| ਸਗਲ ਗੁਣ ਅਵਗਣੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਹੋਹਿ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤਾ ॥ |
| sagal gun avagan n koee hohi neethaa neethaa || |
| They have all virtues and merits, forever and ever; they have no demerits or faults at all. |
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| ਹਉ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਸਾਜਨਾ ਮੀਤਾ ਅਵਰੀਤਾ ॥੨॥ |
| ho balihaaree saajanaa meethaa avareethaa ||2|| |
| I am a sacrifice to my pure friends, the immaculate Saints. ||2|| |
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| ਗੁਣਾ ਕਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਵਾਸੁਲਾ ਕਢਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਲਈਜੈ ॥ |
| gunaa kaa hovai vaasulaa kadt vaas leejai || |
| One who has a basket of fragrant virtues, should enjoy its fragrance. |
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| ਸਾਝ ਕਰੀਜੈ ਗੁਣਹ ਕੇਰੀ ਛੋਡਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਚਲੀਐ ॥ |
| saajh kareejai guneh kaeree shhodd avagan chaleeai || |
| Let us form a partnership, and share our virtues; let us abandon our faults, and walk on the Path. |
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| ਪਹਿਰੇ ਪਟੰਬਰ ਕਰਿ ਅਡੰਬਰ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਿੜੁ ਮਲੀਐ ॥ |
| pehirae pattanbar kar addanbar aapanaa pirr maleeai || |
| Let us wear our virtues like silk clothes; let us decorate ourselves, and enter the arena. |
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| ਜਿਥੈ ਜਾਇ ਬਹੀਐ ਭਲਾ ਕਹੀਐ ਝੋਲਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥ |
| jithhai jaae beheeai bhalaa keheeai jhol anmrith peejai || |
| Let us speak of goodness, wherever we go and sit; let us skim off the Ambrosial Nectar, and drink it in. |
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| ਗੁਣਾ ਕਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਵਾਸੁਲਾ ਕਢਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਲਈਜੈ ॥੩॥ |
| gunaa kaa hovai vaasulaa kadt vaas leejai ||3|| |
| One who has a basket of fragrant virtues, should enjoy its fragrance. ||3|| |
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| ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਹੋਰੁ ਕਰੇ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| aap karae kis aakheeai hor karae n koee || |
| He Himself acts; unto whom should we complain? No one else does anything. |
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| ਆਖਣ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਜਾਈਐ ਜੇ ਭੂਲੜਾ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| aakhan thaa ko jaaeeai jae bhoolarraa hoee || |
| Go ahead and complain to Him, if He makes a mistake. |
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| ਜੇ ਹੋਇ ਭੂਲਾ ਜਾਇ ਕਹੀਐ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਿਉ ਭੁਲੈ ॥ |
| jae hoe bhoolaa jaae keheeai aap karathaa kio bhulai || |
| If He makes a mistake, go ahead and complain to Him; but how can the Creator Himself make a mistake? |
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| ਸੁਣੇ ਦੇਖੇ ਬਾਝੁ ਕਹਿਐ ਦਾਨੁ ਅਣਮੰਗਿਆ ਦਿਵੈ ॥ |
| sunae dhaekhae baajh kehiai dhaan anamangiaa dhivai || |
| He sees, He hears, and without our asking, without our begging, He gives His gifts. |
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| ਦਾਨੁ ਦੇਇ ਦਾਤਾ ਜਗਿ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| dhaan dhaee dhaathaa jag bidhhaathaa naanakaa sach soee || |
| The Great Giver, the Architect of the Universe, gives His gifts. O Nanak, He is the True Lord. |
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| ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਹੋਰੁ ਕਰੇ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥੪॥੧॥੪॥ |
| aap karae kis aakheeai hor karae n koee ||4||1||4|| |
| He Himself acts; unto whom should we complain? No one else does anything. ||4||1||4|| |
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| ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| soohee mehalaa 1 || |
| Soohee, First Mehl: |
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| ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਗੁਣ ਰਵੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| maeraa man raathaa gun ravai man bhaavai soee || |
| My mind is imbued with His Glorious Praises; I chant them, and He is pleasing to my mind. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਪਉੜੀ ਸਾਚ ਕੀ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| gur kee pourree saach kee saachaa sukh hoee || |
| Truth is the ladder to the Guru; climbing up to the True Lord, peace is obtained. |
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| ਸੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਆਵੈ ਸਾਚ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਚ ਕੀ ਮਤਿ ਕਿਉ ਟਲੈ ॥ |
| sukh sehaj aavai saach bhaavai saach kee math kio ttalai || |
| Celestial peace comes; the Truth pleases me. How could these True Teachings ever be erased? |
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| ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਸੁਗਿਆਨੁ ਮਜਨੁ ਆਪਿ ਅਛਲਿਓ ਕਿਉ ਛਲੈ ॥ |
| eisanaan dhaan sugiaan majan aap ashhaliou kio shhalai || |
| He Himself is Undeceivable; how could He ever be deceived by cleansing baths, charity, spiritual wisdom or ritual bathings? |
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| ਪਰਪੰਚ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਥਾਕੇ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਪਟੁ ਨ ਦੋਈ ॥ |
| parapanch moh bikaar thhaakae koorr kapatt n dhoee || |
| Fraud, attachment and corruption are taken away, as are falsehood, hypocrisy and duality. |
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| ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਗੁਣ ਰਵੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ॥੧॥ |
| maeraa man raathaa gun ravai man bhaavai soee ||1|| |
| My mind is imbued with His Glorious Praises; I chant them, and He is pleasing to my mind. ||1|| |
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| ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੋ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਕੀਆ ॥ |
| saahib so saalaaheeai jin kaaran keeaa || |
| So praise your Lord and Master, who created the creation. |
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| ਮੈਲੁ ਲਾਗੀ ਮਨਿ ਮੈਲਿਐ ਕਿਨੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਆ ॥ |
| mail laagee man mailiai kinai anmrith peeaa || |
| Filth sticks to the polluted mind; how rare are those who drink in the Ambrosial Nectar. |
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| ਮਥਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਆ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਦੀਆ ਗੁਰ ਪਹਿ ਮੋਲੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ॥ |
| mathh anmrith peeaa eihu man dheeaa gur pehi mol karaaeiaa || |
| Churn this Ambrosial Nectar, and drink it in; dedicate this mind to the Guru, and He will value it highly. |
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| ਆਪਨੜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ਜਾ ਮਨੁ ਸਾਚੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥ |
| aapanarraa prabh sehaj pashhaathaa jaa man saachai laaeiaa || |
| I intuitively realized my God, when I linked my mind to the True Lord. |
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| ਤਿਸੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਾ ਜੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵਾ ਕਿਉ ਮਿਲੈ ਹੋਇ ਪਰਾਇਆ ॥ |
| this naal gun gaavaa jae this bhaavaa kio milai hoe paraaeiaa || |
| I will sing the Lord's Glorious Praises with Him, if it pleases Him; how could I meet Him by being a stranger to Him? |
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| ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੋ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥ |
| saahib so saalaaheeai jin jagath oupaaeiaa ||2|| |
| So praise your Lord and Master, who created the creation. ||2|| |
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| ਆਇ ਗਇਆ ਕੀ ਨ ਆਇਓ ਕਿਉ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਤਾ ॥ |
| aae gaeiaa kee n aaeiou kio aavai jaathaa || |
| When He comes, what else remains behind? How can there be any coming or going then? |
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| ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਾਤਾ ॥ |
| preetham sio man maaniaa har saethee raathaa || |
| When the mind is reconciled with its Beloved Lord, it is blended with Him. |
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| ਸਾਹਿਬ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਚ ਕੀ ਬਾਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਬਿੰਬ ਕਾ ਕੋਟੁ ਉਸਾਰਿਆ ॥ |
| saahib rang raathaa sach kee baathaa jin binb kaa kott ousaariaa || |
| True is the speech of one who is imbued with the Love of his Lord and Master, who fashioned the body fortress from a mere bubble. |
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| ਪੰਚ ਭੂ ਨਾਇਕੋ ਆਪਿ ਸਿਰੰਦਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਚ ਕਾ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥ |
| panch bhoo naaeiko aap sirandhaa jin sach kaa pindd savaariaa || |
| He is the Master of the five elements; He Himself is the Creator Lord. He embellished the body with Truth. |
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| ਹਮ ਅਵਗਣਿਆਰੇ ਤੂ ਸੁਣਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| ham avaganiaarae thoo sun piaarae thudhh bhaavai sach soee || |
| I am worthless; please hear me, O my Beloved! Whatever pleases You is True. |
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| ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਾ ਨਾ ਥੀਐ ਸਾਚੀ ਮਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੩॥ |
| aavan jaanaa naa thheeai saachee math hoee ||3|| |
| One who is blessed with true understanding, does not come and go. ||3|| |
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| ਅੰਜਨੁ ਤੈਸਾ ਅੰਜੀਐ ਜੈਸਾ ਪਿਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ |
| anjan thaisaa anjeeai jaisaa pir bhaavai || |
| Apply such an ointment to your eyes, which is pleasing to your Beloved. |
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| ਸਮਝੈ ਸੂਝੈ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜੇ ਆਪਿ ਜਾਣਾਵੈ ॥ |
| samajhai soojhai jaaneeai jae aap jaanaavai || |
| I realize, understand and know Him, only if He Himself causes me to know Him. |
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| ਆਪਿ ਜਾਣਾਵੈ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਆਪੇ ਮਨੂਆ ਲੇਵਏ ॥ |
| aap jaanaavai maarag paavai aapae manooaa laeveae || |
| He Himself shows me the Way, and He Himself leads me to it, attracting my mind. |
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| ਕਰਮ ਸੁਕਰਮ ਕਰਾਏ ਆਪੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਉਣ ਅਭੇਵਏ ॥ |
| karam sukaram karaaeae aapae keemath koun abhaeveae || |
| He Himself causes us to do good and bad deeds; who can know the value of the Mysterious Lord? |
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| ਤੰਤੁ ਮੰਤੁ ਪਾਖੰਡੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥ |
| thanth manth paakhandd n jaanaa raam ridhai man maaniaa || |
| I know nothing of Tantric spells, magical mantras and hypocritical rituals; enshrining the Lord within my heart, my mind is satisfied. |
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| ਅੰਜਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਤੇ ਸੂਝੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੪॥ |
| anjan naam thisai thae soojhai gur sabadhee sach jaaniaa ||4|| |
| The ointment of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is only understood by one who realizes the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||4|| |
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| ਸਾਜਨ ਹੋਵਨਿ ਆਪਣੇ ਕਿਉ ਪਰ ਘਰ ਜਾਹੀ ॥ |
| saajan hovan aapanae kio par ghar jaahee || |
| I have my own friends; why should I go to the home of a stranger? |
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| ਸਾਜਨ ਰਾਤੇ ਸਚ ਕੇ ਸੰਗੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥ |
| saajan raathae sach kae sangae man maahee || |
| My friends are imbued with the True Lord; He is with them, in their minds. |
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| ਆਪਿ ਸਾਜੇ ਥਾਪਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਤਿਸੈ ਭਾਣਾ ਭਾਇਆ ॥ |
| aap saajae thhaap vaekhai thisai bhaanaa bhaaeiaa || |
| He Himself creates, establishes and beholds all, by the Pleasure of His Will. |
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| ਸਾਜਨ ਰਾਂਗਿ ਰੰਗੀਲੜੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਲੁ ਬਣਾਇਆ ॥੫॥ |
| saajan raang rangeelarrae rang laal banaaeiaa ||5|| |
| My friends are happy in the Love of the Lord; they nurture love for their Beloved. ||5|| |
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| ਅੰਧਾ ਆਗੂ ਜੇ ਥੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਧਰੁ ਜਾਣੈ ॥ |
| andhhaa aagoo jae thheeai kio paadhhar jaanai || |
| If a blind man is made the leader, how will he know the way? |
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| ਆਪਿ ਮੁਸੈ ਮਤਿ ਹੋਛੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਰਾਹੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥ |
| aap musai math hoshheeai kio raahu pashhaanai || |
| He is impaired, and his understanding is inadequate; how will he know the way? |
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| ਕਿਉ ਰਾਹਿ ਜਾਵੈ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਅੰਧ ਕੀ ਮਤਿ ਅੰਧਲੀ ॥ |
| kio raahi jaavai mehal paavai andhh kee math andhhalee || |
| How can he follow the path and reach the Mansion of the Lord's Presence? Blind is the understanding of the blind. |
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| ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਮ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਕਛੁ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ਅੰਧੁ ਬੂਡੌ ਧੰਧਲੀ ॥ |
| vin naam har kae kashh n soojhai andhh boodda dhhandhhalee || |
| Without the Lord's Name, they cannot see anything; the blind are drowned in worldly entanglements. |
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| ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਚਾਨਣੁ ਚਾਉ ਉਪਜੈ ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ॥ |
| dhin raath chaanan chaao oupajai sabadh gur kaa man vasai || |
| Day and night, the Divine Light shines forth and joy wells up, when the Word of the Guru's Shabad abides in the mind. |
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| ਕਰ ਜੋੜਿ ਗੁਰ ਪਹਿ ਕਰਿ ਬਿਨੰਤੀ ਰਾਹੁ ਪਾਧਰੁ ਗੁਰੁ ਦਸੈ ॥੬॥ |
| kar jorr gur pehi kar binanthee raahu paadhhar gur dhasai ||6|| |
| With your palms pressed together, pray to the Guru to show you the way. ||6|| |
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| ਮਨੁ ਪਰਦੇਸੀ ਜੇ ਥੀਐ ਸਭੁ ਦੇਸੁ ਪਰਾਇਆ ॥ |
| man paradhaesee jae thheeai sabh dhaes paraaeiaa || |
| If the man becomes a stranger to God, then all the world becomes a stranger to him. |
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| ਕਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਉ ਗੰਠੜੀ ਦੂਖੀ ਭਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥ |
| kis pehi kholho gantharree dhookhee bhar aaeiaa || |
| Unto whom should I tie up and give the bundle of my pains? |
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