| ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਮੈ ਹਿਰਡ ਪਲਾਸ ਸੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੁਹੀਆ ॥੧॥ |
| mil sathasangath param padh paaeiaa mai hiradd palaas sang har buheeaa ||1|| |
| Joining the Society of the Saints, I have obtained the supreme status. I am just a castor-oil tree, made fragrant by their association. ||1|| |
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| ਜਪਿ ਜਗੰਨਾਥ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਗੁਸਈਆ ॥ |
| jap jagannaathh jagadhees guseeaa || |
| Meditate on the Lord of the Universe, the Master of the world, the Lord of creation. |
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| ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰੇ ਸੇਈ ਜਨ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਹਿਲਾਦ ਉਧਾਰਿ ਸਮਈਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| saran parae saeee jan oubarae jio prehilaadh oudhhaar sameeaa ||1|| rehaao || |
| Those humble beings who seek the Lord's Sanctuary are saved, like Prahlaad; they are emancipated and merge with the Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਭਾਰ ਅਠਾਰਹ ਮਹਿ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਊਤਮ ਚੰਦਨ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਸਭ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਹੁਈਆ ॥ |
| bhaar athaareh mehi chandhan ootham chandhan nikatt sabh chandhan hueeaa || |
| Of all plants, the sandalwood tree is the most sublime. Everything near the sandalwood tree becomes fragrant like sandalwood. |
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| ਸਾਕਤ ਕੂੜੇ ਊਭ ਸੁਕ ਹੂਏ ਮਨਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਵਿਛੁੜਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਗਈਆ ॥੨॥ |
| saakath koorrae oobh suk hooeae man abhimaan vishhurr dhoor geeaa ||2|| |
| The stubborn, false faithless cynics are dried up; their egotistical pride separates them far from the Lord. ||2|| |
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| ਹਰਿ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਬਨਈਆ ॥ |
| har gath mith karathaa aapae jaanai sabh bidhh har har aap baneeaa || |
| Only the Creator Lord Himself knows the state and condition of everyone; the Lord Himself makes all the arrangements. |
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| ਜਿਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੇ ਸੁ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋ ਧੁਰਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੁ ਮਿਟੈ ਨ ਮਿਟਈਆ ॥੩॥ |
| jis sathigur bhaettae s kanchan hovai jo dhhur likhiaa s mittai n mitteeaa ||3|| |
| One who meets the True Guru is transformed into gold. Whatever is pre-ordained, is not erased by erasing. ||3|| |
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| ਰਤਨ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਸਾਗਰ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਖੁਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਈਆ ॥ |
| rathan padhaarathh guramath paavai saagar bhagath bhanddaar khulheeaa || |
| The treasure of jewels is found in the ocean of the Guru's Teachings. The treasure of devotional worship is opened to me. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਇਕ ਸਰਧਾ ਉਪਜੀ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਤੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਨ ਭਈਆ ॥੪॥ |
| gur charanee eik saradhhaa oupajee mai har gun kehathae thripath n bheeaa ||4|| |
| Focused on the Guru's Feet, faith wells up within me; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I hunger for more. ||4|| |
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| ਪਰਮ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਏ ਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਕਹਤੇ ਭਾਵਨੀ ਕਹੀਆ ॥ |
| param bairaag nith nith har dhhiaaeae mai har gun kehathae bhaavanee keheeaa || |
| I am totally detached, continually, continuously meditating on the Lord; chanting the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I express my love for Him. |
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| ਬਾਰ ਬਾਰ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਪਲੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਰੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਰੈ ਪਰਈਆ ॥੫॥ |
| baar baar khin khin pal keheeai har paar n paavai parai pareeaa ||5|| |
| Time and time again, each and every moment and instant, I express it. I cannot find the Lord's limits; He is the farthest of the far. ||5|| |
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| ਸਾਸਤ ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਪੁਕਾਰਹਿ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਖਟੁ ਕਰਮ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਈਆ ॥ |
| saasath baedh puraan pukaarehi dhharam karahu khatt karam dhrirreeaa || |
| The Shaastras, the Vedas and the Puraanas advise righteous actions, and the performance of the six religious rituals. |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖ ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਵਿਗੂਤੇ ਲੋਭ ਲਹਰਿ ਨਾਵ ਭਾਰਿ ਬੁਡਈਆ ॥੬॥ |
| manamukh paakhandd bharam vigoothae lobh lehar naav bhaar buddeeaa ||6|| |
| The hypocritical, self-willed manmukhs are ruined by doubt; in the waves of greed, their boat is heavily loaded, and it sinks. ||6|| |
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| ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਨਾਮੇ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਈਆ ॥ |
| naam japahu naamae gath paavahu simrith saasathr naam dhrirreeaa || |
| So chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and through the Naam, find emancipation. The Simritees and Shaastras recommend the Naam. |
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| ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਇ ਤ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਚੈ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਈਆ ॥੭॥ |
| houmai jaae th niramal hovai guramukh parachai param padh peeaa ||7|| |
| Eradicating egotism, one becomes pure. The Gurmukh is inspired, and obtains the supreme status. ||7|| |
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| ਇਹੁ ਜਗੁ ਵਰਨੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਸਭੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਈਆ ॥ |
| eihu jag varan roop sabh thaeraa jith laavehi sae karam kameeaa || |
| This world, with its colors and forms, is all Yours, O Lord; as You attach us, so do we do our deeds. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਜੰਤ ਵਜਾਏ ਵਾਜਹਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਰਾਹਿ ਚਲਈਆ ॥੮॥੨॥੫॥ |
| naanak janth vajaaeae vaajehi jith bhaavai thith raahi chaleeaa ||8||2||5|| |
| O Nanak, we are the instruments upon which He plays; as He wills, so is the path we take. ||8||2||5|| |
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| ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ |
| bilaaval mehalaa 4 || |
| Bilaaval, Fourth Mehl: |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਹਉ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਤਿ ਪੁਰਖਈਆ ॥ |
| guramukh agam agochar dhhiaaeiaa ho bal bal sathigur sath purakheeaa || |
| The Gurmukh meditates on the Inaccessible, Unfathomable Lord. I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the True Guru, the True Primal Being. |
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| ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਾਣਿ ਵਸਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਈਆ ॥੧॥ |
| raam naam maerai praan vasaaeae sathigur paras har naam sameeaa ||1|| |
| He has brought the Lord's Name to dwell upon my breath of life; meeting with the True Guru, I am absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||1|| |
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| ਜਨ ਕੀ ਟੇਕ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਟਿਕਈਆ ॥ |
| jan kee ttaek har naam ttikeeaa || |
| The Name of the Lord is the only Support of His humble servants. |
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| ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਧਰ ਲਾਗਾ ਜਾਵਾ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਦਰੁ ਲਹੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ |
| sathigur kee dhhar laagaa jaavaa gur kirapaa thae har dhar leheeaa ||1|| rehaao || |
| I shall live under the protection of the True Guru. By Guru's Grace, I shall attain the Court of the Lord. ||1||Pause|| |
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| ਇਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਕਰਮ ਕੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਥਿ ਮਥਿ ਤਤੁ ਕਢਈਆ ॥ |
| eihu sareer karam kee dhharathee guramukh mathh mathh thath kadteeaa || |
| This body is the field of karma; the Gurmukhs plow and work it, and harvest the essence. |
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| ਲਾਲੁ ਜਵੇਹਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਿਆ ਭਾਂਡੈ ਭਾਉ ਪਵੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਅਈਆ ॥੨॥ |
| laal javaehar naam pragaasiaa bhaanddai bhaao pavai thith aeeaa ||2|| |
| The priceless jewel of the Naam becomes manifest, and it pours into their vessels of love. ||2|| |
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| ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸ ਦਾਸ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋ ਜਨ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤ ਨਿਜ ਭਈਆ ॥ |
| dhaasan dhaas dhaas hoe reheeai jo jan raam bhagath nij bheeaa || |
| Become the slave of the slave of the slave, of that humble being who has become the devotee of the Lord. |
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| ਮਨੁ ਬੁਧਿ ਅਰਪਿ ਧਰਉ ਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮੈ ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਈਆ ॥੩॥ |
| man budhh arap dhharo gur aagai gur parasaadhee mai akathh kathheeaa ||3|| |
| I dedicate my mind and intellect, and place them in offering before my Guru; by Guru's Grace, I speak the Unspoken. ||3|| |
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| ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਜਲਤ ਤਿਖਈਆ ॥ |
| manamukh maaeiaa mohi viaapae eihu man thrisanaa jalath thikheeaa || |
| The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in attachment to Maya; their minds are thirsty, burning with desire. |
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| ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਜਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਅਗਨਿ ਬੁਝੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਈਆ ॥੪॥ |
| guramath naam anmrith jal paaeiaa agan bujhee gur sabadh bujheeaa ||4|| |
| Following the Guru's Teachings, I have obtained the Ambrosial Water of the Naam, and the fire has been put out. The Word of the Guru's Shabad has put it out. ||4|| |
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| ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਨਾਚੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦ ਧੁਨਿ ਤੂਰ ਵਜਈਆ ॥ |
| eihu man naachai sathigur aagai anehadh sabadh dhhun thoor vajeeaa || |
| This mind dances before the True Guru. The unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds, vibrating the celestial melody. |
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