Ang 656
ਅੰਗ ੬੫੬
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- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
- Raag
- Raag Sorath
- Written by
- Bhagat Kabeer Ji
- Lines
- 58
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ਇਕ ਬਸਤੁ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
eik basat agochar laheeaai ||
to find the incomprehensible thing.
ਬਸਤੁ ਅਗੋਚਰ ਪਾਈ ॥
basat agochar paiee ||
I have found this incomprehensible thing;
ਘਟਿ ਦੀਪਕੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
ghaT dheepak rahiaa samaiee ||2||
my mind is illuminated and enlightened. ||2||
ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਅਬ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
keh kabeer ab jaaniaa ||
Says Kabeer, now I know Him;
ਜਬ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਤਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
jab jaaniaa tau man maaniaa ||
since I know Him, my mind is pleased and appeased.
ਮਨ ਮਾਨੇ ਲੋਗੁ ਨ ਪਤੀਜੈ ॥
man maane log na pateejai ||
My mind is pleased and appeased, and yet, people do not believe it.
ਨ ਪਤੀਜੈ ਤਉ ਕਿਆ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੩॥੭॥
n pateejai tau kiaa keejai ||3||7||
They do not believe it, so what can I do? ||3||7||
ਹ੍ਰਿਦੈ ਕਪਟੁ ਮੁਖ ਗਿਆਨੀ ॥
hiradhai kapaT mukh giaanee ||
In his heart there is deception, and yet in his mouth are words of wisdom.
ਝੂਠੇ ਕਹਾ ਬਿਲੋਵਸਿ ਪਾਨੀ ॥੧॥
jhooThe kahaa bilovas paanee ||1||
You are false - why are you churning water? ||1||
ਕਾਂਇਆ ਮਾਂਜਸਿ ਕਉਨ ਗੁਨਾਂ ॥
kaa(n)iaa maa(n)jas kaun gunaa(n) ||
Why do you bother to wash your body?
ਜਉ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹੈ ਮਲਨਾਂ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jau ghaT bheetar hai malanaa(n) ||1|| rahaau ||
Your heart is still full of filth. ||1||Pause||
ਲਉਕੀ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਨੑਾਈ ॥
laukee aThasaTh teerath n(h)aiee ||
The gourd may be washed at the sixty-eight sacred shrines,
ਕਉਰਾਪਨੁ ਤਊ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੨॥
kauraapan tuoo na jaiee ||2||
but even then, its bitterness is not removed. ||2||
ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
keh kabeer beechaaree ||
Says Kabeer after deep contemplation,
ਭਵ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਾਰਿ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ॥੩॥੮॥
bhav saagar taar muraaree ||3||8||
please help me cross over the terrifying world-ocean, O Lord, O Destroyer of ego. ||3||8||
ਸੋਰਠਿ
soraTh
Sorat'h:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਬਹੁ ਪਰਪੰਚ ਕਰਿ ਪਰ ਧਨੁ ਲਿਆਵੈ ॥
bahu parapa(n)ch kar par dhan liaavai ||
Practicing great hypocrisy, he acquires the wealth of others.
ਸੁਤ ਦਾਰਾ ਪਹਿ ਆਨਿ ਲੁਟਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
sut dhaaraa peh aan luTaavai ||1||
Returning home, he squanders it on his wife and children. ||1||
ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਭੂਲੇ ਕਪਟੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
man mere bhoole kapaT na keejai ||
O my mind, do not practice deception, even inadvertently.
ਅੰਤਿ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ਤੇਰੇ ਜੀਅ ਪਹਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
a(n)t niberaa tere jeea peh leejai ||1|| rahaau ||
In the end, your own soul shall have to answer for its account. ||1||Pause||
ਛਿਨੁ ਛਿਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਛੀਜੈ ਜਰਾ ਜਨਾਵੈ ॥
chhin chhin tan chheejai jaraa janaavai ||
Moment by moment, the body is wearing away, and old age is asserting itself.
ਤਬ ਤੇਰੀ ਓਕ ਕੋਈ ਪਾਨੀਓ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
tab teree ok koiee paaneeo na paavai ||2||
And then, when you are old, no one shall pour water into your cup. ||2||
ਕਹਤੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਕੋਈ ਨਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ॥
kahat kabeer koiee nahee teraa ||
Says Kabeer, no one belongs to you.
ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਾਮੁ ਕੀ ਨ ਜਪਹਿ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੩॥੯॥
hiradhai raam kee na japeh saveraa ||3||9||
Why not chant the Lord's Name in your heart, when you are still young? ||3||9||
ਸੰਤਹੁ ਮਨ ਪਵਨੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਬਨਿਆ ॥
sa(n)tahu man pavanai sukh baniaa ||
O Saints, my windy mind has now become peaceful and still.
ਕਿਛੁ ਜੋਗੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਗਨਿਆ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kichh jog paraapat ganiaa || rahaau ||
It seems that I have learned something of the science of Yoga. ||Pause||
ਗੁਰਿ ਦਿਖਲਾਈ ਮੋਰੀ ॥
gur dhikhalaiee moree ||
The Guru has shown me the hole,
ਜਿਤੁ ਮਿਰਗ ਪੜਤ ਹੈ ਚੋਰੀ ॥
jit mirag paRat hai choree ||
through which the deer carefully enters.
ਮੂੰਦਿ ਲੀਏ ਦਰਵਾਜੇ ॥
moo(n)dh le'ee dharavaaje ||
I have now closed off the doors,
ਬਾਜੀਅਲੇ ਅਨਹਦ ਬਾਜੇ ॥੧॥
baajeeale anahadh baaje ||1||
and the unstruck celestial sound current resounds. ||1||
ਕੁੰਭ ਕਮਲੁ ਜਲਿ ਭਰਿਆ ॥
ku(n)bh kamal jal bhariaa ||
The pitcher of my heart-lotus is filled with water;
ਜਲੁ ਮੇਟਿਆ ਊਭਾ ਕਰਿਆ ॥
jal meTiaa uoobhaa kariaa ||
I have spilled out the water, and set it upright.
ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
kahu kabeer jan jaaniaa ||
Says Kabeer, the Lord's humble servant, this I know.
ਜਉ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਤਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥੨॥੧੦॥
jau jaaniaa tau man maaniaa ||2||10||
Now that I know this, my mind is pleased and appeased. ||2||10||
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ ॥
raag soraTh ||
Raag Sorat'h:
ਭੂਖੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥
bhookhe bhagat na keejai ||
I am so hungry, I cannot perform devotional worship service.
ਯਹ ਮਾਲਾ ਅਪਨੀ ਲੀਜੈ ॥
yeh maalaa apanee leejai ||
Here, Lord, take back Your mala.
ਹਉ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਸੰਤਨ ਰੇਨਾ ॥
hau maa(n)gau sa(n)tan renaa ||
I beg for the dust of the feet of the Saints.
ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਸੀ ਕਾ ਦੇਨਾ ॥੧॥
mai naahee kisee kaa dhenaa ||1||
I do not owe anyone anything. ||1||
ਮਾਧੋ ਕੈਸੀ ਬਨੈ ਤੁਮ ਸੰਗੇ ॥
maadho kaisee banai tum sa(n)ge ||
O Lord, how can I be with You?
ਆਪਿ ਨ ਦੇਹੁ ਤ ਲੇਵਉ ਮੰਗੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aap na dheh ta levau ma(n)ge || rahaau ||
If You do not give me Yourself, then I shall beg until I get You. ||Pause||
ਦੁਇ ਸੇਰ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਚੂਨਾ ॥
dhui ser maa(n)gau choonaa ||
I ask for two kilos of flour,
ਪਾਉ ਘੀਉ ਸੰਗਿ ਲੂਨਾ ॥
paau gheeau sa(n)g loonaa ||
and half a pound of ghee, and salt.
ਅਧ ਸੇਰੁ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਦਾਲੇ ॥
adh ser maa(n)gau dhaale ||
I ask for a pound of beans,
ਮੋ ਕਉ ਦੋਨਉ ਵਖਤ ਜਿਵਾਲੇ ॥੨॥
mo kau dhonau vakhat jivaale ||2||
which I shall eat twice a day. ||2||
ਖਾਟ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਚਉਪਾਈ ॥
khaaT maa(n)gau chaupaiee ||
I ask for a cot, with four legs,
ਸਿਰਹਾਨਾ ਅਵਰ ਤੁਲਾਈ ॥
sirahaanaa avar tulaiee ||
and a pillow and mattress.
ਊਪਰ ਕਉ ਮਾਂਗਉ ਖੀਂਧਾ ॥
uoopar kau maa(n)gau khee(n)dhaa ||
I ask for a quilt to cover myself.
ਤੇਰੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੈ ਜਨੁ ਥੀਂਧਾ ॥੩॥
teree bhagat karai jan tha(n)eedhaa ||3||
Your humble servant shall perform Your devotional worship service with love. ||3||
ਮੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਲਬੋ ॥
mai naahee keetaa labo ||
I have no greed;
ਇਕੁ ਨਾਉ ਤੇਰਾ ਮੈ ਫਬੋ ॥
eik naau teraa mai fabo ||
Your Name is the only ornament I wish for.
ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
keh kabeer man maaniaa ||
Says Kabeer, my mind is pleased and appeased;
ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਤਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥੪॥੧੧॥
man maaniaa tau har jaaniaa ||4||11||
now that my mind is pleased and appeased, I have come to know the Lord. ||4||11||
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ ਬਾਣੀ ਭਗਤ ਨਾਮਦੇ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਘਰੁ ੨
raag soraTh baanee bhagat naamadhe jee kee ghar doojaa
Raag Sorat'h, The Word Of Devotee Naam Dayv Jee, Second House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਜਬ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਬ ਗਾਵਾ ॥
jab dhekhaa tab gaavaa ||
When I see Him, I sing His Praises.
ਤਉ ਜਨ ਧੀਰਜੁ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੧॥
tau jan dheeraj paavaa ||1||
Then I, his humble servant, become patient. ||1||
End of Ang 656
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