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Raag Raamkalee ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ

• ਭੀੜਹੁ ਮੋਕਲਾਈ ਕੀਤੀਅਨੁ ਸਭ ਰਖੇ ਕੁਟੰਬੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
  He has widened the narrow path for me, and preserved my integrity, along with that of my family.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 957 · 5 lines
• ਵਿਣੁ ਤੁਧੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਜਿ ਮੰਗਣਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਦੁਖਾ ਕੈ ਦੁਖ ॥
  To ask for any other than You, Lord, is the most miserable of miseries.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 958 · 4 lines
• ਸੋ ਐਸਾ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ॥
  Such is that Great Giver; may I never forget Him from my mind.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 958 · 9 lines
• ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਰਾਗ ਸੁਰੰਗੜੇ ਆਲਾਪਤ ਸਭ ਤਿਖ ਜਾਇ ॥
  Blessed are those beautiful Ragas which, when chanted, quench all thirst.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 958 · 9 lines
• ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਲਾ ਘੜੀ ਧੰਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਮੂਰਤੁ ਪਲੁ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
  Blessed is that time, blessed is that hour, blessed is that second, excellent is that instant;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 958 · 6 lines
• ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਲਾਹਣੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਦਿਤੀਅਨੁ ॥
  How rare are those who are blessed to praise the Lord, in devotional worship.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 958 · 9 lines
• ਹਰਿ ਇਕਸੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਮੈ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਇਕਸੈ ਨਾਲਿ ਮੈ ਰੰਗੁ ॥
  My friendship is with the One Lord alone; I am in love with the One Lord alone.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 958-959 · 12 lines
• ਮਨਮੁਖਾ ਕੇਰੀ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਾ ਸਨਬੰਧੁ ॥
  Friendship with the self-willed manmukhs is an alliance with Maya.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 959 · 11 lines
• ਜੋ ਰਤੇ ਦੀਦਾਰ ਸੇਈ ਸਚੁ ਹਾਕੁ ॥
  Those who are imbued with the Lord's Vision, speak the Truth.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 959 · 9 lines
• ਹਰਣਾਖੀ ਕੂ ਸਚੁ ਵੈਣੁ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਜੋ ਤਉ ਕਰੇ ਉਧਾਰਣੁ ॥
  O deer-eyed bride, I speak the Truth, which shall save you.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 959 · 12 lines
• ਕਾਹੇ ਮਨ ਤੂ ਡੋਲਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਸਾ ਪੂਰਣਹਾਰੁ ॥
  Why do you waver, O my mind? The Lord is the Fulfiller of hopes and desires.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 959-960 · 8 lines
• ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂ ਆਵਹਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖ ॥
  One who is conscious of You finds everlasting peace.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 960 · 9 lines
• ਅੰਦਰਹੁ ਅੰਨਾ ਬਾਹਰਹੁ ਅੰਨਾ ਕੂੜੀ ਕੂੜੀ ਗਾਵੈ ॥
  Blind inwardly, and blind outwardly, he sings falsely, falsely.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 960 · 17 lines
• ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਆਖਾਏ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਰਾਹੀ ਕੋਰੜ ਮੋਠ ਜਿਨੇਹਾ ॥
  He is called a Pandit, a religious scholar, and yet he wanders along many pathways. He is as hard as uncooked beans.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 960-961 · 14 lines
• ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਣਾ ਜੰਤੁ ਸੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਬੁਝਈ ॥
  He alone understands You, Lord, with whom You are pleased.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 961 · 9 lines
• ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਿਰਪਾਲ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਲੈ ॥
  Please grant Your Grace, O Merciful Lord; please forgive me.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 961 · 11 lines
• ਏਕੋ ਜਪੀਐ ਮਨੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਇਕਸ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਾਇ ॥
  Meditate on the One Lord within your mind, and enter the Sanctuary of the One Lord alone.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 961 · 9 lines
• ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਤੂ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ਮਾਰੇ ਤਿਸੁ ਕਉਣੁ ॥
  One who has You as his Saving Grace - who can kill him?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 961 · 9 lines
• ਹੋਹੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੰਤਾਂ ਸੰਗਿ ਵਿਹਾਵੇ ॥
  Be Merciful, O my Lord and Master, that I may pass my life in the Society of the Saints.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 961 · 3 lines
• ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਆਪਣਾ ਘਟਿ ਅਵਘਟਿ ਘਟ ਘਾਟ ॥
  Meditate in remembrance within your heart on the True Guru, whether you are on the most difficult path, on the mountain or by the river bank.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 961 · 3 lines
• ਤਿਥੈ ਤੂ ਸਮਰਥੁ ਜਿਥੈ ਕੋਇ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
  Where You are, Almighty Lord, there is no one else.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 961-962 · 9 lines
• ਦੂਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਨ ਬੁਝਾਇਹੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਦੇਹੁ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥
  Those whom You bless with the Support of Your Name, O Supreme Lord God, do not know any other.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 962 · 9 lines
• ਅਨਦ ਸੂਖ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮ ਨਿਤ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਗਾਇ ॥
  Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, bliss, peace and rest are obtained.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 962 · 3 lines
• ਨਾ ਤੂ ਆਵਹਿ ਵਸਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਘਿਣਾਵਣੇ ॥
  No one can bring You under control, by despising the world.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 962 · 9 lines
• ਆਪੇ ਵੈਦੁ ਆਪਿ ਨਾਰਾਇਣੁ ॥
  The Lord Himself is the true physician.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 962 · 5 lines
• ਹੁਕਮਿ ਉਛਲੈ ਹੁਕਮੇ ਰਹੈ ॥
  By the Hukam of Lord's Command, they move about; by the Lord's Command, they remain still.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 962 · 11 lines
• ਹਉ ਤਿਸੁ ਢਾਢੀ ਕੁਰਬਾਣੁ ਜਿ ਤੇਰਾ ਸੇਵਦਾਰੁ ॥
  I am a sacrifice to that musician who is Your servant, O Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 962 · 9 lines
• ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਾਣੀ ਅਮਿਉ ਰਸੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
  The Bani of the Guru's Word is Ambrosial Nectar; its taste is sweet. The Name of the Lord is Ambrosial Nectar.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 7 lines
• ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਮਤਿ ਦੇਇ ॥
  O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord; this is the Teaching imparted by the Perfect Guru.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 9 lines
• ਵਡਿਆਈ ਸਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਹਉ ਜੀਵਾ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣੇ ॥
  Hearing, hearing of the glorious greatness of the True Name, I live.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 9 lines
• ਮਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀ ਮੈ ਛਡਿ ਗਵਾਇਆ ਰੰਗਿ ਕਸੁੰਭੈ ਭੁਲੀ ॥
  I abandoned and lost my Beloved Friend, O Nanak; I was fooled by the transitory color of the safflower, which fades away.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 3 lines
• ਸਸੁ ਵਿਰਾਇਣਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਉ ਸਸੁਰਾ ਵਾਦੀ ਜੇਠੋ ਪਉ ਪਉ ਲੂਹੈ ॥
  My mother-in-law is my enemy, O Nanak; my father-in-law is argumentative and my brother-in-law burns me at every step.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 3 lines
• ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂ ਵੁਠਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਤਿਸੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੋ ॥
  You relieve the pains of those, within whose consciousness You dwell, O Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 9 lines
• ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀ ਮੈ ਹਭ ਵਞਾਈ ਛੋੜਿਆ ਹਭੁ ਕਿਝੁ ਤਿਆਗੀ ॥
  I have totally discarded praise and slander, O Nanak; I have forsaken and abandoned everything.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 3 lines
• ਫਿਰਦੀ ਫਿਰਦੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਉ ਹਉ ਫਾਵੀ ਥੀਈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਦਿਸਾਵਰ ਪੰਧਾ ॥
  I wandered and wandered and went crazy, O Nanak, in countless foreign lands and pathways.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 963 · 3 lines
• ਸਭੇ ਦੁਖ ਸੰਤਾਪ ਜਾਂ ਤੁਧਹੁ ਭੁਲੀਐ ॥
  When I forget You, I endure all pains and afflictions.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 9 lines
• ਤੈਡੀ ਬੰਦਸਿ ਮੈ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਡਿਠਾ ਤੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਣਾ ॥
  I have not seen any other like You. You alone are pleasing to Nanak's mind.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 3 lines
• ਪਾਵ ਸੁਹਾਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਤਉ ਧਿਰਿ ਜੁਲਦੇ ਸੀਸੁ ਸੁਹਾਵਾ ਚਰਣੀ ॥
  Beautiful are those feet which walk towards You; beautiful is that head which falls at Your Feet.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 3 lines
• ਮਿਲਿ ਨਾਰੀ ਸਤਸੰਗਿ ਮੰਗਲੁ ਗਾਵੀਆ ॥
  Meeting the Lord's brides, in the True Congregation, I sing the songs of joy.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 9 lines
• ਹਭਿ ਗੁਣ ਤੈਡੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਉ ਮੈ ਕੂ ਥੀਏ ਮੈ ਨਿਰਗੁਣ ਤੇ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਵੈ ॥
  All virtues are Yours, Dear Lord; You bestow them upon us. I am unworthy - what can I achieve, O Nanak?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 3 lines
• ਦੇਹ ਛਿਜੰਦੜੀ ਊਣ ਮਝੂਣਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਸਜਣਿ ਜੀਉ ਧਰਾਇਆ ॥
  My body was wasting away, and I was depressed. The Guru, my Friend, has encouraged and consoled me.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 3 lines
• ਵਡਾ ਤੇਰਾ ਦਰਬਾਰੁ ਸਚਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਤਖਤੁ ॥
  The Darbaar of Your Court is glorious and great. Your holy throne is True.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 9 lines
• ਸੋਇ ਸੁਣੰਦੜੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਮਉਲਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੰਦੜੀ ਲਾਲੀ ॥
  Hearing of You, my body and mind have blossomed forth; chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am flushed with life.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 3 lines
• ਹਠ ਮੰਝਾਹੂ ਮੈ ਮਾਣਕੁ ਲਧਾ ॥
  I have found the jewel within my heart.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964 · 5 lines
• ਜਿਸ ਕੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਇ ਸੋ ਸੇਵਾ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
  One who has such good karma inscribed upon his forehead, is committed to the Lord's service.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 964-965 · 9 lines
• ਜਾਂ ਪਿਰੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਤਾਂ ਧਨ ਬਾਹਰਿ ॥
  When the Husband Lord is within the heart, then Maya, the bride, goes outside.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 965 · 6 lines
• ਆਹਰ ਸਭਿ ਕਰਦਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਆਹਰੁ ਇਕੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
  Making all sorts of efforts, they wander around; but they do not make even one effort.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 965 · 3 lines
• ਵਡੀ ਹੂ ਵਡਾ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਮਰਤਬਾ ॥
  The greatest of the great, infinite is Your dignity.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 965 · 9 lines
• ਛਤੜੇ ਬਾਜਾਰ ਸੋਹਨਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਵਪਾਰੀਏ ॥
  Your streets are covered with canopies; under them, the traders look beautiful.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 965 · 3 lines
• ਕਬੀਰਾ ਹਮਰਾ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਹਮ ਕਿਸ ਹੂ ਕੇ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
  Kabeer, no one is mine, and I belong to no one.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 965 · 3 lines