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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੇ ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

satigur bheTe so sukh paae ||

One who meets the True Guru finds peace.

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥

har kaa naam ma(n)n vasaae ||

He enshrines the Name of the Lord in his mind.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥

naanak nadhar kare so paae ||

O Nanak, when the Lord grants His Grace, He is obtained.

ਆਸ ਅੰਦੇਸੇ ਤੇ ਨਿਹਕੇਵਲੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥੨॥

aas a(n)dhese te nihakeval haumai sabadh jalaae ||2||

He becomes free of hope and fear, and burns away his ego with the Word of the Shabad. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਭਗਤ ਤੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਗਾਵਦੇ ॥

bhagat terai man bhaavadhe dhar sohan keerat gaavadhe ||

Your devotees are pleasing to Your Mind, Lord. They look beautiful at Your door, singing Your Praises.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਮਾ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਦਰਿ ਢੋਅ ਨ ਲਹਨੑੀ ਧਾਵਦੇ ॥

naanak karamaa baahare dhar ddoa na lahan(h)ee dhaavadhe ||

O Nanak, those who are denied Your Grace, find no shelter at Your Door; they continue wandering.

ਇਕਿ ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਬੁਝਨਿੑ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਣਹੋਦਾ ਆਪੁ ਗਣਾਇਦੇ ॥

eik mool na bujhani(h) aapanaa anahodhaa aap ganaidhe ||

Some do not understand their origins, and without cause, they display their self-conceit.

ਹਉ ਢਾਢੀ ਕਾ ਨੀਚ ਜਾਤਿ ਹੋਰਿ ਉਤਮ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਦਾਇਦੇ ॥

hau ddaaddee kaa neech jaat hor utam jaat sadhaidhe ||

I am the Lord's minstrel, of low social status; others call themselves high caste.

ਤਿਨੑ ਮੰਗਾ ਜਿ ਤੁਝੈ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ॥੯॥

tin(h) ma(n)gaa j tujhai dhiaaidhe ||9||

I seek those who meditate on You. ||9||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਕੂੜੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਪਰਜਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਸਭੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ॥

kooR raajaa kooR parajaa kooR sabh sa(n)saar ||

False is the king, false are the subjects; false is the whole world.

ਕੂੜੁ ਮੰਡਪ ਕੂੜੁ ਮਾੜੀ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੈਸਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

kooR ma(n)ddap kooR maaRee kooR baisanahaar ||

False is the mansion, false are the skyscrapers; false are those who live in them.

ਕੂੜੁ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਰੁਪਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਪੈਨੑਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

kooR suinaa kooR rupaa kooR pain(h)nahaar ||

False is gold, and false is silver; false are those who wear them.

ਕੂੜੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਪੜੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

kooR kaiaa kooR kapaR kooR roop apaar ||

False is the body, false are the clothes; false is incomparable beauty.

ਕੂੜੁ ਮੀਆ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੀਬੀ ਖਪਿ ਹੋਏ ਖਾਰੁ ॥

kooR meeaa kooR beebee khap hoe khaar ||

False is the husband, false is the wife; they mourn and waste away.

ਕੂੜਿ ਕੂੜੈ ਨੇਹੁ ਲਗਾ ਵਿਸਰਿਆ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥

kooR kooRai neh lagaa visariaa karataar ||

The false ones love falsehood, and forget their Creator.

ਕਿਸੁ ਨਾਲਿ ਕੀਚੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਚਲਣਹਾਰੁ ॥

kis naal keechai dhosatee sabh jag chalanahaar ||

With whom should I become friends, if all the world shall pass away?

ਕੂੜੁ ਮਿਠਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਮਾਖਿਉ ਕੂੜੁ ਡੋਬੇ ਪੂਰੁ ॥

kooR miThaa kooR maakhiau kooR ddobe poor ||

False is sweetness, false is honey; through falsehood, boat-loads of men have drowned.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਤੁਧੁ ਬਾਝੁ ਕੂੜੋ ਕੂੜੁ ॥੧॥

naanak vakhaanai benatee tudh baajh kooRo kooR ||1||

Nanak speaks this prayer: without You, Lord, everything is totally false. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਚਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeaai jaa ridhai sachaa hoi ||

One knows the Truth only when the Truth is in his heart.

ਕੂੜ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਉਤਰੈ ਤਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਛਾ ਧੋਇ ॥

kooR kee mal utarai tan kare hachhaa dhoi ||

The filth of falsehood departs, and the body is washed clean.

ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਸਚਿ ਧਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeaai jaa sach dhare piaar ||

One knows the Truth only when he bears love to the True Lord.

ਨਾਉ ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨੁ ਰਹਸੀਐ ਤਾ ਪਾਏ ਮੋਖ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

naau sun man rahaseeaai taa paae mokh dhuaar ||

Hearing the Name, the mind is enraptured; then, he attains the gate of salvation.

ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੀਉ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeaai jaa jugat jaanai jeeau ||

One knows the Truth only when he knows the true way of life.

ਧਰਤਿ ਕਾਇਆ ਸਾਧਿ ਕੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਦੇਇ ਕਰਤਾ ਬੀਉ ॥

dharat kaiaa saadh kai vich dhei karataa beeau ||

Preparing the field of the body, he plants the Seed of the Creator.

ਸਚੁ ਤਾ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਸਿਖ ਸਚੀ ਲੇਇ ॥

sach taa par jaaneeaai jaa sikh sachee lei ||

One knows the Truth only when he receives true instruction.

ਦਇਆ ਜਾਣੈ ਜੀਅ ਕੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

dhiaa jaanai jeea kee kichh pu(n)n dhaan karei ||

Showing mercy to other beings, he makes donations to charities.

ਸਚੁ ਤਾਂ ਪਰੁ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਜਾ ਆਤਮ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥

sach taa(n) par jaaneeaai jaa aatam teerath kare nivaas ||

One knows the Truth only when he dwells in the sacred shrine of pilgrimage of his own soul.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਨੋ ਪੁਛਿ ਕੈ ਬਹਿ ਰਹੈ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਵਾਸੁ ॥

satiguroo no puchh kai beh rahai kare nivaas ||

He sits and receives instruction from the True Guru, and lives in accordance with His Will.

ਸਚੁ ਸਭਨਾ ਹੋਇ ਦਾਰੂ ਪਾਪ ਕਢੈ ਧੋਇ ॥

sach sabhanaa hoi dhaaroo paap kaddai dhoi ||

Truth is the medicine for all; it removes and washes away our sins.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਜਿਨ ਸਚੁ ਪਲੈ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥

naanak vakhaanai benatee jin sach palai hoi ||2||

Nanak speaks this prayer to those who have Truth in their laps. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਦਾਨੁ ਮਹਿੰਡਾ ਤਲੀ ਖਾਕੁ ਜੇ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਾਈਐ ॥

dhaan mahi(n)ddaa talee khaak je milai ta masatak laieeaai ||

The gift I seek is the dust of the feet of the Saints; if I were to obtain it, I would apply it to my forehead.

ਕੂੜਾ ਲਾਲਚੁ ਛਡੀਐ ਹੋਇ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਅਲਖੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

kooRaa laalach chhaddeeaai hoi ik man alakh dhiaaieeaai ||

Renounce false greed, and meditate single-mindedly on the unseen Lord.

ਫਲੁ ਤੇਵੇਹੋ ਪਾਈਐ ਜੇਵੇਹੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥

fal teveho paieeaai jevehee kaar kamaieeaai ||

As are the actions we commit, so are the rewards we receive.

ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾ ਧੂੜਿ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਦੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

je hovai poorab likhiaa taa dhooR tin(h)aa dhee paieeaai ||

If it is so pre-ordained, then one obtains the dust of the feet of the Saints.

ਮਤਿ ਥੋੜੀ ਸੇਵ ਗਵਾਈਐ ॥੧੦॥

mat thoRee sev gavaieeaai ||10||

But through small-mindedness, we forfeit the merits of selfless service. ||10||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਸਚਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਕੂੜੁ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਕਲਿ ਕਾਲਖ ਬੇਤਾਲ ॥

sach kaal kooR varatiaa kal kaalakh betaal ||

There is a famine of Truth; falsehood prevails, and the blackness of the Dark Age of Kali Yuga has turned men into demons.

ਬੀਉ ਬੀਜਿ ਪਤਿ ਲੈ ਗਏ ਅਬ ਕਿਉ ਉਗਵੈ ਦਾਲਿ ॥

beeau beej pat lai ge ab kiau ugavai dhaal ||

Those who planted their seed have departed with honor; now, how can the shattered seed sprout?

ਜੇ ਇਕੁ ਹੋਇ ਤ ਉਗਵੈ ਰੁਤੀ ਹੂ ਰੁਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

je ik hoi ta ugavai rutee hoo rut hoi ||

If the seed is whole, and it is the proper season, then the seed will sprout.

ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਹੈ ਬਾਹਰਾ ਕੋਰੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਸੋਇ ॥

naanak paahai baaharaa korai ra(n)g na soi ||

O Nanak, without treatment, the raw fabric cannot be dyed.

ਭੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਖੁੰਬਿ ਚੜਾਈਐ ਸਰਮੁ ਪਾਹੁ ਤਨਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

bhai vich khu(n)b chaRaieeaai saram paahu tan hoi ||

In the Fear of God it is bleached white, if the treatment of modesty is applied to the cloth of the body.

ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਤੀ ਜੇ ਰਪੈ ਕੂੜੈ ਸੋਇ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak bhagatee je rapai kooRai soi na koi ||1||

O Nanak, if one is imbued with devotional worship, his reputation is not false. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਲਬੁ ਪਾਪੁ ਦੁਇ ਰਾਜਾ ਮਹਤਾ ਕੂੜੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਿਕਦਾਰੁ ॥

lab paap dhui raajaa mahataa kooR hoaa sikadhaar ||

Greed and sin are the king and prime minister; falsehood is the treasurer.

ਕਾਮੁ ਨੇਬੁ ਸਦਿ ਪੁਛੀਐ ਬਹਿ ਬਹਿ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

kaam neb sadh puchheeaai beh beh kare beechaar ||

Sexual desire, the chief advisor, is summoned and consulted; they all sit together and contemplate their plans.