Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸ੍ਰੀ ਰਾਗੁ

Sri Raag·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 53 of 1430

ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਸਾਚੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵ ॥

bhaiee re saachee satigur sev ||

O Siblings of Destiny, service to the True Guru alone is True.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 1

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੁਠੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਪੂਰਨ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

satigur tuThai paieeaai pooran alakh abhev ||1|| rahaau ||

When the True Guru is pleased, we obtain the Perfect, Unseen, Unknowable Lord. ||1||Pause||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 2

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਿਟਹੁ ਵਾਰਿਆ ਜਿਨਿ ਦਿਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥

satigur viTahu vaariaa jin dhitaa sach naau ||

I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has bestowed the True Name.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 3

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹਣਾ ਸਚੇ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਉ ॥

anadhin sach salaahanaa sache ke gun gaau ||

Night and day, I praise the True One; I sing the Glorious Praises of the True One.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 4

ਸਚੁ ਖਾਣਾ ਸਚੁ ਪੈਨਣਾ ਸਚੇ ਸਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥੨॥

sach khaanaa sach painanaa sache sachaa naau ||2||

True is the food, and true are the clothes, of those who chant the True Name of the True One. ||2||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 5

ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਨ ਵਿਸਰੈ ਸਫਲੁ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਆਪਿ ॥

saas giraas na visarai safal moorat gur aap ||

With each breath and morsel of food, do not forget the Guru, the Embodiment of Fulfillment.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 6

ਗੁਰ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦਿਸਈ ਆਠ ਪਹਰ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਾਪਿ ॥

gur jevadd avar na dhisiee aaTh pahar tis jaap ||

None is seen to be as great as the Guru. Meditate on Him twenty-four hours a day.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 7

ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਣਤਾਸਿ ॥੩॥

nadhar kare taa paieeaai sach naam gunataas ||3||

As He casts His Glance of Grace, we obtain the True Name, the Treasure of Excellence. ||3||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 8

ਗੁਰੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

gur paramesar ek hai sabh meh rahiaa samai ||

The Guru and the Transcendent Lord are one and the same, pervading and permeating amongst all.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 9

ਜਿਨ ਕਉ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥

jin kau poorab likhiaa seiee naam dhiaai ||

Those who have such pre-ordained destiny, meditate on the Naam.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 10

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰ ਸਰਣਾਗਤੀ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥੪॥੩੦॥੧੦੦॥

naanak gur saranaagatee marai na aavai jai ||4||30||100||

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Guru, who does not die, or come and go in reincarnation. ||4||30||100||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 11

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

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

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ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ ॥

sireeraag mahalaa pehilaa ghar pehilaa asaTapadheeaa ||

Siree Raag, First Mehla, First House, Ashtpadheeyaa:

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ਆਖਿ ਆਖਿ ਮਨੁ ਵਾਵਣਾ ਜਿਉ ਜਿਉ ਜਾਪੈ ਵਾਇ ॥

aakh aakh man vaavanaa jiau jiau jaapai vai ||

I speak and chant His Praises, vibrating the instrument of my mind. The more I know Him, the more I vibrate it.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 14

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਵਾਇ ਸੁਣਾਈਐ ਸੋ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਕਿਤੁ ਥਾਇ ॥

jis no vai sunaieeaai so kevadd kit thai ||

The One, unto whom we vibrate and sing-how great is He, and where is His Place?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 15

ਆਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੇਤੜੇ ਸਭਿ ਆਖਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥

aakhan vaale jetaRe sabh aakh rahe liv lai ||1||

Those who speak of Him and praise Him-they all continue speaking of Him with love. ||1||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 16

ਬਾਬਾ ਅਲਹੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥

baabaa alahu agam apaar ||

O Baba, the Lord Allah is Inaccessible and Infinite.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 17

ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈ ਪਾਕ ਥਾਇ ਸਚਾ ਪਰਵਦਿਗਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

paakee naiee paak thai sachaa paravadhigaar ||1|| rahaau ||

Sacred is His Name, and Sacred is His Place. He is the True Cherisher. ||1||Pause||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 18

ਤੇਰਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਪੀ ਕੇਤੜਾ ਲਿਖਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥

teraa hukam na jaapee ketaRaa likh na jaanai koi ||

The extent of Your Command cannot be seen; no one knows how to write it.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 19

ਜੇ ਸਉ ਸਾਇਰ ਮੇਲੀਅਹਿ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਪੁਜਾਵਹਿ ਰੋਇ ॥

je sau sair mele'eeh til na pujaaveh roi ||

Even if a hundred poets met together, they could not describe even a tiny bit of it.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 20

ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈਆ ਸਭਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਸੁਣਿ ਆਖਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

keemat kinai na paieeaa sabh sun sun aakheh soi ||2||

No one has found Your Value; they all merely write what they have heard again and again. ||2||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 21

ਪੀਰ ਪੈਕਾਮਰ ਸਾਲਕ ਸਾਦਕ ਸੁਹਦੇ ਅਉਰੁ ਸਹੀਦ ॥

peer paikaamar saalak saadhak suhadhe aaur saheedh ||

The Pirs, the Prophets, the spiritual teachers, the faithful, the innocents and the martyrs,

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 22

ਸੇਖ ਮਸਾਇਕ ਕਾਜੀ ਮੁਲਾ ਦਰਿ ਦਰਵੇਸ ਰਸੀਦ ॥

sekh masaik kaajee mulaa dhar dharaves raseedh ||

the Shaikhs, the mystics, the Qazis, the Mullahs and the Dervishes at His Door

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 23

ਬਰਕਤਿ ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਅਗਲੀ ਪੜਦੇ ਰਹਨਿ ਦਰੂਦ ॥੩॥

barakat tin kau agalee paRadhe rahan dharoodh ||3||

-they are blessed all the more as they continue reading their prayers in praise to Him. ||3||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 24

ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਸਾਜੇ ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਢਾਹੇ ਪੁਛਿ ਨ ਦੇਵੈ ਲੇਇ ॥

puchh na saaje puchh na ddaahe puchh na dhevai lei ||

He seeks no advice when He builds; He seeks no advice when He destroys. He seeks no advice while giving or taking.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 25

ਆਪਣੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਆਪੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪੇ ਕਰਣੁ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

aapanee kudharat aape jaanai aape karan karei ||

He alone knows His Creative Power; He Himself does all deeds.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 26

ਸਭਨਾ ਵੇਖੈ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥੪॥

sabhanaa vekhai nadhar kar jai bhaavai tai dhei ||4||

He beholds all in His Vision. He gives to those with whom He is pleased. ||4||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 27

ਥਾਵਾ ਨਾਵ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਅਹਿ ਨਾਵਾ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਨਾਉ ॥

thaavaa naav na jaane'eeh naavaa kevadd naau ||

His Place and His Name are not known, no one knows how great is His Name.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 28

ਜਿਥੈ ਵਸੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ਸੋ ਕੇਵਡੁ ਹੈ ਥਾਉ ॥

jithai vasai meraa paatisaahu so kevadd hai thaau ||

How great is that place where my Sovereign Lord dwells?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 29

ਅੰਬੜਿ ਕੋਇ ਨ ਸਕਈ ਹਉ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਪੁਛਣਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੫॥

a(n)baR koi na sakiee hau kis no puchhan jaau ||5||

No one can reach it; whom shall I go and ask? ||5||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 30

ਵਰਨਾ ਵਰਨ ਨ ਭਾਵਨੀ ਜੇ ਕਿਸੈ ਵਡਾ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

varanaa varan na bhaavanee je kisai vaddaa karei ||

One class of people does not like the other, when one has been made great.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 31

ਵਡੇ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਤੈ ਦੇਇ ॥

vadde hath vaddiaaieeaa jai bhaavai tai dhei ||

Greatness is only in His Great Hands; He gives to those with whom He is pleased.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 32

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਵਾਰੇ ਆਪਣੈ ਚਸਾ ਨ ਢਿਲ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੬॥

hukam savaare aapanai chasaa na ddil karei ||6||

By the Hukam of His Command, He Himself regenerates, without a moment's delay. ||6||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 33

ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਲੈਣੈ ਕੈ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥

sabh ko aakhai bahut bahut lainai kai veechaar ||

Everyone cries out, ""More! More!"", with the idea of receiving.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 34

ਕੇਵਡੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਦੇ ਕੈ ਰਹਿਆ ਸੁਮਾਰਿ ॥

kevadd dhaataa aakheeaai dhe kai rahiaa sumaar ||

How great should we call the Giver? His Gifts are beyond estimation.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 35

ਨਾਨਕ ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਤੇਰੇ ਜੁਗਹ ਜੁਗਹ ਭੰਡਾਰ ॥੭॥੧॥

naanak toT na aaviee tere jugeh jugeh bha(n)ddaar ||7||1||

O Nanak, there is no deficiency; Your Storehouses are filled to overflowing, age after age. ||7||1||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 36

ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

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ਸਭੇ ਕੰਤ ਮਹੇਲੀਆ ਸਗਲੀਆ ਕਰਹਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥

sabhe ka(n)t maheleeaa sagaleeaa kareh seegaar ||

All are brides of the Husband Lord; all decorate themselves for Him.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 38

Completed Ang 53

Advancing to Ang 54