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Ang 646 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਭਿ ਭਰਮਦੇ ਨਿਤ ਜਗਿ ਤੋਟਾ ਸੈਸਾਰਿ ॥

vin naavai sabh bharamade nit jag tottaa saisaar |

Without the Name of the Lord, everyone wanders around the world, losing.

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ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਣੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਅੰਧੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ॥

manamukh karam kamaavane haumai andh gubaar |

The self-willed manmukhs do their deeds in the pitch black darkness of egotism.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਣਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥੧॥

guramukh amrit peevanaa naanak sabad veechaar |1|

The Gurmukhs drink in the Ambrosial Nectar, O Nanak, contemplating the Word of the Shabad. ||1||

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਸਹਜੇ ਜਾਗੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੋਵੈ ॥

sahaje jaagai sahaje sovai |

He wakes in peace, and he sleeps in peace.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

guramukh anadin usatat hovai |

The Gurmukh praises the Lord night and day.

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ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭਰਮੈ ਸਹਸਾ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

manamukh bharamai sahasaa hovai |

The self-willed manmukh remains deluded by his doubts.

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਨੀਦ ਨ ਸੋਵੈ ॥

antar chintaa need na sovai |

He is filled with anxiety, and he cannot even sleep.

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ਗਿਆਨੀ ਜਾਗਹਿ ਸਵਹਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

giaanee jaageh saveh subhaae |

The spiritually wise wake and sleep in peace.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤਿਆ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੨॥

naanak naam ratiaa bal jaau |2|

Nanak is a sacrifice to those who are imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

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Guru Ramdas Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਰਤਿਆ ॥

se har naam dhiaaveh jo har ratiaa |

They alone meditate on the Lord's Name, who are imbued with the Lord.

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ਹਰਿ ਇਕੁ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਇਕੁ ਇਕੋ ਹਰਿ ਸਤਿਆ ॥

har ik dhiaaveh ik iko har satiaa |

They meditate on the One Lord; the One and Only Lord is True.

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ਹਰਿ ਇਕੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਇਕੁ ਇਕੋ ਉਤਪਤਿਆ ॥

har iko varatai ik iko utapatiaa |

The One Lord is pervading everywhere; the One Lord created the Universe.

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ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਤਿਨ ਡਰੁ ਸਟਿ ਘਤਿਆ ॥

jo har naam dhiaaveh tin ddar satt ghatiaa |

Those who meditate on the Lord's Name, cast out their fears.

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ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਦੇਵੈ ਆਪਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿਆ ॥੯॥

guramatee devai aap guramukh har japiaa |9|

The Lord Himself blesses them with Guru's Instruction; the Gurmukh meditates on the Lord. ||9||

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa 3 |

Salok, Third Mehl:

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਆਇਓ ਜਿਤੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇ ॥

antar giaan na aaeo jit kichh sojhee paae |

Spiritual wisdom, which would bring understanding, does not enter into his mind.

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ਵਿਣੁ ਡਿਠਾ ਕਿਆ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਅੰਧਾ ਅੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

vin dditthaa kiaa saalaaheeai andhaa andh kamaae |

Without seeing, how can he praise the Lord? The blind act in blindness.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣੀਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥

naanak sabad pachhaaneeai naam vasai man aae |1|

O Nanak, when one realizes the Word of the Shabad, then the Naam comes to abide in the mind. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਇਕਾ ਬਾਣੀ ਇਕੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਇਕੋ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

eikaa baanee ik gur iko sabad veechaar |

There is One Bani; there is One Guru; there is one Shabad to contemplate.

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ਸਚਾ ਸਉਦਾ ਹਟੁ ਸਚੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਭਰੇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥

sachaa saudaa hatt sach ratanee bhare bhanddaar |

True is the merchandise, and true is the shop; the warehouses are overflowing with jewels.

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ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਅਨਿ ਜੇ ਦੇਵੈ ਦੇਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

gur kirapaa te paaeean je devai devanahaar |

By Guru's Grace, they are obtained, if the Great Giver gives them.

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ਸਚਾ ਸਉਦਾ ਲਾਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਖਟਿਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

sachaa saudaa laabh sadaa khattiaa naam apaar |

Dealing in this true merchandise, one earns the profit of the incomparable Naam.

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ਵਿਖੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿਆ ਕਰਮਿ ਪੀਆਵਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

vikh vich amrit pragattiaa karam peeaavanahaar |

In the midst of poison, the Ambrosial Nectar is revealed; by His Mercy, one drinks it in.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹੀਐ ਧੰਨੁ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

naanak sach salaaheeai dhan savaaranahaar |2|

O Nanak, praise the True Lord; blessed is the Creator, the Embellisher. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

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ਜਿਨਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਭਾਵਈ ॥

jinaa andar koorr varatai sach na bhaavee |

Those who are permeated by falsehood, do not love the Truth.

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ਜੇ ਕੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਸਚੁ ਕੂੜਾ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਵਈ ॥

je ko bolai sach koorraa jal jaavee |

If someone speaks the Truth, falsehood is burnt away.

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ਕੂੜਿਆਰੀ ਰਜੈ ਕੂੜਿ ਜਿਉ ਵਿਸਟਾ ਕਾਗੁ ਖਾਵਈ ॥

koorriaaree rajai koorr jiau visattaa kaag khaavee |

The false are satisfied by falsehood, like the crows who eat manure.

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ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਸੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵਈ ॥

jis har hoe kripaal so naam dhiaavee |

When the Lord grants His Grace, then one meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਰਾਧਿ ਕੂੜੁ ਪਾਪੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਵਈ ॥੧੦॥

har guramukh naam araadh koorr paap leh jaavee |10|

As Gurmukh, worship the Lord's Name in adoration; fraud and sin shall disappear. ||10||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥

salok mahalaa 3 |

Salok, Third Mehl:

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ਸੇਖਾ ਚਉਚਕਿਆ ਚਉਵਾਇਆ ਏਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਇਕਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਆਣਿ ॥

sekhaa chauchakiaa chauvaaeaa ehu man ikat ghar aan |

O Shaykh, you wander in the four directions, blown by the four winds; bring your mind back to the home of the One Lord.

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ਏਹੜ ਤੇਹੜ ਛਡਿ ਤੂ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥

eeharr teharr chhadd too gur kaa sabad pachhaan |

Renounce your petty arguments, and realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਗੈ ਢਹਿ ਪਉ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

satigur agai dteh pau sabh kichh jaanai jaan |

Bow in humble respect before the True Guru; He is the Knower who knows everything.

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ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਜਲਾਇ ਤੂ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੁ ਮਿਹਮਾਣੁ ॥

aasaa manasaa jalaae too hoe rahu mihamaan |

Burn away your hopes and desires, and live like a guest in this world.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਭੀ ਚਲਹਿ ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮਾਣੁ ॥

satigur kai bhaanai bhee chaleh taa daragah paaveh maan |

If you walk in harmony with the True Guru's Will, then you shall be honored in the Court of the Lord.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਨੀ ਤਿਨ ਧਿਗੁ ਪੈਨਣੁ ਧਿਗੁ ਖਾਣੁ ॥੧॥

naanak ji naam na chetanee tin dhig painan dhig khaan |1|

O Nanak, those who do not contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord - cursed are their clothes, and cursed is their food. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੩ ॥

mahalaa 3 |

Third Mehl:

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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

har gun tott na aavee keemat kehan na jaae |

There is no end to the Lord's Glorious Praises; His worth cannot be described.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਮਹਿ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥

naanak guramukh har gun raveh gun meh rahai samaae |2|

O Nanak, the Gurmukhs chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord; they are absorbed in His Glorious Virtues. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

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ਹਰਿ ਚੋਲੀ ਦੇਹ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਕਢਿ ਪੈਧੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ॥

har cholee deh savaaree kadt paidhee bhagat kar |

The Lord has adorned the coat of the body; He has embroidered it with devotional worship.

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ਹਰਿ ਪਾਟੁ ਲਗਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਈ ਬਹੁ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਰਿ ॥

har paatt lagaa adhikaaee bahu bahu bidh bhaat kar |

The Lord has woven His silk into it, in so many ways and fashions.

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ਕੋਈ ਬੂਝੈ ਬੂਝਣਹਾਰਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਿਬੇਕੁ ਕਰਿ ॥

koee boojhai boojhanahaaraa antar bibek kar |

How rare is that man of understanding, who understands, and deliberates within.

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ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਏਹੁ ਬਿਬੇਕੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਆਪਿ ਹਰਿ ॥

so boojhai ehu bibek jis bujhaae aap har |

He alone understands these deliberations, whom the Lord Himself inspires to understand.

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ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਵਿਚਾਰਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਤਿ ਹਰਿ ॥੧੧॥

jan naanak kahai vichaaraa guramukh har sat har |11|

Poor servant Nanak speaks: the Gurmukhs know the Lord, the Lord is True. ||11||

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