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Ang 663 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Dhanaasree
Read the full shabad →ਮਗਰ ਪਾਛੈ ਕਛੁ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ਏਹੁ ਪਦਮੁ ਅਲੋਅ ॥੨॥
magar paachhai kachh na soojhai ehu padam aloa |2|
But they cannot even see what is behind them. What a strange lotus pose this is! ||2||
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ਖਤ੍ਰੀਆ ਤ ਧਰਮੁ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਮਲੇਛ ਭਾਖਿਆ ਗਹੀ ॥
khatreea ta dharam chhoddiaa malechh bhaakhiaa gahee |
The K'shatriyas have abandoned their religion, and have adopted a foreign language.
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ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਸਭ ਇਕ ਵਰਨ ਹੋਈ ਧਰਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਰਹੀ ॥੩॥
srisatt sabh ik varan hoee dharam kee gat rahee |3|
The whole world has been reduced to the same social status; the state of righteousness and Dharma has been lost. ||3||
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ਅਸਟ ਸਾਜ ਸਾਜਿ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਸੋਧਹਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਬੇਦ ਅਭਿਆਸੁ ॥
asatt saaj saaj puraan sodheh kareh bed abhiaas |
They analyze eight chapters of (Panini's) grammar and the Puraanas. They study the Vedas,
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ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਦਾਸੁ ॥੪॥੧॥੬॥੮॥
bin naam har ke mukat naahee kahai naanak daas |4|1|6|8|
but without the Lord's Name, no one is liberated; so says Nanak, the Lord's slave. ||4||1||6||8||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Dhanaasree
Read the full shabad →ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਆਰਤੀ ॥
dhanaasaree mahalaa 1 aaratee |
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Aartee:
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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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ਗਗਨ ਮੈ ਥਾਲੁ ਰਵਿ ਚੰਦੁ ਦੀਪਕ ਬਨੇ ਤਾਰਿਕਾ ਮੰਡਲ ਜਨਕ ਮੋਤੀ ॥
gagan mai thaal rav chand deepak bane taarikaa manddal janak motee |
In the bowl of the sky, the sun and moon are the lamps; the stars in the constellations are the pearls.
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ਧੂਪੁ ਮਲਆਨਲੋ ਪਵਣੁ ਚਵਰੋ ਕਰੇ ਸਗਲ ਬਨਰਾਇ ਫੂਲੰਤ ਜੋਤੀ ॥੧॥
dhoop malaanalo pavan chavaro kare sagal banaraae foolant jotee |1|
The fragrance of sandalwood is the incense, the wind is the fan, and all the vegetation are flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1||
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ਕੈਸੀ ਆਰਤੀ ਹੋਇ ਭਵ ਖੰਡਨਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਰਤੀ ॥
kaisee aaratee hoe bhav khanddanaa teree aaratee |
What a beautiful lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of fear, this is Your Aartee, Your worship service.
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ਅਨਹਤਾ ਸਬਦ ਵਾਜੰਤ ਭੇਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
anahataa sabad vaajant bheree |1| rahaau |
The sound current of the Shabad is the sounding of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||
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ਸਹਸ ਤਵ ਨੈਨ ਨਨ ਨੈਨ ਹੈ ਤੋਹਿ ਕਉ ਸਹਸ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਨਨਾ ਏਕ ਤੋਹੀ ॥
sehas tav nain nan nain hai tohi kau sehas moorat nanaa ek tohee |
Thousands are Your eyes, and yet You have no eyes. Thousands are Your forms, and yet You have not even one form.
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ਸਹਸ ਪਦ ਬਿਮਲ ਨਨ ਏਕ ਪਦ ਗੰਧ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਹਸ ਤਵ ਗੰਧ ਇਵ ਚਲਤ ਮੋਹੀ ॥੨॥
sehas pad bimal nan ek pad gandh bin sehas tav gandh iv chalat mohee |2|
Thousands are Your lotus feet, and yet You have no feet. Without a nose, thousands are Your noses. I am enchanted with Your play! ||2||
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ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਹੈ ਸੋਇ ॥
sabh meh jot jot hai soe |
The Divine Light is within everyone; You are that Light.
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ਤਿਸ ਕੈ ਚਾਨਣਿ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
tis kai chaanan sabh meh chaanan hoe |
Yours is that Light which shines within everyone.
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ਗੁਰ ਸਾਖੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
gur saakhee jot paragatt hoe |
By the Guru's Teachings, this Divine Light is revealed.
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ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੁ ਆਰਤੀ ਹੋਇ ॥੩॥
jo tis bhaavai su aaratee hoe |3|
That which pleases the Lord is the true worship service. ||3||
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ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਕਮਲ ਮਕਰੰਦ ਲੋਭਿਤ ਮਨੋ ਅਨਦਿਨੋ ਮੋਹਿ ਆਹੀ ਪਿਆਸਾ ॥
har charan kamal makarand lobhit mano anadino mohi aahee piaasaa |
My soul is enticed by the honey-sweet lotus feet of the Lord; night and day, I thirst for them.
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ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਜਲੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਰਿੰਗ ਕਉ ਹੋਇ ਜਾ ਤੇ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਾਸਾ ॥੪॥੧॥੭॥੯॥
kripaa jal dehi naanak saaring kau hoe jaa te terai naam vaasaa |4|1|7|9|
Bless Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, with the water of Your Mercy, that he may come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||1||7||9||
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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Dhanaasree
Read the full shabad →ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਚਉਪਦੇ ॥
dhanaasaree mahalaa 3 ghar 2 chaupade |
Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl, Second House, Chau-Padhay:
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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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ਇਹੁ ਧਨੁ ਅਖੁਟੁ ਨ ਨਿਖੁਟੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
eihu dhan akhutt na nikhuttai na jaae |
This wealth is inexhaustible. It shall never be exhausted, and it shall never be lost.
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ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਦਿਖਾਇ ॥
poorai satigur deea dikhaae |
The Perfect True Guru has revealed it to me.
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ਅਪੁਨੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਸਦ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈ ॥
apune satigur kau sad bal jaaee |
I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru.
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ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਈ ॥੧॥
gur kirapaa te har man vasaaee |1|
By Guru's Grace, I have enshrined the Lord within my mind. ||1||
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ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
se dhanavant har naam liv laae |
They alone are wealthy, who lovingly attune themselves to the Lord's Name.
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ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur poorai har dhan paragaasiaa har kirapaa te vasai man aae | rahaau |
The Perfect Guru has revealed to me the Lord's treasure; by the Lord's Grace, it has come to abide in my mind. ||Pause||
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ਅਵਗੁਣ ਕਾਟਿ ਗੁਣ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
avagun kaatt gun ridai samaae |
He is rid of his demerits, and his heart is permeated with merit and virtue.
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ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
poore gur kai sehaj subhaae |
By Guru's Grace, he naturally dwells in celestial peace.
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ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
poore gur kee saachee baanee |
True is the Word of the Perfect Guru's Bani.
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ਸੁਖ ਮਨ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥੨॥
sukh man antar sehaj samaanee |2|
They bring peace to the mind, and celestial peace is absorbed within. ||2||
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ਏਕੁ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਜਨ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਭਾਈ ॥
ek acharaj jan dekhahu bhaaee |
O my humble Siblings of Destiny, behold this strange and wonderful thing:
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ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਈ ॥
dubidhaa maar har man vasaaee |
duality is overcome, and the Lord dwells within his mind.
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ਨਾਮੁ ਅਮੋਲਕੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
naam amolak na paaeaa jaae |
The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is priceless; it cannot be taken.
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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥੩॥
gur parasaad vasai man aae |3|
By Guru's Grace, it comes to abide in the mind. ||3||
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ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਵਸੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਇ ॥
sabh meh vasai prabh eko soe |
He is the One God, abiding within all.
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ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਘਟਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
guramatee ghatt paragatt hoe |
Through the Guru's Teachings, He is revealed in the heart.
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ਸਹਜੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਣਿ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥
sahaje jin prabh jaan pachhaaniaa |
One who intuitively knows and realizes God,
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.