SGGSAng 886Raag RamkaliMahalla 522 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

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aucwrx rwgu rwmklI mh`lw pMjvw Gru dUjw

raag raamakalee mehalaa 5 ghar 2

Raag Raamkalee, Fifth Mehl, Second House:

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ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

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

cwir pukwrih nw qU mwnih ]

chaar pukaarehi naa thoo maanehi ||

The four Vedas proclaim it, but you don't believe them.

Ktu BI eykw bwq vKwnih ]

khatt bhee eaekaa baath vakhaanehi ||

The six Shaastras also say one thing.

ds AstI imil eyko kihAw ]

dhas asattee mil eaeko kehiaa ||

The eighteen Puraanas all speak of the One God.

qw BI jogI Bydu n lihAw ]1]

thaa bhee jogee bhaedh n lehiaa ||1||

Even so, Yogi, you do not understand this mystery. ||1||

ikMkurI AnUp vwjY ]

kinkuree anoop vaajai ||

The celestial harp plays the incomparable melody,

jogIAw mqvwro ry ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx m`q-vwro

jogeeaa mathavaaro rae ||1|| rehaao ||

But in your intoxication, you do not hear it, O Yogi. ||1||Pause||

pRQmy visAw sq kw KyVw ]

prathhamae vasiaa sath kaa khaerraa ||

In the first age, the Golden Age, the village of truth was inhabited.

iqRqIey mih ikCu BieAw duqyVw ]

thritheeeae mehi kishh bhaeiaa dhuthaerraa ||

In the Silver Age of Traytaa Yuga, things began to decline.

duqIAw ArDo AriD smwieAw ]

dhutheeaa aradhho aradhh samaaeiaa ||

In the Brass Age of Dwaapur Yuga, half of it was gone.

eyku rihAw qw eyku idKwieAw ]2]

eaek rehiaa thaa eaek dhikhaaeiaa ||2||

Now, only one leg of Truth remains, and the One Lord is revealed. ||2||

eykY sUiq proey mxIey ]

eaekai sooth paroeae maneeeae ||

The beads are strung upon the one thread.

gwTI iBin iBin iBin iBin qxIey ]

gaathee bhin bhin bhin bhin thaneeeae ||

By means of many, various, diverse knots, they are tied, and kept separate on the string.

iPrqI mwlw bhu ibiD Bwie ]

firathee maalaa bahu bidhh bhaae ||

The beads of the mala are lovingly chanted upon in many ways.

iKMicAw sUqu q AweI Qwie ]3]

khinchiaa sooth th aaee thhaae ||3||

When the thread is pulled out, the beads come together in one place. ||3||

chu mih eykY mtu hY kIAw ]

chahu mehi eaekai matt hai keeaa ||

Throughout the four ages, the One Lord made the body His temple.

qh ibKVy Qwn Aink iKVkIAw ]

theh bikharrae thhaan anik khirrakeeaa ||

It is a treacherous place, with several windows.

Kojq Kojq duAwry AwieAw ]

khojath khojath dhuaarae aaeiaa ||

Searching and searching, one comes to the Lord's door.

qw nwnk jogI mhlu Gru pwieAw ]4]

thaa naanak jogee mehal ghar paaeiaa ||4||

Then, O Nanak, the Yogi attains a home in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||4||

ieau ikMkurI AwnUp vwjY ]

eio kinkuree aanoop vaajai ||

Thus, the celestial harp plays the incomparable melody;

suix jogI kY min mITI lwgY ]1] rhwau dUjw ]1]12]

aucwrx rhwau dUjw: bolnw hY

sun jogee kai man meethee laagai ||1|| rehaao dhoojaa ||1||12||

Hearing it, the Yogi's mind finds it sweet. ||1||Second Pause||1||12||