गावै को वेखै हादरा हदूरि ॥
Gāvai ko vekẖai hāḏrā haḏūr.
Some sing that He is beholding us just face to face.
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कथना कथी न आवै तोटि ॥
Kathnā kathī na āvai ṯot.
There is no dearth of persons who dwell upon the Lord's discourses.
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कथि कथि कथी कोटी कोटि कोटि ॥
Kath kath kathī kotī kot kot.
Millions give millions upon millions of descriptions and sermons regarding God.
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देदा दे लैदे थकि पाहि ॥
Ḏeḏā ḏe laiḏe thak pāhi.
The Giver continues giving but the recipients grow weary of receiving.
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जुगा जुगंतरि खाही खाहि ॥
Jugā juganṯar kẖāhī kẖāhi.
All the ages through the partakers partake of His provision.
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हुकमी हुकमु चलाए राहु ॥
Hukmī hukam cẖalā▫e rāhu.
The Commander, by His command, makes man walk on His path.
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नानक विगसै वेपरवाहु ॥३॥
Nānak vigsai veparvāhu. ||3||
O Nanak! the carefree Master makes merry.
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साचा साहिबु साचु नाइ भाखिआ भाउ अपारु ॥
Sācẖā sāhib sācẖ nā▫e bẖākẖi▫ā bẖā▫o apār.
True is the Lord, true His Name and the true have repeated His Name with infinite love.
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आखहि मंगहि देहि देहि दाति करे दातारु ॥
Ākẖahi mangahi ḏehi ḏehi ḏāṯ kare ḏāṯār.
People pray and beg: "give us alms, give us alms", and the bestower bestows His gifts.
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फेरि कि अगै रखीऐ जितु दिसै दरबारु ॥
Fer kė agai rakẖī▫ai jiṯ ḏisai ḏarbār.
Then, what should be placed before His where-by His court may be seen?
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मुहौ कि बोलणु बोलीऐ जितु सुणि धरे पिआरु ॥
Muhou kė bolaṇ bolī▫ai jiṯ suṇ ḏẖare pi▫ār.
Which words should we utter with our mouths by hearing which, He may begin to bear us love?
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अम्रित वेला सचु नाउ वडिआई वीचारु ॥
Amriṯ velā sacẖ nā▫o vadi▫ā▫ī vīcẖār.
Early in the morning utter the True Name and reflect upon God's greatness.
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करमी आवै कपड़ा नदरी मोखु दुआरु ॥
Karmī āvai kapṛā naḏrī mokẖ ḏu▫ār.
By Good actions the physical robe is obtained and by the Lord's benediction the gate of salvation.
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नानक एवै जाणीऐ सभु आपे सचिआरु ॥४॥
Nānak evai jāṇī▫ai sabẖ āpe sacẖiār. ||4||
Know thus, O Nanak! that the True One is all by Himself.
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थापिआ न जाइ कीता न होइ ॥
Thāpi▫ā na jā▫e kīṯā na ho▫e.
He is neither established nor created by any one.
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आपे आपि निरंजनु सोइ ॥
Āpe āp niranjan so▫e.
That Pure One is all in all Himself.
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जिनि सेविआ तिनि पाइआ मानु ॥
Jin sevi▫ā ṯin pā▫i▫ā mān.
They who serve Him, obtain honour.
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नानक गावीऐ गुणी निधानु ॥
Nānak gāvī▫ai guṇī niḏẖān.
O Nanak! sing praises of the Lord who is the treasure of excellences.
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गावीऐ सुणीऐ मनि रखीऐ भाउ ॥
Gāvī▫ai suṇī▫ai man rakẖī▫ai bẖā▫o.
With the Lord's love reposed in thy heart sing and hear His praises.
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दुखु परहरि सुखु घरि लै जाइ ॥
Ḏukẖ parhar sukẖ gẖar lai jā▫e.
Thus shalt thou shed pain and shalt take happiness to thy home.
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गुरमुखि नादं गुरमुखि वेदं गुरमुखि रहिआ समाई ॥
Gurmukẖ nāḏaʼn gurmukẖ veḏaʼn gurmukẖ rahi▫ā samā▫ī.
Gurbani is the Divine Word, Gurbani the Lord's Knowledge and through Gurbani the Lord is realised to be all pervading.
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गुरु ईसरु गुरु गोरखु बरमा गुरु पारबती माई ॥
Gur īsar gur gorakẖ barmā gur pārbaṯī mā▫ī.
The Guru is Shiva, the Guru Vishnu and Brahma, the Guru is Shiva's consort Parbati, Vishnu's consort Lakhshmi and Brahma's consort Saraswati.
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जे हउ जाणा आखा नाही कहणा कथनु न जाई ॥
Je ha▫o jāṇā ākẖā nāhī kahṇā kathan na jā▫ī.
Even though I Know God, I cannot narrate Him, He cannot be described by words.
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गुरा इक देहि बुझाई ॥
Gurā ik ḏehi bujẖā▫ī.
The Guru has explained one thing to me.
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सभना जीआ का इकु दाता सो मै विसरि न जाई ॥५॥
Sabẖnā jī▫ā kā ik ḏāṯā so mai visar na jā▫ī. ||5||
There is but one Bestower for all the beings May, I never forget Him.
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तीरथि नावा जे तिसु भावा विणु भाणे कि नाइ करी ॥
Ŧirath nāvā je ṯis bẖāvā viṇ bẖāṇe kė nā▫e karī.
If I become pleasing to Him that is my pilgrimage bath. Without pleasing Him of what avail is the ablution?
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जेती सिरठि उपाई वेखा विणु करमा कि मिलै लई ॥
Jeṯī siraṯẖ upā▫ī vekẖā viṇ karmā kė milai la▫ī.
All the created beings, that I behold, without good acts what are they given and what do they obtain?
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मति विचि रतन जवाहर माणिक जे इक गुर की सिख सुणी ॥
Maṯ vicẖ raṯan javāhar māṇik je ik gur kī sikẖ suṇī.
In the mind are gems, jewels and rubies, provided thou you act upon (hearken to) even one instruction of the Guru.
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गुरा इक देहि बुझाई ॥
Gurā ik ḏehi bujẖā▫ī.
The Guru has explained one thing to me.
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सभना जीआ का इकु दाता सो मै विसरि न जाई ॥६॥
Sabẖnā jī▫ā kā ik ḏāṯā so mai visar na jā▫ī. ||6||
There is but one Bestower for all the beings. May, I never forget Him.
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जे जुग चारे आरजा होर दसूणी होइ ॥
Je jug cẖāre ārjā hor ḏasūṇī ho▫e.
Though a man's age be equal to four ages and grow even ten times more,
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नवा खंडा विचि जाणीऐ नालि चलै सभु कोइ ॥
Navā kẖanda vicẖ jāṇī▫ai nāl cẖalai sabẖ ko▫e.
Even though he be known in the nine continents and all were to walk with him (or follow in his train),
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चंगा नाउ रखाइ कै जसु कीरति जगि लेइ ॥
Cẖanga nā▫o rakẖā▫e kai jas kīraṯ jag le▫e.
and he were to assume good name and obtain praise and renown in the world.
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जे तिसु नदरि न आवई त वात न पुछै के ॥
Je ṯis naḏar na āvī ṯa vāṯ na pucẖẖai ke.
If God's gracious glance falls not one him, them, no one would care for him,
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कीटा अंदरि कीटु करि दोसी दोसु धरे ॥
Kītā anḏar kīt kar ḏosī ḏos ḏẖare.
he is accounted a vermin amongst worms and even the sinners impute accusations to him.
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नानक निरगुणि गुणु करे गुणवंतिआ गुणु दे ॥
Nānak nirguṇ guṇ kare guṇvanṯi▫ā guṇ ḏe.
O Nanak! God grants virtue to the non-virtuous and bestows piety on the pious.
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तेहा कोइ न सुझई जि तिसु गुणु कोइ करे ॥७॥
Ŧehā ko▫e na sujẖ▫ī jė ṯis guṇ ko▫e kare. ||7||
I can think of no such one who can show any goodness unto Him.
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सुणिऐ सिध पीर सुरि नाथ ॥
Suṇi▫ai siḏẖ pīr sur nāth.
By hearing God's Name the mortal becomes a perfect person, religious guide, spiritual hero and a great yogi.
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सुणिऐ धरति धवल आकास ॥
Suṇi▫ai ḏẖaraṯ ḏẖaval ākās.
By hearing God's Name the reality of the earth, it's supposed supporting bull and the heaven is revealed unto the mortal.
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सुणिऐ दीप लोअ पाताल ॥
Suṇi▫ai ḏīp lo▫a pāṯāl.
By hearkening to the Lord's Name man comes to have the knowledge of the continents, the worlds and the nether regions.
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सुणिऐ पोहि न सकै कालु ॥
Suṇi▫ai pohi na sakai kāl.
By hearing the Lord's Name death cannot torment (touch) the mortal.
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नानक भगता सदा विगासु ॥
Nānak bẖagṯā saḏā vigās.
O Nanak! the devotees ever enjoy happiness.
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सुणिऐ दूख पाप का नासु ॥८॥
Suṇi▫ai ḏūkẖ pāp kā nās. ||8||
By hearing to the Master's Name sorrow and sin meet with destruction.
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सुणिऐ ईसरु बरमा इंदु ॥
Suṇi▫ai īsar barmā inḏ.
By hearing the Lord's Name the status of god of death, god of creation and god of rain is obtained.
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सुणिऐ मुखि सालाहण मंदु ॥
Suṇi▫ai mukẖ sālāhaṇ manḏ.
By hearing God's Name even the evil come to sing Lord's praises with their mouth.
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सुणिऐ जोग जुगति तनि भेद ॥
Suṇi▫ai jog jugaṯ ṯan bẖeḏ.
By hearing God's Name the mortal understands the ways of uniting with the Lord and the body's secrets.
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सुणिऐ सासत सिम्रिति वेद ॥
Suṇi▫ai sāsaṯ simriṯ veḏ.
By hearing the Lord's Name the Knowledge of the four religious books, six school of philosophy and twenty seven ceremonial treatise is acquired.
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नानक भगता सदा विगासु ॥
Nānak bẖagṯā saḏā vigās.
Ever blissful are the saints, O Nanak!
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