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Ang 113Raag MaajhGuru Guru Amardas

ਮਾਝ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

maajh mahalaa 3 |

Maajh, Third Mehl:

ਸਭ ਘਟ ਆਪੇ ਭੋਗਣਹਾਰਾ ॥

sabh ghatt aape bhoganahaaraa |

He is the Enjoyer of all hearts.

ਅਲਖੁ ਵਰਤੈ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰਾ ॥

alakh varatai agam apaaraa |

The Invisible, Inaccessible and Infinite is pervading everywhere.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

gur kai sabad meraa har prabh dhiaaeeai sahaje sach samaavaniaa |1|

Meditating on my Lord God, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I am intuitively absorbed in the Truth. ||1||

ਹਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ਵਾਰੀ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਵਣਿਆ ॥

hau vaaree jeeo vaaree gurasabad man vasaavaniaa |

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to those who implant the Word of the Guru's Shabad in their minds.

ਸਬਦੁ ਸੂਝੈ ਤਾ ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਲੂਝੈ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sabad soojhai taa man siau loojhai manasaa maar samaavaniaa |1| rahaau |

When someone understands the Shabad, then he wrestles with his own mind; subduing his desires, he merges with the Lord. ||1||Pause||

ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਮੁਹਹਿ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥

panch doot muheh sansaaraa |

The five enemies are plundering the world.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਅੰਧੇ ਸੁਧਿ ਨ ਸਾਰਾ ॥

manamukh andhe sudh na saaraa |

The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not understand or appreciate this.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਅਪਣਾ ਘਰੁ ਰਾਖੈ ਪੰਚ ਦੂਤ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਚਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੨॥

guramukh hovai su apanaa ghar raakhai panch doot sabad pachaavaniaa |2|

Those who become Gurmukh-their houses are protected. The five enemies are destroyed by the Shabad. ||2||

ਇਕਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਦਾ ਸਚੈ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ॥

eik guramukh sadaa sachai rang raate |

The Gurmukhs are forever imbued with love for the True One.

ਸਹਜੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਮਾਤੇ ॥

sahaje prabh seveh anadin maate |

They serve God with intuitive ease. Night and day, they are intoxicated with His Love.

ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸਚੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੩॥

mil preetam sache gun gaaveh har dar sobhaa paavaniaa |3|

Meeting with their Beloved, they sing the Glorious Praises of the True one; they are honored in the Court of the Lord. ||3||

ਏਕਮ ਏਕੈ ਆਪੁ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

ekam ekai aap upaaeaa |

First, the One created Himself;

ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਤ੍ਰਿਬਿਧਿ ਮਾਇਆ ॥

dubidhaa doojaa tribidh maaeaa |

second, the sense of duality; third, the three-phased Maya.

ਚਉਥੀ ਪਉੜੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਊਚੀ ਸਚੋ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੪॥

chauthee paurree guramukh aoochee sacho sach kamaavaniaa |4|

The fourth state, the highest, is obtained by the Gurmukh, who practices Truth, and only Truth. ||4||

ਸਭੁ ਹੈ ਸਚਾ ਜੇ ਸਚੇ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

sabh hai sachaa je sache bhaavai |

Everything which is pleasing to the True Lord is true.

ਜਿਨਿ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਸੋ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥

jin sach jaataa so sehaj samaavai |

Those who know the Truth merge in intuitive peace and poise.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਰਣੀ ਸਚੇ ਸੇਵਹਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੫॥

guramukh karanee sache seveh saache jaae samaavaniaa |5|

The life-style of the Gurmukh is to serve the True Lord. He goes and blends with the True Lord. ||5||

ਸਚੇ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਕੋ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਆ ॥

sache baajhahu ko avar na dooaa |

Without the True One, there is no other at all.

ਦੂਜੈ ਲਾਗਿ ਜਗੁ ਖਪਿ ਖਪਿ ਮੂਆ ॥

doojai laag jag khap khap mooaa |

Attached to duality, the world is distracted and distressed to death.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਏਕੋ ਸੇਵਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੬॥

guramukh hovai su eko jaanai eko sev sukh paavaniaa |6|

One who becomes Gurmukh knows only the One. Serving the One, peace is obtained. ||6||

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥

jeea jant sabh saran tumaaree |

All beings and creatures are in the Protection of Your Sanctuary.

ਆਪੇ ਧਰਿ ਦੇਖਹਿ ਕਚੀ ਪਕੀ ਸਾਰੀ ॥

aape dhar dekheh kachee pakee saaree |

You place the chessmen on the board; You see the imperfect and the perfect as well.

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਆਪੇ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਏ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੭॥

anadin aape kaar karaae aape mel milaavaniaa |7|

Night and day, You cause people to act; You unite them in Union with Yourself. ||7||

ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਹਿ ਵੇਖਹਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ॥

toon aape meleh vekheh hadoor |

You Yourself unite, and You see Yourself close at hand.

ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਆਪਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥

sabh meh aap rahiaa bharapoor |

You Yourself are totally pervading amongst all.

ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਵਣਿਆ ॥੮॥੬॥੭॥

naanak aape aap varatai guramukh sojhee paavaniaa |8|6|7|

O Nanak, God Himself is pervading and permeating everywhere; only the Gurmukhs understand this. ||8||6||7||