| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 9 || |
| Sorat'h, Ninth Mehl: |
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| ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਜਾਨਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥ |
| preetham jaan laehu man maahee || |
| O dear friend, know this in your mind. |
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| ਅਪਨੇ ਸੁਖ ਸਿਉ ਹੀ ਜਗੁ ਫਾਂਧਿਓ ਕੋ ਕਾਹੂ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| apanae sukh sio hee jag faandhhiou ko kaahoo ko naahee ||1|| rehaao || |
| The world is entangled in its own pleasures; no one is for anyone else. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਸੁਖ ਮੈ ਆਨਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਬੈਠਤ ਰਹਤ ਚਹੂ ਦਿਸਿ ਘੇਰੈ ॥ |
| sukh mai aan bahuth mil baithath rehath chehoo dhis ghaerai || |
| In good times, many come and sit together, surrounding you on all four sides. |
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| ਬਿਪਤਿ ਪਰੀ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਸੰਗੁ ਛਾਡਿਤ ਕੋਊ ਨ ਆਵਤ ਨੇਰੈ ॥੧॥ |
| bipath paree sabh hee sang shhaaddith kooo n aavath naerai ||1|| |
| But when hard times come, they all leave, and no one comes near you. ||1|| |
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| ਘਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਹਿਤੁ ਜਾ ਸਿਉ ਸਦਾ ਰਹਤ ਸੰਗ ਲਾਗੀ ॥ |
| ghar kee naar bahuth hith jaa sio sadhaa rehath sang laagee || |
| Your wife, whom you love so much, and who has remained ever attached to you, |
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| ਜਬ ਹੀ ਹੰਸ ਤਜੀ ਇਹ ਕਾਂਇਆ ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਪ੍ਰੇਤ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਗੀ ॥੨॥ |
| jab hee hans thajee eih kaaneiaa praeth praeth kar bhaagee ||2|| |
| runs away crying, ""Ghost! Ghost!"", as soon as the swan-soul leaves this body. ||2|| |
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| ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੋ ਬਿਉਹਾਰੁ ਬਨਿਓ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਸਿਉ ਨੇਹੁ ਲਗਾਇਓ ॥ |
| eih bidhh ko biouhaar baniou hai jaa sio naehu lagaaeiou || |
| This is the way they act - those whom we love so much. |
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| ਅੰਤ ਬਾਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਕੋਊ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਇਓ ॥੩॥੧੨॥੧੩੯॥ |
| anth baar naanak bin har jee kooo kaam n aaeiou ||3||12||139|| |
| At the very last moment, O Nanak, no one is any use at all, except the Dear Lord. ||3||12||139|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ਚਉਤੁਕੀ |
| sorath mehalaa 1 ghar 1 asattapadheeaa chouthukee |
| Sorat'h, First Mehl, First House, Ashtapadees, Chau-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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| ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਨ ਪੜਉ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਨ ਪੂਜਉ ਮੜੈ ਮਸਾਣਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| dhubidhhaa n parro har bin hor n poojo marrai masaan n jaaee || |
| I am not torn by duality, because I do not worship any other than the Lord; I do not visit tombs or crematoriums. |
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| ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਰਾਚਿ ਨ ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਵਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਨਾਮਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ |
| thrisanaa raach n par ghar jaavaa thrisanaa naam bujhaaee || |
| I do not enter the houses of strangers, engrossed in desire. The Naam, the Name of the Lord, has satisfied my desires. |
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| ਘਰ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਘਰੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ਸਹਜਿ ਰਤੇ ਮਨ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| ghar bheethar ghar guroo dhikhaaeiaa sehaj rathae man bhaaee || |
| Deep within my heart, the Guru has shown me the home of my being, and my mind is imbued with peace and poise, O Siblings of Destiny. |
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| ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਦਾਨਾ ਆਪੇ ਬੀਨਾ ਤੂ ਦੇਵਹਿ ਮਤਿ ਸਾਈ ॥੧॥ |
| thoo aapae dhaanaa aapae beenaa thoo dhaevehi math saaee ||1|| |
| You Yourself are all-knowing, and You Yourself are all-seeing; You alone bestow intelligence, O Lord. ||1|| |
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| ਮਨੁ ਬੈਰਾਗਿ ਰਤਉ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਨੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਈ ॥ |
| man bairaag ratho bairaagee sabadh man baedhhiaa maeree maaee || |
| My mind is detached, imbued with detachment; the Word of the Shabad has pierced my mind, O my mother. |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਾਚੇ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| anthar joth niranthar baanee saachae saahib sio liv laaee || rehaao || |
| God's Light shines continually within the nucleus of my deepest self; I am lovingly attached to the Bani, the Word of the True Lord Master. ||Pause|| |
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| ਅਸੰਖ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਕਹਹਿ ਬੈਰਾਗ ਸੋ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਜਿ ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ |
| asankh bairaagee kehehi bairaag so bairaagee j khasamai bhaavai || |
| Countless detached renunciates talk of detachment and renunciation, but he alone is a true renunciate, who is pleasing to the Lord Master. |
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| ਹਿਰਦੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਦਾ ਭੈ ਰਚਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥ |
| hiradhai sabadh sadhaa bhai rachiaa gur kee kaar kamaavai || |
| The Word of the Shabad is ever in his heart; he is absorbed in the Fear of God, and he works to serve the Guru. |
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| ਏਕੋ ਚੇਤੈ ਮਨੂਆ ਨ ਡੋਲੈ ਧਾਵਤੁ ਵਰਜਿ ਰਹਾਵੈ ॥ |
| eaeko chaethai manooaa n ddolai dhhaavath varaj rehaavai || |
| He remembers the One Lord, his mind does not waver, and he restrains its wanderings. |
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| ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਤਾ ਸਦਾ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੨॥ |
| sehajae maathaa sadhaa rang raathaa saachae kae gun gaavai ||2|| |
| He is intoxicated with celestial bliss, and is ever imbued with the Lord's Love; he sings the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. ||2|| |
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| ਮਨੂਆ ਪਉਣੁ ਬਿੰਦੁ ਸੁਖਵਾਸੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਵਸੈ ਸੁਖ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| manooaa poun bindh sukhavaasee naam vasai sukh bhaaee || |
| The mind is like the wind, but if it comes to rest in peace, even for an instant, then he shall abide in the peace of the Name, O Siblings of Destiny. |
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| ਜਿਹਬਾ ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਸੋਤ੍ਰ ਸਚਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਜਲਿ ਬੂਝੀ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥ |
| jihabaa naethr sothr sach raathae jal boojhee thujhehi bujhaaee || |
| His tongue, eyes and ears are imbued with Truth; O Lord, You quench the fires of desire. |
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| ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਰਹੈ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਤਾੜੀ ਲਾਈ ॥ |
| aas niraas rehai bairaagee nij ghar thaarree laaee || |
| In hope, the renunciate remains free of hopes; in the home of his own inner self, he is absorbed in the trance of deep meditation. |
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| ਭਿਖਿਆ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਜੇ ਸੰਤੋਖੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਪੀਆਈ ॥੩॥ |
| bhikhiaa naam rajae santhokhee anmrith sehaj peeaaee ||3|| |
| He remains content, satisfied with the charity of the Naam; he drinks in the Ambrosial Amrit with ease. ||3|| |
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| ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਦੂਜੀ ਰਾਈ ॥ |
| dhubidhhaa vich bairaag n hovee jab lag dhoojee raaee || |
| There is no renunciation in duality, as long as there is even a particle of duality. |
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| ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤੂ ਏਕੋ ਦਾਤਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਈ ॥ |
| sabh jag thaeraa thoo eaeko dhaathaa avar n dhoojaa bhaaee || |
| The whole world is Yours, Lord; You alone are the Giver. There is not any other, O Siblings of Destiny. |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਜੰਤ ਦੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ |
| manamukh janth dhukh sadhaa nivaasee guramukh dhae vaddiaaee || |
| The self-willed manmukh dwells in misery forever, while the Lord bestows greatness upon the Gurmukh. |
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| ਅਪਰ ਅਪਾਰ ਅਗੰਮ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਕਹਣੈ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥ |
| apar apaar aganm agochar kehanai keem n paaee ||4|| |
| God is infinite, endless, inaccessible and unfathomable; His worth cannot be described. ||4|| |
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| ਸੁੰਨ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਮਹਾ ਪਰਮਾਰਥੁ ਤੀਨਿ ਭਵਣ ਪਤਿ ਨਾਮੰ ॥ |
| sunn samaadhh mehaa paramaarathh theen bhavan path naaman || |
| The consciousness in deep Samaadhi, the Supreme Being, the Lord of the three worlds - these are Your Names, Lord. |
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| ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਜੀਆ ਜਗਿ ਜੋਨੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਲੇਖੁ ਸਹਾਮੰ ॥ |
| masathak laekh jeeaa jag jonee sir sir laekh sehaaman || |
| The creatures born into this world have their destiny inscribed upon their foreheads; they experience according to their destinies. |
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| ਕਰਮ ਸੁਕਰਮ ਕਰਾਏ ਆਪੇ ਆਪੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਮੰ ॥ |
| karam sukaram karaaeae aapae aapae bhagath dhrirraaman || |
| The Lord Himself causes them to do good and bad deeds; He Himself makes them steadfast in devotional worship. |
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| ਮਨਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਜੂਠਿ ਲਹੈ ਭੈ ਮਾਨੰ ਆਪੇ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਅਗਾਮੰ ॥੫॥ |
| man mukh jooth lehai bhai maanan aapae giaan agaaman ||5|| |
| The filth of their mind and mouth is washed off when they live in the Fear of God; the inaccessible Lord Himself blesses them with spiritual wisdom. ||5|| |
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