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ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੯
soohee mahalaa pehilaa ghar nauvaa
Soohee, First Mehla, Ninth House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਕਚਾ ਰੰਗੁ ਕਸੁੰਭ ਕਾ ਥੋੜੜਿਆ ਦਿਨ ਚਾਰਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
kachaa ra(n)g kasu(n)bh kaa thoRaRiaa dhin chaar jeeau ||
The color of safflower is transitory; it lasts for only a few days.
ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭੁਲੀਆ ਠਗਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
vin naavai bhram bhuleeaa ttag muttee kooRiaar jeeau ||
Without the Name, the false woman is deluded by doubt and plundered by thieves.
ਸਚੇ ਸੇਤੀ ਰਤਿਆ ਜਨਮੁ ਨ ਦੂਜੀ ਵਾਰ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥
sache setee ratiaa janam na dhoojee vaar jeeau ||1||
But those who are attuned to the True Lord, are not reincarnated again. ||1||
ਰੰਗੇ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਰੰਗੀਐ ਜੋ ਰਤੇ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
ra(n)ge kaa kiaa ra(n)geeaai jo rate ra(n)g lai jeeau ||
How can one who is already dyed in the color of the Lord’s Love, be colored any other color?
ਰੰਗਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਸਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ra(n)gan vaalaa seveeaai sache siau chit lai jeeau ||1|| rahaau ||
So serve God the Dyer, and focus your consciousness on the True Lord. ||1||Pause||
ਚਾਰੇ ਕੁੰਡਾ ਜੇ ਭਵਹਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਾਗਾ ਧਨੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
chaare ku(n)ddaa je bhaveh bin bhaagaa dhan naeh jeeau ||
You wander around in the four directions, but without the good fortune of destiny, you shall never obtain wealth.
ਅਵਗਣਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਜੇ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਬਧਿਕ ਥਾਇ ਨ ਪਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
avagan muttee je fireh badhik thai na paeh jeeau ||
If you are plundered by corruption and vice, you shall wander around, but like a fugitive, you shall find no place of rest.
ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਸੇ ਉਬਰੇ ਸਬਦਿ ਰਤੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥
gur raakhe se aubare sabadh rate man maeh jeeau ||2||
Only those who are protected by the Guru are saved; their minds are attuned to the Word of the Shabad. ||2||
ਚਿਟੇ ਜਿਨ ਕੇ ਕਪੜੇ ਮੈਲੇ ਚਿਤ ਕਠੋਰ ਜੀਉ ॥
chiTe jin ke kapaRe maile chit kattor jeeau ||
Those who wear white clothes, but have filthy and stone-hearted minds,
ਤਿਨ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਊਪਜੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਚੋਰ ਜੀਉ ॥
tin mukh naam na uoopajai dhoojai viaape chor jeeau ||
may chant the Lord’s Name with their mouths, but they are engrossed in duality; they are thieves.
ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਬੂਝਹਿ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੇ ਪਸੂਆ ਸੇ ਢੋਰ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥
mool na boojheh aapanaa se pasooaa se ddor jeeau ||3||
They do not understand their own roots; they are beasts. They are just animals! ||3||
ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਮਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਮੰਗੈ ਸੁਖ ਜੀਉ ॥
nit nit khuseeaa man kare nit nit ma(n)gai sukh jeeau ||
Constantly, continually, the mortal seeks pleasures. Constantly, continually, he begs for peace.
ਕਰਤਾ ਚਿਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਲਗਹਿ ਦੁਖ ਜੀਉ ॥
karataa chit na aaviee fir fir lageh dhukh jeeau ||
But he does not think of the Creator Lord, and so he is overtaken by pain, again and again.
ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਦਾਤਾ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਤਿਤੁ ਤਨਿ ਕੈਸੀ ਭੁਖ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥
sukh dhukh dhaataa man vasai tit tan kaisee bhukh jeeau ||4||
But one, within whose mind the Giver of pleasure and pain dwells – how can his body feel any need? ||4||
ਬਾਕੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਤਲਬੀਐ ਸਿਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ਜੰਦਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
baakee vaalaa talabeeaai sir maare ja(n)dhaar jeeau ||
One who has a karmic debt to pay off is summoned, and the Messenger of Death smashes his head.
ਲੇਖਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਦੇਵਣਾ ਪੁਛੈ ਕਰਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
lekhaa ma(n)gai dhevanaa puchhai kar beechaar jeeau ||
When his account is called for, it has to be given. After it is reviewed, payment is demanded.
ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਲਿਵ ਉਬਰੈ ਬਖਸੇ ਬਖਸਣਹਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੫॥
sache kee liv aubarai bakhase bakhasanahaar jeeau ||5||
Only love for the True One will save you; the Forgiver forgives. ||5||
ਅਨ ਕੋ ਕੀਜੈ ਮਿਤੜਾ ਖਾਕੁ ਰਲੈ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
an ko keejai mitaRaa khaak ralai mar jai jeeau ||
If you make any friend other than God, you shall die and mingle with the dust.
ਬਹੁ ਰੰਗ ਦੇਖਿ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਭੁਲਿ ਭੁਲਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥
bahu ra(n)g dhekh bhulaiaa bhul bhul aavai jai jeeau ||
Gazing upon the many games of love, you are beguiled and bewildered; you come and go in reincarnation.
ਨਦਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਤੇ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਨਦਰੀ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੬॥
nadhar prabhoo te chhuTeeaai nadharee mel milai jeeau ||6||
Only by God’s Grace can you be saved. By His Grace, He unites in His Union. ||6||
ਗਾਫਲ ਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਹੂਣਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਨ ਭਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
gaafal giaan vihooniaa gur bin giaan na bhaal jeeau ||
O careless one, you are totally lacking any wisdom; do not seek wisdom without the Guru.
ਖਿੰਚੋਤਾਣਿ ਵਿਗੁਚੀਐ ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਦੁਇ ਨਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥
khi(n)chotaan vigucheeaai buraa bhalaa dhui naal jeeau ||
By indecision and inner conflict, you shall come to ruin. Good and bad both pull at you.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਬਦੈ ਭੈ ਰਤਿਆ ਸਭ ਜੋਹੀ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ਜੀਉ ॥੭॥
Without being attuned to the Word of the Shabad and the Fear of God, all come under the gaze of the Messenger of Death. ||7||
ਜਿਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਰਣੁ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਸਭਸੈ ਦੇਇ ਆਧਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
He who created the creation and sustains it, gives sustenance to all.
ਸੋ ਕਿਉ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੀਐ ਸਦਾ ਸਦਾ ਦਾਤਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥
How can you forget Him from your mind? He is the Great Giver, forever and ever.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਨਿਧਾਰਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੮॥੧॥੨॥
Nanak shall never forget the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the Support of the unsupported. ||8||1||2||
Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Raag Soohee – 751
GURDWARA OF ROCHESTER, NY 