Ang 0166
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 166
Section: Ragas
ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਮੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਖੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਸਈਆ ॥ mere raam mai moorakh har raakh mere guseea | O my Lord, I am so foolish; save me, O my Lord God! - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜਨ ਕੀ ਉਪਮਾ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਵਡਈਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ jan kee upamaa tujheh vaddeea |1| rahaau | Your servant’s praise is Your Own Glorious Greatness. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਮੰਦਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਆਨੰਦੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ mandar ghar aanand har har jas man bhaavai | Those whose minds are pleased by the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, are joyful in the palaces of their own homes. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਸਭ ਰਸ ਮੀਠੇ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਗਹਿ ਜਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥ sabh ras meetthe mukh lageh jaa har gun gaavai | Their mouths savor all the sweet delicacies when they sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਪਰਵਾਰੁ ਸਧਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਇਕੀਹ ਕੁਲੀ ਸਭੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਛਡਾਵੈ ॥੨॥ har jan paravaar sadhaar hai ikeeh kulee sabh jagat chhaddaavai |2| The Lord’s humble servants are the saviors of their families; they save their families for twenty-one generations - they save the entire world! ||2|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕੀਆ ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ jo kichh keea so har keea har kee vaddiaaee | Whatever has been done, has been done by the Lord; it is the Glorious Greatness of the Lord. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਹਰਿ ਜੀਅ ਤੇਰੇ ਤੂੰ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਪੂਜ ਕਰਾਈ ॥ har jeea tere toon varatadaa har pooj karaaee | O Lord, in Your creatures, You are pervading; You inspire them to worship You. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ਲਹਾਇਦਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਰਤਾਈ ॥੩॥ har bhagat bhanddaar lahaaeidaa aape varataaee |3| The Lord leads us to the treasure of devotional worship; He Himself bestows it. ||3|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਲਾਲਾ ਹਾਟਿ ਵਿਹਾਝਿਆ ਕਿਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਚਤੁਰਾਈ ॥ laalaa haatt vihaajhiaa kiaa tis chaturaaee | I am a slave, purchased in Your market; what clever tricks do I have? - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜੇ ਰਾਜਿ ਬਹਾਲੇ ਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਲਾਮੁ ਘਾਸੀ ਕਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਢਾਈ ॥ je raaj bahaale taa har gulaam ghaasee kau har naam kadtaaee | If the Lord were to set me upon a throne, I would still be His slave. If I were a grass-cutter, I would still chant the Lord’s Name. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੪॥੨॥੮॥੪੬॥ jan naanak har kaa daas hai har kee vaddiaaee |4|2|8|46| Servant Nanak is the slave of the Lord; contemplate the Glorious Greatness of the Lord||4||2||8||46|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ gaurree guaareree mahalaa 4 | Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl: - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਕਿਰਸਾਣੀ ਕਿਰਸਾਣੁ ਕਰੇ ਲੋਚੈ ਜੀਉ ਲਾਇ ॥ kirasaanee kirasaan kare lochai jeeo laae | The farmers love to work their farms; - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਹਲੁ ਜੋਤੈ ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਪੁਤੁ ਧੀ ਖਾਇ ॥ hal jotai udam kare meraa put dhee khaae | they plow and work the fields, so that their sons and daughters may eat. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਛਡਾਇ ॥੧॥ tiau har jan har har jap kare har ant chhaddaae |1| In just the same way, the Lord’s humble servants chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and in the end, the Lord shall save them. ||1|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਮੈ ਮੂਰਖ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ॥ mai moorakh kee gat keejai mere raam | I am foolish - save me, O my Lord! - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਇ ਹਮ ਕਾਮ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ gur satigur sevaa har laae ham kaam |1| rahaau | O Lord, enjoin me to work and serve the Guru, the True Guru. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਲੈ ਤੁਰੇ ਸਉਦਾਗਰੀ ਸਉਦਾਗਰੁ ਧਾਵੈ ॥ lai ture saudaagaree saudaagar dhaavai | The traders buy horses, planning to trade them. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਧਨੁ ਖਟੈ ਆਸਾ ਕਰੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਵਧਾਵੈ ॥ dhan khattai aasaa karai maaeaa mohu vadhaavai | They hope to earn wealth; their attachment to Maya increases. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੨॥ tiau har jan har har bolataa har bol sukh paavai |2| In just the same way, the Lord’s humble servants chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; chanting the Lord’s Name, they find peace. ||2|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਬਿਖੁ ਸੰਚੈ ਹਟਵਾਣੀਆ ਬਹਿ ਹਾਟਿ ਕਮਾਇ ॥ bikh sanchai hattavaaneea beh haatt kamaae | The shop-keepers collect poison, sitting in their shops, carrying on their business. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਮੋਹ ਝੂਠੁ ਪਸਾਰਾ ਝੂਠ ਕਾ ਝੂਠੇ ਲਪਟਾਇ ॥ moh jhootth pasaaraa jhootth kaa jhootthe lapattaae | Their love is false, their displays are false, and they are engrossed in falsehood. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਤਿਉ ਹਰਿ ਜਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਖਰਚੁ ਲੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥ tiau har jan har dhan sanchiaa har kharach lai jaae |3| In just the same way, the Lord’s humble servants gather the wealth of the Lord’s Name; they take the Lord’s Name as their supplies. ||3|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਇਹੁ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਇ ਦੂਜੈ ਫਾਸ ॥ eihu maaeaa moh kuttanb hai bhaae doojai faas | This emotional attachment to Maya and family, and the love of duality, is a noose around the neck. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਤਰੈ ਜੋ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸ ॥ guramatee so jan tarai jo daasan daas | Following the Guru’s Teachings, the humble servants are carried across; they become the slaves of the Lord’s slaves. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜਨਿ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਗਾਸ ॥੪॥੩॥੯॥੪੭॥ jan naanak naam dhiaaeaa guramukh paragaas |4|3|9|47| Servant Nanak meditates on the Naam; the Gurmukh is enlightened. ||4||3||9||47|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਗਉੜੀ ਬੈਰਾਗਣਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ gaurree bairaagan mahalaa 4 | Gauree Bairaagan, Fourth Mehl: - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਨਿਤ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਲਾਲਚੁ ਕਰੇ ਭਰਮੈ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ॥ nit dinas raat laalach kare bharamai bharamaaeaa | Continuously, day and night, they are gripped by greed and deluded by doubt. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਵੇਗਾਰਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਵੇਗਾਰੀਆ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਠਾਇਆ ॥ vegaar firai vegaareea sir bhaar utthaaeaa | The slaves labor in slavery, carrying the loads upon their heads. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜੋ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਜਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਘਰ ਕੈ ਕੰਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ jo gur kee jan sevaa kare so ghar kai kam har laaeaa |1| That humble being who serves the Guru is put to work by the Lord in His Home. ||1|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਤੋੜਿ ਬੰਧਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਘਰ ਕੈ ਕੰਮਿ ਲਾਇ ॥ mere raam torr bandhan maaeaa ghar kai kam laae | O my Lord, please break these bonds of Maya, and put me to work in Your Home. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ nit har gun gaavah har naam samaae |1| rahaau | I continuously sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord; I am absorbed in the Lord’s Name. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਨਰੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਚਾਕਰੀ ਕਰੇ ਨਰਪਤਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਅਰਥਿ ਸਭ ਮਾਇਆ ॥ nar praanee chaakaree kare narapat raaje arath sabh maaeaa | Mortal men work for kings, all for the sake of wealth and Maya. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਕੈ ਬੰਧੈ ਕੈ ਡਾਨਿ ਲੇਇ ਕੈ ਨਰਪਤਿ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥ kai bandhai kai ddaan lee kai narapat mar jaaeaa | But the king either imprisons them, or fines them, or else dies himself. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਧੰਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਫਲ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਕੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥ dhan dhan sevaa safal satiguroo kee jit har har naam jap har sukh paaeaa |2| Blessed, rewarding and fruitful is the service of the True Guru; through it, I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and I have found peace. ||2|| - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਨਿਤ ਸਉਦਾ ਸੂਦੁ ਕੀਚੈ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੈ ਤਾਈ ॥ nit saudaa sood keechai bahu bhaat kar maaeaa kai taaee | Everyday, people carry on their business, with all sorts of devices to earn interest, for the sake of Maya. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜਾ ਲਾਹਾ ਦੇਇ ਤਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਮਨੇ ਤੋਟੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਈ ॥ jaa laahaa dee taa sukh mane tottai mar jaaee | If they earn a profit, they are pleased, but their hearts are broken by losses. - Guru Ramdas Ji
ਜੋ ਗੁਣ ਸਾਝੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈ ॥੩॥ jo gun saajhee gur siau kare nit nit sukh paaee |3| One who is worthy, becomes a partner with the Guru, and finds a lasting peace forever. ||3|| - Guru Ramdas Ji