| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੋ ਜੋ ਨਰੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੁਮ ਮਾਨੋ ॥੨॥੩॥ |
| kahu naanak eih bidhh ko jo nar mukath thaahi thum maano ||2||3|| |
| Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique is judged to be liberated. ||2||3|| |
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| ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| dhhanaasaree mehalaa 9 || |
| Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl: |
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| ਅਬ ਮੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਉਪਾਉ ਕਰਉ ॥ |
| ab mai koun oupaao karo || |
| Now, what efforts should I make? |
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| ਜਿਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਨ ਕੋ ਸੰਸਾ ਚੂਕੈ ਭਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jih bidhh man ko sansaa chookai bho nidhh paar paro ||1|| rehaao || |
| How can I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਜਨਮੁ ਪਾਇ ਕਛੁ ਭਲੋ ਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਅਧਿਕ ਡਰਉ ॥ |
| janam paae kashh bhalo n keeno thaa thae adhhik ddaro || |
| Obtaining this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds; this makes me very afraid! |
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| ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਨਹੀ ਗਾਏ ਯਹ ਜੀਅ ਸੋਚ ਧਰਉ ॥੧॥ |
| man bach kram har gun nehee gaaeae yeh jeea soch dhharo ||1|| |
| In thought, word and deed, I have not sung the Lord's Praises; this thought worries my mind. ||1|| |
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| ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸੁਨਿ ਕਛੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਪਸੁ ਜਿਉ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰਉ ॥ |
| guramath sun kashh giaan n oupajiou pas jio oudhar bharo || |
| I listened to the Guru's Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up within me; like a beast, I fill my belly. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਪਛਾਨਉ ਤਬ ਹਉ ਪਤਿਤ ਤਰਉ ॥੨॥੪॥੯॥੯॥੧੩॥੫੮॥੪॥੯੩॥ |
| kahu naanak prabh biradh pashhaano thab ho pathith tharo ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93|| |
| Says Nanak, O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be saved. ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93|| |
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| ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ |
| dhhanaasaree mehalaa 1 ghar 2 asattapadheeaa |
| Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House, 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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| ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥ |
| gur saagar rathanee bharapoorae || |
| The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls. |
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| ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸੰਤ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਰੇ ॥ |
| anmrith santh chugehi nehee dhoorae || |
| The Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ |
| har ras chog chugehi prabh bhaavai || |
| They taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God. |
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| ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ |
| saravar mehi hans praanapath paavai ||1|| |
| Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1|| |
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| ਕਿਆ ਬਗੁ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਛਪੜੀ ਨਾਇ ॥ |
| kiaa bag bapurraa shhaparree naae || |
| What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle? |
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| ਕੀਚੜਿ ਡੂਬੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| keecharr ddoobai mail n jaae ||1|| rehaao || |
| It sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਚਰਨ ਧਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ |
| rakh rakh charan dhharae veechaaree || |
| After careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step. |
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| ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ॥ |
| dhubidhhaa shhodd bheae nirankaaree || |
| Forsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord. |
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| ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਚਾਖੇ ॥ |
| mukath padhaarathh har ras chaakhae || |
| He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord. |
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| ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ ਰਹੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ॥੨॥ |
| aavan jaan rehae gur raakhae ||2|| |
| His comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2|| |
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| ਸਰਵਰ ਹੰਸਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| saravar hansaa shhodd n jaae || |
| The swan do not leave this pool. |
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| ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥ |
| praem bhagath kar sehaj samaae || |
| In loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord. |
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| ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥ |
| saravar mehi hans hans mehi saagar || |
| The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans. |
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| ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਆਦਰੁ ॥੩॥ |
| akathh kathhaa gur bachanee aadhar ||3|| |
| They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru's Word. ||3|| |
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| ਸੁੰਨ ਮੰਡਲ ਇਕੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਬੈਸੇ ॥ |
| sunn manddal eik jogee baisae || |
| The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi. |
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| ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕੋਊ ਕੈਸੇ ॥ |
| naar n purakh kehahu kooo kaisae || |
| He is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him? |
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| ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥ |
| thribhavan joth rehae liv laaee || |
| The three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light. |
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| ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥ ਸਚੇ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੪॥ |
| sur nar naathh sachae saranaaee ||4|| |
| The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4|| |
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| ਆਨੰਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਅਨਾਥ ਅਧਾਰੀ ॥ |
| aanandh mool anaathh adhhaaree || |
| The Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ |
| guramukh bhagath sehaj beechaaree || |
| The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord. |
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| ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਭੈ ਕਾਟਣਹਾਰੇ ॥ |
| bhagath vashhal bhai kaattanehaarae || |
| God is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear. |
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| ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਗੁ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੫॥ |
| houmai maar milae pag dhhaarae ||5|| |
| Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5|| |
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| ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਏ ॥ |
| anik jathan kar kaal santhaaeae || |
| He makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him. |
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| ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਖੋਵੈ ॥ |
| janam padhaarathh dhubidhhaa khovai || |
| He wastes this precious human life through duality. |
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| ਆਪੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਰੋਵੈ ॥੬॥ |
| aap n cheenas bhram bhram rovai ||6|| |
| He does not know his own self, and trapped by doubts, he cries out in pain. ||6|| |
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| ਕਹਤਉ ਪੜਤਉ ਸੁਣਤਉ ਏਕ ॥ |
| kehatho parratho sunatho eaek || |
| Speak, read and hear of the One Lord. |
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| ਧੀਰਜ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਰਣੀਧਰ ਟੇਕ ॥ |
| dhheeraj dhharam dhharaneedhhar ttaek || |
| The Support of the earth shall bless you with courage, righteousness and protection. |
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| ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਏ ॥ |
| jath sath sanjam ridhai samaaeae || |
| Chastity, purity and self-restraint are infused into the heart, |
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| ਚਉਥੇ ਪਦ ਕਉ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਏ ॥੭॥ |
| chouthhae padh ko jae man patheeaaeae ||7|| |
| when one centers his mind in the fourth state. ||7|| |
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| ਸਾਚੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ |
| saachae niramal mail n laagai || |
| They are immaculate and true, and filth does not stick to them. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਭਰਮ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥ |
| gur kai sabadh bharam bho bhaagai || |
| Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, their doubt and fear depart. |
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| ਸੂਰਤਿ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਆਦਿ ਅਨੂਪੁ ॥ |
| soorath moorath aadh anoop || |
| The form and personality of the Primal Lord are incomparably beautiful. |
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| ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਾਚੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ॥੮॥੧॥ |
| naanak jaachai saach saroop ||8||1|| |
| Nanak begs for the Lord, the Embodiment of Truth. ||8||1|| |
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| ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| dhhanaasaree mehalaa 1 || |
| Dhanaasaree, First Mehl: |
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| ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥ |
| sehaj milai miliaa paravaan || |
| That union with the Lord is acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise. |
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| ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ |
| naa this maran n aavan jaan || |
| Thereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation. |
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| ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਹਿ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸ ਮਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥ |
| thaakur mehi dhaas dhaas mehi soe || |
| The Lord's slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave. |
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| ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ |
| jeh dhaekhaa theh avar n koe ||1|| |
| Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥ |
| guramukh bhagath sehaj ghar paaeeai || |
| The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਮਰਿ ਆਈਐ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| bin gur bhaettae mar aaeeai jaaeeai ||1|| rehaao || |
| Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. ||1||Pause|| |
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