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Ang 708 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Jaithsree

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ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਦੇਵਾਨਿਆ ॥

kaam krodh ahankaar fireh devaaniaa |

Engrossed in sexual desire, anger and egotism, he wanders around insane.

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ਸਿਰਿ ਲਗਾ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ਤਾ ਪਛੁਤਾਨਿਆ ॥

sir lagaa jam ddandd taa pachhutaaniaa |

When the Messenger of Death hits him on the head with his club, then he regrets and repents.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਫਿਰੈ ਸੈਤਾਨਿਆ ॥੯॥

bin poore guradev firai saitaaniaa |9|

Without the Perfect, Divine Guru, he roams around like Satan. ||9||

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ਰਾਜ ਕਪਟੰ ਰੂਪ ਕਪਟੰ ਧਨ ਕਪਟੰ ਕੁਲ ਗਰਬਤਹ ॥

raaj kapattan roop kapattan dhan kapattan kul garabatah |

Power is fraudulent, beauty is fraudulent, and wealth is fraudulent, as is pride of ancestry.

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ਸੰਚੰਤਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਛਲੰ ਛਿਦ੍ਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਚਾਲਤੇ ॥੧॥

sanchant bikhiaa chhalan chhidran naanak bin har sang na chaalate |1|

One may gather poison through deception and fraud, O Nanak, but without the Lord, nothing shall go along with him in the end. ||1||

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ਪੇਖੰਦੜੋ ਕੀ ਭੁਲੁ ਤੁੰਮਾ ਦਿਸਮੁ ਸੋਹਣਾ ॥

pekhandarro kee bhul tunmaa disam sohanaa |

Beholding the bitter melon, he is deceived, since it appears so pretty

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ਅਢੁ ਨ ਲਹੰਦੜੋ ਮੁਲੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜੁਲਈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

adt na lahandarro mul naanak saath na julee maaeaa |2|

But it is not worth even a shell, O Nanak; the riches of Maya will not go along with anyone. ||2||

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ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਸੰਜੀਐ ॥

chaladiaa naal na chalai so kiau sanjeeai |

It shall not go along with you when you depart - why do you bother to collect it?

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ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਜਤਨੁ ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਵੰਜੀਐ ॥

tis kaa kahu kiaa jatan jis te vanjeeai |

Tell me, why do you try so hard to acquire that which you must leave behind in the end?

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ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਿਐ ਕਿਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈ ਨਾ ਮਨੁ ਰੰਜੀਐ ॥

har bisariai kiau tripataavai naa man ranjeeai |

Forgetting the Lord, how can you be satisfied? Your mind cannot be pleased.

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ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਛੋਡਿ ਅਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਨਰਕਿ ਸਮੰਜੀਐ ॥

prabhoo chhodd an laagai narak samanjeeai |

One who forsakes God, and attaches himself to another, shall be immersed in hell.

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ਹੋਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਦਇਆਲ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਉ ਭੰਜੀਐ ॥੧੦॥

hohu kripaal deaal naanak bhau bhanjeeai |10|

Be kind and compassionate to Nanak, O Lord, and dispel his fear. ||10||

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ਨਚ ਰਾਜ ਸੁਖ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਨਚ ਭੋਗ ਰਸ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਨਚ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਸੁਖ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

nach raaj sukh misattan nach bhog ras misattan nach misattan sukh maaeaa |

Princely pleasures are not sweet; sensual enjoyments are not sweet; the pleasures of Maya are not sweet.

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ਮਿਸਟੰ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਰਸਨੰ ॥੧॥

misattan saadhasang har naanak daas misattan prabh darasanan |1|

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is sweet, O slave Nanak; the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan is sweet. ||1||

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ਲਗੜਾ ਸੋ ਨੇਹੁ ਮੰਨ ਮਝਾਹੂ ਰਤਿਆ ॥

lagarraa so nehu man majhaahoo ratiaa |

I have enshrined that love which drenches my soul.

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ਵਿਧੜੋ ਸਚ ਥੋਕਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਠੜਾ ਸੋ ਧਣੀ ॥੨॥

vidharro sach thok naanak mittharraa so dhanee |2|

I have been pierced by the Truth, O Nanak; the Master seems so sweet to me. ||2||

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ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਲਾਗਈ ਭਗਤਨ ਕਉ ਮੀਠਾ ॥

har bin kachhoo na laagee bhagatan kau meetthaa |

Nothing seems sweet to His devotees, except the Lord.

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ਆਨ ਸੁਆਦ ਸਭਿ ਫੀਕਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਨਿਰਨਉ ਡੀਠਾ ॥

aan suaad sabh feekiaa kar nirnau ddeetthaa |

All other tastes are bland and insipid; I have tested them and seen them.

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ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਟਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਭਏ ਬਸੀਠਾ ॥

agiaan bharam dukh kattiaa gur bhe baseetthaa |

Ignorance, doubt and suffering are dispelled, when the Guru becomes one's advocate.

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ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਮਨੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਜਿਉ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਜੀਠਾ ॥

charan kamal man bedhiaa jiau rang majeetthaa |

The Lord's lotus feet have pierced my mind, and I am dyed in the deep crimson color of His Love.

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ਜੀਉ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਸਭਿ ਝੂਠਾ ॥੧੧॥

jeeo praan tan man prabhoo binase sabh jhootthaa |11|

My soul, breath of life, body and mind belong to God; all falsehood has left me. ||11||

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ਤਿਅਕਤ ਜਲੰ ਨਹ ਜੀਵ ਮੀਨੰ ਨਹ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਮੇਘ ਮੰਡਲਹ ॥

tiakat jalan neh jeev meenan neh tiaag chaatrik megh manddalah |

Leaving the water, the fish cannot live; the rainbird cannot live without the raindrops from the clouds.

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ਬਾਣ ਬੇਧੰਚ ਕੁਰੰਕ ਨਾਦੰ ਅਲਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਕੁਸਮ ਬਾਸਨਹ ॥

baan bedhanch kurank naadan al bandhan kusam baasanah |

The deer is enticed by the sound of the hunter's bell, and shot through with the arrow; the bumble bee is entangled in the fragrance of the flowers.

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ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਰਚੰਤਿ ਸੰਤਹ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਨ ਨ ਰੁਚਤੇ ॥੧॥

charan kamal rachant santah naanak aan na ruchate |1|

The Saints are entranced by the Lord's lotus feet; O Nanak, they desire nothing else. ||1||

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ਮੁਖੁ ਡੇਖਾਊ ਪਲਕ ਛਡਿ ਆਨ ਨ ਡੇਊ ਚਿਤੁ ॥

mukh ddekhaaoo palak chhadd aan na ddeaoo chit |

Show me Your face, for even an instant, Lord, and I will not give my consciousness to any other.

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ਜੀਵਣ ਸੰਗਮੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਧਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤਾਂ ਮਿਤੁ ॥੨॥

jeevan sangam tis dhanee har naanak santaan mit |2|

My life is with the Lord Master, O Nanak, the Friend of the Saints. ||2||

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ਜਿਉ ਮਛੁਲੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਾਣੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

jiau machhulee bin paaneeai kiau jeevan paavai |

How can the fish live without water?

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ਬੂੰਦ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੋ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈ ॥

boond vihoonaa chaatriko kiau kar tripataavai |

Without the raindrops, how can the rainbird be satisfied?

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ਨਾਦ ਕੁਰੰਕਹਿ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਸਨਮੁਖ ਉਠਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

naad kurankeh bedhiaa sanamukh utth dhaavai |

The deer, entranced by the sound of the hunter's bell, runs straight to him;

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ਭਵਰੁ ਲੋਭੀ ਕੁਸਮ ਬਾਸੁ ਕਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਆਪੁ ਬੰਧਾਵੈ ॥

bhavar lobhee kusam baas kaa mil aap bandhaavai |

the bumble bee is greedy for the flower's fragrance; finding it, he traps himself in it.

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ਤਿਉ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਹੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਰਸੁ ਅਘਾਵੈ ॥੧੨॥

tiau sant janaa har preet hai dekh daras aghaavai |12|

Just so, the humble Saints love the Lord; beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, they are satisfied and satiated. ||12||

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ਚਿਤਵੰਤਿ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲੰ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਅਰਾਧਨਹ ॥

chitavant charan kamalan saas saas araadhanah |

They contemplate the Lord's lotus feet; they worship and adore Him with each and every breath.

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ਨਹ ਬਿਸਰੰਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਅਚੁਤ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਸ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਹ ॥੧॥

neh bisarant naam achut naanak aas pooran paramesurah |1|

They do not forget the Name of the imperishable Lord; O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord fulfills their hopes. ||1||

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ਸੀਤੜਾ ਮੰਨ ਮੰਝਾਹਿ ਪਲਕ ਨ ਥੀਵੈ ਬਾਹਰਾ ॥

seetarraa man manjhaeh palak na theevai baaharaa |

He is woven into the fabric of my mind; He is not outside of it, even for an instant.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਆਸੜੀ ਨਿਬਾਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਪੇਖੰਦੋ ਸਚੁ ਧਣੀ ॥੨॥

naanak aasarree nibaeh sadaa pekhando sach dhanee |2|

O Nanak, the True Lord and Master fulfills my hopes, and always watches over me. ||2||

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ਆਸਾਵੰਤੀ ਆਸ ਗੁਸਾਈ ਪੂਰੀਐ ॥

aasaavantee aas gusaaee pooreeai |

My hopes rest in You, O Lord of the universe; please, fulfill them.

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ਮਿਲਿ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਝੂਰੀਐ ॥

mil gopaal gobind na kabahoo jhooreeai |

Meeting with the Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe, I shall never grieve.

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ਦੇਹੁ ਦਰਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਵਿਸੂਰੀਐ ॥

dehu daras man chaau leh jaeh visooreeai |

Grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, the desire of my mind, and my worries shall be over.

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