| ਮਿਠਾ ਖਾਧਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਕਉੜਤਣੁ ਧਾਇ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| mithaa khaadhhaa chith n aavai kourrathan dhhaae jaae || |
| Then, you will not remember eating the sweets; bitterness will permeate you. |
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| ਮਿਠਾ ਕਉੜਾ ਦੋਵੈ ਰੋਗ ॥ |
| mithaa kourraa dhovai rog || |
| The sweet and the bitter are both diseases. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਤਿ ਵਿਗੁਤੇ ਭੋਗ ॥ |
| naanak anth viguthae bhog || |
| O Nanak, eating them, you will come to ruin in the end. |
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| ਝਖਿ ਝਖਿ ਝਖਣਾ ਝਗੜਾ ਝਾਖ ॥ |
| jhakh jhakh jhakhanaa jhagarraa jhaakh || |
| It is useless to worry and struggle to death. |
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| ਝਖਿ ਝਖਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਝਖਹਿ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੧॥ |
| jhakh jhakh jaahi jhakhehi thinh paas ||1|| |
| Entangled in worries and struggles, people exhaust themselves. ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| ma 1 || |
| First Mehl: |
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| ਕਾਪੜੁ ਕਾਠੁ ਰੰਗਾਇਆ ਰਾਂਗਿ ॥ |
| kaaparr kaath rangaaeiaa raang || |
| They have fine clothes and furniture of various colors. |
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| ਘਰ ਗਚ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਾਗੇ ਬਾਗ ॥ |
| ghar gach keethae baagae baag || |
| Their houses are painted beautifully white. |
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| ਸਾਦ ਸਹਜ ਕਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਖੇਲਾਇਆ ॥ |
| saadh sehaj kar man khaelaaeiaa || |
| In pleasure and poise, they play their mind games. |
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| ਤੈ ਸਹ ਪਾਸਹੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਕਹਾਇਆ ॥ |
| thai seh paasahu kehan kehaaeiaa || |
| When they approach You, O Lord, they shall be spoken to. |
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| ਮਿਠਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਕਉੜਾ ਖਾਇਆ ॥ |
| mithaa kar kai kourraa khaaeiaa || |
| They think it is sweet, so they eat the bitter. |
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| ਤਿਨਿ ਕਉੜੈ ਤਨਿ ਰੋਗੁ ਜਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| thin kourrai than rog jamaaeiaa || |
| The bitter disease grows in the body. |
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| ਜੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਿਠਾ ਪੇੜੈ ਪਾਇ ॥ |
| jae fir mithaa paerrai paae || |
| If, later on, they receive the sweet, |
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| ਤਉ ਕਉੜਤਣੁ ਚੂਕਸਿ ਮਾਇ ॥ |
| tho kourrathan chookas maae || |
| then their bitterness shall be gone, O mother. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥ |
| naanak guramukh paavai soe || |
| O Nanak, the Gurmukh is blessed to receive |
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| ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥ |
| jis no praapath likhiaa hoe ||2|| |
| what he is predestined to receive. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਜਿਨ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਕਪਟੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਹਰੁ ਧੋਵਾਇਆ ॥ |
| jin kai hiradhai mail kapatt hai baahar dhhovaaeiaa || |
| Those whose hearts are filled with the filth of deception, may wash themselves on the outside. |
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| ਕੂੜੁ ਕਪਟੁ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਪਰਗਟੀ ਆਇਆ ॥ |
| koorr kapatt kamaavadhae koorr paragattee aaeiaa || |
| They practice falsehood and deception, and their falsehood is revealed. |
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| ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਨਿਕਲੈ ਨਹ ਛਪੈ ਛਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| andhar hoe s nikalai neh shhapai shhapaaeiaa || |
| That which is within them, comes out; it cannot be concealed by concealment. |
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| ਕੂੜੈ ਲਾਲਚਿ ਲਗਿਆ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੂਨੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| koorrai laalach lagiaa fir joonee paaeiaa || |
| Attached to falsehood and greed, the mortal is consigned to reincarnation over and over again. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਬੀਜੈ ਸੋ ਖਾਵਣਾ ਕਰਤੈ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧੫॥ |
| naanak jo beejai so khaavanaa karathai likh paaeiaa ||15|| |
| O Nanak, whatever the mortal plants, he must eat. The Creator Lord has written our destiny. ||15|| |
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| ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੨ ॥ |
| salok ma 2 || |
| Shalok, Second Mehl: |
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| ਕਥਾ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਬੇਦਂੀ ਆਣੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ |
| kathhaa kehaanee baedhanaee aanee paap punn beechaar || |
| The Vedas bring forth stories and legends, and thoughts of vice and virtue. |
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| ਦੇ ਦੇ ਲੈਣਾ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਦੇਣਾ ਨਰਕਿ ਸੁਰਗਿ ਅਵਤਾਰ ॥ |
| dhae dhae lainaa lai lai dhaenaa narak surag avathaar || |
| What is given, they receive, and what is received, they give. They are reincarnated in heaven and hell. |
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| ਉਤਮ ਮਧਿਮ ਜਾਤੀਂ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਭਰਮਿ ਭਵੈ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥ |
| outham madhhim jaatheen jinasee bharam bhavai sansaar || |
| High and low, social class and status - the world wanders lost in superstition. |
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| ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਣੀ ਤਤੁ ਵਖਾਣੀ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਵਿਚਿ ਆਈ ॥ |
| anmrith baanee thath vakhaanee giaan dhhiaan vich aaee || |
| The Ambrosial Word of Gurbani proclaims the essence of reality. Spiritual wisdom and meditation are contained within it. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਖੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਤੀ ਸੁਰਤਂੀ ਕਰਮਿ ਧਿਆਈ ॥ |
| guramukh aakhee guramukh jaathee surathanaee karam dhhiaaee || |
| The Gurmukhs chant it, and the Gurmukhs realize it. Intuitively aware, they meditate on it. |
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| ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਾਜਿ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਰਖੈ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ॥ |
| hukam saaj hukamai vich rakhai hukamai andhar vaekhai || |
| By the Hukam of His Command, He formed the Universe, and in His Hukam, He keeps it. By His Hukam, He keeps it under His Gaze. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਅਗਹੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਤਾਂ ਕੋ ਲਿਖੀਐ ਲੇਖੈ ॥੧॥ |
| naanak agahu houmai thuttai thaan ko likheeai laekhai ||1|| |
| O Nanak, if the mortal shatters his ego before he departs, as it is pre-ordained, then he is approved. ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| ma 1 || |
| First Mehl: |
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| ਬੇਦੁ ਪੁਕਾਰੇ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਪਾਪੁ ਸੁਰਗ ਨਰਕ ਕਾ ਬੀਉ ॥ |
| baedh pukaarae punn paap surag narak kaa beeo || |
| The Vedas proclaim that vice and virtue are the seeds of heaven and hell. |
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| ਜੋ ਬੀਜੈ ਸੋ ਉਗਵੈ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| jo beejai so ougavai khaandhaa jaanai jeeo || |
| Whatever is planted, shall grow. The soul eats the fruits of its actions, and understands. |
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| ਗਿਆਨੁ ਸਲਾਹੇ ਵਡਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਚੋ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥ |
| giaan salaahae vaddaa kar sacho sachaa naao || |
| Whoever praises spiritual wisdom as great, becomes truthful in the True Name. |
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| ਬੇਦੁ ਵਪਾਰੀ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਰਾਸਿ ਕਰਮੀ ਪਲੈ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| baedh vapaaree giaan raas karamee palai hoe || |
| The Vedas are only merchants; spiritual wisdom is the capital; by His Grace, it is received. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਸੀ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਲਦਿ ਨ ਚਲਿਆ ਕੋਇ ॥੨॥ |
| naanak raasee baaharaa ladh n chaliaa koe ||2|| |
| O Nanak, without capital, no one has ever departed with profit. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਨਿੰਮੁ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਬਹੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| ninm birakh bahu sancheeai anmrith ras paaeiaa || |
| You can water a bitter neem tree with ambrosial nectar. |
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| ਬਿਸੀਅਰੁ ਮੰਤ੍ਰਿ ਵਿਸਾਹੀਐ ਬਹੁ ਦੂਧੁ ਪੀਆਇਆ ॥ |
| biseear manthr visaaheeai bahu dhoodhh peeaaeiaa || |
| You can feed a venomous snake lots of milk. |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅਭਿੰਨੁ ਨ ਭਿਜਈ ਪਥਰੁ ਨਾਵਾਇਆ ॥ |
| manamukh abhinn n bhijee pathhar naavaaeiaa || |
| The self-willed manmukh is resistant; he cannot be softened. You might as well water a stone. |
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| ਬਿਖੁ ਮਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਿੰਚੀਐ ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| bikh mehi anmrith sincheeai bikh kaa fal paaeiaa || |
| Irrigating a poisonous plant with ambrosial nectar, only poisonous fruit is obtained. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਭ ਬਿਖੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥੧੬॥ |
| naanak sangath mael har sabh bikh lehi jaaeiaa ||16|| |
| O Lord, please unite Nanak with the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, so that he may be rid of all poison. ||16|| |
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| ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| salok ma 1 || |
| Shalok, First Mehl: |
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| ਮਰਣਿ ਨ ਮੂਰਤੁ ਪੁਛਿਆ ਪੁਛੀ ਥਿਤਿ ਨ ਵਾਰੁ ॥ |
| maran n moorath pushhiaa pushhee thhith n vaar || |
| Death does not ask the time; it does not ask the date or the day of the week. |
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| ਇਕਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਲਦਿਆ ਇਕਿ ਲਦਿ ਚਲੇ ਇਕਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਬਧੇ ਭਾਰ ॥ |
| eikanhee ladhiaa eik ladh chalae eikanhee badhhae bhaar || |
| Some have packed up, and some who have packed up have gone. |
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| ਇਕਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਹੋਈ ਸਾਖਤੀ ਇਕਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਹੋਈ ਸਾਰ ॥ |
| eikanhaa hoee saakhathee eikanhaa hoee saar || |
| Some are severely punished, and some are taken care of. |
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| ਲਸਕਰ ਸਣੈ ਦਮਾਮਿਆ ਛੁਟੇ ਬੰਕ ਦੁਆਰ ॥ |
| lasakar sanai dhamaamiaa shhuttae bank dhuaar || |
| They must leave their armies and drums, and their beautiful mansions. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਢੇਰੀ ਛਾਰੁ ਕੀ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਈ ਛਾਰ ॥੧॥ |
| naanak dtaeree shhaar kee bhee fir hoee shhaar ||1|| |
| O Nanak, the pile of dust is once again reduced to dust. ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| ma 1 || |
| First Mehl: |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਢੇਰੀ ਢਹਿ ਪਈ ਮਿਟੀ ਸੰਦਾ ਕੋਟੁ ॥ |
| naanak dtaeree dtehi pee mittee sandhaa kott || |
| O Nanak, the pile shall fall apart; the fortress of the body is made of dust. |
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