| ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਕਉ ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਬਪੁੜੋ ਇਨਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਿਸਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| janam maran ko eihu jag bapurro ein dhoojai bhagath visaaree jeeo || |
| This wretched world is caught in birth and death; in the love of duality, it has forgotten devotional worship of the Lord. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਕਤ ਬਾਜੀ ਹਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥ |
| sathigur milai th guramath paaeeai saakath baajee haaree jeeo ||3|| |
| Meeting the True Guru, the Guru's Teachings are obtained; the faithless cynic loses the game of life. ||3|| |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋੜਿ ਨਿਰਾਰੇ ਬਹੁੜਿ ਨ ਗਰਭ ਮਝਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| sathigur bandhhan thorr niraarae bahurr n garabh majhaaree jeeo || |
| Breaking my bonds, the True Guru has set me free, and I shall not be cast into the womb of reincarnation again. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਗਿਆਨ ਰਤਨੁ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੮॥ |
| naanak giaan rathan paragaasiaa har man vasiaa nirankaaree jeeo ||4||8|| |
| O Nanak, the jewel of spiritual wisdom shines forth, and the Lord, the Formless Lord, dwells within my mind. ||4||8|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 1 || |
| Sorat'h, First Mehl: |
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| ਜਿਸੁ ਜਲ ਨਿਧਿ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਤੁਮ ਜਗਿ ਆਏ ਸੋ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਗੁਰ ਪਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| jis jal nidhh kaaran thum jag aaeae so anmrith gur paahee jeeo || |
| The treasure of the Name, for which you have come into the world - that Ambrosial Nectar is with the Guru. |
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| ਛੋਡਹੁ ਵੇਸੁ ਭੇਖ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਇਹੁ ਫਲੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ |
| shhoddahu vaes bhaekh chathuraaee dhubidhhaa eihu fal naahee jeeo ||1|| |
| Renounce costumes, disguises and clever tricks; this fruit is not obtained by duplicity. ||1|| |
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| ਮਨ ਰੇ ਥਿਰੁ ਰਹੁ ਮਤੁ ਕਤ ਜਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| man rae thhir rahu math kath jaahee jeeo || |
| O my mind, remain steady, and do not wander away. |
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| ਬਾਹਰਿ ਢੂਢਤ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਘਰਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਘਟ ਮਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| baahar dtoodtath bahuth dhukh paavehi ghar anmrith ghatt maahee jeeo || rehaao || |
| By searching around on the outside, you shall only suffer great pain; the Ambrosial Nectar is found within the home of your own being. ||Pause|| |
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| ਅਵਗੁਣ ਛੋਡਿ ਗੁਣਾ ਕਉ ਧਾਵਹੁ ਕਰਿ ਅਵਗੁਣ ਪਛੁਤਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| avagun shhodd gunaa ko dhhaavahu kar avagun pashhuthaahee jeeo || |
| Renounce corruption, and seek virtue; committing sins, you shall only come to regret and repent. |
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| ਸਰ ਅਪਸਰ ਕੀ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਕੀਚ ਬੁਡਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥ |
| sar apasar kee saar n jaanehi fir fir keech buddaahee jeeo ||2|| |
| You do not know the difference between good and evil; again and again, you sink into the mud. ||2|| |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਲੋਭ ਬਹੁ ਝੂਠੇ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਨਾਵਹੁ ਕਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| anthar mail lobh bahu jhoothae baahar naavahu kaahee jeeo || |
| Within you is the great filth of greed and falsehood; why do you bother to wash your body on the outside? |
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| ਨਿਰਮਲ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਸਦ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਤਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥ |
| niramal naam japahu sadh guramukh anthar kee gath thaahee jeeo ||3|| |
| Chant the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord always, under Guru's Instruction; only then will your innermost being be emancipated. ||3|| |
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| ਪਰਹਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਤਿਆਗਹੁ ਸਚੁ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| parehar lobh nindhaa koorr thiaagahu sach gur bachanee fal paahee jeeo || |
| Let greed and slander be far away from you, and renounce falsehood; through the True Word of the Guru's Shabad, you shall obtain the true fruit. |
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| ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੯॥ |
| jio bhaavai thio raakhahu har jeeo jan naanak sabadh salaahee jeeo ||4||9|| |
| As it pleases You, You preserve me, Dear Lord; servant Nanak sings the Praises of Your Shabad. ||4||9|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 1 panchapadhae || |
| Sorat'h, First Mehl, Panch-Padas: |
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| ਅਪਨਾ ਘਰੁ ਮੂਸਤ ਰਾਖਿ ਨ ਸਾਕਹਿ ਕੀ ਪਰ ਘਰੁ ਜੋਹਨ ਲਾਗਾ ॥ |
| apanaa ghar moosath raakh n saakehi kee par ghar johan laagaa || |
| You cannot save your own home from being plundered; why do you spy on the houses of others? |
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| ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਜੇ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖਹਿ ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੧॥ |
| ghar dhar raakhehi jae ras chaakhehi jo guramukh saevak laagaa ||1|| |
| That Gurmukh who joins himself to the Guru's service, saves his own home, and tastes the Lord's Nectar. ||1|| |
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| ਮਨ ਰੇ ਸਮਝੁ ਕਵਨ ਮਤਿ ਲਾਗਾ ॥ |
| man rae samajh kavan math laagaa || |
| O mind, you must realize what your intellect is focused on. |
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| ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਅਨ ਰਸ ਲੋਭਾਨੇ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ਅਭਾਗਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| naam visaar an ras lobhaanae fir pashhuthaahi abhaagaa || rehaao || |
| Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, one is involved with other tastes; the unfortunate wretch shall come to regret it in the end. ||Pause|| |
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| ਆਵਤ ਕਉ ਹਰਖ ਜਾਤ ਕਉ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਇਹੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਨਾਲੇ ਲਾਗਾ ॥ |
| aavath ko harakh jaath ko rovehi eihu dhukh sukh naalae laagaa || |
| When things come, he is pleased, but when they go, he weeps and wails; this pain and pleasure remains attached to him. |
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| ਆਪੇ ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਭੋਗਿ ਭੋਗਾਵੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋ ਅਨਰਾਗਾ ॥੨॥ |
| aapae dhukh sukh bhog bhogaavai guramukh so anaraagaa ||2|| |
| The Lord Himself causes him to enjoy pleasure and endure pain; the Gurmukh, however, remains unaffected. ||2|| |
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| ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਊਪਰਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਕਿਆ ਕਹੀਐ ਜਿਨਿ ਪੀਆ ਸੋ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਗਾ ॥ |
| har ras oopar avar kiaa keheeai jin peeaa so thripathaagaa || |
| What else can be said to be above the subtle essence of the Lord? One who drinks it in is satisfied and satiated. |
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| ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿਤ ਜਿਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਰਸੁ ਖੋਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਾਕਤ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੩॥ |
| maaeiaa mohith jin eihu ras khoeiaa jaa saakath dhuramath laagaa ||3|| |
| One who is lured by Maya loses this juice; that faithless cynic is tied to his evil-mindedness. ||3|| |
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| ਮਨ ਕਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਵਨਪਤਿ ਦੇਹੀ ਦੇਹੀ ਮਹਿ ਦੇਉ ਸਮਾਗਾ ॥ |
| man kaa jeeo pavanapath dhaehee dhaehee mehi dhaeo samaagaa || |
| The Lord is the life of the mind, the Master of the breath of life; the Divine Lord is contained in the body. |
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| ਜੇ ਤੂ ਦੇਹਿ ਤ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਗਾਈ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤੈ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥੪॥ |
| jae thoo dhaehi th har ras gaaee man thripathai har liv laagaa ||4|| |
| If You so bless us, Lord, then we sing Your Praises; the mind is satisfied and fulfilled, lovingly attached to the Lord. ||4|| |
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| ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਜਮ ਭਉ ਭਾਗਾ ॥ |
| saadhhasangath mehi har ras paaeeai gur miliai jam bho bhaagaa || |
| In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the subtle essence of the Lord is obtained; meeting the Guru, the fear of death departs. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗਾ ॥੫॥੧੦॥ |
| naanak raam naam jap guramukh har paaeae masathak bhaagaa ||5||10|| |
| O Nanak, chant the Name of the Lord, as Gurmukh; you shall obtain the Lord, and realize your pre-ordained destiny. ||5||10|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 1 || |
| Sorat'h, First Mehl: |
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| ਸਰਬ ਜੀਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਧੁਰਾਹੂ ਬਿਨੁ ਲੇਖੈ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| sarab jeeaa sir laekh dhhuraahoo bin laekhai nehee koee jeeo || |
| Destiny, pre-ordained by the Lord, looms over the heads of all beings; no one is without this pre-ordained destiny. |
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| ਆਪਿ ਅਲੇਖੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਏ ਸੋਈ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ |
| aap alaekh kudharath kar dhaekhai hukam chalaaeae soee jeeo ||1|| |
| Only He Himself is beyond destiny; creating the creation by His creative power, He beholds it, and causes His Command to be followed. ||1|| |
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| ਮਨ ਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਜਪਹੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| man rae raam japahu sukh hoee || |
| O mind, chant the Name of the Lord, and be at peace. |
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| ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ਸਰੇਵਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਦਾਤਾ ਭੁਗਤਾ ਸੋਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| ahinis gur kae charan saraevahu har dhaathaa bhugathaa soee || rehaao || |
| Day and night, serve at the Guru's feet; the Lord is the Giver, and the Enjoyer. ||Pause|| |
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