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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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ਜੋਬਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਤਾ ਕੈ ਮਦ ਮੈ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਵਾਨਾ ॥੧॥

joban dhan prabhataa kai madh mai ahinis rahai dhivaanaa ||1||

In the pride of youth, wealth and glory, day and night, he remains intoxicated. ||1||

ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨ ਤਾ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਲਗਾਨਾ ॥

dheen dhiaal sadhaa dhukh bha(n)jan taa siau man na lagaanaa ||

God is merciful to the meek, and forever the Destroyer of pain, but the mortal does not center his mind on Him.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੋਟਨ ਮੈ ਕਿਨਹੂ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥੨॥੨॥

jan naanak koTan mai kinahoo gurmukh hoi pachhaanaa ||2||2||

O servant Nanak, among millions, only a rare few, as Gurmukh, realize God. ||2||2||

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa nauvaa ||

Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehla:

ਤਿਹ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਉ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਉ ॥

teh jogee kau jugat na jaanau ||

That Yogi does not know the way.

ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਫੁਨਿ ਜਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਛਾਨਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

lobh moh maiaa mamataa fun jeh ghaT maeh pachhaanau ||1|| rahaau ||

Understand that his heart is filled with greed, emotional attachment, Maya and egotism. ||1||Pause||

ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨਹ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਕੰਚਨ ਲੋਹ ਸਮਾਨੋ ॥

par ni(n)dhaa usatat neh jaa kai ka(n)chan loh samaano ||

One who does not slander or praise others, who looks upon gold and iron alike,

ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਅਤੀਤਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਖਾਨੋ ॥੧॥

harakh sog te rahai ateetaa jogee taeh bakhaano ||1||

who is free from pleasure and pain - he alone is called a true Yogi. ||1||

ਚੰਚਲ ਮਨੁ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਕਉ ਧਾਵਤ ਅਚਲ ਜਾਹਿ ਠਹਰਾਨੋ ॥

cha(n)chal man dheh dhis kau dhaavat achal jaeh Thaharaano ||

The restless mind wanders in the ten directions - it needs to be pacified and restrained.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੋ ਜੋ ਨਰੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੁਮ ਮਾਨੋ ॥੨॥੩॥

kahu naanak ieh bidh ko jo nar mukat taeh tum maano ||2||3||

Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique is judged to be liberated. ||2||3||

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa nauvaa ||

Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehla:

ਅਬ ਮੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਉਪਾਉ ਕਰਉ ॥

ab mai kaun upaau karau ||

Now, what efforts should I make?

ਜਿਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਨ ਕੋ ਸੰਸਾ ਚੂਕੈ ਭਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jeh bidh man ko sa(n)saa chookai bhau nidh paar parau ||1|| rahaau ||

How can I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||Pause||

ਜਨਮੁ ਪਾਇ ਕਛੁ ਭਲੋ ਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਅਧਿਕ ਡਰਉ ॥

janam pai kachh bhalo na keeno taa te adhik ddarau ||

Obtaining this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds; this makes me very afraid!

ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਨਹੀ ਗਾਏ ਯਹ ਜੀਅ ਸੋਚ ਧਰਉ ॥੧॥

man bach karam har gun nahee gaae yeh jeea soch dharau ||1||

In thought, word and deed, I have not sung the Lord's Praises; this thought worries my mind. ||1||

ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸੁਨਿ ਕਛੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਪਸੁ ਜਿਉ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰਉ ॥

gurmat sun kachh giaan na upajio pas jiau udhar bharau ||

I listened to the Guru's Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up within me; like a beast, I fill my belly.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਪਛਾਨਉ ਤਬ ਹਉ ਪਤਿਤ ਤਰਉ ॥੨॥੪॥੯॥੯॥੧੩॥੫੮॥੪॥੯੩॥

kahu naanak prabh biradh pachhaanau tab hau patit tarau ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93||

Says Nanak, O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be saved. ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93||

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ

dhanaasaree mahalaa pehilaa ghar doojaa asaTapadheeaa

Dhanaasaree, First Mehla, Second House, Ashtpadheeyaa:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥

gur saagar ratanee bharapoore ||

The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls.

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸੰਤ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਰੇ ॥

a(n)mrit sa(n)t chugeh nahee dhoore ||

The Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there.

ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

har ras chog chugeh prabh bhaavai ||

They taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God.

ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

saravar meh ha(n)s praanapat paavai ||1||

Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1||

ਕਿਆ ਬਗੁ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਛਪੜੀ ਨਾਇ ॥

kiaa bag bapuRaa chhapaRee nai ||

What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle?

ਕੀਚੜਿ ਡੂਬੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

keechaR ddoobai mail na jai ||1|| rahaau ||

It sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause||

ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਚਰਨ ਧਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

rakh rakh charan dhare veechaaree ||

After careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step.

ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ॥

dhubidhaa chhodd bhe nira(n)kaaree ||

Forsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord.

ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਚਾਖੇ ॥

mukat padhaarath har ras chaakhe ||

He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.

ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ ਰਹੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ॥੨॥

aavan jaan rahe gur raakhe ||2||

His comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2||

ਸਰਵਰ ਹੰਸਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

saravar ha(n)saa chhodd na jai ||

The swan do not leave this pool.

ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

prem bhagat kar sahaj samai ||

In loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord.

ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥

saravar meh ha(n)s ha(n)s meh saagar ||

The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.

ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਆਦਰੁ ॥੩॥

akath kathaa gur bachanee aadhar ||3||

They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru's Word. ||3||

ਸੁੰਨ ਮੰਡਲ ਇਕੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਬੈਸੇ ॥

su(n)n ma(n)ddal ik jogee baise ||

The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi.

ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕੋਊ ਕੈਸੇ ॥

naar na purakh kahahu kouoo kaise ||

He is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him?

ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥

tirabhavan jot rahe liv laiee ||

The three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light.

ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥ ਸਚੇ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੪॥

sur nar naath sache saranaiee ||4||

The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4||

ਆਨੰਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਅਨਾਥ ਅਧਾਰੀ ॥

aana(n)dh mool anaath adhaaree ||

The Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

gurmukh bhagat sahaj beechaaree ||

The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord.

ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਭੈ ਕਾਟਣਹਾਰੇ ॥

bhagat vachhal bhai kaaTanahaare ||

God is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.

ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਗੁ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੫॥

haumai maar mile pag dhaare ||5||

Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5||

ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਏ ॥

anik jatan kar kaal sa(n)taae ||

He makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him.

ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਮੰਡਲ ਮਹਿ ਆਏ ॥

maran likhai ma(n)ddal meh aae ||

Destined only to die, he comes into the world.