| ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਭਇਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| saach sabadh bin kabahu n shhoottas birathhaa janam bhaeiou ||1|| rehaao || |
| Without the True Word of the Shabad, you shall never be released, and your life shall be totally useless. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਹਉ ਮਮਤਾ ਕਠਿਨ ਪੀਰ ਅਤਿ ਭਾਰੀ ॥ |
| than mehi kaam krodhh ho mamathaa kathin peer ath bhaaree || |
| Within the body are sexual desire, anger, egotism and attachment. This pain is so great, and so difficult to endure. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਾਮ ਜਪਹੁ ਰਸੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਤਰੁ ਤੂ ਤਾਰੀ ॥੨॥ |
| guramukh raam japahu ras rasanaa ein bidhh thar thoo thaaree ||2|| |
| As Gurmukh, chant the Lord's Name, and savor it with your tongue; in this way, you shall cross over to the other side. ||2|| |
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| ਬਹਰੇ ਕਰਨ ਅਕਲਿ ਭਈ ਹੋਛੀ ਸਬਦ ਸਹਜੁ ਨਹੀ ਬੂਝਿਆ ॥ |
| beharae karan akal bhee hoshhee sabadh sehaj nehee boojhiaa || |
| Your ears are deaf, and your intellect is worthless, and still, you do not intuitively understand the Word of the Shabad. |
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| ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਹਾਰਿਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਸੂਝਿਆ ॥੩॥ |
| janam padhaarathh manamukh haariaa bin gur andhh n soojhiaa ||3|| |
| The self-willed manmukh wastes this priceless human life and loses it. Without the Guru, the blind person cannot see. ||3|| |
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| ਰਹੈ ਉਦਾਸੁ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ਸਹਜ ਧਿਆਨਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ॥ |
| rehai oudhaas aas niraasaa sehaj dhhiaan bairaagee || |
| Whoever remains detached and free of desire in the midst of desire - and whoever, unattached, intuitively meditates on the Celestial Lord |
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| ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ॥੪॥੨॥੩॥ |
| pranavath naanak guramukh shhoottas raam naam liv laagee ||4||2||3|| |
| - prays Nanak, as Gurmukh, he is released. He is lovingly attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||||2||3|| |
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| ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| bhairo mehalaa 1 || |
| Bhairao, First Mehl: |
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| ਭੂੰਡੀ ਚਾਲ ਚਰਣ ਕਰ ਖਿਸਰੇ ਤੁਚਾ ਦੇਹ ਕੁਮਲਾਨੀ ॥ |
| bhoonddee chaal charan kar khisarae thuchaa dhaeh kumalaanee || |
| His walk becomes weak and clumsy, his feet and hands shake, and the skin of his body is withered and wrinkled. |
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| ਨੇਤ੍ਰੀ ਧੁੰਧਿ ਕਰਨ ਭਏ ਬਹਰੇ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨੀ ॥੧॥ |
| naethree dhhundhh karan bheae beharae manamukh naam n jaanee ||1|| |
| His eyes are dim, his ears are deaf, and yet, the self-willed manmukh does not know the Naam. ||1|| |
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| ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਕਿਆ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਗਿ ਆਇ ॥ |
| andhhulae kiaa paaeiaa jag aae || |
| O blind man, what have you obtained by coming into the world? |
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| ਰਾਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਨਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਚਾਲੇ ਮੂਲੁ ਗਵਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| raam ridhai nehee gur kee saevaa chaalae mool gavaae ||1|| rehaao || |
| The Lord is not in your heart, and you do not serve the Guru. After wasting your capital, you shall have to depart. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਜਿਹਵਾ ਰੰਗਿ ਨਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੀ ਜਬ ਬੋਲੈ ਤਬ ਫੀਕੇ ॥ |
| jihavaa rang nehee har raathee jab bolai thab feekae || |
| Your tongue is not imbued with the Love of the Lord; whatever you say is tasteless and insipid. |
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| ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਵਿਆਪਸਿ ਪਸੂ ਭਏ ਕਦੇ ਹੋਹਿ ਨ ਨੀਕੇ ॥੨॥ |
| santh janaa kee nindhaa viaapas pasoo bheae kadhae hohi n neekae ||2|| |
| You indulge in slander of the Saints; becoming a beast, you shall never be noble. ||2|| |
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| ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਕਾ ਰਸੁ ਵਿਰਲੀ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥ |
| anmrith kaa ras viralee paaeiaa sathigur mael milaaeae || |
| Only a few obtain the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Amrit, united in Union with the True Guru. |
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| ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਸਬਦ ਭੇਦੁ ਨਹੀ ਆਇਆ ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਏ ॥੩॥ |
| jab lag sabadh bhaedh nehee aaeiaa thab lag kaal santhaaeae ||3|| |
| As long as the mortal does not come to understand the mystery of the Shabad, the Word of God, he shall continue to be tormented by death. ||3|| |
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| ਅਨ ਕੋ ਦਰੁ ਘਰੁ ਕਬਹੂ ਨ ਜਾਨਸਿ ਏਕੋ ਦਰੁ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ॥ |
| an ko dhar ghar kabehoo n jaanas eaeko dhar sachiaaraa || |
| Whoever finds the door of the One True Lord, does not know any other house or door. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਵਿਚਾਰਾ ॥੪॥੩॥੪॥ |
| gur parasaadh param padh paaeiaa naanak kehai vichaaraa ||4||3||4|| |
| By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status; so says poor Nanak. ||4||3||4|| |
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| ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| bhairo mehalaa 1 || |
| Bhairao, First Mehl: |
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| ਸਗਲੀ ਰੈਣਿ ਸੋਵਤ ਗਲਿ ਫਾਹੀ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੰਜਾਲਿ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥ |
| sagalee rain sovath gal faahee dhinas janjaal gavaaeiaa || |
| He spends the entire night in sleep; the noose is tied around his neck. His day is wasted in worldly entanglements. |
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| ਖਿਨੁ ਪਲੁ ਘੜੀ ਨਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ |
| khin pal gharree nehee prabh jaaniaa jin eihu jagath oupaaeiaa ||1|| |
| He does not know God, who created this world, for a moment, for even an instant. ||1|| |
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| ਮਨ ਰੇ ਕਿਉ ਛੂਟਸਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਰੀ ॥ |
| man rae kio shhoottas dhukh bhaaree || |
| O mortal, how will you escape this terrible disaster? |
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| ਕਿਆ ਲੇ ਆਵਸਿ ਕਿਆ ਲੇ ਜਾਵਸਿ ਰਾਮ ਜਪਹੁ ਗੁਣਕਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| kiaa lae aavas kiaa lae jaavas raam japahu gunakaaree ||1|| rehaao || |
| What did you bring with you, and what will you take away? Meditate on the Lord, the Most Worthy and Generous Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਊਂਧਉ ਕਵਲੁ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਤਿ ਹੋਛੀ ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਧੰਧਾ ॥ |
| oonadhho kaval manamukh math hoshhee man andhhai sir dhhandhhaa || |
| The heart-lotus of the self-willed manmukh is upside-down; his intellect is shallow; his mind is blind, and his head is entangled in worldly affairs. |
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| ਕਾਲੁ ਬਿਕਾਲੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਗਲਿ ਫੰਧਾ ॥੨॥ |
| kaal bikaal sadhaa sir thaerai bin naavai gal fandhhaa ||2|| |
| Death and re-birth constantly hang over your head; without the Name, your neck shall be caught in the noose. ||2|| |
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| ਡਗਰੀ ਚਾਲ ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਫੁਨਿ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਸਬਦ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| ddagaree chaal naethr fun andhhulae sabadh surath nehee bhaaee || |
| Your steps are unsteady, and your eyes are blind; you are not aware of the Word of the Shabad, O Sibling of Destiny. |
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| ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬੇਦ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਹੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਅੰਧੁਲਉ ਧੰਧੁ ਕਮਾਈ ॥੩॥ |
| saasathr baedh thrai gun hai maaeiaa andhhulo dhhandhh kamaaee ||3|| |
| The Shaastras and the Vedas keep the mortal bound to the three modes of Maya, and so he performs his deeds blindly. ||3|| |
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| ਖੋਇਓ ਮੂਲੁ ਲਾਭੁ ਕਹ ਪਾਵਸਿ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਹੂਣੇ ॥ |
| khoeiou mool laabh keh paavas dhuramath giaan vihoonae || |
| He loses his capital - how can he earn any profit? The evil-minded person has no spiritual wisdom at all. |
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| ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਰਾਮ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਚਿ ਪਤੀਣੇ ॥੪॥੪॥੫॥ |
| sabadh beechaar raam ras chaakhiaa naanak saach patheenae ||4||4||5|| |
| Contemplating the Shabad, he drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord; O Nanak, his faith is confirmed in the Truth. ||4||4||5|| |
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| ਭੈਰਉ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| bhairo mehalaa 1 || |
| Bhairao, First Mehl: |
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| ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਸਨਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ॥ |
| gur kai sang rehai dhin raathee raam rasan rang raathaa || |
| He remains with the Guru day and night and his tongue savors the savory taste of the Lord's Love. |
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| ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਸਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣਸਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜਾਣਿ ਪਛਾਤਾ ॥੧॥ |
| avar n jaanas sabadh pashhaanas anthar jaan pashhaathaa ||1|| |
| He does not know any other; he realizes the Word of the Shabad. He knows and realizes the Lord deep within his own being. ||1|| |
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| ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਐਸਾ ਮੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ |
| so jan aisaa mai man bhaavai || |
| Such a humble person is pleasing to my mind. |
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| ਆਪੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਅਪਰੰਪਰਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| aap maar aparanpar raathaa gur kee kaar kamaavai ||1|| rehaao || |
| He conquers his self-conceit, and is imbued with the Infinite Lord. He serves the Guru. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਆਦੇਸੋ ॥ |
| anthar baahar purakh niranjan aadh purakh aadhaeso || |
| Deep within my being, and outside as well, is the Immaculate Lord God. I bow humbly before that Primal Lord God. |
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| ਘਟ ਘਟ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਰਬ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਵੇਸੋ ॥੨॥ |
| ghatt ghatt anthar sarab niranthar rav rehiaa sach vaeso ||2|| |
| Deep within each and every heart, and amidst all, the Embodiment of Truth is permeating and pervading. ||2|| |
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