| ਨਾਰਦ ਸਾਰਦ ਕਰਹਿ ਖਵਾਸੀ ॥ |
| naaradh saaradh karehi khavaasee || |
| Naarada the sage, and Shaarada the goddess of knowledge, serve the Lord. |
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| ਪਾਸਿ ਬੈਠੀ ਬੀਬੀ ਕਵਲਾ ਦਾਸੀ ॥੨॥ |
| paas baithee beebee kavalaa dhaasee ||2|| |
| The goddess Lakhshmi sits by Him as His slave. ||2|| |
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| ਕੰਠੇ ਮਾਲਾ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਰਾਮੁ ॥ |
| kanthae maalaa jihavaa raam || |
| The mala is around my neck, and the Lord's Name is upon my tongue. |
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| ਸਹੰਸ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੈ ਲੈ ਕਰਉ ਸਲਾਮੁ ॥੩॥ |
| sehans naam lai lai karo salaam ||3|| |
| I repeat the Naam, the Name of the Lord, a thousand times, and bow in reverence to Him. ||3|| |
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| ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਰਾਮ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵਉ ॥ |
| kehath kabeer raam gun gaavo || |
| Says Kabeer, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; |
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| ਹਿੰਦੂ ਤੁਰਕ ਦੋਊ ਸਮਝਾਵਉ ॥੪॥੪॥੧੩॥ |
| hindhoo thurak dhooo samajhaavo ||4||4||13|| |
| I teach both Hindus and Muslims. ||4||4||13|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀਉ ਕੇ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ੯ ਦੁਤੁਕੇ ੫ |
| aasaa sree kabeer jeeo kae panchapadhae 9 dhuthukae 5 |
| Aasaa, Kabeer Jee, 9 Panch-Padas, 5 Du-Tukas: |
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| ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ |
| ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh || |
| One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: |
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| ਪਾਤੀ ਤੋਰੈ ਮਾਲਿਨੀ ਪਾਤੀ ਪਾਤੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| paathee thorai maalinee paathee paathee jeeo || |
| You tear off the leaves, O gardener, but in each and every leaf, there is life. |
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| ਜਿਸੁ ਪਾਹਨ ਕਉ ਪਾਤੀ ਤੋਰੈ ਸੋ ਪਾਹਨ ਨਿਰਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ |
| jis paahan ko paathee thorai so paahan nirajeeo ||1|| |
| That stone idol, for which you tear off those leaves - that stone idol is lifeless. ||1|| |
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| ਭੂਲੀ ਮਾਲਨੀ ਹੈ ਏਉ ॥ |
| bhoolee maalanee hai eaeo || |
| In this, you are mistaken, O gardener. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਜਾਗਤਾ ਹੈ ਦੇਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| sathigur jaagathaa hai dhaeo ||1|| rehaao || |
| The True Guru is the Living Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਾਤੀ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਡਾਰੀ ਫੂਲ ਸੰਕਰਦੇਉ ॥ |
| breham paathee bisan ddaaree fool sankaradhaeo || |
| Brahma is in the leaves, Vishnu is in the branches, and Shiva is in the flowers. |
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| ਤੀਨਿ ਦੇਵ ਪ੍ਰਤਖਿ ਤੋਰਹਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਕਿਸ ਕੀ ਸੇਉ ॥੨॥ |
| theen dhaev prathakh thorehi karehi kis kee saeo ||2|| |
| When you break these three gods, whose service are you performing? ||2|| |
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| ਪਾਖਾਨ ਗਢਿ ਕੈ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਕੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਦੇ ਕੈ ਛਾਤੀ ਪਾਉ ॥ |
| paakhaan gadt kai moorath keenhee dhae kai shhaathee paao || |
| The sculptor carves the stone and fashions it into an idol, placing his feet upon its chest. |
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| ਜੇ ਏਹ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸਾਚੀ ਹੈ ਤਉ ਗੜ੍ਹਣਹਾਰੇ ਖਾਉ ॥੩॥ |
| jae eaeh moorath saachee hai tho garrhanehaarae khaao ||3|| |
| If this stone god was true, it would devour the sculptor for this! ||3|| |
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| ਭਾਤੁ ਪਹਿਤਿ ਅਰੁ ਲਾਪਸੀ ਕਰਕਰਾ ਕਾਸਾਰੁ ॥ |
| bhaath pehith ar laapasee karakaraa kaasaar || |
| Rice and beans, candies, cakes and cookies |
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| ਭੋਗਨਹਾਰੇ ਭੋਗਿਆ ਇਸੁ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਕੇ ਮੁਖ ਛਾਰੁ ॥੪॥ |
| bhoganehaarae bhogiaa eis moorath kae mukh shhaar ||4|| |
| - the priest enjoys these, while he puts ashes into the mouth of the idol. ||4|| |
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| ਮਾਲਿਨਿ ਭੂਲੀ ਜਗੁ ਭੁਲਾਨਾ ਹਮ ਭੁਲਾਨੇ ਨਾਹਿ ॥ |
| maalin bhoolee jag bhulaanaa ham bhulaanae naahi || |
| The gardener is mistaken, and the world is mistaken, but I am not mistaken. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਹਮ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਖੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥੫॥੧॥੧੪॥ |
| kahu kabeer ham raam raakhae kirapaa kar har raae ||5||1||14|| |
| Says Kabeer, the Lord preserves me; the Lord, my King, has showered His Blessings upon me. ||5||1||14|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ॥ |
| aasaa || |
| Aasaa: |
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| ਬਾਰਹ ਬਰਸ ਬਾਲਪਨ ਬੀਤੇ ਬੀਸ ਬਰਸ ਕਛੁ ਤਪੁ ਨ ਕੀਓ ॥ |
| baareh baras baalapan beethae bees baras kashh thap n keeou || |
| Twelve years pass in childhood, and for another twenty years, he does not practice self-discipline and austerity. |
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| ਤੀਸ ਬਰਸ ਕਛੁ ਦੇਵ ਨ ਪੂਜਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਨਾ ਬਿਰਧਿ ਭਇਓ ॥੧॥ |
| thees baras kashh dhaev n poojaa fir pashhuthaanaa biradhh bhaeiou ||1|| |
| For another thirty years, he does not worship God in any way, and then, when he is old, he repents and regrets. ||1|| |
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| ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਤੇ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਇਓ ॥ |
| maeree maeree karathae janam gaeiou || |
| His life wastes away as he cries out, ""Mine, mine!"" |
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| ਸਾਇਰੁ ਸੋਖਿ ਭੁਜੰ ਬਲਇਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| saaeir sokh bhujan balaeiou ||1|| rehaao || |
| The pool of his power has dried up. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਸੂਕੇ ਸਰਵਰਿ ਪਾਲਿ ਬੰਧਾਵੈ ਲੂਣੈ ਖੇਤਿ ਹਥ ਵਾਰਿ ਕਰੈ ॥ |
| sookae saravar paal bandhhaavai loonai khaeth hathh vaar karai || |
| He makes a dam around the dried-up pool, and with his hands, he makes a fence around the harvested field. |
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| ਆਇਓ ਚੋਰੁ ਤੁਰੰਤਹ ਲੇ ਗਇਓ ਮੇਰੀ ਰਾਖਤ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਫਿਰੈ ॥੨॥ |
| aaeiou chor thurantheh lae gaeiou maeree raakhath mugadhh firai ||2|| |
| When the thief of Death comes, he quickly carries away what the fool had tried to preserve as his own. ||2|| |
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| ਚਰਨ ਸੀਸੁ ਕਰ ਕੰਪਨ ਲਾਗੇ ਨੈਨੀ ਨੀਰੁ ਅਸਾਰ ਬਹੈ ॥ |
| charan sees kar kanpan laagae nainee neer asaar behai || |
| His feet and head and hands begin to tremble, and the tears flow copiously from his eyes. |
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| ਜਿਹਵਾ ਬਚਨੁ ਸੁਧੁ ਨਹੀ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਤਬ ਰੇ ਧਰਮ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਕਰੈ ॥੩॥ |
| jihavaa bachan sudhh nehee nikasai thab rae dhharam kee aas karai ||3|| |
| His tongue has not spoken the correct words, but now, he hopes to practice religion! ||3|| |
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| ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਵੈ ਲਾਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੀਓ ॥ |
| har jeeo kirapaa karai liv laavai laahaa har har naam leeou || |
| If the Dear Lord shows His Mercy, one enshrines love for Him, and obtains the Profit of the Lord's Name. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਅੰਤੇ ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਚਲਿਓ ॥੪॥ |
| gur parasaadhee har dhhan paaeiou anthae chaladhiaa naal chaliou ||4|| |
| By Guru's Grace, he receives the wealth of the Lord's Name, which alone shall go with him, when he departs in the end. ||4|| |
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| ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਰੇ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਅਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਛੂਐ ਲੈ ਨ ਗਇਓ ॥ |
| kehath kabeer sunahu rae santhahu an dhhan kashhooai lai n gaeiou || |
| Says Kabeer, listen, O Saints - he shall not take any other wealth with him. |
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| ਆਈ ਤਲਬ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਰਾਇ ਕੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੰਦਰ ਛੋਡਿ ਚਲਿਓ ॥੫॥੨॥੧੫॥ |
| aaee thalab gopaal raae kee maaeiaa mandhar shhodd chaliou ||5||2||15|| |
| When the summons comes from the King, the Lord of the Universe, the mortal departs, leaving behind his wealth and mansions. ||5||2||15|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ॥ |
| aasaa || |
| Aasaa: |
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| ਕਾਹੂ ਦੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਪਾਟ ਪਟੰਬਰ ਕਾਹੂ ਪਲਘ ਨਿਵਾਰਾ ॥ |
| kaahoo dheenhae paatt pattanbar kaahoo palagh nivaaraa || |
| To some, the Lord has given silks and satins, and to some, beds decorated with cotton ribbons. |
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| ਕਾਹੂ ਗਰੀ ਗੋਦਰੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਾਹੂ ਖਾਨ ਪਰਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ |
| kaahoo garee godharee naahee kaahoo khaan paraaraa ||1|| |
| Some do not even have a poor patched coat, and some live in thatched huts. ||1|| |
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| ਅਹਿਰਖ ਵਾਦੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ਰੇ ਮਨ ॥ |
| ahirakh vaadh n keejai rae man || |
| Do not indulge in envy and bickering, O my mind. |
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| ਸੁਕ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਲੀਜੈ ਰੇ ਮਨ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| sukirath kar kar leejai rae man ||1|| rehaao || |
| By continually doing good deeds, these are obtained, O my mind. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਕੁਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰੈ ਏਕ ਜੁ ਮਾਟੀ ਗੂੰਧੀ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਬਾਨੀ ਲਾਈ ॥ |
| kumhaarai eaek j maattee goondhhee bahu bidhh baanee laaee || |
| The potter works the same clay, and colors the pots in different ways. |
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| ਕਾਹੂ ਮਹਿ ਮੋਤੀ ਮੁਕਤਾਹਲ ਕਾਹੂ ਬਿਆਧਿ ਲਗਾਈ ॥੨॥ |
| kaahoo mehi mothee mukathaahal kaahoo biaadhh lagaaee ||2|| |
| Into some, he sets pearls, while to others, he attaches filth. ||2|| |
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| ਸੂਮਹਿ ਧਨੁ ਰਾਖਨ ਕਉ ਦੀਆ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਕਹੈ ਧਨੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥ |
| soomehi dhhan raakhan ko dheeaa mugadhh kehai dhhan maeraa || |
| God gave wealth to the miser for him to preserve, but the fool calls it his own. |
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