This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Sorath on Pannaa 650
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sloku mÚ 3 ]
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salok ma 3 ||
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Salok, Third Mehla:
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pVxw guVxw sMswr kI kwr hY AMdir iqRsnw ivkwru ]
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parranaa gurranaa sa(n)saar kee kaar hai a(n)dhar thrisanaa vikaar ||
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Reading and studying are just worldly pursuits, if there is thirst and corruption within.
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haumY ivic siB piV Qky dUjY Bwie KuAwru ]
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houmai vich sabh parr thhakae dhoojai bhaae khuaar ||
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Reading in egotism, all have grown weary; through the love of duality, they are ruined.
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so piVAw so pMifqu bInw gur sbid kry vIcwru ]
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so parriaa so pa(n)ddith beenaa gur sabadh karae veechaar ||
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He alone is educated, and he alone is a wise Pandit, who contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
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AMdru KojY qqu lhY pwey moK duAwru ]
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a(n)dhar khojai thath lehai paaeae mokh dhuaar ||
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He searches within himself, and finds the true essence; he finds the Door of Salvation.
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gux inDwnu hir pwieAw shij kry vIcwru ]
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gun nidhhaan har paaeiaa sehaj karae veechaar ||
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He finds the Lord, the treasure of excellence, and peacefully contemplates Him.
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DMnu vwpwrI nwnkw ijsu gurmuiK nwmu ADwru ]1]
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dhha(n)n vaapaaree naanakaa jis guramukh naam adhhaar ||1||
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Blessed is the trader, O Nanak, who, as Gurmukh, takes the Name as his only Support. ||1||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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