Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਰਾਮਕਲੀ

Raag Ramkali·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Amar Das Ji

Ang 886 of 1430

ਬਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗੁ ਪਾਇਓ ॥੧॥

baddai bhaag saadhasa(n)g paio ||1||

By the highest destiny, you found the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||

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ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਨਾਹੀ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥

bin gur poore naahee udhaar ||

Without the Perfect Guru, no one is saved.

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ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਆਖੈ ਏਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੨॥੧੧॥

baabaa naanak aakhai eh beechaar ||2||11||

This is what Baba Nanak says, after deep reflection. ||2||11||

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ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੨

raag raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ghar doojaa

Raag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla, Second House:

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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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ਚਾਰਿ ਪੁਕਾਰਹਿ ਨਾ ਤੂ ਮਾਨਹਿ ॥

chaar pukaareh naa too maaneh ||

The four Vedas proclaim it, but you don't believe them.

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ਖਟੁ ਭੀ ਏਕਾ ਬਾਤ ਵਖਾਨਹਿ ॥

khaT bhee ekaa baat vakhaaneh ||

The six Shaastras also say one thing.

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ਦਸ ਅਸਟੀ ਮਿਲਿ ਏਕੋ ਕਹਿਆ ॥

dhas asaTee mil eko kahiaa ||

The eighteen Puraanas all speak of the One God.

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ਤਾ ਭੀ ਜੋਗੀ ਭੇਦੁ ਨ ਲਹਿਆ ॥੧॥

taa bhee jogee bhedh na lahiaa ||1||

Even so, Yogi, you do not understand this mystery. ||1||

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ਕਿੰਕੁਰੀ ਅਨੂਪ ਵਾਜੈ ॥

ki(n)kuree anoop vaajai ||

The celestial harp plays the incomparable melody,

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ਜੋਗੀਆ ਮਤਵਾਰੋ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jogeeaa matavaaro re ||1|| rahaau ||

but in your intoxication, you do not hear it, O Yogi. ||1||Pause||

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ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਵਸਿਆ ਸਤ ਕਾ ਖੇੜਾ ॥

prathame vasiaa sat kaa kheRaa ||

In the first age, the Golden Age, the village of truth was inhabited.

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ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਏ ਮਹਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਭਇਆ ਦੁਤੇੜਾ ॥

tirate'ee meh kichh bhiaa dhuteRaa ||

In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, things began to decline.

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ਦੁਤੀਆ ਅਰਧੋ ਅਰਧਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥

dhuteeaa aradho aradh samaiaa ||

In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, half of it was gone.

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ਏਕੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਤਾ ਏਕੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

ek rahiaa taa ek dhikhaiaa ||2||

Now, only one leg of Truth remains, and the One Lord is revealed. ||2||

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ਏਕੈ ਸੂਤਿ ਪਰੋਏ ਮਣੀਏ ॥

ekai soot paroe mane'ee ||

The beads are strung upon the one thread.

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ਗਾਠੀ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਭਿਨਿ ਤਣੀਏ ॥

gaaThee bhin bhin bhin bhin tane'ee ||

By means of many, various, diverse knots, they are tied, and kept separate on the string.

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ਫਿਰਤੀ ਮਾਲਾ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਭਾਇ ॥

firatee maalaa bahu bidh bhai ||

The beads of the mala are lovingly chanted upon in many ways.

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ਖਿੰਚਿਆ ਸੂਤੁ ਤ ਆਈ ਥਾਇ ॥੩॥

khi(n)chiaa soot ta aaiee thai ||3||

When the thread is pulled out, the beads come together in one place. ||3||

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ਚਹੁ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੈ ਮਟੁ ਹੈ ਕੀਆ ॥

chahu meh ekai maT hai keeaa ||

Throughout the four ages, the One Lord made the body His temple.

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ਤਹ ਬਿਖੜੇ ਥਾਨ ਅਨਿਕ ਖਿੜਕੀਆ ॥

teh bikhaRe thaan anik khiRakeeaa ||

It is a treacherous place, with several windows.

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ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਦੁਆਰੇ ਆਇਆ ॥

khojat khojat dhuaare aaiaa ||

Searching and searching, one comes to the Lord's door.

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ਤਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਮਹਲੁ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

taa naanak jogee mahal ghar paiaa ||4||

Then, O Nanak, the Yogi attains a home in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||4||

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ਇਉ ਕਿੰਕੁਰੀ ਆਨੂਪ ਵਾਜੈ ॥

eiau ki(n)kuree aanoop vaajai ||

Thus, the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody;

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ਸੁਣਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਕੈ ਮਨਿ ਮੀਠੀ ਲਾਗੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੧॥੧੨॥

sun jogee kai man meeThee laagai ||1|| rahaau dhoojaa ||1||12||

hearing it, the Yogi's mind finds it sweet. ||1||Second Pause||1||12||

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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

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ਤਾਗਾ ਕਰਿ ਕੈ ਲਾਈ ਥਿਗਲੀ ॥

taagaa kar kai laiee thigalee ||

The body is a patch-work of threads.

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ਲਉ ਨਾੜੀ ਸੂਆ ਹੈ ਅਸਤੀ ॥

lau naaRee sooaa hai asatee ||

The muscles are stitched together with the needles of the bones.

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ਅੰਭੈ ਕਾ ਕਰਿ ਡੰਡਾ ਧਰਿਆ ॥

a(n)bhai kaa kar dda(n)ddaa dhariaa ||

The Lord has erected a pillar of water.

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ਕਿਆ ਤੂ ਜੋਗੀ ਗਰਬਹਿ ਪਰਿਆ ॥੧॥

kiaa too jogee garabeh pariaa ||1||

O Yogi, why are you so proud? ||1||

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ਜਪਿ ਨਾਥੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਾਈ ॥

jap naath dhin rainaiee ||

Meditate on your Lord Master, day and night.

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ਤੇਰੀ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਦੋ ਦਿਹਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

teree khi(n)thaa dho dhihaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

The patched coat of the body shall last for only a few days. ||1||Pause||

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ਗਹਰੀ ਬਿਭੂਤ ਲਾਇ ਬੈਠਾ ਤਾੜੀ ॥

gaharee bibhoot lai baiThaa taaRee ||

Smearing ashes on your body, you sit in a deep meditative trance.

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ਮੇਰੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਮੁੰਦ੍ਰਾ ਧਾਰੀ ॥

meree teree mu(n)dhraa dhaaree ||

You wear the ear-rings of 'mine and yours'.

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ਮਾਗਹਿ ਟੂਕਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥

maageh Tookaa tirapat na paavai ||

You beg for bread, but you are not satisfied.

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ਨਾਥੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਲਾਜ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥੨॥

naath chhodd jaacheh laaj na aavai ||2||

Abandoning your Lord Master, you beg from others; you should feel ashamed. ||2||

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ਚਲ ਚਿਤ ਜੋਗੀ ਆਸਣੁ ਤੇਰਾ ॥

chal chit jogee aasan teraa ||

Your consciousness is restless, Yogi, as you sit in your Yogic postures.

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ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਨਿਤ ਉਦਾਸੇਰਾ ॥

si(n)n(g)ee vaajai nit udhaaseraa ||

You blow your horn, but still feel sad.

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ਗੁਰ ਗੋਰਖ ਕੀ ਤੈ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

gur gorakh kee tai boojh na paiee ||

You do not understand Gorakh, your guru.

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ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੋਗੀ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

fir fir jogee aavai jaiee ||3||

Again and again, Yogi, you come and go. ||3||

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ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੋਆ ਨਾਥੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲਾ ॥

jis no hoaa naath kirapaalaa ||

He, unto whom the Master shows Mercy

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ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਾ ॥

raharaas hamaaree gur gopaalaa ||

unto Him, the Guru, the Lord of the World, I offer my prayer.

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ਨਾਮੈ ਖਿੰਥਾ ਨਾਮੈ ਬਸਤਰੁ ॥

naamai khi(n)thaa naamai basatar ||

One who has the Name as his patched coat, and the Name as his robe,

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ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੋਗੀ ਹੋਆ ਅਸਥਿਰੁ ॥੪॥

jan naanak jogee hoaa asathir ||4||

O servant Nanak, such a Yogi is steady and stable. ||4||

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ਇਉ ਜਪਿਆ ਨਾਥੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਾਈ ॥

eiau japiaa naath dhin rainaiee ||

One who meditates on the Master in this way, night and day,

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ਹੁਣਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਗੋਸਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥੧੩॥

hun paiaa gur gosaiee ||1|| rahaau dhoojaa ||2||13||

finds the Guru, the Lord of the World, in this life. ||1||Second Pause||2||13||

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ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

raamakalee mahalaa panjavaa ||

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:

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ਕਰਨ ਕਰਾਵਨ ਸੋਈ ॥

karan karaavan soiee ||

He is the Creator, the Cause of causes;

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ਆਨ ਨ ਦੀਸੈ ਕੋਈ ॥

aan na dheesai koiee ||

I do not see any other at all.

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ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਸੁਘੜੁ ਸੁਜਾਨਾ ॥

Thaakur meraa sughaR sujaanaa ||

My Lord and Master is wise and all-knowing.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਨਾ ॥੧॥

gurmukh miliaa ra(n)g maanaa ||1||

Meeting with the Gurmukh, I enjoy His Love. ||1||

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ਐਸੋ ਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਮੀਠਾ ॥

aaiso re har ras meeThaa ||

Such is the sweet, subtle essence of the Lord.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਿਨੈ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਡੀਠਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gurmukh kinai viralai ddeeThaa ||1|| rahaau ||

How rare are those who, as Gurmukh, taste it. ||1||Pause||

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ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜੋਤਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ॥

niramal jot a(n)mrit har naam ||

The Light of the Ambrosial Name of the Lord is immaculate and pure.

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Completed Ang 886

Advancing to Ang 887