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Ang 639Raag SorathGuru Guru Amardas

ਸੋਰਠਿ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

soratth mahalaa 3 |

Sorat'h, Third Mehl:

ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਬਦੇ ਜਾਪਦਾ ਭਾਈ ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥

har jeeo sabade jaapadaa bhaaee poorai bhaag milaae |

The Dear Lord is realized through the Word of His Shabad, O Siblings of Destiny, which is found only by perfect destiny.

ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਸੋਹਾਗਣੀ ਭਾਈ ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਰਤੀਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥

sadaa sukh sohaaganee bhaaee anadin rateea rang laae |1|

The happy soul-brides are forever in peace, O Siblings of Destiny; night and day, they are attuned to the Lord's Love. ||1||

ਹਰਿ ਜੀ ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਚੜਾਇ ॥

har jee too aape rang charraae |

O Dear Lord, You Yourself color us in Your Love.

ਗਾਵਹੁ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤਿਹੋ ਭਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gaavahu gaavahu rang raatiho bhaaee har setee rang laae | rahaau |

Sing, continually sing His Praises, imbued with His Love, O Siblings of Destiny; be in love with the Lord. ||Pause||

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਭਾਈ ਆਪੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥

gur kee kaar kamaavanee bhaaee aap chhodd chit laae |

Work to serve the Guru, O Siblings of Destiny; abandon self-conceit, and focus your consciousness.

ਸਦਾ ਸਹਜੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਨ ਲਗਈ ਭਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਆਇ ॥੨॥

sadaa sehaj fir dukh na lagee bhaaee har aap vasai man aae |2|

You shall be in peace forever, and you shall not suffer in pain any longer, O Siblings of Destiny; the Lord Himself shall come and abide in your mind. ||2||

ਪਿਰ ਕਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਭਾਈ ਸਾ ਕੁਲਖਣੀ ਕੁਨਾਰਿ ॥

pir kaa hukam na jaanee bhaaee saa kulakhanee kunaar |

She who does not know the Will of her Husband Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, is an ill-mannered and bitter bride.

ਮਨਹਠਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵਣੀ ਭਾਈ ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ॥੩॥

manahatth kaar kamaavanee bhaaee vin naavai koorriaar |3|

She does things with a stubborn mind, O Siblings of Destiny; without the Name, she is false. ||3||

ਸੇ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਜਿਨ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਈ ਭਾਇ ਸਚੈ ਬੈਰਾਗੁ ॥

se gaaveh jin masatak bhaag hai bhaaee bhaae sachai bairaag |

They alone sing the Lord's Praises, who have such pre-ordained destiny written upon their foreheads, O Siblings of Destiny; through the Love of the True Lord, they find detachment.

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤੇ ਗੁਣ ਰਵਹਿ ਭਾਈ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਗੁਰ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੁ ॥੪॥

anadin raate gun raveh bhaaee nirbhau gur liv laag |4|

Night and day, they are imbued with His Love; they utter His Glorious Praises, O Siblings of Destiny, and they lovingly focus their consciousness on the Fearless Guru. ||4||

ਸਭਨਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲਦਾ ਭਾਈ ਸੋ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਰਾਤਿ ॥

sabhanaa maar jeevaaladaa bhaaee so sevahu din raat |

He kills and revives all, O Siblings of Destiny; serve Him, day and night.

ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ਭਾਈ ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਵਡੀ ਹੈ ਦਾਤਿ ॥੫॥

so kiau manahu visaareeai bhaaee jis dee vaddee hai daat |5|

How can we forget Him from our minds, O Siblings of Destiny? His gifts are glorious and great. ||5||

ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਮੈਲੀ ਡੁੰਮਣੀ ਭਾਈ ਦਰਗਹ ਨਾਹੀ ਥਾਉ ॥

manamukh mailee ddunmanee bhaaee daragah naahee thaau |

The self-willed manmukh is filthy and double-minded, O Siblings of Destiny; the finds no place of rest in the Court of the Lord.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤ ਗੁਣ ਰਵੈ ਭਾਈ ਮਿਲਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੬॥

guramukh hovai ta gun ravai bhaaee mil preetam saach samaau |6|

But if she becomes Gurmukh, then she chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; the meets her True Beloved, and merges in Him. ||6||

ਏਤੁ ਜਨਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਨ ਚੇਤਿਓ ਭਾਈ ਕਿਆ ਮੁਹੁ ਦੇਸੀ ਜਾਇ ॥

et janam har na chetio bhaaee kiaa muhu desee jaae |

In this life, she has not focused her consciousness on the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny; how can she show her face when she leaves?

ਕਿੜੀ ਪਵੰਦੀ ਮੁਹਾਇਓਨੁ ਭਾਈ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਨੋ ਲੋਭਾਇ ॥੭॥

kirree pavandee muhaaeon bhaaee bikhiaa no lobhaae |7|

In spite of the warning calls which were sounded, she has been plundered, O Siblings of Destiny; she yearned only for corruption. ||7||

ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਹਿ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਸਹਿ ਭਾਈ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਸਰੀਰ ॥

naam samaaleh sukh vaseh bhaaee sadaa sukh saant sareer |

Those who dwell upon the Naam, O Siblings of Destiny, their bodies are ever peaceful and tranquil.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਤੂ ਭਾਈ ਅਪਰੰਪਰ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰ ॥੮॥੩॥

naanak naam samaal too bhaaee aparanpar gunee gaheer |8|3|

O Nanak, dwell upon the Naam; the Lord is infinite, virtuous and unfathomable, O Siblings of Destiny. ||8||3||