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ਮੁਖਿ ਅਪਿਆਉ ਬੈਠ ਕਉ ਦੈਨ ॥ mukh api-aa-o baith ka-o dain. to feed you as you rest, kukulisha unapopumzika, ਇਹੁ ਨਿਰਗੁਨੁ ਗੁਨੁ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ॥ ih nirgun gun kachhoo na boojhai. O’ God, this virtueless person does not appreciate the value of any of Your favours done to him, Ee Mungu, mtu huyu asiye

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ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਨਾ ਧ੍ਰਾਪੈ ॥ anik jatan kar tarisan naa Dharaapai. all kinds of clever efforts are futile to satisfy the worldly desires. Aina yote ya jitihada za ujanja ni bure kuridhisha hamu za kidunia. ਭੇਖ ਅਨੇਕ ਅਗਨਿ ਨਹੀ ਬੁਝੈ ॥ bhaykh anayk agan nahee bujhai. Wearing various religious robes, does not extinguish

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ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਨ ਕਉ ਭੋਗ ਜੋਗ ॥ har kaa naam jan ka-o bhog jog. The enjoyment of Maya and yoga for His devotees lies in the God’s Name. Kufurahia kwa Maya na yoga kwa watawa wake kupo katika Jina la Mungu. ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਤ ਕਛੁ ਨਾਹਿ ਬਿਓਗੁ ॥ har naam japat kachh naahi bi-og.

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ਅਸਟਪਦੀ ॥ asatpadee. Ashtapadee: ਜਹ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਮੀਤ ਨ ਭਾਈ ॥ jah maat pitaa sut meet na bhaa-ee. Where there is no mother, father, children, friends or siblings to help you. Mahali ambapo hakuna mama, baba, watoto, marafiki au ndugu kukusaidia. ਮਨ ਊਹਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੇਰੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਹਾਈ ॥ man oohaa naam tayrai sang sahaa-ee.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਲਾਗਉ ਪਾਏ ॥੩॥ naanak taa kai laaga-o paa-ay. ||3|| O’ Nanak, I humbly bow to those who remember God ||3|| Ee Nanak, nasujudu kwa unyenyekevu kwa wale wanaomkumbuka Mungu. ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਸਭ ਤੇ ਊਚਾ ॥ parabh kaa simran sabh tay oochaa. The remembrance of God is the highest of all the

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ਨਾਨਕ ਦੀਜੈ ਨਾਮ ਦਾਨੁ ਰਾਖਉ ਹੀਐ ਪਰੋਇ ॥੫੫॥ Nanak deejai naam daan raakha-o hee-ai paro-ay. ||55|| O’ God, bless me with the gift of Naam, I may keep it enshrined in my heart, says Nanak. Ee Mungu, nibariki na tuzo ya Naam, niweze kuithamini moyoni mwangu, asema Nanak. ਸਲੋਕੁ ॥ salok. Shalok: ਗੁਰਦੇਵ ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਰਦੇਵ

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ਓਰੈ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਕਿਨਹੂ ਕੀਆ ॥ orai kachhoo na kinhoo kee-aa. In this world, no one accomplishes anything by himself. Katika dunia hii, hakuna mtu anatimiza chochote yeye mwenyewe. ਨਾਨਕ ਸਭੁ ਕਛੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇ ਹੂਆ ॥੫੧॥ naanak sabh kachh parabh tay hoo-aa. ||51|| O Nanak, whatever has happened is according to God’s will. ||51|| Ee

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ਅਹੰਬੁਧਿ ਮਨ ਪੂਰਿ ਥਿਧਾਈ ॥ ahaN-buDh man poor thiDhaa-ee. The human mind is smeared with the ‘greasy dirt’ of egotistical pride. Akili ya binadamu imepakwa kwa ‘uchafu kama grisi’ ya fahari yenye ubinafsi. ਸਾਧ ਧੂਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਸੁਧ ਮੰਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ saaDh Dhoor kar suDh manjaa-ee. ||1|| With the teachings of the saints, it is scrubbed clean.

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ਸੰਤਸੰਗਿ ਤਹ ਗੋਸਟਿ ਹੋਇ ॥ satsang tah gosat ho-ay. Holy congregation is the place where divine discourse is held Ushirika Takatifu ni mahali ambapo matamshi takatifu yanatolewa ਕੋਟਿ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਖੋਇ ॥੨॥ kot janam kay kilvikh kho-ay. ||2|| and sins of millions of births are erased. ||2|| na dhambi za mamilioni ya kuzaliwa upya

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ਰੂਪਵੰਤੁ ਸੋ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਸਿਆਣਾ ॥ roopvant so chatur si-aanaa. He alone is handsome, clever and wise, Yeye mwenyewe ni mtanashati, mwerevu na mwenye busara, ਜਿਨਿ ਜਨਿ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ॥੨॥ jin jan maani-aa parabh kaa bhaanaa. ||2|| who cheerfully surrenders to God’s will. ||2|| ambaye kwa furaha anajisalimisha kwa mapenzi ya Mungu. ਜਗ ਮਹਿ

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