This Shabad is by Guru Amar Daas Ji in Raag Gauree on Pannaa 159
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gauVI guAwryrI mhlw 3 ]
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gourree guaaraeree mehalaa 3 ||
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Gauree Gwaarayree, Third Mehla:
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mnu mwry Dwqu mir jwie ]
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man maarae dhhaath mar jaae ||
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When someone kills and subdues his own mind, his wandering nature is also subdued.
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ibnu mUey kYsy hir pwie ]
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bin mooeae kaisae har paae ||
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Without such a death, how can one find the Lord?
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mnu mrY dwrU jwxY koie ]
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man marai dhaaroo jaanai koe ||
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Only a few know the medicine to kill the mind.
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mnu sbid mrY bUJY jnu soie ]1]
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man sabadh marai boojhai jan soe ||1||
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One whose mind dies in the Word of the Shabad, understands Him. ||1||
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ijs no bKsy dy vifAweI ]
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jis no bakhasae dhae vaddiaaee ||
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He grants greatness to those whom He forgives.
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gur prswid hir vsY min AweI ]1] rhwau ]
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gur parasaadh har vasai man aaee ||1|| rehaao ||
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By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to dwell within the mind. ||1||Pause||
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gurmuiK krxI kwr kmwvY ]
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guramukh karanee kaar kamaavai ||
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The Gurmukh practices doing good deeds;
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qw iesu mn kI soJI pwvY ]
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thaa eis man kee sojhee paavai ||
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thus he comes to understand this mind.
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mnu mY mqu mYgl imkdwrw ]
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man mai math maigal mikadhaaraa ||
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The mind is like an elephant, drunk with wine.
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guru AMksu mwir jIvwlxhwrw ]2]
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gur a(n)kas maar jeevaalanehaaraa ||2||
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The Guru is the rod which controls it, and shows it the way. ||2||
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mnu AswDu swDY jnu koie ]
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man asaadhh saadhhai jan koe ||
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The mind is uncontrollable; how rare are those who subdue it.
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Acru crY qw inrmlu hoie ]
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achar charai thaa niramal hoe ||
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Those who move the immovable become pure.
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gurmuiK iehu mnu lieAw svwir ]
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guramukh eihu man laeiaa savaar ||
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The Gurmukhs embellish and beautify this mind.
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haumY ivchu qjy ivkwr ]3]
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houmai vichahu thajae vikaar ||3||
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They eradicate egotism and corruption from within. ||3||
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jo Duir rwiKAnu myil imlwie ]
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jo dhhur raakhian mael milaae ||
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Those who, by pre-ordained destiny, are united in the Lord's Union,
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kdy n ivCuVih sbid smwie ]
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kadhae n vishhurrehi sabadh samaae ||
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are never separated from Him again; they are absorbed in the Shabad.
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AwpxI klw Awpy hI jwxY ]
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aapanee kalaa aapae hee jaanai ||
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He Himself knows His Own Almighty Power.
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nwnk gurmuiK nwmu pCwxY ]4]5]25]
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naanak guramukh naam pashhaanai ||4||5||25||
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O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||5||25||
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 This translation is an updated version.
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Additional resources for this Shabad
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 Read by Bhai Balbir Singh |
