| ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ |
| ik oankaar sath naam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibhan gur prasaadh || |
| One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace: |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਚਉਪਦੇ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 1 ghar 1 choupadhae || |
| Sorat'h First Mehl First House, Chau-Padas: |
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| ਸਭਨਾ ਮਰਣਾ ਆਇਆ ਵੇਛੋੜਾ ਸਭਨਾਹ ॥ |
| sabhanaa maranaa aaeiaa vaeshhorraa sabhanaah || |
| Death comes to all, and all must suffer separation. |
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| ਪੁਛਹੁ ਜਾਇ ਸਿਆਣਿਆ ਆਗੈ ਮਿਲਣੁ ਕਿਨਾਹ ॥ |
| pushhahu jaae siaaniaa aagai milan kinaah || |
| Go and ask the clever people, whether they shall meet in the world hereafter. |
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| ਜਿਨ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਵਡੜੀ ਵੇਦਨ ਤਿਨਾਹ ॥੧॥ |
| jin maeraa saahib veesarai vaddarree vaedhan thinaah ||1|| |
| Those who forget my Lord and Master shall suffer in terrible pain. ||1|| |
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| ਭੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਹੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥ |
| bhee saalaahihu saachaa soe || |
| So praise the True Lord, |
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| ਜਾ ਕੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jaa kee nadhar sadhaa sukh hoe || rehaao || |
| by whose Grace peace ever prevails. ||Pause|| |
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| ਵਡਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਹੈ ਭੀ ਹੋਸੀ ਸੋਇ ॥ |
| vaddaa kar saalaahanaa hai bhee hosee soe || |
| Praise Him as great; He is, and He shall ever be. |
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| ਸਭਨਾ ਦਾਤਾ ਏਕੁ ਤੂ ਮਾਣਸ ਦਾਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| sabhanaa dhaathaa eaek thoo maanas dhaath n hoe || |
| You alone are the Great Giver; mankind cannot give anything. |
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| ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਰੰਨ ਕਿ ਰੁੰਨੈ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥ |
| jo this bhaavai so thheeai rann k runnai hoe ||2|| |
| Whatever pleases Him, comes to pass; what good does it do to cry out in protest? ||2|| |
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| ਧਰਤੀ ਉਪਰਿ ਕੋਟ ਗੜ ਕੇਤੀ ਗਈ ਵਜਾਇ ॥ |
| dhharathee oupar kott garr kaethee gee vajaae || |
| Many have proclaimed their sovereignty over millions of fortresses on the earth, but they have now departed. |
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| ਜੋ ਅਸਮਾਨਿ ਨ ਮਾਵਨੀ ਤਿਨ ਨਕਿ ਨਥਾ ਪਾਇ ॥ |
| jo asamaan n maavanee thin nak nathhaa paae || |
| And those, whom even the sky could not contain, had ropes put through their noses. |
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| ਜੇ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸੂਲੀਆ ਕਾਹੇ ਮਿਠਾ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੩॥ |
| jae man jaanehi sooleeaa kaahae mithaa khaahi ||3|| |
| O mind, if you only knew the torment in your future, you would not relish the sweet pleasures of the present. ||3|| |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਅਉਗੁਣ ਜੇਤੜੇ ਤੇਤੇ ਗਲੀ ਜੰਜੀਰ ॥ |
| naanak aougun jaetharrae thaethae galee janjeer || |
| O Nanak, as many as are the sins one commits, so many are the chains around his neck. |
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| ਜੇ ਗੁਣ ਹੋਨਿ ਤ ਕਟੀਅਨਿ ਸੇ ਭਾਈ ਸੇ ਵੀਰ ॥ |
| jae gun hon th katteean sae bhaaee sae veer || |
| If he possesses virtues, then the chains are cut away; these virtues are his brothers, his true brothers. |
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| ਅਗੈ ਗਏ ਨ ਮੰਨੀਅਨਿ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਢਹੁ ਵੇਪੀਰ ॥੪॥੧॥ |
| agai geae n manneean maar kadtahu vaepeer ||4||1|| |
| Going to the world hereafter, those who have no Guru are not accepted; they are beaten, and expelled. ||4||1|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 1 ghar 1 || |
| Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House: |
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| ਮਨੁ ਹਾਲੀ ਕਿਰਸਾਣੀ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਰਮੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਤਨੁ ਖੇਤੁ ॥ |
| man haalee kirasaanee karanee saram paanee than khaeth || |
| Make your mind the farmer, good deeds the farm, modesty the water, and your body the field. |
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| ਨਾਮੁ ਬੀਜੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੁਹਾਗਾ ਰਖੁ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਵੇਸੁ ॥ |
| naam beej santhokh suhaagaa rakh gareebee vaes || |
| Let the Lord's Name be the seed, contentment the plow, and your humble dress the fence. |
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| ਭਾਉ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਜੰਮਸੀ ਸੇ ਘਰ ਭਾਗਠ ਦੇਖੁ ॥੧॥ |
| bhaao karam kar janmasee sae ghar bhaagath dhaekh ||1|| |
| Doing deeds of love, the seed shall sprout, and you shall see your home flourish. ||1|| |
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| ਬਾਬਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥ |
| baabaa maaeiaa saathh n hoe || |
| O Baba, the wealth of Maya does not go with anyone. |
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| ਇਨਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗੁ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਕੋਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| ein maaeiaa jag mohiaa viralaa boojhai koe || rehaao || |
| This Maya has bewitched the world, but only a rare few understand this. ||Pause|| |
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| ਹਾਣੁ ਹਟੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਰਜਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਵਥੁ ॥ |
| haan hatt kar aarajaa sach naam kar vathh || |
| Make your ever-decreasing life your shop, and make the Lord's Name your merchandise. |
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| ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸੋਚ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਂਡਸਾਲ ਤਿਸੁ ਵਿਚਿ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਰਖੁ ॥ |
| surath soch kar bhaanddasaal this vich this no rakh || |
| Make understanding and contemplation your warehouse, and in that warehouse, store the Lord's Name. |
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| ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਸਿਉ ਵਣਜੁ ਕਰਿ ਲੈ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਨ ਹਸੁ ॥੨॥ |
| vanajaariaa sio vanaj kar lai laahaa man has ||2|| |
| Deal with the Lord's dealers, earn your profits, and rejoice in your mind. ||2|| |
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| ਸੁਣਿ ਸਾਸਤ ਸਉਦਾਗਰੀ ਸਤੁ ਘੋੜੇ ਲੈ ਚਲੁ ॥ |
| sun saasath soudhaagaree sath ghorrae lai chal || |
| Let your trade be listening to scripture, and let Truth be the horses you take to sell. |
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| ਖਰਚੁ ਬੰਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਮਤੁ ਮਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਕਲੁ ॥ |
| kharach bann changiaaeeaa math man jaanehi kal || |
| Gather up merits for your travelling expenses, and do not think of tomorrow in your mind. |
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| ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਕੈ ਦੇਸਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਾ ਸੁਖਿ ਲਹਹਿ ਮਹਲੁ ॥੩॥ |
| nirankaar kai dhaes jaahi thaa sukh lehehi mehal ||3|| |
| When you arrive in the land of the Formless Lord, you shall find peace in the Mansion of His Presence. ||3|| |
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| ਲਾਇ ਚਿਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਮੰਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਿ ਕੰਮੁ ॥ |
| laae chith kar chaakaree mann naam kar kanm || |
| Let your service be the focusing of your consciousness, and let your occupation be the placing of faith in the Naam. |
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