| ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| salok ma 1 || |
| Shalok, First Mehl: |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਰੁ ਸਰੀਰ ਕਾ ਇਕੁ ਰਥੁ ਇਕੁ ਰਥਵਾਹੁ ॥ |
| naanak maer sareer kaa eik rathh eik rathhavaahu || |
| O Nanak, the soul of the body has one chariot and one charioteer. |
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| ਜੁਗੁ ਜੁਗੁ ਫੇਰਿ ਵਟਾਈਅਹਿ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਬੁਝਹਿ ਤਾਹਿ ॥ |
| jug jug faer vattaaeeahi giaanee bujhehi thaahi || |
| In age after age they change; the spiritually wise understand this. |
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| ਸਤਜੁਗਿ ਰਥੁ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਕਾ ਧਰਮੁ ਅਗੈ ਰਥਵਾਹੁ ॥ |
| sathajug rathh santhokh kaa dhharam agai rathhavaahu || |
| In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, contentment was the chariot and righteousness the charioteer. |
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| ਤ੍ਰੇਤੈ ਰਥੁ ਜਤੈ ਕਾ ਜੋਰੁ ਅਗੈ ਰਥਵਾਹੁ ॥ |
| thraethai rathh jathai kaa jor agai rathhavaahu || |
| In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, celibacy was the chariot and power the charioteer. |
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| ਦੁਆਪੁਰਿ ਰਥੁ ਤਪੈ ਕਾ ਸਤੁ ਅਗੈ ਰਥਵਾਹੁ ॥ |
| dhuaapur rathh thapai kaa sath agai rathhavaahu || |
| In the Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga, penance was the chariot and truth the charioteer. |
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| ਕਲਜੁਗਿ ਰਥੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਕਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਅਗੈ ਰਥਵਾਹੁ ॥੧॥ |
| kalajug rathh agan kaa koorr agai rathhavaahu ||1|| |
| In the Iron Age of Kali Yuga, fire is the chariot and falsehood the charioteer. ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| ma 1 || |
| First Mehl: |
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| ਸਾਮ ਕਹੈ ਸੇਤੰਬਰੁ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸਚ ਮਹਿ ਆਛੈ ਸਾਚਿ ਰਹੇ ॥ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥ |
| saam kehai saethanbar suaamee sach mehi aashhai saach rehae || sabh ko sach samaavai || |
| The Sama Veda says that the Lord Master is robed in white; in the Age of Truth, everyone desired Truth, abided in Truth, and was merged in the Truth. |
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| ਰਿਗੁ ਕਹੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥ |
| rig kehai rehiaa bharapoor || |
| The Rig Veda says that God is permeating and pervading everywhere; |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇਵਾ ਮਹਿ ਸੂਰੁ ॥ |
| raam naam dhaevaa mehi soor || |
| among the deities, the Lord's Name is the most exalted. |
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| ਨਾਇ ਲਇਐ ਪਰਾਛਤ ਜਾਹਿ ॥ |
| naae laeiai paraashhath jaahi || |
| Chanting the Name, sins depart; |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਤਉ ਮੋਖੰਤਰੁ ਪਾਹਿ ॥ |
| naanak tho mokhanthar paahi || |
| O Nanak, then, one obtains salvation. |
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| ਜੁਜ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਰਿ ਛਲੀ ਚੰਦ੍ਰਾਵਲਿ ਕਾਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨੁ ਜਾਦਮੁ ਭਇਆ ॥ |
| juj mehi jor shhalee chandhraaval kaanh kirasan jaadham bhaeiaa || |
| In the Jujar Veda, Kaan Krishna of the Yaadva tribe seduced Chandraavali by force. |
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| ਪਾਰਜਾਤੁ ਗੋਪੀ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ਬਿੰਦ੍ਰਾਬਨ ਮਹਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਕੀਆ ॥ |
| paarajaath gopee lai aaeiaa bindhraaban mehi rang keeaa || |
| He brought the Elysian Tree for his milk-maid, and revelled in Brindaaban. |
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| ਕਲਿ ਮਹਿ ਬੇਦੁ ਅਥਰਬਣੁ ਹੂਆ ਨਾਉ ਖੁਦਾਈ ਅਲਹੁ ਭਇਆ ॥ |
| kal mehi baedh athharaban hooaa naao khudhaaee alahu bhaeiaa || |
| In the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Atharva Veda became prominent; Allah became the Name of God. |
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| ਨੀਲ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਲੇ ਕਪੜੇ ਪਹਿਰੇ ਤੁਰਕ ਪਠਾਣੀ ਅਮਲੁ ਕੀਆ ॥ |
| neel basathr lae kaparrae pehirae thurak pathaanee amal keeaa || |
| Men began to wear blue robes and garments; Turks and Pat'haans assumed power. |
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| ਚਾਰੇ ਵੇਦ ਹੋਏ ਸਚਿਆਰ ॥ |
| chaarae vaedh hoeae sachiaar || |
| The four Vedas each claim to be true. |
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| ਪੜਹਿ ਗੁਣਹਿ ਤਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਚਾਰ ਵੀਚਾਰ ॥ |
| parrehi gunehi thinh chaar veechaar || |
| Reading and studying them, four doctrines are found. |
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| ਭਾਉ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਨੀਚੁ ਸਦਾਏ ॥ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਮੋਖੰਤਰੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੨॥ |
| bhaao bhagath kar neech sadhaaeae || tho naanak mokhanthar paaeae ||2|| |
| With loving devotional worship, abiding in humility, O Nanak, salvation is attained. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਖਸਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| sathigur vittahu vaariaa jith miliai khasam samaaliaa || |
| I am a sacrifice to the True Guru; meeting Him, I have come to cherish the Lord Master. |
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| ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਦੀਆ ਇਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਨੇਤ੍ਰੀ ਜਗਤੁ ਨਿਹਾਲਿਆ ॥ |
| jin kar oupadhaes giaan anjan dheeaa einhee naethree jagath nihaaliaa || |
| He has taught me and given me the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom, and with these eyes, I behold the world. |
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| ਖਸਮੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੇ ਡੁਬੇ ਸੇ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ॥ |
| khasam shhodd dhoojai lagae ddubae sae vanajaariaa || |
| Those dealers who abandon their Lord and Master and attach themselves to another, are drowned. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਹੈ ਬੋਹਿਥਾ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਵੀਚਾਰਿਆ ॥ |
| sathiguroo hai bohithhaa viralai kinai veechaariaa || |
| The True Guru is the boat, but few are those who realize this. |
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| ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਾਰਿਆ ॥੧੩॥ |
| kar kirapaa paar outhaariaa ||13|| |
| Granting His Grace, He carries them across. ||13|| |
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| ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| salok ma 1 || |
| Shalok, First Mehl: |
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| ਸਿੰਮਲ ਰੁਖੁ ਸਰਾਇਰਾ ਅਤਿ ਦੀਰਘ ਅਤਿ ਮੁਚੁ ॥ |
| sinmal rukh saraaeiraa ath dheeragh ath much || |
| The simmal tree is straight as an arrow; it is very tall, and very thick. |
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| ਓਇ ਜਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਆਸ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਸੇ ਕਿਤੁ ॥ |
| oue j aavehi aas kar jaahi niraasae kith || |
| But those birds which visit it hopefully, depart disappointed. |
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| ਫਲ ਫਿਕੇ ਫੁਲ ਬਕਬਕੇ ਕੰਮਿ ਨ ਆਵਹਿ ਪਤ ॥ |
| fal fikae ful bakabakae kanm n aavehi path || |
| Its fruits are tasteless, its flowers are nauseating, and its leaves are useless. |
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| ਮਿਠਤੁ ਨੀਵੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਗੁਣ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਤਤੁ ॥ |
| mithath neevee naanakaa gun changiaaeeaa thath || |
| Sweetness and humility, O Nanak, are the essence of virtue and goodness. |
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| ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਨਿਵੈ ਆਪ ਕਉ ਪਰ ਕਉ ਨਿਵੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥ |
| sabh ko nivai aap ko par ko nivai n koe || |
| Everyone bows down to himself; no one bows down to another. |
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| ਧਰਿ ਤਾਰਾਜੂ ਤੋਲੀਐ ਨਿਵੈ ਸੁ ਗਉਰਾ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| dhhar thaaraajoo tholeeai nivai s gouraa hoe || |
| When something is placed on the balancing scale and weighed, the side which descends is heavier. |
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| ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਦੂਣਾ ਨਿਵੈ ਜੋ ਹੰਤਾ ਮਿਰਗਾਹਿ ॥ |
| aparaadhhee dhoonaa nivai jo hanthaa miragaahi || |
| The sinner, like the deer hunter, bows down twice as much. |
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| ਸੀਸਿ ਨਿਵਾਇਐ ਕਿਆ ਥੀਐ ਜਾ ਰਿਦੈ ਕੁਸੁਧੇ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੧॥ |
| sees nivaaeiai kiaa thheeai jaa ridhai kusudhhae jaahi ||1|| |
| But what can be achieved by bowing the head, when the heart is impure? ||1|| |
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| ਮਃ ੧ ॥ |
| ma 1 || |
| First Mehl: |
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| ਪੜਿ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਸੰਧਿਆ ਬਾਦੰ ॥ |
| parr pusathak sandhhiaa baadhan || |
| You read your books and say your prayers, and then engage in debate; |
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| ਸਿਲ ਪੂਜਸਿ ਬਗੁਲ ਸਮਾਧੰ ॥ |
| sil poojas bagul samaadhhan || |
| you worship stones and sit like a stork, pretending to be in Samaadhi. |
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| ਮੁਖਿ ਝੂਠ ਬਿਭੂਖਣ ਸਾਰੰ ॥ |
| mukh jhooth bibhookhan saaran || |
| With your mouth you utter falsehood, and you adorn yourself with precious decorations; |
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| ਤ੍ਰੈਪਾਲ ਤਿਹਾਲ ਬਿਚਾਰੰ ॥ |
| thraipaal thihaal bichaaran || |
| you recite the three lines of the Gayatri three times a day. |
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| ਗਲਿ ਮਾਲਾ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਲਿਲਾਟੰ ॥ |
| gal maalaa thilak lilaattan || |
| Around your neck is a rosary, and on your forehead is a sacred mark; |
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| ਦੁਇ ਧੋਤੀ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਕਪਾਟੰ ॥ |
| dhue dhhothee basathr kapaattan || |
| upon your head is a turban, and you wear two loin cloths. |
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| ਜੇ ਜਾਣਸਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੰ ਕਰਮੰ ॥ |
| jae jaanas brehaman karaman || |
| If you knew the nature of God, |
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| ਸਭਿ ਫੋਕਟ ਨਿਸਚਉ ਕਰਮੰ ॥ |
| sabh fokatt nisacho karaman || |
| you would know that all of these beliefs and rituals are in vain. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਿਹਚਉ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥ |
| kahu naanak nihacho dhhiaavai || |
| Says Nanak, meditate with deep faith; |
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| ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਾਟ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥ |
| vin sathigur vaatt n paavai ||2|| |
| without the True Guru, no one finds the Way. ||2|| |
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| ਪਉੜੀ ॥ |
| pourree || |
| Pauree: |
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| ਕਪੜੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਛਡਿ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਜਾਵਣਾ ॥ |
| kaparr roop suhaavanaa shhadd dhuneeaa andhar jaavanaa || |
| Abandoning the world of beauty, and beautiful clothes, one must depart. |
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| ਮੰਦਾ ਚੰਗਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਪਾਵਣਾ ॥ |
| mandhaa changaa aapanaa aapae hee keethaa paavanaa || |
| He obtains the rewards of his good and bad deeds. |
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| ਹੁਕਮ ਕੀਏ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਰਾਹਿ ਭੀੜੈ ਅਗੈ ਜਾਵਣਾ ॥ |
| hukam keeeae man bhaavadhae raahi bheerrai agai jaavanaa || |
| He may issue whatever commands he wishes, but he shall have to take to the narrow path hereafter. |
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