| ਅਗੰਮ ਅਗੰਮ ਅਸੰਖ ਲੋਅ ॥ |
| aganm aganm asankh loa || |
| Inaccessible, unapproachable, countless celestial realms. |
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| ਅਸੰਖ ਕਹਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| asankh kehehi sir bhaar hoe || |
| Even to call them countless is to carry the weight on your head. |
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| ਅਖਰੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਖਰੀ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥ |
| akharee naam akharee saalaah || |
| From the Word, comes the Naam; from the Word, comes Your Praise. |
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| ਅਖਰੀ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਗੀਤ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਹ ॥ |
| akharee giaan geeth gun gaah || |
| From the Word, comes spiritual wisdom, singing the Songs of Your Glory. |
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| ਅਖਰੀ ਲਿਖਣੁ ਬੋਲਣੁ ਬਾਣਿ ॥ |
| akharee likhan bolan baan || |
| From the Word, come the written and spoken words and hymns. |
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| ਅਖਰਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ਵਖਾਣਿ ॥ |
| akharaa sir sanjog vakhaan || |
| From the Word, comes destiny, written on one's forehead. |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਏਹਿ ਲਿਖੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ |
| jin eaehi likhae this sir naahi || |
| But the One who wrote these Words of Destiny-no words are written on His Forehead. |
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| ਜਿਵ ਫੁਰਮਾਏ ਤਿਵ ਤਿਵ ਪਾਹਿ ॥ |
| jiv furamaaeae thiv thiv paahi || |
| As He ordains, so do we receive. |
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| ਜੇਤਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਤੇਤਾ ਨਾਉ ॥ |
| jaethaa keethaa thaethaa naao || |
| The created universe is the manifestation of Your Name. |
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| ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਥਾਉ ॥ |
| vin naavai naahee ko thhaao || |
| Without Your Name, there is no place at all. |
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| ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਵਣ ਕਹਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ |
| kudharath kavan kehaa veechaar || |
| How can I describe Your Creative Power? |
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| ਵਾਰਿਆ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ਏਕ ਵਾਰ ॥ |
| vaariaa n jaavaa eaek vaar || |
| I cannot even once be a sacrifice to You. |
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| ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਈ ਭਲੀ ਕਾਰ ॥ |
| jo thudhh bhaavai saaee bhalee kaar || |
| Whatever pleases You is the only good done, |
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| ਤੂ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥੧੯॥ |
| thoo sadhaa salaamath nirankaar ||19|| |
| You, Eternal and Formless One. ||19|| |
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| ਭਰੀਐ ਹਥੁ ਪੈਰੁ ਤਨੁ ਦੇਹ ॥ |
| bhareeai hathh pair than dhaeh || |
| When the hands and the feet and the body are dirty, |
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| ਪਾਣੀ ਧੋਤੈ ਉਤਰਸੁ ਖੇਹ ॥ |
| paanee dhhothai outharas khaeh || |
| water can wash away the dirt. |
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| ਮੂਤ ਪਲੀਤੀ ਕਪੜੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| mooth paleethee kaparr hoe || |
| When the clothes are soiled and stained by urine, |
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| ਦੇ ਸਾਬੂਣੁ ਲਈਐ ਓਹੁ ਧੋਇ ॥ |
| dhae saaboon leeai ouhu dhhoe || |
| soap can wash them clean. |
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| ਭਰੀਐ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਪਾ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ॥ |
| bhareeai math paapaa kai sang || |
| But when the intellect is stained and polluted by sin, |
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| ਓਹੁ ਧੋਪੈ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੈ ਰੰਗਿ ॥ |
| ouhu dhhopai naavai kai rang || |
| it can only be cleansed by the Love of the Name. |
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| ਪੁੰਨੀ ਪਾਪੀ ਆਖਣੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ |
| punnee paapee aakhan naahi || |
| Virtue and vice do not come by mere words; |
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| ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਣਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਲੈ ਜਾਹੁ ॥ |
| kar kar karanaa likh lai jaahu || |
| actions repeated, over and over again, are engraved on the soul. |
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| ਆਪੇ ਬੀਜਿ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਖਾਹੁ ॥ |
| aapae beej aapae hee khaahu || |
| You shall harvest what you plant. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੀ ਆਵਹੁ ਜਾਹੁ ॥੨੦॥ |
| naanak hukamee aavahu jaahu ||20|| |
| O Nanak, by the Hukam of God's Command, we come and go in reincarnation. ||20|| |
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| ਤੀਰਥੁ ਤਪੁ ਦਇਆ ਦਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥ |
| theerathh thap dhaeiaa dhath dhaan || |
| Pilgrimages, austere discipline, compassion and charity |
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| ਜੇ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ਤਿਲ ਕਾ ਮਾਨੁ ॥ |
| jae ko paavai thil kaa maan || |
| these, by themselves, bring only an iota of merit. |
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| ਸੁਣਿਆ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਕੀਤਾ ਭਾਉ ॥ |
| suniaa manniaa man keethaa bhaao || |
| Listening and believing with love and humility in your mind, |
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| ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਮਲਿ ਨਾਉ ॥ |
| antharagath theerathh mal naao || |
| cleanse yourself with the Name, at the sacred shrine deep within. |
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| ਸਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੇਰੇ ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥ |
| sabh gun thaerae mai naahee koe || |
| All virtues are Yours, Lord, I have none at all. |
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| ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਕੀਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| vin gun keethae bhagath n hoe || |
| Without virtue, there is no devotional worship. |
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| ਸੁਅਸਤਿ ਆਥਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਬਰਮਾਉ ॥ |
| suasath aathh baanee baramaao || |
| I bow to the Lord of the World, to His Word, to Brahma the Creator. |
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| ਸਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਣੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥ |
| sath suhaan sadhaa man chaao || |
| He is Beautiful, True and Eternally Joyful. |
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| ਕਵਣੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਲਾ ਵਖਤੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਕਵਣ ਥਿਤਿ ਕਵਣੁ ਵਾਰੁ ॥ |
| kavan s vaelaa vakhath kavan kavan thhith kavan vaar || |
| What was that time, and what was that moment? What was that day, and what was that date? |
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| ਕਵਣਿ ਸਿ ਰੁਤੀ ਮਾਹੁ ਕਵਣੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਹੋਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥ |
| kavan s ruthee maahu kavan jith hoaa aakaar || |
| What was that season, and what was that month, when the Universe was created? |
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| ਵੇਲ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਪੰਡਤੀ ਜਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲੇਖੁ ਪੁਰਾਣੁ ॥ |
| vael n paaeeaa panddathee j hovai laekh puraan || |
| The Pandits, the religious scholars, cannot find that time, even if it is written in the Puraanas. |
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| ਵਖਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਕਾਦੀਆ ਜਿ ਲਿਖਨਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥ |
| vakhath n paaeiou kaadheeaa j likhan laekh kuraan || |
| That time is not known to the Qazis, who study the Koran. |
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| ਥਿਤਿ ਵਾਰੁ ਨਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਰੁਤਿ ਮਾਹੁ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| thhith vaar naa jogee jaanai ruth maahu naa koee || |
| The day and the date are not known to the Yogis, nor is the month or the season. |
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| ਜਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਿਰਠੀ ਕਉ ਸਾਜੇ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| jaa karathaa sirathee ko saajae aapae jaanai soee || |
| The Creator who created this creation-only He Himself knows. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਆਖਣਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਇਕ ਦੂ ਇਕੁ ਸਿਆਣਾ ॥ |
| naanak aakhan sabh ko aakhai eik dhoo eik siaanaa || |
| O Nanak, everyone speaks of Him, each one wiser than the rest. |
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| ਵਡਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਵਡੀ ਨਾਈ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਕਾ ਹੋਵੈ ॥ |
| vaddaa saahib vaddee naaee keethaa jaa kaa hovai || |
| Great is the Master, Great is His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਆਪੌ ਜਾਣੈ ਅਗੈ ਗਇਆ ਨ ਸੋਹੈ ॥੨੧॥ |
| naanak jae ko aapa jaanai agai gaeiaa n sohai ||21|| |
| O Nanak, one who claims to know everything shall not be decorated in the world hereafter. ||21|| |
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| ਪਾਤਾਲਾ ਪਾਤਾਲ ਲਖ ਆਗਾਸਾ ਆਗਾਸ ॥ |
| paathaalaa paathaal lakh aagaasaa aagaas || |
| There are nether worlds beneath nether worlds, and hundreds of thousands of heavenly worlds above. |
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| ਓੜਕ ਓੜਕ ਭਾਲਿ ਥਕੇ ਵੇਦ ਕਹਨਿ ਇਕ ਵਾਤ ॥ |
| ourrak ourrak bhaal thhakae vaedh kehan eik vaath || |
| The Vedas say that you can search and search for them all, until you grow weary. |
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| ਸਹਸ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਕਹਨਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਅਸੁਲੂ ਇਕੁ ਧਾਤੁ ॥ |
| sehas athaareh kehan kathaebaa asuloo eik dhhaath || |
| The scriptures say that there are 18,000 worlds, but in reality, there is only One Universe. |
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| ਲੇਖਾ ਹੋਇ ਤ ਲਿਖੀਐ ਲੇਖੈ ਹੋਇ ਵਿਣਾਸੁ ॥ |
| laekhaa hoe th likheeai laekhai hoe vinaas || |
| If you try to write an account of this, you will surely finish yourself before you finish writing it. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਵਡਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪੁ ॥੨੨॥ |
| naanak vaddaa aakheeai aapae jaanai aap ||22|| |
| O Nanak, call Him Great! He Himself knows Himself. ||22|| |
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| ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਏਤੀ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ॥ |
| saalaahee saalaahi eaethee surath n paaeeaa || |
| The praisers praise the Lord, but they do not obtain intuitive understanding |
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| ਨਦੀਆ ਅਤੈ ਵਾਹ ਪਵਹਿ ਸਮੁੰਦਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ॥ |
| nadheeaa athai vaah pavehi samundh n jaaneeahi || |
| the streams and rivers flowing into the ocean do not know its vastness. |
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| ਸਮੁੰਦ ਸਾਹ ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਗਿਰਹਾ ਸੇਤੀ ਮਾਲੁ ਧਨੁ ॥ |
| samundh saah sulathaan girehaa saethee maal dhhan || |
| Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth |
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| ਕੀੜੀ ਤੁਲਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਨੀ ਜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰਹਿ ॥੨੩॥ |
| keerree thul n hovanee jae this manahu n veesarehi ||23|| |
| -these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God. ||23|| |
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