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Ang 789 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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Guru Amardas Ji · Raag Soohee

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

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ਹਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸਉਪਿ ਸਰੀਰੁ ॥

har saalaahee sadaa sadaa tan man saup sareer |

Praise the Lord, forever and ever; dedicate your body and mind to Him.

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ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਚਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰੁ ॥

gurasabadee sach paaeaa sachaa gahir ganbheer |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I have found the True, Profound and Unfathomable Lord.

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ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਹੀਰਾ ਹੀਰੁ ॥

man tan hiradai rav rahiaa har heeraa heer |

The Lord, the jewel of jewels, is permeating my mind, body and heart.

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ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਕਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਗਇਆ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਵੈ ਨ ਫੀਰੁ ॥

janam maran kaa dukh geaa fir pavai na feer |

The pains of birth and death are gone, and I shall never again be consigned to the cycle of reincarnation.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ਤੂ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰੁ ॥੧੦॥

naanak naam salaeh too har gunee gaheer |10|

O Nanak, praise the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the ocean of excellence. ||10||

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Soohee

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਜਾਲਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਲਿਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥

naanak ihu tan jaal jin jaliai naam visaariaa |

O Nanak, burn this body; this burnt body has forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

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ਪਉਦੀ ਜਾਇ ਪਰਾਲਿ ਪਿਛੈ ਹਥੁ ਨ ਅੰਬੜੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਨਿਵੰਧੈ ਤਾਲਿ ॥੧॥

paudee jaae paraal pichhai hath na anbarrai tith nivandhai taal |1|

The dirt is piling up, and in the world hereafter, your hand shall not be able to reach down into this stagnant pond to clean it out. ||1||

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Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Raag Soohee

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨ ਕੇ ਕੰਮ ਫਿਟਿਆ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਆਵਹੀ ॥

naanak man ke kam fittiaa ganat na aavahee |

O Nanak, wicked are the uncountable actions of the mind.

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ਕਿਤੀ ਲਹਾ ਸਹੰਮ ਜਾ ਬਖਸੇ ਤਾ ਧਕਾ ਨਹੀ ॥੨॥

kitee lahaa saham jaa bakhase taa dhakaa nahee |2|

They bring terrible and painful retributions, but if the Lord forgives me, then I will be spared this punishment. ||2||

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ਸਚਾ ਅਮਰੁ ਚਲਾਇਓਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਸਚੁ ਫੁਰਮਾਣੁ ॥

sachaa amar chalaaeon kar sach furamaan |

True is the Command He sends forth, and True are the Orders He issues.

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ਸਦਾ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸੋ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥

sadaa nihachal rav rahiaa so purakh sujaan |

Forever unmoving and unchanging, permeating and pervading everywhere, He is the All-knowing Primal Lord.

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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥

gur parasaadee seveeai sach sabad neesaan |

By Guru's Grace, serve Him, through the True Insignia of the Shabad.

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ਪੂਰਾ ਥਾਟੁ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਾਣੁ ॥

pooraa thaatt banaaeaa rang guramat maan |

That which He makes is perfect; through the Guru's Teachings, enjoy His Love.

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ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੧੧॥

agam agochar alakh hai guramukh har jaan |11|

He is inaccessible, unfathomable and unseen; as Gurmukh, know the Lord. ||11||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਨਾਨਕ ਬਦਰਾ ਮਾਲ ਕਾ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਧਰਿਆ ਆਣਿ ॥

naanak badaraa maal kaa bheetar dhariaa aan |

O Nanak, the bags of coins are brought in

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ਖੋਟੇ ਖਰੇ ਪਰਖੀਅਨਿ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੈ ਦੀਬਾਣਿ ॥੧॥

khotte khare parakheean saahib kai deebaan |1|

and placed in the Court of our Lord and Master, and there, the genuine and the counterfeit are separated. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

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ਨਾਵਣ ਚਲੇ ਤੀਰਥੀ ਮਨਿ ਖੋਟੈ ਤਨਿ ਚੋਰ ॥

naavan chale teerathee man khottai tan chor |

They go and bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, but their minds are still evil, and their bodies are thieves.

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ਇਕੁ ਭਾਉ ਲਥੀ ਨਾਤਿਆ ਦੁਇ ਭਾ ਚੜੀਅਸੁ ਹੋਰ ॥

eik bhaau lathee naatiaa due bhaa charreeas hor |

Some of their filth is washed off by these baths, but they only accumulate twice as much.

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ਬਾਹਰਿ ਧੋਤੀ ਤੂਮੜੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਿਸੁ ਨਿਕੋਰ ॥

baahar dhotee toomarree andar vis nikor |

Like a gourd, they may be washed off on the outside, but on the inside, they are still filled with poison.

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ਸਾਧ ਭਲੇ ਅਣਨਾਤਿਆ ਚੋਰ ਸਿ ਚੋਰਾ ਚੋਰ ॥੨॥

saadh bhale ananaatiaa chor si choraa chor |2|

The holy man is blessed, even without such bathing, while a thief is a thief, no matter how much he bathes. ||2||

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ਆਪੇ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਚਲਾਇਦਾ ਜਗੁ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥

aape hukam chalaaeidaa jag dhandhai laaeaa |

He Himself issues His Commands, and links the people of the world to their tasks.

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ਇਕਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਆਪਿ ਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

eik aape hee aap laaeian gur te sukh paaeaa |

He Himself joins some to Himself, and through the Guru, they find peace.

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ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਧਾਵਦਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇਆ ॥

deh dis ihu man dhaavadaa gur tthaak rahaaeaa |

The mind runs around in the ten directions; the Guru holds it still.

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ਨਾਵੈ ਨੋ ਸਭ ਲੋਚਦੀ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

naavai no sabh lochadee guramatee paaeaa |

Everyone longs for the Name, but it is only found through the Guru's Teachings.

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ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਮੇਟਿ ਨ ਸਕੀਐ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧੨॥

dhur likhiaa mett na sakeeai jo har likh paaeaa |12|

Your pre-ordained destiny, written by the Lord in the very beginning, cannot be erased. ||12||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

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ਦੁਇ ਦੀਵੇ ਚਉਦਹ ਹਟਨਾਲੇ ॥

due deeve chaudah hattanaale |

The two lamps light the fourteen markets.

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ਜੇਤੇ ਜੀਅ ਤੇਤੇ ਵਣਜਾਰੇ ॥

jete jeea tete vanajaare |

There are just as many traders as there are living beings.

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ਖੁਲੑੇ ਹਟ ਹੋਆ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥

khulae hatt hoaa vaapaar |

The shops are open, and trading is going on;

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ਜੋ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਸੋ ਚਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

jo pahuchai so chalanahaar |

whoever comes there, is bound to depart.

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ਧਰਮੁ ਦਲਾਲੁ ਪਾਏ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥

dharam dalaal paae neesaan |

The Righteous Judge of Dharma is the broker, who gives his sign of approval.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਾਹਾ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

naanak naam laahaa paravaan |

O Nanak, those who earn the profit of the Naam are accepted and approved.

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ਘਰਿ ਆਏ ਵਜੀ ਵਾਧਾਈ ॥

ghar aae vajee vaadhaaee |

And when they return home, they are greeted with cheers;

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ਸਚ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਮਿਲੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥

sach naam kee milee vaddiaaee |1|

they obtain the glorious greatness of the True Name. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

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ਰਾਤੀ ਹੋਵਨਿ ਕਾਲੀਆ ਸੁਪੇਦਾ ਸੇ ਵੰਨ ॥

raatee hovan kaaleea supedaa se van |

Even when the night is dark, whatever is white retains its white color.

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ਦਿਹੁ ਬਗਾ ਤਪੈ ਘਣਾ ਕਾਲਿਆ ਕਾਲੇ ਵੰਨ ॥

dihu bagaa tapai ghanaa kaaliaa kaale van |

And even when the light of day is dazzlingly bright, whatever is black retains its black color.

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ਅੰਧੇ ਅਕਲੀ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਮੂਰਖ ਅੰਧ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥

andhe akalee baahare moorakh andh giaan |

The blind fools have no wisdom at all; their understanding is blind.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰੀ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮਾਨੁ ॥੨॥

naanak nadaree baahare kabeh na paaveh maan |2|

O Nanak, without the Lord's Grace, they will never receive honor. ||2||

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ਕਾਇਆ ਕੋਟੁ ਰਚਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਆਪੇ ॥

kaaeaa kott rachaaeaa har sachai aape |

The True Lord Himself created the body-fortress.

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ਇਕਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਇਅਨੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਿਆਪੇ ॥

eik doojai bhaae khuaaeian haumai vich viaape |

Some are ruined through the love of duality, engrossed in egotism.

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ਇਹੁ ਮਾਨਸ ਜਨਮੁ ਦੁਲੰਭੁ ਸਾ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਸੰਤਾਪੇ ॥

eihu maanas janam dulanbh saa manamukh santaape |

This human body is so difficult to obtain; the self-willed manmukhs suffer in pain.

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ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਸੋ ਬੁਝਸੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਥਾਪੇ ॥

jis aap bujhaae so bujhasee jis satigur thaape |

He alone understands, whom the Lord Himself causes to understand; he is blessed by the True Guru.

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ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇਓਨੁ ਸਭ ਵਰਤੈ ਆਪੇ ॥੧੩॥

sabh jag khel rachaaeon sabh varatai aape |13|

He created the entire world for His play; He is pervading amongst all. ||13||

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