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Ang 595 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Sorath
Read the full shabad →ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik oankaar sat naam karataa purakh nirbhau niravair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhan gur prasaad |
One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
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ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ॥
soratth mahalaa 1 ghar 1 chaupade |
Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:
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ਸਭਨਾ ਮਰਣਾ ਆਇਆ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਸਭਨਾਹ ॥
sabhanaa maranaa aaeaa vechhorraa sabhanaah |
Death comes to all, and all must suffer separation.
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ਪੁਛਹੁ ਜਾਇ ਸਿਆਣਿਆ ਆਗੈ ਮਿਲਣੁ ਕਿਨਾਹ ॥
puchhahu jaae siaaniaa aagai milan kinaah |
Go and ask the clever people, whether they shall meet in the world hereafter.
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ਜਿਨ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਵਡੜੀ ਵੇਦਨ ਤਿਨਾਹ ॥੧॥
jin meraa saahib veesarai vaddarree vedan tinaah |1|
Those who forget my Lord and Master shall suffer in terrible pain. ||1||
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ਭੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਹੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥
bhee saalaahihu saachaa soe |
So praise the True Lord,
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ਜਾ ਕੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jaa kee nadar sadaa sukh hoe | rahaau |
by whose Grace peace ever prevails. ||Pause||
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ਵਡਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਹੋਸੀ ਸੋਇ ॥
vaddaa kar saalaahanaa hai bhee hosee soe |
Praise Him as great; He is, and He shall ever be.
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ਸਭਨਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਮਾਣਸ ਦਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
sabhanaa daataa ek too maanas daat na hoe |
You alone are the Great Giver; mankind cannot give anything.
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ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਰੰਨ ਕਿ ਰੁੰਨੈ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
jo tis bhaavai so theeai ran ki runai hoe |2|
Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; what good does it do to cry out in protest? ||2||
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ਧਰਤੀ ਉਪਰਿ ਕੋਟ ਗੜ ਕੇਤੀ ਗਈ ਵਜਾਇ ॥
dharatee upar kott garr ketee gee vajaae |
Many have proclaimed their sovereignty over millions of fortresses on the earth, but they have now departed.
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ਜੋ ਅਸਮਾਨਿ ਨ ਮਾਵਨੀ ਤਿਨ ਨਕਿ ਨਥਾ ਪਾਇ ॥
jo asamaan na maavanee tin nak nathaa paae |
And those, whom even the sky could not contain, had ropes put through their noses.
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ਜੇ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸੂਲੀਆ ਕਾਹੇ ਮਿਠਾ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੩॥
je man jaaneh sooleea kaahe mitthaa khaeh |3|
O mind, if you only knew the torment in your future, you would not relish the sweet pleasures of the present. ||3||
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ਨਾਨਕ ਅਉਗੁਣ ਜੇਤੜੇ ਤੇਤੇ ਗਲੀ ਜੰਜੀਰ ॥
naanak aaugun jetarre tete galee janjeer |
O Nanak, as many as are the sins one commits, so many are the chains around his neck.
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ਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਹੋਨਿ ਤ ਕਟੀਅਨਿ ਸੇ ਭਾਈ ਸੇ ਵੀਰ ॥
je gun hon ta katteean se bhaaee se veer |
If he possesses virtues, then the chains are cut away; these virtues are his brothers, his true brothers.
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ਅਗੈ ਗਏ ਨ ਮੰਨੀਅਨਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਢਹੁ ਵੇਪੀਰ ॥੪॥੧॥
agai ge na maneean maar kadtahu vepeer |4|1|
Going to the world hereafter, those who have no Guru are not accepted; they are beaten, and expelled. ||4||1||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Sorath
Read the full shabad →ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
soratth mahalaa 1 ghar 1 |
Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House:
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ਮਨੁ ਹਾਲੀ ਕਿਰਸਾਣੀ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਰਮੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਤਨੁ ਖੇਤੁ ॥
man haalee kirasaanee karanee saram paanee tan khet |
Make your mind the farmer, good deeds the farm, modesty the water, and your body the field.
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ਨਾਮੁ ਬੀਜੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੁਹਾਗਾ ਰਖੁ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਵੇਸੁ ॥
naam beej santokh suhaagaa rakh gareebee ves |
Let the Lord's Name be the seed, contentment the plow, and your humble dress the fence.
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ਭਾਉ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਜੰਮਸੀ ਸੇ ਘਰ ਭਾਗਠ ਦੇਖੁ ॥੧॥
bhaau karam kar jamasee se ghar bhaagatth dekh |1|
Doing deeds of love, the seed shall sprout, and you shall see your home flourish. ||1||
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ਬਾਬਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
baabaa maaeaa saath na hoe |
O Baba, the wealth of Maya does not go with anyone.
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ਇਨਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗੁ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ein maaeaa jag mohiaa viralaa boojhai koe | rahaau |
This Maya has bewitched the world, but only a rare few understand this. ||Pause||
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ਹਾਣੁ ਹਟੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਰਜਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਵਥੁ ॥
haan hatt kar aarajaa sach naam kar vath |
Make your ever-decreasing life your shop, and make the Lord's Name your merchandise.
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ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੋਚ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਂਡਸਾਲ ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਰਖੁ ॥
surat soch kar bhaanddasaal tis vich tis no rakh |
Make understanding and contemplation your warehouse, and in that warehouse, store the Lord's Name.
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ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਸਿਉ ਵਣਜੁ ਕਰਿ ਲੈ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਨ ਹਸੁ ॥੨॥
vanajaariaa siau vanaj kar lai laahaa man has |2|
Deal with the Lord's dealers, earn your profits, and rejoice in your mind. ||2||
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ਸੁਣਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਸਉਦਾਗਰੀ ਸਤੁ ਘੋੜੇ ਲੈ ਚਲੁ ॥
sun saasat saudaagaree sat ghorre lai chal |
Let your trade be listening to scripture, and let Truth be the horses you take to sell.
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ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਮਤੁ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਕਲੁ ॥
kharach ban changiaaeea mat man jaaneh kal |
Gather up merits for your travelling expenses, and do not think of tomorrow in your mind.
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ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਕੈ ਦੇਸਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਾ ਸੁਖਿ ਲਹਹਿ ਮਹਲੁ ॥੩॥
nirankaar kai des jaeh taa sukh laheh mehal |3|
When you arrive in the land of the Formless Lord, you shall find peace in the Mansion of His Presence. ||3||
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ਲਾਇ ਚਿਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਕੰਮੁ ॥
laae chit kar chaakaree man naam kar kam |
Let your service be the focusing of your consciousness, and let your occupation be the placing of faith in the Naam.
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