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Ang 738 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Soohee

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ਖਿਨੁ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਗ ਪਾਗੇ ॥

khin rehan na paavau bin pag paage |

I cannot survive, even for an instant, without the feet of my Beloved.

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ਹੋਇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲਹ ਸਭਾਗੇ ॥੩॥

hoe kripaal prabh milah sabhaage |3|

When God becomes Merciful, I become fortunate, and then I meet Him. ||3||

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ਭਇਓ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਸਤਸੰਗਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

bheo kripaal satasang milaaeaa |

Becoming Merciful, He has united me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.

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ਬੂਝੀ ਤਪਤਿ ਘਰਹਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

boojhee tapat ghareh pir paaeaa |

The fire has been quenched, and I have found my Husband Lord within my own home.

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ਸਗਲ ਸੀਗਾਰ ਹੁਣਿ ਮੁਝਹਿ ਸੁਹਾਇਆ ॥

sagal seegaar hun mujheh suhaaeaa |

I am now adorned with all sorts of decorations.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

kahu naanak gur bharam chukaaeaa |4|

Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt. ||4||

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ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਪਿਰੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਈ ॥

jeh dekhaa teh pir hai bhaaee |

Wherever I look, I see my Husband Lord there, O Siblings of Destiny.

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ਖੋਲਿੑਓ ਕਪਾਟੁ ਤਾ ਮਨੁ ਠਹਰਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੫॥

kholao kapaatt taa man tthaharaaee |1| rahaau doojaa |5|

When the door is opened, then the mind is restrained. ||1||Second Pause||5||

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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Soohee

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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soohee mahalaa 5 |

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

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ਕਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਸਾਰਿ ਸਮੑਾਲੀ ਮੋਹਿ ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਕੇ ਦਾਤਾਰੇ ॥

kiaa gun tere saar samaalee mohi niragun ke daataare |

What virtues and excellences of Yours should I cherish and contemplate? I am worthless, while You are the Great Giver.

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ਬੈ ਖਰੀਦੁ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੇ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਇਹੁ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਥਾਰੇ ॥੧॥

bai khareed kiaa kare chaturaaee ihu jeeo pindd sabh thaare |1|

I am Your slave - what clever tricks could I ever try? This soul and body are totally Yours||1||

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ਲਾਲ ਰੰਗੀਲੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਤੇਰੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਉ ਹਮ ਬਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

laal rangeele preetam manamohan tere darasan kau ham baare |1| rahaau |

O my Darling, Blissful Beloved, who fascinates my mind - I am a sacrifice to the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||1||Pause||

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ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਮੋਹਿ ਦੀਨੁ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ਤੁਮੑ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਉਪਕਾਰੇ ॥

prabh daataa mohi deen bhekhaaree tuma sadaa sadaa upakaare |

O God, You are the Great Giver, and I am just a poor beggar; You are forever and ever benevolent.

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ਸੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਿ ਮੈ ਤੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੇ ॥੨॥

so kichh naahee ji mai te hovai mere tthaakur agam apaare |2|

I cannot accomplish anything by myself, O my Unapproachable and Infinite Lord and Master. ||2||

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ਕਿਆ ਸੇਵ ਕਮਾਵਉ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਿ ਰੀਝਾਵਉ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਿਤੁ ਪਾਵਉ ਦਰਸਾਰੇ ॥

kiaa sev kamaavau kiaa keh reejhaavau bidh kit paavau darasaare |

What service can I perform? What should I say to please You? How can I gain the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan?

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ਮਿਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਲਹੀਐ ਮਨੁ ਤਰਸੈ ਚਰਨਾਰੇ ॥੩॥

mit nahee paaeeai ant na laheeai man tarasai charanaare |3|

Your extent cannot be found - Your limits cannot be found. My mind longs for Your Feet. ||3||

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ਪਾਵਉ ਦਾਨੁ ਢੀਠੁ ਹੋਇ ਮਾਗਉ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਗੈ ਸੰਤ ਰੇਨਾਰੇ ॥

paavau daan dteetth hoe maagau mukh laagai sant renaare |

I beg with persistence to receive this gift, that the dust of the Saints might touch my face.

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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਉ ਗੁਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਹਾਥ ਦੇਇ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੪॥੬॥

jan naanak kau gur kirapaa dhaaree prabh haath dee nisataare |4|6|

The Guru has showered His Mercy upon servant Nanak; reaching out with His Hand, God has delivered him. ||4||6||

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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੩ ॥

soohee mahalaa 5 ghar 3 |

Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Third 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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ਸੇਵਾ ਥੋਰੀ ਮਾਗਨੁ ਬਹੁਤਾ ॥

sevaa thoree maagan bahutaa |

His service is insignificant, but his demands are very great.

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ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਕਹਤੋ ਪਹੁਤਾ ॥੧॥

mehal na paavai kahato pahutaa |1|

He does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, but he says that he has arrived there||1||

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ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਮਾਨੇ ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਰੀਸਾ ॥

jo pria maane tin kee reesaa |

He competes with those who have been accepted by the Beloved Lord.

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ਕੂੜੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਕੀ ਹਾਠੀਸਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

koorre moorakh kee haattheesaa |1| rahaau |

This is how stubborn the false fool is! ||1||Pause||

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ਭੇਖ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

bhekh dikhaavai sach na kamaavai |

He wears religious robes, but he does not practice Truth.

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ਕਹਤੋ ਮਹਲੀ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੨॥

kahato mahalee nikatt na aavai |2|

He says that he has found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence, but he cannot even get near it. ||2||

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ਅਤੀਤੁ ਸਦਾਏ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਮਾਤਾ ॥

ateet sadaae maaeaa kaa maataa |

He says that he is unattached, but he is intoxicated with Maya.

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ਮਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਕਹੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਰਾਤਾ ॥੩॥

man nahee preet kahai mukh raataa |3|

There is no love in his mind, and yet he says that he is imbued with the Lord. ||3||

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਨਉ ਸੁਨੀਜੈ ॥

kahu naanak prabh binau suneejai |

Says Nanak, hear my prayer, God:

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ਕੁਚਲੁ ਕਠੋਰੁ ਕਾਮੀ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੪॥

kuchal katthor kaamee mukat keejai |4|

I am silly, stubborn and filled with sexual desire - please, liberate me! ||4||

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ਦਰਸਨ ਦੇਖੇ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

darasan dekhe kee vaddiaaee |

I gaze upon the glorious greatness of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

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ਤੁਮੑ ਸੁਖਦਾਤੇ ਪੁਰਖ ਸੁਭਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੭॥

tuma sukhadaate purakh subhaaee |1| rahaau doojaa |1|7|

You are the Giver of Peace, the Loving Primal Being. ||1||Second Pause||1||7||

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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

soohee mahalaa 5 |

Soohee, Fifth Mehl:

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ਬੁਰੇ ਕਾਮ ਕਉ ਊਠਿ ਖਲੋਇਆ ॥

bure kaam kau aootth khaloeaa |

He gets up early, to do his evil deeds,

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ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਬੇਲਾ ਪੈ ਪੈ ਸੋਇਆ ॥੧॥

naam kee belaa pai pai soeaa |1|

but when it is time to meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, then he sleeps. ||1||

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ਅਉਸਰੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਨ ਇਆਨਾ ॥

aausar apanaa boojhai na eaanaa |

The ignorant person does not take advantage of the opportunity.

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ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਰੰਗਿ ਲਪਟਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

maaeaa moh rang lapattaanaa |1| rahaau |

He is attached to Maya, and engrossed in worldly delights. ||1||Pause||

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ਲੋਭ ਲਹਰਿ ਕਉ ਬਿਗਸਿ ਫੂਲਿ ਬੈਠਾ ॥

lobh lehar kau bigas fool baitthaa |

He rides the waves of greed, puffed up with joy.

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ਸਾਧ ਜਨਾ ਕਾ ਦਰਸੁ ਨ ਡੀਠਾ ॥੨॥

saadh janaa kaa daras na ddeetthaa |2|

He does not see the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy. ||2||

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ਕਬਹੂ ਨ ਸਮਝੈ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਗਵਾਰਾ ॥

kabahoo na samajhai agiaan gavaaraa |

The ignorant clown will never understand.

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ਬਹੁਰਿ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਲਪਟਿਓ ਜੰਜਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bahur bahur lapattio janjaaraa |1| rahaau |

Again and again, he becomes engrossed in entanglements. ||1||Pause||

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ਬਿਖੈ ਨਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਸੁਣਿ ਭੀਨਾ ॥

bikhai naad karan sun bheenaa |

He listens to the sounds of sin and the music of corruption, and he is pleased.

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ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਨਤ ਆਲਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਕੀਨਾ ॥੩॥

har jas sunat aalas man keenaa |3|

His mind is too lazy to listen to the Praises of the Lord. ||3||

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ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਰੇ ਪੇਖਤ ਅੰਧੇ ॥

drisatt naahee re pekhat andhe |

You do not see with your eyes - you are so blind!

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ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਝੂਠੇ ਸਭਿ ਧੰਧੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

chhodd jaeh jhootthe sabh dhandhe |1| rahaau |

You shall have to leave all these false affairs. ||1||Pause||

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਖਸ ਕਰੀਜੈ ॥

kahu naanak prabh bakhas kareejai |

Says Nanak, please forgive me, God.

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