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Ang 656 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਇਕ ਬਸਤੁ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਲਹੀਐ ॥

eik basat agochar laheeai |

to find the incomprehensible thing.

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ਬਸਤੁ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਪਾਈ ॥

basat agochar paaee |

I have found this incomprehensible thing;

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ਘਟਿ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੨॥

ghatt deepak rahiaa samaaee |2|

my mind is illuminated and enlightened. ||2||

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ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਅਬ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥

keh kabeer ab jaaniaa |

Says Kabeer, now I know Him;

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ਜਬ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਤਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

jab jaaniaa tau man maaniaa |

since I know Him, my mind is pleased and appeased.

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ਮਨ ਮਾਨੇ ਲੋਗੁ ਨ ਪਤੀਜੈ ॥

man maane log na pateejai |

My mind is pleased and appeased, and yet, people do not believe it.

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ਨ ਪਤੀਜੈ ਤਉ ਕਿਆ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੩॥੭॥

n pateejai tau kiaa keejai |3|7|

They do not believe it, so what can I do? ||3||7||

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਹ੍ਰਿਦੈ ਕਪਟੁ ਮੁਖ ਗਿਆਨੀ ॥

hridai kapatt mukh giaanee |

In his heart there is deception, and yet in his mouth are words of wisdom.

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ਝੂਠੇ ਕਹਾ ਬਿਲੋਵਸਿ ਪਾਨੀ ॥੧॥

jhootthe kahaa bilovas paanee |1|

You are false - why are you churning water? ||1||

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ਕਾਂਇਆ ਮਾਂਜਸਿ ਕਉਨ ਗੁਨਾਂ ॥

kaaneaa maanjas kaun gunaan |

Why do you bother to wash your body?

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ਜਉ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹੈ ਮਲਨਾਂ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jau ghatt bheetar hai malanaan |1| rahaau |

Your heart is still full of filth. ||1||Pause||

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ਲਉਕੀ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਨੑਾਈ ॥

laukee atthasatth teerath naaee |

The gourd may be washed at the sixty-eight sacred shrines,

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ਕਉਰਾਪਨੁ ਤਊ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੨॥

kauraapan taoo na jaaee |2|

but even then, its bitterness is not removed. ||2||

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ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

keh kabeer beechaaree |

Says Kabeer after deep contemplation,

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ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਾਰਿ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ॥੩॥੮॥

bhav saagar taar muraaree |3|8|

please help me cross over the terrifying world-ocean, O Lord, O Destroyer of ego. ||3||8||

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਸੋਰਠਿ ॥

soratth |

Sorat'h:

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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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ਬਹੁ ਪਰਪੰਚ ਕਰਿ ਪਰ ਧਨੁ ਲਿਆਵੈ ॥

bahu parapanch kar par dhan liaavai |

Practicing great hypocrisy, he acquires the wealth of others.

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ਸੁਤ ਦਾਰਾ ਪਹਿ ਆਨਿ ਲੁਟਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

sut daaraa peh aan luttaavai |1|

Returning home, he squanders it on his wife and children. ||1||

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ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਭੂਲੇ ਕਪਟੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

man mere bhoole kapatt na keejai |

O my mind, do not practice deception, even inadvertently.

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ਅੰਤਿ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਜੀਅ ਪਹਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ant niberaa tere jeea peh leejai |1| rahaau |

In the end, your own soul shall have to answer for its account. ||1||Pause||

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ਛਿਨੁ ਛਿਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਛੀਜੈ ਜਰਾ ਜਨਾਵੈ ॥

chhin chhin tan chheejai jaraa janaavai |

Moment by moment, the body is wearing away, and old age is asserting itself.

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ਤਬ ਤੇਰੀ ਓਕ ਕੋਈ ਪਾਨੀਓ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

tab teree ok koee paaneeo na paavai |2|

And then, when you are old, no one shall pour water into your cup. ||2||

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ਕਹਤੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਕੋਈ ਨਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ॥

kehat kabeer koee nahee teraa |

Says Kabeer, no one belongs to you.

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ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਾਮੁ ਕੀ ਨ ਜਪਹਿ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੩॥੯॥

hiradai raam kee na japeh saveraa |3|9|

Why not chant the Lord's Name in your heart, when you are still young? ||3||9||

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਸੰਤਹੁ ਮਨ ਪਵਨੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਬਨਿਆ ॥

santahu man pavanai sukh baniaa |

O Saints, my windy mind has now become peaceful and still.

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ਕਿਛੁ ਜੋਗੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਗਨਿਆ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kichh jog paraapat ganiaa | rahaau |

It seems that I have learned something of the science of Yoga. ||Pause||

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ਗੁਰਿ ਦਿਖਲਾਈ ਮੋਰੀ ॥

gur dikhalaaee moree |

The Guru has shown me the hole,

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ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਰਗ ਪੜਤ ਹੈ ਚੋਰੀ ॥

jit mirag parrat hai choree |

through which the deer carefully enters.

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ਮੂੰਦਿ ਲੀਏ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ॥

moond lee daravaaje |

I have now closed off the doors,

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ਬਾਜੀਅਲੇ ਅਨਹਦ ਬਾਜੇ ॥੧॥

baajeeale anahad baaje |1|

and the unstruck celestial sound current resounds. ||1||

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ਕੁੰਭ ਕਮਲੁ ਜਲਿ ਭਰਿਆ ॥

kunbh kamal jal bhariaa |

The pitcher of my heart-lotus is filled with water;

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ਜਲੁ ਮੇਟਿਆ ਊਭਾ ਕਰਿਆ ॥

jal mettiaa aoobhaa kariaa |

I have spilled out the water, and set it upright.

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ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥

kahu kabeer jan jaaniaa |

Says Kabeer, the Lord's humble servant, this I know.

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ਜਉ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਤਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥੨॥੧੦॥

jau jaaniaa tau man maaniaa |2|10|

Now that I know this, my mind is pleased and appeased. ||2||10||

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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ ॥

raag soratth |

Raag Sorat'h:

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ਭੂਖੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

bhookhe bhagat na keejai |

I am so hungry, I cannot perform devotional worship service.

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ਯਹ ਮਾਲਾ ਅਪਨੀ ਲੀਜੈ ॥

yeh maalaa apanee leejai |

Here, Lord, take back Your mala.

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ਹਉ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਸੰਤਨ ਰੇਨਾ ॥

hau maangau santan renaa |

I beg for the dust of the feet of the Saints.

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ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਸੀ ਕਾ ਦੇਨਾ ॥੧॥

mai naahee kisee kaa denaa |1|

I do not owe anyone anything. ||1||

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ਮਾਧੋ ਕੈਸੀ ਬਨੈ ਤੁਮ ਸੰਗੇ ॥

maadho kaisee banai tum sange |

O Lord, how can I be with You?

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ਆਪਿ ਨ ਦੇਹੁ ਤ ਲੇਵਉ ਮੰਗੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aap na dehu ta levau mange | rahaau |

If You do not give me Yourself, then I shall beg until I get You. ||Pause||

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ਦੁਇ ਸੇਰ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਚੂਨਾ ॥

due ser maangau choonaa |

I ask for two kilos of flour,

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ਪਾਉ ਘੀਉ ਸੰਗਿ ਲੂਨਾ ॥

paau gheeo sang loonaa |

and half a pound of ghee, and salt.

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ਅਧ ਸੇਰੁ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਦਾਲੇ ॥

adh ser maangau daale |

I ask for a pound of beans,

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ਮੋ ਕਉ ਦੋਨਉ ਵਖਤ ਜਿਵਾਲੇ ॥੨॥

mo kau donau vakhat jivaale |2|

which I shall eat twice a day. ||2||

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ਖਾਟ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਚਉਪਾਈ ॥

khaatt maangau chaupaaee |

I ask for a cot, with four legs,

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ਸਿਰਹਾਨਾ ਅਵਰ ਤੁਲਾਈ ॥

sirahaanaa avar tulaaee |

and a pillow and mattress.

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ਊਪਰ ਕਉ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਖੀਂਧਾ ॥

aoopar kau maangau kheendhaa |

I ask for a quilt to cover myself.

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ਤੇਰੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੈ ਜਨੁ ਥਂੀਧਾ ॥੩॥

teree bhagat karai jan thaneedhaa |3|

Your humble servant shall perform Your devotional worship service with love. ||3||

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ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਲਬੋ ॥

mai naahee keetaa labo |

I have no greed;

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ਇਕੁ ਨਾਉ ਤੇਰਾ ਮੈ ਫਬੋ ॥

eik naau teraa mai fabo |

Your Name is the only ornament I wish for.

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ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

keh kabeer man maaniaa |

Says Kabeer, my mind is pleased and appeased;

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ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਤਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੪॥੧੧॥

man maaniaa tau har jaaniaa |4|11|

now that my mind is pleased and appeased, I have come to know the Lord. ||4||11||

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Bhagat Namdev Ji · Raag Sorath

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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਭਗਤ ਨਾਮਦੇ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥

raag soratth baanee bhagat naamade jee kee ghar 2 |

Raag Sorat'h, The Word Of Devotee Naam Dayv Jee, Second 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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ਜਬ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਬ ਗਾਵਾ ॥

jab dekhaa tab gaavaa |

When I see Him, I sing His Praises.

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ਤਉ ਜਨ ਧੀਰਜੁ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੧॥

tau jan dheeraj paavaa |1|

Then I, his humble servant, become patient. ||1||

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