Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਭੈਰਉ

Raag Bhairav·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 1161 of 1430

ਤਬ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾਜੁ ਸਵਾਰਹਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥

tab prabh kaaj savaareh aai ||1||

then God comes and resolves his affairs. ||1||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 1

ਐਸਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਬਿਚਾਰੁ ਮਨਾ ॥

aaisaa giaan bichaar manaa ||

Contemplate such spiritual wisdom, O mortal man.

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ਹਰਿ ਕੀ ਨ ਸਿਮਰਹੁ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har kee na simarahu dhukh bha(n)janaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the Destroyer of pain? ||1||Pause||

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਸਿੰਘੁ ਰਹੈ ਬਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

jab lag si(n)gh rahai ban maeh ||

As long as the tiger lives in the forest,

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ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਬਨੁ ਫੂਲੈ ਹੀ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

tab lag ban foolai hee naeh ||

the forest does not flower.

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ਜਬ ਹੀ ਸਿਆਰੁ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਉ ਖਾਇ ॥

jab hee siaar si(n)gh kau khai ||

But when the jackal eats the tiger,

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ਫੂਲਿ ਰਹੀ ਸਗਲੀ ਬਨਰਾਇ ॥੨॥

fool rahee sagalee banarai ||2||

then the entire forest flowers. ||2||

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ਜੀਤੋ ਬੂਡੈ ਹਾਰੋ ਤਿਰੈ ॥

jeeto booddai haaro tirai ||

The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across.

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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਰਿ ਉਤਰੈ ॥

gur parasaadhee paar utarai ||

By Guru's Grace, one crosses over and is saved.

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ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਕਹੈ ਸਮਝਾਇ ॥

dhaas kabeer kahai samajhai ||

Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches:

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ਕੇਵਲ ਰਾਮ ਰਹਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੩॥੬॥੧੪॥

keval raam rahahu liv lai ||3||6||14||

remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord alone. ||3||6||14||

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ਸਤਰਿ ਸੈਇ ਸਲਾਰ ਹੈ ਜਾ ਕੇ ॥

satar sai salaar hai jaa ke ||

He has 7,000 commanders,

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ਸਵਾ ਲਾਖੁ ਪੈਕਾਬਰ ਤਾ ਕੇ ॥

savaa laakh paikaabar taa ke ||

and hundreds of thousands of prophets;

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ਸੇਖ ਜੁ ਕਹੀਅਹਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਅਠਾਸੀ ॥

sekh ju kahe'eeh koT aThaasee ||

He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs,

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ਛਪਨ ਕੋਟਿ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਸੀ ॥੧॥

chhapan koT jaa ke khel khaasee ||1||

and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1||

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ਮੋ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੀ ਕੋ ਗੁਜਰਾਵੈ ॥

mo gareeb kee ko gujaraavai ||

I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there?

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ਮਜਲਸਿ ਦੂਰਿ ਮਹਲੁ ਕੋ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

majalas dhoor mahal ko paavai ||1|| rahaau ||

His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause||

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ਤੇਤੀਸ ਕਰੋੜੀ ਹੈ ਖੇਲ ਖਾਨਾ ॥

tetees karoRee hai khel khaanaa ||

He has 33,000,000 play-houses.

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ਚਉਰਾਸੀ ਲਖ ਫਿਰੈ ਦਿਵਾਨਾਂ ॥

chauraasee lakh firai dhivaanaa(n) ||

His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations.

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ਬਾਬਾ ਆਦਮ ਕਉ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥

baabaa aadham kau kichh nadhar dhikhaiee ||

Even to Adam, only a glimpse of grace was shown.

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ਉਨਿ ਭੀ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਘਨੇਰੀ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥

aun bhee bhisat ghaneree paiee ||2||

who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2||

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ਦਿਲ ਖਲਹਲੁ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਜਰਦ ਰੂ ਬਾਨੀ ॥

dhil khalahal jaa kai jaradh roo baanee ||

Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed.

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ਛੋਡਿ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਰੈ ਸੈਤਾਨੀ ॥

chhodd kateb karai saitaanee ||

They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil.

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ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੋਸੁ ਰੋਸੁ ਹੈ ਲੋਈ ॥

dhuneeaa dhos ros hai loiee ||

One who blames the world, and is angry with people,

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ਅਪਨਾ ਕੀਆ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ॥੩॥

apanaa keeaa paavai soiee ||3||

shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3||

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ਤੁਮ ਦਾਤੇ ਹਮ ਸਦਾ ਭਿਖਾਰੀ ॥

tum dhaate ham sadhaa bhikhaaree ||

You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door.

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ਦੇਉ ਜਬਾਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਬਜਗਾਰੀ ॥

dheau jabaab hoi bajagaaree ||

If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner.

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ਦਾਸੁ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਪਨਹ ਸਮਾਨਾਂ ॥

dhaas kabeer teree paneh samaanaa(n) ||

Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter.

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ਭਿਸਤੁ ਨਜੀਕਿ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਹਮਾਨਾ ॥੪॥੭॥੧੫॥

bhisat najeek raakh rahamaanaa ||4||7||15||

Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15||

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ਸਭੁ ਕੋਈ ਚਲਨ ਕਹਤ ਹੈ ਊਹਾਂ ॥

sabh koiee chalan kahat hai uoohaa(n) ||

Everyone speaks of going there,

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ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਹੈ ਕਹਾਂ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

naa jaanau baiku(n)Th hai kahaa(n) ||1|| rahaau ||

but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||

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ਆਪ ਆਪ ਕਾ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਾਂ ॥

aap aap kaa maram na jaanaa(n) ||

One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,

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ਬਾਤਨ ਹੀ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੁ ਬਖਾਨਾਂ ॥੧॥

baatan hee baiku(n)Th bakhaanaa(n) ||1||

speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||

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ਜਬ ਲਗੁ ਮਨ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਕੀ ਆਸ ॥

jab lag man baiku(n)Th kee aas ||

As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,

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ਤਬ ਲਗੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸ ॥੨॥

tab lag naahee charan nivaas ||2||

he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||

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ਖਾਈ ਕੋਟੁ ਨ ਪਰਲ ਪਗਾਰਾ ॥

khaiee koT na paral pagaaraa ||

Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;

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ਨਾ ਜਾਨਉ ਬੈਕੁੰਠ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੩॥

naa jaanau baiku(n)Th dhuaaraa ||3||

I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||

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ਕਹਿ ਕਮੀਰ ਅਬ ਕਹੀਐ ਕਾਹਿ ॥

keh kameer ab kaheeaai kaeh ||

Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਬੈਕੁੰਠੈ ਆਹਿ ॥੪॥੮॥੧੬॥

saadhasa(n)gat baiku(n)Thai aaeh ||4||8||16||

The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||

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ਕਿਉ ਲੀਜੈ ਗਢੁ ਬੰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥

kiau leejai gadd ba(n)kaa bhaiee ||

How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny?

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ਦੋਵਰ ਕੋਟ ਅਰੁ ਤੇਵਰ ਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

dhovar koT ar tevar khaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause||

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ਪਾਂਚ ਪਚੀਸ ਮੋਹ ਮਦ ਮਤਸਰ ਆਡੀ ਪਰਬਲ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

paa(n)ch pachees moh madh matasar aaddee parabal maiaa ||

It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya.

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ਜਨ ਗਰੀਬ ਕੋ ਜੋਰੁ ਨ ਪਹੁਚੈ ਕਹਾ ਕਰਉ ਰਘੁਰਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

jan gareeb ko jor na pahuchai kahaa karau raghuraiaa ||1||

The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1||

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ਕਾਮੁ ਕਿਵਾਰੀ ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਦਰਵਾਨੀ ਪਾਪੁ ਪੁੰਨੁ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥

kaam kivaaree dhukh sukh dharavaanee paap pu(n)n dharavaajaa ||

Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates.

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ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਡ ਦੁੰਦਰ ਤਹ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਵਾਸੀ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੨॥

karodh pradhaan mahaa badd dhu(n)dhar teh man maavaasee raajaa ||2||

Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2||

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ਸ੍ਵਾਦ ਸਨਾਹ ਟੋਪੁ ਮਮਤਾ ਕੋ ਕੁਬੁਧਿ ਕਮਾਨ ਚਢਾਈ ॥

savaiaadh sanaeh Top mamataa ko kubudh kamaan chaddaiee ||

Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect.

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ਤਿਸਨਾ ਤੀਰ ਰਹੇ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਇਉ ਗਢੁ ਲੀਓ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

tisanaa teer rahe ghaT bheetar iau gadd leeo na jaiee ||3||

The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3||

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ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਲੀਤਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਹਵਾਈ ਗੋਲਾ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥

prem paleetaa surat havaiee golaa giaan chalaiaa ||

But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom.

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ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਅਗਨਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਪਰਜਾਲੀ ਏਕਹਿ ਚੋਟ ਸਿਝਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

braham agan sahaje parajaalee ekeh choT sijhaiaa ||4||

The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4||

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ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਲੈ ਲਰਨੇ ਲਾਗਾ ਤੋਰੇ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਵਾਜਾ ॥

sat sa(n)tokh lai larane laagaa tore dhui dharavaajaa ||

Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates.

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ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਅਰੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇ ਪਕਰਿਓ ਗਢ ਕੋ ਰਾਜਾ ॥੫॥

saadhasa(n)gat ar gur kee kirapaa te pakario gadd ko raajaa ||5||

In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5||

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Completed Ang 1161

Advancing to Ang 1162