Ang 0886
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 886
Section: Ragas
ਬਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗੁ ਪਾਇਓ ॥੧॥ baddai bhaag saadhasang paaeo |1| By the highest destiny, you found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥ bin gur poore naahee udhaar | Without the Perfect Guru, no one is saved. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੨॥੧੧॥ baabaa naanak aakhai ehu beechaar |2|11| This is what Baba Nanak says, after deep reflection. ||2||11|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥ raag raamakalee mahalaa 5 ghar 2 | Raag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Second House: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ik oankaar satigur prasaad | One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਚਾਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਹਿ ਨਾ ਤੂ ਮਾਨਹਿ ॥ chaar pukaareh naa too maaneh | The four Vedas proclaim it, but you don’t believe them. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖਟੁ ਭੀ ਏਕਾ ਬਾਤ ਵਖਾਨਹਿ ॥ khatt bhee ekaa baat vakhaaneh | The six Shaastras also say one thing. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਦਸ ਅਸਟੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਏਕੋ ਕਹਿਆ ॥ das asattee mil eko kahiaa | The eighteen Puraanas all speak of the One God. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਭੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਭੇਦੁ ਨ ਲਹਿਆ ॥੧॥ taa bhee jogee bhed na lahiaa |1| Even so, Yogi, you do not understand this mystery. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਿੰਕੁਰੀ ਅਨੂਪ ਵਾਜੈ ॥ kinkuree anoop vaajai | The celestial harp plays the incomparable melody, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜੋਗੀਆ ਮਤਵਾਰੋ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ jogeea matavaaro re |1| rahaau | but in your intoxication, you do not hear it, O Yogi. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਤ ਕਾ ਖੇੜਾ ॥ prathame vasiaa sat kaa kherraa | In the first age, the Golden Age, the village of truth was inhabited. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਏ ਮਹਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਭਇਆ ਦੁਤੇੜਾ ॥ tritee meh kichh bheaa duterraa | In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, things began to decline. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਦੁਤੀਆ ਅਰਧੋ ਅਰਧਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥ duteea aradho aradh samaaeaa | In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, half of it was gone. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਏਕੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਤਾ ਏਕੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥੨॥ ek rahiaa taa ek dikhaaeaa |2| Now, only one leg of Truth remains, and the One Lord is revealed. ||2|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਏਕੈ ਸੂਤਿ ਪਰੋਏ ਮਣੀਏ ॥ ekai soot paroe manee | The beads are strung upon the one thread. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗਾਠੀ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਤਣੀਏ ॥ gaatthee bhin bhin bhin bhin tanee | By means of many, various, diverse knots, they are tied, and kept separate on the string. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਫਿਰਤੀ ਮਾਲਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਇ ॥ firatee maalaa bahu bidh bhaae | The beads of the mala are lovingly chanted upon in many ways. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖਿੰਚਿਆ ਸੂਤੁ ਤ ਆਈ ਥਾਇ ॥੩॥ khinchiaa soot ta aaee thaae |3| When the thread is pulled out, the beads come together in one place. ||3|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਚਹੁ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੈ ਮਟੁ ਹੈ ਕੀਆ ॥ chahu meh ekai matt hai keea | Throughout the four ages, the One Lord made the body His temple. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤਹ ਬਿਖੜੇ ਥਾਨ ਅਨਿਕ ਖਿੜਕੀਆ ॥ teh bikharre thaan anik khirrakeea | It is a treacherous place, with several windows. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਦੁਆਰੇ ਆਇਆ ॥ khojat khojat duaare aaeaa | Searching and searching, one comes to the Lord’s door. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੪॥ taa naanak jogee mehal ghar paaeaa |4| Then, O Nanak, the Yogi attains a home in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. ||4|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਇਉ ਕਿੰਕੁਰੀ ਆਨੂਪ ਵਾਜੈ ॥ eiau kinkuree aanoop vaajai | Thus, the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody; - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸੁਣਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੧੨॥ sun jogee kai man meetthee laagai |1| rahaau doojaa |1|12| hearing it, the Yogi’s mind finds it sweet. ||1||Second Pause||1||12|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ raamakalee mahalaa 5 | Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤਾਗਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਲਾਈ ਥਿਗਲੀ ॥ taagaa kar kai laaee thigalee | The body is a patch-work of threads. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਲਉ ਨਾੜੀ ਸੂਆ ਹੈ ਅਸਤੀ ॥ lau naarree sooaa hai asatee | The muscles are stitched together with the needles of the bones. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਅੰਭੈ ਕਾ ਕਰਿ ਡੰਡਾ ਧਰਿਆ ॥ anbhai kaa kar ddanddaa dhariaa | The Lord has erected a pillar of water. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਿਆ ਤੂ ਜੋਗੀ ਗਰਬਹਿ ਪਰਿਆ ॥੧॥ kiaa too jogee garabeh pariaa |1| O Yogi, why are you so proud? ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜਪਿ ਨਾਥੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਾਈ ॥ jap naath din rainaaee | Meditate on your Lord Master, day and night. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਤੇਰੀ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਦੋ ਦਿਹਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ teree khinthaa do dihaaee |1| rahaau | The patched coat of the body shall last for only a few days. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗਹਰੀ ਬਿਭੂਤ ਲਾਇ ਬੈਠਾ ਤਾੜੀ ॥ gaharee bibhoot laae baitthaa taarree | Smearing ashes on your body, you sit in a deep meditative trance. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਮੇਰੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਧਾਰੀ ॥ meree teree mundraa dhaaree | You wear the ear-rings of ‘mine and yours’. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਮਾਗਹਿ ਟੂਕਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥ maageh ttookaa tripat na paavai | You beg for bread, but you are not satisfied. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਥੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਲਾਜ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੨॥ naath chhodd jaacheh laaj na aavai |2| Abandoning your Lord Master, you beg from others; you should feel ashamed. ||2|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਚਲ ਚਿਤ ਜੋਗੀ ਆਸਣੁ ਤੇਰਾ ॥ chal chit jogee aasan teraa | Your consciousness is restless, Yogi, as you sit in your Yogic postures. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਨਿਤ ਉਦਾਸੇਰਾ ॥ singee vaajai nit udaaseraa | You blow your horn, but still feel sad. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਗੋਰਖ ਕੀ ਤੈ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥ gur gorakh kee tai boojh na paaee | You do not understand Gorakh, your guru. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥ fir fir jogee aavai jaaee |3| Again and again, Yogi, you come and go. ||3|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੋਆ ਨਾਥੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲਾ ॥ jis no hoaa naath kripaalaa | He, unto whom the Master shows Mercy - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥ raharaas hamaaree gur gopaalaa | unto Him, the Guru, the Lord of the World, I offer my prayer. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਾਮੈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਨਾਮੈ ਬਸਤਰੁ ॥ naamai khinthaa naamai basatar | One who has the Name as his patched coat, and the Name as his robe, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਹੋਆ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ॥੪॥ jan naanak jogee hoaa asathir |4| O servant Nanak, such a Yogi is steady and stable. ||4|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਇਉ ਜਪਿਆ ਨਾਥੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਾਈ ॥ eiau japiaa naath din rainaaee | One who meditates on the Master in this way, night and day, - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਹੁਣਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਸਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥੧੩॥ hun paaeaa gur gosaaee |1| rahaau doojaa |2|13| finds the Guru, the Lord of the World, in this life. ||1||Second Pause||2||13|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥ raamakalee mahalaa 5 | Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl: - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਸੋਈ ॥ karan karaavan soee | He is the Creator, the Cause of causes; - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਆਨ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਕੋਈ ॥ aan na deesai koee | I do not see any other at all. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਨਾ ॥ tthaakur meraa sugharr sujaanaa | My Lord and Master is wise and all-knowing. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ guramukh miliaa rang maanaa |1| Meeting with the Gurmukh, I enjoy His Love. ||1|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਐਸੋ ਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ॥ aiso re har ras meetthaa | Such is the sweet, subtle essence of the Lord. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਡੀਠਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ guramukh kinai viralai ddeetthaa |1| rahaau | How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, taste it. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Arjan Dev Ji
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋਤਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ॥ niramal jot amrit har naam | The Light of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord is immaculate and pure. - Guru Arjan Dev Ji