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Ang 179

ਅੰਗ ੧੭੯

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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Raag Gauree
Written by
Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਗਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਕਾ ਓਲਾ ॥

man mere gahu har naam kaa olaa ||

O my mind, hold tight to the Support of the Lord's Name.

ਤੁਝੈ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਤਾਤਾ ਝੋਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tujhai na laagai taataa jholaa ||1|| rahaau ||

The hot winds shall never even touch you. ||1||Pause||

ਜਿਉ ਬੋਹਿਥੁ ਭੈ ਸਾਗਰ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

jiau bohith bhai saagar maeh ||

Like a boat in the ocean of fear;

ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਦੀਪਕ ਦੀਪਾਹਿ ॥

a(n)dhakaar dheepak dheepaeh ||

like a lamp which illumines the darkness;

ਅਗਨਿ ਸੀਤ ਕਾ ਲਾਹਸਿ ਦੂਖ ॥

agan seet kaa laahas dhookh ||

like fire which takes away the pain of cold

ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਵਤ ਸੂਖ ॥੨॥

naam japat man hovat sookh ||2||

- just so, chanting the Name, the mind becomes peaceful. ||2||

ਉਤਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸ ॥

autar jai tere man kee piaas ||

The thirst of your mind shall be quenched,

ਪੂਰਨ ਹੋਵੈ ਸਗਲੀ ਆਸ ॥

pooran hovai sagalee aas ||

and all hopes shall be fulfilled.

ਡੋਲੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਤੁਮਰਾ ਚੀਤੁ ॥

ddolai naahee tumaraa cheet ||

Your consciousness shall not waver.

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮੀਤ ॥੩॥

a(n)mirat naam jap gurmukh meet ||3||

Meditate on the Ambrosial Naam as Gurmukh, O my friend. ||3||

ਨਾਮੁ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

naam aaukhadh soiee jan paavai ||

He alone receives the panacea, the medicine of the Naam,

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਦਿਵਾਵੈ ॥

kar kirapaa jis aap dhivaavai ||

unto whom the Lord, in His Grace, bestows it.

ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਵਸੈ ॥

har har naam jaa kai hiradhai vasai ||

One whose heart is filled with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har

ਦੂਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਤਿਹ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਸੈ ॥੪॥੧੦॥੭੯॥

dhookh dharadh teh naanak nasai ||4||10||79||

- O Nanak, his pains and sorrows are eliminated. ||4||10||79||

ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

gauRee guaareree mahalaa panjavaa ||

Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehla:

ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦਰਬੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਅਘਾਨਾ ॥

bahut dharab kar man na aghaanaa ||

Even with vast sums of wealth, the mind is not satisfied.

ਅਨਿਕ ਰੂਪ ਦੇਖਿ ਨਹ ਪਤੀਆਨਾ ॥

anik roop dhekh neh pateeaanaa ||

Gazing upon countless beauties, the man is not satisfied.

ਪੁਤ੍ਰ ਕਲਤ੍ਰ ਉਰਝਿਓ ਜਾਨਿ ਮੇਰੀ ॥

putr kalatr urajhio jaan meree ||

He is so involved with his wife and sons - he believes that they belong to him.

ਓਹ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਓਇ ਭਸਮੈ ਢੇਰੀ ॥੧॥

oh binasai oi bhasamai dderee ||1||

That wealth shall pass away, and those relatives shall be reduced to ashes. ||1||

ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਨ ਦੇਖਉ ਬਿਲਲਾਤੇ ॥

bin har bhajan dhekhau bilalaate ||

Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, they are crying out in pain.

ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਤਨੁ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਧਨੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

dhirag tan dhirag dhan maiaa sa(n)g raate ||1|| rahaau ||

Their bodies are cursed, and their wealth is cursed - they are imbued with Maya. ||1||Pause||

ਜਿਉ ਬਿਗਾਰੀ ਕੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਦੀਜਹਿ ਦਾਮ ॥

jiau bigaaree kai sir dheejeh dhaam ||

The servant carries the bags of money on his head,

ਓਇ ਖਸਮੈ ਕੈ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਉਨ ਦੂਖ ਸਹਾਮ ॥

oi khasamai kai gireh un dhookh sahaam ||

but it goes to his master's house, and he receives only pain.

ਜਿਉ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਹੋਇ ਬੈਸਤ ਰਾਜਾ ॥

jiau supanai hoi baisat raajaa ||

The man sits as a king in his dreams,

ਨੇਤ੍ਰ ਪਸਾਰੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਾਰਥ ਕਾਜਾ ॥੨॥

netr pasaarai taa niraarath kaajaa ||2||

but when he opens his eyes, he sees that it was all in vain. ||2||

ਜਿਉ ਰਾਖਾ ਖੇਤ ਊਪਰਿ ਪਰਾਏ ॥

jiau raakhaa khet uoopar paraae ||

The watchman oversees the field of another,

ਖੇਤੁ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਰਾਖਾ ਉਠਿ ਜਾਏ ॥

khet khasam kaa raakhaa uTh jaae ||

but the field belongs to his master, while he must get up and depart.

ਉਸੁ ਖੇਤ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਰਾਖਾ ਕੜੈ ॥

aus khet kaaran raakhaa kaRai ||

He works so hard, and suffers for that field,

ਤਿਸ ਕੈ ਪਾਲੈ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਪੜੈ ॥੩॥

tis kai paalai kachhoo na paRai ||3||

but still, nothing comes into his hands. ||3||

ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਰਾਜੁ ਤਿਸੈ ਕਾ ਸੁਪਨਾ ॥

jis kaa raaj tisai kaa supanaa ||

The dream is His, and the kingdom is His;

ਜਿਨਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਦੀਨੀ ਤਿਨਿ ਲਾਈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ॥

jin maiaa dheenee tin laiee tirasanaa ||

He who has given the wealth of Maya, has infused the desire for it.

ਆਪਿ ਬਿਨਾਹੇ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

aap binaahe aap kare raas ||

He Himself annihilates, and He Himself restores.

ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਆਗੈ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੮੦॥

naanak prabh aagai aradhaas ||4||11||80||

Nanak offers this prayer to God. ||4||11||80||

ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

gauRee guaareree mahalaa panjavaa ||

Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehla:

ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗ ਮਾਇਆ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਪੇਖੀ ॥

bahu ra(n)g maiaa bahu bidh pekhee ||

I have gazed upon the many forms of Maya, in so many ways.

ਕਲਮ ਕਾਗਦ ਸਿਆਨਪ ਲੇਖੀ ॥

kalam kaagadh siaanap lekhee ||

With pen and paper, I have written clever things.

ਮਹਰ ਮਲੂਕ ਹੋਇ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਖਾਨ ॥

mahar malook hoi dhekhiaa khaan ||

I have seen what it is to be a chief, a king, and an emperor,

ਤਾ ਤੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਨ ॥੧॥

taa te naahee man tirapataan ||1||

but they do not satisfy the mind. ||1||

ਸੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਸੰਤ ਬਤਾਵਹੁ ॥

so sukh mo kau sa(n)t bataavahu ||

Show me that peace, O Saints,

ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਬੂਝੈ ਮਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਹੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tirasanaa boojhai man tirapataavahu ||1|| rahaau ||

which will quench my thirst and satisfy my mind. ||1||Pause||

ਅਸੁ ਪਵਨ ਹਸਤਿ ਅਸਵਾਰੀ ॥

as pavan hasat asavaaree ||

You may have horses as fast as the wind, elephants to ride on,

ਚੋਆ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਸੇਜ ਸੁੰਦਰਿ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

choaa cha(n)dhan sej su(n)dhar naaree ||

sandalwood oil, and beautiful women in bed,

ਨਟ ਨਾਟਿਕ ਆਖਾਰੇ ਗਾਇਆ ॥

naT naaTik aakhaare gaiaa ||

actors in dramas, singing in theaters

ਤਾ ਮਹਿ ਮਨਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

taa meh man sa(n)tokh na paiaa ||2||

- but even with them, the mind does not find contentment. ||2||

ਤਖਤੁ ਸਭਾ ਮੰਡਨ ਦੋਲੀਚੇ ॥

takhat sabhaa ma(n)ddan dholeeche ||

You may have a throne at the royal court, with beautiful decorations and soft carpets,

ਸਗਲ ਮੇਵੇ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਬਾਗੀਚੇ ॥

sagal meve su(n)dhar baageeche ||

all sorts of luscious fruits and beautiful gardens,

ਆਖੇੜ ਬਿਰਤਿ ਰਾਜਨ ਕੀ ਲੀਲਾ ॥

aakheR birat raajan kee leelaa ||

the excitement of the chase and princely pleasures

ਮਨੁ ਨ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ਪਰਪੰਚੁ ਹੀਲਾ ॥੩॥

man na suhelaa parapa(n)ch heelaa ||3||

- but still, the mind is not made happy by such illusory diversions. ||3||

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸੰਤਨ ਸਚੁ ਕਹਿਆ ॥

kar kirapaa sa(n)tan sach kahiaa ||

In their kindness, the Saints have told me of the True One,

ਸਰਬ ਸੂਖ ਇਹੁ ਆਨੰਦੁ ਲਹਿਆ ॥

sarab sookh ih aana(n)dh lahiaa ||

and so I have obtained all comforts and joy.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਈਐ ॥

saadhasa(n)g har keeratan gaieeaai ||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੪॥

kahu naanak vaddabhaagee paieeaai ||4||

Says Nanak, through great good fortune, I have found this. ||4||

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੋਈ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥

jaa kai har dhan soiee suhelaa ||

One who obtains the wealth of the Lord becomes happy.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧੨॥੮੧॥

prabh kirapaa te saadhasa(n)g melaa ||1|| rahaau dhoojaa ||12||81||

By God's Grace, I have joined the Saadh Sangat. ||1||Second Pause||12||81||

ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

gauRee guaareree mahalaa panjavaa ||

Gauree Gwaarayree, Fifth Mehla:

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