| ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਪਾਲਹਿ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੇਹਿ ਆਤਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਧਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ |
| eith outh raakhahu dheen dhaeiaalaa || |
| Please protect me here and hereafter, O Lord, Merciful to the meek. |
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| ਇਤ ਉਤ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥ |
| tho saranaagath nadhar nihaalaa ||1|| rehaao || |
| I seek Your Sanctuary; please bless me with Your Glance of Grace. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਤਉ ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jeh dhaekho theh rav rehae rakh raakhanehaaraa || |
| Wherever I look, there You are. Save me, O Savior Lord! |
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| ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੇ ਰਖੁ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰਾ ॥ਤੂੰ ਦਾਤਾ ਭੁਗਤਾ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਤੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੨॥ |
| thoon dhaathaa bhugathaa thoonhai thoon praan adhhaaraa ||2|| |
| You are the Giver, and You are the Enjoyer; You are the Support of the breath of life. ||2|| |
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| ਕਿਰਤੁ ਪਇਆ ਅਧ ਊਰਧੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥ |
| kirath paeiaa adhh ooradhhee bin giaan beechaaraa || |
| According to the karma of past actions, people descend to the depths or rise to the heights, unless they contemplate spiritual wisdom. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਉਪਮਾ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਕੀ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਨ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥੩॥ |
| bin oupamaa jagadhees kee binasai n andhhiaaraa ||3|| |
| Without the Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the darkness is not dispelled. ||3|| |
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| ਜਗੁ ਬਿਨਸਤ ਹਮ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਲੋਭੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥ |
| jag binasath ham dhaekhiaa lobhae ahankaaraa || |
| I have seen the world being destroyed by greed and egotism. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਚੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੪॥ |
| gur saevaa prabh paaeiaa sach mukath dhuaaraa ||4|| |
| Only by serving the Guru is God obtained, and the true gate of liberation found. ||4|| |
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| ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਅਪਾਰ ਕੋ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| nij ghar mehal apaar ko aparanpar soee || |
| The Mansion of the Infinite Lord's Presence is within the home of one's own being. He is beyond any boundaries. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਥਿਰੁ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੫॥ |
| bin sabadhai thhir ko nehee boojhai sukh hoee ||5|| |
| Without the Word of the Shabad, nothing shall endure. Through understanding, peace is obtained. ||5|| |
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| ਕਿਆ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ਲੇ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਆ ਫਾਸਹਿ ਜਮ ਜਾਲਾ ॥ |
| kiaa lai aaeiaa lae jaae kiaa faasehi jam jaalaa || |
| What have you brought, and what will you take away, when you are caught by the noose of Death? |
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| ਡੋਲੁ ਬਧਾ ਕਸਿ ਜੇਵਰੀ ਆਕਾਸਿ ਪਤਾਲਾ ॥੬॥ |
| ddol badhhaa kas jaevaree aakaas pathaalaa ||6|| |
| Like the bucket tied to the rope in the well, you are pulled up to the Akaashic Ethers, and then lowered down to the nether regions of the underworld. ||6|| |
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| ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥ |
| guramath naam n veesarai sehajae path paaeeai || |
| Follow the Guru's Teachings, and do not forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord; you shall automatically obtain honor. |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਮਿਲਿ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥੭॥ |
| anthar sabadh nidhhaan hai mil aap gavaaeeai ||7|| |
| Deep within the self is the treasure of the Shabad; it is obtained only by eradicating selfishness and conceit. ||7|| |
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| ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪਣੀ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥ |
| nadhar karae prabh aapanee gun ank samaavai || |
| When God bestows His Glance of Grace, people settle in the Lap of the Virtuous Lord. |
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| ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| gourree mehalaa 1 || |
| Gauree, First Mehl: |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਬੂਝਿ ਲੇ ਤਉ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ॥ |
| gur parasaadhee boojh lae tho hoe nibaeraa || |
| By Guru's Grace one comes to understand and then, the account is settled. |
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| ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਾ ਸੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥੧॥ |
| ghar ghar naam niranjanaa so thaakur maeraa ||1|| |
| In each and every heart is the Name of the Immaculate Lord; He is my Lord and Master. ||1|| |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦ ਨ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥ |
| bin gur sabadh n shhootteeai dhaekhahu veechaaraa || |
| Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, no one is emancipated. See this, and reflect upon it. |
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| ਜੇ ਲਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਹੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jae lakh karam kamaavehee bin gur andhhiaaraa ||1|| rehaao || |
| Even though you may perform hundreds of thousands of rituals, without the Guru, there is only darkness. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਅੰਧੇ ਅਕਲੀ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਤਿਨ ਸਿਉ ਕਹੀਐ ॥ |
| andhhae akalee baaharae kiaa thin sio keheeai || |
| What can you say, to one who is blind and without wisdom? |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੰਥੁ ਨ ਸੂਝਈ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਿਰਬਹੀਐ ॥੨॥ |
| bin gur panthh n soojhee kith bidhh nirabeheeai ||2|| |
| Without the Guru, the Path cannot be seen. How can anyone proceed? ||2|| |
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| ਖੋਟੇ ਕਉ ਖਰਾ ਕਹੈ ਖਰੇ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ॥ |
| khottae ko kharaa kehai kharae saar n jaanai || |
| He calls the counterfeit genuine, and does not know the value of the genuine. |
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| ਅੰਧੇ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ਪਾਰਖੂ ਕਲੀ ਕਾਲ ਵਿਡਾਣੈ ॥੩॥ |
| andhhae kaa naao paarakhoo kalee kaal viddaanai ||3|| |
| The blind man is known as an appraiser; this Dark Age of Kali Yuga is so strange! ||3|| |
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| ਸੂਤੇ ਕਉ ਜਾਗਤੁ ਕਹੈ ਜਾਗਤ ਕਉ ਸੂਤਾ ॥ |
| soothae ko jaagath kehai jaagath ko soothaa || |
| The sleeper is said to be awake, and those who are awake are like sleepers. |
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| ਜੀਵਤ ਕਉ ਮੂਆ ਕਹੈ ਮੂਏ ਨਹੀ ਰੋਤਾ ॥੪॥ |
| jeevath ko mooaa kehai mooeae nehee rothaa ||4|| |
| The living are said to be dead, and no one mourns for those who have died. ||4|| |
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| ਆਵਤ ਕਉ ਜਾਤਾ ਕਹੈ ਜਾਤੇ ਕਉ ਆਇਆ ॥ |
| aavath ko jaathaa kehai jaathae ko aaeiaa || |
| One who is coming is said to be going, and one who is gone is said to have come. |
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| ਪਰ ਕੀ ਕਉ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਕਹੈ ਅਪੁਨੋ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਇਆ ॥੫॥ |
| par kee ko apunee kehai apuno nehee bhaaeiaa ||5|| |
| That which belongs to others, he calls his own, but he has no liking for that which is his. ||5|| |
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| ਮੀਠੇ ਕਉ ਕਉੜਾ ਕਹੈ ਕੜੂਏ ਕਉ ਮੀਠਾ ॥ |
| meethae ko kourraa kehai karrooeae ko meethaa || |
| That which is sweet is said to be bitter, and the bitter is said to be sweet. |
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| ਰਾਤੇ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਐਸਾ ਕਲਿ ਮਹਿ ਡੀਠਾ ॥੬॥ |
| raathae kee nindhaa karehi aisaa kal mehi ddeethaa ||6|| |
| One who is imbued with the Lord's Love is slandered - his is what I have seen in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||6|| |
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| ਚੇਰੀ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਦੀਸੈ ॥ |
| chaeree kee saevaa karehi thaakur nehee dheesai || |
| He serves the maid, and does not see his Lord and Master. |
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| ਪੋਖਰੁ ਨੀਰੁ ਵਿਰੋਲੀਐ ਮਾਖਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਰੀਸੈ ॥੭॥ |
| pokhar neer viroleeai maakhan nehee reesai ||7|| |
| Churning the water in the pond, no butter is produced. ||7|| |
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| ਇਸੁ ਪਦ ਜੋ ਅਰਥਾਇ ਲੇਇ ਸੋ ਗੁਰੂ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥ |
| eis padh jo arathhaae laee so guroo hamaaraa || |
| One who understands the meaning of this verse is my Guru. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਚੀਨੈ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਸੋ ਅਪਰ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥੮॥ |
| naanak cheenai aap ko so apar apaaraa ||8|| |
| O Nanak, one who knows his own self, is infinite and incomparable. ||8|| |
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| ਸਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| sabh aapae aap varathadhaa aapae bharamaaeiaa || |
| He Himself is All-pervading; He Himself misleads the people. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਬੂਝੀਐ ਸਭੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੯॥੨॥੧੮॥ |
| gur kirapaa thae boojheeai sabh breham samaaeiaa ||9||2||18|| |
| By Guru's Grace, one comes to understand, that God is contained in all. ||9||2||18|| |
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| ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ |
| raag gourree guaaraeree mehalaa 3 asattapadheeaa |
| Raag Gauree Gwaarayree, Third Mehl, Ashtapadees: |
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| ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ |
| ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh || |
| One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: |
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| ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ॥ |
| man kaa soothak dhoojaa bhaao || |
| The pollution of the mind is the love of duality. |
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| ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲੇ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥੧॥ |
| bharamae bhoolae aavo jaao ||1|| |
| Deluded by doubt, people come and go in reincarnation. ||1|| |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕਬਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| manamukh soothak kabehi n jaae || |
| The pollution of the self-willed manmukhs will never go away, |
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| ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jichar sabadh n bheejai har kai naae ||1|| rehaao || |
| as long as they do not dwell on the Shabad, and the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਸਭੋ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਜੇਤਾ ਮੋਹੁ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥ |
| sabho soothak jaethaa mohu aakaar || |
| All the created beings are contaminated by emotional attachment; |
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| ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥੨॥ |
| mar mar janmai vaaro vaar ||2|| |
| they die and are reborn, only to die over and over again. ||2|| |
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| ਸੂਤਕੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਪਉਣੈ ਪਾਣੀ ਮਾਹਿ ॥ |
| soothak agan pounai paanee maahi || |
| Fire, air and water are polluted. |
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| ਸੂਤਕੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਜੇਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੩॥ |
| soothak bhojan jaethaa kishh khaahi ||3|| |
| The food which is eaten is polluted. ||3|| |
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| ਸੂਤਕਿ ਕਰਮ ਨ ਪੂਜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| soothak karam n poojaa hoe || |
| The actions of those who do not worship the Lord are polluted. |
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| ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੪॥ |
| naam rathae man niramal hoe ||4|| |
| Attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mind becomes immaculate. ||4|| |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| sathigur saeviai soothak jaae || |
| Serving the True Guru, pollution is eradicated, |
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| ਮਰੈ ਨ ਜਨਮੈ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਖਾਇ ॥੫॥ |
| marai n janamai kaal n khaae ||5|| |
| and then, one does not suffer death and rebirth, or get devoured by death. ||5|| |
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