Ang 1161
ਅੰਗ ੧੧੬੧
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- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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- Raag Bhairao
- Written by
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਤਬ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰਹਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥
tab prabh kaaj savaareh aai ||1||
then God comes and resolves his affairs. ||1||
ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ਮਨਾ ॥
aaisaa giaan bichaar manaa ||
Contemplate such spiritual wisdom, O mortal man.
ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਨ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har kee na simarahu dhukh bha(n)janaa ||1|| rahaau ||
Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the Destroyer of pain? ||1||Pause||
ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਸਿੰਘੁ ਰਹੈ ਬਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
jab lag si(n)gh rahai ban maeh ||
As long as the tiger lives in the forest,
ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਬਨੁ ਫੂਲੈ ਹੀ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
tab lag ban foolai hee naeh ||
the forest does not flower.
ਜਬ ਹੀ ਸਿਆਰੁ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਉ ਖਾਇ ॥
jab hee siaar si(n)gh kau khai ||
But when the jackal eats the tiger,
ਫੂਲਿ ਰਹੀ ਸਗਲੀ ਬਨਰਾਇ ॥੨॥
fool rahee sagalee banarai ||2||
then the entire forest flowers. ||2||
ਜੀਤੋ ਬੂਡੈ ਹਾਰੋ ਤਿਰੈ ॥
jeeto booddai haaro tirai ||
The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਰੈ ॥
gur parasaadhee paar utarai ||
By Guru's Grace, one crosses over and is saved.
ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਮਝਾਇ ॥
dhaas kabeer kahai samajhai ||
Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches:
ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਰਹਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੩॥੬॥੧੪॥
keval raam rahahu liv lai ||3||6||14||
remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord alone. ||3||6||14||
ਸਤਰਿ ਸੈਇ ਸਲਾਰ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਕੇ ॥
satar sai salaar hai jaa ke ||
He has 7,000 commanders,
ਸਵਾ ਲਾਖੁ ਪੈਕਾਬਰ ਤਾ ਕੇ ॥
savaa laakh paikaabar taa ke ||
and hundreds of thousands of prophets;
ਸੇਖ ਜੁ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਅਠਾਸੀ ॥
sekh ju kahe'eeh koT aThaasee ||
He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs,
ਛਪਨ ਕੋਟਿ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਸੀ ॥੧॥
chhapan koT jaa ke khel khaasee ||1||
and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1||
ਮੋ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੀ ਕੋ ਗੁਜਰਾਵੈ ॥
mo gareeb kee ko gujaraavai ||
I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there?
ਮਜਲਸਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
majalas dhoor mahal ko paavai ||1|| rahaau ||
His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause||
ਤੇਤੀਸ ਕਰੋੜੀ ਹੈ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਨਾ ॥
tetees karoRee hai khel khaanaa ||
He has 33,000,000 play-houses.
ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ਲਖ ਫਿਰੈ ਦਿਵਾਨਾਂ ॥
chauraasee lakh firai dhivaanaa(n) ||
His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations.
ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦਮ ਕਉ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥
baabaa aadham kau kichh nadhar dhikhaiee ||
He bestowed His Grace on Adam, the father of mankind,
ਉਨਿ ਭੀ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਘਨੇਰੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥
aun bhee bhisat ghaneree paiee ||2||
who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2||
ਦਿਲ ਖਲਹਲੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਜਰਦ ਰੂ ਬਾਨੀ ॥
dhil khalahal jaa kai jaradh roo baanee ||
Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed.
ਛੋਡਿ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਰੈ ਸੈਤਾਨੀ ॥
chhodd kateb karai saitaanee ||
They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil.
ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੋਸੁ ਰੋਸੁ ਹੈ ਲੋਈ ॥
dhuneeaa dhos ros hai loiee ||
ਅਪਨਾ ਕੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥
apanaa keeaa paavai soiee ||3||
shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3||
ਤੁਮ ਦਾਤੇ ਹਮ ਸਦਾ ਭਿਖਾਰੀ ॥
tum dhaate ham sadhaa bhikhaaree ||
You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door.
ਦੇਉ ਜਬਾਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਬਜਗਾਰੀ ॥
dheau jabaab hoi bajagaaree ||
If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner.
ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਪਨਹ ਸਮਾਨਾਂ ॥
dhaas kabeer teree paneh samaanaa(n) ||
Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter.
ਭਿਸਤੁ ਨਜੀਕਿ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਹਮਾਨਾ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੫॥
bhisat najeek raakh rahamaanaa ||4||7||15||
Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15||
ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਚਲਨ ਕਹਤ ਹੈ ਊਹਾਂ ॥
sabh koiee chalan kahat hai uoohaa(n) ||
Everyone speaks of going there,
ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਹੈ ਕਹਾਂ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
naa jaanau baiku(n)Th hai kahaa(n) ||1|| rahaau ||
but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||
ਆਪ ਆਪ ਕਾ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਾਂ ॥
aap aap kaa maram na jaanaa(n) ||
One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,
ਬਾਤਨ ਹੀ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਬਖਾਨਾਂ ॥੧॥
baatan hee baiku(n)Th bakhaanaa(n) ||1||
speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||
ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਮਨ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਕੀ ਆਸ ॥
jab lag man baiku(n)Th kee aas ||
As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,
ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸ ॥੨॥
tab lag naahee charan nivaas ||2||
he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||
ਖਾਈ ਕੋਟੁ ਨ ਪਰਲ ਪਗਾਰਾ ॥
khaiee koT na paral pagaaraa ||
Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;
ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੩॥
naa jaanau baiku(n)Th dhuaaraa ||3||
I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||
ਕਹਿ ਕਮੀਰ ਅਬ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਹਿ ॥
keh kameer ab kaheeaai kaeh ||
Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੈ ਆਹਿ ॥੪॥੮॥੧੬॥
saadhasa(n)gat baiku(n)Thai aaeh ||4||8||16||
The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||
ਕਿਉ ਲੀਜੈ ਗਢੁ ਬੰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥
kiau leejai gadd ba(n)kaa bhaiee ||
How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny?
ਦੋਵਰ ਕੋਟ ਅਰੁ ਤੇਵਰ ਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dhovar koT ar tevar khaiee ||1|| rahaau ||
It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause||
ਪਾਂਚ ਪਚੀਸ ਮੋਹ ਮਦ ਮਤਸਰ ਆਡੀ ਪਰਬਲ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
paa(n)ch pachees moh madh matasar aaddee parabal maiaa ||
It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya.
ਜਨ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੋ ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਕਹਾ ਕਰਉ ਰਘੁਰਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
jan gareeb ko jor na pahuchai kahaa karau raghuraiaa ||1||
The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1||
ਕਾਮੁ ਕਿਵਾਰੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਦਰਵਾਨੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥
kaam kivaaree dhukh sukh dharavaanee paap pu(n)n dharavaajaa ||
Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates.
ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਡ ਦੁੰਦਰ ਤਹ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੨॥
karodh pradhaan mahaa badd dhu(n)dhar teh man maavaasee raajaa ||2||
Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2||
ਸ੍ਵਾਦ ਸਨਾਹ ਟੋਪੁ ਮਮਤਾ ਕੋ ਕੁਬੁਧਿ ਕਮਾਨ ਚਢਾਈ ॥
savaiaadh sanaeh Top mamataa ko kubudh kamaan chaddaiee ||
Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect.
ਤਿਸਨਾ ਤੀਰ ਰਹੇ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਇਉ ਗਢੁ ਲੀਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
tisanaa teer rahe ghaT bheetar iau gadd leeo na jaiee ||3||
The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3||
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਲੀਤਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਹਵਾਈ ਗੋਲਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥
prem paleetaa surat havaiee golaa giaan chalaiaa ||
But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਰਜਾਲੀ ਏਕਹਿ ਚੋਟ ਸਿਝਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
braham agan sahaje parajaalee ekeh choT sijhaiaa ||4||
The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4||
ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਲੈ ਲਰਨੇ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੋਰੇ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥
sat sa(n)tokh lai larane laagaa tore dhui dharavaajaa ||
Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates.
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਅਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਕਰਿਓ ਗਢ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੫॥
saadhasa(n)gat ar gur kee kirapaa te pakario gadd ko raajaa ||5||
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5||
End of Ang 1161
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