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Ang 1244Raag SaarangGuru Guru Ramdas

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

ਨਿੰਮੁ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਬਹੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

ninm birakh bahu sancheeai amrit ras paaeaa |

You can water a bitter neem tree with ambrosial nectar.

ਬਿਸੀਅਰੁ ਮੰਤ੍ਰਿ ਵਿਸਾਹੀਐ ਬਹੁ ਦੂਧੁ ਪੀਆਇਆ ॥

biseear mantr visaaheeai bahu doodh peeaeaa |

You can feed a venomous snake lots of milk.

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅਭਿੰਨੁ ਨ ਭਿਜਈ ਪਥਰੁ ਨਾਵਾਇਆ ॥

manamukh abhin na bhijee pathar naavaaeaa |

The self-willed manmukh is resistant; he cannot be softened. You might as well water a stone.

ਬਿਖੁ ਮਹਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਿੰਚੀਐ ਬਿਖੁ ਕਾ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

bikh meh amrit sincheeai bikh kaa fal paaeaa |

Irrigating a poisonous plant with ambrosial nectar, only poisonous fruit is obtained.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਭ ਬਿਖੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇਆ ॥੧੬॥

naanak sangat mel har sabh bikh leh jaaeaa |16|

O Lord, please unite Nanak with the Sangat, the Holy Congregation, so that he may be rid of all poison. ||16||