Ang 885 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa 5 |

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

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ਓਅੰਕਾਰਿ ਏਕ ਧੁਨਿ ਏਕੈ ਏਕੈ ਰਾਗੁ ਅਲਾਪੈ ॥

oankaar ek dhun ekai ekai raag alaapai |

He sings the song of the One Universal Creator; he sings the tune of the One Lord.

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ਏਕਾ ਦੇਸੀ ਏਕੁ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਏਕੋ ਰਹਿਆ ਬਿਆਪੈ ॥

ekaa desee ek dikhaavai eko rahiaa biaapai |

He lives in the land of the One Lord, shows the way to the One Lord, and remains attuned to the One Lord.

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ਏਕਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਏਕਾ ਹੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਏਕੋ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਪੈ ॥੧॥

ekaa surat ekaa hee sevaa eko gur te jaapai |1|

He centers his consciousness on the One Lord, and serves only the One Lord, who is known through the Guru. ||1||

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ਭਲੋ ਭਲੋ ਰੇ ਕੀਰਤਨੀਆ ॥

bhalo bhalo re keerataneea |

Blessed and good is such a kirtanee, who sings such Praises.

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ਰਾਮ ਰਮਾ ਰਾਮਾ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਉ ॥

raam ramaa raamaa gun gaau |

He sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord,

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ਛੋਡਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਧੰਧ ਸੁਆਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

chhodd maaeaa ke dhandh suaau |1| rahaau |

and renounces the entanglements and pursuits of Maya. ||1||Pause||

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ਪੰਚ ਬਜਿਤ੍ਰ ਕਰੇ ਸੰਤੋਖਾ ਸਾਤ ਸੁਰਾ ਲੈ ਚਾਲੈ ॥

panch bajitr kare santokhaa saat suraa lai chaalai |

He makes the five virtues, like contentment, his musical instruments, and plays the seven notes of the love of the Lord.

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ਬਾਜਾ ਮਾਣੁ ਤਾਣੁ ਤਜਿ ਤਾਨਾ ਪਾਉ ਨ ਬੀਗਾ ਘਾਲੈ ॥

baajaa maan taan taj taanaa paau na beegaa ghaalai |

The notes he plays are the renunciation of pride and power; his feet keep the beat on the straight path.

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ਫੇਰੀ ਫੇਰੁ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਕਬ ਹੀ ਏਕੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੰਧਿ ਪਾਲੈ ॥੨॥

feree fer na hovai kab hee ek sabad bandh paalai |2|

He does not enter the cycle of reincarnation ever again; he keeps the One Word of the Shabad tied to the hem of his robe. ||2||

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ਨਾਰਦੀ ਨਰਹਰ ਜਾਣਿ ਹਦੂਰੇ ॥

naaradee narahar jaan hadoore |

To play like Naarad, is to know that the Lord is ever-present.

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ਘੂੰਘਰ ਖੜਕੁ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਵਿਸੂਰੇ ॥

ghoonghar kharrak tiaag visoore |

The tinkling of the ankle bells is the shedding of sorrows and worries.

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ਸਹਜ ਅਨੰਦ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

sehaj anand dikhaavai bhaavai |

The dramatic gestures of acting are celestial bliss.

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ਏਹੁ ਨਿਰਤਿਕਾਰੀ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੩॥

ehu niratikaaree janam na aavai |3|

Such a dancer is not reincarnated again. ||3||

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ਜੇ ਕੋ ਅਪਨੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

je ko apane tthaakur bhaavai |

If anyone, out of millions of people, becomes pleasing to his Lord and Master,

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ਕੋਟਿ ਮਧਿ ਏਹੁ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

kott madh ehu keeratan gaavai |

He sings the Lord's Praises in this way.

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਜਾਵਉ ਟੇਕ ॥

saadhasangat kee jaavau ttek |

I have taken the Support of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਏਕ ॥੪॥੮॥

kahu naanak tis keeratan ek |4|8|

Says Nanak, the Kirtan of the One Lord's Praises are sung there. ||4||8||

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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa 5 |

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

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ਕੋਈ ਬੋਲੈ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਕੋਈ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥

koee bolai raam raam koee khudaae |

Some call Him, 'Raam, Raam', and some call Him, 'Khudaa-i'.

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ਕੋਈ ਸੇਵੈ ਗੁਸਈਆ ਕੋਈ ਅਲਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

koee sevai guseea koee alaeh |1|

Some serve Him as 'Gusain', others as 'Allaah'. ||1||

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ਕਾਰਣ ਕਰਣ ਕਰੀਮ ॥

kaaran karan kareem |

He is the Cause of causes, the Generous Lord.

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ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਹੀਮ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kirapaa dhaar raheem |1| rahaau |

He showers His Grace and Mercy upon us. ||1||Pause||

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ਕੋਈ ਨਾਵੈ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਕੋਈ ਹਜ ਜਾਇ ॥

koee naavai teerath koee haj jaae |

Some bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and some make the pilgrimage to Mecca.|

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ਕੋਈ ਕਰੈ ਪੂਜਾ ਕੋਈ ਸਿਰੁ ਨਿਵਾਇ ॥੨॥

koee karai poojaa koee sir nivaae |2|

Some perform devotional worship services, and some bow their heads in prayer. ||2||

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ਕੋਈ ਪੜੈ ਬੇਦ ਕੋਈ ਕਤੇਬ ॥

koee parrai bed koee kateb |

Some read the Vedas, and some the Koran.

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ਕੋਈ ਓਢੈ ਨੀਲ ਕੋਈ ਸੁਪੇਦ ॥੩॥

koee odtai neel koee suped |3|

Some wear blue robes, and some wear white. ||3||

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ਕੋਈ ਕਹੈ ਤੁਰਕੁ ਕੋਈ ਕਹੈ ਹਿੰਦੂ ॥

koee kahai turak koee kahai hindoo |

Some call themselves Muslim, and some call themselves Hindu.

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ਕੋਈ ਬਾਛੈ ਭਿਸਤੁ ਕੋਈ ਸੁਰਗਿੰਦੂ ॥੪॥

koee baachhai bhisat koee suragindoo |4|

Some yearn for paradise, and others long for heaven. ||4||

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥

kahu naanak jin hukam pachhaataa |

Says Nanak, one who realizes the Hukam of God's Will,

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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕਾ ਤਿਨਿ ਭੇਦੁ ਜਾਤਾ ॥੫॥੯॥

prabh saahib kaa tin bhed jaataa |5|9|

knows the secrets of his Lord and Master. ||5||9||

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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa 5 |

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

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ਪਵਨੈ ਮਹਿ ਪਵਨੁ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥

pavanai meh pavan samaaeaa |

The wind merges into the wind.

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ਜੋਤੀ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥

jotee meh jot ral jaaeaa |

The light blends into the light.

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ਮਾਟੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਹੋਈ ਏਕ ॥

maattee maattee hoee ek |

The dust becomes one with the dust.

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ਰੋਵਨਹਾਰੇ ਕੀ ਕਵਨ ਟੇਕ ॥੧॥

rovanahaare kee kavan ttek |1|

What support is there for the one who is lamenting? ||1||

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ਕਉਨੁ ਮੂਆ ਰੇ ਕਉਨੁ ਮੂਆ ॥

kaun mooaa re kaun mooaa |

Who has died? O, who has died?

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਉ ਚਲਤੁ ਭਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

braham giaanee mil karahu beechaaraa ihu tau chalat bheaa |1| rahaau |

O God-realized beings, meet together and consider this. What a wondrous thing has happened! ||1||Pause||

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ਅਗਲੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਖਬਰਿ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

agalee kichh khabar na paaee |

No one knows what happens after death.

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ਰੋਵਨਹਾਰੁ ਭਿ ਊਠਿ ਸਿਧਾਈ ॥

rovanahaar bhi aootth sidhaaee |

The one who is lamenting will also arise and depart.

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ਭਰਮ ਮੋਹ ਕੇ ਬਾਂਧੇ ਬੰਧ ॥

bharam moh ke baandhe bandh |

Mortal beings are bound by the bonds of doubt and attachment.

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ਸੁਪਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਭਖਲਾਏ ਅੰਧ ॥੨॥

supan bheaa bhakhalaae andh |2|

When life becomes a dream, the blind man babbles and grieves in vain. ||2||

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ਇਹੁ ਤਉ ਰਚਨੁ ਰਚਿਆ ਕਰਤਾਰਿ ॥

eihu tau rachan rachiaa karataar |

The Creator Lord created this creation.

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ਆਵਤ ਜਾਵਤ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਅਪਾਰਿ ॥

aavat jaavat hukam apaar |

It comes and goes, subject to the Will of the Infinite Lord.

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ਨਹ ਕੋ ਮੂਆ ਨ ਮਰਣੈ ਜੋਗੁ ॥

neh ko mooaa na maranai jog |

No one dies; no one is capable of dying.

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ਨਹ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਹੋਗੁ ॥੩॥

neh binasai abinaasee hog |3|

The soul does not perish; it is imperishable. ||3||

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ਜੋ ਇਹੁ ਜਾਣਹੁ ਸੋ ਇਹੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

jo ihu jaanahu so ihu naeh |

That which is known, does not exist.

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ਜਾਨਣਹਾਰੇ ਕਉ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

jaananahaare kau bal jaau |

I am a sacrifice to the one who knows this.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥

kahu naanak gur bharam chukaaeaa |

Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt.

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ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੧੦॥

naa koee marai na aavai jaaeaa |4|10|

No one dies; no one comes or goes. ||4||10||

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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa 5 |

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:

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ਜਪਿ ਗੋਬਿੰਦੁ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਲਾਲੁ ॥

jap gobind gopaal laal |

Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Beloved Lord of the World.

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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਤੂ ਜੀਵਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਨ ਖਾਈ ਮਹਾ ਕਾਲੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

raam naam simar too jeeveh fir na khaaee mahaa kaal |1| rahaau |

Meditating in remembrance on the Lord's Name, you shall live, and the Great Death shall not consume you ever again. ||1||Pause||

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ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਆਇਓ ॥

kott janam bhram bhram bhram aaeo |

Through millions of incarnations, you have come, wandering, wandering, wandering.

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