Ang 0253
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 253
Section: Ragas
ਪਉੜੀ ॥ paurree | Pauree: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਯਯਾ ਜਾਰਉ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੋਊ ॥ yayaa jaarau duramat doaoo | YAYYA: Burn away duality and evil-mindedness. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤਿਸਹਿ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜੇ ਸੋਊ ॥ tiseh tiaag sukh sahaje soaoo | Give them up, and sleep in intuitive peace and poise. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਯਯਾ ਜਾਇ ਪਰਹੁ ਸੰਤ ਸਰਨਾ ॥ yayaa jaae parahu sant saranaa | Yaya: Go, and seek the Sanctuary of the Saints; - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜਿਹ ਆਸਰ ਇਆ ਭਵਜਲੁ ਤਰਨਾ ॥ jih aasar eaa bhavajal taranaa | with their help, you shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਯਯਾ ਜਨਮਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਸੋਊ ॥ yayaa janam na aavai soaoo | Yaya: One who weaves the One Name into his heart, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਏਕ ਨਾਮ ਲੇ ਮਨਹਿ ਪਰੋਊ ॥ ek naam le maneh paroaoo | Does not have to take birth again. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਯਯਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਨ ਹਾਰੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਕੀ ਟੇਕ ॥ yayaa janam na haareeai gur poore kee ttek | Yaya: This human life shall not be wasted, if you take the Support of the Perfect Guru. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਹ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਹੀਅਰੈ ਏਕ ॥੧੪॥ naanak tih sukh paaeaa jaa kai heearai ek |14| O Nanak, one whose heart is filled with the One Lord finds peace. ||14|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ salok | Salok: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਬਸਿ ਰਹੇ ਈਤ ਊਤ ਕੇ ਮੀਤ ॥ antar man tan bas rahe eet aoot ke meet | The One who dwells deep within the mind and body is your friend here and hereafter. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਉਪਦੇਸਿਆ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਪੀਐ ਨੀਤ ॥੧॥ gur poorai upadesiaa naanak japeeai neet |1| The Perfect Guru has taught me, O Nanak, to chant His Name continually. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪਉੜੀ ॥ paurree | Pauree: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਤਾਸੁ ਕਉ ਜੋ ਅੰਤਿ ਸਹਾਈ ਹੋਇ ॥ anadin simarahu taas kau jo ant sahaaee hoe | Night and day, meditate in remembrance on the One who will be your Help and Support in the end. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਇਹ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਛਿਅ ਛਾਡਿ ਚਲਿਓ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥ eih bikhiaa din chaar chhia chhaadd chalio sabh koe | This poison shall last for only a few days; everyone must depart, and leave it behind. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਾ ਕੋ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਧੀਆ ॥ kaa ko maat pitaa sut dheea | Who is our mother, father, son and daughter? - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਕਛੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਨ ਲੀਆ ॥ grih banitaa kachh sang na leea | Household, wife, and other things shall not go along with you. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਐਸੀ ਸੰਚਿ ਜੁ ਬਿਨਸਤ ਨਾਹੀ ॥ aisee sanch ju binasat naahee | So gather that wealth which shall never perish, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪਤਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਅਪੁਨੈ ਘਰਿ ਜਾਹੀ ॥ pat setee apunai ghar jaahee | so that you may go to your true home with honor. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਕਲਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਇਆ ॥ saadhasang kal keeratan gaaeaa | In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, those who sing the Kirtan of the Lord’s Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਤੇ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਨ ਆਇਆ ॥੧੫॥ naanak te te bahur na aaeaa |15|
- O Nanak, they do not have to endure reincarnation again. ||15|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ salok | Salok: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਅਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਕੁਲੀਨ ਚਤੁਰ ਮੁਖਿ ਙਿਆਨੀ ਧਨਵੰਤ ॥ at sundar kuleen chatur mukh ngiaanee dhanavant | He may be very handsome, born into a highly respected family, very wise, a famous spiritual teacher, prosperous and wealthy; - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਮਿਰਤਕ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਹ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਭਗਵੰਤ ॥੧॥ miratak kaheeeh naanakaa jih preet nahee bhagavant |1| but even so, he is looked upon as a corpse, O Nanak, if he does not love the Lord God. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪਉੜੀ ॥ paurree | Pauree: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਙੰਙਾ ਖਟੁ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਹੋਇ ਙਿਆਤਾ ॥ ngangaa khatt saasatr hoe ngiaataa | NGANGA: He may be a scholar of the six Shaastras. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪੂਰਕੁ ਕੁੰਭਕ ਰੇਚਕ ਕਰਮਾਤਾ ॥ poorak kunbhak rechak karamaataa | He may practice inhaling, exhaling and holding the breath. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਙਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਤੀਰਥ ਇਸਨਾਨੀ ॥ ngiaan dhiaan teerath isanaanee | He may practice spiritual wisdom, meditation, pilgrimages to sacred shrines and ritual cleansing baths. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸੋਮਪਾਕ ਅਪਰਸ ਉਦਿਆਨੀ ॥ somapaak aparas udiaanee | He may cook his own food, and never touch anyone else’s; he may live in the wilderness like a hermit. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਹੇਤਾ ॥ raam naam sang man nahee hetaa | But if he does not enshrine love for the Lord’s Name within his heart, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਕਛੁ ਕੀਨੋ ਸੋਊ ਅਨੇਤਾ ॥ jo kachh keeno soaoo anetaa | then everything he does is transitory. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਉਆ ਤੇ ਊਤਮੁ ਗਨਉ ਚੰਡਾਲਾ ॥ auaa te aootam gnau chanddaalaa | Even an untouchable pariah is superior to him, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਹ ਮਨਿ ਬਸਹਿ ਗੁਪਾਲਾ ॥੧੬॥ naanak jih man baseh gupaalaa |16| O Nanak, if the Lord of the World abides in his mind. ||16|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ salok | Salok: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕੁੰਟ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਿਰਤਿ ਕੀ ਰੇਖ ॥ kuntt chaar deh dis bhrame karam kirat kee rekh | He wanders around in the four quarters and in the ten directions, according to the dictates of his karma. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸੂਖ ਦੂਖ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜੋਨਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਖਿਓ ਲੇਖ ॥੧॥ sookh dookh mukat jon naanak likhio lekh |1| Pleasure and pain, liberation and reincarnation, O Nanak, come according to one’s pre-ordained destiny. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪਵੜੀ ॥ pavarree | Pauree: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਕਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਰਤਾ ਸੋਊ ॥ kakaa kaaran karataa soaoo | KAKKA: He is the Creator, the Cause of causes. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਲਿਖਿਓ ਲੇਖੁ ਨ ਮੇਟਤ ਕੋਊ ॥ likhio lekh na mettat koaoo | No one can erase His pre-ordained plan. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਹੀ ਹੋਤ ਕਛੁ ਦੋਊ ਬਾਰਾ ॥ nahee hot kachh doaoo baaraa | Nothing can be done a second time. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਰਨੈਹਾਰੁ ਨ ਭੂਲਨਹਾਰਾ ॥ karanaihaar na bhoolanahaaraa | The Creator Lord does not make mistakes. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਾਹੂ ਪੰਥੁ ਦਿਖਾਰੈ ਆਪੈ ॥ kaahoo panth dikhaarai aapai | To some, He Himself shows the Way. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਾਹੂ ਉਦਿਆਨ ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਪਛੁਤਾਪੈ ॥ kaahoo udiaan bhramat pachhutaapai | While He causes others to wander miserably in the wilderness. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਆਪਨ ਖੇਲੁ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਕੀਨੋ ॥ aapan khel aap hee keeno | He Himself has set His own play in motion. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਦੀਨੋ ਸੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਲੀਨੋ ॥੧੭॥ jo jo deeno su naanak leeno |17| Whatever He gives, O Nanak, that is what we receive. ||17|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ salok | Salok: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖਾਤ ਖਰਚਤ ਬਿਲਛਤ ਰਹੇ ਟੂਟਿ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥ khaat kharachat bilachhat rahe ttoott na jaeh bhanddaar | People continue to eat and consume and enjoy, but the Lord’s warehouses are never exhausted. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਤ ਅਨੇਕ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਹਿ ਸੁਮਾਰ ॥੧॥ har har japat anek jan naanak naeh sumaar |1| So many chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; O Nanak, they cannot be counted. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪਉੜੀ ॥ paurree | Pauree: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖਖਾ ਖੂਨਾ ਕਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਕੈ ਪਾਹਿ ॥ khakhaa khoonaa kachh nahee tis samrath kai paeh | KHAKHA: The All-powerful Lord lacks nothing; - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਦੇਨਾ ਸੋ ਦੇ ਰਹਿਓ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਹ ਤਹ ਜਾਹਿ ॥ jo denaa so de rahio bhaavai teh teh jaeh | whatever He is to give, He continues to give - let anyone go anywhere he pleases. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖਰਚੁ ਖਜਾਨਾ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਇਆ ਭਗਤਨ ਕੀ ਰਾਸਿ ॥ kharach khajaanaa naam dhan eaa bhagatan kee raas | The wealth of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a treasure to spend; it is the capital of His devotees. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖਿਮਾ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਅਨਦ ਸਹਜ ਜਪਤ ਰਹਹਿ ਗੁਣਤਾਸ ॥ khimaa gareebee anad sehaj japat raheh gunataas | With tolerance, humility, bliss and intuitive poise, they continue to meditate on the Lord, the Treasure of excellence. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖੇਲਹਿ ਬਿਗਸਹਿ ਅਨਦ ਸਿਉ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਹੋਤ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ॥ kheleh bigaseh anad siau jaa kau hot kripaal | Those, unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy, play happily and blossom forth. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸਦੀਵ ਗਨੀਵ ਸੁਹਾਵਨੇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਮਾਲ ॥ sadeev ganeev suhaavane raam naam grihi maal | Those who have the wealth of the Lord’s Name in their homes are forever wealthy and beautiful. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖੇਦੁ ਨ ਦੂਖੁ ਨ ਡਾਨੁ ਤਿਹ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੀ ॥ khed na dookh na ddaan tih jaa kau nadar karee | Those who are blessed with the Lord’s Glance of Grace suffer neither torture, nor pain, nor punishment. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਣਿਆ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਿਨਾ ਪਰੀ ॥੧੮॥ naanak jo prabh bhaaniaa pooree tinaa paree |18| O Nanak, those who are pleasing to God become perfectly successful. ||18|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji