Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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ਝਝਾ ਉਰਝਿ ਸੁਰਝਿ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਨਾ ॥
jhajhaa urajh surajh nahee jaanaa |JHAJHA: You are entangled in the world, and you do not know how to get untangled.
ਰਹਿਓ ਝਝਕਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਪਰਵਾਨਾ ॥
rahio jhajhak naahee paravaanaa |You hold back in fear, and are not approved by the Lord.
ਕਤ ਝਖਿ ਝਖਿ ਅਉਰਨ ਸਮਝਾਵਾ ॥
kat jhakh jhakh aauran samajhaavaa |Why do you talk such nonsense, trying to convince others?
ਝਗਰੁ ਕੀਏ ਝਗਰਉ ਹੀ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੧੫॥
jhagar kee jhagrau hee paavaa |15|Stirring up arguments, you shall only obtain more arguments. ||15||
ਞੰਞਾ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਜੁ ਘਟ ਰਹਿਓ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਹਾ ਤਜਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
yanyaa nikatt ju ghatt rahio door kahaa taj jaae |NYANYA: He dwells near you, deep within your heart; why do you leave Him and go far away?
ਜਾ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਜਗੁ ਢੂਢਿਅਉ ਨੇਰਉ ਪਾਇਅਉ ਤਾਹਿ ॥੧੬॥
jaa kaaran jag dtoodtiaau nerau paaeaau taeh |16|I searched the whole world for Him, but I found Him near myself. ||16||
ਟਟਾ ਬਿਕਟ ਘਾਟ ਘਟ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
ttattaa bikatt ghaatt ghatt maahee |TATTA: It is such a difficult path, to find Him within your own heart.
ਖੋਲਿ ਕਪਾਟ ਮਹਲਿ ਕਿ ਨ ਜਾਹੀ ॥
khol kapaatt mahal ki na jaahee |Open the doors within, and enter the Mansion of His Presence.
ਦੇਖਿ ਅਟਲ ਟਲਿ ਕਤਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਵਾ ॥
dekh attal ttal kateh na jaavaa |Beholding the Immovable Lord, you shall not slip and go anywhere else.
ਰਹੈ ਲਪਟਿ ਘਟ ਪਰਚਉ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੧੭॥
rahai lapatt ghatt parchau paavaa |17|You shall remain firmly attached to the Lord, and your heart will be happy. ||17||
ਠਠਾ ਇਹੈ ਦੂਰਿ ਠਗ ਨੀਰਾ ॥
tthatthaa ihai door tthag neeraa |T'HAT'HA: Keep yourself far away from this mirage.
ਨੀਠਿ ਨੀਠਿ ਮਨੁ ਕੀਆ ਧੀਰਾ ॥
neetth neetth man keea dheeraa |With great difficulty, I have calmed my mind.
ਜਿਨਿ ਠਗਿ ਠਗਿਆ ਸਗਲ ਜਗੁ ਖਾਵਾ ॥
jin tthag tthagiaa sagal jag khaavaa |That cheater, who cheated and devoured the whole world
ਸੋ ਠਗੁ ਠਗਿਆ ਠਉਰ ਮਨੁ ਆਵਾ ॥੧੮॥
so tthag tthagiaa tthaur man aavaa |18|- I have cheated that cheater, and my mind is now at peace. ||18||
ਡਡਾ ਡਰ ਉਪਜੇ ਡਰੁ ਜਾਈ ॥
ddaddaa ddar upaje ddar jaaee |DADDA: When the Fear of God wells up, other fears depart.
ਤਾ ਡਰ ਮਹਿ ਡਰੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
taa ddar meh ddar rahiaa samaaee |Other fears are absorbed into that Fear.
ਜਉ ਡਰ ਡਰੈ ਤ ਫਿਰਿ ਡਰੁ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
jau ddar ddarai ta fir ddar laagai |When one rejects the Fear of God, then other fears cling to him.
ਨਿਡਰ ਹੂਆ ਡਰੁ ਉਰ ਹੋਇ ਭਾਗੈ ॥੧੯॥
niddar hooaa ddar ur hoe bhaagai |19|But if he becomes fearless, the fears of his heart run away. ||19||
ਢਢਾ ਢਿਗ ਢੂਢਹਿ ਕਤ ਆਨਾ ॥
dtadtaa dtig dtoodteh kat aanaa |DHADHA: Why do you search in other directions?
ਢੂਢਤ ਹੀ ਢਹਿ ਗਏ ਪਰਾਨਾ ॥
dtoodtat hee dteh ge paraanaa |Searching for Him like this, the breath of life runs out.
ਚੜਿ ਸੁਮੇਰਿ ਢੂਢਿ ਜਬ ਆਵਾ ॥
charr sumer dtoodt jab aavaa |When I returned after climbing the mountain,
ਜਿਹ ਗੜੁ ਗੜਿਓ ਸੁ ਗੜ ਮਹਿ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੨੦॥
jih garr garrio su garr meh paavaa |20|I found Him in the fortress - the fortress which He Himself made. ||20||
ਣਾਣਾ ਰਣਿ ਰੂਤਉ ਨਰ ਨੇਹੀ ਕਰੈ ॥
naanaa ran rootau nar nehee karai |NANNA: The warrior who fights on the battle-field should keep up and press on.
ਨਾ ਨਿਵੈ ਨਾ ਫੁਨਿ ਸੰਚਰੈ ॥
naa nivai naa fun sancharai |He should not yield, and he should not retreat.
ਧੰਨਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਤਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਗਣੈ ॥
dhan janam taahee ko ganai |Blessed is the coming of one
ਮਾਰੈ ਏਕਹਿ ਤਜਿ ਜਾਇ ਘਣੈ ॥੨੧॥
maarai ekeh taj jaae ghanai |21|who conquers the one and renounces the many. ||21||
ਤਤਾ ਅਤਰ ਤਰਿਓ ਨਹ ਜਾਈ ॥
tataa atar tario nah jaaee |TATTA: The impassable world-ocean cannot be crossed over;
ਤਨ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
tan tribhavan meh rahio samaaee |the body remains embroiled in the three worlds.
ਜਉ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਤਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਵਾ ॥
jau tribhavan tan maeh samaavaa |But when the Lord of the three worlds enters into the body,
ਤਉ ਤਤਹਿ ਤਤ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੨੨॥
tau tateh tat miliaa sach paavaa |22|then one's essence merges with the essence of reality, and the True Lord is attained. ||22||
ਥਥਾ ਅਥਾਹ ਥਾਹ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵਾ ॥
thathaa athaah thaah nahee paavaa |T'HAT'HA: He is Unfathomable; His depths cannot be fathomed.
ਓਹੁ ਅਥਾਹ ਇਹੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨ ਰਹਾਵਾ ॥
ohu athaah ihu thir na rahaavaa |He is Unfathomable; this body is impermanent, and unstable.
ਥੋੜੈ ਥਲਿ ਥਾਨਕ ਆਰੰਭੈ ॥
thorrai thal thaanak aaranbhai |The mortal builds his dwelling upon this tiny space;
ਬਿਨੁ ਹੀ ਥਾਭਹ ਮੰਦਿਰੁ ਥੰਭੈ ॥੨੩॥
bin hee thaabhah mandir thanbhai |23|without any pillars, he wishes to support a mansion. ||23||
ਦਦਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਜੁ ਬਿਨਸਨਹਾਰਾ ॥
dadaa dekh ju binasanahaaraa |DADDA: Whatever is seen shall perish.
ਜਸ ਅਦੇਖਿ ਤਸ ਰਾਖਿ ਬਿਚਾਰਾ ॥
jas adekh tas raakh bichaaraa |Contemplate the One who is unseen.
ਦਸਵੈ ਦੁਆਰਿ ਕੁੰਚੀ ਜਬ ਦੀਜੈ ॥
dasavai duaar kunchee jab deejai |When the key is inserted in the Tenth Gate,
ਤਉ ਦਇਆਲ ਕੋ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੨੪॥
tau deaal ko darasan keejai |24|then the Blessed Vision of the Merciful Lord's Darshan is seen. ||24||
ਧਧਾ ਅਰਧਹਿ ਉਰਧ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ॥
dhadhaa aradheh uradh niberaa |DHADHA: When one ascends from the lower realms of the earth to the higher realms of the heavens, then everything is resolved.
ਅਰਧਹਿ ਉਰਧਹ ਮੰਝਿ ਬਸੇਰਾ ॥
aradheh uradhah manjh baseraa |The Lord dwells in both the lower and higher worlds.
ਅਰਧਹ ਛਾਡਿ ਉਰਧ ਜਉ ਆਵਾ ॥
aradhah chhaadd uradh jau aavaa |Leaving the earth, the soul ascends to the heavens;
ਤਉ ਅਰਧਹਿ ਉਰਧ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵਾ ॥੨੫॥
tau aradheh uradh miliaa sukh paavaa |25|then, the lower and higher join together, and peace is obtained. ||25||
ਨੰਨਾ ਨਿਸਿ ਦਿਨੁ ਨਿਰਖਤ ਜਾਈ ॥
nanaa nis din nirakhat jaaee |NANNA: The days and nights go by; I am looking for the Lord.
ਨਿਰਖਤ ਨੈਨ ਰਹੇ ਰਤਵਾਈ ॥
nirakhat nain rahe ratavaaee |Looking for Him, my eyes have become blood-shot.
ਨਿਰਖਤ ਨਿਰਖਤ ਜਬ ਜਾਇ ਪਾਵਾ ॥
nirakhat nirakhat jab jaae paavaa |After looking and looking,when He is finally found,
ਤਬ ਲੇ ਨਿਰਖਹਿ ਨਿਰਖ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ॥੨੬॥
tab le nirakheh nirakh milaavaa |26|then the one who was looking merges into the One who was looked for. ||26||
ਪਪਾ ਅਪਰ ਪਾਰੁ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਵਾ ॥
papaa apar paar nahee paavaa |PAPPA: He is limitless; His limits cannot be found.
ਪਰਮ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਪਰਚਉ ਲਾਵਾ ॥
param jot siau parchau laavaa |I have attuned myself to the Supreme Light.
ਪਾਂਚਉ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਨਿਗ੍ਰਹ ਕਰਈ ॥
paanchau indree nigrah karee |One who controls his five senses
ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦੋਊ ਨਿਰਵਰਈ ॥੨੭॥
paap pun doaoo niravaree |27|rises above both sin and virtue. ||27||
ਫਫਾ ਬਿਨੁ ਫੂਲਹ ਫਲੁ ਹੋਈ ॥
fafaa bin foolah fal hoee |FAFFA: Even without the flower, the fruit is produced.
ਤਾ ਫਲ ਫੰਕ ਲਖੈ ਜਉ ਕੋਈ ॥
taa fal fank lakhai jau koee |One who looks at a slice of that fruit
ਦੂਣਿ ਨ ਪਰਈ ਫੰਕ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥
doon na paree fank bichaarai |and reflects on it, will not be consigned to reincarnation.
ਤਾ ਫਲ ਫੰਕ ਸਭੈ ਤਨ ਫਾਰੈ ॥੨੮॥
taa fal fank sabhai tan faarai |28|A slice of that fruit slices all bodies. ||28||
ਬਬਾ ਬਿੰਦਹਿ ਬਿੰਦ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ॥
babaa bindeh bind milaavaa |BABBA: When one drop blends with another drop,
ਬਿੰਦਹਿ ਬਿੰਦਿ ਨ ਬਿਛੁਰਨ ਪਾਵਾ ॥
bindeh bind na bichhuran paavaa |then these drops cannot be separated again.
ਬੰਦਉ ਹੋਇ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਗਹੈ ॥
bandau hoe bandagee gahai |Become the Lord's slave, and hold tight to His meditation.