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Raag Gauree ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ

• ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤ ਬਿਹਾਨੀਆ ਸਾਕਤ ਮੁਗਧ ਅਜਾਨ ॥
  Acting in egotism, selfishness and conceit, the foolish, ignorant, faithless cynic wastes his life.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 3 lines
• ੜਾੜਾ ੜਾੜਿ ਮਿਟੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਧੂ ॥
  RARRA: Conflict is eliminated in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 9 lines
• ਸਾਧੂ ਕੀ ਮਨ ਓਟ ਗਹੁ ਉਕਤਿ ਸਿਆਨਪ ਤਿਆਗੁ ॥
  O mind, grasp the Support of the Holy Saint; give up your clever arguments.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 3 lines
• ਸਸਾ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਰੇ ਅਬ ਹਾਰੇ ॥
  SASSA: I have now entered Your Sanctuary, Lord;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 9 lines
• ਖੁਦੀ ਮਿਟੀ ਤਬ ਸੁਖ ਭਏ ਮਨ ਤਨ ਭਏ ਅਰੋਗ ॥
  When selfishness and conceit are erased, peace comes, and the mind and body are healed.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 3 lines
• ਖਖਾ ਖਰਾ ਸਰਾਹਉ ਤਾਹੂ ॥
  KHAKHA: Praise and extol Him on High,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 9 lines
• ਸਤਿ ਕਹਉ ਸੁਨਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਸਰਨਿ ਪਰਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ॥
  I speak the Truth - listen, O my mind: take to the Sanctuary of the Sovereign Lord King.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 3 lines
• ਸਸਾ ਸਿਆਨਪ ਛਾਡੁ ਇਆਨਾ ॥
  SASSA: Give up your clever tricks, you ignorant fool!
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 9 lines
• ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਬੋਲਨਾ ਮਨਿ ਵੂਠੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
  Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and keeping it in your mind, you shall find peace.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260 · 3 lines
• ਹੇਰਉ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸਗਲ ਕੈ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥
  Behold! The Lord God is totally pervading each and every heart.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 260-261 · 9 lines
• ਲੇਖੈ ਕਤਹਿ ਨ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਖਿਨੁ ਖਿਨੁ ਭੂਲਨਹਾਰ ॥
  Because of the balance due on his account, he can never be released; he makes mistakes each and every moment.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261 · 3 lines
• ਲੂਣ ਹਰਾਮੀ ਗੁਨਹਗਾਰ ਬੇਗਾਨਾ ਅਲਪ ਮਤਿ ॥
  The sinner is unfaithful to himself; he is ignorant, with shallow understanding.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261 · 9 lines
• ਖਾਤ ਪੀਤ ਖੇਲਤ ਹਸਤ ਭਰਮੇ ਜਨਮ ਅਨੇਕ ॥
  Eating, drinking, playing and laughing, I have wandered through countless incarnations.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261 · 3 lines
• ਖੇਲਤ ਖੇਲਤ ਆਇਓ ਅਨਿਕ ਜੋਨਿ ਦੁਖ ਪਾਇ ॥
  Playing, playing, I have been reincarnated countless times, but this has only brought pain.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261 · 9 lines
• ਆਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਰਨਾਗਤੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਿਧਿ ਦਇਆਲ ॥
  O God, I have come to Your Sanctuary, O Merciful Lord, Ocean of compassion.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261 · 3 lines
• ਅਖਰ ਮਹਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਨ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
  In the Word, God established the three worlds.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261 · 9 lines
• ਹਥਿ ਕਲੰਮ ਅਗੰਮ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਲਿਖਾਵਤੀ ॥
  With pen in hand, the Inaccessible Lord writes man's destiny on his forehead.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261 · 5 lines
• ਹੇ ਅਚੁਤ ਹੇ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਅਘਨਾਸ ॥
  O Immovable Lord, O Supreme Lord God, Imperishable, Destroyer of sins:
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 261-262 · 9 lines
• ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਪਿਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰਾ ॥
  The Divine Guru is our mother, the Divine Guru is our father; the Divine Guru is our Lord and Master, the Transcendent Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 262 · 11 lines
• ਆਦਿ ਗੁਰਏ ਨਮਹ ॥
  I bow to the Primal Guru.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 262 · 7 lines
• ਸਿਮਰਉ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਉ ॥
  Meditate, meditate, meditate in remembrance of Him, and find peace.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 262 · 11 lines
• ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਗਰਭਿ ਨ ਬਸੈ ॥
  Sukhmani: Peace of Mind, the Nectar of the Name of God.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 262 · 12 lines
• ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਰਿਧਿ ਸਿਧਿ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ॥
  In the remembrance of God are wealth, miraculous spiritual powers and the nine treasures.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 262-263 · 10 lines
• ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ ॥
  The remembrance of God is the highest and most exalted of all.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 263 · 10 lines
• ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਉ ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਸੇ ਧਨਵੰਤੇ ॥
  Those who remember God are wealthy.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 263 · 10 lines
• ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਉ ਸਿਮਰਹਿ ਸੇ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ॥
  Those who remember God generously help others.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 263 · 10 lines
• ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਨਿ ਕਾਰਜ ਪੂਰੇ ॥
  Remembering God, one's works are accomplished.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 263 · 10 lines
• ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਭਗਤ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਏ ॥
  Remembering the Lord, His devotees are famous and radiant.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 263 · 10 lines
• ਦੀਨ ਦਰਦ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨਾ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਨਾਥ ਅਨਾਥ ॥
  O Destroyer of the pains and the suffering of the poor, O Master of each and every heart, O Masterless One:
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 263 · 3 lines
• ਜਹ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਮੀਤ ਨ ਭਾਈ ॥
  Where there is no mother, father, children, friends or siblings
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 264 · 11 lines
• ਸਗਲ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ਦੁਖੀਆ ॥
  The rulers of the all the world are unhappy;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 264 · 10 lines
• ਛੂਟਤ ਨਹੀ ਕੋਟਿ ਲਖ ਬਾਹੀ ॥
  You shall not be saved by hundreds of thousands and millions of helping hands.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 264 · 10 lines
• ਜਿਹ ਮਾਰਗ ਕੇ ਗਨੇ ਜਾਹਿ ਨ ਕੋਸਾ ॥
  On that path where the miles cannot be counted,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 264 · 10 lines
• ਭਗਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਬਰਤਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
  Unto the devotee, the Naam is an article of daily use.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 264 · 10 lines
• ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜੁਗਤਿ ॥
  The Name of the Lord is the path of liberation for His humble servants.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 264-265 · 10 lines
• ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਨ ਕੈ ਮਾਲੁ ਖਜੀਨਾ ॥
  The Lord's Name, Har, Har, is the treasure of wealth of His servants.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 265 · 10 lines
• ਪਾਰਜਾਤੁ ਇਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੋ ਨਾਮ ॥
  This Elysian Tree of miraculous powers is the Name of the Lord.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 265 · 10 lines
• ਬਹੁ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਬਹੁ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਪੇਖੇ ਸਰਬ ਢਢੋਲਿ ॥
  The many Shaastras and the many Simritees - I have seen and searched through them all.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 265 · 3 lines
• ਜਾਪ ਤਾਪ ਗਿਆਨ ਸਭਿ ਧਿਆਨ ॥
  Chanting, intense meditation, spiritual wisdom and all meditations;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 265 · 11 lines
• ਨਉ ਖੰਡ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਮੀ ਫਿਰੈ ਚਿਰੁ ਜੀਵੈ ॥
  You may roam over the nine continents of the world and live a very long life;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 265 · 10 lines
• ਮਨ ਕਾਮਨਾ ਤੀਰਥ ਦੇਹ ਛੁਟੈ ॥
  With your mind filled with desire, you may give up your body at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 265 · 10 lines
• ਬਹੁਤੁ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਜਮ ਕਾ ਭਉ ਬਿਆਪੈ ॥
  Even with great cleverness, the fear of death clings to you.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 265-266 · 10 lines
• ਚਾਰਿ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੇ ਕੋ ਮਾਗੈ ॥
  One who prays for the four cardinal blessings
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 266 · 10 lines
• ਸਗਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਮਹਿ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੁ ॥
  Among all persons, the supreme person is the one
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 266 · 10 lines
• ਨਿਰਧਨ ਕਉ ਧਨੁ ਤੇਰੋ ਨਾਉ ॥
  To the poor, Your Name is wealth.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 266 · 10 lines
• ਸਰਬ ਧਰਮ ਮਹਿ ਸ੍ਰੇਸਟ ਧਰਮੁ ॥
  Of all religions, the best religion
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 266 · 10 lines
• ਨਿਰਗੁਨੀਆਰ ਇਆਨਿਆ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥
  You worthless, ignorant fool - dwell upon God forever.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 266 · 3 lines
• ਰਮਈਆ ਕੇ ਗੁਨ ਚੇਤਿ ਪਰਾਨੀ ॥
  Think of the Glory of the All-pervading Lord, O mortal;
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 266-267 · 11 lines
• ਜਿਹ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਧਰ ਊਪਰਿ ਸੁਖਿ ਬਸਹਿ ॥
  By His Grace, you abide in comfort upon the earth.
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 267 · 10 lines
• ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤਿ ਜੋ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੁ ॥
  From beginning to end, He is our Protector,
  Guru Arjan Dev Ji · Ang 267 · 10 lines