Ang 7 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਦੇਸੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥

aades tisai aades |

I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

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ਆਦਿ ਅਨੀਲੁ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਨਾਹਤਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸੁ ॥੨੯॥

aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug eko ves |29|

The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. ||29||

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ਏਕਾ ਮਾਈ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਵਿਆਈ ਤਿਨਿ ਚੇਲੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

ekaa maaee jugat viaaee tin chele paravaan |

The One Divine Mother conceived and gave birth to the three deities.

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ਇਕੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਭੰਡਾਰੀ ਇਕੁ ਲਾਏ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥

eik sansaaree ik bhanddaaree ik laae deebaan |

One, the Creator of the World; One, the Sustainer; and One, the Destroyer.

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ਜਿਵ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਚਲਾਵੈ ਜਿਵ ਹੋਵੈ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥

jiv tis bhaavai tivai chalaavai jiv hovai furamaan |

He makes things happen according to the Pleasure of His Will. Such is His Celestial Order.

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ਓਹੁ ਵੇਖੈ ਓਨਾ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥

ohu vekhai onaa nadar na aavai bahutaa ehu viddaan |

He watches over all, but none see Him. How wonderful this is!

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ਆਦੇਸੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥

aades tisai aades |

I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

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ਆਦਿ ਅਨੀਲੁ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਨਾਹਤਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸੁ ॥੩੦॥

aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug eko ves |30|

The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. ||30||

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ਆਸਣੁ ਲੋਇ ਲੋਇ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥

aasan loe loe bhanddaar |

On world after world are His Seats of Authority and His Storehouses.

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ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁ ਏਕਾ ਵਾਰ ॥

jo kichh paaeaa su ekaa vaar |

Whatever was put into them, was put there once and for all.

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ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

kar kar vekhai sirajanahaar |

Having created the creation, the Creator Lord watches over it.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਕਾਰ ॥

naanak sache kee saachee kaar |

O Nanak, True is the Creation of the True Lord.

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ਆਦੇਸੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਆਦੇਸੁ ॥

aades tisai aades |

I bow to Him, I humbly bow.

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ਆਦਿ ਅਨੀਲੁ ਅਨਾਦਿ ਅਨਾਹਤਿ ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਏਕੋ ਵੇਸੁ ॥੩੧॥

aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug eko ves |31|

The Primal One, the Pure Light, without beginning, without end. Throughout all the ages, He is One and the Same. ||31||

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ਇਕ ਦੂ ਜੀਭੌ ਲਖ ਹੋਹਿ ਲਖ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਲਖ ਵੀਸ ॥

eik doo jeebhau lakh hohi lakh hoveh lakh vees |

If I had 100,000 tongues, and these were then multiplied twenty times more, with each tongue,

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ਲਖੁ ਲਖੁ ਗੇੜਾ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਗਦੀਸ ॥

lakh lakh gerraa aakheeeh ek naam jagadees |

I would repeat, hundreds of thousands of times, the Name of the One, the Lord of the Universe.

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ਏਤੁ ਰਾਹਿ ਪਤਿ ਪਵੜੀਆ ਚੜੀਐ ਹੋਇ ਇਕੀਸ ॥

et raeh pat pavarreea charreeai hoe ikees |

Along this path to our Husband Lord, we climb the steps of the ladder, and come to merge with Him.

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ਸੁਣਿ ਗਲਾ ਆਕਾਸ ਕੀ ਕੀਟਾ ਆਈ ਰੀਸ ॥

sun galaa aakaas kee keettaa aaee rees |

Hearing of the etheric realms, even worms long to come back home.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਕੂੜੀ ਕੂੜੈ ਠੀਸ ॥੩੨॥

naanak nadaree paaeeai koorree koorrai tthees |32|

O Nanak, by His Grace He is obtained. False are the boastings of the false. ||32||

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ਆਖਣਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਚੁਪੈ ਨਹ ਜੋਰੁ ॥

aakhan jor chupai neh jor |

No power to speak, no power to keep silent.

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ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਮੰਗਣਿ ਦੇਣਿ ਨ ਜੋਰੁ ॥

jor na mangan den na jor |

No power to beg, no power to give.

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ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਜੀਵਣਿ ਮਰਣਿ ਨਹ ਜੋਰੁ ॥

jor na jeevan maran neh jor |

No power to live, no power to die.

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ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਰਾਜਿ ਮਾਲਿ ਮਨਿ ਸੋਰੁ ॥

jor na raaj maal man sor |

No power to rule, with wealth and occult mental powers.

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ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

jor na suratee giaan veechaar |

No power to gain intuitive understanding, spiritual wisdom and meditation.

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ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਜੁਗਤੀ ਛੁਟੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

jor na jugatee chhuttai sansaar |

No power to find the way to escape from the world.

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ਜਿਸੁ ਹਥਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਸੋਇ ॥

jis hath jor kar vekhai soe |

He alone has the Power in His Hands. He watches over all.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਉਤਮੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੩੩॥

naanak utam neech na koe |33|

O Nanak, no one is high or low. ||33||

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ਰਾਤੀ ਰੁਤੀ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰ ॥

raatee rutee thitee vaar |

Nights, days, weeks and seasons;

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ਪਵਣ ਪਾਣੀ ਅਗਨੀ ਪਾਤਾਲ ॥

pavan paanee aganee paataal |

wind, water, fire and the nether regions

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ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਥਾਪਿ ਰਖੀ ਧਰਮ ਸਾਲ ॥

tis vich dharatee thaap rakhee dharam saal |

in the midst of these, He established the earth as a home for Dharma.

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ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੀਅ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਕੇ ਰੰਗ ॥

tis vich jeea jugat ke rang |

Upon it, He placed the various species of beings.

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ਤਿਨ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਅਨੇਕ ਅਨੰਤ ॥

tin ke naam anek anant |

Their names are uncounted and endless.

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ਕਰਮੀ ਕਰਮੀ ਹੋਇ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

karamee karamee hoe veechaar |

By their deeds and their actions, they shall be judged.

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ਸਚਾ ਆਪਿ ਸਚਾ ਦਰਬਾਰੁ ॥

sachaa aap sachaa darabaar |

God Himself is True, and True is His Court.

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ਤਿਥੈ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਪੰਚ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

tithai sohan panch paravaan |

There, in perfect grace and ease, sit the self-elect, the self-realized Saints.

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ਨਦਰੀ ਕਰਮਿ ਪਵੈ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥

nadaree karam pavai neesaan |

They receive the Mark of Grace from the Merciful Lord.

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ਕਚ ਪਕਾਈ ਓਥੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

kach pakaaee othai paae |

The ripe and the unripe, the good and the bad, shall there be judged.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਗਇਆ ਜਾਪੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੩੪॥

naanak geaa jaapai jaae |34|

O Nanak, when you go home, you will see this. ||34||

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ਧਰਮ ਖੰਡ ਕਾ ਏਹੋ ਧਰਮੁ ॥

dharam khandd kaa eho dharam |

This is righteous living in the realm of Dharma.

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ਗਿਆਨ ਖੰਡ ਕਾ ਆਖਹੁ ਕਰਮੁ ॥

giaan khandd kaa aakhahu karam |

And now we speak of the realm of spiritual wisdom.

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ਕੇਤੇ ਪਵਣ ਪਾਣੀ ਵੈਸੰਤਰ ਕੇਤੇ ਕਾਨ ਮਹੇਸ ॥

kete pavan paanee vaisantar kete kaan mahes |

So many winds, waters and fires; so many Krishnas and Shivas.

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ਕੇਤੇ ਬਰਮੇ ਘਾੜਤਿ ਘੜੀਅਹਿ ਰੂਪ ਰੰਗ ਕੇ ਵੇਸ ॥

kete barame ghaarrat gharreeeh roop rang ke ves |

So many Brahmas, fashioning forms of great beauty, adorned and dressed in many colors.

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ਕੇਤੀਆ ਕਰਮ ਭੂਮੀ ਮੇਰ ਕੇਤੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਧੂ ਉਪਦੇਸ ॥

keteea karam bhoomee mer kete kete dhoo upades |

So many worlds and lands for working out karma. So very many lessons to be learned!

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ਕੇਤੇ ਇੰਦ ਚੰਦ ਸੂਰ ਕੇਤੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇਸ ॥

kete ind chand soor kete kete manddal des |

So many Indras, so many moons and suns, so many worlds and lands.

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ਕੇਤੇ ਸਿਧ ਬੁਧ ਨਾਥ ਕੇਤੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਦੇਵੀ ਵੇਸ ॥

kete sidh budh naath kete kete devee ves |

So many Siddhas and Buddhas, so many Yogic masters. So many goddesses of various kinds.

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ਕੇਤੇ ਦੇਵ ਦਾਨਵ ਮੁਨਿ ਕੇਤੇ ਕੇਤੇ ਰਤਨ ਸਮੁੰਦ ॥

kete dev daanav mun kete kete ratan samund |

So many demi-gods and demons, so many silent sages. So many oceans of jewels.

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ਕੇਤੀਆ ਖਾਣੀ ਕੇਤੀਆ ਬਾਣੀ ਕੇਤੇ ਪਾਤ ਨਰਿੰਦ ॥

keteea khaanee keteea baanee kete paat narind |

So many ways of life, so many languages. So many dynasties of rulers.

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ਕੇਤੀਆ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਸੇਵਕ ਕੇਤੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਅੰਤੁ ॥੩੫॥

keteea suratee sevak kete naanak ant na ant |35|

So many intuitive people, so many selfless servants. O Nanak, His limit has no limit! ||35||

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ਗਿਆਨ ਖੰਡ ਮਹਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਪਰਚੰਡੁ ॥

giaan khandd meh giaan parachandd |

In the realm of wisdom, spiritual wisdom reigns supreme.

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ਤਿਥੈ ਨਾਦ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਕੋਡ ਅਨੰਦੁ ॥

tithai naad binod kodd anand |

The Sound-current of the Naad vibrates there, amidst the sounds and the sights of bliss.

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