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Ang 756Raag SooheeGuru Guru Amardas

ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

soohee mahalaa 3 |

Soohee, Third Mehl:

ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਸੂਖਮੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਹੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

har jee sookham agam hai kit bidh miliaa jaae |

The Dear Lord is subtle and inaccessible; how can we ever meet Him?

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਕਟੀਐ ਅਚਿੰਤੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥੧॥

gur kai sabad bhram katteeai achint vasai man aae |1|

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, doubt is dispelled, and the Carefree Lord comes to abide in the mind. ||1||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੰਨਿ ॥

guramukh har har naam japan |

The Gurmukhs chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

ਹਉ ਤਿਨ ਕੈ ਬਲਿਹਾਰਣੈ ਮਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਸਦਾ ਰਵੰਨਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

hau tin kai balihaaranai man har gun sadaa ravan |1| rahaau |

I am a sacrifice to those who chant the Glorious Praises of the Lord in their minds forever. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰੁ ਸਰਵਰੁ ਮਾਨ ਸਰੋਵਰੁ ਹੈ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਲਹੰਨੑਿ ॥

gur saravar maan sarovar hai vaddabhaagee purakh lahana |

The Guru is like the Mansarovar Lake; only the very fortunate beings find Him.

ਸੇਵਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖੋਜਿਆ ਸੇ ਹੰਸੁਲੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਲਹੰਨਿ ॥੨॥

sevak guramukh khojiaa se hansule naam lahan |2|

The Gurmukhs, the selfless servants, seek out the Guru; the swan-souls feed there on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||

ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਨੑਿ ਰੰਗ ਸਿਉ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਗੰਨੑਿ ॥

naam dhiaaeina rang siau guramukh naam lagana |

The Gurmukhs meditate on the Naam, and remain linked to the Naam.

ਧੁਰਿ ਪੂਰਬਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਭਾਣਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਲਏਨੑਿ ॥੩॥

dhur poorab hovai likhiaa gur bhaanaa man lena |3|

Whatever is pre-ordained, accept it as the Will of the Guru. ||3||

ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਘਰੁ ਖੋਜਿਆ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥

vaddabhaagee ghar khojiaa paaeaa naam nidhaan |

By great good fortune, I searched my home, and found the treasure of the Naam.

ਗੁਰਿ ਪੂਰੈ ਵੇਖਾਲਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਪਛਾਨੁ ॥੪॥

gur poorai vekhaaliaa prabh aatam raam pachhaan |4|

The Perfect Guru has shown God to me; I have realized the Lord, the Supreme Soul. ||4||

ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

sabhanaa kaa prabh ek hai doojaa avar na koe |

There is One God of all; there is no other at all.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਘਟਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੫॥

gur parasaadee man vasai tith ghatt paragatt hoe |5|

By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to abide in the mind; in the heart of such a one, He is revealed. ||5||

ਸਭੁ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਹੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਸਭ ਥਾਇ ॥

sabh antarajaamee braham hai braham vasai sabh thaae |

God is the Inner-knower of all hearts; God dwells in every place.

ਮੰਦਾ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੬॥

mandaa kis no aakheeai sabad vekhahu liv laae |6|

So who should we call evil? Behold the Word of the Shabad, and lovingly dwell upon it. ||6||

ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਤਿਚਰੁ ਆਖਦਾ ਜਿਚਰੁ ਹੈ ਦੁਹੁ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

buraa bhalaa tichar aakhadaa jichar hai duhu maeh |

He calls others bad and good, as long as he is in duality.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਏਕੋ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਏਕਸੁ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੭॥

guramukh eko bujhiaa ekas maeh samaae |7|

The Gurmukh understands the One and Only Lord; He is absorbed in the One Lord. ||7||

ਸੇਵਾ ਸਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵਸੀ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਏ ਥਾਇ ॥

sevaa saa prabh bhaavasee jo prabh paae thaae |

That is selfless service, which pleases God, and which is approved by God.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਆਰਾਧਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੮॥੨॥੪॥੯॥

jan naanak har aaraadhiaa gur charanee chit laae |8|2|4|9|

Servant Nanak worships the Lord in adoration; he focuses his consciousness on the Guru's Feet. ||8||2||4||9||