| ਜਿਨ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਸੇਈ ਸਾਦੁ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਜਿਉ ਗੁੰਗੇ ਮਿਠਿਆਈ ॥ |
| jin chaakhiaa saeee saadh jaanan jio gungae mithiaaee || |
| Only those who taste it know its sweet taste, like the mute, who eats the candy, and only smiles. |
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| ਅਕਥੈ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਥੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਚਾਲਉ ਸਦਾ ਰਜਾਈ ॥ |
| akathhai kaa kiaa kathheeai bhaaee chaalo sadhaa rajaaee || |
| How can I describe the indescribable, O Siblings of Destiny? I shall follow His Will forever. |
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| ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਮੇਲੇ ਤਾ ਮਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਨਿਗੁਰੇ ਮਤਿ ਨ ਕਾਈ ॥ |
| gur dhaathaa maelae thaa math hovai nigurae math n kaaee || |
| If one meets with the Guru, the Generous Giver, then he understands; those who have no Guru cannot understand this. |
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| ਜਿਉ ਚਲਾਏ ਤਿਉ ਚਾਲਹ ਭਾਈ ਹੋਰ ਕਿਆ ਕੋ ਕਰੇ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥੬॥ |
| jio chalaaeae thio chaaleh bhaaee hor kiaa ko karae chathuraaee ||6|| |
| As the Lord causes us to act, so do we act, O Siblings of Destiny. What other clever tricks can anyone try? ||6|| |
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| ਇਕਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਇਕਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਰਾਤੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥ |
| eik bharam bhulaaeae eik bhagathee raathae thaeraa khael apaaraa || |
| Some are deluded by doubt, while others are imbued with devotional worship; Your play is infinite and endless. |
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| ਜਿਤੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਲਾਏ ਤੇਹਾ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤੂ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਚਲਾਵਣਹਾਰਾ ॥ |
| jith thudhh laaeae thaehaa fal paaeiaa thoo hukam chalaavanehaaraa || |
| As You engage them, they receive the fruits of their rewards; You alone are the One who issues Your Commands. |
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| ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੀ ਜੇ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਅਪਣਾ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਤੁਮਾਰਾ ॥ |
| saevaa karee jae kishh hovai apanaa jeeo pindd thumaaraa || |
| I would serve You, if anything were my own; my soul and body are Yours. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਨੀ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਧਾਰਾ ॥੭॥ |
| sathigur miliai kirapaa keenee anmrith naam adhhaaraa ||7|| |
| One who meets with the True Guru, by His Grace, takes the Support of the Ambrosial Naam. ||7|| |
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| ਗਗਨੰਤਰਿ ਵਾਸਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਮਹਿ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨੰ ॥ |
| gagananthar vaasiaa gun paragaasiaa gun mehi giaan dhhiaanan || |
| He dwells in the heavenly realms, and his virtues radiantly shine forth; meditation and spiritual wisdom are found in virtue. |
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| ਨਾਮੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਕਹੈ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਤਤੋ ਤਤੁ ਵਖਾਨੰ ॥ |
| naam man bhaavai kehai kehaavai thatho thath vakhaanan || |
| The Naam is pleasing to his mind; he speaks it, and causes others to speak it as well. He speaks the essential essence of wisdom. |
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| ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰਾ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਜਗੁ ਬਉਰਾਨੰ ॥ |
| sabadh gur peeraa gehir ganbheeraa bin sabadhai jag bouraanan || |
| The Word of the Shabad is his Guru and spiritual teacher, profound and unfathomable; without the Shabad, the world is insane. |
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| ਪੂਰਾ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਗੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨੰ ॥੮॥੧॥ |
| pooraa bairaagee sehaj subhaagee sach naanak man maanan ||8||1|| |
| He is a perfect renunciate, naturally at ease, O Nanak, whose mind is pleased with the True Lord. ||8||1|| |
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| ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਤਿਤੁਕੀ ॥ |
| sorath mehalaa 1 thithukee || |
| Sorat'h, First Mehl, Ti-Tukas: |
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| ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਬੰਧਨੀ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਬੰਧਕਾਰੀ ॥ |
| aasaa manasaa bandhhanee bhaaee karam dhharam bandhhakaaree || |
| Hope and desire are entrapments, O Siblings of Destiny. Religious rituals and ceremonies are traps. |
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| ਪਾਪਿ ਪੁੰਨਿ ਜਗੁ ਜਾਇਆ ਭਾਈ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀ ॥ |
| paap punn jag jaaeiaa bhaaee binasai naam visaaree || |
| Because of good and bad deeds, one is born into the world, O Siblings of Destiny; forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, he is ruined. |
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| ਇਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਜਗਿ ਮੋਹਣੀ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਮ ਸਭੇ ਵੇਕਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ |
| eih maaeiaa jag mohanee bhaaee karam sabhae vaekaaree ||1|| |
| This Maya is the enticer of the world, O Siblings of Destiny; all such actions are corrupt. ||1|| |
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| ਸੁਣਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਕਰਮਾ ਕਾਰੀ ॥ |
| sun panddith karamaa kaaree || |
| Listen, O ritualistic Pandit: |
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| ਜਿਤੁ ਕਰਮਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਭਾਈ ਸੁ ਆਤਮ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jith karam sukh oopajai bhaaee s aatham thath beechaaree || rehaao || |
| that religious ritual which produces happiness, O Siblings of Destiny, is contemplation of the essence of the soul. ||Pause|| |
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| ਸਾਸਤੁ ਬੇਦੁ ਬਕੈ ਖੜੋ ਭਾਈ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੀ ॥ |
| saasath baedh bakai kharro bhaaee karam karahu sansaaree || |
| You may stand and recite the Shaastras and the Vedas, O Siblings of Destiny, but these are just worldly actions. |
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| ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਚੂਕਈ ਭਾਈ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮੈਲੁ ਵਿਕਾਰੀ ॥ |
| paakhandd mail n chookee bhaaee anthar mail vikaaree || |
| Filth cannot be washed away by hypocrisy, O Siblings of Destiny; the filth of corruption and sin is within you. |
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| ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਡੂਬੀ ਮਾਕੁਰੀ ਭਾਈ ਊਂਡੀ ਸਿਰ ਕੈ ਭਾਰੀ ॥੨॥ |
| ein bidhh ddoobee maakuree bhaaee oonaddee sir kai bhaaree ||2|| |
| This is how the spider is destroyed, O Siblings of Destiny, by falling head-long in its own web. ||2|| |
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| ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਘਣੀ ਵਿਗੂਤੀ ਭਾਈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਖੁਆਈ ॥ |
| dhuramath ghanee vigoothee bhaaee dhoojai bhaae khuaaee || |
| So many are destroyed by their own evil-mindedness, O Siblings of Destiny; in the love of duality, they are ruined. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਭਾਈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਮੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| bin sathigur naam n paaeeai bhaaee bin naamai bharam n jaaee || |
| Without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained, O Siblings of Destiny; without the Name, doubt does not depart. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਤਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਭਾਈ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ਰਹਾਈ ॥੩॥ |
| sathigur saevae thaa sukh paaeae bhaaee aavan jaan rehaaee ||3|| |
| If one serves the True Guru, then he obtains peace, O Siblings of Destiny; his comings and goings are ended. ||3|| |
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| ਸਾਚੁ ਸਹਜੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਊਪਜੈ ਭਾਈ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥ |
| saach sehaj gur thae oopajai bhaaee man niramal saach samaaee || |
| True celestial peace comes from the Guru, O Siblings of Destiny; the immaculate mind is absorbed into the True Lord. |
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| ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਬੂਝੈ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਮਗੁ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥ |
| gur saevae so boojhai bhaaee gur bin mag n paaee || |
| One who serves the Guru, understands, O Siblings of Destiny; without the Guru, the way is not found. |
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| ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਕਿ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਭਾਈ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਈ ॥੪॥ |
| jis anthar lobh k karam kamaavai bhaaee koorr bol bikh khaaee ||4|| |
| What can anyone do, with greed within? O Siblings of Destiny, by telling lies, they eat poison. ||4|| |
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| ਪੰਡਿਤ ਦਹੀ ਵਿਲੋਈਐ ਭਾਈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਨਿਕਲੈ ਤਥੁ ॥ |
| panddith dhehee viloeeai bhaaee vichahu nikalai thathh || |
| O Pandit, by churning cream, butter is produced. |
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| ਜਲੁ ਮਥੀਐ ਜਲੁ ਦੇਖੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਏਹਾ ਵਥੁ ॥ |
| jal mathheeai jal dhaekheeai bhaaee eihu jag eaehaa vathh || |
| By churning water, you shall only see water, O Siblings of Destiny; this world is like that. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਵਿਗੂਚੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਦੇਉ ਅਲਖੁ ॥੫॥ |
| gur bin bharam vigoocheeai bhaaee ghatt ghatt dhaeo alakh ||5|| |
| Without the Guru, he is ruined by doubt, O Siblings of Destiny; the unseen Divine Lord is in each and every heart. ||5|| |
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| ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਤਾਗੋ ਸੂਤ ਕੋ ਭਾਈ ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਬਾਧੋ ਮਾਇ ॥ |
| eihu jag thaago sooth ko bhaaee dheh dhis baadhho maae || |
| This world is like a thread of cotton, O Siblings of Destiny, which Maya has tied on all ten sides. |
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| ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਾਠਿ ਨ ਛੂਟਈ ਭਾਈ ਥਾਕੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ |
| bin gur gaath n shhoottee bhaaee thhaakae karam kamaae || |
| Without the Guru, the knots cannot be untied, O Siblings of Destiny; I am so tired of religious rituals. |
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| ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਭਾਈ ਕਹਣਾ ਕਿਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੬॥ |
| eihu jag bharam bhulaaeiaa bhaaee kehanaa kishhoo n jaae ||6|| |
| This world is deluded by doubt, O Siblings of Destiny; no one can say anything about it. ||6|| |
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| ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਭਉ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਭਾਈ ਭੈ ਮਰਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਲੇਖੁ ॥ |
| gur miliai bho man vasai bhaaee bhai maranaa sach laekh || |
| Meeting with the Guru, the Fear of God comes to abide in the mind; to die in the Fear of God is one's true destiny. |
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| ਮਜਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਚੰਗਿਆਈਆ ਭਾਈ ਦਰਗਹ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸੇਖੁ ॥ |
| majan dhaan changiaaeeaa bhaaee dharageh naam visaekh || |
| In the Court of the Lord, the Naam is far superior to ritualistic cleansing baths, charity and good deeds, O Siblings of Destiny. |
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