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Sorat'h, Third Mehl, Du-Tukas: He Himself forgives the worthless, O Siblings of Destiny; He commits them to the service of the True Guru.  Service to the True Guru is sublime, O Siblings of Destiny; through it, one's consciousness is attached to the Lord's Name. ||1|| The Dear Lord forgives, and unites with Himself.  I am a sinner, totally without virtue, O Siblings of Destiny; the Perfect True Guru has blended me.  So many, so many sinners have been forgiven, O beloved one, by contemplating the True Word of the Shabad.  They got on board the boat of the True Guru, who carried them across the terrifying world-ocean, O Siblings of Destiny. ||2|| I fall at the feet of those who serve their True Guru, O Siblings of Destiny.  I have fulfilled my life, O Siblings of Destiny, and my family has been saved as well. ||7|| The True Word of the Guru's Bani, and the True Word of the Shabad, O Siblings of Destiny, are obtained only by Guru's Grace. O Nanak, with the Name of ...

  Soohee, Fifth Mehl: One who remains dead while yet alive understands God.  He meets that humble being according to the karma of his past actions. ||1|| Listen, O friend - this is how to cross over the terrifying world-ocean.  Meet with the Holy, and chant the Lord's Name ||1|| Pause || There is no other to know, except for the One Lord.  So realize that the Supreme Lord God is within each and every heart. ||2|| Whatever He does, accept that as good.  Know the value of the beginning and the end. ||3|| Says Nanak, I am a sacrifice to that humble being,  Within whose heart the Lord dwells. ||4||15||21|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) सूही महला ५ ॥ जो व्यक्ति अपने जीवन में मोह-अभिमान को मार देता है, वह प्रभु को बूझ लेता है।  भाग्य से उसे ही परमात्मा की प्राप्ति होती है।॥ १॥ हे मेरे साजन ! सुनो, यह भवसागर बड़ा कठिन है और इससे पार होने के लिए  साधुओं के साथ मिलकर भगवान का नाम उच्चरित करते रहना चाहिए॥ १॥ रहाउ ॥ जो व्यक्ति एक परमात्मा के अलावा किसी दू...

  Bilaaval, Third Mehl: How can the unweighable be weighed?  If there is anyone else as great, then he alone could understand the Lord.  There is no other than Him.  How can His value be estimated? ||1|| By Guru's Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind.  One comes to know Him, when duality departs. ||1|| Pause || He Himself is the Assayer, applying the touch-stone to test it.  He Himself analyzes the coin, and He Himself approves it as currency.  He Himself weights it perfectly.  He alone knows; He is the One and Only Lord. ||2|| All the forms of Maya emanate from Him.  He alone becomes pure and immaculate, who is united with the Lord.  He alone is attached, whom the Lord attaches.  All Truth is revealed to him, and then, he merges in the True Lord. ||3|| He Himself leads the mortals to focus on Him, and He Himself causes them to chase after Maya.  He Himself imparts understanding, and He reveals Himself.  He Himself is the ...

Sorat'h, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Ashtapadees: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: They read scriptures, and contemplate the Vedas; they practice the inner cleansing techniques of Yoga, and control of the breath.  But they cannot escape from the company of the five passions; they are increasingly bound to egotism. ||1|| O Beloved, this is not the way to meet the Lord; I have performed these rituals so many times,  I have collapsed, exhausted, at the Door of my Lord Master; I pray that He may grant me a discerning intellect. || Pause || One may remain silent and use his hands as begging bowls, and wander naked in the forest.  He may make pilgrimages to river banks and sacred shrines all over the world, but his sense of duality will not leave him. ||2|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) सोरठि महला ५ घरु २ असटपदीआ ईश्वर एक है, जिसे सतगुरु की कृपा से पाया जा सकता है।  मनुष्य ने अपने जीवन में विभिन्न पाठों का अध्ययन और वेदों का चिन्तन किया।उसने योगास...

  Raag Soohee, The Word Of Kabeer Jee, And Other Devotees. Of Kabeer One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: Since your birth, what have you done?  You have never even chanted the Name of the Lord. ||1|| You have not meditated on the Lord; what thoughts are you attached to?  What preparations are you making for your death, O unfortunate one? ||1|| Pause || Through pain and pleasure, you have taken care of your family.  But at the time of death, you shall have to endure the agony all alone. ||2|| When you are seized by the neck, then you shall cry out.  Says Kabeer, why didn't you remember the Lord before this? ||3||1|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) रागु सूही बाणी स्री कबीर जीउ तथा सभना भगता की ॥ कबीर के ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥ हे भाई ! दुर्लभ मानव-जन्म लेकर तूने क्या किया है?  राम का नाम तो कभी मुख से लिया ही नहीं ॥ १॥ राम का नाम न जपकर तू कौन-सी मति में लग गया है।  हे अभागे ! तू मृत्यु के समय भी क्या कर रहा है।१॥ रहाउ॥ तूने दुखों को भी...

Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl, Chhant, First House: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: I have seen one miracle of the Lord, O my Dear Beloved - whatever He does is righteous and just.The Lord has fashioned this beautiful arena, O my Dear Beloved, where all come and go.The One who fashioned the world causes them to come and go.Some meet the True Guru - the Lord invites them into the Mansion of His Presence; others wander around, deluded by doubt.You alone know Your limits; You are contained in all.Nanak speaks the Truth: listen, Saints - the Lord dispenses even-handed justice. ||1|| *Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद)* बिहागड़ा महला ५ छंत घरु १ ईश्वर एक है, जिसे सतगुरु की कृपा से पाया जा सकता है। हे मेरे प्यारे ! ईश्वर का मैंने एक अदभुत कौतुक देखा है कि वह जो कुछ भी करता है, वह धर्म अनुसार ही न्याय करता है। ईश्वर ने इस सृष्टि को एक ऐसा रंगभवन अथवा अखाड़ा बनाया हुआ है, जहाँ सभी जीवों का जन्म-मरण अटल किया हुआ है अर्थात् इस सृष्टि में प्राणी जन्म के रूप में आते तथा मृत्यु के र...

Dhanaasaree, First Mehl: My soul burns, over and over again.  Burning and burning, it is ruined, and it falls into evil.  That body, which forgets the Word of the Guru's Bani  Cries out in pain, like a chronic patient. ||1|| To speak too much and babble is useless.  Even without our speaking, He knows everything. ||1|| Pause || He created our ears, eyes and nose,  He gave us our tongue to speak so fluently,  He preserved the mind in the fire of the womb;  At His Command, the wind blows everywhere. ||2|| These worldly attachments, loves and pleasurable tastes,  All are just black stains.  One who departs, with these black stains of sin on his face ,  Shall find no place to sit in the Court of the Lord. ||3|| By Your Grace, we chant Your Name.  Becoming attached to it, one is saved; there is no other way.  Even if one is drowning, still, he may be saved.  O Nanak, the True Lord is the Giver of all. ||4||3||5|| Hindi Translat...

  Shalok, Third Mehl: All the living beings of the world behold the True Guru.  One is not liberated by merely seeing Him, unless one contemplates the Word of His Shabad.  The filth of ego is not removed, and he does not enshrine love for the Naam.  The Lord forgives some, and unites them with Himself; they forsake their duality and sinful ways.  O Nanak, some behold the Blessed Vision of the True Guru's Darshan, with love and affection; conquering their ego, they meet with the Lord. ||1|| Third Mehl: The foolish, blind clown does not serve the True Guru.  In love with duality, he endures terrible suffering, and burning, he cries out in pain.  He forgets the Guru, for the sake of mere objects, but they will not come to his rescue in the end.  Through the Guru's Instructions, Nanak has found peace; the Forgiving Lord has forgiven him. ||2|| Pauree: You Yourself, all by Yourself, are the Creator of all. If there were any other, then I would speak of...

Wadahans, First Mehl, Dakhanee: The True Creator Lord is True - know this well; He is the True Sustainer.  He Himself fashioned His Own Self; the True Lord is invisible and infinite.  He brought together, and then separated, the two grinding stones of the earth and the sky; without the Guru, there is only pitch darkness.  He created the sun and the moon; night and day, they move according to His Thought. ||1|| O True Lord and Master, You are True. O True Lord, bless me with Your Love. || Pause || You created the Universe; You are the Giver of pain and pleasure.  You created woman and man, the love of poison, and emotional attachment to Maya.  The four sources of creation, and the power of the Word, are also of Your making. You give Support to all beings.  You have made the Creation as Your Throne; You are the True Judge. ||2|| You created comings and goings, but You are ever-stable, O Creator Lord.  In birth and death, in coming and going, this soul is...

Dayv-Gandhaaree, Fifth Mehl: O mind, meet with the Guru, and worship the Naam in adoration.  You shall obtain peace, poise, bliss, joy and pleasure, and lay the foundation of eternal life. ||1|| Pause || Showing His Mercy, the Lord has made me His slave, and shattered the bonds of Maya. Through loving devotion, and singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe, I have escaped the Path of Death. ||1|| When he became Merciful, the rust was removed, and I found the priceless treasure.   .. O Nanak, I am a sacrifice, a hundred thousand times, to my unapproachable, unfathomable Lord and Master. ||2||13|| Hindi translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) देवगंधारी महला ५ ॥ हे मन ! तूने गुरु से मिलकर परमात्मा के नाम की आराधना की है,  इस तरह तूने सहज सुख, आनंद, हर्षोल्लास एवं जीवन की अच्छी बुनियाद रख ली है॥१॥ रहाउ॥ परमात्मा ने अपनी कृपा करके तुझे अपना दास बना लिया है और तेरे माया के बन्धन समाप्त कर दिए हैं। तूने गोविन्द के गुण गाकर प्रेम-भक्ति से मृत्यु का मार्ग जीत लिया है॥ १ ॥ तुझ पर...