Ang 0877
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 877
Section: Ragas
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੩॥ jeh dekhaa teh rahiaa samaae |3| Wherever I look, there I see Him pervading. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਹਸਾ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਨੈਣੀ ਲਾਗਸਿ ਬਾਣੀ ॥ antar sahasaa baahar maaeaa nainee laagas baanee | There is doubt within me, and Maya is outside; it hits me in the eyes like an arrow. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸਾ ਪਰਤਾਪਹਿਗਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ॥੪॥੨॥ pranavat naanak daasan daasaa parataapahigaa praanee |4|2| Prays Nanak, the slave of the Lord’s slaves: such a mortal suffers terribly. ||4||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ raamakalee mahalaa 1 | Raamkalee, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਤੁ ਦਰਿ ਵਸਹਿ ਕਵਨੁ ਦਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਦਰਾ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਦਰੁ ਕਵਨੁ ਲਹੈ ॥ jit dar vaseh kavan dar kaheeai daraa bheetar dar kavan lahai | Where is that door, where You live, O Lord? What is that door called? Among all doors, who can find that door? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਸੁ ਦਰ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਫਿਰਾ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਸੋ ਦਰੁ ਕੋਈ ਆਇ ਕਹੈ ॥੧॥ jis dar kaaran firaa udaasee so dar koee aae kahai |1| For the sake of that door, I wander around sadly, detached from the world; if only someone would come and tell me about that door. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਿਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰੀਐ ॥ kin bidh saagar tareeai | How can I cross over the world-ocean? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੀਵਤਿਆ ਨਹ ਮਰੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ jeevatiaa neh mareeai |1| rahaau | While I am living, I cannot be dead. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ਰੋਹੁ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ਆਸਾ ਅੰਦੇਸਾ ਦੁਇ ਪਟ ਜੜੇ ॥ dukh daravaajaa rohu rakhavaalaa aasaa andesaa due patt jarre | Pain is the door, and anger is the guard; hope and anxiety are the two shutters. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਾਇਆ ਜਲੁ ਖਾਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਘਰੁ ਬਾਧਿਆ ਸਤ ਕੈ ਆਸਣਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਰਹੈ ॥੨॥ maaeaa jal khaaee paanee ghar baadhiaa sat kai aasan purakh rahai |2| Maya is the water in the moat; in the middle of this moat, he has built his home. The Primal Lord sits in the Seat of Truth. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਿੰਤੇ ਨਾਮਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਤੁਮ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਹਰੇ ॥ kinte naamaa ant na jaaniaa tum sar naahee avar hare | You have so many Names, Lord, I do not know their limit. There is no other equal to You. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਊਚਾ ਨਹੀ ਕਹਣਾ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਣਾ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ॥੩॥ aoochaa nahee kahanaa man meh rahanaa aape jaanai aap kare |3| Do not speak out loud - remain in your mind. The Lord Himself knows, and He Himself acts. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਬ ਆਸਾ ਅੰਦੇਸਾ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਕਹੈ ॥ jab aasaa andesaa tab hee kiau kar ek kahai | As long as there is hope, there is anxiety; so how can anyone speak of the One Lord? - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਏਕੁ ਮਿਲੈ ॥੪॥ aasaa bheetar rahai niraasaa tau naanak ek milai |4| In the midst of hope, remain untouched by hope; then, O Nanak, you shall meet the One Lord. ||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਤਰੀਐ ॥ ein bidh saagar tareeai | In this way, you shall cross over the world-ocean. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੀਵਤਿਆ ਇਉ ਮਰੀਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੩॥ jeevatiaa iau mareeai |1| rahaau doojaa |3| This is the way to remain dead while yet alive. ||1||Second Pause||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ raamakalee mahalaa 1 | Raamkalee, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਰਤਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਾਖੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਬਾਜੈ ਲੋਕੁ ਸੁਣੇ ॥ surat sabad saakhee meree singee baajai lok sune | Awareness of the Shabad and the Teachings is my horn; the people hear the sound of its vibrations. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪਤੁ ਝੋਲੀ ਮੰਗਣ ਕੈ ਤਾਈ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਪੜੇ ॥੧॥ pat jholee mangan kai taaee bheekhiaa naam parre |1| Honor is my begging-bowl, and the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the charity I receive. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਬਾਬਾ ਗੋਰਖੁ ਜਾਗੈ ॥ baabaa gorakh jaagai | O Baba, Gorakh is the Lord of the Universe; He is always awake and aware. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੋਰਖੁ ਸੋ ਜਿਨਿ ਗੋਇ ਉਠਾਲੀ ਕਰਤੇ ਬਾਰ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ gorakh so jin goe utthaalee karate baar na laagai |1| rahaau | He alone is Gorakh, who sustains the earth; He created it in an instant. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪਾਣੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਪਵਣਿ ਬੰਧਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਦੀਏ ॥ paanee praan pavan bandh raakhe chand sooraj mukh dee | Binding together water and air, He infused the breath of life into the body, and made the lamps of the sun and the moon. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਰਣ ਜੀਵਣ ਕਉ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀਨੀ ਏਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਵਿਸਰੇ ॥੨॥ maran jeevan kau dharatee deenee ete gun visare |2| To die and to live, He gave us the earth, but we have forgotten these blessings. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਿਧ ਸਾਧਿਕ ਅਰੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਜੰਗਮ ਪੀਰ ਪੁਰਸ ਬਹੁਤੇਰੇ ॥ sidh saadhik ar jogee jangam peer puras bahutere | There are so many Siddhas, seekers, Yogis, wandering pilgrims, spiritual teachers and good people. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੇ ਤਿਨ ਮਿਲਾ ਤ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਆਖਾ ਤਾ ਮਨੁ ਸੇਵ ਕਰੇ ॥੩॥ je tin milaa ta keerat aakhaa taa man sev kare |3| If I meet them, I chant the Lord’s Praises, and then, my mind serves Him. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਾਗਦੁ ਲੂਣੁ ਰਹੈ ਘ੍ਰਿਤ ਸੰਗੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਕਮਲੁ ਰਹੈ ॥ kaagad loon rahai ghrit sange paanee kamal rahai | Paper and salt, protected by ghee, remain untouched by water, as the lotus remains unaffected in water. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਐਸੇ ਭਗਤ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਜਮੁ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੈ ॥੪॥੪॥ aise bhagat mileh jan naanak tin jam kiaa karai |4|4| Those who meet with such devotees, O servant Nanak - what can death do to them? ||4||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ raamakalee mahalaa 1 | Raamkalee, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਣਿ ਮਾਛਿੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੈ ॥ sun maachhindraa naanak bolai | Listen, Machhindra, to what Nanak says. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਵਸਗਤਿ ਪੰਚ ਕਰੇ ਨਹ ਡੋਲੈ ॥ vasagat panch kare neh ddolai | One who subdues the five passions does not waver. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਐਸੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਜੋਗ ਕਉ ਪਾਲੇ ॥ aisee jugat jog kau paale | One who practices Yoga in such a way, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ aap tarai sagale kul taare |1| saves himself, and saves all his generations. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਅਉਧੂਤੁ ਐਸੀ ਮਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ so aaudhoot aisee mat paavai | He alone is a hermit, who attains such understanding. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਸੁੰਨਿ ਸਮਾਧਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ahinis sun samaadh samaavai |1| rahaau | Day and night, he remains absorbed in deepest Samaadhi. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭਿਖਿਆ ਭਾਇ ਭਗਤਿ ਭੈ ਚਲੈ ॥ bhikhiaa bhaae bhagat bhai chalai | He begs for loving devotion to the Lord, and lives in the Fear of God. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਸੰਤੋਖਿ ਅਮੁਲੈ ॥ hovai su tripat santokh amulai | He is satisfied, with the priceless gift of contentment. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਧਿਆਨ ਰੂਪਿ ਹੋਇ ਆਸਣੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ dhiaan roop hoe aasan paavai | Becoming the embodiment of meditation, he attains the true Yogic posture. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਤਾੜੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵੈ ॥੨॥ sach naam taarree chit laavai |2| He focuses his consciousness in the deep trance of the True Name. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਣੀ ॥ naanak bolai amrit baanee | Nanak chants the Ambrosial Bani. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੁਣਿ ਮਾਛਿੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਅਉਧੂ ਨੀਸਾਣੀ ॥ sun maachhindraa aaudhoo neesaanee | Listen, O Machhindra: this is the insignia of the true hermit. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਸੁ ਵਲਾਏ ॥ aasaa maeh niraas valaae | One who, in the midst of hope, remains untouched by hope, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਿਹਚਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਕਰਤੇ ਪਾਏ ॥੩॥ nihchau naanak karate paae |3| shall truly find the Creator Lord. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਣਵਤਿ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥ pranavat naanak agam sunaae | Prays Nanak, I share the mysterious secrets of God. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਚੇਲੇ ਕੀ ਸੰਧਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥ gur chele kee sandh milaae | The Guru and His disciple are joined together! - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦੀਖਿਆ ਦਾਰੂ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਖਾਇ ॥ deekhiaa daaroo bhojan khaae | One who eats this food, this medicine of the Teachings, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji