavano naa kandhee naa paar |

The terrifying world-ocean is difficult and dreadful; there is no shore on this side or the one beyond.

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ਨਾ ਬੇੜੀ ਨਾ ਤੁਲਹੜਾ ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਵੰਝੁ ਮਲਾਰੁ ॥

naa berree naa tulaharraa naa tis vanjh malaar |

There is no boat, no raft, no oars and no boatman.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੈ ਕਾ ਬੋਹਿਥਾ ਨਦਰੀ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰੁ ॥੪॥

satigur bhai kaa bohithaa nadaree paar utaar |4|

The True Guru is the only boat on this terrifying ocean. His Glance of Grace carries us across. ||4||

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ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

eik til piaaraa visarai dukh laagai sukh jaae |

If I forget my Beloved, even for an instant, suffering overtakes me and peace departs.

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ਜਿਹਵਾ ਜਲਉ ਜਲਾਵਣੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਪੈ ਰਸਾਇ ॥

jihavaa jlau jalaavanee naam na japai rasaae |

Let that tongue be burnt in flames, which does not chant the Naam with love.

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ਘਟੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਅਗਲੋ ਜਮੁ ਪਕੜੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਇ ॥੫॥

ghatt binasai dukh agalo jam pakarrai pachhutaae |5|

When the pitcher of the body bursts, there is terrible pain; those who are caught by the Minister of Death regret and repent. ||5||

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ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਗਏ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਨ ਸਾਥਿ ॥

meree meree kar ge tan dhan kalat na saath |

Crying out, "Mine! Mine!", they have departed, but their bodies, their wealth, and their wives did not go with them.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਧਨੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਹੈ ਭੂਲੋ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਆਥਿ ॥

bin naavai dhan baad hai bhoolo maarag aath |

Without the Name, wealth is useless; deceived by wealth, they have lost their way.

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ਸਾਚਉ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਕਥੋ ਕਾਥਿ ॥੬॥

saachau saahib seveeai guramukh akatho kaath |6|

So serve the True Lord; become Gurmukh, and speak the Unspoken. ||6||

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ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਭਵਾਈਐ ਪਇਐ ਕਿਰਤਿ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

aavai jaae bhavaaeeai peiai kirat kamaae |

Coming and going, people wander through reincarnation; they act according to their past actions.

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ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਕਿਉ ਮੇਟੀਐ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਲੇਖੁ ਰਜਾਇ ॥

poorab likhiaa kiau metteeai likhiaa lekh rajaae |

How can one's pre-ordained destiny be erased? It is written in accordance with the Lord's Will.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਨ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੭॥

bin har naam na chhutteeai guramat milai milaae |7|

Without the Name of the Lord, no one can be saved. Through the Guru's Teachings, we are united in His Union. ||7||

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ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਰਾਨੁ ॥

tis bin meraa ko nahee jis kaa jeeo paraan |

Without Him, I have no one to call my own. My soul and my breath of life belong to Him.

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ਹਉਮੈ ਮਮਤਾ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਉ ਲੋਭੁ ਜਲਉ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥

haumai mamataa jal blau lobh jlau abhimaan |

May my egotism and possessiveness be burnt to ashes, and my greed and egotistical pride consigned to the fire.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀਐ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੮॥੧੦॥

naanak sabad veechaareeai paaeeai gunee nidhaan |8|10|

O Nanak, contemplating the Shabad, the Treasure of Excellence is obtained. ||8||10||

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ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa 1 |

Siree Raag, First Mehl:

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ਰੇ ਮਨ ਐਸੀ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਜੈਸੀ ਜਲ ਕਮਲੇਹਿ ॥

re man aisee har siau preet kar jaisee jal kamalehi |

O mind, love the Lord, as the lotus loves the water.

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ਲਹਰੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਪਛਾੜੀਐ ਭੀ ਵਿਗਸੈ ਅਸਨੇਹਿ ॥

laharee naal pachhaarreeai bhee vigasai asanehi |

Tossed about by the waves, it still blossoms with love.

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ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਜੀਅ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਜਲ ਮਰਣੁ ਤਿਨੇਹਿ ॥੧॥

jal meh jeea upaae kai bin jal maran tinehi |1|

In the water, the creatures are created; outside of the water they die. ||1||

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