Ang 903 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਖੁ ਗੁਣਾ ਕਲਿ ਆਈਐ ॥

aakh gunaa kal aaeeai |

Chant the Praises of the Lord; Kali Yuga has come.

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ਤਿਹੁ ਜੁਗ ਕੇਰਾ ਰਹਿਆ ਤਪਾਵਸੁ ਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਦੇਹਿ ਤ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tihu jug keraa rahiaa tapaavas je gun dehi ta paaeeai |1| rahaau |

The justice of the previous three ages is gone. One obtains virtue, only if the Lord bestows it. ||1||Pause||

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ਕਲਿ ਕਲਵਾਲੀ ਸਰਾ ਨਿਬੇੜੀ ਕਾਜੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਹੋਆ ॥

kal kalavaalee saraa niberree kaajee krisanaa hoaa |

In this turbulent age of Kali Yuga, Muslim law decides the cases, and the blue-robed Qazi is the judge.

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ਬਾਣੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਬੇਦੁ ਅਥਰਬਣੁ ਕਰਣੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਲਹਿਆ ॥੫॥

baanee brahamaa bed atharaban karanee keerat lahiaa |5|

The Guru's Bani has taken the place of Brahma's Veda, and the singing of the Lord's Praises are good deeds. ||5||

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ਪਤਿ ਵਿਣੁ ਪੂਜਾ ਸਤ ਵਿਣੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਜਤ ਵਿਣੁ ਕਾਹੇ ਜਨੇਊ ॥

pat vin poojaa sat vin sanjam jat vin kaahe janeaoo |

Worship without faith; self-discipline without truthfulness; the ritual of the sacred thread without chastity - what good are these?

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ਨਾਵਹੁ ਧੋਵਹੁ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਚੜਾਵਹੁ ਸੁਚ ਵਿਣੁ ਸੋਚ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥

naavahu dhovahu tilak charraavahu such vin soch na hoee |6|

You may bathe and wash, and apply a ritualistic tilak mark to your forehead, but without inner purity, there is no understanding. ||6||

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ਕਲਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਕਤੇਬ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥

kal paravaan kateb kuraan |

In Kali Yuga, the Koran and the Bible have become famous.

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ਪੋਥੀ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਰਹੇ ਪੁਰਾਣ ॥

pothee panddit rahe puraan |

The Pandit's scriptures and the Puraanas are not respected.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਉ ਭਇਆ ਰਹਮਾਣੁ ॥

naanak naau bheaa rahamaan |

O Nanak, the Lord's Name now is Rehmaan, the Merciful.

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ਕਰਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੭॥

kar karataa too eko jaan |7|

Know that there is only One Creator of the creation. ||7||

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ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਏਦੂ ਉਪਰਿ ਕਰਮੁ ਨਹੀ ॥

naanak naam milai vaddiaaee edoo upar karam nahee |

Nanak has obtained the glorious greatness of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. There is no action higher than this.

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ਜੇ ਘਰਿ ਹੋਦੈ ਮੰਗਣਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਫਿਰਿ ਓਲਾਮਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਤਹੀ ॥੮॥੧॥

je ghar hodai mangan jaaeeai fir olaamaa milai tahee |8|1|

If someone goes out to beg for what is already in his own home, then he should be chastised. ||8||1||

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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa 1 |

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

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ਜਗੁ ਪਰਬੋਧਹਿ ਮੜੀ ਬਧਾਵਹਿ ॥

jag parabodheh marree badhaaveh |

You preach to the world, and set up your house.

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ਆਸਣੁ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਕਾਹੇ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥

aasan tiaag kaahe sach paaveh |

Abandoning your Yogic postures, how will you find the True Lord?

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ਮਮਤਾ ਮੋਹੁ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਹਿਤਕਾਰੀ ॥

mamataa mohu kaaman hitakaaree |

You are attached to possessiveness and the love of sexual pleasure.

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ਨਾ ਅਉਧੂਤੀ ਨਾ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ॥੧॥

naa aaudhootee naa sansaaree |1|

You are not a renunciate, nor a man of the world. ||1||

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ਜੋਗੀ ਬੈਸਿ ਰਹਹੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਗੈ ॥

jogee bais rahahu dubidhaa dukh bhaagai |

Yogi, remain seated, and the pain of duality will run away from you.

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ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਗਤ ਲਾਜ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ghar ghar maagat laaj na laagai |1| rahaau |

You beg from door to door, and you don't feel ashamed. ||1||Pause||

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ਗਾਵਹਿ ਗੀਤ ਨ ਚੀਨਹਿ ਆਪੁ ॥

gaaveh geet na cheeneh aap |

You sing the songs, but you do not understand your own self.

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ਕਿਉ ਲਾਗੀ ਨਿਵਰੈ ਪਰਤਾਪੁ ॥

kiau laagee nivarai parataap |

How will the burning pain within be relieved?

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ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਚੈ ਮਨ ਭਾਇ ॥

gur kai sabad rachai man bhaae |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, let your mind be absorbed in the Lord's Love,

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ਭਿਖਿਆ ਸਹਜ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਖਾਇ ॥੨॥

bhikhiaa sehaj veechaaree khaae |2|

and you will intuitively experience the charity of contemplation. ||2||

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ਭਸਮ ਚੜਾਇ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਾਖੰਡੁ ॥

bhasam charraae kareh paakhandd |

You apply ashes to your body, while acting in hypocrisy.

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ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਹਹਿ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ॥

maaeaa mohi saheh jam ddandd |

Attached to Maya, you will be beaten by Death's heavy club.

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ਫੂਟੈ ਖਾਪਰੁ ਭੀਖ ਨ ਭਾਇ ॥

foottai khaapar bheekh na bhaae |

Your begging bowl is broken; it will not hold the charity of the Lord's Love.

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ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬਾਧਿਆ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥

bandhan baadhiaa aavai jaae |3|

Bound in bondage, you come and go. ||3||

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ਬਿੰਦੁ ਨ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਜਤੀ ਕਹਾਵਹਿ ॥

bind na raakheh jatee kahaaveh |

You do not control your seed and semen, and yet you claim to practice abstinence.

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ਮਾਈ ਮਾਗਤ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਲੋਭਾਵਹਿ ॥

maaee maagat trai lobhaaveh |

You beg from Maya, lured by the three qualities.

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ਨਿਰਦਇਆ ਨਹੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਉਜਾਲਾ ॥

niradeaa nahee jot ujaalaa |

You have no compassion; the Lord's Light does not shine in you.

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ਬੂਡਤ ਬੂਡੇ ਸਰਬ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥੪॥

booddat boodde sarab janjaalaa |4|

You are drowned, drowned in worldly entanglements. ||4||

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ਭੇਖ ਕਰਹਿ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਬਹੁ ਥਟੂਆ ॥

bhekh kareh khinthaa bahu thattooaa |

You wear religious robes, and your patched coat assumes many disguises.

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ਝੂਠੋ ਖੇਲੁ ਖੇਲੈ ਬਹੁ ਨਟੂਆ ॥

jhoottho khel khelai bahu nattooaa |

You play all sorts of false tricks, like a juggler.

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਨਿ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਬਹੁ ਜਾਰੇ ॥

antar agan chintaa bahu jaare |

The fire of anxiety burns brightly within you.

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ਵਿਣੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰੇ ॥੫॥

vin karamaa kaise utaras paare |5|

Without the karma of good actions, how can you cross over? ||5||

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ਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਫਟਕ ਬਨਾਈ ਕਾਨਿ ॥

mundraa fattak banaaee kaan |

You make ear-rings of glass to wear in your ears.

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ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਬਿਦਿਆ ਬਿਗਿਆਨਿ ॥

mukat nahee bidiaa bigiaan |

But liberation does not come from learning without understanding.

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ਜਿਹਵਾ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਸਾਦਿ ਲੋੁਭਾਨਾ ॥

jihavaa indree saad luobhaanaa |

You are lured by the tastes of the tongue and sex organs.

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ਪਸੂ ਭਏ ਨਹੀ ਮਿਟੈ ਨੀਸਾਨਾ ॥੬॥

pasoo bhe nahee mittai neesaanaa |6|

You have become a beast; this sign cannot be erased. ||6||

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ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਲੋਗਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਜੋਗਾ ॥

tribidh logaa tribidh jogaa |

The people of the world are entangled in the three modes; the Yogis are entangled in the three modes.

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ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੈ ਚੂਕਸਿ ਸੋਗਾ ॥

sabad veechaarai chookas sogaa |

Contemplating the Word of the Shabad, sorrows are dispelled.

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ਊਜਲੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਸੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

aoojal saach su sabad hoe |

Through the Shabad, one becomes radiant, pure and truthful.

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ਜੋਗੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੇ ਸੋਇ ॥੭॥

jogee jugat veechaare soe |7|

One who contemplates the true lifestyle is a Yogi. ||7||

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ਤੁਝ ਪਹਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਤੂ ਕਰਣੈ ਜੋਗੁ ॥

tujh peh nau nidh too karanai jog |

The nine treasures are with You, Lord; You are potent, the Cause of causes.

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ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਗੁ ॥

thaap uthaape kare su hog |

You establish and disestablish; whatever You do, happens.

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ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਚੁ ਸੁਚੀਤੁ ॥

jat sat sanjam sach sucheet |

One who practices celibacy, chastity, self-control, truth and pure consciousness

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਮੀਤੁ ॥੮॥੨॥

naanak jogee tribhavan meet |8|2|

- O Nanak, that Yogi is the friend of the three worlds. ||8||2||

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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa 1 |

Raamkalee, First Mehl:

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ਖਟੁ ਮਟੁ ਦੇਹੀ ਮਨੁ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥

khatt matt dehee man bairaagee |

Above the six chakras of the body dwells the detached mind.

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ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਧੁਨਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜਾਗੀ ॥

surat sabad dhun antar jaagee |

Awareness of the vibration of the Word of the Shabad has been awakened deep within.

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ਵਾਜੈ ਅਨਹਦੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਲੀਣਾ ॥

vaajai anahad meraa man leenaa |

The unstruck melody of the sound current resonates and resounds within; my mind is attuned to it.

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ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਤੀਣਾ ॥੧॥

gur bachanee sach naam pateenaa |1|

Through the Guru's Teachings, my faith is confirmed in the True Name. ||1||

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ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

praanee raam bhagat sukh paaeeai |

O mortal, through devotion to the Lord, peace is obtained.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

guramukh har har meetthaa laagai har har naam samaaeeai |1| rahaau |

The Lord, Har, Har, seems sweet to the Gurmukh, who merges in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||

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