Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਸੂਹੀ

Raag Suhi·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 794 of 1430

ਕਿਆ ਤੂ ਸੋਇਆ ਜਾਗੁ ਇਆਨਾ ॥

kiaa too soiaa jaag iaanaa ||

Why are you asleep? Wake up, you ignorant fool!

Bhagat Ravi Daas Ji·Line 1

ਤੈ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਜਗਿ ਸਚੁ ਕਰਿ ਜਾਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tai jeevan jag sach kar jaanaa ||1|| rahaau ||

You believe that your life in the world is true. ||1||Pause||

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ਜਿਨਿ ਜੀਉ ਦੀਆ ਸੁ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਅੰਬਰਾਵੈ ॥

jin jeeau dheeaa su rijak a(n)baraavai ||

The One who gave you life shall also provide you with nourishment.

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ਸਭ ਘਟ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਹਾਟੁ ਚਲਾਵੈ ॥

sabh ghaT bheetar haaT chalaavai ||

In each and every heart, He runs His shop.

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ਕਰਿ ਬੰਦਿਗੀ ਛਾਡਿ ਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

kar ba(n)dhigee chhaadd mai meraa ||

Meditate and renounce all concepts of "I am" and "Mine."

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ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਰਿ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੨॥

hiradhai naam sam(h)aar saveraa ||2||

Within your heart, contemplate the Naam, the Name of the Lord, sometime. ||2||

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ਜਨਮੁ ਸਿਰਾਨੋ ਪੰਥੁ ਨ ਸਵਾਰਾ ॥

janam siraano pa(n)th na savaaraa ||

Your life has passed away, but you have not arranged your path.

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ਸਾਂਝ ਪਰੀ ਦਹ ਦਿਸ ਅੰਧਿਆਰਾ ॥

saa(n)jh paree dheh dhis a(n)dhiaaraa ||

Evening has set in, and soon there will be darkness on all sides.

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ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਨਿਦਾਨਿ ਦਿਵਾਨੇ ॥

keh ravidhaas nidhaan dhivaane ||

Says Ravi Daas, O ignorant mad-man,

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ਚੇਤਸਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਫਨ ਖਾਨੇ ॥੩॥੨॥

chetas naahee dhuneeaa fan khaane ||3||2||

don't you realize, that this world is the house of death?! ||3||2||

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ਸੂਹੀ ॥

soohee ||

Soohee:

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ਊਚੇ ਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਲ ਰਸੋਈ ॥

uooche ma(n)dhar saal rasoiee ||

You may have lofty mansions, halls and kitchens.

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ਏਕ ਘਰੀ ਫੁਨਿ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥

ek gharee fun rahan na hoiee ||1||

But you cannot stay in them, even for an instant, after death. ||1||

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ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਐਸਾ ਜੈਸੇ ਘਾਸ ਕੀ ਟਾਟੀ ॥

eih tan aaisaa jaise ghaas kee TaaTee ||

This body is like a house of straw.

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ਜਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਘਾਸੁ ਰਲਿ ਗਇਓ ਮਾਟੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jal gio ghaas ral gio maaTee ||1|| rahaau ||

When it is burnt, it mixes with dust. ||1||Pause||

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ਭਾਈ ਬੰਧ ਕੁਟੰਬ ਸਹੇਰਾ ॥ ਓਇ ਭੀ ਲਾਗੇ ਕਾਢੁ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੨॥

bhaiee ba(n)dh kuTa(n)b saheraa || oi bhee laage kaadd saveraa ||2||

Even relatives, family and friends begin to say, ""Take his body out, immediately!""||2||

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ਘਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਉਰਹਿ ਤਨ ਲਾਗੀ ॥

ghar kee naar ureh tan laagee ||

And the wife of his house, who was so attached to his body and heart,

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ਉਹ ਤਉ ਭੂਤੁ ਭੂਤੁ ਕਰਿ ਭਾਗੀ ॥੩॥

auh tau bhoot bhoot kar bhaagee ||3||

runs away, crying out, ""Ghost! Ghost!""||3||

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ਕਹਿ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਸਭੈ ਜਗੁ ਲੂਟਿਆ ॥

keh ravidhaas sabhai jag looTiaa ||

Says Ravi Daas, the whole world has been plundered,

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ਹਮ ਤਉ ਏਕ ਰਾਮੁ ਕਹਿ ਛੂਟਿਆ ॥੪॥੩॥

ham tau ek raam keh chhooTiaa ||4||3||

but I have escaped, chanting the Name of the One Lord. ||4||3||

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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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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸੇਖ ਫਰੀਦ ਜੀ ਕੀ ॥

raag soohee baanee sekh fareedh jee kee ||

Raag Soohee, The Word Of Shaykh Fareed Jee:

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ਤਪਿ ਤਪਿ ਲੁਹਿ ਲੁਹਿ ਹਾਥ ਮਰੋਰਉ ॥

tap tap luh luh haath marorau ||

Burning and burning, writhing in pain, I wring my hands.

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ਬਾਵਲਿ ਹੋਈ ਸੋ ਸਹੁ ਲੋਰਉ ॥

baaval hoiee so sahu lorau ||

I have gone insane, seeking my Husband Lord.

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ਤੈ ਸਹਿ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕੀਆ ਰੋਸੁ ॥

tai seh man meh keeaa ros ||

O my Husband Lord, You are angry with me.

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ਮੁਝੁ ਅਵਗਨ ਸਹ ਨਾਹੀ ਦੋਸੁ ॥੧॥

mujh avagan seh naahee dhos ||1||

The fault is with me, and not with my Husband Lord. ||1||

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ਤੈ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੀ ਮੈ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਨੀ ॥

tai saahib kee mai saar na jaanee ||

O my Lord and Master, I do not know Your excellence and worth.

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ਜੋਬਨੁ ਖੋਇ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

joban khoi paachhai pachhutaanee ||1|| rahaau ||

Having wasted my youth, now I come to regret the past. ||1||Pause||

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ਕਾਲੀ ਕੋਇਲ ਤੂ ਕਿਤ ਗੁਨ ਕਾਲੀ ॥

kaalee koil too kit gun kaalee ||

O black bird, what qualities have made you black?

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ਅਪਨੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਕੇ ਹਉ ਬਿਰਹੈ ਜਾਲੀ ॥

apane preetam ke hau birahai jaalee ||

"I have been burnt by separation from my Beloved."

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ਪਿਰਹਿ ਬਿਹੂਨ ਕਤਹਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ॥

pireh bihoon kateh sukh paae ||

Without her Husband Lord, how can the soul-bride ever find peace?

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ਜਾ ਹੋਇ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲੁ ਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥੨॥

jaa hoi kirapaal taa prabhoo milaae ||2||

When He becomes merciful, then God unites us with Himself. ||2||

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ਵਿਧਣ ਖੂਹੀ ਮੁੰਧ ਇਕੇਲੀ ॥

vidhan khoohee mu(n)dh ikelee ||

The lonely soul-bride suffers in the pit of the world.

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ਨਾ ਕੋ ਸਾਥੀ ਨਾ ਕੋ ਬੇਲੀ ॥

naa ko saathee naa ko belee ||

She has no companions, and no friends.

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ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮੇਲੀ ॥

kar kirapaa prabh saadhasa(n)g melee ||

In His Mercy, God has united me with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

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ਜਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਅਲਹੁ ਬੇਲੀ ॥੩॥

jaa fir dhekhaa taa meraa alahu belee ||3||

And when I look again, then I find God as my Helper. ||3||

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ਵਾਟ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਖਰੀ ਉਡੀਣੀ ॥

vaaT hamaaree kharee uddeenee ||

The path upon which I must walk is very depressing.

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ਖੰਨਿਅਹੁ ਤਿਖੀ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਪਿਈਣੀ ॥

kha(n)niahu tikhee bahut pieenee ||

It is sharper than a two-edged sword, and very narrow.

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ਉਸੁ ਊਪਰਿ ਹੈ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਮੇਰਾ ॥

aus uoopar hai maarag meraa ||

That is where my path lies.

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ਸੇਖ ਫਰੀਦਾ ਪੰਥੁ ਸਮੑਾਰਿ ਸਵੇਰਾ ॥੪॥੧॥

sekh fareedhaa pa(n)th sam(h)aar saveraa ||4||1||

O Shaykh Fareed, think of that path early on. ||4||1||

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ਸੂਹੀ ਲਲਿਤ ॥

soohee lalit ||

Soohee, Lalit:

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ਬੇੜਾ ਬੰਧਿ ਨ ਸਕਿਓ ਬੰਧਨ ਕੀ ਵੇਲਾ ॥

beRaa ba(n)dh na sakio ba(n)dhan kee velaa ||

You were not able to make yourself a raft when you should have.

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ਭਰਿ ਸਰਵਰੁ ਜਬ ਊਛਲੈ ਤਬ ਤਰਣੁ ਦੁਹੇਲਾ ॥੧॥

bhar saravar jab uoochhalai tab taran dhuhelaa ||1||

When the ocean is churning and over-flowing, then it is very difficult to cross over it. ||1||

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ਹਥੁ ਨ ਲਾਇ ਕਸੁੰਭੜੈ ਜਲਿ ਜਾਸੀ ਢੋਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

hath na lai kasu(n)bhaRai jal jaasee ddolaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Do not touch the safflower with your hands; its color will fade away, my dear. ||1||Pause||

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ਇਕ ਆਪੀਨੑੈ ਪਤਲੀ ਸਹ ਕੇਰੇ ਬੋਲਾ ॥

eik aapeen(h)ai patalee seh kere bolaa ||

First, the bride herself is weak, and then, her Husband Lord's Order is hard to bear.

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ਦੁਧਾ ਥਣੀ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੨॥

dhudhaa thanee na aaviee fir hoi na melaa ||2||

Milk does not return to the breast; it will not be collected again. ||2||

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ਕਹੈ ਫਰੀਦੁ ਸਹੇਲੀਹੋ ਸਹੁ ਅਲਾਏਸੀ ॥

kahai fareedh saheleeho sahu alaaesee ||

Says Fareed, O my companions, when our Husband Lord calls,

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ਹੰਸੁ ਚਲਸੀ ਡੁੰਮਣਾ ਅਹਿ ਤਨੁ ਢੇਰੀ ਥੀਸੀ ॥੩॥੨॥

ha(n)s chalasee ddu(n)manaa eh tan dderee theesee ||3||2||

the soul-swan departs, sad at heart, and this body returns to dust. ||3||2||

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Completed Ang 794

Advancing to Ang 795