Ang 0685
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 685
Section: Ragas
ਜੋਬਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਤਾ ਕੈ ਮਦ ਮੈ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਹੈ ਦਿਵਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ joban dhan prabhataa kai mad mai ahinis rahai divaanaa |1| In the pride of youth, wealth and glory, day and night, he remains intoxicated. ||1|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਸਦਾ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨ ਤਾ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਨ ਲਗਾਨਾ ॥ deen deaal sadaa dukh bhanjan taa siau man na lagaanaa | God is merciful to the meek, and forever the Destroyer of pain, but the mortal does not center his mind on Him. - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੋਟਨ ਮੈ ਕਿਨਹੂ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਪਛਾਨਾ ॥੨॥੨॥ jan naanak kottan mai kinahoo guramukh hoe pachhaanaa |2|2| O servant Nanak, among millions, only a rare few, as Gurmukh, realize God. ||2||2|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ dhanaasaree mahalaa 9 | Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl: - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਤਿਹ ਜੋਗੀ ਕਉ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਨਉ ॥ tih jogee kau jugat na jaanau | That Yogi does not know the way. - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਲੋਭ ਮੋਹ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਫੁਨਿ ਜਿਹ ਘਟਿ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਛਾਨਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ lobh moh maaeaa mamataa fun jih ghatt maeh pachhaanau |1| rahaau | Understand that his heart is filled with greed, emotional attachment, Maya and egotism. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨਹ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਕੰਚਨ ਲੋਹ ਸਮਾਨੋ ॥ par nindaa usatat neh jaa kai kanchan loh samaano | One who does not slander or praise others, who looks upon gold and iron alike, - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਤੇ ਰਹੈ ਅਤੀਤਾ ਜੋਗੀ ਤਾਹਿ ਬਖਾਨੋ ॥੧॥ harakh sog te rahai ateetaa jogee taeh bakhaano |1| who is free from pleasure and pain - he alone is called a true Yogi. ||1|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਚੰਚਲ ਮਨੁ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਕਉ ਧਾਵਤ ਅਚਲ ਜਾਹਿ ਠਹਰਾਨੋ ॥ chanchal man deh dis kau dhaavat achal jaeh tthaharaano | The restless mind wanders in the ten directions - it needs to be pacified and restrained. - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਕੋ ਜੋ ਨਰੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਤਾਹਿ ਤੁਮ ਮਾਨੋ ॥੨॥੩॥ kahu naanak ih bidh ko jo nar mukat taeh tum maano |2|3| Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique is judged to be liberated. ||2||3|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥ dhanaasaree mahalaa 9 | Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl: - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਅਬ ਮੈ ਕਉਨੁ ਉਪਾਉ ਕਰਉ ॥ ab mai kaun upaau krau | Now, what efforts should I make? - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਜਿਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਨ ਕੋ ਸੰਸਾ ਚੂਕੈ ਭਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ jih bidh man ko sansaa chookai bhau nidh paar prau |1| rahaau | How can I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||Pause|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਜਨਮੁ ਪਾਇ ਕਛੁ ਭਲੋ ਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਅਧਿਕ ਡਰਉ ॥ janam paae kachh bhalo na keeno taa te adhik ddrau | Obtaining this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds; this makes me very afraid! - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਮਨ ਬਚ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਨਹੀ ਗਾਏ ਯਹ ਜੀਅ ਸੋਚ ਧਰਉ ॥੧॥ man bach kram har gun nahee gaae yeh jeea soch dhrau |1| In thought, word and deed, I have not sung the Lord’s Praises; this thought worries my mind. ||1|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਸੁਨਿ ਕਛੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਉਪਜਿਓ ਪਸੁ ਜਿਉ ਉਦਰੁ ਭਰਉ ॥ guramat sun kachh giaan na upajio pas jiau udar bhrau | I listened to the Guru’s Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up within me; like a beast, I fill my belly. - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਪਛਾਨਉ ਤਬ ਹਉ ਪਤਿਤ ਤਰਉ ॥੨॥੪॥੯॥੯॥੧੩॥੫੮॥੪॥੯੩॥ kahu naanak prabh birad pachhaanau tab hau patit trau |2|4|9|9|13|58|4|93| Says Nanak, O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be saved. ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93|| - Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥ dhanaasaree mahalaa 1 ghar 2 asattapadeea | Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House, Ashtpadheeyaa: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ik oankaar satigur prasaad | One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥ gur saagar ratanee bharapoore | The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸੰਤ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਰੇ ॥ amrit sant chugeh nahee doore | The Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ har ras chog chugeh prabh bhaavai | They taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ saravar meh hans praanapat paavai |1| Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਿਆ ਬਗੁ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਛਪੜੀ ਨਾਇ ॥ kiaa bag bapurraa chhaparree naae | What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕੀਚੜਿ ਡੂਬੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ keecharr ddoobai mail na jaae |1| rahaau | It sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਚਰਨ ਧਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ rakh rakh charan dhare veechaaree | After careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ॥ dubidhaa chhodd bhe nirankaaree | Forsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਚਾਖੇ ॥ mukat padaarath har ras chaakhe | He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ ਰਹੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ॥੨॥ aavan jaan rahe gur raakhe |2| His comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਰਵਰ ਹੰਸਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥ saravar hansaa chhodd na jaae | The swan do not leave this pool. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥ prem bhagat kar sehaj samaae | In loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥ saravar meh hans hans meh saagar | The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਆਦਰੁ ॥੩॥ akath kathaa gur bachanee aadar |3| They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru’s Word. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁੰਨ ਮੰਡਲ ਇਕੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਬੈਸੇ ॥ sun manddal ik jogee baise | The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕੋਊ ਕੈਸੇ ॥ naar na purakh kahahu koaoo kaise | He is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥ tribhavan jot rahe liv laaee | The three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥ ਸਚੇ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੪॥ sur nar naath sache saranaaee |4| The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਨੰਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਅਨਾਥ ਅਧਾਰੀ ॥ aanand mool anaath adhaaree | The Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ guramukh bhagat sehaj beechaaree | The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਭੈ ਕਾਟਣਹਾਰੇ ॥ bhagat vachhal bhai kaattanahaare | God is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਗੁ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੫॥ haumai maar mile pag dhaare |5| Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਏ ॥ anik jatan kar kaal santaae | He makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਮੰਡਲ ਮਹਿ ਆਏ ॥ maran likhaae manddal meh aae | Destined only to die, he comes into the world. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji