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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

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ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਿ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਦੇਵਾਨਿਆ ॥

kaam karodh aha(n)kaar fireh dhevaaniaa ||

Engrossed in sexual desire, anger and egotism, he wanders around insane.

ਸਿਰਿ ਲਗਾ ਜਮ ਡੰਡੁ ਤਾ ਪਛੁਤਾਨਿਆ ॥

sir lagaa jam dda(n)dd taa pachhutaaniaa ||

When the Messenger of Death hits him on the head with his club, then he regrets and repents.

ਬਿਨੁ ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਫਿਰੈ ਸੈਤਾਨਿਆ ॥੯॥

bin poore gurdhev firai saitaaniaa ||9||

Without the Perfect, Divine Guru, he roams around like Satan. ||9||

ਸਲੋਕ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਰਾਜ ਕਪਟੰ ਰੂਪ ਕਪਟੰ ਧਨ ਕਪਟੰ ਕੁਲ ਗਰਬਤਹ ॥

raaj kapaTa(n) roop kapaTa(n) dhan kapaTa(n) kul garabateh ||

Power is fraudulent, beauty is fraudulent, and wealth is fraudulent, as is pride of ancestry.

ਸੰਚੰਤਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਛਲੰ ਛਿਦ੍ਰੰ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਚਾਲਤੇ ॥੧॥

sa(n)cha(n)t bikhiaa chhala(n) chhidhra(n) naanak bin har sa(n)g na chaalate ||1||

One may gather poison through deception and fraud, O Nanak, but without the Lord, nothing shall go along with him in the end. ||1||

ਪੇਖੰਦੜੋ ਕੀ ਭੁਲੁ ਤੁੰਮਾ ਦਿਸਮੁ ਸੋਹਣਾ ॥

pekha(n)dhaRo kee bhul tu(n)maa dhisam sohanaa ||

Beholding the bitter melon, he is deceived, since it appears so pretty

ਅਢੁ ਨ ਲਹੰਦੜੋ ਮੁਲੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਥਿ ਨ ਜੁਲਈ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

add na laha(n)dhaRo mul naanak saath na juliee maiaa ||2||

But it is not worth even a shell, O Nanak; the riches of Maya will not go along with anyone. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਸੰਜੀਐ ॥

chaladhiaa naal na chalai so kiau sa(n)jeeaai ||

It shall not go along with you when you depart - why do you bother to collect it?

ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਜਤਨੁ ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਵੰਜੀਐ ॥

tis kaa kahu kiaa jatan jis te va(n)jeeaai ||

Tell me, why do you try so hard to acquire that which you must leave behind in the end?

ਹਰਿ ਬਿਸਰਿਐ ਕਿਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈ ਨਾ ਮਨੁ ਰੰਜੀਐ ॥

har bisariaai kiau tirapataavai naa man ra(n)jeeaai ||

Forgetting the Lord, how can you be satisfied? Your mind cannot be pleased.

ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਛੋਡਿ ਅਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਨਰਕਿ ਸਮੰਜੀਐ ॥

prabhoo chhodd an laagai narak sama(n)jeeaai ||

One who forsakes God, and attaches himself to another, shall be immersed in hell.

ਹੋਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਦਇਆਲ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਉ ਭੰਜੀਐ ॥੧੦॥

hoh kirapaal dhiaal naanak bhau bha(n)jeeaai ||10||

Be kind and compassionate to Nanak, O Lord, and dispel his fear. ||10||

ਸਲੋਕ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਨਚ ਰਾਜ ਸੁਖ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਨਚ ਭੋਗ ਰਸ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਨਚ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਸੁਖ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

nach raaj sukh misaTa(n) nach bhog ras misaTa(n) nach misaTa(n) sukh maiaa ||

Princely pleasures are not sweet; sensual enjoyments are not sweet; the pleasures of Maya are not sweet.

ਮਿਸਟੰ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਮਿਸਟੰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਰਸਨੰ ॥੧॥

misaTa(n) saadhasa(n)g har naanak dhaas misaTa(n) prabh dharasana(n) ||1||

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is sweet, O slave Nanak; the Blessed Vision of God's Darshan is sweet. ||1||

ਲਗੜਾ ਸੋ ਨੇਹੁ ਮੰਨ ਮਝਾਹੂ ਰਤਿਆ ॥

lagaRaa so neh ma(n)n majhaahoo ratiaa ||

I have enshrined that love which drenches my soul.

ਵਿਧੜੋ ਸਚ ਥੋਕਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਠੜਾ ਸੋ ਧਣੀ ॥੨॥

vidhaRo sach thok naanak miThaRaa so dhanee ||2||

I have been pierced by the Truth, O Nanak; the Master seems so sweet to me. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਲਾਗਈ ਭਗਤਨ ਕਉ ਮੀਠਾ ॥

har bin kachhoo na laagiee bhagatan kau meeThaa ||

Nothing seems sweet to His devotees, except the Lord.

ਆਨ ਸੁਆਦ ਸਭਿ ਫੀਕਿਆ ਕਰਿ ਨਿਰਨਉ ਡੀਠਾ ॥

aan suaadh sabh feekiaa kar niranau ddeeThaa ||

All other tastes are bland and insipid; I have tested them and seen them.

ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਕਟਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਭਏ ਬਸੀਠਾ ॥

agiaan bharam dhukh kaTiaa gur bhe baseeThaa ||

Ignorance, doubt and suffering are dispelled, when the Guru becomes one's advocate.

ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਮਨੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਜਿਉ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਜੀਠਾ ॥

charan kamal man bedhiaa jiau ra(n)g majeeThaa ||

The Lord's lotus feet have pierced my mind, and I am dyed in the deep crimson color of His Love.

ਜੀਉ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਸਭਿ ਝੂਠਾ ॥੧੧॥

jeeau praan tan man prabhoo binase sabh jhooThaa ||11||

My soul, breath of life, body and mind belong to God; all falsehood has left me. ||11||

ਸਲੋਕ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਤਿਅਕਤ ਜਲੰ ਨਹ ਜੀਵ ਮੀਨੰ ਨਹ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ ਮੇਘ ਮੰਡਲਹ ॥

tiakat jala(n) neh jeev meena(n) neh tiaag chaatirak megh ma(n)ddaleh ||

Leaving the water, the fish cannot live; the rainbird cannot live without the raindrops from the clouds.

ਬਾਣ ਬੇਧੰਚ ਕੁਰੰਕ ਨਾਦੰ ਅਲਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਕੁਸਮ ਬਾਸਨਹ ॥

baan bedha(n)ch kura(n)k naadha(n) al ba(n)dhan kusam baasaneh ||

The deer is enticed by the sound of the hunter's bell, and shot through with the arrow; the bumble bee is entangled in the fragrance of the flowers.

ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਰਚੰਤਿ ਸੰਤਹ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਨ ਨ ਰੁਚਤੇ ॥੧॥

charan kamal racha(n)t sa(n)teh naanak aan na ruchate ||1||

The Saints are entranced by the Lord's lotus feet; O Nanak, they desire nothing else. ||1||

ਮੁਖੁ ਡੇਖਾਊ ਪਲਕ ਛਡਿ ਆਨ ਨ ਡੇਊ ਚਿਤੁ ॥

mukh ddekhaauoo palak chhadd aan na ddeuoo chit ||

Show me Your face, for even an instant, Lord, and I will not give my consciousness to any other.

ਜੀਵਣ ਸੰਗਮੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਧਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਤਾਂ ਮਿਤੁ ॥੨॥

jeevan sa(n)gam tis dhanee har naanak sa(n)taa(n) mit ||2||

My life is with the Lord Master, O Nanak, the Friend of the Saints. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਜਿਉ ਮਛੁਲੀ ਬਿਨੁ ਪਾਣੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

jiau machhulee bin paaneeaai kiau jeevan paavai ||

How can the fish live without water?

ਬੂੰਦ ਵਿਹੂਣਾ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੋ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵੈ ॥

boo(n)dh vihoonaa chaatirako kiau kar tirapataavai ||

Without the raindrops, how can the rainbird be satisfied?

ਨਾਦ ਕੁਰੰਕਹਿ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਸਨਮੁਖ ਉਠਿ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

naadh kura(n)keh bedhiaa sanamukh uTh dhaavai ||

The deer, entranced by the sound of the hunter's bell, runs straight to him;

ਭਵਰੁ ਲੋਭੀ ਕੁਸਮ ਬਾਸੁ ਕਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਆਪੁ ਬੰਧਾਵੈ ॥

bhavar lobhee kusam baas kaa mil aap ba(n)dhaavai ||

the bumble bee is greedy for the flower's fragrance; finding it, he traps himself in it.

ਤਿਉ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਹੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਰਸੁ ਅਘਾਵੈ ॥੧੨॥

tiau sa(n)t janaa har preet hai dhekh dharas aghaavai ||12||

Just so, the humble Saints love the Lord; beholding the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, they are satisfied and satiated. ||12||

ਸਲੋਕ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

ਚਿਤਵੰਤਿ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲੰ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਅਰਾਧਨਹ ॥

chitava(n)t charan kamala(n) saas saas araadhaneh ||

They contemplate the Lord's lotus feet; they worship and adore Him with each and every breath.

ਨਹ ਬਿਸਰੰਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਅਚੁਤ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਸ ਪੂਰਨ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਹ ॥੧॥

neh bisara(n)t naam achut naanak aas pooran paramesureh ||1||

They do not forget the Name of the imperishable Lord; O Nanak, the Transcendent Lord fulfills their hopes. ||1||

ਸੀਤੜਾ ਮੰਨ ਮੰਝਾਹਿ ਪਲਕ ਨ ਥੀਵੈ ਬਾਹਰਾ ॥

seetaRaa ma(n)n ma(n)jhaeh palak na theevai baaharaa ||

He is woven into the fabric of my mind; He is not outside of it, even for an instant.

ਨਾਨਕ ਆਸੜੀ ਨਿਬਾਹਿ ਸਦਾ ਪੇਖੰਦੋ ਸਚੁ ਧਣੀ ॥੨॥

naanak aasaRee nibaeh sadhaa pekha(n)dho sach dhanee ||2||

O Nanak, the True Lord and Master fulfills my hopes, and always watches over me. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਆਸਾਵੰਤੀ ਆਸ ਗੁਸਾਈ ਪੂਰੀਐ ॥

aasaava(n)tee aas gusaiee pooreeaai ||

My hopes rest in You, O Lord of the universe; please, fulfill them.

ਮਿਲਿ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਨ ਕਬਹੂ ਝੂਰੀਐ ॥

mil gopaal gobi(n)dh na kabahoo jhooreeaai ||

Meeting with the Lord of the world, the Lord of the universe, I shall never grieve.

ਦੇਹੁ ਦਰਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਹਿ ਵਿਸੂਰੀਐ ॥

dheh dharas man chaau leh jaeh visooreeaai ||

Grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, the desire of my mind, and my worries shall be over.