Ang 730 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

soohee mahalaa 1 |

Soohee, First Mehl:

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ਭਾਂਡਾ ਹਛਾ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵਸੀ ॥

bhaanddaa hachhaa soe jo tis bhaavasee |

That vessel alone is pure, which is pleasing to Him.

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ਭਾਂਡਾ ਅਤਿ ਮਲੀਣੁ ਧੋਤਾ ਹਛਾ ਨ ਹੋਇਸੀ ॥

bhaanddaa at maleen dhotaa hachhaa na hoeisee |

The filthiest vessel does not become pure, simply by being washed.

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ਗੁਰੂ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਹੋਇ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

guroo duaarai hoe sojhee paaeisee |

Through the Gurdwara, the Guru's Gate, one obtains understanding.

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ਏਤੁ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਧੋਇ ਹਛਾ ਹੋਇਸੀ ॥

et duaarai dhoe hachhaa hoeisee |

By being washed through this Gate, it becomes pure.

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ਮੈਲੇ ਹਛੇ ਕਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਾਇਸੀ ॥

maile hachhe kaa veechaar aap varataaeisee |

The Lord Himself sets the standards to differentiate between the dirty and the pure.

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ਮਤੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਇ ਅਗੈ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

mat ko jaanai jaae agai paaeisee |

Do not think that you will automatically find a place of rest hereafter.

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ਜੇਹੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ਤੇਹਾ ਹੋਇਸੀ ॥

jehe karam kamaae tehaa hoeisee |

According to the actions one has committed, so does the mortal become.

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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਾਇਸੀ ॥

amrit har kaa naau aap varataaeisee |

He Himself bestows the Ambrosial Name of the Lord.

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ਚਲਿਆ ਪਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਵਾਰਿ ਵਾਜਾ ਵਾਇਸੀ ॥

chaliaa pat siau janam savaar vaajaa vaaeisee |

Such a mortal departs with honor and renown; his life is embellished and redeemed, and the trumpets resound with his glory.

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ਮਾਣਸੁ ਕਿਆ ਵੇਚਾਰਾ ਤਿਹੁ ਲੋਕ ਸੁਣਾਇਸੀ ॥

maanas kiaa vechaaraa tihu lok sunaaeisee |

Why speak of poor mortals? His glory shall echo throughout the three worlds.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਸਭਿ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰਸੀ ॥੧॥੪॥੬॥

naanak aap nihaal sabh kul taarasee |1|4|6|

O Nanak, he himself shall be enraptured, and he shall save his entire ancestry. ||1||4||6||

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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

soohee mahalaa 1 |

Soohee, First Mehl:

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ਜੋਗੀ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਗਵੈ ਭੋਗੀ ਹੋਵੈ ਖਾਇ ॥

jogee hovai jogavai bhogee hovai khaae |

The Yogi practices yoga, and the pleasure-seeker practices eating.

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ਤਪੀਆ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਮਲਿ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਇ ॥੧॥

tapeea hovai tap kare teerath mal mal naae |1|

The austere practice austerities, bathing and rubbing themselves at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||1||

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ਤੇਰਾ ਸਦੜਾ ਸੁਣੀਜੈ ਭਾਈ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਬਹੈ ਅਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

teraa sadarraa suneejai bhaaee je ko bahai alaae |1| rahaau |

Let me hear some news of You, O Beloved; if only someone would come and sit with me, and tell me. ||1||Pause||

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ਜੈਸਾ ਬੀਜੈ ਸੋ ਲੁਣੇ ਜੋ ਖਟੇ ਸੋੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

jaisaa beejai so lune jo khatte suo khaae |

As one plants, so does he harvest; whatever he earns, he eats.

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ਅਗੈ ਪੁਛ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਸਣੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥

agai puchh na hovee je san neesaanai jaae |2|

In the world hereafter, his account is not called for, if he goes with the insignia of the Lord. ||2||

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ਤੈਸੋ ਜੈਸਾ ਕਾਢੀਐ ਜੈਸੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

taiso jaisaa kaadteeai jaisee kaar kamaae |

According to the actions the mortal commits, so is he proclaimed.

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ਜੋ ਦਮੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਸੋ ਦਮੁ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥

jo dam chit na aavee so dam birathaa jaae |3|

And that breath which is drawn without thinking of the Lord, that breath goes in vain. ||3||

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ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਵੇਚੀ ਬੈ ਕਰੀ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਲਏ ਵਿਕਾਇ ॥

eihu tan vechee bai karee je ko le vikaae |

I would sell this body, if someone would only purchase it.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜਿਤੁ ਤਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੫॥੭॥

naanak kam na aavee jit tan naahee sachaa naau |4|5|7|

O Nanak, that body is of no use at all, if it does not enshrine the Name of the True Lord. ||4||5||7||

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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੭ ॥

soohee mahalaa 1 ghar 7 |

Soohee, First Mehl, Seventh 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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ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਡੰਡੈ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਭਸਮ ਚੜਾਈਐ ॥

jog na khinthaa jog na ddanddai jog na bhasam charraaeeai |

Yoga is not the patched coat, Yoga is not the walking stick. Yoga is not smearing the body with ashes.

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ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਮੁੰਦੀ ਮੂੰਡਿ ਮੁਡਾਇਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਈਐ ॥

jog na mundee moondd muddaaeiai jog na singee vaaeeai |

Yoga is not the ear-rings, and not the shaven head. Yoga is not the blowing of the horn.

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ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥

anjan maeh niranjan raheeai jog jugat iv paaeeai |1|

Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||1||

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ਗਲੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥

galee jog na hoee |

By mere words, Yoga is not attained.

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ਏਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ek drisatt kar samasar jaanai jogee kaheeai soee |1| rahaau |

One who looks upon all with a single eye, and knows them to be one and the same - he alone is known as a Yogi. ||1||Pause||

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ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਮੜੀ ਮਸਾਣੀ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਈਐ ॥

jog na baahar marree masaanee jog na taarree laaeeai |

Yoga is not wandering to the tombs of the dead; Yoga is not sitting in trances.

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ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਦੇਸਿ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ਭਵਿਐ ਜੋਗੁ ਨ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਈਐ ॥

jog na des disantar bhaviai jog na teerath naaeeai |

Yoga is not wandering through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

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ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥

anjan maeh niranjan raheeai jog jugat iv paaeeai |2|

Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||2||

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ਤਾ ਸਹਸਾ ਤੂਟੈ ਧਾਵਤੁ ਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਈਐ ॥

satigur bhettai taa sahasaa toottai dhaavat varaj rahaaeeai |

Meeting with the True Guru, doubt is dispelled, and the wandering mind is restrained.

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ਨਿਝਰੁ ਝਰੈ ਸਹਜ ਧੁਨਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਪਰਚਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

nijhar jharai sehaj dhun laagai ghar hee parachaa paaeeai |

Nectar rains down, celestial music resounds, and deep within, wisdom is obtained.

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ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਇਵ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੩॥

anjan maeh niranjan raheeai jog jugat iv paaeeai |3|

Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||3||

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਵਤਿਆ ਮਰਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਐਸਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

naanak jeevatiaa mar raheeai aisaa jog kamaaeeai |

O Nanak, remain dead while yet alive - practice such a Yoga.

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ਵਾਜੇ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਤਉ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

vaaje baajhahu singee vaajai tau nirbhau pad paaeeai |

When the horn is blown without being blown, then you shall attain the state of fearless dignity.

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ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਤਉ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੪॥੧॥੮॥

anjan maeh niranjan raheeai jog jugat tau paaeeai |4|1|8|

Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||4||1||8||

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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

soohee mahalaa 1 |

Soohee, First Mehl:

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ਕਉਣ ਤਰਾਜੀ ਕਵਣੁ ਤੁਲਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਕਵਣੁ ਸਰਾਫੁ ਬੁਲਾਵਾ ॥

kaun taraajee kavan tulaa teraa kavan saraaf bulaavaa |

What scale, what weights, and what assayer shall I call for You, Lord?

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ਕਉਣੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਲੇਵਾ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਮੁਲੁ ਕਰਾਵਾ ॥੧॥

kaun guroo kai peh deekhiaa levaa kai peh mul karaavaa |1|

From what guru should I receive instruction? By whom should I have Your value appraised? ||1||

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