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Ang 970 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Ask about this AngBhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਪੂਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਹਮ ਤੁਮੑਰੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਅਬ ਤਉ ਮਿਟਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
poorab janam ham tumare sevak ab tau mittiaa na jaaee |
In my past life, I was Your servant; now, I cannot leave You.
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ਤੇਰੇ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਧੁਨਿ ਸਹਜ ਕੀ ਮਾਥੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਦਗਾਈ ॥੨॥
tere duaarai dhun sehaj kee maathai mere dagaaee |2|
The celestial sound current resounds at Your Door. Your insignia is stamped upon my forehead. ||2||
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ਦਾਗੇ ਹੋਹਿ ਸੁ ਰਨ ਮਹਿ ਜੂਝਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਦਾਗੇ ਭਗਿ ਜਾਈ ॥
daage hohi su ran meh joojheh bin daage bhag jaaee |
Those who are branded with Your brand fight bravely in battle; those without Your brand run away.
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ਸਾਧੂ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਛਾਨੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਏ ਖਜਾਨੈ ਪਾਈ ॥੩॥
saadhoo hoe su bhagat pachhaanai har le khajaanai paaee |3|
One who becomes a Holy person, appreciates the value of devotional worship to the Lord. The Lord places him in His treasury. ||3||
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ਕੋਠਰੇ ਮਹਿ ਕੋਠਰੀ ਪਰਮ ਕੋਠੀ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
kotthare meh kottharee param kotthee beechaar |
In the fortress is the chamber; by contemplative meditation it becomes the supreme chamber.
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ਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਨੀ ਬਸਤੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਕਉ ਲੇਵਹੁ ਬਸਤੁ ਸਮੑਾਰਿ ॥੪॥
gur deenee basat kabeer kau levahu basat samaar |4|
The Guru has blessed Kabeer with the commodity, saying, "Take this commodity; cherish it and keep it secure." ||4||
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ਕਬੀਰਿ ਦੀਈ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਕਉ ਲੀਨੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗੁ ॥
kabeer deeee sansaar kau leenee jis masatak bhaag |
Kabeer gives it to the world, but he alone receives it, upon whose forehead such destiny is recorded.
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ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਥਿਰੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਸੋਹਾਗੁ ॥੫॥੪॥
amrit ras jin paaeaa thir taa kaa sohaag |5|4|
Permanent is the marriage, of one who receives this ambrosial essence. ||5||4||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਜਿਹ ਮੁਖ ਬੇਦੁ ਗਾਇਤ੍ਰੀ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਨੁ ਬਿਸਰੁ ਕਰੈ ॥
jih mukh bed gaaeitree nikasai so kiau brahaman bisar karai |
O Brahmin, how can you forget the One, from whose mouth the Vedas and the Gayitri prayer issured forth?
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ਜਾ ਕੈ ਪਾਇ ਜਗਤੁ ਸਭੁ ਲਾਗੈ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਨ ਕਹੈ ॥੧॥
jaa kai paae jagat sabh laagai so kiau panddit har na kahai |1|
The whole world falls at His feet; why don't you chant the Name of that Lord, O Pandit? ||1||
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ਕਾਹੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਬਾਮੑਨ ਹਰਿ ਨ ਕਹਹਿ ॥
kaahe mere baaman har na kaheh |
Why, O my Brahmin, do you not chant the Lord's Name?
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ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਪਾਡੇ ਦੋਜਕੁ ਭਰਹਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
raam na boleh paadde dojak bhareh |1| rahaau |
If you don't chant the Lord's Name, O Pandit, you will only suffer in hell. ||1||Pause||
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ਆਪਨ ਊਚ ਨੀਚ ਘਰਿ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਹਠੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰਹਿ ॥
aapan aooch neech ghar bhojan hatthe karam kar udar bhareh |
You think that you are high, but you take food from the houses of the lowly; you fill up your belly by forcibly practicing your rituals.
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ਚਉਦਸ ਅਮਾਵਸ ਰਚਿ ਰਚਿ ਮਾਂਗਹਿ ਕਰ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਲੈ ਕੂਪਿ ਪਰਹਿ ॥੨॥
chaudas amaavas rach rach maangeh kar deepak lai koop pareh |2|
On the fourteenth day, and the night of the new moon, you go out begging; even though you hold the lamp in your hands, still, you fall into the pit. ||2||
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ਤੂੰ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਨੁ ਮੈ ਕਾਸੀਕ ਜੁਲਹਾ ਮੁਹਿ ਤੋਹਿ ਬਰਾਬਰੀ ਕੈਸੇ ਕੈ ਬਨਹਿ ॥
toon brahaman mai kaaseek julahaa muhi tohi baraabaree kaise kai baneh |
You are a Brahmin, and I am only a weaver from Benares. How can I compare to you?
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ਹਮਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕਹਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਬੇਦ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਪਾਂਡੇ ਡੂਬਿ ਮਰਹਿ ॥੩॥੫॥
hamare raam naam keh ubare bed bharose paandde ddoob mareh |3|5|
Chanting the Lord's Name, I have been saved; relying on the Vedas, O Brahmin, you shall drown and die. ||3||5||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਤਰਵਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਅਨੰਤ ਡਾਰ ਸਾਖਾ ਪੁਹਪ ਪਤ੍ਰ ਰਸ ਭਰੀਆ ॥
taravar ek anant ddaar saakhaa puhap patr ras bhareea |
There is a single tree, with countless branches and twigs; its flowers and leaves are filled with its juice.
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ਇਹ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਕੀ ਬਾੜੀ ਹੈ ਰੇ ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਕਰੀਆ ॥੧॥
eih amrit kee baarree hai re tin har poorai kareea |1|
This world is a garden of Ambrosial Nectar. The Perfect Lord created it. ||1||
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ਜਾਨੀ ਜਾਨੀ ਰੇ ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਕਹਾਨੀ ॥
jaanee jaanee re raajaa raam kee kahaanee |
I have come to know the story of my Sovereign Lord.
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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਾਮ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬਿਰਲੈ ਜਾਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
antar jot raam paragaasaa guramukh biralai jaanee |1| rahaau |
How rare is that Gurmukh who knows, and whose inner being is illumined by the Lord's Light. ||1||Pause||
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ਭਵਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਪੁਹਪ ਰਸ ਬੀਧਾ ਬਾਰਹ ਲੇ ਉਰ ਧਰਿਆ ॥
bhavar ek puhap ras beedhaa baarah le ur dhariaa |
The bumble bee, addicted to the nectar of the twelve-petalled flowers, enshrines it in the heart.
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ਸੋਰਹ ਮਧੇ ਪਵਨੁ ਝਕੋਰਿਆ ਆਕਾਸੇ ਫਰੁ ਫਰਿਆ ॥੨॥
sorah madhe pavan jhakoriaa aakaase far fariaa |2|
He holds his breath suspended in the sixteen-petalled sky of the Akaashic Ethers, and beats his wings in esctasy. ||2||
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ਸਹਜ ਸੁੰਨਿ ਇਕੁ ਬਿਰਵਾ ਉਪਜਿਆ ਧਰਤੀ ਜਲਹਰੁ ਸੋਖਿਆ ॥
sehaj sun ik biravaa upajiaa dharatee jalahar sokhiaa |
In the profound void of intuitive Samaadhi, the one tree rises up; it soaks up the water of desire from the ground.
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ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਹਉ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਬਿਰਵਾ ਦੇਖਿਆ ॥੩॥੬॥
keh kabeer hau taa kaa sevak jin ihu biravaa dekhiaa |3|6|
Says Kabeer, I am the servant of those who have seen this celestial tree. ||3||6||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਮੋਨਿ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਝੋਲੀ ਪਤ੍ਰ ਕਾ ਕਰਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਰੇ ॥
mundraa mon deaa kar jholee patr kaa karahu beechaar re |
Make silence your ear-rings, and compassion your wallet; let meditation be your begging bowl.
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ਖਿੰਥਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਸੀਅਉ ਅਪਨਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਉ ਆਧਾਰੁ ਰੇ ॥੧॥
khinthaa ihu tan seeo apanaa naam krau aadhaar re |1|
Sew this body as your patched coat, and take the Lord's Name as your support. ||1||
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ਐਸਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਮਾਵਹੁ ਜੋਗੀ ॥
aisaa jog kamaavahu jogee |
Practice such Yoga, O Yogi.
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ਜਪ ਤਪ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭੋਗੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jap tap sanjam guramukh bhogee |1| rahaau |
As Gurmukh, enjoy meditation, austerities and self-discipline. ||1||Pause||
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ਬੁਧਿ ਬਿਭੂਤਿ ਚਢਾਵਉ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਸਿੰਗੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥
budh bibhoot chadtaavau apunee singee surat milaaee |
Apply the ashes of wisdom to your body; let your horn be your focused consciousness.
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ਕਰਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਫਿਰਉ ਤਨਿ ਨਗਰੀ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਕਿੰਗੁਰੀ ਬਜਾਈ ॥੨॥
kar bairaag firau tan nagaree man kee kinguree bajaaee |2|
Become detached, and wander through the city of your body; play the harp of your mind. ||2||
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ਪੰਚ ਤਤੁ ਲੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਲਮ ਤਾੜੀ ॥
panch tat lai hiradai raakhahu rahai niraalam taarree |
Enshrine the five tatvas - the five elements, within your heart; let your deep meditative trance be undisturbed.
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ਕਹਤੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਬਾੜੀ ॥੩॥੭॥
kehat kabeer sunahu re santahu dharam deaa kar baarree |3|7|
Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints: make righteousness and compassion your garden. ||3||7||
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Bhagat Kabir Ji · Raag Raamkalee
Read the full shabad →ਕਵਨ ਕਾਜ ਸਿਰਜੇ ਜਗ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਕਵਨ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
kavan kaaj siraje jag bheetar janam kavan fal paaeaa |
For what purpose were you created and brought into the world? What rewards have you received in this life?
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ਭਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਤਰਨ ਤਾਰਨ ਚਿੰਤਾਮਨਿ ਇਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਨ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
bhav nidh taran taaran chintaaman ik nimakh na ihu man laaeaa |1|
God is the boat to carry you across the terrifying world-ocean; He is the Fulfiller of the mind's desires. You have not centered your mind on Him, even for an instant. ||1||
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