| ਨਿਮਖ ਨਿਮਖ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਹੁ ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਤੁਮਰੇ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ |
| nimakh nimakh thum hee prathipaalahu ham baarik thumarae dhhaarae ||1|| |
| Each and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely upon You alone. ||1|| |
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| ਜਿਹਵਾ ਏਕ ਕਵਨ ਗੁਨ ਕਹੀਐ ॥ |
| jihavaa eaek kavan gun keheeai || |
| I have only one tongue - which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe? |
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| ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਤੇਰੋ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਕਿਨ ਹੀ ਲਹੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| baesumaar baeanth suaamee thaero anth n kin hee leheeai ||1|| rehaao || |
| Unlimited, infinite Lord and Master - no one knows Your limits. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਕੋਟਿ ਪਰਾਧ ਹਮਾਰੇ ਖੰਡਹੁ ਅਨਿਕ ਬਿਧੀ ਸਮਝਾਵਹੁ ॥ |
| kott paraadhh hamaarae khanddahu anik bidhhee samajhaavahu || |
| You destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways. |
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| ਹਮ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਅਲਪ ਮਤਿ ਥੋਰੀ ਤੁਮ ਆਪਨ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਰਖਾਵਹੁ ॥੨॥ |
| ham agiaan alap math thhoree thum aapan biradh rakhaavahu ||2|| |
| I am so ignorant - I understand nothing at all. Please honor Your innate nature, and save me! ||2|| |
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| ਤੁਮਰੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਆਸਾ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਸਜਨ ਸੁਹੇਲੇ ॥ |
| thumaree saran thumaaree aasaa thum hee sajan suhaelae || |
| I seek Your Sanctuary - You are my only hope. You are my companion, and my best friend. |
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| ਰਾਖਹੁ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰ ਦਇਆਲਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਘਰ ਕੇ ਗੋਲੇ ॥੩॥੧੨॥ |
| raakhahu raakhanehaar dhaeiaalaa naanak ghar kae golae ||3||12|| |
| Save me, O Merciful Saviour Lord; Nanak is the slave of Your home. ||3||12|| |
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| ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ |
| dhhanaasaree mehalaa 5 || |
| Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl: |
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| ਪੂਜਾ ਵਰਤ ਤਿਲਕ ਇਸਨਾਨਾ ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਬਹੁ ਦੈਨ ॥ |
| poojaa varath thilak eisanaanaa punn dhaan bahu dhain || |
| Worship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one's forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to charities and self-mortification |
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| ਕਹੂੰ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਸੰਜਮ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਮੀਠੇ ਬੈਨ ॥੧॥ |
| kehoon n bheejai sanjam suaamee bolehi meethae bain ||1|| |
| - the Lord Master is not pleased with any of these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may speak. ||1|| |
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| ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀ ਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨ ਚੈਨ ॥ |
| prabh jee ko naam japath man chain || |
| Chanting the Name of God, the mind is soothed and pacified. |
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| ਬਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਖੋਜਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਤਾ ਕਉ ਬਿਖਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਲੈਨ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| bahu prakaar khojehi sabh thaa ko bikham n jaaee lain ||1|| rehaao || |
| Everyone searches for Him in different ways, but the search is so difficult, and He cannot be found. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਜਾਪ ਤਾਪ ਭ੍ਰਮਨ ਬਸੁਧਾ ਕਰਿ ਉਰਧ ਤਾਪ ਲੈ ਗੈਨ ॥ |
| jaap thaap bhraman basudhhaa kar ouradhh thaap lai gain || |
| Chanting, deep meditation and penance, wandering over the face of the earth, the performance of austerities with the arms stretched up to the sky |
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| ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਹ ਪਤੀਆਨੋ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਜੈਨ ॥੨॥ |
| eih bidhh neh patheeaano thaakur jog jugath kar jain ||2|| |
| - the Lord is not pleased by any of these means, though one may follow the path of Yogis and Jains. ||2|| |
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| ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰਮੋਲਕੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਤਿਨਿ ਪਾਇਓ ਜਿਸੁ ਕਿਰਪੈਨ ॥ |
| anmrith naam niramolak har jas thin paaeiou jis kirapain || |
| The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the Praises of the Lord are priceless; he alone obtains them, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy. |
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| ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭੇਟੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖਿ ਜਨ ਰੈਨ ॥੩॥੧੩॥ |
| saadhhasang rang prabh bhaettae naanak sukh jan rain ||3||13|| |
| Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak lives in the Love of God; his life-night passes in peace. ||3||13|| |
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| ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ |
| dhhanaasaree mehalaa 5 || |
| Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl: |
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| ਬੰਧਨ ਤੇ ਛੁਟਕਾਵੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸੁਨਾਵੈ ॥ |
| bandhhan thae shhuttakaavai prabhoo milaavai har har naam sunaavai || |
| Is there anyone who can release me from my bondage, unite me with God, recite the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, |
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| ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਕਤਹੂ ਧਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ |
| asathhir karae nihachal eihu manooaa bahur n kathehoo dhhaavai ||1|| |
| and make this mind steady and stable, so that it no longer wanders around? ||1|| |
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| ਹੈ ਕੋਊ ਐਸੋ ਹਮਰਾ ਮੀਤੁ ॥ |
| hai kooo aiso hamaraa meeth || |
| Do I have any such friend? |
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| ਸਗਲ ਸਮਗ੍ਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਹੀਉ ਦੇਉ ਅਰਪਉ ਅਪਨੋ ਚੀਤੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| sagal samagree jeeo heeo dhaeo arapo apano cheeth ||1|| rehaao || |
| I would give him all my property, my soul and my heart; I would devote my consciousness to him. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਪਰ ਧਨ ਪਰ ਤਨ ਪਰ ਕੀ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਇਨ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥ |
| par dhhan par than par kee nindhaa ein sio preeth n laagai || |
| Others' wealth, others' bodies, and the slander of others - do not attach your love to them. |
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| ਸੰਤਹ ਸੰਗੁ ਸੰਤ ਸੰਭਾਖਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨਿ ਮਨੁ ਜਾਗੈ ॥੨॥ |
| santheh sang santh sanbhaakhan har keerathan man jaagai ||2|| |
| Associate with the Saints, speak with the Saints, and keep your mind awake to the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||2|| |
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| ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਬ ਸੂਖ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥ |
| gun nidhhaan dhaeiaal purakh prabh sarab sookh dhaeiaalaa || |
| God is the treasure of virtue, kind and compassionate, the source of all comfort. |
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| ਮਾਗੈ ਦਾਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੇਰੋ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਿਉ ਮਾਤਾ ਬਾਲ ਗੁਪਾਲਾ ॥੩॥੧੪॥ |
| maagai dhaan naam thaero naanak jio maathaa baal gupaalaa ||3||14|| |
| Nanak begs for the gift of Your Name; O Lord of the world, love him, like the mother loves her child. ||3||14|| |
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| ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ |
| dhhanaasaree mehalaa 5 || |
| Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl: |
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| ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲੀਨੇ ਸੰਤ ਉਬਾਰਿ ॥ |
| har har leenae santh oubaar || |
| The Lord saves His Saints. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਦਾਸ ਕੀ ਚਿਤਵੈ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕਉ ਫਿਰਿ ਮਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| har kae dhaas kee chithavai buriaaee this hee ko fir maar ||1|| rehaao || |
| One who wishes misfortune upon the Lord's slaves, shall be destroyed by the Lord eventually. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਜਨ ਕਾ ਆਪਿ ਸਹਾਈ ਹੋਆ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਭਾਗੇ ਹਾਰਿ ॥ |
| jan kaa aap sehaaee hoaa nindhak bhaagae haar || |
| He Himself is the help and support of His humble servants; He defeats the slanderers, and chases them away. |
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| ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਊਹਾਂ ਹੀ ਮੂਏ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਨ ਮੰਝਾਰਿ ॥੧॥ |
| bhramath bhramath oohaan hee mooeae baahurr grihi n manjhaar ||1|| |
| Wandering around aimlessly, they die out there; they never return to their homes again. ||1|| |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰਿਓ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ਸਦਾ ਅਪਾਰਿ ॥ |
| naanak saran pariou dhukh bhanjan gun gaavai sadhaa apaar || |
| Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Destroyer of pain; he sings the Glorious Praises of the infinite Lord forever. |
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| ਨਿੰਦਕ ਕਾ ਮੁਖੁ ਕਾਲਾ ਹੋਆ ਦੀਨ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਕੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥੨॥੧੫॥ |
| nindhak kaa mukh kaalaa hoaa dheen dhuneeaa kai dharabaar ||2||15|| |
| The faces of the slanderers are blackened in the courts of this world, and the world beyond. ||2||15|| |
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| ਧਨਾਸਿਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ |
| dhhanaasiree mehalaa 5 || |
| Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl: |
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| ਅਬ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੁ ਚਿਤਾਰਿਆ ॥ |
| ab har raakhanehaar chithaariaa || |
| Now, I contemplate and meditate on the Lord, the Saviour Lord. |
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| ਪਤਿਤ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਕੀਏ ਖਿਨ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਸਗਲਾ ਰੋਗੁ ਬਿਦਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| pathith puneeth keeeae khin bheethar sagalaa rog bidhaariaa ||1|| rehaao || |
| He purifies sinners in an instant, and cures all diseases. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਗੋਸਟਿ ਭਈ ਸਾਧ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਮਿ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਮਾਰਿਆ ॥ |
| gosatt bhee saadhh kai sangam kaam krodhh lobh maariaa || |
| Talking with the Holy Saints, my sexual desire, anger and greed have been eradicated. |
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| ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ ਸੰਗੀ ਸਗਲੇ ਤਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥ |
| simar simar pooran naaraaein sangee sagalae thaariaa ||1|| |
| Remembering, remembering the Perfect Lord in meditation, I have saved all my companions. ||1|| |
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