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Raag Gauree ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ

• ਮਾਇਆ ਸਰੁ ਸਬਲੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਜੀਉ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਦੁਤਰੁ ਤਰਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥
  The sea of Maya is agitated and turbulent; how can anyone cross over this terrifying world-ocean?
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 245-246 · 25 lines
• ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਿ ਪਿਰਾ ਜੀਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਏ ॥
  Serve the Guru, O my dear soul; meditate on the Lord's Name.
  Guru Amardas Ji · Ang 246-247 · 25 lines
• ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ਭਇਆ ਜੀਉ ਕਿਉ ਦੇਖਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਦਾਤੇ ॥
  My mind has become sad and depressed; how can I see God, the Great Giver?
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 247 · 26 lines
• ਮੋਹਨ ਤੇਰੇ ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਮਹਲ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥
  O Mohan, your temple is so lofty, and your mansion is unsurpassed.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 248 · 25 lines
• ਪਤਿਤ ਅਸੰਖ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਕਰਿ ਪੁਨਹ ਪੁਨਹ ਬਲਿਹਾਰ ॥
  Countless sinners have been purified; I am a sacrifice, over and over again, to You.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 248 · 4 lines
• ਜਪਿ ਮਨਾ ਤੂੰ ਰਾਮ ਨਰਾਇਣੁ ਗੋਵਿੰਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਮਾਧੋ ॥
  Meditate, O my mind, on the Lord God, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord, the Master of Wealth.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 248-249 · 25 lines
• ਸੁਣਿ ਸਖੀਏ ਮਿਲਿ ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰੇਹਾ ਮਨਾਇ ਲੈਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੰਤੈ ॥
  Listen, O my companions: let's join together and make the effort, to surrender to our Husband Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 249 · 17 lines
• ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਪਿਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਾ ॥
  The Divine Guru is my mother, the Divine Guru is my father; the Divine Guru is my Transcendent Lord and Master.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250 · 12 lines
• ਆਪਹਿ ਕੀਆ ਕਰਾਇਆ ਆਪਹਿ ਕਰਨੈ ਜੋਗੁ ॥
  He Himself acts, and causes others to act; He Himself can do everything.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250 · 3 lines
• ਓਅੰ ਸਾਧ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰੰ ॥
  ONG: I humbly bow in reverence to the One Universal Creator, to the Holy True Guru.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250 · 11 lines
• ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ਆਕਾਰ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰਗੁਨ ਸਰਗੁਨ ਏਕ ॥
  He Himself is formless, and also formed; the One Lord is without attributes, and also with attributes.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250 · 3 lines
• ਓਅੰ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੀਓ ਅਕਾਰਾ ॥
  ONG: The One Universal Creator created the Creation through the Word of the Primal Guru.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250 · 9 lines
• ਸੇਈ ਸਾਹ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਸੇ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਪੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਸਿ ॥
  Those who gather Truth, and the riches of the Lord's Name, are rich and very fortunate.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250 · 3 lines
• ਸਸਾ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਸੋਊ ॥
  SASSA: True, True, True is that Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250 · 9 lines
• ਧਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕਹਾ ਪੁਕਾਰਤੇ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਸਭ ਕੂਰ ॥
  Why are you crying out for riches and wealth? All this emotional attachment to Maya is false.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 250-251 · 3 lines
• ਧਧਾ ਧੂਰਿ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਜਨੂਆ ॥
  DHADHA: The dust of the feet of the Saints is sacred.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 9 lines
• ਅਨਿਕ ਭੇਖ ਅਰੁ ਙਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨ ਮਨਹਠਿ ਮਿਲਿਅਉ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
  By all sorts of religious robes, knowledge, meditation and stubborn-mindedness, no one has ever met God.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 3 lines
• ਙੰਙਾ ਙਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਮੁਖ ਬਾਤਉ ॥
  NGANGA: Spiritual wisdom is not obtained by mere words of mouth.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 9 lines
• ਆਵਨ ਆਏ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਮਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਪਸੁ ਢੋਰ ॥
  Those who have come into the world without understanding are like animals and beasts.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 3 lines
• ਯਾ ਜੁਗ ਮਹਿ ਏਕਹਿ ਕਉ ਆਇਆ ॥
  They have come into this world to meditate on the One Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 9 lines
• ਆਵਤ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਬਿਨਾਸ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਆਗਿਆ ਭਿੰਨ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥
  By His Command, we come, and by His Command, we go; no one is beyond His Command.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 3 lines
• ਏਊ ਜੀਅ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਗ੍ਰਭ ਵਾਸੇ ॥
  This soul has lived in many wombs.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 9 lines
• ਕਿਰਤ ਕਮਾਵਨ ਸੁਭ ਅਸੁਭ ਕੀਨੇ ਤਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ॥
  God Himself causes one to perform good and bad actions.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 3 lines
• ਏਕਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਵਨਹਾਰਾ ॥
  The One Lord Himself is the Cause of all actions.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 9 lines
• ਰਾਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਕੁਸਮ ਰੰਗ ਬਿਖ ਸੋਰ ॥
  Man remains engrossed in women and playful pleasures; the tumult of his passion is like the dye of the safflower, which fades away all too soon.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 251 · 3 lines
• ਰੇ ਮਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਹ ਰਚਹੁ ਤਹ ਤਹ ਬੰਧਨ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
  O mind: without the Lord, whatever you are involved in shall bind you in chains.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 9 lines
• ਟੂਟੇ ਬੰਧਨ ਜਾਸੁ ਕੇ ਹੋਆ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੰਗੁ ॥
  One whose bonds are cut away joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 3 lines
• ਰਾਰਾ ਰੰਗਹੁ ਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਅਪਨਾ ॥
  RARRA: Dye this heart of yours in the color of the Lord's Love.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 9 lines
• ਲਾਲਚ ਝੂਠ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਆਪਤ ਮੂੜੇ ਅੰਧ ॥
  Greed, falsehood, corruption and emotional attachment entangle the blind and the foolish.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 3 lines
• ਲਲਾ ਲਪਟਿ ਬਿਖੈ ਰਸ ਰਾਤੇ ॥
  LALLA: People are entangled in the love of corrupt pleasures;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 9 lines
• ਲਾਲ ਗੁਪਾਲ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਥਾਹ ॥
  My Beloved God, the Sustainer of the World, the Lord of the Universe, is deep, profound and unfathomable.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 3 lines
• ਲਲਾ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਲਵੈ ਨ ਕੋਊ ॥
  LALLA: There is no one equal to Him.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 9 lines
• ਆਤਮ ਰਸੁ ਜਿਹ ਜਾਨਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗ ਸਹਜੇ ਮਾਣੁ ॥
  One who knows the taste of the Lord's sublime essence, intuitively enjoys the Lord's Love.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 3 lines
• ਆਇਆ ਸਫਲ ਤਾਹੂ ਕੋ ਗਨੀਐ ॥
  How fruitful is the coming into the world, of those
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 9 lines
• ਯਾਸੁ ਜਪਤ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਇ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ॥
  Chanting it, the mind is filled with bliss; love of duality is eliminated, and pain, distress and desires are quenched.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 252 · 3 lines
• ਯਯਾ ਜਾਰਉ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੋਊ ॥
  YAYYA: Burn away duality and evil-mindedness.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 9 lines
• ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਬਸਿ ਰਹੇ ਈਤ ਊਤ ਕੇ ਮੀਤ ॥
  The One who dwells deep within the mind and body is your friend here and hereafter.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 3 lines
• ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਤਾਸੁ ਕਉ ਜੋ ਅੰਤਿ ਸਹਾਈ ਹੋਇ ॥
  Night and day, meditate in remembrance on the One who will be your Help and Support in the end.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 9 lines
• ਅਤਿ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਕੁਲੀਨ ਚਤੁਰ ਮੁਖਿ ਙਿਆਨੀ ਧਨਵੰਤ ॥
  He may be very handsome, born into a highly respected family, very wise, a famous spiritual teacher, prosperous and wealthy;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 3 lines
• ਙੰਙਾ ਖਟੁ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਹੋਇ ਙਿਆਤਾ ॥
  NGANGA: He may be a scholar of the six Shaastras.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 9 lines
• ਕੁੰਟ ਚਾਰਿ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੇ ਕਰਮ ਕਿਰਤਿ ਕੀ ਰੇਖ ॥
  He wanders around in the four quarters and in the ten directions, according to the dictates of his karma.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 3 lines
• ਕਕਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਰਤਾ ਸੋਊ ॥
  KAKKA: He is the Creator, the Cause of causes.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 9 lines
• ਖਾਤ ਖਰਚਤ ਬਿਲਛਤ ਰਹੇ ਟੂਟਿ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥
  People continue to eat and consume and enjoy, but the Lord's warehouses are never exhausted.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 3 lines
• ਖਖਾ ਖੂਨਾ ਕਛੁ ਨਹੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਥ ਕੈ ਪਾਹਿ ॥
  KHAKHA: The All-powerful Lord lacks nothing;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 253 · 9 lines
• ਗਨਿ ਮਿਨਿ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਮਨੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਰਪਰ ਚਲਨੋ ਲੋਗ ॥
  See, that even by calculating and scheming in their minds, people must surely depart in the end.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 254 · 3 lines
• ਗਗਾ ਗੋਬਿਦ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹੁ ਸਾਸਿ ਸਾਸਿ ਜਪਿ ਨੀਤ ॥
  GAGGA: Chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe with each and every breath; meditate on Him forever.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 254 · 9 lines
• ਘੋਖੇ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬੇਦ ਸਭ ਆਨ ਨ ਕਥਤਉ ਕੋਇ ॥
  I have searched all the Shaastras and the Vedas, and they say nothing except this:
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 254 · 3 lines
• ਘਘਾ ਘਾਲਹੁ ਮਨਹਿ ਏਹ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਦੂਸਰ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
  GHAGHA: Put this into your mind, that there is no one except the Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 254 · 9 lines
• ਙਣਿ ਘਾਲੇ ਸਭ ਦਿਵਸ ਸਾਸ ਨਹ ਬਢਨ ਘਟਨ ਤਿਲੁ ਸਾਰ ॥
  He has counted all the days and the breaths, and placed them in people's destiny; they do not increase or decrease one little bit.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 254 · 3 lines
• ਙੰਙਾ ਙ੍ਰਾਸੈ ਕਾਲੁ ਤਿਹ ਜੋ ਸਾਕਤ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਕੀਨ ॥
  NGANGA: Death seizes those whom God has made into faithless cynics.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 254 · 9 lines