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Raag Soohee ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ

• ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਨਗਰੁ ਜਹਾ ਸੰਤ ਵਾਸਾ ॥
  The city of heaven is where the Saints dwell.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 742 · 11 lines
• ਅਨਿਕ ਬੀਂਗ ਦਾਸ ਕੇ ਪਰਹਰਿਆ ॥
  God covers the many shortcomings of His slaves.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 742-743 · 11 lines
• ਦੀਨੁ ਛਡਾਇ ਦੁਨੀ ਜੋ ਲਾਏ ॥
  One who withdraws from God's Path, and attaches himself to the world,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 743 · 11 lines
• ਪ੍ਰਾਤਹਕਾਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਚਾਰੀ ॥
  In the early hours of the morning, I chant the Lord's Name.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 743 · 11 lines
• ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਜਬ ਭਏ ਦਇਆਲ ॥
  When the Perfect Guru becomes merciful,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 743 · 12 lines
• ਸੇ ਸੰਜੋਗ ਕਰਹੁ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
  May there be such an auspicious time, O my Beloved,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 743 · 11 lines
• ਬਹਤੀ ਜਾਤ ਕਦੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਨ ਧਾਰਤ ॥
  Your life is slipping away, but you never even notice.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 743-744 · 11 lines
• ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਤਰੈ ਭੈ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥
  Cross over the terrifying world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 744 · 11 lines
• ਘਰ ਕਾ ਕਾਜੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ ਰੂੜਾ ॥
  The beautiful one does not know the work of his own home.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 744 · 11 lines
• ਸੰਤ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
  By the Grace of the Saints, I have found my eternal home.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 744 · 9 lines
• ਕਲੀ ਕਾਲ ਕੇ ਮਿਟੇ ਕਲੇਸਾ ॥
  The Words, the Teachings of the Holy Saints, are Ambrosial Nectar.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 744 · 7 lines
• ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲਾ ॥
  I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, the Merciful Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 744 · 7 lines
• ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
  Without Him, there is no other at all.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 744 · 7 lines
• ਸਿਆਮ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਤਜਿ ਨੀਦ ਕਿਉ ਆਈ ॥
  Everyone longs for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 745 · 13 lines
• ਅਨਦੁ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਏ ॥
  Even a crude hut is sublime and beautiful, if the Lord's Praises are sung within it.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 745 · 12 lines
• ਕੇਸਾ ਕਾ ਕਰਿ ਬੀਜਨਾ ਸੰਤ ਚਉਰੁ ਢੁਲਾਵਉ ॥
  The Lord's Saint is my life and wealth. I am his water-carrier.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 745 · 11 lines
• ਜਾ ਤੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਸੁਖੀ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਪਾਛੈ ਜਾਉ ॥
  She has enticed the worlds and solar systems; I have fallen into her clutches.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 745 · 7 lines
• ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਹਰੀਆ ਸਰਗੁਨ ਧਰੀਆ ਅਨਿਕ ਕੋਠਰੀਆ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿੰਨ ਭਿਨ ਕਰੀਆ ॥
  Love of the enticing Beloved Lord is the most glorious love.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 746 · 16 lines
• ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਰੂਪ ਰੰਗ ਆਪਾਰਾ ॥
  The Lord has made this world a stage;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 746 · 9 lines
• ਮਹਾ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਮਾਇਆ ॥
  I have come to You. I have come to Your Sanctuary.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 746 · 13 lines
• ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਾਸਿ ਬੇਨੰਤੀਆ ਮਿਲੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਆਧਾਰਾ ॥
  I offer this prayer to the True Guru, to bless me with the sustenance of the Naam.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 746-747 · 11 lines
• ਤੇਰਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਤੂਹੈ ਮਨਾਇਹਿ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੋਹਿ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥
  He alone obeys Your Will, O Lord, unto whom You are Merciful.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 747 · 12 lines
• ਵਿਸਰਹਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਿਤੁ ਤੂ ਕਬਹੂ ਸੋ ਥਾਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਕੇਹਾ ॥
  Where is that place, where You are never forgotten, Lord?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 747 · 11 lines
• ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਪਾਖੰਡ ਜੋ ਦੀਸਹਿ ਤਿਨ ਜਮੁ ਜਾਗਾਤੀ ਲੂਟੈ ॥
  The religious rites, rituals and hypocrisies which are seen, are plundered by the Messenger of Death, the ultimate tax collector.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 747-748 · 11 lines
• ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੈ ਸੋਈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਾਨਹਿ ਓਇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ॥
  Whatever God causes to happen is accepted, by those who are attuned to the Love of the Lord's Name.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 748 · 11 lines
• ਮਹਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਤੇ ਤੁਧੁ ਹਾਥ ਦੇ ਰਾਖੇ ਪਏ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
  Giving me Your Hand, You saved me from the terrible fire, when I sought Your Sanctuary.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 748 · 11 lines
• ਜਬ ਕਛੁ ਨ ਸੀਓ ਤਬ ਕਿਆ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਵਨ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥
  When nothing existed, what deeds were being done? And what karma caused anyone to be born at all?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 748 · 11 lines
• ਭਾਗਠੜੇ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਤ ਤੁਮੑਾਰੇ ਜਿਨੑ ਘਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ॥
  Your Saints are very fortunate; their homes are filled with the wealth of the Lord's Name.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 748-749 · 11 lines
• ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪਰਮੇਸਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਣੈਹਾਰਾ ॥
  The True Guru is the Transcendent Lord, the Supreme Lord God; He Himself is the Creator Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 749 · 11 lines
• ਤੁਧੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਏ ਮਹਾ ਅਨੰਦਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਵਿਸਰਹਿ ਸੋ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਏ ॥
  When You come to mind, I am totally in bliss. One who forgets You might just as well be dead.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 749 · 11 lines
• ਜਿਸ ਕੇ ਸਿਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਤੂੰ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਸੋ ਦੁਖੁ ਕੈਸਾ ਪਾਵੈ ॥
  When You stand over our heads, O Lord and Master, how can we suffer in pain?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 749-750 · 11 lines
• ਸਗਲ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣੀ ਆਇਆ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੇ ॥
  Renouncing everything, I have come to the Guru's Sanctuary; save me, O my Savior Lord!
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 750 · 11 lines
• ਸਭਿ ਅਵਗਣ ਮੈ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਈ ॥
  I am totally without virtue; I have no virtue at all.
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 750 · 20 lines
• ਕਚਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਕਾ ਥੋੜੜਿਆ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
  The color of safflower is transitory; it lasts for only a few days.
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 751 · 28 lines
• ਮਾਣਸ ਜਨਮੁ ਦੁਲੰਭੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
  For if you depart with virtue, then pain shall never afflict you. ||5||
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 751-752 · 20 lines
• ਜਿਉ ਆਰਣਿ ਲੋਹਾ ਪਾਇ ਭੰਨਿ ਘੜਾਈਐ ॥
  As iron is melted in the forge and re-shaped,
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 752 · 19 lines
• ਮਨਹੁ ਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
  Never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, from your mind; night and day, meditate on it.
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 752-753 · 19 lines
• ਨਾਮੈ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਹੋਆ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
  Everything comes from the Naam, the Name of the Lord; without the True Guru, the Naam is not experienced.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 753-754 · 36 lines
• ਕਾਇਆ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਅਤਿ ਸੁਆਲੑਿਉ ਪਿਰੁ ਵਸੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਾਲੇ ॥
  The body-bride is very beautiful; she dwells with her Husband Lord.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 754 · 27 lines
• ਦੁਨੀਆ ਨ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਜੋ ਮਰਿ ਵੰਞਸੀ ॥
  Do not praise the world; it shall simply pass away.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 755-756 · 72 lines
• ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਸੂਖਮੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
  The Dear Lord is subtle and inaccessible; how can we ever meet Him?
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 756-757 · 19 lines
• ਕੋਈ ਆਣਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਹਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਪਹਿ ਆਪੁ ਵੇਚਾਈ ॥੧॥
  If only someone would come, and lead me to meet my Darling Beloved; I would sell myself to him. ||1||
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 757-758 · 36 lines
• ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਚਾ ਨੇਹੁ ਲਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਆਪਣੈ ॥
  Deep within myself, I have enshrined true love for my Beloved.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 758-759 · 32 lines
• ਉਰਝਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਾ ॥
  He is entangled in sinful associations;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 759 · 22 lines
• ਮਿਥਨ ਮੋਹ ਅਗਨਿ ਸੋਕ ਸਾਗਰ ॥
  Attachment to sex is an ocean of fire and pain.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 760 · 20 lines
• ਜਿਨ ਡਿਠਿਆ ਮਨੁ ਰਹਸੀਐ ਕਿਉ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਿਨੑ ਸੰਗੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
  Gazing upon them, my mind is enraptured. How can I join them and be with them?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 760-761 · 28 lines
• ਜੇ ਭੁਲੀ ਜੇ ਚੁਕੀ ਸਾਈਂ ਭੀ ਤਹਿੰਜੀ ਕਾਢੀਆ ॥
  Even though I have made mistakes, and even though I have been wrong, I am still called Yours, O my Lord and Master.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 761 · 20 lines
• ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਪੁਕਾਰਨਿ ਪੋਥੀਆ ॥
  The Simritees, the Vedas, the Puraanas and the other holy scriptures proclaim
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 761-762 · 19 lines
• ਮੰਞੁ ਕੁਚਜੀ ਅੰਮਾਵਣਿ ਡੋਸੜੇ ਹਉ ਕਿਉ ਸਹੁ ਰਾਵਣਿ ਜਾਉ ਜੀਉ ॥
  I am ungraceful and ill-mannered, full of endless faults. How can I go to enjoy my Husband Lord?
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 762 · 18 lines
• ਜਾ ਤੂ ਤਾ ਮੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਤੂ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮੇਰੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
  When I have You, then I have everything. O my Lord and Master, You are my wealth and capital.
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 762 · 11 lines