| ਝਝਾ ਉਰਝਿ ਸੁਰਝਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨਾ ॥ |
| jhajhaa ourajh surajh nehee jaanaa || |
| JHAJHA: You are entangled in the world, and you do not know how to get untangled. |
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| ਰਹਿਓ ਝਝਕਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ॥ |
| rehiou jhajhak naahee paravaanaa || |
| You hold back in fear, and are not approved by the Lord. |
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| ਕਤ ਝਖਿ ਝਖਿ ਅਉਰਨ ਸਮਝਾਵਾ ॥ |
| kath jhakh jhakh aouran samajhaavaa || |
| Why do you talk such nonsense, trying to convince others? |
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| ਝਗਰੁ ਕੀਏ ਝਗਰਉ ਹੀ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੧੫॥ |
| jhagar keeeae jhagaro hee paavaa ||15|| |
| Stirring up arguments, you shall only obtain more arguments. ||15|| |
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| ਞੰਞਾ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਜੁ ਘਟ ਰਹਿਓ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਹਾ ਤਜਿ ਜਾਇ ॥ |
| njannjaa nikatt j ghatt rehiou dhoor kehaa thaj jaae || |
| NYANYA: He dwells near you, deep within your heart; why do you leave Him and go far away? |
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| ਜਾ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਜਗੁ ਢੂਢਿਅਉ ਨੇਰਉ ਪਾਇਅਉ ਤਾਹਿ ॥੧੬॥ |
| jaa kaaran jag dtoodtiao naero paaeiao thaahi ||16|| |
| I searched the whole world for Him, but I found Him near myself. ||16|| |
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| ਟਟਾ ਬਿਕਟ ਘਾਟ ਘਟ ਮਾਹੀ ॥ |
| ttattaa bikatt ghaatt ghatt maahee || |
| TATTA: It is such a difficult path, to find Him within your own heart. |
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| ਖੋਲਿ ਕਪਾਟ ਮਹਲਿ ਕਿ ਨ ਜਾਹੀ ॥ |
| khol kapaatt mehal k n jaahee || |
| Open the doors within, and enter the Mansion of His Presence. |
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| ਦੇਖਿ ਅਟਲ ਟਲਿ ਕਤਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ॥ |
| dhaekh attal ttal kathehi n jaavaa || |
| Beholding the Immovable Lord, you shall not slip and go anywhere else. |
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| ਰਹੈ ਲਪਟਿ ਘਟ ਪਰਚਉ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੧੭॥ |
| rehai lapatt ghatt paracho paavaa ||17|| |
| You shall remain firmly attached to the Lord, and your heart will be happy. ||17|| |
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| ਠਠਾ ਇਹੈ ਦੂਰਿ ਠਗ ਨੀਰਾ ॥ |
| thathaa eihai dhoor thag neeraa || |
| T'HAT'HA: Keep yourself far away from this mirage. |
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| ਨੀਠਿ ਨੀਠਿ ਮਨੁ ਕੀਆ ਧੀਰਾ ॥ |
| neeth neeth man keeaa dhheeraa || |
| With great difficulty, I have calmed my mind. |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਠਗਿ ਠਗਿਆ ਸਗਲ ਜਗੁ ਖਾਵਾ ॥ |
| jin thag thagiaa sagal jag khaavaa || |
| That cheater, who cheated and devoured the whole world |
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| ਸੋ ਠਗੁ ਠਗਿਆ ਠਉਰ ਮਨੁ ਆਵਾ ॥੧੮॥ |
| so thag thagiaa thour man aavaa ||18|| |
| - I have cheated that cheater, and my mind is now at peace. ||18|| |
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| ਡਡਾ ਡਰ ਉਪਜੇ ਡਰੁ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| ddaddaa ddar oupajae ddar jaaee || |
| DADDA: When the Fear of God wells up, other fears depart. |
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| ਤਾ ਡਰ ਮਹਿ ਡਰੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥ |
| thaa ddar mehi ddar rehiaa samaaee || |
| Other fears are absorbed into that Fear. |
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| ਜਉ ਡਰ ਡਰੈ ਤ ਫਿਰਿ ਡਰੁ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ |
| jo ddar ddarai thaa fir ddar laagai || |
| When one rejects the Fear of God, then other fears cling to him. |
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| ਨਿਡਰ ਹੂਆ ਡਰੁ ਉਰ ਹੋਇ ਭਾਗੈ ॥੧੯॥ |
| niddar hooaa ddar our hoe bhaagai ||19|| |
| But if he becomes fearless, the fears of his heart run away. ||19|| |
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| ਢਢਾ ਢਿਗ ਢੂਢਹਿ ਕਤ ਆਨਾ ॥ |
| dtadtaa dtig dtoodtehi kath aanaa || |
| DHADHA: Why do you search in other directions? |
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| ਢੂਢਤ ਹੀ ਢਹਿ ਗਏ ਪਰਾਨਾ ॥ |
| dtoodtath hee dtehi geae paraanaa || |
| Searching for Him like this, the breath of life runs out. |
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| ਚੜਿ ਸੁਮੇਰਿ ਢੂਢਿ ਜਬ ਆਵਾ ॥ |
| charr sumaer dtoodt jab aavaa || |
| When I returned after climbing the mountain, |
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| ਜਿਹ ਗੜੁ ਗੜਿਓ ਸੁ ਗੜ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੨੦॥ |
| jih garr garriou s garr mehi paavaa ||20|| |
| I found Him in the fortress - the fortress which He Himself made. ||20|| |
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| ਣਾਣਾ ਰਣਿ ਰੂਤਉ ਨਰ ਨੇਹੀ ਕਰੈ ॥ |
| naanaa ran rootho nar naehee karai || |
| NANNA: The warrior who fights on the battle-field should keep up and press on. |
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| ਨਾ ਨਿਵੈ ਨਾ ਫੁਨਿ ਸੰਚਰੈ ॥ |
| naa nivai naa fun sancharai || |
| He should not yield, and he should not retreat. |
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| ਧੰਨਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਤਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਗਣੈ ॥ |
| dhhann janam thaahee ko ganai || |
| Blessed is the coming of one |
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| ਮਾਰੈ ਏਕਹਿ ਤਜਿ ਜਾਇ ਘਣੈ ॥੨੧॥ |
| maarai eaekehi thaj jaae ghanai ||21|| |
| who conquers the one and renounces the many. ||21|| |
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| ਤਤਾ ਅਤਰ ਤਰਿਓ ਨਹ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| thathaa athar thariou neh jaaee || |
| TATTA: The impassable world-ocean cannot be crossed over; |
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| ਤਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਮਾਈ ॥ |
| than thribhavan mehi rehiou samaaee || |
| the body remains embroiled in the three worlds. |
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| ਜਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਤਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਵਾ ॥ |
| jo thribhavan than maahi samaavaa || |
| But when the Lord of the three worlds enters into the body, |
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| ਤਉ ਤਤਹਿ ਤਤ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੨੨॥ |
| tho thathehi thath miliaa sach paavaa ||22|| |
| then one's essence merges with the essence of reality, and the True Lord is attained. ||22|| |
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| ਥਥਾ ਅਥਾਹ ਥਾਹ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵਾ ॥ |
| thhathhaa athhaah thhaah nehee paavaa || |
| T'HAT'HA: He is Unfathomable; His depths cannot be fathomed. |
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| ਓਹੁ ਅਥਾਹ ਇਹੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨ ਰਹਾਵਾ ॥ |
| ouhu athhaah eihu thhir n rehaavaa || |
| He is Unfathomable; this body is impermanent, and unstable. |
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| ਥੋੜੈ ਥਲਿ ਥਾਨਕ ਆਰੰਭੈ ॥ |
| thhorrai thhal thhaanak aaranbhai || |
| The mortal builds his dwelling upon this tiny space; |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਹੀ ਥਾਭਹ ਮੰਦਿਰੁ ਥੰਭੈ ॥੨੩॥ |
| bin hee thhaabheh mandhir thhanbhai ||23|| |
| without any pillars, he wishes to support a mansion. ||23|| |
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| ਦਦਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਜੁ ਬਿਨਸਨਹਾਰਾ ॥ |
| dhadhaa dhaekh j binasanehaaraa || |
| DADDA: Whatever is seen shall perish. |
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| ਜਸ ਅਦੇਖਿ ਤਸ ਰਾਖਿ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥ |
| jas adhaekh thas raakh bichaaraa || |
| Contemplate the One who is unseen. |
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| ਦਸਵੈ ਦੁਆਰਿ ਕੁੰਚੀ ਜਬ ਦੀਜੈ ॥ |
| dhasavai dhuaar kunchee jab dheejai || |
| When the key is inserted in the Tenth Gate, |
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| ਤਉ ਦਇਆਲ ਕੋ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੨੪॥ |
| tho dhaeiaal ko dharasan keejai ||24|| |
| then the Blessed Vision of the Merciful Lord's Darshan is seen. ||24|| |
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| ਧਧਾ ਅਰਧਹਿ ਉਰਧ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ॥ |
| dhhadhhaa aradhhehi ouradhh nibaeraa || |
| DHADHA: When one ascends from the lower realms of the earth to the higher realms of the heavens, then everything is resolved. |
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| ਅਰਧਹਿ ਉਰਧਹ ਮੰਝਿ ਬਸੇਰਾ ॥ |
| aradhhehi ouradhheh manjh basaeraa || |
| The Lord dwells in both the lower and higher worlds. |
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| ਅਰਧਹ ਛਾਡਿ ਉਰਧ ਜਉ ਆਵਾ ॥ |
| aradhheh shhaadd ouradhh jo aavaa || |
| Leaving the earth, the soul ascends to the heavens; |
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| ਤਉ ਅਰਧਹਿ ਉਰਧ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੨੫॥ |
| tho aradhhehi ouradhh miliaa sukh paavaa ||25|| |
| then, the lower and higher join together, and peace is obtained. ||25|| |
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| ਨੰਨਾ ਨਿਸਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਨਿਰਖਤ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| nannaa nis dhin nirakhath jaaee || |
| NANNA: The days and nights go by; I am looking for the Lord. |
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| ਨਿਰਖਤ ਨੈਨ ਰਹੇ ਰਤਵਾਈ ॥ |
| nirakhath nain rehae rathavaaee || |
| Looking for Him, my eyes have become blood-shot. |
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| ਨਿਰਖਤ ਨਿਰਖਤ ਜਬ ਜਾਇ ਪਾਵਾ ॥ |
| nirakhath nirakhath jab jaae paavaa || |
| After looking and looking,when He is finally found, |
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| ਤਬ ਲੇ ਨਿਰਖਹਿ ਨਿਰਖ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ॥੨੬॥ |
| thab lae nirakhehi nirakh milaavaa ||26|| |
| then the one who was looking merges into the One who was looked for. ||26|| |
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| ਪਪਾ ਅਪਰ ਪਾਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵਾ ॥ |
| papaa apar paar nehee paavaa || |
| PAPPA: He is limitless; His limits cannot be found. |
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| ਪਰਮ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਪਰਚਉ ਲਾਵਾ ॥ |
| param joth sio paracho laavaa || |
| I have attuned myself to the Supreme Light. |
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| ਪਾਂਚਉ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹ ਕਰਈ ॥ |
| paancho eindhree nigreh karee || |
| One who controls his five senses |
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| ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦੋਊ ਨਿਰਵਰਈ ॥੨੭॥ |
| paap punn dhooo niravaree ||27|| |
| rises above both sin and virtue. ||27|| |
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| ਫਫਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਫੂਲਹ ਫਲੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| fafaa bin fooleh fal hoee || |
| FAFFA: Even without the flower, the fruit is produced. |
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| ਤਾ ਫਲ ਫੰਕ ਲਖੈ ਜਉ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| thaa fal fank lakhai jo koee || |
| One who looks at a slice of that fruit |
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| ਦੂਣਿ ਨ ਪਰਈ ਫੰਕ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥ |
| dhoon n paree fank bichaarai || |
| and reflects on it, will not be consigned to reincarnation. |
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| ਤਾ ਫਲ ਫੰਕ ਸਭੈ ਤਨ ਫਾਰੈ ॥੨੮॥ |
| thaa fal fank sabhai than faarai ||28|| |
| A slice of that fruit slices all bodies. ||28|| |
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| ਬਬਾ ਬਿੰਦਹਿ ਬਿੰਦ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ॥ |
| babaa bindhehi bindh milaavaa || |
| BABBA: When one drop blends with another drop, |
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| ਬਿੰਦਹਿ ਬਿੰਦਿ ਨ ਬਿਛੁਰਨ ਪਾਵਾ ॥ |
| bindhehi bindh n bishhuran paavaa || |
| then these drops cannot be separated again. |
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| ਬੰਦਉ ਹੋਇ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਗਹੈ ॥ |
| bandho hoe bandhagee gehai || |
| Become the Lord's slave, and hold tight to His meditation. |
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