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Ang 886 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngGuru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਬਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗੁ ਪਾਇਓ ॥੧॥
baddai bhaag saadhasang paaeo |1|
By the highest destiny, you found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||
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ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥
bin gur poore naahee udhaar |
Without the Perfect Guru, no one is saved.
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ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੨॥੧੧॥
baabaa naanak aakhai ehu beechaar |2|11|
This is what Baba Nanak says, after deep reflection. ||2||11||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥
raag raamakalee mahalaa 5 ghar 2 |
Raag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Second 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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ਚਾਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਹਿ ਨਾ ਤੂ ਮਾਨਹਿ ॥
chaar pukaareh naa too maaneh |
The four Vedas proclaim it, but you don't believe them.
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ਖਟੁ ਭੀ ਏਕਾ ਬਾਤ ਵਖਾਨਹਿ ॥
khatt bhee ekaa baat vakhaaneh |
The six Shaastras also say one thing.
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ਦਸ ਅਸਟੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਏਕੋ ਕਹਿਆ ॥
das asattee mil eko kahiaa |
The eighteen Puraanas all speak of the One God.
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ਤਾ ਭੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਭੇਦੁ ਨ ਲਹਿਆ ॥੧॥
taa bhee jogee bhed na lahiaa |1|
Even so, Yogi, you do not understand this mystery. ||1||
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ਕਿੰਕੁਰੀ ਅਨੂਪ ਵਾਜੈ ॥
kinkuree anoop vaajai |
The celestial harp plays the incomparable melody,
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ਜੋਗੀਆ ਮਤਵਾਰੋ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jogeea matavaaro re |1| rahaau |
but in your intoxication, you do not hear it, O Yogi. ||1||Pause||
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ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਤ ਕਾ ਖੇੜਾ ॥
prathame vasiaa sat kaa kherraa |
In the first age, the Golden Age, the village of truth was inhabited.
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ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਏ ਮਹਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਭਇਆ ਦੁਤੇੜਾ ॥
tritee meh kichh bheaa duterraa |
In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, things began to decline.
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ਦੁਤੀਆ ਅਰਧੋ ਅਰਧਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥
duteea aradho aradh samaaeaa |
In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, half of it was gone.
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ਏਕੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਤਾ ਏਕੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
ek rahiaa taa ek dikhaaeaa |2|
Now, only one leg of Truth remains, and the One Lord is revealed. ||2||
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ਏਕੈ ਸੂਤਿ ਪਰੋਏ ਮਣੀਏ ॥
ekai soot paroe manee |
The beads are strung upon the one thread.
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ਗਾਠੀ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਤਣੀਏ ॥
gaatthee bhin bhin bhin bhin tanee |
By means of many, various, diverse knots, they are tied, and kept separate on the string.
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ਫਿਰਤੀ ਮਾਲਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਇ ॥
firatee maalaa bahu bidh bhaae |
The beads of the mala are lovingly chanted upon in many ways.
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ਖਿੰਚਿਆ ਸੂਤੁ ਤ ਆਈ ਥਾਇ ॥੩॥
khinchiaa soot ta aaee thaae |3|
When the thread is pulled out, the beads come together in one place. ||3||
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ਚਹੁ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੈ ਮਟੁ ਹੈ ਕੀਆ ॥
chahu meh ekai matt hai keea |
Throughout the four ages, the One Lord made the body His temple.
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ਤਹ ਬਿਖੜੇ ਥਾਨ ਅਨਿਕ ਖਿੜਕੀਆ ॥
teh bikharre thaan anik khirrakeea |
It is a treacherous place, with several windows.
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ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਦੁਆਰੇ ਆਇਆ ॥
khojat khojat duaare aaeaa |
Searching and searching, one comes to the Lord's door.
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ਤਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
taa naanak jogee mehal ghar paaeaa |4|
Then, O Nanak, the Yogi attains a home in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||4||
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ਇਉ ਕਿੰਕੁਰੀ ਆਨੂਪ ਵਾਜੈ ॥
eiau kinkuree aanoop vaajai |
Thus, the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody;
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ਸੁਣਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੧੨॥
sun jogee kai man meetthee laagai |1| rahaau doojaa |1|12|
hearing it, the Yogi's mind finds it sweet. ||1||Second Pause||1||12||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamakalee mahalaa 5 |
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
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ਤਾਗਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਲਾਈ ਥਿਗਲੀ ॥
taagaa kar kai laaee thigalee |
The body is a patch-work of threads.
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ਲਉ ਨਾੜੀ ਸੂਆ ਹੈ ਅਸਤੀ ॥
lau naarree sooaa hai asatee |
The muscles are stitched together with the needles of the bones.
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ਅੰਭੈ ਕਾ ਕਰਿ ਡੰਡਾ ਧਰਿਆ ॥
anbhai kaa kar ddanddaa dhariaa |
The Lord has erected a pillar of water.
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ਕਿਆ ਤੂ ਜੋਗੀ ਗਰਬਹਿ ਪਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
kiaa too jogee garabeh pariaa |1|
O Yogi, why are you so proud? ||1||
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ਜਪਿ ਨਾਥੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਾਈ ॥
jap naath din rainaaee |
Meditate on your Lord Master, day and night.
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ਤੇਰੀ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਦੋ ਦਿਹਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
teree khinthaa do dihaaee |1| rahaau |
The patched coat of the body shall last for only a few days. ||1||Pause||
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ਗਹਰੀ ਬਿਭੂਤ ਲਾਇ ਬੈਠਾ ਤਾੜੀ ॥
gaharee bibhoot laae baitthaa taarree |
Smearing ashes on your body, you sit in a deep meditative trance.
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ਮੇਰੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
meree teree mundraa dhaaree |
You wear the ear-rings of 'mine and yours'.
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ਮਾਗਹਿ ਟੂਕਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
maageh ttookaa tripat na paavai |
You beg for bread, but you are not satisfied.
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ਨਾਥੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਲਾਜ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੨॥
naath chhodd jaacheh laaj na aavai |2|
Abandoning your Lord Master, you beg from others; you should feel ashamed. ||2||
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ਚਲ ਚਿਤ ਜੋਗੀ ਆਸਣੁ ਤੇਰਾ ॥
chal chit jogee aasan teraa |
Your consciousness is restless, Yogi, as you sit in your Yogic postures.
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ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਨਿਤ ਉਦਾਸੇਰਾ ॥
singee vaajai nit udaaseraa |
You blow your horn, but still feel sad.
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ਗੁਰ ਗੋਰਖ ਕੀ ਤੈ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
gur gorakh kee tai boojh na paaee |
You do not understand Gorakh, your guru.
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ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
fir fir jogee aavai jaaee |3|
Again and again, Yogi, you come and go. ||3||
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ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੋਆ ਨਾਥੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲਾ ॥
jis no hoaa naath kripaalaa |
He, unto whom the Master shows Mercy
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ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥
raharaas hamaaree gur gopaalaa |
unto Him, the Guru, the Lord of the World, I offer my prayer.
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ਨਾਮੈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਨਾਮੈ ਬਸਤਰੁ ॥
naamai khinthaa naamai basatar |
One who has the Name as his patched coat, and the Name as his robe,
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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਹੋਆ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ॥੪॥
jan naanak jogee hoaa asathir |4|
O servant Nanak, such a Yogi is steady and stable. ||4||
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ਇਉ ਜਪਿਆ ਨਾਥੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਾਈ ॥
eiau japiaa naath din rainaaee |
One who meditates on the Master in this way, night and day,
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ਹੁਣਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਸਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥੧੩॥
hun paaeaa gur gosaaee |1| rahaau doojaa |2|13|
finds the Guru, the Lord of the World, in this life. ||1||Second Pause||2||13||
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Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
raamakalee mahalaa 5 |
Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl:
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ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਸੋਈ ॥
karan karaavan soee |
He is the Creator, the Cause of causes;
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ਆਨ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਕੋਈ ॥
aan na deesai koee |
I do not see any other at all.
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ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਨਾ ॥
tthaakur meraa sugharr sujaanaa |
My Lord and Master is wise and all-knowing.
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਨਾ ॥੧॥
guramukh miliaa rang maanaa |1|
Meeting with the Gurmukh, I enjoy His Love. ||1||
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ਐਸੋ ਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ॥
aiso re har ras meetthaa |
Such is the sweet, subtle essence of the Lord.
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਡੀਠਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
guramukh kinai viralai ddeetthaa |1| rahaau |
How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, taste it. ||1||Pause||
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ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋਤਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ॥
niramal jot amrit har naam |
The Light of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord is immaculate and pure.
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Gurbani, transliteration and translation from GurbaniNow, under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.