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Raag Gauree ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ

• ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਜੋ ਸਿਖੁ ਅਖਾਏ ਸੁ ਭਲਕੇ ਉਠਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥
  One who calls himself a Sikh of the Guru, the True Guru, shall rise in the early morning hours and meditate on the Lord's Name.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 305-306 · 8 lines
• ਜੋ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਇਦੇ ਸੇ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਥੋੜੇ ॥
  Those who meditate on You, O True Lord - they are very rare.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 306 · 7 lines
• ਮਲੁ ਜੂਈ ਭਰਿਆ ਨੀਲਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਖਿਧੋਲੜਾ ਤਿਨਿ ਵੇਮੁਖਿ ਵੇਮੁਖੈ ਨੋ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
  The faithless baymukh sent out his faithless servant, wearing a blue-black coat, filled with filth and vermin.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 306 · 10 lines
• ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਜਿਸ ਕਾ ਨੰਗਾ ਭੁਖਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਨਫਰੁ ਕਿਥਹੁ ਰਜਿ ਖਾਏ ॥
  One who has a poor beggar for a master - how can he be well-fed?
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 306 · 5 lines
• ਨਾਨਕ ਵੀਚਾਰਹਿ ਸੰਤ ਜਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਵੇਦ ਕਹੰਦੇ ॥
  O Nanak, the Saints consider, and the four Vedas proclaim,
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 306 · 11 lines
• ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਧਿਆਇਦਾ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
  Great is the greatness of the Guru, who meditates on the Lord within.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 306-307 · 7 lines
• ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਤੀ ਗਣਤ ਜਿ ਰਖੈ ਹਲਤੁ ਪਲਤੁ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਗਇਆ ॥
  One who enters into a calculated relationship with the True Guru loses everything, this world and the next.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 307 · 10 lines
• ਤੂਹੈ ਸਚਾ ਸਚੁ ਤੂ ਸਭ ਦੂ ਉਪਰਿ ਤੂ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥
  You are the Truest of the True; Your Regal Court is the most exalted of all.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 307 · 6 lines
• ਧੁਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਸੇਈ ਹੁਣਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ॥
  Those who were cursed by the Perfect True Guru, from the very beginning, are even now cursed by the True Guru.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 307 · 13 lines
• ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਆਪਿ ਦੇਇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਜਗਤੁ ਭੀ ਆਪੇ ਆਣਿ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਪੈਰੀ ਪਾਏ ॥
  The Lord Himself bestows glorious greatness; He Himself causes the world to come and fall at their feet.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 308 · 10 lines
• ਤੂ ਸਚਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਆਪਿ ਹੈ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਹ ਹਮਾਰੇ ॥
  O My True Lord and Master, You Yourself are my True Lord King.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 308 · 6 lines
• ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਤਾਤਿ ਪਰਾਈ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਹੋਵੀ ਭਲਾ ॥
  One whose heart is filled with jealousy of others, never comes to any good.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 308 · 9 lines
• ਹੋਦੈ ਪਰਤਖਿ ਗੁਰੂ ਜੋ ਵਿਛੁੜੇ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਦਰਿ ਢੋਈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
  Those who separate themselves from the Guru, in spite of His Constant Presence - they find no place of rest in the Court of the Lord.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 308-309 · 14 lines
• ਜਿ ਹੋਂਦੈ ਗੁਰੂ ਬਹਿ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਵਡੀ ਹੋਈ ॥
  Great is the greatness of that humble being, whom the Guru Himself anointed in His Presence.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 309 · 6 lines
• ਕਾਇਆ ਕੋਟੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹਟਨਾਲੇ ॥
  The human body is a great fortress, with its shops and streets within.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 309 · 6 lines
• ਜੋ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਕੀ ਸੁ ਅਉਖਾ ਜਗ ਮਹਿ ਹੋਇਆ ॥
  One who slanders the Perfect True Guru, shall have difficulty in this world.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 309 · 11 lines
• ਵਡਭਾਗੀਆ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਜਿਨਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥
  Very fortunate is the soul-bride, who, as Gurmukh, meets the Lord, her King.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 309 · 3 lines
• ਇਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਸਭੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੋਤਿ ॥
  This body is the home of Dharma; the Divine Light of the True Lord is within it.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 309-310 · 6 lines
• ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਰਿਦੈ ਹਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
  All joy is in the hearts of those, within whose minds the Lord abides.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 310 · 8 lines
• ਸਾ ਧਰਤੀ ਭਈ ਹਰੀਆਵਲੀ ਜਿਥੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਬੈਠਾ ਆਇ ॥
  That land, where my True Guru comes and sits, becomes green and fertile.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 310 · 6 lines
• ਸਚੁ ਸਚਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਅਮਰੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿਆ ॥
  Truest of the True is the Immortal True Guru; He has enshrined the Lord deep within His heart.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 310 · 6 lines
• ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿਓਨੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਸੀ ॥
  By His Grace, He leads us to meet the True Guru; then, as Gurmukh, we chant the Lord's Name, and meditate on it.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 310 · 6 lines
• ਗੁਰਸਿਖਾ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਦੀ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
  The glorious greatness of the Guru, the True Guru, is pleasing to the GurSikh's mind.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 310 · 8 lines
• ਹਉ ਆਖਿ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
  I chant the Praises and Glories of the True One. True is the glorious greatness of the True Lord.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 310-311 · 6 lines
• ਜਿਨਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਉਮਰਥਲ ਸੇਈ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਸੂਲੀਆ ॥
  Those who have a festering boil within - they alone know its pain.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 311 · 7 lines
• ਅਉਗਣੀ ਭਰਿਆ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਉ ਸੰਤਹੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
  The body is full of mistakes and misdeeds; how can it become pure, O Saints?
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 311 · 6 lines
• ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਚਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਾਲੇ ॥
  I praise the True One, who alone is worthy of praise. The True Primal Being is True - this is His unique quality.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 311 · 6 lines
• ਗਉੜੀ ਰਾਗਿ ਸੁਲਖਣੀ ਜੇ ਖਸਮੈ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥
  Gauree Raga is auspicious, if, through it, one comes to think of his Lord and Master.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 311 · 9 lines
• ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਹੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਿਆਰਿਆ ॥
  In the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, the Lord's Praises are sung. In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Beloved Lord is met.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 311-312 · 11 lines
• ਹਉਮੈ ਜਗਤੁ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਬਿਕਾਰ ॥
  Egotism has led the world astray, along with evil-mindedness and the poison of corruption.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 312 · 4 lines
• ਸਚੁ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਲਾਹ ਹੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰੁ ਭਿਜੈ ॥
  True are the Praises and the Glories of the True One; he alone speaks them, whose mind is softened within.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 312 · 6 lines
• ਸਾਕਤ ਜਾਇ ਨਿਵਹਿ ਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਮਨਿ ਖੋਟੇ ਕੂੜਿ ਕੂੜਿਆਰੇ ॥
  The faithless cynics go and bow before the Guru, but their minds are corrupt and false, totally false.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 312 · 9 lines
• ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਗੰਮੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਉਰਿ ਧਾਰਿਆ ॥
  The True Guru, the Primal Being, is inaccessible; He has enshrined the Lord's Name within His heart.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 312 · 7 lines
• ਸਚੁ ਸੁਤਿਆ ਜਿਨੀ ਅਰਾਧਿਆ ਜਾ ਉਠੇ ਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਚਵੇ ॥
  Those who dwell upon the True Lord while asleep, utter the True Name when they are awake.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 312 · 6 lines
• ਕਿਆ ਸਵਣਾ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਗਣਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਤੇ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
  Who is asleep, and who is awake? Those who are Gurmukh are approved.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 312-313 · 7 lines
• ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
  Serving his True Guru, one obtains the Naam, the Name of the Infinite Lord.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 313 · 6 lines
• ਸਚੁ ਸਚੇ ਕੇ ਜਨ ਭਗਤ ਹਹਿ ਸਚੁ ਸਚਾ ਜਿਨੀ ਅਰਾਧਿਆ ॥
  Those who truly worship and adore the True Lord, are truly the humble devotees of the True Lord.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 313 · 6 lines
• ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਹੈ ਨਾਮਹੀਣ ਭਰਮਾਇ ॥
  The self-willed manmukh is foolish; he wanders around without the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 313 · 5 lines
• ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥
  I praise my Guru in so many ways, with joyful love and affection.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 313 · 5 lines
• ਸਚੁ ਸਚਾ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਬਣਾਈਆ ॥
  The True Lord is truly known for His all-powerful creative nature; He fashioned the days and the nights.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 313 · 6 lines
• ਮੈ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਖੋਜਿ ਖੋਜੇਦਿਆ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਲਧਾ ਲੋੜਿ ॥
  Searching and examining my mind and body, I have found that God, whom I longed for.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 313 · 3 lines
• ਮਾਇਆਧਾਰੀ ਅਤਿ ਅੰਨਾ ਬੋਲਾ ॥
  One who is attached to Maya is totally blind and deaf.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 313 · 7 lines
• ਤੂ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਜੋ ਜੀਆ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵਰਤੈ ॥
  You, O Creator, know everything which occurs within our beings.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 314 · 6 lines
• ਇਹੁ ਮਨੂਆ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਈਐ ਚਿਤੁ ॥
  Hold this mind steady and stable; become Gurmukh and focus your consciousness.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 314 · 5 lines
• ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਖਿਨੁ ਆਗੈ ਖਿਨੁ ਪੀਛੈ ॥
  The egotistical, self-willed manmukh does not know the Mansion of the Lord's Presence; one moment he is here, and the next moment he is there.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 314 · 5 lines
• ਸਾ ਸੇਵਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਸਫਲ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਮਨੁ ਮੰਨੇ ॥
  Fruitful and rewarding is that service, which is pleasing to the Guru's Mind.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 314 · 6 lines
• ਜਿਨਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਪਿਆ ਆਪਣਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥
  Those who do not affirm their Guru shall have no home or place of rest.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 314 · 7 lines
• ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੀ ॥
  The self-willed manmukh is ignorant, evil-minded and egotistical.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 314 · 9 lines
• ਜਿਨ ਕੇ ਚਿਤ ਕਠੋਰ ਹਹਿ ਸੇ ਬਹਹਿ ਨ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਾਸਿ ॥
  Those who have hearts as hard as stone, do not sit near the True Guru.
  Guru Ramdas Ji · Ang 314 · 6 lines
• ਰਹਦੇ ਖੁਹਦੇ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਮਾਰਿਅਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਆਹਰੁ ॥
  By their own efforts, the slanderers have destroyed all remnants of themselves.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 315 · 3 lines