| ਧਰਤੀ ਪਾਤਾਲੀ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਇਕਿ ਦਰਿ ਰਹਨਿ ਵਜੀਰ ॥ |
| dhharathee paathaalee aakaasee eik dhar rehan vajeer || |
| In this world, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in the Akaashic ethers of the heavens, some remain ministers in the Court of the Lord. |
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| ਇਕਨਾ ਵਡੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਇਕਿ ਮਰਿ ਹੋਹਿ ਜਹੀਰ ॥ |
| eikanaa vaddee aarajaa eik mar hohi jeheer || |
| Some live long lives, while others suffer and die. |
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| ਇਕਿ ਦੇ ਖਾਹਿ ਨਿਖੁਟੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਇਕਿ ਸਦਾ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਫਕੀਰ ॥ |
| eik dhae khaahi nikhuttai naahee eik sadhaa firehi fakeer || |
| Some give and consume, and still their wealth is not exhausted, while others remain poor forever. |
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| ਹੁਕਮੀ ਸਾਜੇ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਢਾਹੇ ਏਕ ਚਸੇ ਮਹਿ ਲਖ ॥ |
| hukamee saajae hukamee dtaahae eaek chasae mehi lakh || |
| In His Will He creates, and in His Will He destroys thousands in an instant. |
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| ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਨਥੈ ਨਥਿਆ ਬਖਸੇ ਤੋੜੇ ਨਥ ॥ |
| sabh ko nathhai nathhiaa bakhasae thorrae nathh || |
| He has harnessed everyone with His harness; when He forgives, he breaks the harness. |
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| ਵਰਨਾ ਚਿਹਨਾ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਲੇਖੇ ਬਾਝੁ ਅਲਖੁ ॥ |
| varanaa chihanaa baaharaa laekhae baajh alakh || |
| He has no color or features; He is invisible and beyond calculation. |
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| ਕਿਉ ਕਥੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਆਖੀਐ ਜਾਪੈ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ॥ |
| kio kathheeai kio aakheeai jaapai sacho sach || |
| How can He be described? He is known as the Truest of the True. |
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| ਕਰਣਾ ਕਥਨਾ ਕਾਰ ਸਭ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਅਕਥੁ ॥ |
| karanaa kathhanaa kaar sabh naanak aap akathh || |
| All the actions which are done and described, O Nanak, are done by the Indescribable Lord Himself. |
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| ਅਕਥ ਕੀ ਕਥਾ ਸੁਣੇਇ ॥ |
| akathh kee kathhaa sunaee || |
| Whoever hears the description of the indescribable, |
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| ਰਿਧਿ ਬੁਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ |
| ridhh budhh sidhh giaan sadhaa sukh hoe ||1|| |
| is blessed with wealth, intelligence, perfection, spiritual wisdom and eternal peace. ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| ma 1 || |
| First Mehl: |
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| ਅਜਰੁ ਜਰੈ ਤ ਨਉ ਕੁਲ ਬੰਧੁ ॥ |
| ajar jarai th no kul bandhh || |
| One who bears the unbearable, controls the nine holes of the body. |
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| ਪੂਜੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਹੋਵੈ ਥਿਰੁ ਕੰਧੁ ॥ |
| poojai praan hovai thhir kandhh || |
| One who worships and adores the Lord with his breath of life, gains stability in his body-wall. |
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| ਕਹਾਂ ਤੇ ਆਇਆ ਕਹਾਂ ਏਹੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ |
| kehaan thae aaeiaa kehaan eaehu jaan || |
| Where has he come from, and where will he go? |
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| ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰਤ ਰਹੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ |
| jeevath marath rehai paravaan || |
| Remaining dead while yet alive, he is accepted and approved. |
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| ਹੁਕਮੈ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਤੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥ |
| hukamai boojhai thath pashhaanai || |
| Whoever understands the Hukam of the Lord's Command, realizes the essence of reality. |
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| ਇਹੁ ਪਰਸਾਦੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇ ਜਾਣੈ ॥ |
| eihu parasaadh guroo thae jaanai || |
| This is known by Guru's Grace. |
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| ਹੋਂਦਾ ਫੜੀਅਗੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ |
| honadhaa farreeag naanak jaan || |
| O Nanak, know this: egotism leads to bondage. |
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| ਨਾ ਹਉ ਨਾ ਮੈ ਜੂਨੀ ਪਾਣੁ ॥੨॥ |
| naa ho naa mai joonee paan ||2|| |
| Only those who have no ego and no self-conceit, are not consigned to reincarnation. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਪੜ੍ਹ੍ਹੀਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਹੋਰਿ ਬੁਧਂੀ ਮਿਥਿਆ ॥ |
| parrheeai naam saalaah hor budhhanaee mithhiaa || |
| Read the Praise of the Lord's Name; other intellectual pursuits are false. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਸਚੇ ਵਾਪਾਰ ਜਨਮੁ ਬਿਰਥਿਆ ॥ |
| bin sachae vaapaar janam birathhiaa || |
| Without dealing in Truth, life is worthless. |
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| ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ਨ ਕਿਨ ਹੀ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| anth n paaraavaar n kin hee paaeiaa || |
| No one has ever found the Lord's end or limitation. |
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| ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਗਰਬਿ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਤਿਨ ਸਚੁ ਨ ਭਾਇਆ ॥ |
| sabh jag garab gubaar thin sach n bhaaeiaa || |
| All the world is enveloped by the darkness of egotistical pride. It does not like the Truth. |
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| ਚਲੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਤਾਵਣਿ ਤਤਿਆ ॥ |
| chalae naam visaar thaavan thathiaa || |
| Those who depart from this world, forgetting the Naam, shall be roasted in the frying pan. |
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| ਬਲਦੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਤੇਲੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਘਤਿਆ ॥ |
| baladhee andhar thael dhubidhhaa ghathiaa || |
| They pour the oil of duality within, and burn. |
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| ਆਇਆ ਉਠੀ ਖੇਲੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਉਵਤਿਆ ॥ |
| aaeiaa outhee khael firai ouvathiaa || |
| They come into the world and wander around aimlessly; they depart when the play is finished. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੈ ਮੇਲੁ ਸਚੈ ਰਤਿਆ ॥੨੪॥ |
| naanak sachai mael sachai rathiaa ||24|| |
| O Nanak, imbued with Truth, the mortals merge in Truth. ||24|| |
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| ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| salok ma 1 || |
| Shalok, First Mehl: |
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| ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮਾਸਹੁ ਨਿੰਮਿਆ ਮਾਸੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ॥ |
| pehilaan maasahu ninmiaa maasai andhar vaas || |
| First, the mortal is conceived in the flesh, and then he dwells in the flesh. |
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| ਜੀਉ ਪਾਇ ਮਾਸੁ ਮੁਹਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹਡੁ ਚੰਮੁ ਤਨੁ ਮਾਸੁ ॥ |
| jeeo paae maas muhi miliaa hadd chanm than maas || |
| When he comes alive, his mouth takes flesh; his bones, skin and body are flesh. |
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| ਮਾਸਹੁ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਢਿਆ ਮੰਮਾ ਮਾਸੁ ਗਿਰਾਸੁ ॥ |
| maasahu baahar kadtiaa manmaa maas giraas || |
| He comes out of the womb of flesh, and takes a mouthful of flesh at the breast. |
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| ਮੁਹੁ ਮਾਸੈ ਕਾ ਜੀਭ ਮਾਸੈ ਕੀ ਮਾਸੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਾਸੁ ॥ |
| muhu maasai kaa jeebh maasai kee maasai andhar saas || |
| His mouth is flesh, his tongue is flesh; his breath is in the flesh. |
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| ਵਡਾ ਹੋਆ ਵੀਆਹਿਆ ਘਰਿ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ਮਾਸੁ ॥ |
| vaddaa hoaa veeaahiaa ghar lai aaeiaa maas || |
| He grows up and is married, and brings his wife of flesh into his home. |
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| ਮਾਸਹੁ ਹੀ ਮਾਸੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਮਾਸਹੁ ਸਭੋ ਸਾਕੁ ॥ |
| maasahu hee maas oopajai maasahu sabho saak || |
| Flesh is produced from flesh; all relatives are made of flesh. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੁਝੀਐ ਤਾਂ ਕੋ ਆਵੈ ਰਾਸਿ ॥ |
| sathigur miliai hukam bujheeai thaan ko aavai raas || |
| When the mortal meets the True Guru, and realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command, then he comes to be reformed. |
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| ਆਪਿ ਛੁਟੇ ਨਹ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਚਨਿ ਬਿਣਾਸੁ ॥੧॥ |
| aap shhuttae neh shhootteeai naanak bachan binaas ||1|| |
| Releasing himself, the mortal does not find release; O Nanak, through empty words, one is ruined. ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| ma 1 || |
| First Mehl: |
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| ਮਾਸੁ ਮਾਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਝਗੜੇ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣੈ ॥ |
| maas maas kar moorakh jhagarrae giaan dhhiaan nehee jaanai || |
| The fools argue about flesh and meat, but they know nothing about meditation and spiritual wisdom. |
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| ਕਉਣੁ ਮਾਸੁ ਕਉਣੁ ਸਾਗੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਕਿਸੁ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਪ ਸਮਾਣੇ ॥ |
| koun maas koun saag kehaavai kis mehi paap samaanae || |
| What is called meat, and what is called green vegetables? What leads to sin? |
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| ਗੈਂਡਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਹੋਮ ਜਗ ਕੀਏ ਦੇਵਤਿਆ ਕੀ ਬਾਣੇ ॥ |
| gainaddaa maar hom jag keeeae dhaevathiaa kee baanae || |
| It was the habit of the gods to kill the rhinoceros, and make a feast of the burnt offering. |
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| ਮਾਸੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਬੈਸਿ ਨਕੁ ਪਕੜਹਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ॥ |
| maas shhodd bais nak pakarrehi raathee maanas khaanae || |
| Those who renounce meat, and hold their noses when sitting near it, devour men at night. |
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| ਫੜੁ ਕਰਿ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੋ ਦਿਖਲਾਵਹਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਸੂਝੈ ॥ |
| farr kar lokaan no dhikhalaavehi giaan dhhiaan nehee soojhai || |
| They practice hypocrisy, and make a show before other people, but they do not understand anything about meditation or spiritual wisdom. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਧੇ ਸਿਉ ਕਿਆ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕਹਿਆ ਬੂਝੈ ॥ |
| naanak andhhae sio kiaa keheeai kehai n kehiaa boojhai || |
| O Nanak, what can be said to the blind people? They cannot answer, or even understand what is said. |
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| ਅੰਧਾ ਸੋਇ ਜਿ ਅੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਤਿਸੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਿ ਲੋਚਨ ਨਾਹੀ ॥ |
| andhhaa soe j andhh kamaavai this ridhai s lochan naahee || |
| They alone are blind, who act blindly. They have no eyes in their hearts. |
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| ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਪੁਰਖੈ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਸਿ ਮੇਲਾ ਓਥੈ ਮੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਹੀ ॥ |
| eisathree purakhai jaan nis maelaa outhhai mandhh kamaahee || |
| But when men and women meet in the night, they come together in the flesh. |
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| ਮਾਸਹੁ ਨਿੰਮੇ ਮਾਸਹੁ ਜੰਮੇ ਹਮ ਮਾਸੈ ਕੇ ਭਾਂਡੇ ॥ |
| maasahu ninmae maasahu janmae ham maasai kae bhaanddae || |
| In the flesh we are conceived, and in the flesh we are born; we are vessels of flesh. |
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| ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਕਛੁ ਸੂਝੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਪਾਂਡੇ ॥ |
| giaan dhhiaan kashh soojhai naahee chathur kehaavai paanddae || |
| You know nothing of spiritual wisdom and meditation, even though you call yourself clever, O religious scholar. |
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| ਬਾਹਰ ਕਾ ਮਾਸੁ ਮੰਦਾ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਘਰ ਕਾ ਮਾਸੁ ਚੰਗੇਰਾ ॥ |
| baahar kaa maas mandhaa suaamee ghar kaa maas changaeraa || |
| O master, you believe that flesh on the outside is bad, but the flesh of those in your own home is good. |
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| ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਮਾਸਹੁ ਹੋਏ ਜੀਇ ਲਇਆ ਵਾਸੇਰਾ ॥ |
| jeea janth sabh maasahu hoeae jeee laeiaa vaasaeraa || |
| All beings and creatures are flesh; the soul has taken up its home in the flesh. |
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