Jap!

[sukhnidhaan]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

This Shabad is by Guru Raam Daas Ji in Raag Kaanraa on Pannaa 1308

kwnVw AstpdIAw mhlw 4 Gru 1

kaanarraa asattapadheeaa mehalaa 4 ghar 1

Kaanraa, Ashtapadees, Fourth Mehl, First House:

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik oa(n)kaar sathigur prasaadh ||

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

jip mn rwm nwmu suKu pwvYgo ]

jap man raam naam sukh paavaigo ||

Chant the Name of the Lord, O mind, and find peace.

ijau ijau jpY iqvY suKu pwvY siqguru syiv smwvYgo ]1] rhwau ]<

br>jio jio japai thivai sukh paavai sathigur saev samaavaigo ||1|| rehaao ||

The more you chant and meditate, the more you will be at peace; serve the True Guru, and merge in the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Bgq jnW kI iKnu iKnu locw nwmu jpq suKu pwvYgo ]

bhagath janaa(n) kee khin khin lochaa naam japath sukh paavaigo ||

Each and every instant, the humble devotees long for Him; chanting the Naam, they find peace.

An rs swd gey sB nIkir ibnu nwvY ikCu n suKwvYgo ]1]

an ras saadh geae sabh neekar bin naavai kishh n sukhaavaigo ||1||

The taste of other pleasures is totally eradicated; nothing pleases them, except the Name. ||1||

gurmiq hir hir mITw lwgw guru mITy bcn kFwvYgo ]

guramath har har meet(h)aa laagaa gur meet(h)ae bachan kadtaavaigo ||

Following the Guru's Teachings, the Lord seems sweet to them; the Guru inspires them to speak sweet words.

siqgur bwxI purKu purKoqm bwxI isau icqu lwvYgo ]2]

sathigur baanee purakh purakhotham baanee sio chith laav

aigo ||2||

Through the Word of the True Guru's Bani, the Primal Lord God is revealed; so focus your consciousness on His Bani. ||2||

gurbwxI sunq myrw mnu dRivAw mnu BInw inj Gir AwvYgo ]

gurabaanee sunath maeraa man dhraviaa man bheenaa nij ghar aavaigo ||

Hearing the Word of the Guru's Bani, my mind has been softened and saturated with it; my mind has returned to its own home deep within.

qh Anhq DunI bwjih inq bwjy nIJr Dwr cuAwvYgo ]3]

theh anehath dhhunee baajehi nith baajae neejhar dhhaar chuaavaigo ||3||

The Unstruck Melody resonates and resounds there continuously; the stream of nectar trickles down constantly. ||3||

rwm nwmu ieku iql iql gwvY mnu gurmiq nwim smwvYgo ]

raam naam eik thil thil gaavai man guramath naam samaavaigo ||

Singing the Name of the One Lord each and every instant, and following the Guru's Teachings, the mind is absorbed in the Naam.

nwmu suxY nwmo min BwvY nwmy hI iqRpqwvYgo ]4]

naam sunai naamo man bhaavai naamae hee thripathaavaigo ||4|

124;

Listening to the Naam, the mind is pleased with the Naam, and satisfied with the Naam. ||4||

kink kink pihry bhu kMgnw kwpru BWiq bnwvYgo ]

kanik kanik pehirae bahu ka(n)ganaa kaapar bhaa(n)th banaavaigo ||

People wear lots of bracelets, glittering with gold; they wear all sorts of fine clothes.

nwm ibnw siB PIk iPkwny jnim mrY iPir AwvYgo ]5]

naam binaa sabh feek fikaanae janam marai fir aavaigo ||5||

But without the Naam, they are all bland and insipid. They are born, only to die again, in the cycle of reincarnation. ||5||

mwieAw ptl ptl hY BwrI Gru GUmin Gyir GulwvYgo ]

maaeiaa pattal pattal hai bhaaree ghar ghooman ghaer ghulaavaigo ||

The veil of Maya is a thick and heavy veil, a whirlpool which destroys one's home.

pwp ibkwr mnUr siB Bwry ibKu duqru qirE n jwvYgo ]6]

paap bikaar manoor sabh bhaarae bikh dhuthar thariou n jaavaigo ||6||

Sins and corrupt vices are totally heavy, like rusted slag. They will not let you cross over the poisonous

and treacherous world-ocean. ||6||

Bau bYrwgu BieAw hY boihQu guru Kyvtu sbid qrwvYgo ]

bho bairaag bhaeiaa hai bohithh gur khaevatt sabadh tharaavaigo ||

Let the Fear of God and neutral detachment be the boat; the Guru is the Boatman, who carries us across in the Word of the Shabad.

rwm nwmu hir BytIAY hir rwmY nwim smwvYgo ]7]

raam naam har bhaetteeai har raamai naam samaavaigo ||7||

Meeting with the Lord, the Name of the Lord, merge in the Lord, the Name of the Lord. ||7||

AigAwin lwie svwilAw gur igAwnY lwie jgwvYgo ]

agiaan laae savaaliaa gur giaanai laae jagaavaigo ||

Attached to ignorance, people are falling asleep; attached to the Guru's spiritual wisdom, they awaken.

nwnk BwxY AwpxY ijau BwvY iqvY clwvYgo ]8]1]

naanak bhaanai aapanai jio bhaavai thivai chalaavaigo ||8||1||

O Nanak, by His Will, He makes us walk as He pleases. ||8||1||

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