| ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਏ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਲਿ ॥ |
| maeree maeree kar mueae vin naavai dhukh bhaal || |
| Crying out, ""Mine, mine!"", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain. |
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| ਗੜ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲਾ ਕਹਾ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਜੀ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥ |
| garr mandhar mehalaa kehaa jio baajee dheebaan || |
| So where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥ |
| naanak sachae naam vin jhoothaa aavan jaan || |
| O Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go. |
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| ਆਪੇ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪੨॥ |
| aapae chathur saroop hai aapae jaan sujaan ||42|| |
| He Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||42|| |
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| ਜੋ ਆਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਫੁਨਿ ਆਇ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ॥ |
| jo aavehi sae jaahi fun aae geae pashhuthaahi || |
| Those who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting. |
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| ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਘਟੈ ਨ ਵਧੈ ਉਤਾਹਿ ॥ |
| lakh chouraaseeh maedhanee ghattai n vadhhai outhaahi || |
| They will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise. |
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| ਸੇ ਜਨ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥ |
| sae jan oubarae jin har bhaaeiaa || |
| They alone are saved, who love the Lord. |
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| ਧੰਧਾ ਮੁਆ ਵਿਗੂਤੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| dhhandhhaa muaa vigoothee maaeiaa || |
| Their worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered. |
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| ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸੋ ਚਾਲਸੀ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਮੀਤੁ ਕਰੇਉ ॥ |
| jo dheesai so chaalasee kis ko meeth karaeo || |
| Whoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend? |
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| ਜੀਉ ਸਮਪਉ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਆਗੈ ਦੇਉ ॥ |
| jeeo samapo aapanaa than man aagai dhaeo || |
| I dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him. |
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| ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਮੈ ਓਟ ॥ |
| asathhir karathaa thoo dhhanee this hee kee mai outt || |
| You are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support. |
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| ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਹਉ ਮੁਈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਚੋਟ ॥੪੩॥ |
| gun kee maaree ho muee sabadh rathee man chott ||43|| |
| Conquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind rejects the world. ||43|| |
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| ਰਾਣਾ ਰਾਉ ਨ ਕੋ ਰਹੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਤੁੰਗੁ ਫਕੀਰੁ ॥ |
| raanaa raao n ko rehai rang n thung fakeer || |
| Neither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain. |
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| ਵਾਰੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਬੰਧੈ ਧੀਰ ॥ |
| vaaree aapo aapanee koe n bandhhai dhheer || |
| When one's turn comes, no one can stay here. |
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| ਰਾਹੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਭੀਹਾਵਲਾ ਸਰ ਡੂਗਰ ਅਸਗਾਹ ॥ |
| raahu buraa bheehaavalaa sar ddoogar asagaah || |
| The path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable. |
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| ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਝੁਰਿ ਮੁਈ ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਕਿਉ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਹ ॥ |
| mai than avagan jhur muee vin gun kio ghar jaah || |
| My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my home? |
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| ਗੁਣੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲੇ ਕਿਉ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਉ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥ |
| guneeaa gun lae prabh milae kio thin milo piaar || |
| The virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love? |
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| ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਥੀ ਰਹਾਂ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥ |
| thin hee jaisee thhee rehaan jap jap ridhai muraar || |
| If ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord. |
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| ਅਵਗੁਣੀ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਹੈ ਗੁਣ ਭੀ ਵਸਹਿ ਨਾਲਿ ॥ |
| avagunee bharapoor hai gun bhee vasehi naal || |
| He is overflowing with faults and demerits, but virtue dwells within him as well. |
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| ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਗੁਰ ਗੁਣ ਨ ਜਾਪਨੀ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੪੪॥ |
| vin sathagur gun n jaapanee jichar sabadh n karae beechaar ||44|| |
| Without the True Guru, he does not see God's Virtues; he does not chant the Glorious Virtues of God. ||44|| |
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| ਲਸਕਰੀਆ ਘਰ ਸੰਮਲੇ ਆਏ ਵਜਹੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ॥ |
| lasakareeaa ghar sanmalae aaeae vajahu likhaae || |
| God's soldiers take care of their homes; their pay is pre-ordained, before they come into the world. |
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| ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਧਣੀ ਲਾਹਾ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥ |
| kaar kamaavehi sir dhhanee laahaa palai paae || |
| They serve their Supreme Lord and Master, and obtain the profit. |
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| ਲਬੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਛੋਡੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥ |
| lab lobh buriaaeeaa shhoddae manahu visaar || |
| They renounce greed, avarice and evil, and forget them from their minds. |
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| ਗੜਿ ਦੋਹੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਕੀ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥ |
| garr dhohee paathisaah kee kadhae n aavai haar || |
| In the fortress of the body, they announce the victory of their Supreme King; they are never ever vanquished. |
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| ਚਾਕਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਸਉਹੇ ਉਤਰ ਦੇਇ ॥ |
| chaakar keheeai khasam kaa souhae outhar dhaee || |
| One who calls himself a servant of his Lord and Master, and yet speaks defiantly to Him, |
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| ਵਜਹੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਖਤਿ ਨ ਬੈਸਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥ |
| vajahu gavaaeae aapanaa thakhath n baisehi saee || |
| shall forfeit his pay, and not be seated upon the throne. |
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| ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥ |
| preetham hathh vaddiaaeeaa jai bhaavai thai dhaee || |
| Glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Beloved; He gives, according to the Pleasure of His Will. |
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| ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੪੫॥ |
| aap karae kis aakheeai avar n koe karaee ||45|| |
| He Himself does everything; who else should we address? No one else does anything. ||45|| |
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| ਬੀਜਉ ਸੂਝੈ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਬਹੈ ਦੁਲੀਚਾ ਪਾਇ ॥ |
| beejo soojhai ko nehee behai dhuleechaa paae || |
| I cannot conceive of any other, who could be seated upon the royal cushions. |
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| ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੁ ਨਰਹ ਨਰੁ ਸਾਚਉ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥ |
| narak nivaaran nareh nar saacho saachai naae || |
| The Supreme Man of men eradicates hell; He is True, and True is His Name. |
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| ਵਣੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਣੁ ਢੂਢਤ ਫਿਰਿ ਰਹੀ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕਰਉ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ |
| van thrin dtoodtath fir rehee man mehi karo beechaar || |
| I wandered around searching for Him in the forests and meadows; I contemplate Him within my mind. |
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| ਲਾਲ ਰਤਨ ਬਹੁ ਮਾਣਕੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੁ ॥ |
| laal rathan bahu maanakee sathigur haathh bhanddaar || |
| The treasures of myriads of pearls, jewels and emeralds are in the hands of the True Guru. |
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| ਊਤਮੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਏਕੈ ਭਾਇ ॥ |
| ootham hovaa prabh milai eik man eaekai bhaae || |
| Meeting with God, I am exalted and elevated; I love the One Lord single-mindedly. |
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| ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਰਸਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਲਾਹਾ ਲੈ ਪਰਥਾਇ ॥ |
| naanak preetham ras milae laahaa lai parathhaae || |
| O Nanak, one who lovingly meets with his Beloved, earns profit in the world hereafter. |
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| ਰਚਨਾ ਰਾਚਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥ |
| rachanaa raach jin rachee jin siriaa aakaar || |
| He who created and formed the creation, made your form as well. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੪੬॥ |
| guramukh baeanth dhhiaaeeai anth n paaraavaar ||46|| |
| As Gurmukh, meditate on the Infinite Lord, who has no end or limitation. ||46|| |
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| ੜਾੜੈ ਰੂੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸੋਈ ॥ |
| rraarrai roorraa har jeeo soee || |
| Rharha: The Dear Lord is beautiful; |
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| ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| this bin raajaa avar n koee || |
| There is no other king, except Him. |
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| ੜਾੜੈ ਗਾਰੁੜੁ ਤੁਮ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥ |
| rraarrai gaarurr thum sunahu har vasai man maahi || |
| Rharha: Listen to the spell, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind. |
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| ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਤੁ ਕੋ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਹਿ ॥ |
| gur parasaadhee har paaeeai math ko bharam bhulaahi || |
| By Guru's Grace, one finds the Lord; do not be deluded by doubt. |
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| ਸੋ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਰਾਸਿ ॥ |
| so saahu saachaa jis har dhhan raas || |
| He alone is the true banker, who has the capital of the wealth of the Lord. |
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| ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥ |
| guramukh pooraa this saabaas || |
| The Gurmukh is perfect - applaud him! |
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| ਰੂੜੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥ |
| roorree baanee har paaeiaa gur sabadhee beechaar || |
| Through the beautiful Word of the Guru's Bani, the Lord is obtained; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad. |
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