Ang 936
ਅੰਗ ੯੩੬
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- Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
- Raag
- Raag Raamkalee
- Written by
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
- Lines
- 43
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ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿ ਮੁਏ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਲਿ ॥
meree meree kar mue vin naavai dhukh bhaal ||
Crying out, ""Mine, mine!"", they have died, but without the Name, they find only pain.
ਗੜ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲਾ ਕਹਾ ਜਿਉ ਬਾਜੀ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥
gaR ma(n)dhar mahalaa kahaa jiau baajee dheebaan ||
So where are their forts, mansions, palaces and courts? They are like a short story.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਵਿਣੁ ਝੂਠਾ ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
naanak sache naam vin jhooThaa aavan jaan ||
O Nanak, without the True Name, the false just come and go.
ਆਪੇ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ਹੈ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪੨॥
aape chatur saroop hai aape jaan sujaan ||42||
He Himself is clever and so very beautiful; He Himself is wise and all-knowing. ||42||
ਜੋ ਆਵਹਿ ਸੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਫੁਨਿ ਆਇ ਗਏ ਪਛੁਤਾਹਿ ॥
jo aaveh se jaeh fun aai ge pachhutaeh ||
Those who come, must go in the end; they come and go, regretting and repenting.
ਲਖ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਘਟੈ ਨ ਵਧੈ ਉਤਾਹਿ ॥
lakh chauraaseeh medhanee ghaTai na vadhai utaeh ||
They will pass through 8.4 millions species; this number does not decrease or rise.
ਸੇ ਜਨ ਉਬਰੇ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
se jan ubare jin har bhaiaa ||
They alone are saved, who love the Lord.
ਧੰਧਾ ਮੁਆ ਵਿਗੂਤੀ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
dha(n)dhaa muaa vigootee maiaa ||
Their worldly entanglements are ended, and Maya is conquered.
ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸੋ ਚਾਲਸੀ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਮੀਤੁ ਕਰੇਉ ॥
jo dheesai so chaalasee kis kau meet kareau ||
Whoever is seen, shall depart; who should I make my friend?
ਜੀਉ ਸਮਪਉ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਆਗੈ ਦੇਉ ॥
jeeau samapau aapanaa tan man aagai dheau ||
I dedicate my soul, and place my body and mind in offering before Him.
ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਤੂ ਧਣੀ ਤਿਸ ਹੀ ਕੀ ਮੈ ਓਟ ॥
asathir karataa too dhanee tis hee kee mai oT ||
You are eternally stable, O Creator, Lord and Master; I lean on Your Support.
ਗੁਣ ਕੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਹਉ ਮੁਈ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੀ ਮਨਿ ਚੋਟ ॥੪੩॥
gun kee maaree hau muiee sabadh ratee man choT ||43||
Conquered by virtue, egotism is killed; imbued with the Word of the Shabad, the mind rejects the world. ||43||
ਰਾਣਾ ਰਾਉ ਨ ਕੋ ਰਹੈ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਤੁੰਗੁ ਫਕੀਰੁ ॥
raanaa raau na ko rahai ra(n)g na tu(n)g fakeer ||
Neither the kings nor the nobles will remain; neither the rich nor the poor will remain.
ਵਾਰੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਬੰਧੈ ਧੀਰ ॥
vaaree aapo aapanee koi na ba(n)dhai dheer ||
When one's turn comes, no one can stay here.
ਰਾਹੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਭੀਹਾਵਲਾ ਸਰ ਡੂਗਰ ਅਸਗਾਹ ॥
raahu buraa bheehaavalaa sar ddoogar asagaeh ||
The path is difficult and treacherous; the pools and mountains are impassable.
ਮੈ ਤਨਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਝੁਰਿ ਮੁਈ ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਣ ਕਿਉ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਹ ॥
mai tan avagan jhur muiee vin gun kiau ghar jaeh ||
My body is filled with faults; I am dying of grief. Without virtue, how can I enter my home?
ਗੁਣੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲੇ ਕਿਉ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਉ ਪਿਆਰਿ ॥
guneeaa gun le prabh mile kiau tin milau piaar ||
The virtuous take virtue, and meet God; how can I meet them with love?
ਤਿਨ ਹੀ ਜੈਸੀ ਥੀ ਰਹਾਂ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥
tin hee jaisee thee rahaa(n) jap jap ridhai muraar ||
If ony I could be like them, chanting and meditating within my heart on the Lord.
ਅਵਗੁਣੀ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਹੈ ਗੁਣ ਭੀ ਵਸਹਿ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
avagunee bharapoor hai gun bhee vaseh naal ||
ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਗੁਰ ਗੁਣ ਨ ਜਾਪਨੀ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਰੇ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੪੪॥
vin satagur gun na jaapanee jichar sabadh na kare beechaar ||44||
Without the True Guru, he does not see God's Virtues; he does not chant the Glorious Virtues of God. ||44||
ਲਸਕਰੀਆ ਘਰ ਸੰਮਲੇ ਆਏ ਵਜਹੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ॥
lasakareeaa ghar sa(n)male aae vajahu likhai ||
God's soldiers take care of their homes; their pay is pre-ordained, before they come into the world.
ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਧਣੀ ਲਾਹਾ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
kaar kamaaveh sir dhanee laahaa palai pai ||
They serve their Supreme Lord and Master, and obtain the profit.
ਲਬੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਬੁਰਿਆਈਆ ਛੋਡੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥
lab lobh buriaaieeaa chhodde manahu visaar ||
They renounce greed, avarice and evil, and forget them from their minds.
ਗੜਿ ਦੋਹੀ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹ ਕੀ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਹਾਰਿ ॥
gaR dhohee paatisaeh kee kadhe na aavai haar ||
In the fortress of the body, they announce the victory of their Supreme King; they are never ever vanquished.
ਚਾਕਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਸਉਹੇ ਉਤਰ ਦੇਇ ॥
chaakar kaheeaai khasam kaa sauhe utar dhei ||
One who calls himself a servant of his Lord and Master, and yet speaks defiantly to Him,
ਵਜਹੁ ਗਵਾਏ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਖਤਿ ਨ ਬੈਸਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥
vajahu gavaae aapanaa takhat na baiseh sei ||
shall forfeit his pay, and not be seated upon the throne.
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥
preetam hath vaddiaaieeaa jai bhaavai tai dhei ||
Glorious greatness rests in the hands of my Beloved; He gives, according to the Pleasure of His Will.
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੪੫॥
aap kare kis aakheeaai avar na koi karei ||45||
He Himself does everything; who else should we address? No one else does anything. ||45||
ਬੀਜਉ ਸੂਝੈ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਬਹੈ ਦੁਲੀਚਾ ਪਾਇ ॥
beejau soojhai ko nahee bahai dhuleechaa pai ||
I cannot conceive of any other, who could be seated upon the royal cushions.
ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੁ ਨਰਹ ਨਰੁ ਸਾਚਉ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥
narak nivaaran nareh nar saachau saachai nai ||
The Supreme Man of men eradicates hell; He is True, and True is His Name.
ਵਣੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਣੁ ਢੂਢਤ ਫਿਰਿ ਰਹੀ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕਰਉ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
van tiran ddooddat fir rahee man meh karau beechaar ||
I wandered around searching for Him in the forests and meadows; I contemplate Him within my mind.
ਲਾਲ ਰਤਨ ਬਹੁ ਮਾਣਕੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਭੰਡਾਰੁ ॥
laal ratan bahu maanakee satigur haath bha(n)ddaar ||
The treasures of myriads of pearls, jewels and emeralds are in the hands of the True Guru.
ਊਤਮੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਏਕੈ ਭਾਇ ॥
uootam hovaa prabh milai ik man ekai bhai ||
Meeting with God, I am exalted and elevated; I love the One Lord single-mindedly.
ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਰਸਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਲਾਹਾ ਲੈ ਪਰਥਾਇ ॥
naanak preetam ras mile laahaa lai parathai ||
O Nanak, one who lovingly meets with his Beloved, earns profit in the world hereafter.
ਰਚਨਾ ਰਾਚਿ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਚੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਸਿਰਿਆ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥
rachanaa raach jin rachee jin siriaa aakaar ||
He who created and formed the creation, made your form as well.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰੁ ॥੪੬॥
gurmukh bea(n)t dhiaaieeaai a(n)t na paaraavaar ||46||
As Gurmukh, meditate on the Infinite Lord, who has no end or limitation. ||46||
ੜਾੜੈ ਰੂੜਾ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸੋਈ ॥
RaaRai rooRaa har jeeau soiee ||
Rharha: The Dear Lord is beautiful;
ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
tis bin raajaa avar na koiee ||
There is no other king, except Him.
ੜਾੜੈ ਗਾਰੁੜੁ ਤੁਮ ਸੁਣਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
RaaRai gaaruR tum sunahu har vasai man maeh ||
Rharha: Listen to the spell, and the Lord will come to dwell in your mind.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਤੁ ਕੋ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੁਲਾਹਿ ॥
gur parasaadhee har paieeaai mat ko bharam bhulaeh ||
By Guru's Grace, one finds the Lord; do not be deluded by doubt.
ਸੋ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
so saahu saachaa jis har dhan raas ||
He alone is the true banker, who has the capital of the wealth of the Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਾਬਾਸਿ ॥
gurmukh pooraa tis saabaas ||
The Gurmukh is perfect - applaud him!
ਰੂੜੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
rooRee baanee har paiaa gur sabadhee beechaar ||
Through the beautiful Word of the Guru's Bani, the Lord is obtained; contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
End of Ang 936
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