| ਸਾਚੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਹਮ ਤੁਮ ਸਿਉ ਜੋਰੀ ॥ |
| saachee preeth ham thum sio joree || |
| I am joined in true love with You, Lord. |
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| ਤੁਮ ਸਿਉ ਜੋਰਿ ਅਵਰ ਸੰਗਿ ਤੋਰੀ ॥੩॥ |
| thum sio jor avar sang thoree ||3|| |
| I am joined with You, and I have broken with all others. ||3|| |
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| ਜਹ ਜਹ ਜਾਉ ਤਹਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ ॥ |
| jeh jeh jaao thehaa thaeree saevaa || |
| Wherever I go, there I serve You. |
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| ਤੁਮ ਸੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਅਉਰੁ ਨ ਦੇਵਾ ॥੪॥ |
| thum so thaakur aour n dhaevaa ||4|| |
| There is no other Lord Master than You, O Divine Lord. ||4|| |
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| ਤੁਮਰੇ ਭਜਨ ਕਟਹਿ ਜਮ ਫਾਂਸਾ ॥ |
| thumarae bhajan kattehi jam faansaa || |
| Meditating, vibrating upon You, the noose of death is cut away. |
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| ਭਗਤਿ ਹੇਤ ਗਾਵੈ ਰਵਿਦਾਸਾ ॥੫॥੫॥ |
| bhagath haeth gaavai ravidhaasaa ||5||5|| |
| To attain devotional worship, Ravi Daas sings to You, Lord. ||5||5|| |
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| ਜਲ ਕੀ ਭੀਤਿ ਪਵਨ ਕਾ ਥੰਭਾ ਰਕਤ ਬੁੰਦ ਕਾ ਗਾਰਾ ॥ |
| jal kee bheeth pavan kaa thhanbhaa rakath bundh kaa gaaraa || |
| The body is a wall of water, supported by the pillars of air; the egg and sperm are the mortar. |
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| ਹਾਡ ਮਾਸ ਨਾੜਂੀ ਕੋ ਪਿੰਜਰੁ ਪੰਖੀ ਬਸੈ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ |
| haadd maas naarranaee ko pinjar pankhee basai bichaaraa ||1|| |
| The framework is made up of bones, flesh and veins; the poor soul-bird dwells within it. ||1|| |
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| ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਕਿਆ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਿਆ ਤੇਰਾ ॥ |
| praanee kiaa maeraa kiaa thaeraa || |
| O mortal, what is mine, and what is yours? |
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| ਜੈਸੇ ਤਰਵਰ ਪੰਖਿ ਬਸੇਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jaisae tharavar pankh basaeraa ||1|| rehaao || |
| The soul is like a bird perched upon a tree. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਰਾਖਹੁ ਕੰਧ ਉਸਾਰਹੁ ਨੀਵਾਂ ॥ |
| raakhahu kandhh ousaarahu neevaan || |
| You lay the foundation and build the walls. |
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| ਸਾਢੇ ਤੀਨਿ ਹਾਥ ਤੇਰੀ ਸੀਵਾਂ ॥੨॥ |
| saadtae theen haathh thaeree seevaan ||2|| |
| But in the end, three and a half cubits will be your measured space. ||2|| |
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| ਬੰਕੇ ਬਾਲ ਪਾਗ ਸਿਰਿ ਡੇਰੀ ॥ |
| bankae baal paag sir ddaeree || |
| You make your hair beautiful, and wear a stylish turban on your head. |
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| ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਹੋਇਗੋ ਭਸਮ ਕੀ ਢੇਰੀ ॥੩॥ |
| eihu than hoeigo bhasam kee dtaeree ||3|| |
| But in the end, this body shall be reduced to a pile of ashes. ||3|| |
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| ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਨਾਰੀ ॥ |
| oochae mandhar sundhar naaree || |
| Your palaces are lofty, and your brides are beautiful. |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਬਾਜੀ ਹਾਰੀ ॥੪॥ |
| raam naam bin baajee haaree ||4|| |
| But without the Lord's Name, you shall lose the game entirely. ||4|| |
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| ਮੇਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਕਮੀਨੀ ਪਾਂਤਿ ਕਮੀਨੀ ਓਛਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥ |
| maeree jaath kameenee paanth kameenee oushhaa janam hamaaraa || |
| My social status is low, my ancestry is low, and my life is wretched. |
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| ਤੁਮ ਸਰਨਾਗਤਿ ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮ ਚੰਦ ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਚਮਾਰਾ ॥੫॥੬॥ |
| thum saranaagath raajaa raam chandh kehi ravidhaas chamaaraa ||5||6|| |
| I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Luminous Lord, my King; so says Ravi Daas, the shoemaker. ||5||6|| |
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| ਚਮਰਟਾ ਗਾਂਠਿ ਨ ਜਨਈ ॥ |
| chamarattaa gaanth n janee || |
| I am a shoemaker, but I do not know how to mend shoes. |
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| ਲੋਗੁ ਗਠਾਵੈ ਪਨਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| log gathaavai panehee ||1|| rehaao || |
| People come to me to mend their shoes. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਆਰ ਨਹੀ ਜਿਹ ਤੋਪਉ ॥ |
| aar nehee jih thopo || |
| I have no awl to stitch them; |
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| ਨਹੀ ਰਾਂਬੀ ਠਾਉ ਰੋਪਉ ॥੧॥ |
| nehee raanbee thaao ropo ||1|| |
| I have no knife to patch them. ||1|| |
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| ਲੋਗੁ ਗੰਠਿ ਗੰਠਿ ਖਰਾ ਬਿਗੂਚਾ ॥ |
| log ganth ganth kharaa bigoochaa || |
| Mending, mending, people waste their lives and ruin themselves. |
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| ਹਉ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਾਂਠੇ ਜਾਇ ਪਹੂਚਾ ॥੨॥ |
| ho bin gaanthae jaae pehoochaa ||2|| |
| Without wasting my time mending, I have found the Lord. ||2|| |
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| ਰਵਿਦਾਸੁ ਜਪੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਾ ॥ |
| ravidhaas japai raam naamaa || |
| Ravi Daas chants the Lord's Name; |
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| ਮੋਹਿ ਜਮ ਸਿਉ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਾਮਾ ॥੩॥੭॥ |
| mohi jam sio naahee kaamaa ||3||7|| |
| he is not concerned with the Messenger of Death. ||3||7|| |
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| ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਭਗਤ ਭੀਖਨ ਕੀ |
| raag sorath baanee bhagath bheekhan kee |
| Raag Sorat'h, The Word Of Devotee Bheekhan Jee: |
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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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| ਨੈਨਹੁ ਨੀਰੁ ਬਹੈ ਤਨੁ ਖੀਨਾ ਭਏ ਕੇਸ ਦੁਧ ਵਾਨੀ ॥ |
| nainahu neer behai than kheenaa bheae kaes dhudhh vaanee || |
| Tears well up in my eyes, my body has become weak, and my hair has become milky-white. |
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| ਰੂਧਾ ਕੰਠੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਨਹੀ ਉਚਰੈ ਅਬ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਹਿ ਪਰਾਨੀ ॥੧॥ |
| roodhhaa kanth sabadh nehee oucharai ab kiaa karehi paraanee ||1|| |
| My throat is tight, and I cannot utter even one word; what can I do now? I am a mere mortal. ||1|| |
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| ਰਾਮ ਰਾਇ ਹੋਹਿ ਬੈਦ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥ |
| raam raae hohi baidh banavaaree || |
| O Lord, my King, Gardener of the world-garden, be my Physician, |
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| ਅਪਨੇ ਸੰਤਹ ਲੇਹੁ ਉਬਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| apanae santheh laehu oubaaree ||1|| rehaao || |
| and save me, Your Saint. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਮਾਥੇ ਪੀਰ ਸਰੀਰਿ ਜਲਨਿ ਹੈ ਕਰਕ ਕਰੇਜੇ ਮਾਹੀ ॥ |
| maathhae peer sareer jalan hai karak karaejae maahee || |
| My head aches, my body is burning, and my heart is filled with anguish. |
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| ਐਸੀ ਬੇਦਨ ਉਪਜਿ ਖਰੀ ਭਈ ਵਾ ਕਾ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੨॥ |
| aisee baedhan oupaj kharee bhee vaa kaa aoukhadhh naahee ||2|| |
| Such is the disease that has struck me; there is no medicine to cure it. ||2|| |
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| ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਇਹੁ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਜਗਿ ਸਾਰਾ ॥ |
| har kaa naam anmrith jal niramal eihu aoukhadhh jag saaraa || |
| The Name of the Lord, the ambrosial, immaculate water, is the best medicine in the world. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਕਹੈ ਜਨੁ ਭੀਖਨੁ ਪਾਵਉ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੩॥੧॥ |
| gur parasaadh kehai jan bheekhan paavo mokh dhuaaraa ||3||1|| |
| By Guru's Grace, says servant Bheekhan, I have found the Door of Salvation. ||3||1|| |
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| ਐਸਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮੋਲਕੁ ਪੁੰਨਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| aisaa naam rathan niramolak punn padhaarathh paaeiaa || |
| Such is the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the invaluable jewel, the most sublime wealth, which I have found through good deeds. |
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| ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਰਤਨੁ ਨ ਛਪੈ ਛਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ |
| anik jathan kar hiradhai raakhiaa rathan n shhapai shhapaaeiaa ||1|| |
| By various efforts, I have enshrined it within my heart; this jewel cannot be hidden by hiding it. ||1|| |
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| ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਕਹਤੇ ਕਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥ |
| har gun kehathae kehan n jaaee || |
| The Glorious Praises of the Lord cannot be spoken by speaking. |
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| ਜੈਸੇ ਗੂੰਗੇ ਕੀ ਮਿਠਿਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| jaisae goongae kee mithiaaee ||1|| rehaao || |
| They are like the sweet candies given to a mute. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਰਸਨਾ ਰਮਤ ਸੁਨਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਸ੍ਰਵਨਾ ਚਿਤ ਚੇਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| rasanaa ramath sunath sukh sravanaa chith chaethae sukh hoee || |
| The tongue speaks, the ears listen, and the mind contemplates the Lord; they find peace and comfort. |
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| ਕਹੁ ਭੀਖਨ ਦੁਇ ਨੈਨ ਸੰਤੋਖੇ ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾਂ ਤਹ ਸੋਈ ॥੨॥੨॥ |
| kahu bheekhan dhue nain santhokhae jeh dhaekhaan theh soee ||2||2|| |
| Says Bheekhan, my eyes are content; wherever I look, there I see the Lord. ||2||2|| |
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