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Ang 753 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Soohee

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ਆਪੇ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਿਵਾਜਿਆ ॥੫॥

aape thaap uthaap sabad nivaajiaa |5|

You Yourself establish and disestablish; through the Word of Your Shabad, You elevate and exalt. ||5||

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ਦੇਹੀ ਭਸਮ ਰੁਲਾਇ ਨ ਜਾਪੀ ਕਹ ਗਇਆ ॥

dehee bhasam rulaae na jaapee keh geaa |

When the body rolls in the dust, it is not known where the soul has gone.

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ਆਪੇ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ਸੋ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਭਇਆ ॥੬॥

aape rahiaa samaae so visamaad bheaa |6|

He Himself is permeating and pervading; this is wonderful and amazing! ||6||

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ਤੂੰ ਨਾਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦੂਰਿ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸਭ ਤੂ ਹੈ ॥

toon naahee prabh door jaaneh sabh too hai |

You are not far away, God; You know everything.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵੇਖਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭੀ ਤੂ ਹੈ ॥੭॥

guramukh vekh hadoor antar bhee too hai |7|

The Gurmukh sees You ever-present; You are deep within the nucleus of our inner self. ||7||

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ਮੈ ਦੀਜੈ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

mai deejai naam nivaas antar saant hoe |

Please, bless me with a home in Your Name; may my inner self be at peace.

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ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਤਿ ਦੇਇ ॥੮॥੩॥੫॥

gun gaavai naanak daas satigur mat dee |8|3|5|

May slave Nanak sing Your Glorious Praises; O True Guru, please share the Teachings with me. ||8||3||5||

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Soohee

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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥

raag soohee mahalaa 3 ghar 1 asattapadeea |

Raag Soohee, Third Mehl, First House, Ashtpadheeyaa:

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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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ਨਾਮੈ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ॥

naamai hee te sabh kichh hoaa bin satigur naam na jaapai |

Everything comes from the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the True Guru, the Naam is not experienced.

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ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਚਾਖੇ ਸਾਦੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ॥

gur kaa sabad mahaa ras meetthaa bin chaakhe saad na jaapai |

The Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sweetest and most sublime essence, but without tasting it, its flavor cannot be experienced.

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ਕਉਡੀ ਬਦਲੈ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਆਪੈ ॥

kauddee badalai janam gavaaeaa cheenas naahee aapai |

He wastes this human life in exchange for a mere shell; he does not understand his own self.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਨ ਸੰਤਾਪੈ ॥੧॥

guramukh hovai taa eko jaanai haumai dukh na santaapai |1|

But, if he becomes Gurmukh, then he comes to know the One Lord, and the disease of egotism does not afflict him. ||1||

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ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਅਪਣੇ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥

balihaaree gur apane vittahu jin saache siau liv laaee |

I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has lovingly attached me to the True Lord.

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ਸਬਦੁ ਚੀਨਿੑ ਆਤਮੁ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sabad cheena aatam paragaasiaa sahaje rahiaa samaaee |1| rahaau |

Concentrating on the Word of the Shabad, the soul is illumined and enlightened. I remain absorbed in celestial ecstasy. ||1||Pause||

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਾਵੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੇ ॥

guramukh gaavai guramukh boojhai guramukh sabad beechaare |

The Gurmukh sings the Praises of the Lord; the Gurmukh understands. The Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad.

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ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਉਪਜੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਵਾਰੇ ॥

jeeo pindd sabh gur te upajai guramukh kaaraj savaare |

Body and soul are totally rejuvenated through the Guru; the Gurmukh's affairs are resolved in his favor.

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ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਅੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਟੇ ਸੰਸਾਰੇ ॥

manamukh andhaa andh kamaavai bikh khatte sansaare |

The blind self-willed manmukh acts blindly, and earns only poison in this world.

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ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਅਤਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੨॥

maaeaa mohi sadaa dukh paae bin gur at piaare |2|

Enticed by Maya, he suffers in constant pain, without the most Beloved Guru. ||2||

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ਸੋਈ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਚਾਲੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਾਏ ॥

soee sevak je satigur seve chaalai satigur bhaae |

He alone is a selfless servant, who serves the True Guru, and walks in harmony with the True Guru's Will.

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ਸਾਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

saachaa sabad sifat hai saachee saachaa man vasaae |

The True Shabad, the Word of God, is the True Praise of God; enshrine the True Lord within your mind.

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ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਖੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਏ ॥

sachee baanee guramukh aakhai haumai vichahu jaae |

The Gurmukh speaks the True Word of Gurbani, and egotism departs from within.

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ਆਪੇ ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥੩॥

aape daataa karam hai saachaa saachaa sabad sunaae |3|

He Himself is the Giver, and True are His actions. He proclaims the True Word of the Shabad. ||3||

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਘਾਲੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖਟੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਏ ॥

guramukh ghaale guramukh khatte guramukh naam japaae |

The Gurmukh works, and the Gurmukh earns; the Gurmukh inspires others to chant the Naam.

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ਸਦਾ ਅਲਿਪਤੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਏ ॥

sadaa alipat saachai rang raataa gur kai sehaj subhaae |

He is forever unattached, imbued with the Love of the True Lord, intuitively in harmony with the Guru.

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ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਕੂੜੋ ਬੋਲੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਬੀਜੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਏ ॥

manamukh sad hee koorro bolai bikh beejai bikh khaae |

The self-willed manmukh always tells lies; he plants the seeds of poison, and eats only poison.

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ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ਬਾਧਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਦਾਧਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਕਵਣੁ ਛਡਾਏ ॥੪॥

jamakaal baadhaa trisanaa daadhaa bin gur kavan chhaddaae |4|

He is bound and gagged by the Messenger of Death, and burnt in the fire of desire; who can save him, except the Guru? ||4||

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ਸਚਾ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਤ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵਣੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥

sachaa teerath jit sat sar naavan guramukh aap bujhaae |

True is that place of pilgrimage, where one bathes in the pool of Truth, and achieves self-realization as Gurmukh. The Gurmukh understands his own self.

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ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਤਿਤੁ ਨਾਤੈ ਮਲੁ ਜਾਏ ॥

atthasatth teerath gur sabad dikhaae tith naatai mal jaae |

The Lord has shown that the Word of the Guru's Shabad is the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage; bathing in it, filth is washed away.

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ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਚਾ ਹੈ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨ ਲਾਏ ॥

sachaa sabad sachaa hai niramal naa mal lagai na laae |

True and Immaculate is the True Word of His Shabad; no filth touches or clings to Him.

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ਸਚੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਚੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਏ ॥੫॥

sachee sifat sachee saalaah poore gur te paae |5|

True Praise, True Devotional Praise, is obtained from the Perfect Guru. ||5||

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ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹਰਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੇਰਾ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਏ ॥

tan man sabh kichh har tis keraa duramat kehan na jaae |

Body, mind, everything belongs to the Lord; but the evil-minded ones cannot even say this.

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ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਏ ॥

hukam hovai taa niramal hovai haumai vichahu jaae |

If such is the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then one becomes pure and spotless, and the ego is taken away from within.

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ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਖੀ ਸਹਜੇ ਚਾਖੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥

gur kee saakhee sahaje chaakhee trisanaa agan bujhaae |

I have intuitively tasted the Guru's Teachings, and the fire of my desire has been quenched.

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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਤਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੬॥

gur kai sabad raataa sahaje maataa sahaje rahiaa samaae |6|

Attuned to the Word of the Guru's Shabad, one is naturally intoxicated, merging imperceptibly into the Lord. ||6||

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