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• ਪੜੑਿ ਪੁਸ੍ਤਕ ਸੰਧਿਆ ਬਾਦੰ ॥
  You study the scriptures, say your prayers and argue;
  Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Ang 1353 · 23 lines
• ਕਤੰਚ ਮਾਤਾ ਕਤੰਚ ਪਿਤਾ ਕਤੰਚ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਸੁਤਹ ॥
  Who is the mother, and who is the father? Who is the son, and what is the pleasure of marriage?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1353 · 6 lines
• ਧ੍ਰਿਗੰਤ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸਨੇਹੰ ਧ੍ਰਿਗ ਸਨੇਹੰ ਭ੍ਰਾਤ ਬਾਂਧਵਹ ॥
  Cursed is loving attachment to one's mother and father; cursed is loving attachment to one's siblings and relatives.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 4 lines
• ਮਿਥੵੰਤ ਦੇਹੰ ਖੀਣੰਤ ਬਲਨੰ ॥
  The body is false; its power is temporary.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 6 lines
• ਕਾਚ ਕੋਟੰ ਰਚੰਤਿ ਤੋਯੰ ਲੇਪਨੰ ਰਕਤ ਚਰਮਣਹ ॥
  This fragile body-fortress is made up of water, plastered with blood and wrapped in skin.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 5 lines
• ਸੁਭੰਤ ਤੁਯੰ ਅਚੁਤ ਗੁਣਗੵੰ ਪੂਰਨੰ ਬਹੁਲੋ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲਾ ॥
  O Glorious, Eternal and Imperishable, Perfect and Abundantly Compassionate,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 4 lines
• ਮ੍ਰਿਗੀ ਪੇਖੰਤ ਬਧਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰੇਣ ਲਖੵ ਆਵਧਹ ॥
  Seeing the deer, the hunter aims his weapons.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 5 lines
• ਸਬਦੰ ਰਤੰ ਹਿਤੰ ਮਇਆ ਕੀਰਤੰ ਕਲੀ ਕਰਮ ਕ੍ਰਿਤੁਆ ॥
  To be imbued and attuned to the Word of the Shabad; to be kind and compassionate; to sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises - these are the most worthwhile actions in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 5 lines
• ਘਟੰਤ ਰੂਪੰ ਘਟੰਤ ਦੀਪੰ ਘਟੰਤ ਰਵਿ ਸਸੀਅਰ ਨਖੵਤ੍ਰ ਗਗਨੰ ॥
  Beauty fades away, islands fade away, the sun, moon, stars and sky fade away.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 6 lines
• ਨਹ ਬਿਲੰਬ ਧਰਮੰ ਬਿਲੰਬ ਪਾਪੰ ॥
  Do not delay in practicing righteousness; delay in committing sins.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 4 lines
• ਮਿਰਤ ਮੋਹੰ ਅਲਪ ਬੁਧੵੰ ਰਚੰਤਿ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਸਾਹੰ ॥
  The person of shallow understanding is dying in emotional attachment; he is engrossed in pursuits of pleasure with his wife.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354 · 4 lines
• ਜਨਮੰ ਤ ਮਰਣੰ ਹਰਖੰ ਤ ਸੋਗੰ ਭੋਗੰ ਤ ਰੋਗੰ ॥
  If there is birth, then there is death. If there is pleasure, then there is pain. If there is enjoyment, then there is disease.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1354-1355 · 5 lines
• ਕਿਰਪੰਤ ਹਰੀਅੰ ਮਤਿ ਤਤੁ ਗਿਆਨੰ ॥
  By the Grace of God, genuine understanding comes to the mind.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 6 lines
• ਕਹੰਤ ਬੇਦਾ ਗੁਣੰਤ ਗੁਨੀਆ ਸੁਣੰਤ ਬਾਲਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰਾ ॥
  The Vedas preach and recount God's Glories; people hear them by various ways and means.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 3 lines
• ਨਹ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤ ਭ੍ਰਾਤਹ ਨਹ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਛੁ ਲੋਕ ਕਹ ॥
  Do not worry so much about your mother, father and siblings. Do not worry so much about other people.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 3 lines
• ਅਨਿਤੵ ਵਿਤੰ ਅਨਿਤੵ ਚਿਤੰ ਅਨਿਤੵ ਆਸਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰੰ ॥
  Wealth is temporary; conscious existence is temporary; hopes of all sorts are temporary.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 4 lines
• ਗਿਰੰਤ ਗਿਰਿ ਪਤਿਤ ਪਾਤਾਲੰ ਜਲੰਤ ਦੇਦੀਪੵ ਬੈਸ੍ਵਾਂਤਰਹ ॥
  You may drop down from the mountains, and fall into the nether regions of the underworld, or be burnt in the blazing fire,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 3 lines
• ਘੋਰ ਦੁਖੵੰ ਅਨਿਕ ਹਤੵੰ ਜਨਮ ਦਾਰਿਦ੍ਰੰ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖੵਾਦੰ ॥
  Excruciating pain, countless killings, reincarnation, poverty and terrible misery
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 2 lines
• ਅੰਧਕਾਰ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸੰ ਗੁਣ ਰਮੰਤ ਅਘ ਖੰਡਨਹ ॥
  Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, the darkness is illuminated. Dwelling on His Glorious Praises, the ugly sins are destroyed.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 4 lines
• ਪਾਛੰ ਕਰੋਤਿ ਅਗ੍ਰਣੀਵਹ ਨਿਰਾਸੰ ਆਸ ਪੂਰਨਹ ॥
  Those who were left behind - the Lord brings them to the front. He fulfills the hopes of the hopeless.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355 · 4 lines
• ਅਧਰੰ ਧਰੰ ਧਾਰਣਹ ਨਿਰਧਨੰ ਧਨ ਨਾਮ ਨਰਹਰਹ ॥
  He gives Support to the unsupported. The Name of the Lord is the Wealth of the poor.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1355-1356 · 6 lines
• ਨਹ ਸਮਰਥੰ ਨਹ ਸੇਵਕੰ ਨਹ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਪੁਰਖੋਤਮੰ ॥
  I have no power; I do not serve You, and I do not love You, O Supreme Sublime Lord God.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 2 lines
• ਭਰਣ ਪੋਖਣ ਕਰੰਤ ਜੀਆ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮ ਛਾਦਨ ਦੇਵੰਤ ਦਾਨੰ ॥
  The Lord feeds and sustains all living beings; He blesses them gifts of restful peace and fine clothes.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 3 lines
• ਦਾਨੰ ਪਰਾ ਪੂਰਬੇਣ ਭੁੰਚੰਤੇ ਮਹੀਪਤੇ ॥
  The kings of the earth are eating up the blessings of the good karma of their past lives.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 4 lines
• ਰਮਣੰ ਕੇਵਲੰ ਕੀਰਤਨੰ ਸੁਧਰਮੰ ਦੇਹ ਧਾਰਣਹ ॥
  To sing the Kirtan of God's Praises is the righteous duty incurred by taking birth in this human body.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 4 lines
• ਤਿਰਸਕਾਰ ਨਹ ਭਵੰਤਿ ਨਹ ਭਵੰਤਿ ਮਾਨ ਭੰਗਨਹ ॥
  They pay no attention to dishonor or disrespect.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 3 lines
• ਸੈਨਾ ਸਾਧ ਸਮੂਹ ਸੂਰ ਅਜਿਤੰ ਸੰਨਾਹੰ ਤਨਿ ਨਿੰਮ੍ਰਤਾਹ ॥
  The Holy people are an invincible army of spiritual warriors; their bodies are protected by the armor of humility.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 5 lines
• ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਗੰਧਰਬ ਨਗਰੰ ਦ੍ਰੁਮ ਛਾਯਾ ਰਚਿ ਦੁਰਮਤਿਹ ॥
  Misled by evil-mindedness, mortals are engrossed in the mirage of the illusory world, like the passing shade of a tree.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 5 lines
• ਕੰਠ ਰਮਣੀਯ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਮਾਲਾ ਹਸਤ ਊਚ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਧਾਰਣੀ ॥
  The mala around my neck is the chanting of the Lord's Name. The Love of the Lord is my silent chanting.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 2 lines
• ਗੁਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਹੀਣਸੵ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਧ੍ਰਿਗੰਤ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਸਟਣਹ ॥
  That mortal who lacks the Guru's Mantra - cursed and contaminated is his life.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356 · 2 lines
• ਚਰਣਾਰਬਿੰਦ ਭਜਨੰ ਰਿਦਯੰ ਨਾਮ ਧਾਰਣਹ ॥
  Whoever contemplates the Lord's Lotus Feet, and enshrines His Name within the heart,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1356-1357 · 2 lines
• ਨਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਧਨੰ ਰੂਪੰ ਨਚ ਦੁਰਲਭੰ ਸ੍ਵਰਗ ਰਾਜਨਹ ॥
  Wealth and beauty are not so difficult to obtain. Paradise and royal power are not so difficult to obtain.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 5 lines
• ਜਤ ਕਤਹ ਤਤਹ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟੰ ਸ੍ਵਰਗ ਮਰਤ ਪਯਾਲ ਲੋਕਹ ॥
  Wherever I look, I see the Lord, whether in this world, in paradise, or the nether regions of the underworld.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 2 lines
• ਬਿਖਯਾ ਭਯੰਤਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੰ ਦ੍ਰੁਸਟਾਂ ਸਖਾ ਸ੍ਵਜਨਹ ॥
  Poison is transformed into nectar, and enemies into friends and companions.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 3 lines
• ਸਰਬ ਸੀਲ ਮਮੰ ਸੀਲੰ ਸਰਬ ਪਾਵਨ ਮਮ ਪਾਵਨਹ ॥
  He blesses all with humility; He has blessed me with humility as well. He purifies all, and He has purified me as well.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 2 lines
• ਨਹ ਸੀਤਲੰ ਚੰਦ੍ਰ ਦੇਵਹ ਨਹ ਸੀਤਲੰ ਬਾਵਨ ਚੰਦਨਹ ॥
  The moon-god is not cool and calm, nor is the white sandalwood tree.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 2 lines
• ਮੰਤ੍ਰੰ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੰ ਧੵਾਨੰ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਪੂਰਨਹ ॥
  Through the Mantra of the Name of the Lord, Raam, Raam, one meditates on the All-pervading Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 7 lines
• ਅਜਾ ਭੋਗੰਤ ਕੰਦ ਮੂਲੰ ਬਸੰਤੇ ਸਮੀਪਿ ਕੇਹਰਹ ॥
  The goat enjoys eating fruits and roots, but if it lives near a tiger, it is always anxious.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 2 lines
• ਛਲੰ ਛਿਦ੍ਰੰ ਕੋਟਿ ਬਿਘਨੰ ਅਪਰਾਧੰ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਮਲੰ ॥
  Fraud, false accusations, millions of diseases, sins and the filthy residues of evil mistakes;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 5 lines
• ਤਰਣ ਸਰਣ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਰਮਣ ਸੀਲ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਹ ॥
  In the Sanctuary of the Kind-hearted Lord, our Transcendent Lord and Master, we are carried across.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357 · 4 lines
• ਦੁਰਗਮ ਸਥਾਨ ਸੁਗਮੰ ਮਹਾ ਦੂਖ ਸਰਬ ਸੂਖਣਹ ॥
  The most difficult place becomes easy, and the worst pain turns into pleasure.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1357-1358 · 5 lines
• ਹੇ ਅਜਿਤ ਸੂਰ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਾਮੰ ਅਤਿ ਬਲਨਾ ਬਹੁ ਮਰਦਨਹ ॥
  O emotional attachment, you are the invincible warrior of the battlefield of life; you totally crush and destroy even the most powerful.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 3 lines
• ਹੇ ਕਾਮੰ ਨਰਕ ਬਿਸ੍ਰਾਮੰ ਬਹੁ ਜੋਨੀ ਭ੍ਰਮਾਵਣਹ ॥
  O sexual desire, you lead the mortals to hell; you make them wander in reincarnation through countless species.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 4 lines
• ਹੇ ਕਲਿ ਮੂਲ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੰ ਕਦੰਚ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਨ ਉਪਰਜਤੇ ॥
  O anger, you are the root of conflict; compassion never rises up in you.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 4 lines
• ਹੇ ਲੋਭਾ ਲੰਪਟ ਸੰਗ ਸਿਰਮੋਰਹ ਅਨਿਕ ਲਹਰੀ ਕਲੋਲਤੇ ॥
  O greed, you cling to even the great, assaulting them with countless waves.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 5 lines
• ਹੇ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਮੂਲੰ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੰ ਪਾਪਾਤਮਾ ॥
  O egotism, you are the root of birth and death and the cycle of reincarnation; you are the very soul of sin.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 5 lines
• ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਨਾਥ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਹ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਜਗਦ ਗੁਰੋ ॥
  O Lord of the Universe, Master of the Breath of life, Treasure of Mercy, Guru of the World.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 4 lines
• ਚਰਣ ਕਮਲ ਸਰਣੰ ਰਮਣੰ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਕੀਰਤਨਹ ॥
  I have come to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Lotus Feet, where I sing the Kirtan of His Praises.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 2 lines
• ਸਿਰ ਮਸ੍ਤਕ ਰਖੵਾ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੰ ਹਸ੍ਤ ਕਾਯਾ ਰਖੵਾ ਪਰਮੇਸ੍ਵਰਹ ॥
  The Supreme Lord God has procted my head and forehead; the Transcendent Lord has protected my hands and body.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358 · 4 lines
• ਜੇਨ ਕਲਾ ਧਾਰਿਓ ਆਕਾਸੰ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੰ ਕਾਸਟ ਬੇਸਟੰ ॥
  His Power supports the sky, and locks fire within wood.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 1358-1359 · 4 lines