ਗੁਰ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਗੁਣ ਸਹਜਿ ਬਿਚਾਰੰ ॥

Gur arjun guṇ sahj bichaaraⁿ.

With intuitive peace and poise, I contemplate the Glorious Virtues of Guru Arjun.

ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਘਰਿ ਕੀਅਉ ਪ੍ਰਗਾਸਾ ॥

Gur Raamḋaas gʰar kee▫a▫o pargaasaa.

He was revealed in the House of Guru Ram Das,

ਸਗਲ ਮਨੋਰਥ ਪੂਰੀ ਆਸਾ ॥

Sagal manoraṫʰ pooree aasaa.

and all hopes and desires were fulfilled.

ਤੈ ਜਨਮਤ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਓ ॥

Ṫæ janmaṫ gurmaṫ barahm pachʰaaṇi▫o.

From birth, He realized God through the Guru’s Teachings.

ਕਲੵ ਜੋੜਿ ਕਰ ਸੁਜਸੁ ਵਖਾਣਿਓ ॥

Kal▫y joṛ kar sujas vakʰaaṇi▫o.

With palms pressed together, KALL the poet speaks His praises.

ਭਗਤਿ ਜੋਗ ਕੌ ਜੈਤਵਾਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਨਕੁ ਉਪਾਯਉ ॥

Bʰagaṫ jog kou jæṫvaar har janak upaa▫ya▫o.

The Lord brought Him into the world, to practice the Yoga of devotional worship.

ਸਬਦੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਪਰਕਾਸਿਓ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨ ਬਸਾਯਉ ॥

Sabaḋ guroo parkaasi▫o har rasan basaa▫ya▫o.

The Word of the Guru’s Shabad has been revealed, and the Lord dwells on His tongue.

ਗੁਰ ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਗਦ ਅਮਰ ਲਾਗਿ ਉਤਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਯਉ ॥

Gur Naanak angaḋ amar laag uṫam paḋ paa▫ya▫o.

Attached to Guru Nanak, Guru Angad and Guru Amar Das, He attained the supreme-status.

ਗੁਰੁ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਘਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਭਗਤ ਉਤਰਿ ਆਯਉ ॥੧॥

Gur arjun gʰar gur Raamḋaas bʰagaṫ uṫar aa▫ya▫o. ||1||

In the House of Guru Ram Das, the devotee of the Lord, Guru Arjun was born. ||1||

ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ਉਨਮਾਨਿਅਉ ਰਿਦਿ ਸਬਦੁ ਬਸਾਯਉ ॥

Badbʰaagee unmaani▫a▫o riḋ sabaḋ basaa▫ya▫o.

By great good fortune, the mind is uplifted and exalted, and the Word of the Shabad dwells in the heart.

ਮਨੁ ਮਾਣਕੁ ਸੰਤੋਖਿਅਉ ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੑਾਯਉ ॥

Man maaṇak sanṫʰokʰi▫a▫o gur naam ḋariṛaaĥ▫ya▫o.

The jewel of the mind is contented; the Guru has implanted the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within.

ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦਰਸਾਯਉ ॥

Agam agochar paarbarahm saṫgur ḋarsaa▫ya▫o.

The Inaccessible and Unfathomable, Supreme Lord God is revealed through the True Guru.

ਗੁਰੁ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਘਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਅਨਭਉ ਠਹਰਾਯਉ ॥੨॥

Gur arjun gʰar gur Raamḋaas anbʰa▫o tʰahraa▫ya▫o. ||2||

In the House of Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjun has appeared as the Embodiment of the Fearless Lord. ||2||

ਜਨਕ ਰਾਜੁ ਬਰਤਾਇਆ ਸਤਜੁਗੁ ਆਲੀਣਾ ॥

Janak raaj barṫaa▫i▫aa saṫjug aaleeṇaa.

The benign rule of Raja Janak has been established, and the Golden Age of Sat Yuga has begun.

ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੇ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਅਪਤੀਜੁ ਪਤੀਣਾ ॥

Gur sabḋé man maani▫aa apṫeej paṫeeṇaa.

Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, the mind is pleased and appeased; the unsatisfied mind is satisfied.

ਗੁਰੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਸਚੁ ਨੀਵ ਸਾਜਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਿ ਲੀਣਾ ॥

Gur Naanak sach neev saaj saṫgur sang leeṇaa.

Guru Nanak laid the foundation of Truth; He is blended with the True Guru.

ਗੁਰੁ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਘਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਬੀਣਾ ॥੩॥

Gur arjun gʰar gur Raamḋaas aprampar beeṇaa. ||3||

In the House of Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjun has appeared as the Embodiment of the Infinite Lord. ||3||

ਖੇਲੁ ਗੂੜੑਉ ਕੀਅਉ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ ਸੰਤੋਖਿ ਸਮਾਚਰੵਿਓ ਬਿਮਲ ਬੁਧਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਸਮਾਣਉ ॥

Kʰél gooṛĥa▫o kee▫a▫o har raa▫é sanṫokʰ samaachri▫ya▫o bimal buḋʰ saṫgur samaaṇa▫o.

The Sovereign Lord King has staged this wondrous play; contentment was gathered together, and pure understanding was infused in the True Guru.

ਆਜੋਨੀ ਸੰਭਵਿਅਉ ਸੁਜਸੁ ਕਲੵ ਕਵੀਅਣਿ ਬਖਾਣਿਅਉ ॥

Aajonee sambʰvi▫a▫o sujas kal▫y kavee▫aṇ bakʰaaṇi▫a▫o.

KALL the poet utters the Praises of the Unborn, Self-existent Lord.

ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਨਕਿ ਅੰਗਦੁ ਵਰੵਉ ਗੁਰਿ ਅੰਗਦਿ ਅਮਰ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥

Gur Naanak angaḋ var▫ya▫o gur angaḋ amar niḋʰaan.

Guru Nanak blessed Guru Angad, and Guru Angad blessed Guru Amar Das with the treasure.

ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਵਰੵਉ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਪਰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣੁ ॥੪॥

Gur Raamḋaas arjun var▫ya▫o paaras paras parmaaṇ. ||4||

Guru Ram Das blessed Guru Arjun, who touched the Philosopher’s Stone, and was certified. ||4||

ਸਦ ਜੀਵਣੁ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਅਮੋਲੁ ਆਜੋਨੀ ਸੰਭਉ ॥

Saḋ jeevaṇ arjun amol aajonee sambʰa▫o.

O Guru Arjun, You are Eternal, Invaluable, Unborn, Self-existent,

ਭਯ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਪਰ ਦੁਖ ਨਿਵਾਰੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ਅਨੰਭਉ ॥

Bʰa▫y bʰanjan par ḋukʰ nivaar apaar anmbʰa▫o.

the Destroyer of fear, the Dispeller of pain, Infinite and Fearless.

ਅਗਹ ਗਹਣੁ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਭ੍ਰਾਂਤਿ ਦਹਣੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਸੁਖ ਦਾਤਉ ॥

Agah gahaṇ bʰaram bʰaraaⁿṫ ḋahaṇ seeṫal sukʰ ḋaaṫa▫o.

You have grasped the Ungraspable, and burnt away doubt and skepticism. You bestow cooling and soothing peace.

ਆਸੰਭਉ ਉਦਵਿਅਉ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਪੂਰਨ ਬਿਧਾਤਉ ॥

Asambʰa▫o uḋvi▫a▫o purakʰ pooran biḋʰaaṫa▫o.

The Self-existent, Perfect Primal Lord God Creator has taken birth.

ਨਾਨਕ ਆਦਿ ਅੰਗਦ ਅਮਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਮਾਇਅਉ ॥

Naanak aaḋ angaḋ amar saṫgur sabaḋ samaa▫i▫a▫o.

First, Guru Nanak, then Guru Angad and Guru Amar Das, the True Guru, have been absorbed into the Word of the Shabad.

ਧਨੁ ਧੰਨੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਗੁਰੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਪਰਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਅਉ ॥੫॥

Ḋʰan ḋʰan guroo Raamḋaas gur jin paaras paras milaa▫i▫a▫o. ||5||

Blessed, blessed is Guru Ram Das, the Philosopher’s Stone, who transformed Guru Arjun unto Himself. ||5||

ਜੈ ਜੈ ਕਾਰੁ ਜਾਸੁ ਜਗ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮੰਦਰਿ ਭਾਗੁ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਸਿਵ ਰਹਤਾ ॥

Jæ jæ kaar jaas jag anḋar manḋar bʰaag jugaṫ siv rahṫaa.

His victory is proclaimed all over the world; His Home is blessed with good fortune; He remains united with the Lord.

ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਯਉ ਬਡ ਭਾਗੀ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗੀ ਮੇਦਨਿ ਭਰੁ ਸਹਤਾ ॥

Gur pooraa paa▫ya▫o bad bʰaagee liv laagee méḋan bʰar sahṫaa.

By great good fortune, He has found the Perfect Guru; He remains lovingly attuned to Him, and endures the load of the earth.

ਭਯ ਭੰਜਨੁ ਪਰ ਪੀਰ ਨਿਵਾਰਨੁ ਕਲੵ ਸਹਾਰੁ ਤੋਹਿ ਜਸੁ ਬਕਤਾ ॥

Bʰa▫y bʰanjan par peer nivaaran kal▫y sahaar ṫohi jas bakṫaa.

He is the Destroyer of fear, the Eradicator of the pains of others. Kall Sahaar the poet utters Your Praise, O Guru.

ਕੁਲਿ ਸੋਢੀ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਤਨੁ ਧਰਮ ਧੁਜਾ ਅਰਜੁਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਾ ॥੬॥

Kul sodʰee gur Raamḋaas ṫan ḋʰaram ḋʰujaa arjun har bʰagṫaa. ||6||

In the Sodhi family, is born Arjun, the son of Guru Ram Das, the holder of the banner of Dharma and the devotee of God. ||6||

ਧ੍ਰੰਮ ਧੀਰੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਗਭੀਰੁ ਪਰ ਦੁਖ ਬਿਸਾਰਣੁ ॥

Ḋʰaramm ḋʰeer gurmaṫ gabʰeer par ḋukʰ bisaaraṇ.

The Support of the Dharma, immersed in the deep and profound Teachings of the Guru, the Remover of the pains of others.

ਸਬਦ ਸਾਰੁ ਹਰਿ ਸਮ ਉਦਾਰੁ ਅਹੰਮੇਵ ਨਿਵਾਰਣੁ ॥

Sabaḋ saar har sam uḋaar ahaⁿmév nivaaraṇ.

The Shabad is excellent and sublime, kind and generous like the Lord, the Destroyer of egotism.

ਮਹਾ ਦਾਨਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ਨ ਹੁਟੈ ॥

Mahaa ḋaan saṫgur gi▫aan man chaa▫o na hutæ.

The Great Giver, the spiritual wisdom of the True Guru, His mind does not grow weary of its yearning for the Lord.

ਸਤਿਵੰਤੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਨਵ ਨਿਧਿ ਨ ਨਿਖੁਟੈ ॥

Saṫvanṫ har naam manṫar nav niḋʰ na nikʰutæ.

The Embodiment of Truth, the Mantra of the Lord’s Name, the nine treasures are never exhausted.

ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮਦਾਸ ਤਨੁ ਸਰਬ ਮੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਚੰਦੋਆ ਤਾਣਿਅਉ ॥

Gur Raamḋaas ṫan sarab mæ sahj chanḋo▫aa ṫaaṇi▫a▫o.

O Son of Guru Ram Das, You are contained amidst all; the canopy of intuitive wisdom is spread above You.

ਗੁਰ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਕਲੵੁਚਰੈ ਤੈ ਰਾਜ ਜੋਗ ਰਸੁ ਜਾਣਿਅਉ ॥੭॥

Gur arjun kal▫yuchræ ṫæ raaj jog ras jaaṇi▫a▫o. ||7||

So, says KALL the poet: O Guru Arjun, You know the sublime essence of Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success. ||7||

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