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ਦਯਿ ਵਿਗੋਏ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਵਿਗੁਤੇ ਫਿਟਾ ਵਤੈ ਗਲਾ ॥ da-yi vigo-ay fireh vigutay fitaa vatai galaa. Strayed from God, they wander in disgrace, and their entire troop is ruined. Wakipotoka kutoka kwa Mungu, wanazurura kwa fedheha, na kikundi chao chote kimeharibiwa. ਜੀਆ ਮਾਰਿ ਜੀਵਾਲੇ ਸੋਈ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਰਖੈ ॥ jee-aa maar jeevaalay so-ee avar na

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ਸਚਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਵਿਧਉਸਿਆ ॥ sachaa sabad beechaar kaal viDh-usi-aa. Reflecting on the True Word, he overcomes the fear of death Akitafakari kuhusu Neno la Kweli, anashinda uoga wa kifo ਢਾਢੀ ਕਥੇ ਅਕਥੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥ dhaadhee kathay akath sabad savaari-aa. Embellished by the Guru’s word, the minstrel describes the indescribable God. Akipambwa kwa

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ਕਬ ਚੰਦਨਿ ਕਬ ਅਕਿ ਡਾਲਿ ਕਬ ਉਚੀ ਪਰੀਤਿ ॥ kab chandan kab ak daal kab uchee pareet. As if it sometimes sits on the sandalwood tree, other times it is on the branch of the swallow-wort. Sometimes, it soars high in God’s love. Kana kwamba wakati mwingine inakalia mti wa misandali, wakati mwingine ipo katika

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ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਨੀਸਾਣਿ ਠਾਕ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ॥ sachai sabad neesaan thaak na paa-ee-ai. We face no obstacle to realize God when we are blessed with the Divine word. Hatupati kuzuizi chochote cha kumgundua Mungu wakati tumebarikiwa na neno Takatifu. ਸਚੁ ਸੁਣਿ ਬੁਝਿ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਈਐ ॥੧੮॥ sach sun bujh vakhaan mahal bulaa-ee-ai. ||18|| We realize

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ਤੀਜੈ ਮੁਹੀ ਗਿਰਾਹ ਭੁਖ ਤਿਖਾ ਦੁਇ ਭਉਕੀਆ ॥ teejai muhee giraah bhukh tikhaa du-ay bha-ukee-aa. In the third quarter (by noon), both hunger and thirst are so intense, that one feels like eating something. Katika robo ya tatu (mnamo saa sita mchana), njaa na kiu ni kali sana, hadi mtu anahisi kula kitu. ਖਾਧਾ ਹੋਇ

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ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਹਿ ਤਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਬਿਭੂਤਾ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਨਾਦੁ ਵਜਾਵਹਿ ॥ jaa tuDh bhaaveh taa karahi bibhootaa sinyee naad vajaavah. When it pleases You, some people smear their bodies with ashes, and blow the horn and the conch shell. Wakati inakupendeza, watu wengine wanapaka miili yao kwa majivu, na kupuliza baragumu na magamba ya kombe. ਜਾ

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ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ਏਕ ਤੁਈ ॥੨॥ ayk tu-ee ayk tu-ee. ||2|| O’ God, it is You, and You alone who is eternal . Ee Mungu, ni Wewe, na Wewe pekee ambaye ni wa milele. ਮਃ ੧ ॥ mehlaa 1. Shalok, by the First Guru: Shalok, na Guru wa Kwanza: ਨ ਦਾਦੇ ਦਿਹੰਦ ਆਦਮੀ ॥ na daaday

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ਖੁੰਢਾ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਰਖਿ ਕੈ ਦੇਨਿ ਸੁ ਮਲ ਸਜਾਇ ॥ khundhaa andar rakh kai dayn so mal sajaa-ay. Then placing it between the wooden rollers of the crusher, the farmers crush it (as if they are punishing it) and extract the juice. Kisha akuiweka katikati ya viviringisho vya mbao vya kifaa cha kuponda, wakulima wanaiponda (kana

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ਪਰਬਤੁ ਸੁਇਨਾ ਰੁਪਾ ਹੋਵੈ ਹੀਰੇ ਲਾਲ ਜੜਾਉ ॥ parbat su-inaa rupaa hovai heeray laal jarhaa-o. Even if I may own a mountain of gold and silver, studded with jewels and rubies, Iwapo hata ningemiliki mlima wa dhahabu na fedha, iliyojawa na vito na johari. ਭੀ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਸਾਲਾਹਣਾ ਆਖਣ ਲਹੈ ਨ ਚਾਉ ॥੧॥ bhee tooNhai salaahnaa

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ਮਃ ੧ ॥ mehlaa 1. Shalok, by the First Guru: Shalok, na Guru wa Kwanza: ਹਕੁ ਪਰਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਉਸੁ ਸੂਅਰ ਉਸੁ ਗਾਇ ॥ hak paraa-i-aa naankaa us soo-ar us gaa-ay. O’ Nanak, to take what rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef. Ee Nanak, kuchukua kile ambacho

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