| ਇਹੁ ਜਲੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਹੈ ਜਲ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| eihu jal maeraa jeeo hai jal bin rehan n jaae || |
| This water is my very soul; without water, I cannot survive. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਜਲੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥ |
| gur sabadhee jal paaeeai vichahu aap gavaae || |
| Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, this water is obtained, and egotism is eradicated from within. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਚਸਾ ਨ ਜੀਵਦੀ ਸੋ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੨॥ |
| naanak jis bin chasaa n jeevadhee so sathigur dheeaa milaae ||2|| |
| O Nanak, I cannot live without Him, even for a moment; the True Guru has led me to meet Him. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਖੰਡ ਪਤਾਲ ਅਸੰਖ ਮੈ ਗਣਤ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| khandd pathaal asankh mai ganath n hoee || |
| There are countless worlds and nether regions; I cannot calculate their number. |
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| ਤੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਿਰਜੀ ਤੁਧੈ ਗੋਈ ॥ |
| thoo karathaa govindh thudhh sirajee thudhhai goee || |
| You are the Creator, the Lord of the Universe; You create it, and You destroy it. |
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| ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਤੁਝ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| lakh chouraaseeh maedhanee thujh hee thae hoee || |
| The 8.4 million species of beings issued forth from You. |
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| ਇਕਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਖਾਨ ਮਲੂਕ ਕਹਹਿ ਕਹਾਵਹਿ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| eik raajae khaan malook kehehi kehaavehi koee || |
| Some are called kings, emperors and nobles. |
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| ਇਕਿ ਸਾਹ ਸਦਾਵਹਿ ਸੰਚਿ ਧਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥ |
| eik saah sadhaavehi sanch dhhan dhoojai path khoee || |
| Some claim to be bankers and accumulate wealth, but in duality they lose their honor. |
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| ਇਕਿ ਦਾਤੇ ਇਕ ਮੰਗਤੇ ਸਭਨਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| eik dhaathae eik mangathae sabhanaa sir soee || |
| Some are givers, and some are beggars; God is above the heads of all. |
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| ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਬਾਜਾਰੀਆ ਭੀਹਾਵਲਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| vin naavai baajaareeaa bheehaaval hoee || |
| Without the Name, they are vulgar, dreadful and wretched. |
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| ਕੂੜ ਨਿਖੁਟੇ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਚੁ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੧੨॥ |
| koorr nikhuttae naanakaa sach karae s hoee ||12|| |
| Falsehood shall not last, O Nanak; whatever the True Lord does, comes to pass. ||12|| |
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| ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥ |
| salok ma 3 || |
| Shalok, Third Mehl: |
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| ਬਾਬੀਹਾ ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਉਗਣਵੰਤੀ ਦੂਰਿ ॥ |
| baabeehaa gunavanthee mehal paaeiaa aouganavanthee dhoor || |
| O rainbird, the virtuous soul-bride attains the Mansion of her Lord's Presence; the unworthy, unvirtuous one is far away. |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਹਜੂਰਿ ॥ |
| anthar thaerai har vasai guramukh sadhaa hajoor || |
| Deep within your inner being, the Lord abides. The Gurmukh beholds Him ever-present. |
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| ਕੂਕ ਪੁਕਾਰ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਨਦਰੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲ ॥ |
| kook pukaar n hovee nadharee nadhar nihaal || |
| When the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, the mortal no longer weeps and wails. |
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| ਮਃ ੩ ॥ |
| ma 3 || |
| Third Mehl: |
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| ਬਾਬੀਹਾ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰੇ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਦੇਹੁ ਜੀਅ ਦਾਨ ॥ |
| baabeehaa baenathee karae kar kirapaa dhaehu jeea dhaan || |
| The rainbird prays: O Lord, grant Your Grace, and bless me with the gift of the life of the soul. |
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| ਜਲ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਆਸ ਨ ਊਤਰੈ ਛੁਟਕਿ ਜਾਂਹਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ॥ |
| jal bin piaas n ootharai shhuttak jaanhi maerae praan || |
| Without the water, my thirst is not quenched, and my breath of life is ended and gone. |
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| ਤੂ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਣਦਾਤਾ ਨੇਧਾਨੁ ॥ |
| thoo sukhadhaathaa baeanth hai gunadhaathaa naedhhaan || |
| You are the Giver of peace, O Infinite Lord God; You are the Giver of the treasure of virtue. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਅੰਤਿ ਬੇਲੀ ਹੋਇ ਭਗਵਾਨੁ ॥੨॥ |
| naanak guramukh bakhas leae anth baelee hoe bhagavaan ||2|| |
| O Nanak, the Gurmukh is forgiven; in the end, the Lord God shall be your only friend. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਆਪੇ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਕੈ ਗੁਣ ਅਉਗਣ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ |
| aapae jagath oupaae kai gun aougan karae beechaar || |
| He created the world; He considers the merits and demerits of the mortals. |
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| ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਸਰਬ ਜੰਜਾਲੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਨ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥ |
| thrai gun sarab janjaal hai naam n dhharae piaar || |
| Those who are entangled in the three gunas - the three dispositions - do not love the Naam, the Name of the Lord. |
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| ਗੁਣ ਛੋਡਿ ਅਉਗਣ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਦਰਗਹ ਹੋਹਿ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥ |
| gun shhodd aougan kamaavadhae dharageh hohi khuaar || |
| Forsaking virtue, they practice evil; they shall be miserable in the Court of the Lord. |
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| ਜੂਐ ਜਨਮੁ ਤਿਨੀ ਹਾਰਿਆ ਕਿਤੁ ਆਏ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥ |
| jooai janam thinee haariaa kith aaeae sansaar || |
| They lose their life in the gamble; why did they even come into the world? |
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| ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥ |
| sachai sabadh man maariaa ahinis naam piaar || |
| But those who conquer and subdue their minds, through the True Word of the Shabad - night and day, they love the Naam. |
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| ਜਿਨੀ ਪੁਰਖੀ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਸਚਾ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥ |
| jinee purakhee our dhhaariaa sachaa alakh apaar || |
| Those people enshrine the True, Invisible and Infinite Lord in their hearts. |
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| ਤੂ ਗੁਣਦਾਤਾ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹਹਿ ਅਸੀ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰ ॥ |
| thoo gunadhaathaa nidhhaan hehi asee avaganiaar || |
| You, O Lord, are the Giver, the Treasure of virtue; I am unvirtuous and unworthy. |
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| ਜਿਸੁ ਬਖਸੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੧੩॥ |
| jis bakhasae so paaeisee gur sabadhee veechaar ||13|| |
| He alone finds You, whom You bless and forgive, and inspire to contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||13|| |
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| ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੫ ॥ |
| salok ma 5 || |
| Shalok, Fifth Mehl: |
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| ਰਾਤਿ ਨ ਵਿਹਾਵੀ ਸਾਕਤਾਂ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹਾ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਨਾਉ ॥ |
| raath n vihaavee saakathaan jinhaa visarai naao || |
| The faithless cynics forget the Name of the Lord; the night of their lives does not pass in peace. |
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| ਰਾਤੀ ਦਿਨਸ ਸੁਹੇਲੀਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਂਉ ॥੧॥ |
| raathee dhinas suhaeleeaa naanak har gun gaano ||1|| |
| Their days and nights become comfortable, O Nanak, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੫ ॥ |
| ma 5 || |
| Fifth Mehl: |
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| ਰਤਨ ਜਵੇਹਰ ਮਾਣਕਾ ਹਭੇ ਮਣੀ ਮਥੰਨਿ ॥ |
| rathan javaehar maanakaa habhae manee mathhann || |
| All sorts of jewels and gems, diamonds and rubies, shine forth from their foreheads. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਭਾਣਿਆ ਸਚੈ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਹੰਨਿ ॥੨॥ |
| naanak jo prabh bhaaniaa sachai dhar sohann ||2|| |
| O Nanak, those who are pleasing to God, look beautiful in the Court of the Lord. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਸਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸਚੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| sachaa sathigur saev sach samhaaliaa || |
| Serving the True Guru, I dwell on the True Lord. |
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| ਅੰਤਿ ਖਲੋਆ ਆਇ ਜਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਅਗੈ ਘਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| anth khaloaa aae j sathigur agai ghaaliaa || |
| The work you have done for the True Guru shall be very useful in the end. |
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| ਪੋਹਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਜਮਕਾਲੁ ਸਚਾ ਰਖਵਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| pohi n sakai jamakaal sachaa rakhavaaliaa || |
| The Messenger of Death cannot even touch that person who is protected by the True Lord. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਸਾਖੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਗਾਇ ਦੀਵਾ ਬਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| gur saakhee joth jagaae dheevaa baaliaa || |
| Lighting the lamp of the Guru's Teachings, my awareness has been awakened. |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬੇਤਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| manamukh vin naavai koorriaar firehi baethaaliaa || |
| The self-willed manmukhs are false; without the Name, they wander around like demons. |
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| ਪਸੂ ਮਾਣਸ ਚੰਮਿ ਪਲੇਟੇ ਅੰਦਰਹੁ ਕਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| pasoo maanas chanm palaettae andharahu kaaliaa || |
| They are nothing more than beasts, wrapped up in human skin; they are black-hearted within. |
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| ਸਭੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| sabho varathai sach sachai sabadh nihaaliaa || |
| The True Lord is pervading all; through the True Word of the Shabad, He is seen. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪੂਰੈ ਗੁਰਿ ਦੇਖਾਲਿਆ ॥੧੪॥ |
| naanak naam nidhhaan hai poorai gur dhaekhaaliaa ||14|| |
| O Nanak, the Naam is the greatest treasure. The Perfect Guru has revealed it to me. ||14|| |
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| ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੩ ॥ |
| salok ma 3 || |
| Shalok, Third Mehl: |
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| ਬਾਬੀਹੈ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥ |
| baabeehai hukam pashhaaniaa gur kai sehaj subhaae || |
| The rainbird realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command with intuitive ease through the Guru. |
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| ਮੇਘੁ ਵਰਸੈ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਗੂੜੀ ਛਹਬਰ ਲਾਇ ॥ |
| maegh varasai dhaeiaa kar goorree shhehabar laae || |
| The clouds mercifully burst forth, and the rain pours down in torrents. |
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| ਬਾਬੀਹੇ ਕੂਕ ਪੁਕਾਰ ਰਹਿ ਗਈ ਸੁਖੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥ |
| baabeehae kook pukaar rehi gee sukh vasiaa man aae || |
| The cries and wailings of the rainbird have ceased, and peace has come to abide in its mind. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਜਿ ਦੇਂਦਾ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਜੀਆ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ |
| naanak so saalaaheeai j dhaenadhaa sabhanaan jeeaa rijak samaae ||1|| |
| O Nanak, praise that Lord, who reaches out and gives sustenance to all beings and creatures. ||1|| |
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