Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸੁਖਮਨੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Sukhmani Sahib·Bani / Ashtpadi

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 268 of 1430

ਇਆਹੂ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਬਿਹਾਨੇ ਕਈ ਜਨਮ ॥

eiaahoo jugat bihaane kiee janam ||

So many lifetimes are wasted in these ways.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੇਹੁ ਆਪਨ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਮ ॥੭॥

naanak raakh leh aapan kar karam ||7||

Nanak: uplift them, and redeem them, O Lord - show Your Mercy! ||7||

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ਤੂ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਤੁਮ ਪਹਿ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥

too Thaakur tum peh aradhaas ||

You are our Lord and Master; to You, I offer this prayer.

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ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਤੇਰੀ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

jeeau pi(n)dd sabh teree raas ||

This body and soul are all Your property.

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ਤੁਮ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਤੇਰੇ ॥

tum maat pitaa ham baarik tere ||

You are our mother and father; we are Your children.

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ਤੁਮਰੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਮਹਿ ਸੂਖ ਘਨੇਰੇ ॥

tumaree kirapaa meh sookh ghanere ||

In Your Grace, there are so many joys!

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ਕੋਇ ਨ ਜਾਨੈ ਤੁਮਰਾ ਅੰਤੁ ॥

koi na jaanai tumaraa a(n)t ||

No one knows Your limits.

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ਊਚੇ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ ਭਗਵੰਤ ॥

uooche te uoochaa bhagava(n)t ||

O Highest of the High, Most Generous God,

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ਸਗਲ ਸਮਗ੍ਰੀ ਤੁਮਰੈ ਸੂਤ੍ਰਿ ਧਾਰੀ ॥

sagal samagree tumarai sootr dhaaree ||

the whole creation is strung on Your thread.

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ਤੁਮ ਤੇ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ॥

tum te hoi su aagiaakaaree ||

That which has come from You is under Your Command.

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ਤੁਮਰੀ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਜਾਨੀ ॥

tumaree gat mit tum hee jaanee ||

You alone know Your state and extent.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਸਦਾ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀ ॥੮॥੪॥

naanak dhaas sadhaa kurabaanee ||8||4||

Nanak, Your slave, is forever a sacrifice. ||8||4||

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥

salok ||

Shalok:

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ਦੇਨਹਾਰੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਛੋਡਿ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਹਿ ਆਨ ਸੁਆਇ ॥

dhenahaar prabh chhodd kai laageh aan suaai ||

One who renounces God the Giver, and attaches himself to other affairs

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ਨਾਨਕ ਕਹੂ ਨ ਸੀਝਈ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥

naanak kahoo na seejhiee bin naavai pat jai ||1||

- O Nanak, he shall never succeed. Without the Name, he shall lose his honor. ||1||

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ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ॥

asaTapadhee ||

Ashtapadee:

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ਦਸ ਬਸਤੂ ਲੇ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

dhas basatoo le paachhai paavai ||

He obtains ten things, and puts them behind him;

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ਏਕ ਬਸਤੁ ਕਾਰਨਿ ਬਿਖੋਟਿ ਗਵਾਵੈ ॥

ek basat kaaran bikhoT gavaavai ||

for the sake of one thing withheld, he forfeits his faith.

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ਏਕ ਭੀ ਨ ਦੇਇ ਦਸ ਭੀ ਹਿਰਿ ਲੇਇ ॥

ek bhee na dhei dhas bhee hir lei ||

But what if that one thing were not given, and the ten were taken away?

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ਤਉ ਮੂੜਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਹਾ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

tau mooRaa kahu kahaa karei ||

Then, what could the fool say or do?

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ਜਿਸੁ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਨਾਹੀ ਚਾਰਾ ॥

jis Thaakur siau naahee chaaraa ||

Our Lord and Master cannot be moved by force.

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ਤਾ ਕਉ ਕੀਜੈ ਸਦ ਨਮਸਕਾਰਾ ॥

taa kau keejai sadh namasakaaraa ||

Unto Him, bow forever in adoration.

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ਜਾ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਲਾਗਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੀਠਾ ॥

jaa kai man laagaa prabh meeThaa ||

That one, unto whose mind God seems sweet

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ਸਰਬ ਸੂਖ ਤਾਹੂ ਮਨਿ ਵੂਠਾ ॥

sarab sookh taahoo man vooThaa ||

all pleasures come to abide in his mind.

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ਜਿਸੁ ਜਨ ਅਪਨਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਇਆ ॥

jis jan apanaa hukam manaiaa ||

One who abides by the Lord's Will,

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ਸਰਬ ਥੋਕ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

sarab thok naanak tin paiaa ||1||

O Nanak, obtains all things. ||1||

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ਅਗਨਤ ਸਾਹੁ ਅਪਨੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਸਿ ॥

aganat saahu apanee dhe raas ||

God the Banker gives endless capital to the mortal,

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ਖਾਤ ਪੀਤ ਬਰਤੈ ਅਨਦ ਉਲਾਸਿ ॥

khaat peet baratai anadh ulaas ||

who eats, drinks and expends it with pleasure and joy.

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ਅਪੁਨੀ ਅਮਾਨ ਕਛੁ ਬਹੁਰਿ ਸਾਹੁ ਲੇਇ ॥

apunee amaan kachh bahur saahu lei ||

If some of this capital is later taken back by the Banker,

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ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਮਨਿ ਰੋਸੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

agiaanee man ros karei ||

the ignorant person shows his anger.

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ਅਪਨੀ ਪਰਤੀਤਿ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਖੋਵੈ ॥

apanee parateet aap hee khovai ||

He himself destroys his own credibility,

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ਬਹੁਰਿ ਉਸ ਕਾ ਬਿਸ੍ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਹੋਵੈ ॥

bahur us kaa bisavaiaas na hovai ||

and he shall not again be trusted.

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ਜਿਸ ਕੀ ਬਸਤੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਰਾਖੈ ॥

jis kee basat tis aagai raakhai ||

When one offers to the Lord, that which belongs to the Lord,

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ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਮਾਨੈ ਮਾਥੈ ॥

prabh kee aagiaa maanai maathai ||

and willingly abides by the Will of God's Order,

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ਉਸ ਤੇ ਚਉਗੁਨ ਕਰੈ ਨਿਹਾਲੁ ॥

aus te chaugun karai nihaal ||

the Lord will make him happy four times over.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸਦਾ ਦਇਆਲੁ ॥੨॥

naanak saahib sadhaa dhiaal ||2||

O Nanak, our Lord and Master is merciful forever. ||2||

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ਅਨਿਕ ਭਾਤਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਕੇ ਹੇਤ ॥ ਸਰਪਰ ਹੋਵਤ ਜਾਨੁ ਅਨੇਤ ॥

anik bhaat maiaa ke het || sarapar hovat jaan anet ||

The many forms of attachment to Maya shall surely pass away - know that they are transitory.

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ਬਿਰਖ ਕੀ ਛਾਇਆ ਸਿਉ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਵੈ ॥

birakh kee chhaiaa siau ra(n)g laavai ||

People fall in love with the shade of the tree,

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ਓਹ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਉਹੁ ਮਨਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਵੈ ॥

oh binasai uh man pachhutaavai ||

and when it passes away, they feel regret in their minds.

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ਜੋ ਦੀਸੈ ਸੋ ਚਾਲਨਹਾਰੁ ॥

jo dheesai so chaalanahaar ||

Whatever is seen, shall pass away;

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ਲਪਟਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਤਹ ਅੰਧ ਅੰਧਾਰੁ ॥

lapaT rahio teh a(n)dh a(n)dhaar ||

and yet, the blindest of the blind cling to it.

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ਬਟਾਊ ਸਿਉ ਜੋ ਲਾਵੈ ਨੇਹ ॥

baTaauoo siau jo laavai neh ||

One who gives her love to a passing traveler

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ਤਾ ਕਉ ਹਾਥਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਕੇਹ ॥

taa kau haath na aavai keh ||

nothing shall come into her hands in this way.

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ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਸੁਖਦਾਈ ॥

man har ke naam kee preet sukhadhaiee ||

O mind, the love of the Name of the Lord bestows peace.

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ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਲਏ ਲਾਈ ॥੩॥

kar kirapaa naanak aap le laiee ||3||

O Nanak, the Lord, in His Mercy, unites us with Himself. ||3||

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥

mithiaa tan dhan kuTa(n)b sabaiaa ||

False are body, wealth, and all relations.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਮਤਾ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

mithiaa haumai mamataa maiaa ||

False are ego, possessiveness and Maya.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਰਾਜ ਜੋਬਨ ਧਨ ਮਾਲ ॥

mithiaa raaj joban dhan maal ||

False are power, youth, wealth and property.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਬਿਕਰਾਲ ॥

mithiaa kaam karodh bikaraal ||

False are sexual desire and wild anger.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਰਥ ਹਸਤੀ ਅਸ੍ਵ ਬਸਤ੍ਰਾ ॥

mithiaa rath hasatee asavai basatraa ||

False are chariots, elephants, horses and expensive clothes.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਰੰਗ ਸੰਗਿ ਮਾਇਆ ਪੇਖਿ ਹਸਤਾ ॥

mithiaa ra(n)g sa(n)g maiaa pekh hasataa ||

False is the love of gathering wealth, and reveling in the sight of it.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਧ੍ਰੋਹ ਮੋਹ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥

mithiaa dhroh moh abhimaan ||

False are deception, emotional attachment and egotistical pride.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਆਪਸ ਊਪਰਿ ਕਰਤ ਗੁਮਾਨੁ ॥

mithiaa aapas uoopar karat gumaan ||

False are pride and self-conceit.

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ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਾਧ ਕੀ ਸਰਨ ॥

asathir bhagat saadh kee saran ||

Only devotional worship is permanent, and the Sanctuary of the Holy.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਜਪਿ ਜਪਿ ਜੀਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਚਰਨ ॥੪॥

naanak jap jap jeevai har ke charan ||4||

Nanak lives by meditating, meditating on the Lotus Feet of the Lord. ||4||

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਸ੍ਰਵਨ ਪਰ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਸੁਨਹਿ ॥

mithiaa sravan par ni(n)dhaa suneh ||

False are the ears which listen to the slander of others.

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ਮਿਥਿਆ ਹਸਤ ਪਰ ਦਰਬ ਕਉ ਹਿਰਹਿ ॥

mithiaa hasat par dharab kau hireh ||

False are the hands which steal the wealth of others.

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Completed Ang 268

Advancing to Ang 269