Ang 954 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸੀਤਾ ਲਖਮਣੁ ਵਿਛੁੜਿ ਗਇਆ ॥

seetaa lakhaman vichhurr geaa |

and separated from Sita and Lakhshman.

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ਰੋਵੈ ਦਹਸਿਰੁ ਲੰਕ ਗਵਾਇ ॥

rovai dahasir lank gavaae |

The ten-headed Raawan, who stole away Sita with the beat of his tambourine,

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ਜਿਨਿ ਸੀਤਾ ਆਦੀ ਡਉਰੂ ਵਾਇ ॥

jin seetaa aadee ddauroo vaae |

Wept when he lost Sri Lanka.

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ਰੋਵਹਿ ਪਾਂਡਵ ਭਏ ਮਜੂਰ ॥

roveh paanddav bhe majoor |

The Paandavas once lived in the Presence of the Lord;

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ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਹਤ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

jin kai suaamee rehat hadoor |

They were made slaves, and wept.

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ਰੋਵੈ ਜਨਮੇਜਾ ਖੁਇ ਗਇਆ ॥

rovai janamejaa khue geaa |

Janmayjaa wept, that he had lost his way.

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ਏਕੀ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਪਾਪੀ ਭਇਆ ॥

ekee kaaran paapee bheaa |

One mistake, and he became a sinner.

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ਰੋਵਹਿ ਸੇਖ ਮਸਾਇਕ ਪੀਰ ॥

roveh sekh masaaeik peer |

The Shaykhs, Pirs and spiritual teachers weep;

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ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲਿ ਮਤੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਭੀੜ ॥

ant kaal mat laagai bheerr |

at the very last instant, they suffer in agony.

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ਰੋਵਹਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਕੰਨ ਪੜਾਇ ॥

roveh raaje kan parraae |

The kings weep - their ears are cut;

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ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਗਹਿ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

ghar ghar maageh bheekhiaa jaae |

they go begging from house to house.

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ਰੋਵਹਿ ਕਿਰਪਨ ਸੰਚਹਿ ਧਨੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

roveh kirapan sancheh dhan jaae |

The miser weeps; he has to leave behind the wealth he has gathered.

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ਪੰਡਿਤ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥

panddit roveh giaan gavaae |

The Pandit, the religious scholar, weeps when his learning is gone.

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ਬਾਲੀ ਰੋਵੈ ਨਾਹਿ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥

baalee rovai naeh bhataar |

The young woman weeps because she has no husband.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਸਭੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

naanak dukheea sabh sansaar |

O Nanak, the whole world is suffering.

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ਮੰਨੇ ਨਾਉ ਸੋਈ ਜਿਣਿ ਜਾਇ ॥

mane naau soee jin jaae |

He alone is victorious, who believes in the Lord's Name.

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ਅਉਰੀ ਕਰਮ ਨ ਲੇਖੈ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥

aauree karam na lekhai laae |1|

No other action is of any account. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

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ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਅਵਰਿ ਕਾਰਾ ਸਭਿ ਬਾਦਿ ॥

jap tap sabh kichh maniai avar kaaraa sabh baad |

Meditation, austerity and everything come through belief in the Lord's Name. All other actions are useless.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਮੰਨੀਐ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ॥੨॥

naanak maniaa maneeai bujheeai gur parasaad |2|

O Nanak, believe in the One who is worth believing in. By Guru's Grace, he is realized. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਕਾਇਆ ਹੰਸ ਧੁਰਿ ਮੇਲੁ ਕਰਤੈ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

kaaeaa hans dhur mel karatai likh paaeaa |

The union of the body and the soul-swan was pre-ordained by the Creator Lord.

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ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਇਆ ॥

sabh meh gupat varatadaa guramukh pragattaaeaa |

He is hidden, and yet pervading all. He is revealed to the Gurmukh.

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ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ਗੁਣ ਉਚਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥

gun gaavai gun ucharai gun maeh samaaeaa |

Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and chanting His Praises, one merges in His Glories.

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ਸਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਸਚੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥

sachee baanee sach hai sach mel milaaeaa |

True is the True Word of the Guru's Bani. One unites in Union with the True Lord.

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ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧੪॥

sabh kichh aape aap hai aape dee vaddiaaee |14|

He Himself is everything; He Himself grants glorious greatness. ||14||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੨ ॥

salok mahalaa 2 |

Salok, Second Mehl:

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ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਧਾ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਰਤਨਾ ਪਰਖਣ ਜਾਇ ॥

naanak andhaa hoe kai ratanaa parakhan jaae |

O Nanak, the blind man may go to appraise the jewels,

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ਰਤਨਾ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਆਵੈ ਆਪੁ ਲਖਾਇ ॥੧॥

ratanaa saar na jaanee aavai aap lakhaae |1|

but he will not know their value; he will return home after exposing his ignorance. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

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ਰਤਨਾ ਕੇਰੀ ਗੁਥਲੀ ਰਤਨੀ ਖੋਲੀ ਆਇ ॥

ratanaa keree guthalee ratanee kholee aae |

The Jeweller has come, and opened up the bag of jewels.

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ਵਖਰ ਤੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਦੁਹਾ ਰਹੀ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

vakhar tai vanajaariaa duhaa rahee samaae |

The merchandise and the merchant are merged together.

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ਜਿਨ ਗੁਣੁ ਪਲੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਮਾਣਕ ਵਣਜਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥

jin gun palai naanakaa maanak vanajeh see |

They alone purchase the gem, O Nanak, who have virtue in their purse.

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ਰਤਨਾ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਅੰਧੇ ਵਤਹਿ ਲੋਇ ॥੨॥

ratanaa saar na jaananee andhe vateh loe |2|

Those who do not appreciate the value of the jewels, wander like blind men in the world. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

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ਨਉ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ਕਾਇਆ ਕੋਟੁ ਹੈ ਦਸਵੈ ਗੁਪਤੁ ਰਖੀਜੈ ॥

nau daravaaje kaaeaa kott hai dasavai gupat rakheejai |

The fortress of the body has nine gates; the tenth gate is kept hidden.

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ਬਜਰ ਕਪਾਟ ਨ ਖੁਲਨੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਖੁਲੀਜੈ ॥

bajar kapaatt na khulanee gur sabad khuleejai |

The rigid door is not open; only through the Word of the Guru's Shabad can it be opened.

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ਅਨਹਦ ਵਾਜੇ ਧੁਨਿ ਵਜਦੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੁਣੀਜੈ ॥

anahad vaaje dhun vajade gur sabad suneejai |

The unstruck sound current resounds and vibrates there. The Word of the Guru's Shabad is heard.

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ਤਿਤੁ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਚਾਨਣਾ ਕਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਮਿਲੀਜੈ ॥

tit ghatt antar chaananaa kar bhagat mileejai |

Deep within the nucleus of the heart, the Divine Light shines forth. Through devotional worship, one meets the Lord.

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ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਆਪੇ ਰਚਨ ਰਚਾਈ ॥੧੫॥

sabh meh ek varatadaa jin aape rachan rachaaee |15|

The One Lord is pervading and permeating all. He Himself created the creation. ||15||

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ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੨ ॥

salok mahalaa 2 |

Salok, Second Mehl:

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ਅੰਧੇ ਕੈ ਰਾਹਿ ਦਸਿਐ ਅੰਧਾ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

andhe kai raeh dasiai andhaa hoe su jaae |

He is truly blind, who follows the way shown by the blind man.

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ਹੋਇ ਸੁਜਾਖਾ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਉਝੜਿ ਪਾਇ ॥

hoe sujaakhaa naanakaa so kiau ujharr paae |

O Nanak, why should the one who can see, get lost?

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ਅੰਧੇ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਜਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਲੋਇਣ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

andhe ehi na aakheean jin mukh loein naeh |

Do not call them blind, who have no eyes in their face.

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ਅੰਧੇ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਖਸਮਹੁ ਘੁਥੇ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

andhe seee naanakaa khasamahu ghuthe jaeh |1|

They alone are blind, O Nanak, who wander away from their Lord and Master. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

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ਸਾਹਿਬਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਜੋ ਕੀਆ ਕਰੇ ਸੁਜਾਖਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

saahib andhaa jo keea kare sujaakhaa hoe |

One whom the Lord has made blind - the Lord can make him see again.

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ਜੇਹਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਤੇਹੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਜੇ ਸਉ ਆਖੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

jehaa jaanai teho varatai je sau aakhai koe |

He acts only as he knows, although he may be spoken to a hundred times.

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ਜਿਥੈ ਸੁ ਵਸਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪਈ ਆਪੇ ਵਰਤਉ ਜਾਣਿ ॥

jithai su vasat na jaapee aape vartau jaan |

Where the real thing is not seen, self-conceit prevails there - know this well.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਕਿਉ ਲਏ ਸਕੈ ਨ ਵਸਤੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ॥੨॥

naanak gaahak kiau le sakai na vasat pachhaan |2|

O Nanak, how can the purshaser purchase the real thing, if he cannot recognize it? ||2||

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ਮਃ ੨ ॥

mahalaa 2 |

Second Mehl:

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ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਅੰਧਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਿ ਹੁਕਮਹੁ ਅੰਧਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

so kiau andhaa aakheeai ji hukamahu andhaa hoe |

How can someone be called blind, if he was made blind by the Lord's Command?

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ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੁਝਈ ਅੰਧਾ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥

naanak hukam na bujhee andhaa kaheeai soe |3|

O Nanak, one who does not understand the Hukam of the Lord's Command should be called blind. ||3||

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