Ang 326
ਅੰਗ ੩੨੬
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- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
- Raag
- Raag Gauree
- Written by
- Bhagat Kabeer Ji
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- 54
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ਐਸੇ ਘਰ ਹਮ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਸਾਏ ॥
aaise ghar ham bahut basaae ||
I lived in many such homes, O Lord,
ਜਬ ਹਮ ਰਾਮ ਗਰਭ ਹੋਇ ਆਏ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jab ham raam garabh hoi aae ||1|| rahaau ||
before I came into the womb this time. ||1||Pause||
ਜੋਗੀ ਜਤੀ ਤਪੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਚਾਰੀ ॥
jogee jatee tapee brahamachaaree ||
I was a Yogi, a celibate, a penitent, and a Brahmchaaree, with strict self-discipline.
ਕਬਹੂ ਰਾਜਾ ਛਤ੍ਰਪਤਿ ਕਬਹੂ ਭੇਖਾਰੀ ॥੨॥
kabahoo raajaa chhatrapat kabahoo bhekhaaree ||2||
Sometimes I was a king, sitting on the throne, and sometimes I was a beggar. ||2||
ਸਾਕਤ ਮਰਹਿ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਜੀਵਹਿ ॥
saakat mareh sa(n)t sabh jeeveh ||
The faithless cynics shall die, while the Saints shall all survive.
ਰਾਮ ਰਸਾਇਨੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਪੀਵਹਿ ॥੩॥
raam rasain rasanaa peeveh ||3||
They drink in the Lord's Ambrosial Essence with their tongues. ||3||
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
kahu kabeer prabh kirapaa keejai ||
Says Kabeer, O God, have mercy on me.
ਹਾਰਿ ਪਰੇ ਅਬ ਪੂਰਾ ਦੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੧੩॥
haar pare ab pooraa dheejai ||4||13||
I am so tired; now, please bless me with Your perfection. ||4||13||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਨਾਲਿ ਰਲਾਇ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee kee naal ralai likhiaa mahalaa panjavaa ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee, With Writings Of The Fifth Mehla:
ਐਸੋ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਦੇਖਿਓ ਕਬੀਰ ॥
aaiso acharaj dhekhio kabeer ||
Kabeer has seen such wonders!
ਦਧਿ ਕੈ ਭੋਲੈ ਬਿਰੋਲੈ ਨੀਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dhadh kai bholai birolai neer ||1|| rahaau ||
Mistaking it for cream, the people are churning water. ||1||Pause||
ਹਰੀ ਅੰਗੂਰੀ ਗਦਹਾ ਚਰੈ ॥
haree a(n)gooree gadhahaa charai ||
The donkey grazes upon the green grass;
ਨਿਤ ਉਠਿ ਹਾਸੈ ਹੀਗੈ ਮਰੈ ॥੧॥
nit uTh haasai heegai marai ||1||
arising each day, he laughs and brays, and then dies. ||1||
ਮਾਤਾ ਭੈਸਾ ਅੰਮੁਹਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
maataa bhaisaa a(n)muhaa jai ||
The bull is intoxicated, and runs around wildly.
ਕੁਦਿ ਕੁਦਿ ਚਰੈ ਰਸਾਤਲਿ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥
kudh kudh charai rasaatal pai ||2||
He romps and eats and then falls into hell. ||2||
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਭਈ ਖੇਡ ॥
kahu kabeer paragaT bhiee khedd ||
Says Kabeer, a strange sport has become manifest:
ਲੇਲੇ ਕਉ ਚੂਘੈ ਨਿਤ ਭੇਡ ॥੩॥
lele kau chooghai nit bhedd ||3||
the sheep is sucking the milk of her lamb. ||3||
ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਮਤਿ ਪਰਗਟੀ ਆਈ ॥
raam ramat mat paragaTee aaiee ||
Chanting the Lord's Name, my intellect is enlightened.
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਗੁਰਿ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥੧॥੧੪॥
kahu kabeer gur sojhee paiee ||4||1||14||
Says Kabeer, the Guru has blessed me with this understanding. ||4||1||14||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਪੰਚਪਦੇ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee pa(n)chapadhe ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Panch-Padhay:
ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭਇਓ ਮੀਨਾ ॥
jiau jal chhodd baahar bhio meenaa ||
I am like a fish out of water,
ਪੂਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਹਉ ਤਪ ਕਾ ਹੀਨਾ ॥੧॥
poorab janam hau tap kaa heenaa ||1||
because in my previous life, I did not practice penance and intense meditation. ||1||
ਅਬ ਕਹੁ ਰਾਮ ਕਵਨ ਗਤਿ ਮੋਰੀ ॥
ab kahu raam kavan gat moree ||
Now tell me, Lord, what will my condition be?
ਤਜੀ ਲੇ ਬਨਾਰਸ ਮਤਿ ਭਈ ਥੋਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tajee le banaaras mat bhiee thoree ||1|| rahaau ||
I left Benares - I had little common sense. ||1||Pause||
ਸਗਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਸਿਵ ਪੁਰੀ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥
sagal janam siv puree gavaiaa ||
I wasted my whole life in the city of Shiva;
ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਮਗਹਰਿ ਉਠਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੨॥
maratee baar magahar uTh aaiaa ||2||
at the time of my death, I moved to Magahar. ||2||
ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਰਸ ਤਪੁ ਕੀਆ ਕਾਸੀ ॥
bahut baras tap keeaa kaasee ||
For many years, I practiced penance and intense meditation at Kaashi;
ਮਰਨੁ ਭਇਆ ਮਗਹਰ ਕੀ ਬਾਸੀ ॥੩॥
maran bhiaa magahar kee baasee ||3||
now that my time to die has come, I have come to dwell at Magahar! ||3||
ਕਾਸੀ ਮਗਹਰ ਸਮ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
kaasee magahar sam beechaaree ||
Kaashi and Magahar - I consider them the same.
ਓਛੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੈਸੇ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰੀ ॥੪॥
ochhee bhagat kaise utaras paaree ||4||
With inadequate devotion, how can anyone swim across? ||4||
ਕਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਗਜ ਸਿਵ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਜਾਨੈ ॥
kahu gur gaj siv sabh ko jaanai ||
Says Kabeer, the Guru and Ganaysha and Shiva all know
ਮੁਆ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਮਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਮੈ ॥੫॥੧੫॥
muaa kabeer ramat sree raamai ||5||15||
that Kabeer died chanting the Lord's Name. ||5||15||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee:
ਚੋਆ ਚੰਦਨ ਮਰਦਨ ਅੰਗਾ ॥
choaa cha(n)dhan maradhan a(n)gaa ||
You may anoint your limbs with sandalwood oil,
ਸੋ ਤਨੁ ਜਲੈ ਕਾਠ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਾ ॥੧॥
so tan jalai kaaTh kai sa(n)gaa ||1||
but in the end, that body will be burned with the firewood. ||1||
ਇਸੁ ਤਨ ਧਨ ਕੀ ਕਵਨ ਬਡਾਈ ॥
eis tan dhan kee kavan baddaiee ||
Why should anyone take pride in this body or wealth?
ਧਰਨਿ ਪਰੈ ਉਰਵਾਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dharan parai uravaar na jaiee ||1|| rahaau ||
They shall end up lying on the ground; they shall not go along with you to the world beyond. ||1||Pause||
ਰਾਤਿ ਜਿ ਸੋਵਹਿ ਦਿਨ ਕਰਹਿ ਕਾਮ ॥
raat j soveh dhin kareh kaam ||
They sleep by night and work during the day,
ਇਕੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਲੇਹਿ ਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮ ॥੨॥
eik khin leh na har ko naam ||2||
but they do not chant the Lord's Name, even for an instant. ||2||
ਹਾਥਿ ਤ ਡੋਰ ਮੁਖਿ ਖਾਇਓ ਤੰਬੋਰ ॥
haath ta ddor mukh khaio ta(n)bor ||
They hold the string of the kite in their hands, and chew betel leaves in their mouths,
ਮਰਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਕਸਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਚੋਰ ॥੩॥
maratee baar kas baadhio chor ||3||
but at the time of death, they shall be tied up tight, like thieves. ||3||
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਸਿ ਰਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
gurmat ras ras har gun gaavai ||
Through the Guru's Teachings, and immersed in His Love, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਰਾਮੈ ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੪॥
raamai raam ramat sukh paavai ||4||
Chant the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, and find peace. ||4||
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਈ ॥
kirapaa kar kai naam dhiraRaiee ||
In His Mercy, He implants the Naam within us;
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬਾਸੁ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਬਸਾਈ ॥੫॥
har har baas suga(n)dh basaiee ||5||
inhale deeply the sweet aroma and fragrance of the Lord, Har, Har. ||5||
ਕਹਤ ਕਬੀਰ ਚੇਤਿ ਰੇ ਅੰਧਾ ॥
kahat kabeer chet re a(n)dhaa ||
Says Kabeer, remember Him, you blind fool!
ਸਤਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਸਭੁ ਧੰਧਾ ॥੬॥੧੬॥
sat raam jhooThaa sabh dha(n)dhaa ||6||16||
The Lord is True; all worldly affairs are false. ||6||16||
ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ਤਿਪਦੇ ਚਾਰਤੁਕੇ ॥
gauRee kabeer jee tipadhe chaaratuke ||
Gauree, Kabeer Jee, Thi-Padhay And Chau-Thukay:
ਜਮ ਤੇ ਉਲਟਿ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਰਾਮ ॥
jam te ulaT bhe hai raam ||
I have turned away from death and turned to the Lord.
ਦੁਖ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਸੁਖ ਕੀਓ ਬਿਸਰਾਮ ॥
dhukh binase sukh keeo bisaraam ||
Pain has been eliminated, and I dwell in peac and comfort.
ਬੈਰੀ ਉਲਟਿ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਮੀਤਾ ॥
bairee ulaT bhe hai meetaa ||
My enemies have been transformed into friends.
ਸਾਕਤ ਉਲਟਿ ਸੁਜਨ ਭਏ ਚੀਤਾ ॥੧॥
saakat ulaT sujan bhe cheetaa ||1||
The faithless cynics have been transformed into good-hearted people. ||1||
ਅਬ ਮੋਹਿ ਸਰਬ ਕੁਸਲ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
ab moh sarab kusal kar maaniaa ||
Now, I feel that everything brings me peace.
ਸਾਂਤਿ ਭਈ ਜਬ ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
saa(n)t bhiee jab gobidh jaaniaa ||1|| rahaau ||
Peace and tranquility have come, since I realized the Lord of the Universe. ||1||Pause||
End of Ang 326
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