| ਤਬ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰਹਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥ |
| thab prabh kaaj savaarehi aae ||1|| |
| then God comes and resolves his affairs. ||1|| |
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| ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ਮਨਾ ॥ |
| aisaa giaan bichaar manaa || |
| Contemplate such spiritual wisdom, O mortal man. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਨ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| har kee n simarahu dhukh bhanjanaa ||1|| rehaao || |
| Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the Destroyer of pain? ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਸਿੰਘੁ ਰਹੈ ਬਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥ |
| jab lag singh rehai ban maahi || |
| As long as the tiger lives in the forest, |
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| ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਬਨੁ ਫੂਲੈ ਹੀ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ |
| thab lag ban foolai hee naahi || |
| the forest does not flower. |
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| ਜਬ ਹੀ ਸਿਆਰੁ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਉ ਖਾਇ ॥ |
| jab hee siaar singh ko khaae || |
| But when the jackal eats the tiger, |
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| ਫੂਲਿ ਰਹੀ ਸਗਲੀ ਬਨਰਾਇ ॥੨॥ |
| fool rehee sagalee banaraae ||2|| |
| then the entire forest flowers. ||2|| |
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| ਜੀਤੋ ਬੂਡੈ ਹਾਰੋ ਤਿਰੈ ॥ |
| jeetho booddai haaro thirai || |
| The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਰੈ ॥ |
| gur parasaadhee paar outharai || |
| By Guru's Grace, one crosses over and is saved. |
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| ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਮਝਾਇ ॥ |
| dhaas kabeer kehai samajhaae || |
| Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches: |
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| ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਰਹਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੩॥੬॥੧੪॥ |
| kaeval raam rehahu liv laae ||3||6||14|| |
| remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord alone. ||3||6||14|| |
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| ਸਤਰਿ ਸੈਇ ਸਲਾਰ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਕੇ ॥ |
| sathar saie salaar hai jaa kae || |
| He has 7,000 commanders, |
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| ਸਵਾ ਲਾਖੁ ਪੈਕਾਬਰ ਤਾ ਕੇ ॥ |
| savaa laakh paikaabar thaa kae || |
| and hundreds of thousands of prophets; |
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| ਸੇਖ ਜੁ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਅਠਾਸੀ ॥ |
| saekh j keheeahi kott athaasee || |
| He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs, |
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| ਛਪਨ ਕੋਟਿ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਸੀ ॥੧॥ |
| shhapan kott jaa kae khael khaasee ||1|| |
| and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1|| |
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| ਮੋ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੀ ਕੋ ਗੁਜਰਾਵੈ ॥ |
| mo gareeb kee ko gujaraavai || |
| I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there? |
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| ਮਜਲਸਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| majalas dhoor mehal ko paavai ||1|| rehaao || |
| His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਤੇਤੀਸ ਕਰੋੜੀ ਹੈ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਨਾ ॥ |
| thaethees karorree hai khael khaanaa || |
| He has 33,000,000 play-houses. |
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| ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ਲਖ ਫਿਰੈ ਦਿਵਾਨਾਂ ॥ |
| chouraasee lakh firai dhivaanaan || |
| His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations. |
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| ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦਮ ਕਉ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥ |
| baabaa aadham ko kishh nadhar dhikhaaee || |
| He bestowed His Grace on Adam, the father of mankind, |
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| ਉਨਿ ਭੀ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਘਨੇਰੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥ |
| oun bhee bhisath ghanaeree paaee ||2|| |
| who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2|| |
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| ਦਿਲ ਖਲਹਲੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਜਰਦ ਰੂ ਬਾਨੀ ॥ |
| dhil khalehal jaa kai jaradh roo baanee || |
| Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed. |
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| ਛੋਡਿ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਰੈ ਸੈਤਾਨੀ ॥ |
| shhodd kathaeb karai saithaanee || |
| They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil. |
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| ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੋਸੁ ਰੋਸੁ ਹੈ ਲੋਈ ॥ |
| dhuneeaa dhos ros hai loee || |
| One who blames the world, and is angry with people, |
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| ਅਪਨਾ ਕੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥ |
| apanaa keeaa paavai soee ||3|| |
| shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3|| |
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| ਤੁਮ ਦਾਤੇ ਹਮ ਸਦਾ ਭਿਖਾਰੀ ॥ |
| thum dhaathae ham sadhaa bhikhaaree || |
| You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door. |
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| ਦੇਉ ਜਬਾਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਬਜਗਾਰੀ ॥ |
| dhaeo jabaab hoe bajagaaree || |
| If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner. |
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| ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਪਨਹ ਸਮਾਨਾਂ ॥ |
| dhaas kabeer thaeree paneh samaanaan || |
| Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter. |
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| ਭਿਸਤੁ ਨਜੀਕਿ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਹਮਾਨਾ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੫॥ |
| bhisath najeek raakh rehamaanaa ||4||7||15|| |
| Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15|| |
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| ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਚਲਨ ਕਹਤ ਹੈ ਊਹਾਂ ॥ |
| sabh koee chalan kehath hai oohaan || |
| Everyone speaks of going there, |
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| ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਹੈ ਕਹਾਂ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| naa jaano baikunth hai kehaan ||1|| rehaao || |
| but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਆਪ ਆਪ ਕਾ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਾਂ ॥ |
| aap aap kaa maram n jaanaan || |
| One who does not even know the mystery of his own self, |
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| ਬਾਤਨ ਹੀ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਬਖਾਨਾਂ ॥੧॥ |
| baathan hee baikunth bakhaanaan ||1|| |
| speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1|| |
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| ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਮਨ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਕੀ ਆਸ ॥ |
| jab lag man baikunth kee aas || |
| As long as the mortal hopes for heaven, |
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| ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸ ॥੨॥ |
| thab lag naahee charan nivaas ||2|| |
| he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2|| |
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| ਖਾਈ ਕੋਟੁ ਨ ਪਰਲ ਪਗਾਰਾ ॥ |
| khaaee kott n paral pagaaraa || |
| Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud; |
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| ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੩॥ |
| naa jaano baikunth dhuaaraa ||3|| |
| I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3|| |
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| ਕਹਿ ਕਮੀਰ ਅਬ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਹਿ ॥ |
| kehi kameer ab keheeai kaahi || |
| Says Kabeer, now what more can I say? |
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| ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੈ ਆਹਿ ॥੪॥੮॥੧੬॥ |
| saadhhasangath baikunthai aahi ||4||8||16|| |
| The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16|| |
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| ਕਿਉ ਲੀਜੈ ਗਢੁ ਬੰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| kio leejai gadt bankaa bhaaee || |
| How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny? |
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| ਦੋਵਰ ਕੋਟ ਅਰੁ ਤੇਵਰ ਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| dhovar kott ar thaevar khaaee ||1|| rehaao || |
| It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਪਾਂਚ ਪਚੀਸ ਮੋਹ ਮਦ ਮਤਸਰ ਆਡੀ ਪਰਬਲ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| paanch pachees moh madh mathasar aaddee parabal maaeiaa || |
| It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya. |
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| ਜਨ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੋ ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਕਹਾ ਕਰਉ ਰਘੁਰਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ |
| jan gareeb ko jor n pahuchai kehaa karo raghuraaeiaa ||1|| |
| The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1|| |
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| ਕਾਮੁ ਕਿਵਾਰੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਦਰਵਾਨੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥ |
| kaam kivaaree dhukh sukh dharavaanee paap punn dharavaajaa || |
| Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates. |
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| ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਡ ਦੁੰਦਰ ਤਹ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੨॥ |
| krodhh pradhhaan mehaa badd dhundhar theh man maavaasee raajaa ||2|| |
| Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2|| |
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| ਸ੍ਵਾਦ ਸਨਾਹ ਟੋਪੁ ਮਮਤਾ ਕੋ ਕੁਬੁਧਿ ਕਮਾਨ ਚਢਾਈ ॥ |
| svaadh sanaah ttop mamathaa ko kubudhh kamaan chadtaaee || |
| Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect. |
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| ਤਿਸਨਾ ਤੀਰ ਰਹੇ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਇਉ ਗਢੁ ਲੀਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥ |
| thisanaa theer rehae ghatt bheethar eio gadt leeou n jaaee ||3|| |
| The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3|| |
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| ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਲੀਤਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਹਵਾਈ ਗੋਲਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥ |
| praem paleethaa surath havaaee golaa giaan chalaaeiaa || |
| But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom. |
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| ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਰਜਾਲੀ ਏਕਹਿ ਚੋਟ ਸਿਝਾਇਆ ॥੪॥ |
| breham agan sehajae parajaalee eaekehi chott sijhaaeiaa ||4|| |
| The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4|| |
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| ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਲੈ ਲਰਨੇ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੋਰੇ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥ |
| sath santhokh lai laranae laagaa thorae dhue dharavaajaa || |
| Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates. |
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| ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਅਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਕਰਿਓ ਗਢ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੫॥ |
| saadhhasangath ar gur kee kirapaa thae pakariou gadt ko raajaa ||5|| |
| In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5|| |
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