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Ang 763 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Soohee
Read the full shabad →ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ॥
soohee mahalaa 5 gunavantee |
Soohee, Fifth Mehl, Gunvantee ~ The Worthy And Virtuous Bride:
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ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਗੁਰਸਿਖੜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
jo deesai gurasikharraa tis niv niv laagau paae jeeo |
When I see a Sikh of the Guru, I humbly bow and fall at his feet.
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ਆਖਾ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਜਣੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
aakhaa birathaa jeea kee gur sajan dehi milaae jeeo |
I tell to him the pain of my soul, and beg him to unite me with the Guru, my Best Friend.
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ਸੋਈ ਦਸਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੜਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਅਨਤ ਨ ਕਾਹੂ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
soee das upadesarraa meraa man anat na kaahoo jaae jeeo |
I ask that he impart to me such an understanding, that my mind will not go out wandering anywhere else.
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ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਤੈ ਕੂੰ ਡੇਵਸਾ ਮੈ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦੇਹੁ ਬਤਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
eihu man tai koon ddevasaa mai maarag dehu bataae jeeo |
I dedicate this mind to you. Please, show me the Path to God.
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ਹਉ ਆਇਆ ਦੂਰਹੁ ਚਲਿ ਕੈ ਮੈ ਤਕੀ ਤਉ ਸਰਣਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
hau aaeaa doorahu chal kai mai takee tau saranaae jeeo |
I have come so far, seeking the Protection of Your Sanctuary.
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ਮੈ ਆਸਾ ਰਖੀ ਚਿਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਭੋ ਦੁਖੁ ਗਵਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
mai aasaa rakhee chit meh meraa sabho dukh gavaae jeeo |
Within my mind, I place my hopes in You; please, take my pain and suffering away!
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ਇਤੁ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਚਲੇ ਭਾਈਅੜੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਹੈ ਸੁ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
eit maarag chale bhaaeearre gur kahai su kaar kamaae jeeo |
So walk on this Path, O sister soul-brides; do that work which the Guru tells you to do.
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ਤਿਆਗੇਂ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਮਤੜੀ ਵਿਸਾਰੇਂ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ਜੀਉ ॥
tiaagen man kee matarree visaaren doojaa bhaau jeeo |
Abandon the intellectual pursuits of the mind, and forget the love of duality.
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ਇਉ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਾਵੜਾ ਨਹ ਲਗੈ ਤਤੀ ਵਾਉ ਜੀਉ ॥
eiau paaveh har darasaavarraa neh lagai tatee vaau jeeo |
In this way, you shall obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan; the hot winds shall not even touch you.
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ਹਉ ਆਪਹੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਮੈ ਕਹਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਹੁਕਮਾਉ ਜੀਉ ॥
hau aapahu bol na jaanadaa mai kahiaa sabh hukamaau jeeo |
By myself, I do not even know how to speak; I speak all that the Lord commands.
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ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਖਜਾਨਾ ਬਖਸਿਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਕੀਆ ਪਸਾਉ ਜੀਉ ॥
har bhagat khajaanaa bakhasiaa gur naanak keea pasaau jeeo |
I am blessed with the treasure of the Lord's devotional worship; Guru Nanak has been kind and compassionate to me.
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ਮੈ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਭੁਖੜੀ ਹਉ ਰਜਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਅਘਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
mai bahurr na trisanaa bhukharree hau rajaa tripat aghaae jeeo |
I shall never again feel hunger or thirst; I am satisfied, satiated and fulfilled.
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ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਦੀਸੈ ਸਿਖੜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥
jo gur deesai sikharraa tis niv niv laagau paae jeeo |3|
When I see a Sikh of the Guru, I humbly bow and fall at his feet. ||3||
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Soohee
Read the full shabad →ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਛੰਤ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥
raag soohee chhant mahalaa 1 ghar 1 |
Raag Soohee, Chhant, First Mehl, First 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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ਭਰਿ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਮੈ ਮਤ ਪੇਈਅੜੈ ਘਰਿ ਪਾਹੁਣੀ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ ॥
bhar joban mai mat peeearrai ghar paahunee bal raam jeeo |
Intoxicated with the wine of youth, I did not realize that I was only a guest at my parents' home (in this world).
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ਮੈਲੀ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਗੁਣ ਨ ਸਮਾਵਨੀ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ ॥
mailee avagan chit bin gur gun na samaavanee bal raam jeeo |
My consciousness is polluted with faults and mistakes; without the Guru, virtue does not even enter into me.
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ਗੁਣ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਣੀ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਬਾਦਿ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥
gun saar na jaanee bharam bhulaanee joban baad gavaaeaa |
I have not known the value of virtue; I have been deluded by doubt. I have wasted away my youth in vain.
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ਵਰੁ ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਤਾ ਪਿਰ ਕਾ ਸਹਜੁ ਨ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
var ghar dar darasan nahee jaataa pir kaa sehaj na bhaaeaa |
I have not known my Husband Lord, His celestial home and gate, or the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. I have not had the pleasure of my Husband Lord's celestial peace.
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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪੂਛਿ ਨ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਚਾਲੀ ਸੂਤੀ ਰੈਣਿ ਵਿਹਾਣੀ ॥
satigur poochh na maarag chaalee sootee rain vihaanee |
After consulting the True Guru, I have not walked on the Path; the night of my life is passing away in sleep.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਬਾਲਤਣਿ ਰਾਡੇਪਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਧਨ ਕੁਮਲਾਣੀ ॥੧॥
naanak baalatan raaddepaa bin pir dhan kumalaanee |1|
O Nanak, in the prime of my youth, I am a widow; without my Husband Lord, the soul-bride is wasting away. ||1||
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ਬਾਬਾ ਮੈ ਵਰੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਸ ਕੀ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ ॥
baabaa mai var dehi mai har var bhaavai tis kee bal raam jeeo |
O father, give me in marriage to the Lord; I am pleased with Him as my Husband. I belong to Him.
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ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਜੁਗ ਚਾਰਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਬਾਣੀ ਜਿਸ ਕੀ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ ॥
rav rahiaa jug chaar tribhavan baanee jis kee bal raam jeeo |
He is pervading throughout the four ages, and the Word of His Bani permeates the three worlds.
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ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਕੰਤੁ ਰਵੈ ਸੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਅਵਗਣਵੰਤੀ ਦੂਰੇ ॥
tribhavan kant ravai sohaagan avaganavantee doore |
The Husband Lord of the three worlds ravishes and enjoys His virtuous brides, but He keeps the ungraceful and unvirtuous ones far away.
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ਜੈਸੀ ਆਸਾ ਤੈਸੀ ਮਨਸਾ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥
jaisee aasaa taisee manasaa poor rahiaa bharapoore |
As are our hopes, so are our minds' desires, which the All-pervading Lord brings to fulfillment.
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ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਸੁ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਹਾਗਣਿ ਰਾਂਡ ਨ ਮੈਲੈ ਵੇਸੇ ॥
har kee naar su sarab suhaagan raandd na mailai vese |
The bride of the Lord is forever happy and virtuous; she shall never be a widow, and she shall never have to wear dirty clothes.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਮੈ ਵਰੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਭਾਵੈ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਤੈਸੇ ॥੨॥
naanak mai var saachaa bhaavai jug jug preetam taise |2|
O Nanak, I love my True Husband Lord; my Beloved is the same, age after age. ||2||
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ਬਾਬਾ ਲਗਨੁ ਗਣਾਇ ਹੰ ਭੀ ਵੰਞਾ ਸਾਹੁਰੈ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ ॥
baabaa lagan ganaae han bhee vanyaa saahurai bal raam jeeo |
O Baba, calculate that auspicious moment, when I too shall be going to my in-laws' house.
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ਸਾਹਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਰਜਾਇ ਸੋ ਨ ਟਲੈ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਰੈ ਬਲਿ ਰਾਮ ਜੀਉ ॥
saahaa hukam rajaae so na ttalai jo prabh karai bal raam jeeo |
The moment of that marriage will be set by the Hukam of God's Command; His Will cannot be changed.
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ਕਿਰਤੁ ਪਇਆ ਕਰਤੈ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
kirat peaa karatai kar paaeaa mett na sakai koee |
The karmic record of past deeds, written by the Creator Lord, cannot be erased by anyone.
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ਜਾਞੀ ਨਾਉ ਨਰਹ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਤਿਹੁ ਲੋਈ ॥
jaayee naau narah nihakeval rav rahiaa tihu loee |
The most respected member of the marriage party, my Husband, is the independent Lord of all beings, pervading and permeating the three worlds.
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ਮਾਇ ਨਿਰਾਸੀ ਰੋਇ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੀ ਬਾਲੀ ਬਾਲੈ ਹੇਤੇ ॥
maae niraasee roe vichhunee baalee baalai hete |
Maya, crying out in pain, leaves, seeing that the bride and the groom are in love.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਖ ਮਹਲੀ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਚੇਤੇ ॥੩॥
naanak saach sabad sukh mahalee gur charanee prabh chete |3|
O Nanak, the peace of the Mansion of God's Presence comes through the True Word of the Shabad; the bride keeps the Guru's Feet enshrined in her mind. ||3||
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.