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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 1203 of 1,430

ਕਰਹਿ ਸੋਮ ਪਾਕੁ ਹਿਰਹਿ ਪਰ ਦਰਬਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਝੂਠ ਗੁਮਾਨ ॥

kareh som paak hireh par dharabaa a(n)tar jhooTh gumaan ||

The mortal eats the food which he has carefully prepared, and then steals the wealth of others. His inner being is filled with falsehood and pride.

ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬੇਦ ਕੀ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਬਿਆਪੇ ਮਨ ਕੈ ਮਾਨ ॥੨॥

saasatr bedh kee bidh nahee jaaneh biaape man kai maan ||2||

He knows nothing of the Vedas or the Shaastras; his mind is gripped by pride. ||2||

ਸੰਧਿਆ ਕਾਲ ਕਰਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਵਰਤਾ ਜਿਉ ਸਫਰੀ ਦੰਫਾਨ ॥

sa(n)dhiaa kaal kareh sabh varataa jiau safaree dha(n)faan ||

He says his evening prayers, and observes all the fasts, but this is all just a show.

ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਊਝੜਿ ਪਾਏ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਸਭਿ ਕਰਮਾਨ ॥੩॥

prabhoo bhulaae uoojhaR paae nihafal sabh karamaan ||3||

God made him stray from the path, and sent him into the wilderness. All his actions are useless. ||3||

ਸੋ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਸੋ ਬੈਸਨੌ ਪੜਿੑਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਕਰੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥

so giaanee so baisanau paRi(h)aa jis karee kirapaa bhagavaan ||

He alone is a spiritual teacher, and he alone is a devotee of Vishnu and a scholar, whom the Lord God blesses with His Grace.

ਓੁਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਉਧਰਿਆ ਸਗਲ ਬਿਸ੍ਵਾਨ ॥੪॥

oun satigur sev param padh paiaa udhariaa sagal bisavaiaan ||4||

Serving the True Guru, he obtains the supreme status and saves the whole world. ||4||

ਕਿਆ ਹਮ ਕਥਹ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਥਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਣਹ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਵੈ ਬੋੁਲਾਨ ॥

kiaa ham katheh kichh kath nahee jaaneh prabh bhaavai tivai buolaan ||

What can I say? I don't know what to say. As God wills, so do I speak.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਧੂਰਿ ਇਕ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਇਓ ਸਰਾਨ ॥੫॥੨॥

saadhasa(n)gat kee dhoor ik maa(n)gau jan naanak pio saraan ||5||2||

I ask only for the dust of the feet of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. Servant Nanak seeks their Sanctuary. ||5||2||

ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa panjavaa ||

Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

ਅਬ ਮੋਰੋ ਨਾਚਨੋ ਰਹੋ ॥

ab moro naachano raho ||

Now, my dancing is over.

ਲਾਲੁ ਰਗੀਲਾ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਾਇਓ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਚਨਿ ਲਹੋ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

laal rageelaa sahaje paio satigur bachan laho ||1|| rahaau ||

I have intuitively obtained my Darling Beloved. Through the Word of the True Guru's Teachings, I found Him. ||1||Pause||

ਕੁਆਰ ਕੰਨਿਆ ਜੈਸੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਹੇਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਬਚਨ ਉਪਹਾਸ ਕਹੋ ॥

kuaar ka(n)niaa jaise sa(n)g saheree pria bachan upahaas kaho ||

The virgin speaks with her friends about her husband and they laugh together;

ਜਉ ਸੁਰਿਜਨੁ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਆਇਓ ਤਬ ਮੁਖੁ ਕਾਜਿ ਲਜੋ ॥੧॥

jau surijan gireh bheetar aaio tab mukh kaaj lajo ||1||

but when he comes home, she becomes shy, and modestly covers her face. ||1||

ਜਿਉ ਕਨਿਕੋ ਕੋਠਾਰੀ ਚੜਿਓ ਕਬਰੋ ਹੋਤ ਫਿਰੋ ॥

jiau kaniko koThaaree chaRio kabaro hot firo ||

When gold is melted in the crucible, it flows freely everywhere.

ਜਬ ਤੇ ਸੁਧ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਬਾਰਹਿ ਤਬ ਤੇ ਥਾਨ ਥਿਰੋ ॥੨॥

jab te sudh bhe hai baareh tab te thaan thiro ||2||

But when it is made into pure solid bars of gold, then it remains stationary. ||2||

ਜਉ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਤਊ ਲਉ ਬਜਿਓ ਮੂਰਤ ਘਰੀ ਪਲੋ ॥

jau dhin rain tuoo lau bajio moorat gharee palo ||

As long as the days and the nights of one's life last, the clock strikes the hours, minutes and seconds.

ਬਜਾਵਨਹਾਰੋ ਊਠਿ ਸਿਧਾਰਿਓ ਤਬ ਫਿਰਿ ਬਾਜੁ ਨ ਭਇਓ ॥੩॥

bajaavanahaaro uooTh sidhaario tab fir baaj na bhio ||3||

But when the gong player gets up and leaves, the gong is not sounded again. ||3||

ਜੈਸੇ ਕੁੰਭ ਉਦਕ ਪੂਰਿ ਆਨਿਓ ਤਬ ਓੁਹੁ ਭਿੰਨ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟੋ ॥

jaise ku(n)bh udhak poor aanio tab ouh bhi(n)n dhirasaTo ||

When the pitcher is filled with water, the water contained within it seems distinct.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੁੰਭੁ ਜਲੈ ਮਹਿ ਡਾਰਿਓ ਅੰਭੈ ਅੰਭ ਮਿਲੋ ॥੪॥੩॥

kahu naanak ku(n)bh jalai meh ddaario a(n)bhai a(n)bh milo ||4||3||

Says Nanak, when the pitcher is emptied out, the water mingles again with water. ||4||3||

ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa panjavaa ||

Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

ਅਬ ਪੂਛੇ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਾ ॥

ab poochhe kiaa kahaa ||

Now if he is asked, what can he say?

ਲੈਨੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਨੀਕੋ ਬਾਵਰ ਬਿਖੁ ਸਿਉ ਗਹਿ ਰਹਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

laino naam a(n)mirat ras neeko baavar bikh siau geh rahaa ||1|| rahaau ||

He was supposed to have gathered the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, but instead, the mad-man was busy with poison. ||1||Pause||

ਦੁਲਭ ਜਨਮੁ ਚਿਰੰਕਾਲ ਪਾਇਓ ਜਾਤਉ ਕਉਡੀ ਬਦਲਹਾ ॥

dhulabh janam chira(n)kaal paio jaatau kauddee badhalahaa ||

This human life, so difficult to obtain, was finally obtained after such a long time. He is losing it in exchange for a shell.

ਕਾਥੂਰੀ ਕੋ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਆਇਓ ਲਾਦਿਓ ਕਾਲਰ ਬਿਰਖ ਜਿਵਹਾ ॥੧॥

kaathooree ko gaahak aaio laadhio kaalar birakh jivahaa ||1||

He came to buy musk, but instead, he has loaded dust and thistle grass. ||1||

ਆਇਓ ਲਾਭੁ ਲਾਭਨ ਕੈ ਤਾਈ ਮੋਹਨਿ ਠਾਗਉਰੀ ਸਿਉ ਉਲਝਿ ਪਹਾ ॥

aaio laabh laabhan kai taiee mohan Thaagauree siau ulajh pahaa ||

He comes in search of profits, but he is entangled in the enticing illusion of Maya.

ਕਾਚ ਬਾਦਰੈ ਲਾਲੁ ਖੋਈ ਹੈ ਫਿਰਿ ਇਹੁ ਅਉਸਰੁ ਕਦਿ ਲਹਾ ॥੨॥

kaach baadharai laal khoiee hai fir ih aausar kadh lahaa ||2||

He loses the jewel, in exchange for mere glass. When will he have this blessed opportunity again? ||2||

ਸਗਲ ਪਰਾਧ ਏਕੁ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਛੋਡਹ ਦਾਸਿ ਭਜਹਾ ॥

sagal paraadh ek gun naahee Thaakur chhoddeh dhaas bhajahaa ||

He is full of sins, and he has not even one redeeming virtue. Forsaking his Lord and Master, he is involved with Maya, God's slave.

ਆਈ ਮਸਟਿ ਜੜਵਤ ਕੀ ਨਿਆਈ ਜਿਉ ਤਸਕਰੁ ਦਰਿ ਸਾਂਨਿੑਹਾ ॥੩॥

aaiee masaT jaRavat kee niaaiee jiau tasakar dhar saa(n)ni(h)haa ||3||

And when the final silence comes, like inanimate matter, he is caught like a thief at the door. ||3||

ਆਨ ਉਪਾਉ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਸੂਝੈ ਹਰਿ ਦਾਸਾ ਸਰਣੀ ਪਰਿ ਰਹਾ ॥

aan upaau na kouoo soojhai har dhaasaa saranee par rahaa ||

I cannot see any other way out. I seek the Sanctuary of the Lord's slaves.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਮਨ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਜਉ ਸਗਲੇ ਅਉਗਨ ਮੇਟਿ ਧਰਹਾ ॥੪॥੪॥

kahu naanak tab hee man chhuTeeaai jau sagale aaugan meT dharahaa ||4||4||

Says Nanak, the mortal is emancipated, only when all his demerits and faults are erased and eradicated. ||4||4||

ਸਾਰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

saarag mahalaa panjavaa ||

Saarang, Fifth Mehla:

ਮਾਈ ਧੀਰਿ ਰਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਿਰਾਗਿਓ ॥

maiee dheer rahee pria bahut biraagio ||

O mother, my patience is gone. I am in love with my Husband Lord.

ਅਨਿਕ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਆਨੂਪ ਰੰਗ ਰੇ ਤਿਨੑ ਸਿਉ ਰੁਚੈ ਨ ਲਾਗਿਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

anik bhaa(n)t aanoop ra(n)g re tin(h) siau ruchai na laagio ||1|| rahaau ||

There are so many kinds of incomparable pleasures, but I am not interested in any of them. ||1||Pause||

ਨਿਸਿ ਬਾਸੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਮੁਖਿ ਟੇਰਉ ਨਂੀਦ ਪਲਕ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਗਿਓ ॥

nis baasur pria pria mukh Terau na(n)eedh palak nahee jaagio ||

Night and day, I utter, ""Pri-a, Pri-a - Beloved, Beloved"" with my mouth. I cannot sleep, even for an instant; I remain awake and aware.

ਹਾਰ ਕਜਰ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਅਨਿਕ ਸੀਗਾਰ ਰੇ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਿਰ ਸਭੈ ਬਿਖੁ ਲਾਗਿਓ ॥੧॥

haar kajar basatr anik seegaar re bin pir sabhai bikh laagio ||1||

Necklaces, eye make-up, fancy clothes and decorations - without my Husband Lord, these are all poison to me. ||1||