| ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ |
| ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh || |
| One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: |
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| ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| raag gourree mehalaa 9 || |
| Raag Gauree, Ninth Mehl |
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| ਸਾਧੋ ਮਨ ਕਾ ਮਾਨੁ ਤਿਆਗਉ ॥ |
| saadhho man kaa maan thiaago || |
| : Holy Saadhus: forsake the pride of your mind. |
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| ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਦੁਰਜਨ ਕੀ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਭਾਗਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| kaam krodhh sangath dhurajan kee thaa thae ahinis bhaago ||1|| rehaao || |
| Sexual desire, anger and the company of evil people - run away from them, day and night. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੋਨੋ ਸਮ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨੈ ਅਉਰੁ ਮਾਨੁ ਅਪਮਾਨਾ ॥ |
| sukh dhukh dhono sam kar jaanai aour maan apamaanaa || |
| One who knows that pain and pleasure are both the same, and honor and dishonor as well, |
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| ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਅਤੀਤਾ ਤਿਨਿ ਜਗਿ ਤਤੁ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ |
| harakh sog thae rehai atheethaa thin jag thath pashhaanaa ||1|| |
| who remains detached from joy and sorrow, realizes the true essence in the world. ||1|| |
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| ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਦੋਊ ਤਿਆਗੈ ਖੋਜੈ ਪਦੁ ਨਿਰਬਾਨਾ ॥ |
| ousathath nindhaa dhooo thiaagai khojai padh nirabaanaa || |
| Renounce both praise and blame; seek instead the state of Nirvaanaa. |
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| ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਖੇਲੁ ਕਠਨੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਨਹੂੰ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਨਾ ॥੨॥੧॥ |
| jan naanak eihu khael kathan hai kinehoon guramukh jaanaa ||2||1|| |
| O servant Nanak, this is such a difficult game; only a few Gurmukhs understand it! ||2||1|| |
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| ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| gourree mehalaa 9 || |
| Gauree, Ninth Mehl: |
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| ਸਾਧੋ ਰਚਨਾ ਰਾਮ ਬਨਾਈ ॥ |
| saadhho rachanaa raam banaaee || |
| Holy Saadhus: the Lord fashioned the creation. |
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| ਇਕਿ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਇਕ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਮਾਨੈ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਲਖਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| eik binasai eik asathhir maanai acharaj lakhiou n jaaee ||1|| rehaao || |
| One person passes away, and another thinks that he will live forever - this is a wonder beyond understanding! ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਮੋਹ ਬਸਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਹਰਿ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਬਿਸਰਾਈ ॥ |
| kaam krodhh moh bas praanee har moorath bisaraaee || |
| The mortal beings are held in the power of sexual desire, anger and emotional attachment; they have forgotten the Lord, the Immortal Form. |
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| ਝੂਠਾ ਤਨੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਓ ਜਿਉ ਸੁਪਨਾ ਰੈਨਾਈ ॥੧॥ |
| jhoothaa than saachaa kar maaniou jio supanaa rainaaee ||1|| |
| The body is false, but they believe it to be true; it is like a dream in the night. ||1|| |
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| ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸੋ ਸਗਲ ਬਿਨਾਸੈ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਦਰ ਕੀ ਛਾਈ ॥ |
| jo dheesai so sagal binaasai jio baadhar kee shhaaee || |
| Whatever is seen, shall all pass away, like the shadow of a cloud. |
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| ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਗੁ ਜਾਨਿਓ ਮਿਥਿਆ ਰਹਿਓ ਰਾਮ ਸਰਨਾਈ ॥੨॥੨॥ |
| jan naanak jag jaaniou mithhiaa rehiou raam saranaaee ||2||2|| |
| O servant Nanak, one who knows the world to be unreal, dwells in the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||2||2|| |
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| ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| gourree mehalaa 9 || |
| Gauree, Ninth Mehl: |
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| ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਆਵੈ ॥ |
| praanee ko har jas man nehee aavai || |
| The Praise of the Lord does not come to dwell in the minds of the mortal beings. |
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| ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਮਗਨੁ ਰਹੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੈ ਕਹੁ ਕੈਸੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| ahinis magan rehai maaeiaa mai kahu kaisae gun gaavai ||1|| rehaao || |
| Day and night, they remain engrossed in Maya. Tell me, how can they sing God's Glories? ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਪੂਤ ਮੀਤ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਸਿਉ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਆਪੁ ਬੰਧਾਵੈ ॥ |
| pooth meeth maaeiaa mamathaa sio eih bidhh aap bandhhaavai || |
| In this way, they bind themselves to children, friends, Maya and possessiveness. |
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| ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਜਿਉ ਝੂਠੋ ਇਹੁ ਜਗ ਦੇਖਿ ਤਾਸਿ ਉਠਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ |
| mrig thrisanaa jio jhootho eihu jag dhaekh thaas outh dhhaavai ||1|| |
| Like the deer's delusion, this world is false; and yet, beholding it, they chase after it. ||1|| |
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| ਭੁਗਤਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਕਾ ਕਾਰਨੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਮੂੜ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਿਸਰਾਵੈ ॥ |
| bhugath mukath kaa kaaran suaamee moorr thaahi bisaraavai || |
| Our Lord and Master is the source of pleasures and liberation; and yet, the fool forgets Him. |
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| ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੋਟਨ ਮੈ ਕੋਊ ਭਜਨੁ ਰਾਮ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥੩॥ |
| jan naanak kottan mai kooo bhajan raam ko paavai ||2||3|| |
| O servant Nanak, among millions, there is scarcely anyone who attains the Lord's meditation. ||2||3|| |
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| ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| gourree mehalaa 9 || |
| Gauree, Ninth Mehl: |
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| ਸਾਧੋ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਗਹਿਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| saadhho eihu man gehiou n jaaee || |
| Holy Saadhus: this mind cannot be restrained. |
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| ਚੰਚਲ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਸੰਗਿ ਬਸਤੁ ਹੈ ਯਾ ਤੇ ਥਿਰੁ ਨ ਰਹਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| chanchal thrisanaa sang basath hai yaa thae thhir n rehaaee ||1|| rehaao || |
| Fickle desires dwell with it, and so it cannot remain steady. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਕਠਨ ਕਰੋਧ ਘਟ ਹੀ ਕੇ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਜਿਹ ਸੁਧਿ ਸਭ ਬਿਸਰਾਈ ॥ |
| kathan karodhh ghatt hee kae bheethar jih sudhh sabh bisaraaee || |
| The heart is filled with anger and violence, which cause all sense to be forgotten. |
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| ਰਤਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਸਭ ਕੋ ਹਿਰਿ ਲੀਨਾ ਤਾ ਸਿਉ ਕਛੁ ਨ ਬਸਾਈ ॥੧॥ |
| rathan giaan sabh ko hir leenaa thaa sio kashh n basaaee ||1|| |
| The jewel of spiritual wisdom has been taken away from everyone; nothing can withstand it. ||1|| |
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| ਜੋਗੀ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਤ ਸਭਿ ਹਾਰੇ ਗੁਨੀ ਰਹੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਈ ॥ |
| jogee jathan karath sabh haarae gunee rehae gun gaaee || |
| The Yogis have tried everything and failed; the virtuous have grown weary of singing God's Glories. |
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| ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਭਏ ਦਇਆਲਾ ਤਉ ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ ॥੨॥੪॥ |
| jan naanak har bheae dhaeiaalaa tho sabh bidhh ban aaee ||2||4|| |
| O servant Nanak, when the Lord becomes merciful, then every effort is successful. ||2||4|| |
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| ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| gourree mehalaa 9 || |
| Gauree, Ninth Mehl: |
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| ਸਾਧੋ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਉ ॥ |
| saadhho gobindh kae gun gaavo || |
| Holy Saadhus: sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. |
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| ਮਾਨਸ ਜਨਮੁ ਅਮੋਲਕੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਕਾਹਿ ਗਵਾਵਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| maanas janam amolak paaeiou birathhaa kaahi gavaavo ||1|| rehaao || |
| You have obtained the priceless jewel of this human life; why are you uselessly wasting it? ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਪਤਿਤ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਦੀਨ ਬੰਧ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਨਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੁਮ ਆਵਉ ॥ |
| pathith puneeth dheen bandhh har saran thaahi thum aavo || |
| He is the Purifier of sinners, the Friend of the poor. Come, and enter the Lord's Sanctuary. |
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| ਗਜ ਕੋ ਤ੍ਰਾਸੁ ਮਿਟਿਓ ਜਿਹ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਤੁਮ ਕਾਹੇ ਬਿਸਰਾਵਉ ॥੧॥ |
| gaj ko thraas mittiou jih simarath thum kaahae bisaraavo ||1|| |
| Remembering Him, the elephant's fear was removed; so why do you forget Him? ||1|| |
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| ਤਜਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਫੁਨਿ ਭਜਨ ਰਾਮ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਉ ॥ |
| thaj abhimaan moh maaeiaa fun bhajan raam chith laavo || |
| Renounce your egotistical pride and your emotional attachment to Maya; focus your consciousness on the Lord's meditation. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਕਹਤ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪੰਥ ਇਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਤੁਮ ਪਾਵਉ ॥2॥5॥ |
| naanak kehath mukath panthh eihu guramukh hoe thum paavo ||2||5|| |
| Says Nanak, this is the path to liberation. Become Gurmukh, and attain it. ||2||5|| |
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| ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| gourree mehalaa 9 || |
| Gauree, Ninth Mehl: |
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| ਕੋਊ ਮਾਈ ਭੂਲਿਓ ਮਨੁ ਸਮਝਾਵੈ ॥ |
| kooo maaee bhooliou man samajhaavai || |
| O mother, if only someone would instruct my wayward mind. |
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