DESIRE & SATISFACTION

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

The desires of the greatest of the great kings and landlords cannot be satisfied. They remain engrossed in Maya, intoxicated with the pleasures of their wealth; their eyes see nothing else at all. 1 No one has ever found satisfaction in sin and corruption. The flame is not satisfied by more fuel; how can one be satisfied without the Lord? Pause Day after day, he eats his meals with many different foods, but his hunger is not eradicated. He runs around like a dog, searching in the four directions. 2 The lustful, lecherous man desires many women, and he never stops peeking into the homes of others. Day after day, he commits adultery again and again, and then he regrets his actions; he wastes away in misery and greed. 3 The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is incomparable and priceless; it is the treasure of Ambrosial Nectar. The Saints abide in peace, poise and bliss; O Nanak, through the Guru, this is known. 46

vaddae vaddae raajan ar bhooman thaa kee thrisan n boojhee lapatt rehae maaeiaa ra(n)g maathae lochan kashhoo n soojhee 1 bikhiaa mehi kin hee thripath n paaee jio paavak eedhhan nehee dhhraapai bin har kehaa aghaaee rehaao dhin dhin karath bhojan bahu bi(n)jan thaa kee mittai n bhookhaa oudham karai suaan kee niaaee chaarae ku(n)ttaa ghokhaa 2 kaamava(n)th kaamee bahu naaree par grih joh n chookai dhin prath karai karai pashhuthaapai sog lobh mehi sookai 3 har har naam apaar amolaa a(n)mrith eaek nidhhaanaa sookh sehaj aana(n)dh sa(n)than kai naanak gur thae jaanaa 46

vfy vfy rwjn Aru BUmn qw kI iqRsn n bUJI ] lpit rhy mwieAw rMg mwqy locn kCU n sUJI ]1] ibiKAw mih ikn hI iqRpiq n pweI ] ijau pwvku eIDin nhI DRwpY ibnu hir khw AGweI ] rhwau ] idnu idnu krq Bojn bhu ibMjn qw kI imtY n BUKw ] audmu krY suAwn kI inAweI cwry kuMtw GoKw ]2] kwmvMq kwmI bhu nwrI pr igRh joh n cUkY ] idn pRiq krY krY pCuqwpY sog loB mih sUkY ]3] hir hir nwmu Apwr Amolw AMimRqu eyku inDwnw ] sUKu shju Awnµdu sMqn kY nwnk gur qy jwnw ]4]6]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Dhanaasree on Pannaa 672

My Lord

You are the Giver, O Lord, O Cherisher, my Master, my Husband Lord. Each and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely upon You alone. 1 I have only one tongue – which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe? Unlimited, infinite Lord and Master – no one knows Your limits. 1Pause You destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways. I am so ignorant - I understand nothing at all. Please honor Your innate nature, and save me! 2 I seek Your Sanctuary - You are my only hope. You are my companion, and my best friend. Save me, O Merciful Saviour Lord; Nanak is the slave of Your home. 312 thum dhaathae t(h)aakur prathipaalak naaeik khasam hamaarae nimakh nimakh thum hee prathipaalahu ham baarik thumarae dhhaarae 1 jihavaa eaek kavan gun keheeai baesumaar baea(n)th suaamee thaero a(n)th n kin hee leheeai 1 rehaao kott paraadhh hamaarae kha(n)ddahu anik bidhhee samajhaavahu ham agiaan alap math thhoree thum aapan biradh rakhaavahu 2 thumaree saran thumaaree aasaa thum hee sajan suhaelae raakhahu raakhanehaar dhaeiaalaa naanak ghar kae golae 312 qum dwqy Twkur pRiqpwlk nwiek Ksm hmwry ] inmK inmK qum hI pRiqpwlhu hm bwirk qumry Dwry ]1] ijhvw eyk kvn gun khIAY ] bysumwr byAMq suAwmI qyro AMqu n ikn hI lhIAY ]1] rhwau ] koit prwD hmwry KMfhu Aink ibDI smJwvhu ] hm AigAwn Alp miq QorI qum Awpn ibrdu rKwvhu ]2] qumrI srix qumwrI Awsw qum hI sjn suhyly ] rwKhu rwKnhwr dieAwlw nwnk Gr ky goly ]3]12] This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Dhanaasree on Pannaa 673

Worldly Pleasures: Beware of them.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Without the Lord, nothing is of any use.
You are totally attached to that Enticer Maya;

she is enticing you. 1Pause

You shall have to leave behind your gold,

your woman and your beautiful bed;

you shall have to depart in an instant.
You are entangled in the lures of sexual pleasures,

and you are eating poisonous drugs. 1

You have built and adorned a palace of straw,

and under it, you light a fire.
Sitting all puffed-up in such a castle,

you stubborn-minded fool,

what do you think you will gain? 2

The five thieves stand over your head and seize you.

Grabbing you by your hair, they will drive you on.
You do not see them,

you blind and ignorant fool;

intoxicated with ego,

you just keep sleeping. 3

The net has been spread out,

and the bait has been scattered;

like a bird, you are being trapped.
Says Nanak, my bonds have been broken;

I meditate on the True Guru, the Primal Being. 4288

bin har kaam n aavath hae
jaa sio raach maach thumh laagae ouh mohanee mohaavath hae 1 rehaao
kanik kaaminee saej sohanee shhodd khinai mehi jaavath hae
ourajh rehiou ei(n)dhree ras praeriou bikhai t(h)agouree khaavath hae 1
thrin ko ma(n)dhar saaj savaariou paavak thalai jaraavath hae
aisae garr mehi ait(h) hat(h)eelo fool fool kiaa paavath hae 2
pa(n)ch dhooth moodd par t(h)aadtae kaes gehae faeraavath hae
dhrisatt n aavehi a(n)dhh agiaanee soe rehiou madh maavath hae 3
jaal pasaar chog bisathhaaree pa(n)khee jio faahaavath hae
kahu naanak ba(n)dhhan kaattan ko mai sathigur purakh dhhiaavath hae 4288

ibnu hir kwim n Awvq hy ]
jw isau rwic mwic qum@ lwgy Eh mohnI mohwvq hy ]1] rhwau ]
kink kwimnI syj sohnI Coif iKnY mih jwvq hy ]
auriJ rihE ieMdRI rs pRyirE ibKY TgaurI Kwvq hy ]1]
iqRx ko mMdru swij svwirE pwvku qlY jrwvq hy ]
AYsy gV mih AYiT hTIlo PUil PUil ikAw pwvq hy ]2]
pMc dUq mUf pir TwFy kys ghy Pyrwvq hy ]
idRsit n Awvih AMD AigAwnI soie rihE md mwvq hy ]3]
jwlu pswir cog ibsQwrI pMKI ijau Pwhwvq hy ]
khu nwnk bMDn kwtn kau mY siqguru purKu iDAwvq hy ]4]2]88]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Bilaaval on Pannaa 821

Gurmukh: his duties

Come and join together, O my Siblings of Destiny; dispel your sense of duality and let yourselves be lovingly absorbed in the Lord.
Let yourselves be joined to the Name of the Lord; become Gurmukh, spread out your mat, and sit down. 1
In this way, throw the dice, O brothers.
As Gurmukh, chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night. At the very last moment, you shall not have to suffer in pain. 1Pause
Let righteous actions be your gameboard, and let the truth be your dice.
Conquer sexual desire, anger, greed and worldly attachment; only such a game as this is dear to the Lord. 2
Rise in the early hours of the morning, and take your cleansing bath. Before you go to bed at night, remember to worship the Lord.
My True Guru will assist you, even on your most difficult moves; you shall reach your true home in celestial peace and poise. 3
The Lord Himself plays, and He Himself watches; the Lord Himself created the creation.
O servant Nanak, that person who plays this game as Gurmukh, wins the game of life, and returns to his true home. 4119

hoe eikathr milahu maerae bhaaee dhubidhhaa dhoor karahu liv laae
har naamai kae hovahu jorree guramukh baisahu safaa vishhaae 1
einh bidhh paasaa dtaalahu beer
guramukh naam japahu dhin raathee a(n)th kaal neh laagai peer 1 rehaao
karam dhharam thumh chouparr saajahu sath karahu thumh saaree
kaam krodhh lobh mohu jeethahu aisee khael har piaaree 2
out(h) eisanaan karahu parabhaathae soeae har aaraadhhae
bikharrae dhaao la(n)ghaavai maeraa sathigur sukh sehaj saethee ghar jaathae 3
har aapae khaelai aapae dhaekhai har aapae rachan rachaaeiaa
jan naanak guramukh jo nar khaelai so jin baajee ghar aaeiaa 4119

hoie iekqR imlhu myry BweI duibDw dUir krhu ilv lwie ]
hir nwmY ky hovhu joVI gurmuiK bYshu sPw ivCwie ]1]
ien@ ibiD pwsw Fwlhu bIr ]
gurmuiK nwmu jphu idnu rwqI AMq kwil nh lwgY pIr ]1] rhwau ]
krm Drm qum@ caupiV swjhu squ krhu qum@ swrI ]
kwmu k®oDu loBu mohu jIqhu AYsI Kyl hir ipAwrI ]2]
auiT iesnwnu krhu prBwqy soey hir AwrwDy ]
ibKVy dwau lµGwvY myrw siqguru suK shj syqI Gir jwqy ]3]
hir Awpy KylY Awpy dyKY hir Awpy rcnu rcwieAw ]
jn nwnk gurmuiK jo nru KylY so ijix bwjI Gir AwieAw ]4]1]19]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Basant on Pannaa 1185

You are my hope, forever and ever.

You know completely the condition of my mind; who else could I go to tell of it?
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the whole world has gone crazy; obtaining the Naam, it finds peace. 2
What shall I say? Unto whom shall I speak? What I have to say, I say to God.
Everything which exists was created by You. You are my hope, forever and ever. 3

jaanehi birathhaa sabhaa man kee hor kis pehi aakh sunaaeeai
vin naavai sabh jag bouraaeiaa naam milai sukh paaeeai 2
kiaa keheeai kis aakh sunaaeeai j kehanaa s prabh jee paas
sabh kishh keethaa thaeraa varathai sadhaa sadhaa thaeree aas 3

jwxih ibrQw sBw mn kI horu iksu pih AwiK suxweIAY ]
ivxu nwvY sBu jgu baurwieAw nwmu imlY suKu pweIAY ]2]
ikAw khIAY iksu AwiK suxweIAY ij khxw su pRB jI pwis ]
sBu ikCu kIqw qyrw vrqY sdw sdw qyrI Aws ]3]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 382

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Who is our friend in this world?

Jaitsree, Fifth Mehla, Third House: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: Does anyone know, who is our friend in this world? He alone understands this, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy. Immaculate and unstained is his way of life. 1Pause Mother, father, spouse, children, relatives, lovers, friends and siblings meet, having been associated in previous lives; but none of them will be your companion and support in the end. 1 Pearl necklaces, gold, rubies and diamonds please the mind, but they are only Maya. Possessing them, one passes his life in agony; he obtains no contentment from them. 2 Elephants, chariots, horses as fast as the wind, wealth, land, and armies of four kinds - none of these will go with him; he must get up and depart, naked. 3 The Lord's Saints are the beloved lovers of God; sing of the Lord, Har, Har, with them. O Nanak, in the Society of the Saints, you shall obtain peace in this world, and in the next world, your face shall be radiant and bright. 41

jYqsrI mhlw 5 Gru 3 <> siqgur pRswid ] koeI jwnY kvnu eIhw jig mIqu ] ijsu hoie ik®pwlu soeI ibiD bUJY qw kI inrml rIiq ]1] rhwau ] mwq ipqw binqw suq bMDp iest mIq Aru BweI ] pUrb jnm ky imly sMjogI AMqih ko n shweI ]1] mukiq mwl kink lwl hIrw mn rMjn kI mwieAw ] hw hw krq ibhwnI AvDih qw mih sMqoKu n pwieAw ]2] hsiq rQ AsÍ pvn qyj DxI BUmn cqurWgw ] sMig n cwilE ien mih kCUAY aUiT isDwieE nWgw ]3] hir ky sMq ipRA pRIqm pRB ky qw kY hir hir gweIAY ] nwnk eIhw suKu AwgY muK aUjl sMig sMqn kY pweIAY ]4]1]

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Jaithsree on Pannaa 700

Chanting the Naam

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Siree Raag on Pannaa 46

Siree Raag, Fifth Mehla: Meeting the True Guru, all my sufferings have ended, and the Peace of the Lord has come to dwell within my mind. The Divine Light illuminates my inner being, and I am lovingly absorbed in the One. Meeting with the Holy Saint, my face is radiant; I have realized my pre-ordained destiny. I constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of the Universe. Through the True Name, I have become spotlessly pure. 1 O my mind, you shall find peace through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. Working for the Perfect Guru, no one goes away empty-handed. 1Pause The desires of the mind are fulfilled, when the Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is obtained. The Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is always with you; recognize Him as the Creator. By Guru's Grace, your face shall be radiant. Chanting the Naam, you shall receive the benefits of giving charity and taking cleansing baths. Sexual desire, anger and greed are eliminated, and all egotistical pride is abandoned. 2 The Profit of the Naam is obtained, and all affairs are brought to fruition. In His Mercy, God unites us with Himself, and He blesses us with the Naam. My comings and goings in reincarnation have come to an end; He Himself has bestowed His Mercy. I have obtained my home in the True Mansion of His Presence, realizing the Word of the Guru's Shabad. 3 His humble devotees are protected and saved; He Himself showers His Blessings upon us. In this world and in the world hereafter, radiant are the faces of those who cherish and enshrine the Glories of the True Lord. Twenty-four hours a day, they lovingly dwell upon His Glories; they are imbued with His Infinite Love. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to the Supreme Lord God, the Ocean of Peace. 41181

isrIrwgu mhlw 5 ] imil siqgur sBu duKu gieAw hir suKu visAw min Awie ] AMqir joiq pRgwsIAw eyksu isau ilv lwie ] imil swDU muKu aUjlw pUrib iliKAw pwie ] gux goivMd inq gwvxy inrml swcY nwie ]1] myry mn gur sbdI suKu hoie ] gur pUry kI cwkrI ibrQw jwie n koie ]1] rhwau ] mn kIAw ieCW pUrIAw pwieAw nwmu inDwnu ] AMqrjwmI sdw sMig krxYhwru pCwnu ] gur prswdI muKu aUjlw jip nwmu dwnu iesnwnu ] kwmu k®oDu loBu ibnisAw qijAw sBu AiBmwnu ]2] pwieAw lwhw lwBu nwmu pUrn hoey kwm ] kir ikrpw pRiB myilAw dIAw Apxw nwmu ] Awvx jwxw rih gieAw Awip hoAw imhrvwnu ] scu mhlu Gru pwieAw gur kw sbdu pCwnu ]3] Bgq jnw kau rwKdw AwpxI ikrpw Dwir ] hliq pliq muK aUjly swcy ky gux swir ] AwT phr gux swrdy rqy rMig Apwr ] pwrbRhmu suK swgro nwnk sd bilhwr ]4]11]81]

What is there for me to fear? Your Name is my only strength.

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Aasaa on Pannaa 382

Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:
Since You are my Lord and Master,

what is there for me to fear?

Other than You, who else should I praise?
You are the One and only,

and so do all things exist;

without You, there is nothing at all for me. 1
O Father, I have seen that the world is poison.
Save me, O Lord of the Universe!

Your Name is my only Support. 1Pause
You know completely the condition of my mind;

who else could I go to tell of it?
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord,

the whole world has gone crazy;

obtaining the Naam, it finds peace. 2
What shall I say?

Unto whom shall I speak?

What I have to say, I say to God.
Everything which exists was created by You.

You are my hope, forever and ever. 3
If you bestow greatness,

then it is Your greatness;

here and hereafter, I meditate on You.
The Lord God of Nanak is forever the Giver of peace;

Your Name is my only strength. 4i7i46.

Awsw mhlw 5 ]
jw qUM swihbu qw Bau kyhw hau quDu ibnu iksu swlwhI ]
eyku qUM qw sBu ikCu hY mY quDu ibnu dUjw nwhI ]1]
bwbw ibKu dyiKAw sMswru ]
riKAw krhu gusweI myry mY nwmu qyrw AwDwru ]1] rhwau ]
jwxih ibrQw sBw mn kI horu iksu pih AwiK suxweIAY ]
ivxu nwvY sBu jgu baurwieAw nwmu imlY suKu pweIAY ]2]
ikAw khIAY iksu AwiK suxweIAY ij khxw su pRB jI pwis ]
sBu ikCu kIqw qyrw vrqY sdw sdw qyrI Aws ]3]
jy dyih vifAweI qw qyrI vifAweI ieq auq quJih iDAwau ]
nwnk ky pRB sdw suKdwqy mY qwxu qyrw ieku nwau ]4]7]46]

The wind merges into the wind.

This Shabad is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Raag Raamkalee on Pannaa 885

rwmklI mhlw 5 ]
pvnY mih pvnu smwieAw ]
joqI mih joiq ril jwieAw ]
mwtI mwtI hoeI eyk ]
rovnhwry kI kvn tyk ]1]
kaunu mUAw ry kaunu mUAw ]
bRhm igAwnI imil krhu bIcwrw iehu qau clqu BieAw ]1] rhwau ]
AglI ikCu Kbir n pweI ]
rovnhwru iB aUiT isDweI ]
Brm moh ky bWDy bMD ]
supnu BieAw BKlwey AMD ]2]
iehu qau rcnu ricAw krqwir ]
Awvq jwvq hukim Apwir ]
nh ko mUAw n mrxY jogu ]
nh ibnsY AibnwsI hogu ]3]
jo iehu jwxhu so iehu nwih ]
jwnxhwry kau bil jwau ]
khu nwnk guir Brmu cukwieAw ]
nw koeI mrY n AwvY jwieAw ]4]10]

Raamkalee, Fifth Mehla:
The wind merges into the wind.
The light blends into the light.
The dust becomes one with the dust.
What support is there for the one who is lamenting? 1
Who has died? O, who has died?
O God-realized beings, meet together and consider this. What a wondrous thing has happened! 1Pause
No one knows what happens after death.
The one who is lamenting will also arise and depart.
Mortal beings are bound by the bonds of doubt and attachment.
When life becomes a dream, the blind man babbles and grieves in vain. 2
The Creator Lord created this creation.
It comes and goes, subject to the Will of the Infinite Lord.
No one dies; no one is capable of dying.
The soul does not perish; it is imperishable. 3
That which is known, does not exist.
I am a sacrifice to the one who knows this.
Says Nanak, the Guru has dispelled my doubt.
No one dies; no one comes or goes. 410