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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 1159 of 1,430

ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਛਾਡੇ ਦੋਊ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

pa(n)ddit mulaa(n) chhaadde dhouoo ||1|| rahaau ||

I have abandoned both the Pandits, the Hindu religious scholars, and the Mullahs, the Muslim priests. ||1||Pause||

ਬੁਨਿ ਬੁਨਿ ਆਪ ਆਪੁ ਪਹਿਰਾਵਉ ॥

bun bun aap aap pahiraavau ||

I weave and weave, and wear what I weave.

ਜਹ ਨਹੀ ਆਪੁ ਤਹਾ ਹੋਇ ਗਾਵਉ ॥੨॥

jeh nahee aap tahaa hoi gaavau ||2||

Where egotism does not exist, there I sing God's Praises. ||2||

ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਜੋ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੀਆ ॥

pa(n)ddit mulaa(n) jo likh dheeaa ||

Whatever the Pandits and Mullahs have written,

ਛਾਡਿ ਚਲੇ ਹਮ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਲੀਆ ॥੩॥

chhaadd chale ham kachhoo na leeaa ||3||

I reject; I do not accept any of it. ||3||

ਰਿਦੈ ਇਖਲਾਸੁ ਨਿਰਖਿ ਲੇ ਮੀਰਾ ॥

ridhai ikhalaas nirakh le meeraa ||

My heart is pure, and so I have seen the Lord within.

ਆਪੁ ਖੋਜਿ ਖੋਜਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਕਬੀਰਾ ॥੪॥੭॥

aap khoj khoj mile kabeeraa ||4||7||

Searching, searching within the self, Kabeer has met the Lord. ||4||7||

ਨਿਰਧਨ ਆਦਰੁ ਕੋਈ ਨ ਦੇਇ ॥

niradhan aadhar koiee na dhei ||

No one respects the poor man.

ਲਾਖ ਜਤਨ ਕਰੈ ਓਹੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਧਰੇਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

laakh jatan karai oh chit na dharei ||1|| rahaau ||

He may make thousands of efforts, but no one pays any attention to him. ||1||Pause||

ਜਉ ਨਿਰਧਨੁ ਸਰਧਨ ਕੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

jau niradhan saradhan kai jai ||

When the poor man goes to the rich man,

ਆਗੇ ਬੈਠਾ ਪੀਠਿ ਫਿਰਾਇ ॥੧॥

aage baiThaa peeTh firai ||1||

and sits right in front of him, the rich man turns his back on him. ||1||

ਜਉ ਸਰਧਨੁ ਨਿਰਧਨ ਕੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

jau saradhan niradhan kai jai ||

But when the rich man goes to the poor man,

ਦੀਆ ਆਦਰੁ ਲੀਆ ਬੁਲਾਇ ॥੨॥

dheeaa aadhar leeaa bulai ||2||

the poor man welcomes him with respect. ||2||

ਨਿਰਧਨੁ ਸਰਧਨੁ ਦੋਨਉ ਭਾਈ ॥

niradhan saradhan dhonau bhaiee ||

The poor man and the rich man are both brothers.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀ ਕਲਾ ਨ ਮੇਟੀ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

prabh kee kalaa na meTee jaiee ||3||

God's pre-ordained plan cannot be erased. ||3||

ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਨਿਰਧਨੁ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

keh kabeer niradhan hai soiee ||

Says Kabeer, he alone is poor,

ਜਾ ਕੇ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੪॥੮॥

jaa ke hiradhai naam na hoiee ||4||8||

who does not have the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in his heart. ||4||8||

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥

gur sevaa te bhagat kamaiee ||

Serving the Guru, devotional worship is practiced.

ਤਬ ਇਹ ਮਾਨਸ ਦੇਹੀ ਪਾਈ ॥

tab ieh maanas dhehee paiee ||

Then, this human body is obtained.

ਇਸ ਦੇਹੀ ਕਉ ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਦੇਵ ॥

eis dhehee kau simareh dhev ||

Even the gods long for this human body.

ਸੋ ਦੇਹੀ ਭਜੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ॥੧॥

so dhehee bhaj har kee sev ||1||

So vibrate that human body, and think of serving the Lord. ||1||

ਭਜਹੁ ਗੋੁਬਿੰਦ ਭੂਲਿ ਮਤ ਜਾਹੁ ॥

bhajahu guobi(n)dh bhool mat jaahu ||

Vibrate, and meditate on the Lord of the Universe, and never forget Him.

ਮਾਨਸ ਜਨਮ ਕਾ ਏਹੀ ਲਾਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

maanas janam kaa ehee laahu ||1|| rahaau ||

This is the blessed opportunity of this human incarnation. ||1||Pause||

ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਜਰਾ ਰੋਗੁ ਨਹੀ ਆਇਆ ॥

jab lag jaraa rog nahee aaiaa ||

As long as the disease of old age has not come to the body,

ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਕਾਲਿ ਗ੍ਰਸੀ ਨਹੀ ਕਾਇਆ ॥

jab lag kaal grasee nahee kaiaa ||

and as long as death has not come and seized the body,

ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਬਿਕਲ ਭਈ ਨਹੀ ਬਾਨੀ ॥

jab lag bikal bhiee nahee baanee ||

and as long as your voice has not lost its power,

ਭਜਿ ਲੇਹਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਸਾਰਿਗਪਾਨੀ ॥੨॥

bhaj leh re man saarigapaanee ||2||

O mortal being, vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the World. ||2||

ਅਬ ਨ ਭਜਸਿ ਭਜਸਿ ਕਬ ਭਾਈ ॥

ab na bhajas bhajas kab bhaiee ||

If you do not vibrate and meditate on Him now, when will you, O Sibing of Destiny?

ਆਵੈ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਭਜਿਆ ਜਾਈ ॥

aavai a(n)t na bhajiaa jaiee ||

When the end comes, you will not be able to vibrate and meditate on Him.

ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੋਈ ਅਬ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

jo kichh kareh soiee ab saar ||

Whatever you have to do - now is the best time to do it.

ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਹੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥

fir pachhutaahu na paavahu paar ||3||

Otherwise, you shall regret and repent afterwards, and you shall not be carried across to the other side. ||3||

ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਜੋ ਲਾਇਆ ਸੇਵ ॥

so sevak jo laiaa sev ||

He alone is a servant, whom the Lord enjoins to His service.

ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਪਾਏ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ॥

tin hee paae nira(n)jan dhev ||

He alone attains the Immaculate Divine Lord.

ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਖੁਲੑੇ ਕਪਾਟ ॥

gur mil taa ke khul(h)e kapaaT ||

Meeting with the Guru, his doors are opened wide,

ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜੋਨੀ ਬਾਟ ॥੪॥

bahur na aavai jonee baaT ||4||

and he does not have to journey again on the path of reincarnation. ||4||

ਇਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਅਉਸਰੁ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਬਾਰ ॥

eihee teraa aausar ieh teree baar ||

This is your chance, and this is your time.

ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਤੂ ਦੇਖੁ ਬਿਚਾਰਿ ॥

ghaT bheetar too dhekh bichaar ||

Look deep into your own heart, and reflect on this.

ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਕੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥

kahat kabeer jeet kai haar ||

Says Kabeer, you can win or lose.

ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਕਹਿਓ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ॥੫॥੧॥੯॥

bahu bidh kahio pukaar pukaar ||5||1||9||

In so many ways, I have proclaimed this out loud. ||5||1||9||

ਸਿਵ ਕੀ ਪੁਰੀ ਬਸੈ ਬੁਧਿ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

siv kee puree basai budh saar ||

In the City of God, sublime understanding prevails.

ਤਹ ਤੁਮੑ ਮਿਲਿ ਕੈ ਕਰਹੁ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ॥

teh tum(h) mil kai karahu bichaar ||

There, you shall meet with the Lord, and reflect on Him.

ਈਤ ਊਤ ਕੀ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਰੈ ॥

e'eet uoot kee sojhee parai ||

Thus, you shall understand this world and the next.

ਕਉਨੁ ਕਰਮ ਮੇਰਾ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਰੈ ॥੧॥

kaun karam meraa kar kar marai ||1||

What is the use of claiming that you own everything, if you only die in the end? ||1||

ਨਿਜ ਪਦ ਊਪਰਿ ਲਾਗੋ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥

nij padh uoopar laago dhiaan ||

I focus my meditation on my inner self, deep within.

ਰਾਜਾ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੋਰਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

raajaa raam naam moraa braham giaan ||1|| rahaau ||

The Name of the Sovereign Lord is my spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||

ਮੂਲ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਬੰਧਿਆ ਬੰਧੁ ॥

mool dhuaarai ba(n)dhiaa ba(n)dh ||

In the first chakra, the root chakra, I have grasped the reins and tied them.

ਰਵਿ ਊਪਰਿ ਗਹਿ ਰਾਖਿਆ ਚੰਦੁ ॥

rav uoopar geh raakhiaa cha(n)dh ||

I have firmly placed the moon above the sun.

ਪਛਮ ਦੁਆਰੈ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਤਪੈ ॥

pachham dhuaarai sooraj tapai ||

The sun blazes forth at the western gate.

ਮੇਰ ਡੰਡ ਸਿਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਬਸੈ ॥੨॥

mer dda(n)dd sir uoopar basai ||2||

Through the central channel of the Shushmanaa, it rises up above my head. ||2||

ਪਸਚਮ ਦੁਆਰੇ ਕੀ ਸਿਲ ਓੜ ॥

pasacham dhuaare kee sil oR ||

There is a stone at that western gate,

ਤਿਹ ਸਿਲ ਊਪਰਿ ਖਿੜਕੀ ਅਉਰ ॥

teh sil uoopar khiRakee aaur ||

and above that stone, is another window.

ਖਿੜਕੀ ਊਪਰਿ ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

khiRakee uoopar dhasavaa dhuaar ||

Above that window is the Tenth Gate.

ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥੨॥੧੦॥

keh kabeer taa kaa a(n)t na paar ||3||2||10||

Says Kabeer, it has no end or limitation. ||3||2||10||

ਸੋ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਜੋ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਲਰੈ ॥

so mulaa(n) jo man siau larai ||

He alone is a Mullah, who struggles with his mind,

ਗੁਰ ਉਪਦੇਸਿ ਕਾਲ ਸਿਉ ਜੁਰੈ ॥

gur upadhes kaal siau jurai ||

and through the Guru's Teachings, fights with death.

ਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਾ ਮਰਦੈ ਮਾਨੁ ॥

kaal purakh kaa maradhai maan ||

He crushes the pride of the Messenger of Death.

ਤਿਸੁ ਮੁਲਾ ਕਉ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਮੁ ॥੧॥

tis mulaa kau sadhaa salaam ||1||

Unto that Mullah, I ever offer greetings of respect. ||1||