ਕਿਉ ਲੀਜੈ ਗਢੁ ਬੰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥
kiau leejai gadt bankaa bhaaee |

How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny?

ਦੋਵਰ ਕੋਟ ਅਰੁ ਤੇਵਰ ਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dovar kott ar tevar khaaee |1| rahaau |

It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause||

ਪਾਂਚ ਪਚੀਸ ਮੋਹ ਮਦ ਮਤਸਰ ਆਡੀ ਪਰਬਲ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
paanch pachees moh mad matasar aaddee parabal maaeaa |

It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya.

ਜਨ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੋ ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਕਹਾ ਕਰਉ ਰਘੁਰਾਇਆ ॥੧॥
jan gareeb ko jor na pahuchai kahaa krau raghuraaeaa |1|

The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1||

ਕਾਮੁ ਕਿਵਾਰੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਦਰਵਾਨੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥
kaam kivaaree dukh sukh daravaanee paap pun daravaajaa |

Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates.

ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਡ ਦੁੰਦਰ ਤਹ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੨॥
krodh pradhaan mahaa badd dundar tah man maavaasee raajaa |2|

Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2||

ਸ੍ਵਾਦ ਸਨਾਹ ਟੋਪੁ ਮਮਤਾ ਕੋ ਕੁਬੁਧਿ ਕਮਾਨ ਚਢਾਈ ॥
svaad sanaah ttop mamataa ko kubudh kamaan chadtaaee |

Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect.

ਤਿਸਨਾ ਤੀਰ ਰਹੇ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਇਉ ਗਢੁ ਲੀਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
tisanaa teer rahe ghatt bheetar iau gadt leeo na jaaee |3|

The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3||

ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਲੀਤਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਹਵਾਈ ਗੋਲਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥
prem paleetaa surat havaaee golaa giaan chalaaeaa |

But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom.

ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਰਜਾਲੀ ਏਕਹਿ ਚੋਟ ਸਿਝਾਇਆ ॥੪॥
braham agan sahaje parajaalee ekeh chott sijhaaeaa |4|

The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4||

ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਲੈ ਲਰਨੇ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੋਰੇ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥
sat santokh lai larane laagaa tore due daravaajaa |

Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਅਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਕਰਿਓ ਗਢ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੫॥
saadhasangat ar gur kee kripaa te pakario gadt ko raajaa |5|

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5||

ਭਗਵਤ ਭੀਰਿ ਸਕਤਿ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਕੀ ਕਟੀ ਕਾਲ ਭੈ ਫਾਸੀ ॥
bhagavat bheer sakat simaran kee kattee kaal bhai faasee |

With the army of God's devotees, and Shakti, the power of meditation, I have snapped the noose of the fear of death.

ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਚੜਿੑਓ ਗੜੑ ਊਪਰਿ ਰਾਜੁ ਲੀਓ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ॥੬॥੯॥੧੭॥
daas kabeer charrio garra aoopar raaj leeo abinaasee |6|9|17|

Slave Kabeer has climbed to the top of the fortress; I have obtained the eternal, imperishable domain. ||6||9||17||

Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Shabad Information

Title: Raag Bhairao
Writer: Bhagat Kabir Ji
Page: 1161 - 1162
Line No.: 14 - 1

Raag Bhairao

Bhairao embodies the soul’s faith and heartfelt devotion towards The Creator. It is a kind of fanaticism, where there is a feeling of not being aware or caring about anything else. The emotions conveyed are those of contentment and of being absorbed in a steadfast belief or faith. In this Raag, the soul is relaying the happiness that the mind could potentially experience if it joined in with this devotion.