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Ang 562Raag VadhansGuru Guru Arjan

ਵਡਹੰਸੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥

vaddahans mahalaa 5 ghar 1 |

Wadahans, Fifth Mehl, First House:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

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

ਅਤਿ ਊਚਾ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਦਰਬਾਰਾ ॥

at aoochaa taa kaa darabaaraa |

His Darbaar, His Court, is the most lofty and exalted.

ਅੰਤੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਪਾਰਾਵਾਰਾ ॥

ant naahee kichh paaraavaaraa |

It has no end or limitations.

ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਲਖ ਧਾਵੈ ॥

kott kott kott lakh dhaavai |

Millions, millions, tens of millions seek,

ਇਕੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

eik til taa kaa mehal na paavai |1|

but they cannot find even a tiny bit of His Mansion. ||1||

ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਕਉਣੁ ਸੁ ਵੇਲਾ ਜਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

suhaavee kaun su velaa jit prabh melaa |1| rahaau |

What is that auspicious moment, when God is met? ||1||Pause||

ਲਾਖ ਭਗਤ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਆਰਾਧਹਿ ॥

laakh bhagat jaa kau aaraadheh |

Tens of thousands of devotees worship Him in adoration.

ਲਾਖ ਤਪੀਸਰ ਤਪੁ ਹੀ ਸਾਧਹਿ ॥

laakh tapeesar tap hee saadheh |

Tens of thousands of ascetics practice austere discipline.

ਲਾਖ ਜੋਗੀਸਰ ਕਰਤੇ ਜੋਗਾ ॥

laakh jogeesar karate jogaa |

Tens of thousands of Yogis practice Yoga.

ਲਾਖ ਭੋਗੀਸਰ ਭੋਗਹਿ ਭੋਗਾ ॥੨॥

laakh bhogeesar bhogeh bhogaa |2|

Tens of thousands of pleasure seekers seek pleasure. ||2||

ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਵਸਹਿ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਥੋਰਾ ॥

ghatt ghatt vaseh jaaneh thoraa |

He dwells in each and every heart, but only a few know this.

ਹੈ ਕੋਈ ਸਾਜਣੁ ਪਰਦਾ ਤੋਰਾ ॥

hai koee saajan paradaa toraa |

Is there any friend who can rip apart the screen of separation?

ਕਰਉ ਜਤਨ ਜੇ ਹੋਇ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨਾ ॥

krau jatan je hoe miharavaanaa |

I can only make the effort, if the Lord is merciful to me.

ਤਾ ਕਉ ਦੇਈ ਜੀਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਨਾ ॥੩॥

taa kau deee jeeo kurabaanaa |3|

I sacrifice my body and soul to Him. ||3||

ਫਿਰਤ ਫਿਰਤ ਸੰਤਨ ਪਹਿ ਆਇਆ ॥

firat firat santan peh aaeaa |

After wandering around for so long, I have finally come to the Saints;

ਦੂਖ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਸਗਲ ਮਿਟਾਇਆ ॥

dookh bhram hamaaraa sagal mittaaeaa |

all of my pains and doubts have been eradicated.

ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਇਆ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਭੂੰਚਾ ॥

mehal bulaaeaa prabh amrit bhoonchaa |

God summoned me to the Mansion of His Presence, and blessed me with the Ambrosial Nectar of His Name.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਊਚਾ ॥੪॥੧॥

kahu naanak prabh meraa aoochaa |4|1|

Says Nanak, my God is lofty and exalted. ||4||1||