| ਇਕੁ ਬਿੰਨਿ ਦੁਗਣ ਜੁ ਤਉ ਰਹੈ ਜਾ ਸੁਮੰਤ੍ਰਿ ਮਾਨਵਹਿ ਲਹਿ ॥ |
| eik binn dhugan j tho rehai jaa sumanthr maanavehi lehi || |
| Realizing the One Lord, love of duality ceases, and one comes to accept the Sublime Mantra of the Guru. |
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| ਜਾਲਪਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਇਤੜੇ ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸਿ ਡਿਠੈ ਮਿਲਹਿ ॥੫॥੧੪॥ |
| jaalapaa padhaarathh eitharrae gur amaradhaas ddithai milehi ||5||14|| |
| So speaks Jaalap: countless treasures are obtained, by the sight of Guru Amar Daas. ||5||14|| |
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| ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ਸੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿਅਉ ॥ |
| sach naam karathaar s dhrirr naanak sangrehiao || |
| Guru Nanak gathered up the True Name of the Creator Lord, and implanted it within. |
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| ਤਾ ਤੇ ਅੰਗਦੁ ਲਹਣਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਿ ਤਾਸੁ ਚਰਣਹ ਲਿਵ ਰਹਿਅਉ ॥ |
| thaa thae angadh lehanaa pragatt thaas charaneh liv rehiao || |
| Through Him, Lehnaa became manifest in the form of Guru Angad, who remained lovingly attuned to His Feet. |
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| ਤਿਤੁ ਕੁਲਿ ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸੁ ਆਸਾ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ਤਾਸੁ ਗੁਣ ਕਵਣ ਵਖਾਣਉ ॥ |
| thith kul gur amaradhaas aasaa nivaas thaas gun kavan vakhaano || |
| Guru Amar Daas of that dynasty is the home of hope. How can I express His Glorious Virtues? |
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| ਜੋ ਗੁਣ ਅਲਖ ਅਗੰਮ ਤਿਨਹ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਉ ॥ |
| jo gun alakh aganm thineh gun anth n jaano || |
| His Virtues are unknowable and unfathomable. I do not know the limits of His Virtues. |
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| ਬੋਹਿਥਉ ਬਿਧਾਤੈ ਨਿਰਮਯੌ ਸਭ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੁਲ ਉਧਰਣ ॥ |
| bohithho bidhhaathai niramaya sabh sangath kul oudhharan || |
| The Creator, the Architect of Destiny, has made Him a boat to carry all His generations across, along with the Sangat, the Holy Congregation. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਕੀਰਤੁ ਕਹੈ ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਤ੍ਰਾਹਿ ਤੁਅ ਪਾ ਸਰਣ ॥੧॥੧੫॥ |
| gur amaradhaas keerath kehai thraahi thraahi thua paa saran ||1||15|| |
| So speaks Keerat: O Guru Amar Daas, please protect me and save me; I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||1||15|| |
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| ਆਪਿ ਨਰਾਇਣੁ ਕਲਾ ਧਾਰਿ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਪਰਵਰਿਯਉ ॥ |
| aap naraaein kalaa dhhaar jag mehi paravariyo || |
| The Lord Himself wielded His Power and entered the world. |
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| ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰਿ ਆਕਾਰੁ ਜੋਤਿ ਜਗ ਮੰਡਲਿ ਕਰਿਯਉ ॥ |
| nirankaar aakaar joth jag manddal kariyo || |
| The Formless Lord took form, and with His Light He illuminated the realms of the world. |
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| ਜਹ ਕਹ ਤਹ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਦੀਪਕਿ ਦੀਪਾਯਉ ॥ |
| jeh keh theh bharapoor sabadh dheepak dheepaayo || |
| He is All-pervading everywhere; the Lamp of the Shabad, the Word, has been lit. |
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| ਜਿਹ ਸਿਖਹ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿਓ ਤਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਮਿਲਾਯਉ ॥ |
| jih sikheh sangrehiou thath har charan milaayo || |
| Whoever gathers in the essence of the teachings shall be absorbed in the Feet of the Lord. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਕੁਲਿ ਨਿੰਮਲੁ ਅਵਤਰਿ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ਅੰਗਦ ਲਹਣੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਹੁਅ ॥ |
| naanak kul ninmal avathariyo angadh lehanae sang hua || |
| Lehnaa, who became Guru Angad, and Guru Amar Daas, have been reincarnated into the pure house of Guru Nanak. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਤਾਰਣ ਤਰਣ ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਪਾ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਅ ॥੨॥੧੬॥ |
| gur amaradhaas thaaran tharan janam janam paa saran thua ||2||16|| |
| Guru Amar Daas is our Saving Grace, who carries us across; in lifetime after lifetime, I seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||2||16|| |
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| ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਪਿਖਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਖਹ ॥ |
| jap thap sath santhokh pikh dharasan gur sikheh || |
| Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, the Gursikh is blessed with chanting and deep meditation, truth and contentment. |
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| ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰਹਿ ਤੇ ਉਬਰਹਿ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਮ ਪੁਰ ਕੀ ਲਿਖਹ ॥ |
| saran parehi thae oubarehi shhodd jam pur kee likheh || |
| Whoever seeks His Sanctuary is saved; his account is cleared in the City of Death. |
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| ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਇ ਭਰਪੂਰੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਉਚਰੈ ਕਰਤਾਰੈ ॥ |
| bhagath bhaae bharapoor ridhai oucharai karathaarai || |
| His heart is totally filled with loving devotion; he chants to the Creator Lord. |
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| ਗੁਰੁ ਗਉਹਰੁ ਦਰੀਆਉ ਪਲਕ ਡੁਬੰਤ੍ਯ੍ਯਹ ਤਾਰੈ ॥ |
| gur gouhar dhareeaao palak ddubanthyeh thaarai || |
| The Guru is the river of pearls; in an instant, he carries the drowning ones across. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਕੁਲਿ ਨਿੰਮਲੁ ਅਵਤਰਿ੍ਯ੍ਯਉ ਗੁਣ ਕਰਤਾਰੈ ਉਚਰੈ ॥ |
| naanak kul ninmal avathariyo gun karathaarai oucharai || |
| He was reincarnated into the House of Guru Nanak; He chants the Glorious Praises of the Creator Lord. |
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| ਗੁਰੁ ਅਮਰਦਾਸੁ ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਸੇਵਿਅਉ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਿਦ੍ਰੁ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਪਰੈ ॥੩॥੧੭॥ |
| gur amaradhaas jinh saeviao thinh dhukh dharidhra parehar parai ||3||17|| |
| Those who serve Guru Amar Daas - their pains and poverty are taken away, far away. ||3||17|| |
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| ਚਿਤਿ ਚਿਤਵਉ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਕਹਉ ਪਰੁ ਕਹਿ ਭਿ ਨ ਸਕਉ ॥ |
| chith chithavo aradhaas keho par kehi bh n sako || |
| I consciously pray within my consciousness, but I cannot express it in words. |
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| ਸਰਬ ਚਿੰਤ ਤੁਝੁ ਪਾਸਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਹਉ ਤਕਉ ॥ |
| sarab chinth thujh paas saadhhasangath ho thako || |
| I place all my worries and anxieties before You; I look to the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, for help. |
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| ਤੇਰੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਪਵੈ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ਤਉ ਕਰਉ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ॥ |
| thaerai hukam pavai neesaan tho karo saahib kee saevaa || |
| By the Hukam of Your Command, I am blessed with Your Insignia; I serve my Lord and Master. |
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| ਜਬ ਗੁਰੁ ਦੇਖੈ ਸੁਭ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਮੇਵਾ ॥ |
| jab gur dhaekhai subh dhisatt naam karathaa mukh maevaa || |
| When You, O Guru, gaze at me with Your Glance of Grace, the fruit of the Naam, the Name of the Creator, is placed within my mouth. |
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| ਅਗਮ ਅਲਖ ਕਾਰਣ ਪੁਰਖ ਜੋ ਫੁਰਮਾਵਹਿ ਸੋ ਕਹਉ ॥ |
| agam alakh kaaran purakh jo furamaavehi so keho || |
| The Unfathomable and Unseen Primal Lord God, the Cause of causes - as He orders, so do I speak. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਅਮਰਦਾਸ ਕਾਰਣ ਕਰਣ ਜਿਵ ਤੂ ਰਖਹਿ ਤਿਵ ਰਹਉ ॥੪॥੧੮॥ |
| gur amaradhaas kaaran karan jiv thoo rakhehi thiv reho ||4||18|| |
| O Guru Amar Daas, Doer of deeds, Cause of causes, as You keep me, I remain; as You protect me, I survive. ||4||18|| |
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| ਭਿਖੇ ਕੇ ॥ |
| bhikhae kae || |
| Of Bhikhaa: |
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| ਗੁਰੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਅਰੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਤਤ ਸਿਉ ਤਤੁ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ॥ |
| gur giaan ar dhhiaan thath sio thath milaavai || |
| In deep meditation, and the spiritual wisdom of the Guru, one's essence merges with the essence of reality. |
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| ਸਚਿ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਇਕ ਚਿਤਹਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈ ॥ |
| sach sach jaaneeai eik chithehi liv laavai || |
| In truth, the True Lord is recognized and realized, when one is lovingly attuned to Him, with one-pointed consciousness. |
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| ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਵਸਿ ਕਰੈ ਪਵਣੁ ਉਡੰਤ ਨ ਧਾਵੈ ॥ |
| kaam krodhh vas karai pavan ouddanth n dhhaavai || |
| Lust and anger are brought under control, when the breath does not fly around, wandering restlessly. |
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| ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਕੈ ਵਸੈ ਦੇਸਿ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੁਝਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ |
| nirankaar kai vasai dhaes hukam bujh beechaar paavai || |
| Dwelling in the land of the Formless Lord, realizing the Hukam of His Command, His contemplative wisdom is attained. |
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| ਕਲਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਰੂਪੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਅਉ ॥ |
| kal maahi roop karathaa purakh so jaanai jin kishh keeao || |
| In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Guru is the Form of the Creator, the Primal Lord God; he alone knows, who has tried it. |
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| ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲ੍ਯ੍ਯਿਉ ਸੋਇ ਭਿਖਾ ਕਹੈ ਸਹਜ ਰੰਗਿ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੀਅਉ ॥੧॥੧੯॥ |
| gur miliyo soe bhikhaa kehai sehaj rang dharasan dheeao ||1||19|| |
| So speaks Bhikhaa: I have met the Guru. With love and intuitive affection, He has bestowed the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. ||1||19|| |
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| ਰਹਿਓ ਸੰਤ ਹਉ ਟੋਲਿ ਸਾਧ ਬਹੁਤੇਰੇ ਡਿਠੇ ॥ |
| rehiou santh ho ttol saadhh bahuthaerae ddithae || |
| I have been searching for the Saints; I have seen so many Holy and spiritual people. |
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| ਸੰਨਿਆਸੀ ਤਪਸੀਅਹ ਮੁਖਹੁ ਏ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮਿਠੇ ॥ |
| sanniaasee thapaseeah mukhahu eae panddith mithae || |
| The hermits, Sannyaasees, ascetics, penitents, fanatics and Pandits all speak sweetly. |
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| ਬਰਸੁ ਏਕੁ ਹਉ ਫਿਰਿਓ ਕਿਨੈ ਨਹੁ ਪਰਚਉ ਲਾਯਉ ॥ |
| baras eaek ho firiou kinai nahu paracho laayo || |
| I wandered around lost for a year, but no one touched my soul. |
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