Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਗੁ

Sri Raag·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 14 of 1430

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

raag sireeraag mahalaa pahilaa 1 ghar pehilaa ||

Raag Siree Raag, First Mehla, First House:

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ਮੋਤੀ ਤ ਮੰਦਰ ਊਸਰਹਿ ਰਤਨੀ ਤ ਹੋਹਿ ਜੜਾਉ ॥

motee ta ma(n)dhar uoosareh ratanee ta hoh jaRaau ||

If I had a palace made of pearls, inlaid with jewels,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 3

ਕਸਤੂਰਿ ਕੁੰਗੂ ਅਗਰਿ ਚੰਦਨਿ ਲੀਪਿ ਆਵੈ ਚਾਉ ॥

kasatoor ku(n)goo agar cha(n)dhan leep aavai chaau ||

scented with musk, saffron and sandalwood, a sheer delight to behold

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 4

ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੧॥

mat dhekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau ||1||

-seeing this, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||1||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 5

ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਜੀਉ ਜਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

har bin jeeau jal bal jaau ||

Without the Lord, my soul is scorched and burnt.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 6

ਮੈ ਆਪਣਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਛਿ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਅਵਰੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਥਾਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

mai aapanaa gur poochh dhekhiaa avar naahee thaau ||1|| rahaau ||

I consulted my Guru, and now I see that there is no other place at all. ||1||Pause||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 7

ਧਰਤੀ ਤ ਹੀਰੇ ਲਾਲ ਜੜਤੀ ਪਲਘਿ ਲਾਲ ਜੜਾਉ ॥

dharatee ta heere laal jaRatee palagh laal jaRaau ||

If the floor of this palace was a mosaic of diamonds and rubies, and if my bed was encased with rubies,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 8

ਮੋਹਣੀ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਣੀ ਸੋਹੈ ਕਰੇ ਰੰਗਿ ਪਸਾਉ ॥

mohanee mukh manee sohai kare ra(n)g pasaau ||

and if heavenly beauties, their faces adorned with emeralds, tried to entice me with sensual gestures of love

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 9

ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥

mat dhekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau ||2||

-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||2||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 10

ਸਿਧੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਸਿਧਿ ਲਾਈ ਰਿਧਿ ਆਖਾ ਆਉ ॥

sidh hovaa sidh laiee ridh aakhaa aau ||

If I were to become a Siddha, and work miracles, summon wealth

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 11

ਗੁਪਤੁ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ਬੈਸਾ ਲੋਕੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਭਾਉ ॥

gupat paragaT hoi baisaa lok raakhai bhaau ||

and become invisible and visible at will, so that people would hold me in awe

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 12

ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੩॥

mat dhekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau ||3||

-seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||3||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 13

ਸੁਲਤਾਨੁ ਹੋਵਾ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਸਕਰ ਤਖਤਿ ਰਾਖਾ ਪਾਉ ॥

sulataan hovaa mel lasakar takhat raakhaa paau ||

If I were to become an emperor and raise a huge army, and sit on a throne,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 14

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹਾਸਲੁ ਕਰੀ ਬੈਠਾ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਸਭ ਵਾਉ ॥

hukam haasal karee baiThaa naanakaa sabh vaau ||

issuing commands and collecting taxes-O Nanak, all of this could pass away like a puff of wind.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 15

ਮਤੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੂਲਾ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਤੇਰਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥੧॥

mat dhekh bhoolaa veesarai teraa chit na aavai naau ||4||1||

Seeing these, I might go astray and forget You, and Your Name would not enter into my mind. ||4||1||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 16

ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa pehilaa ||

Siree Raag, First Mehla:

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ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਟੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਪਵਣੁ ਪੀਅਣੁ ਅਪਿਆਉ ॥

koT koTee meree aarajaa pavan peean apiaau ||

If I could live for millions and millions of years, and if the air was my food and drink,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 18

ਚੰਦੁ ਸੂਰਜੁ ਦੁਇ ਗੁਫੈ ਨ ਦੇਖਾ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਸਉਣ ਨ ਥਾਉ ॥

cha(n)dh sooraj dhui gufai na dhekhaa supanai saun na thaau ||

and if I lived in a cave and never saw either the sun or the moon, and if I never slept, even in dreams

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 19

ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਹਉ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੧॥

bhee teree keemat naa pavai hau kevadd aakhaa naau ||1||

-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||1||

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ਸਾਚਾ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੁ ਨਿਜ ਥਾਇ ॥

saachaa nira(n)kaar nij thai ||

The True Lord, the Formless One, is Himself in His Own Place.

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ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖਣਾ ਜੇ ਭਾਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਤਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sun sun aakhan aakhanaa je bhaavai kare tamai ||1|| rahaau ||

I have heard, over and over again, and so I tell the tale; as it pleases You, Lord, please instill within me the yearning for You. ||1||Pause||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 22

ਕੁਸਾ ਕਟੀਆ ਵਾਰ ਵਾਰ ਪੀਸਣਿ ਪੀਸਾ ਪਾਇ ॥

kusaa kaTeeaa vaar vaar peesan peesaa pai ||

If I was slashed and cut into pieces, over and over again, and put into the mill and ground into flour,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 23

ਅਗੀ ਸੇਤੀ ਜਾਲੀਆ ਭਸਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥

agee setee jaaleeaa bhasam setee ral jaau ||

burnt by fire and mixed with ashes

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 24

ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਹਉ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥

bhee teree keemat naa pavai hau kevadd aakhaa naau ||2||

-even then, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||2||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 25

ਪੰਖੀ ਹੋਇ ਕੈ ਜੇ ਭਵਾ ਸੈ ਅਸਮਾਨੀ ਜਾਉ ॥

pa(n)khee hoi kai je bhavaa sai asamaanee jaau ||

If I was a bird, soaring and flying through hundreds of heavens,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 26

ਨਦਰੀ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਆਵਊ ਨਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਪੀਆ ਨ ਖਾਉ ॥

nadharee kisai na aavuoo naa kichh peeaa na khaau ||

and if I was invisible, neither eating nor drinking anything

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 27

ਭੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਹਉ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਆਖਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੩॥

bhee teree keemat naa pavai hau kevadd aakhaa naau ||3||

-even so, I could not estimate Your Value. How can I describe the Greatness of Your Name? ||3||

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Completed Ang 14

Advancing to Ang 15