Ang 1348

Guru Arjan · Raag Prabhaatee

ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਮਹਾ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥

man mahi krodh mahaa aha(n)kaaraa ||

Within the mind dwell anger and massive ego.

ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਬਿਸਥਾਰਾ ॥

poojaa karahi bahut bisathaaraa ||

Worship services are performed with great pomp and ceremony.

ਕਰਿ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਤਨਿ ਚਕ੍ਰ ਬਣਾਏ ॥

kar isanaan tan chakr banaae ||

Ritual cleansing baths are taken, and sacred marks are applied to the body.

ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਕਬ ਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਏ ॥੧॥

a(n)tar kee mal kab hee na jaae ||1||

But still, the filth and pollution within never depart. ||1||

ਇਤੁ ਸੰਜਮਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਕਿਨ ਹੀ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

it sa(n)jam prabh kin hee na paaiaa ||

No one has ever found God in this way.

ਭਗਉਤੀ ਮੁਦ੍ਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਮੋਹਿਆ ਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bhagautee mudraa man mohiaa maaiaa ||1|| rahaau ||

The sacred mudras - ritualistic hand gestures - are made, but the mind remains enticed by Maya. ||1||Pause||

ਪਾਪ ਕਰਹਿ ਪੰਚਾਂ ਕੇ ਬਸਿ ਰੇ ॥

paap karahi pa(n)chaa(n) ke bas re ||

They commit sins, under the influence of the five thieves.

ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨਾਇ ਕਹਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਉਤਰੇ ॥

teerath naai kahahi sabh utare ||

They bathe at sacred shrines, and claim that everything has been washed off.

ਬਹੁਰਿ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਸੰਕ ॥

bahur kamaavahi hoi nisa(n)k ||

Then they commit them again, without fear of the consequences.

ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਬਾਂਧਿ ਖਰੇ ਕਾਲੰਕ ॥੨॥

jam pur baa(n)dh khare kaala(n)k ||2||

The sinners are bound and gagged, and taken to the City of Death. ||2||

ਘੂਘਰ ਬਾਧਿ ਬਜਾਵਹਿ ਤਾਲਾ ॥

ghooghar baadh bajaavahi taalaa ||

The ankle-bells shake and the cymbals vibrate,

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬੇਤਾਲਾ ॥

a(n)tar kapat phirahi betaalaa ||

but those who have deception within wander lost like demons.

ਵਰਮੀ ਮਾਰੀ ਸਾਪੁ ਨ ਮੂਆ ॥

varamee maaree saap na mooaa ||

By destroying its hole, the snake is not killed.

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਭ ਕਿਛੁ ਜਾਨੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਤੂ ਕੀਆ ॥੩॥

prabh sabh kichh jaanai jin too keeaa ||3||

God, who created you, knows everything. ||3||

ਪੂੰਅਰ ਤਾਪ ਗੇਰੀ ਕੇ ਬਸਤ੍ਰਾ ॥

poo(n)ar taap geree ke basatraa ||

You worship fire and wear saffron colored robes.

ਅਪਦਾ ਕਾ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਤੇ ਨਸਤਾ ॥

apadaa kaa maariaa grih te nasataa ||

Stung by your misfortune, you abandon your home.

ਦੇਸੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਪਰਦੇਸਹਿ ਧਾਇਆ ॥

des chhod paradesahi dhaaiaa ||

Leaving your own country, you wander in foreign lands.

ਪੰਚ ਚੰਡਾਲ ਨਾਲੇ ਲੈ ਆਇਆ ॥੪॥

pa(n)ch cha(n)daal naale lai aaiaa ||4||

But you bring the five rejects with you. ||4||

ਕਾਨ ਫਰਾਇ ਹਿਰਾਏ ਟੂਕਾ ॥

kaan pharaai hiraae tookaa ||

You have split your ears, and now you steal crumbs.

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮਾਂਗੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਪਤਾਵਨ ਤੇ ਚੂਕਾ ॥

ghar ghar maa(n)gai tripataavan te chookaa ||

You beg from door to door, but you fail to be satisfied.

ਬਨਿਤਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਬਦ ਨਦਰਿ ਪਰ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

banitaa chhod bad nadar par naaree ||

You have abandoned your own wife, but now you sneak glances at other women.

ਵੇਸਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਮਹਾ ਦੁਖਿਆਰੀ ॥੫॥

ves na paaeeai mahaa dukhiaaree ||5||

God is not found by wearing religious robes; you are utterly miserable! ||5||

ਬੋਲੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਹੋਇ ਬੈਠਾ ਮੋਨੀ ॥

bolai naahee hoi baithaa monee ||

He does not speak; he is on silence.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਲਪ ਭਵਾਈਐ ਜੋਨੀ ॥

a(n)tar kalap bhavaaeeai jonee ||

But he is filled with desire; he is made to wander in reincarnation.

ਅੰਨ ਤੇ ਰਹਤਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੇਹੀ ਸਹਤਾ ॥

a(n)n te rahataa dukh dehee sahataa ||

Abstaining from food, his body suffers in pain.

ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਮਮਤਾ ॥੬॥

hukam na boojhai viaapiaa mamataa ||6||

He does not realize the Hukam of the Lord's Command; he is afflicted by possessiveness. ||6||

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕਿਨੈ ਨ ਪਾਈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੇ ॥

bin satigur kinai na paaee param gate ||

Without the True Guru, no one has attained the supreme status.

ਪੂਛਹੁ ਸਗਲ ਬੇਦ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੇ ॥

poochhahu sagal bed si(n)mrite ||

Go ahead and ask all the Vedas and the Simritees.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਰੈ ਅਜਾਈ ॥

manamukh karam karai ajaaee ||

The self-willed manmukhs do useless deeds.

ਜਿਉ ਬਾਲੂ ਘਰ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਈ ॥੭॥

jiu baaloo ghar thaur na thaaee ||7||

They are like a house of sand, which cannot stand. ||7||

ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਭਏ ਗੋੁਬਿੰਦ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥

jis no bhae goubi(n)d daiaalaa ||

One unto whom the Lord of the Universe becomes Merciful,

ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਬਚਨੁ ਤਿਨਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਪਾਲਾ ॥

gur kaa bachan tin baadhio paalaa ||

sews the Word of the Guru's Shabad into his robes.

ਕੋਟਿ ਮਧੇ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਤੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥

kot madhe koee sa(n)t dikhaaiaa ||

Out of millions, it is rare that such a Saint is seen.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਤਰਾਇਆ ॥੮॥

naanak tin kai sa(n)g taraaiaa ||8||

O Nanak, with him, we are carried across. ||8||

ਜੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਭਾਗੁ ਤਾ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

je hovai bhaag taa darasan paaeeai ||

If one has such good destiny, then the Blessed Vision of His Darshan is obtained.

ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਤਰਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨॥

aap tarai sabh kuta(n)b taraaeeai ||1|| rahaau doojaa ||2||

He saves himself, and carries across all his family as well. ||1||SECOND PAUSE||2||

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

prabhaatee mahalaa 5 ||

Prabhaatee, Fifth Mehl:

ਸਿਮਰਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਿਲਬਿਖ ਸਭਿ ਕਾਟੇ ॥

simarat naam kilabikh sabh kaate ||

Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, all the sins are erased.

ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਕੇ ਕਾਗਰ ਫਾਟੇ ॥

dharam raai ke kaagar phaate ||

The accounts held by the Righteous Judge of Dharma are torn up.

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

saadhasa(n)gat mil har ras paaiaa ||

Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,

ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਰਿਦ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

paarabraham rid maahi samaaiaa ||1||

I have found the Sublime Essence of the Lord. The Supreme Lord God has melted into my heart. ||1||

ਰਾਮ ਰਮਤ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

raam ramat har har sukh paaiaa ||

Dwelling on the Lord, Har, Har, I have found peace.

ਤੇਰੇ ਦਾਸ ਚਰਨ ਸਰਨਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

tere daas charan saranaaiaa ||1|| rahaau ||

Your slaves seek the Sanctuary of Your Feet. ||1||Pause||

ਚੂਕਾ ਗਉਣੁ ਮਿਟਿਆ ਅੰਧਿਆਰੁ ॥

chookaa gaun mitiaa a(n)dhiaar ||

The cycle of reincarnation is ended, and darkness is dispelled.

ਗੁਰਿ ਦਿਖਲਾਇਆ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਦੁਆਰੁ ॥

gur dikhalaaiaa mukat duaar ||

The Guru has revealed the door of liberation.

ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਸਦ ਰਾਤਾ ॥

har prem bhagat man tan sad raataa ||

My mind and body are forever imbued with loving devotion to the Lord.

ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਜਨਾਇਆ ਤਬ ਹੀ ਜਾਤਾ ॥੨॥

prabhoo janaaiaa tab hee jaataa ||2||

Now I know God, because He has made me know Him. ||2||

ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥

ghat ghat a(n)tar raviaa soi ||

He is contained in each and every heart.

ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਬੀਜੋ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋਇ ॥

tis bin beejo naahee koi ||

Without Him, there is no one at all.

ਬੈਰ ਬਿਰੋਧ ਛੇਦੇ ਭੈ ਭਰਮਾਂ ॥

bair birodh chhede bhai bharamaa(n) ||

Hatred, conflict, fear and doubt have been eliminated.

ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਪੁੰਨਿ ਆਤਮੈ ਕੀਨੇ ਧਰਮਾ ॥੩॥

prabh pu(n)n aatamai keene dharamaa ||3||

God, the Soul of Pure Goodness, has manifested His Righteousness. ||3||

ਮਹਾ ਤਰੰਗ ਤੇ ਕਾਂਢੈ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

mahaa tara(n)g te kaa(n)dhai laagaa ||

He has rescued me from the most dangerous waves.

ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕਾ ਟੂਟਾ ਗਾਂਢਾ ॥

janam janam kaa tootaa gaa(n)dhaa ||

Separated from Him for countless lifetimes, I am united with Him once again.

ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮੑਾਲਿਆ ॥

jap tap sa(n)jam naam samhaaliaa ||

Chanting, intense meditation and strict self-discipline are the contemplation of the Naam.

ਅਪੁਨੈ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿਆ ॥੪॥

apunai thaakur nadar nihaaliaa ||4||

My Lord and Master has blessed me with His Glance of Grace. ||4||

ਮੰਗਲ ਸੂਖ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਤਿਥਾਈਂ ॥

ma(n)gal sookh kaliaan tithaaee(n) ||

Bliss, peace and salvation are found in that place,

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