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Ang 721Raag TilangGuru Guru Nanak

ਤਿਲੰਗ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੨ ॥

tilang mahalaa 1 ghar 2 |

Tilang, First Mehl, Second House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਭਉ ਤੇਰਾ ਭਾਂਗ ਖਲੜੀ ਮੇਰਾ ਚੀਤੁ ॥

bhau teraa bhaang khalarree meraa cheet |

The Fear of You, O Lord God, is my marijuana; my consciousness is the pouch which holds it.

ਮੈ ਦੇਵਾਨਾ ਭਇਆ ਅਤੀਤੁ ॥

mai devaanaa bheaa ateet |

I have become an intoxicated hermit.

ਕਰ ਕਾਸਾ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਭੂਖ ॥

kar kaasaa darasan kee bhookh |

My hands are my begging bowl; I am so hungry for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

ਮੈ ਦਰਿ ਮਾਗਉ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤ ॥੧॥

mai dar maagau neetaa neet |1|

I beg at Your Door, day after day. ||1||

ਤਉ ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਕਰਉ ਸਮਾਇ ॥

tau darasan kee krau samaae |

I long for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

ਮੈ ਦਰਿ ਮਾਗਤੁ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

mai dar maagat bheekhiaa paae |1| rahaau |

I am a beggar at Your Door - please bless me with Your charity. ||1||Pause||

ਕੇਸਰਿ ਕੁਸਮ ਮਿਰਗਮੈ ਹਰਣਾ ਸਰਬ ਸਰੀਰੀ ਚੜੑਣਾ ॥

kesar kusam miragamai haranaa sarab sareeree charranaa |

Saffron, flowers, musk oil and gold embellish the bodies of all.

ਚੰਦਨ ਭਗਤਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਇਨੇਹੀ ਸਰਬੇ ਪਰਮਲੁ ਕਰਣਾ ॥੨॥

chandan bhagataa jot inehee sarabe paramal karanaa |2|

The Lord's devotees are like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to everyone. ||2||

ਘਿਅ ਪਟ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਕਹੈ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

ghia patt bhaanddaa kahai na koe |

No one says that ghee or silk are polluted.

ਐਸਾ ਭਗਤੁ ਵਰਨ ਮਹਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

aisaa bhagat varan meh hoe |

Such is the Lord's devotee, no matter what his social status is.

ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਵੇ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

terai naam nive rahe liv laae |

Those who bow in reverence to the Naam, the Name of the Lord, remain absorbed in Your Love.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਨ ਦਰਿ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਪਾਇ ॥੩॥੧॥੨॥

naanak tin dar bheekhiaa paae |3|1|2|

Nanak begs for charity at their door. ||3||1||2||