Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸੋਰਠਿ

Raag Sorath·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 642 of 1430

ਮਨ ਕਾਮਨਾ ਤੀਰਥ ਜਾਇ ਬਸਿਓ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਰਵਤ ਧਰਾਏ ॥

man kaamanaa teerath jai basio sir karavat dharaae ||

His mind's desires may lead him to go and dwell at sacred places of pilgrimage, and offer his head to be sawn off;

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 1

ਮਨ ਕੀ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਇਹ ਬਿਧਿ ਜੇ ਲਖ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਾਏ ॥੩॥

man kee mail na utarai ieh bidh je lakh jatan karaae ||3||

but this will not cause the filth of his mind to depart, even though he may make thousands of efforts. ||3||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 2

ਕਨਿਕ ਕਾਮਿਨੀ ਹੈਵਰ ਗੈਵਰ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਦਾਨੁ ਦਾਤਾਰਾ ॥

kanik kaaminee haivar gaivar bahu bidh dhaan dhaataaraa ||

He may give gifts of all sorts - gold, women, horses and elephants.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 3

ਅੰਨ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਭੂਮਿ ਬਹੁ ਅਰਪੇ ਨਹ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਹਰਿ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੪॥

a(n)n basatr bhoom bahu arape neh mileeaai har dhuaaraa ||4||

He may make offerings of corn, clothes and land in abundance, but this will not lead him to the Lord's Door. ||4||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 4

ਪੂਜਾ ਅਰਚਾ ਬੰਦਨ ਡੰਡਉਤ ਖਟੁ ਕਰਮਾ ਰਤੁ ਰਹਤਾ ॥

poojaa arachaa ba(n)dhan dda(n)ddaut khaT karamaa rat rahataa ||

He may remain devoted to worship and adoration, bowing his forehead to the floor, practicing the six religious rituals.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 5

ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤ ਬੰਧਨ ਮਹਿ ਪਰਿਆ ਨਹ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਇਹ ਜੁਗਤਾ ॥੫॥

hau hau karat ba(n)dhan meh pariaa neh mileeaai ieh jugataa ||5||

He indulges in egotism and pride, and falls into entanglements, but he does not meet the Lord by these devices. ||5||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 6

ਜੋਗ ਸਿਧ ਆਸਣ ਚਉਰਾਸੀਹ ਏ ਭੀ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ॥

jog sidh aasan chauraaseeh e bhee kar kar rahiaa ||

He practices the eighty-four postures of Yoga, and acquires the supernatural powers of the Siddhas, but he gets tired of practicing these.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 7

ਵਡੀ ਆਰਜਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜਨਮੈ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਸੰਗੁ ਨ ਗਹਿਆ ॥੬॥

vaddee aarajaa fir fir janamai har siau sa(n)g na gahiaa ||6||

He lives a long life, but is reincarnated again and again; he has not met with the Lord. ||6||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 8

ਰਾਜ ਲੀਲਾ ਰਾਜਨ ਕੀ ਰਚਨਾ ਕਰਿਆ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਅਫਾਰਾ ॥

raaj leelaa raajan kee rachanaa kariaa hukam afaaraa ||

He may enjoy princely pleasures, and regal pomp and ceremony, and issue unchallenged commands.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 9

ਸੇਜ ਸੋਹਨੀ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਚੋਆ ਨਰਕ ਘੋਰ ਕਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥੭॥

sej sohanee cha(n)dhan choaa narak ghor kaa dhuaaraa ||7||

He may lie on beautiful beds, perfumed with sandalwood oil, but this will led him only to the gates of the most horrible hell. ||7||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 10

ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਰਮਨ ਕੈ ਕਰਮਾ ॥

har keerat saadhasa(n)gat hai sir karaman kai karamaa ||

Singing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is the highest of all actions.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 11

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਇਓ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਪੁਰਬ ਲਿਖੇ ਕਾ ਲਹਨਾ ॥੮॥

kahu naanak tis bhio paraapat jis purab likhe kaa lahanaa ||8||

Says Nanak, he alone obtains it, who is pre-destined to receive it. ||8||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 12

ਤੇਰੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਇਹ ਰੰਗਿ ਮਾਤਾ ॥

tero sevak ieh ra(n)g maataa ||

Your slave is intoxicated with this Love of Yours.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 13

ਭਇਓ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਦੀਨ ਦੁਖ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੩॥

bhio kirapaal dheen dhukh bha(n)jan har har keeratan ih man raataa || rahaau dhoojaa ||1||3||

The Destroyer of the pains of the poor has become merciful to me, and this mind is imbued with the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||Second Pause||1||3||

Guru Arjan Dev Ji·Line 14

ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ ਵਾਰ ਮਹਲੇ ੪ ਕੀ

raag soraTh vaar mahale 4 kee

Vaar Of Raag Sorat'h, Fourth Mehla:

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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

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

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ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

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ਸੋਰਠਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਜੇ ਸਚਾ ਮਨਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

soraTh sadhaa suhaavanee je sachaa man hoi ||

Sorat'h is always beautiful, if it brings the True Lord to dwell in the mind of the soul-bride.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 18

ਦੰਦੀ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਕਤੁ ਮਨਿ ਜੀਭੈ ਸਚਾ ਸੋਇ ॥

dha(n)dhee mail na kat man jeebhai sachaa soi ||

Her teeth are clean and her mind is not split by duality; the Name of the True Lord is on her tongue.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 19

ਸਸੁਰੈ ਪੇਈਐ ਭੈ ਵਸੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਨਿਸੰਗ ॥

sasurai peieeaai bhai vasee satigur sev nisa(n)g ||

Here and hereafter, she abides in the Fear of God, and serves the True Guru without hesitation.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 20

ਪਰਹਰਿ ਕਪੜੁ ਜੇ ਪਿਰ ਮਿਲੈ ਖੁਸੀ ਰਾਵੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਸੰਗਿ ॥

parahar kapaR je pir milai khusee raavai pir sa(n)g ||

Discarding worldly adornments, she meets her Husband Lord, and she celebrates joyfully with Him.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 21

ਸਦਾ ਸੀਗਾਰੀ ਨਾਉ ਮਨਿ ਕਦੇ ਨ ਮੈਲੁ ਪਤੰਗੁ ॥

sadhaa seegaaree naau man kadhe na mail pata(n)g ||

She is adorned forever with the Name in her mind, and she does not have even an iota of filth.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 22

ਦੇਵਰ ਜੇਠ ਮੁਏ ਦੁਖਿ ਸਸੂ ਕਾ ਡਰੁ ਕਿਸੁ ॥

dhevar jeTh mue dhukh sasoo kaa ddar kis ||

Her husband's younger and elder brothers, the corrupt desires, have died, suffering in pain; and now, who fears Maya, the mother-in-law?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 23

ਜੇ ਪਿਰ ਭਾਵੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਕਰਮ ਮਣੀ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥

je pir bhaavai naanakaa karam manee sabh sach ||1||

If she becomes pleasing to her Husband Lord, O Nanak, she bears the jewel of good karma upon her forehead, and everything is Truth to her. ||1||

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ਮਃ ੪ ॥

mahalaa chauthhaa ||

Fourth Mehla:

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ਸੋਰਠਿ ਤਾਮਿ ਸੁਹਾਵਣੀ ਜਾ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਢੰਢੋਲੇ ॥

soraTh taam suhaavanee jaa har naam dda(n)ddole ||

Sorat'h is beautiful only when it leads the soul-bride to seek the Lord's Name.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 26

ਗੁਰ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਮਨਾਵੈ ਆਪਣਾ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਬੋਲੇ ॥

gur purakh manaavai aapanaa gurmatee har har bole ||

She pleases her Guru and God; under Guru's Instruction, she speaks the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

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ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮਿ ਕਸਾਈ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਤੀ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਚੋਲੇ ॥

har prem kasaiee dhinas raat har ratee har ra(n)g chole ||

She is attracted to the Lord's Name, day and night, and her body is drenched in the color of the Love of the Lord, Har, Har.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 28

ਹਰਿ ਜੈਸਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨ ਲਭਈ ਸਭੁ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਜਗਤੁ ਮੈ ਟੋਲੇ ॥

har jaisaa purakh na labhiee sabh dhekhiaa jagat mai Tole ||

No other being like the Lord God can be found; I have looked and searched over the whole world.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 29

ਗੁਰਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ਮਨੁ ਅਨਤ ਨ ਕਾਹੂ ਡੋਲੇ ॥

gur satigur naam dhiraRaiaa man anat na kaahoo ddole ||

The Guru, the True Guru, has implanted the Naam within me; my mind does not waver any more.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 30

ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੈ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੇ ਗੋਲ ਗੋਲੇ ॥੨॥

jan naanak har kaa dhaas hai gur satigur ke gol gole ||2||

Servant Nanak is the Lord's slave, the slave of the slaves of the Guru, the True Guru. ||2||

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ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

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ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਸਿਸਟਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰਿਆ ॥

too aape sisaT karataa sirajanahaariaa ||

You Yourself are the Creator, the Fashioner of the world.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 33

ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪੇ ਖੇਲੁ ਰਚਾਇ ਤੁਧੁ ਆਪਿ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥

tudh aape khel rachai tudh aap savaariaa ||

You Yourself have arranged the play, and You Yourself arrange it.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 34

ਦਾਤਾ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਆਪਿ ਭੋਗਣਹਾਰਿਆ ॥

dhaataa karataa aap aap bhoganahaariaa ||

You Yourself are the Giver and the Creator; You Yourself are the Enjoyer.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 35

ਸਭੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਉਪਾਵਣਹਾਰਿਆ ॥

sabh teraa sabadh varatai upaavanahaariaa ||

The Word of Your Shabad is pervading everywhere, O Creator Lord.

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ਹਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਲਾਹੀ ਗੁਰ ਕਉ ਵਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥

hau gurmukh sadhaa salaahee gur kau vaariaa ||1||

As Gurmukh, I ever praise the Lord; I am a sacrifice to the Guru. ||1||

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Completed Ang 642

Advancing to Ang 643