Ang 0879
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 879
Section: Ragas
ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ਕੋਈ ॥ aisaa giaan beechaarai koee | How rare are those who contemplate this spiritual wisdom. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਿਸ ਤੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ tis te mukat param gat hoee |1| rahaau | Through this, the supreme state of liberation is attained. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦਿਨ ਮਹਿ ਰੈਣਿ ਰੈਣਿ ਮਹਿ ਦਿਨੀਅਰੁ ਉਸਨ ਸੀਤ ਬਿਧਿ ਸੋਈ ॥ din meh rain rain meh dineear usan seet bidh soee | The night is in the day, and the day is in the night. The same is true of hot and cold. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਮਝ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੨॥ taa kee gat mit avar na jaanai gur bin samajh na hoee |2| No one else knows His state and extent; without the Guru, this is not understood. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੁਰਖ ਮਹਿ ਨਾਰਿ ਨਾਰਿ ਮਹਿ ਪੁਰਖਾ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਗਿਆਨੀ ॥ purakh meh naar naar meh purakhaa boojhahu braham giaanee | The female is in the male, and the male is in the female. Understand this, O God-realized being! - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਧੁਨਿ ਮਹਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨ ਮਹਿ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅਕਥ ਕਹਾਨੀ ॥੩॥ dhun meh dhiaan dhiaan meh jaaniaa guramukh akath kahaanee |3| The meditation is in the music, and knowledge is in meditation. Become Gurmukh, and speak the Unspoken Speech. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਪੰਚ ਮਿਲੇ ਗੁਰ ਭਾਈ ॥ man meh jot jot meh manooaa panch mile gur bhaaee | The Light is in the mind, and the mind is in the Light. The Guru brings the five senses together, like brothers. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਜਿਨ ਏਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੪॥੯॥ naanak tin kai sad balihaaree jin ek sabad liv laaee |4|9| Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those who enshrine love for the One Word of the Shabad. ||4||9|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ raamakalee mahalaa 1 | Raamkalee, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ॥ jaa har prabh kirapaa dhaaree | When the Lord God showered His Mercy, - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਮਾਰੀ ॥ taa haumai vichahu maaree | egotism was eradicated from within me. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕਿ ਰਾਮ ਪਿਆਰੀ ॥ so sevak raam piaaree | That humble servant who contemplates the - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੋ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ jo gurasabadee beechaaree |1| Word of the Guru’s Shabad, is very dear to the Lord. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸੋ ਹਰਿ ਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥ so har jan har prabh bhaavai | That humble servant of the Lord is pleasing to his Lord God; - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਲਾਜ ਛੋਡਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ahinis bhagat kare din raatee laaj chhodd har ke gun gaavai |1| rahaau | day and night, he performs devotional worship, day and night. Disregarding his own honor, he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਧੁਨਿ ਵਾਜੇ ਅਨਹਦ ਘੋਰਾ ॥ dhun vaaje anahad ghoraa | The unstruck melody of the sound current resonates and resounds; - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਿ ਮੋਰਾ ॥ man maaniaa har ras moraa | my mind is appeased by the subtle essence of the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਚੁ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥ gur poorai sach samaaeaa | Through the Perfect Guru, I am absorbed in Truth. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰੁ ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥ gur aad purakh har paaeaa |2| Through the Guru, I have found the Lord, the Primal Being. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਭਿ ਨਾਦ ਬੇਦ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ॥ sabh naad bed gurabaanee | Gurbani is the sound current of the Naad, the Vedas, everything. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਾਰਿਗਪਾਣੀ ॥ man raataa saarigapaanee | My mind is attuned to the Lord of the Universe. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਹ ਤੀਰਥ ਵਰਤ ਤਪ ਸਾਰੇ ॥ teh teerath varat tap saare | He is my sacred shrine of pilgrimage, fasting and austere self-discipline. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੩॥ gur miliaa har nisataare |3| The Lord saves, and carries across, those who meet with the Guru. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਹ ਆਪੁ ਗਇਆ ਭਉ ਭਾਗਾ ॥ jeh aap geaa bhau bhaagaa | One whose self-conceit is gone, sees his fears run away. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਲਾਗਾ ॥ gur charanee sevak laagaa | That servant grasps the Guru’s feet. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ॥ gur satigur bharam chukaaeaa | The Guru, the True Guru, has expelled my doubts. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ॥੪॥੧੦॥ kahu naanak sabad milaaeaa |4|10| Says Nanak, I have merged into the Word of the Shabad. ||4||10|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ raamakalee mahalaa 1 | Raamkalee, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਛਾਦਨੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਮਾਗਤੁ ਭਾਗੈ ॥ chhaadan bhojan maagat bhaagai | He runs around, begging for clothes and food. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖੁਧਿਆ ਦੁਸਟ ਜਲੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਆਗੈ ॥ khudhiaa dusatt jalai dukh aagai | He burns with hunger and corruption, and will suffer in the world hereafter. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਲੀਨੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥ guramat nahee leenee duramat pat khoee | He does not follow the Guru’s Teachings; through his evil-mindedness, he loses his honor. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਈ ॥੧॥ guramat bhagat paavai jan koee |1| Only through the Guru’s Teachings will such a person become devoted. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੋਗੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸੈ ॥ jogee jugat sehaj ghar vaasai | The way of the Yogi is to dwell in the celestial home of bliss. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਏਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਏਕੋ ਕਰਿ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਭਾਇ ਸਬਦਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਸੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ek drisatt eko kar dekhiaa bheekhiaa bhaae sabad tripataasai |1| rahaau | He looks impartially, equally upon all. He receives the charity of the Lord’s Love, and the Word of the Shabad, and so he is satisfied. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੰਚ ਬੈਲ ਗਡੀਆ ਦੇਹ ਧਾਰੀ ॥ panch bail gaddeea deh dhaaree | The five bulls, the senses, pull the wagon of the body around. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰਾਮ ਕਲਾ ਨਿਬਹੈ ਪਤਿ ਸਾਰੀ ॥ raam kalaa nibahai pat saaree | By the Lord’s power, one’s honor is preserved. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਧਰ ਤੂਟੀ ਗਾਡੋ ਸਿਰ ਭਾਰਿ ॥ dhar toottee gaaddo sir bhaar | But when the axle breaks, the wagon falls and crashes. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਲਕਰੀ ਬਿਖਰਿ ਜਰੀ ਮੰਝ ਭਾਰਿ ॥੨॥ lakaree bikhar jaree manjh bhaar |2| It falls apart, like a pile of logs. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਜੋਗੀ ॥ gur kaa sabad veechaar jogee | Contemplate the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, Yogi. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਸਮ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੋਗ ਬਿਓਗੀ ॥ dukh sukh sam karanaa sog biogee | Look upon pain and pleasure as one and the same, sorrow and separation. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਭੁਗਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥ bhugat naam gur sabad beechaaree | Let your food be contemplative meditation upon the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਕੰਧੁ ਜਪੈ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ॥੩॥ asathir kandh japai nirankaaree |3| Your wall shall be permanent, by meditating on the Formless Lord. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਹਜ ਜਗੋਟਾ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੇ ਛੂਟਾ ॥ sehaj jagottaa bandhan te chhoottaa | Wear the loin-cloth of poise, and be free of entanglements. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕਾਮੁ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਲੂਟਾ ॥ kaam krodh gurasabadee loottaa | The Guru’s Word shall release you from sexual desire and anger. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾ ॥ man meh mundraa har gur saranaa | In your mind, let your ear-rings be the Sanctuary of the Guru, the Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਨ ਤਰਣਾ ॥੪॥੧੧॥ naanak raam bhagat jan taranaa |4|11| O Nanak, worshipping the Lord in deep devotion, the humble are carried across. ||4||11|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji