I love GOD

English translation of
Guru Granth Sahib
by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa , taken from http://www.gurbanifiles.com/
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Raag Dhanaasaree - Part 034

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The Kaurvas, who had brothers like Duryodhan, used to proclaim, "This is ours! This is ours!"

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Their royal procession extended over sixty miles, and yet their bodies were eaten by vultures. ||2||

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Sri Lanka was totally rich with gold; was anyone greater than its ruler Raavan?

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What happened to the elephants, tethered at his gate? In an instant, it all belonged to someone else. ||3||

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The Yaadvas deceived Durbaasaa, and received their rewards.

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The Lord has shown mercy to His humble servant, and now Naam Dayv sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||1||

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I have brought the ten sensory organs under my control, and erased every trace of the five thieves.

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I have filled the seventy-two thousand nerve channels with Ambrosial Nectar, and drained out the poison. ||1||

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I shall not come into the world again.

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I chant the Ambrosial Bani of the Word from the depths of my heart, and I have instructed my soul. ||1||Pause||

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I fell at the Guru's feet and begged of Him; with the mighty axe, I have chopped off emotional attachment.

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Turning away from the world, I have become the servant of the Saints; I fear no one except the Lord's devotees. ||2||

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I shall be released from this world, when I stop clinging to Maya.

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Maya is the name of the power which causes us to be born; renouncing it, we obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||3||

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That humble being, who performs devotional worship in this way, is rid of all fear.

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Says Naam Dayv, why are you wandering around out there? This is the way to find the Lord. ||4||2||

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As water is very precious in the desert, and the creeper weeds are dear to the camel,

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and the tune of the hunter's bell at night is enticing to the deer, so is the Lord to my mind. ||1||

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Your Name is so beautiful! Your form is so beautiful! Your Love is so very beautiful, O my Lord. ||1||Pause||

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As rain is dear to the earth, and the flower's fragrance is dear to the bumble bee,


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and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||

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As the sun is dear to the chakvi duck, and the lake of Man Sarovar is dear to the swan,

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and the husband is dear to his wife, so is the Lord to my mind. ||3||

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As milk is dear to the baby, and the raindrop is dear to the mouth of the rainbird,

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and as water is dear to the fish, so is the Lord to my mind. ||4||

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All the seekers, Siddhas and silent sages seek Him, but only a rare few behold Him.

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Just as Your Name is dear to all the Universe, so is the Lord dear to Naam Dayv's mind. ||5||3||

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First of all, the lotuses bloomed in the woods;

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from them, all the swan-souls came into being.

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Know that, through Krishna, the Lord, Har, Har, the dance of creation dances. ||1||

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First of all, there was only the Primal Being.

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From that Primal Being, Maya was produced.

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All that is, is His.

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In this Garden of the Lord, we all dance, like water in the pots of the Persian wheel. ||1||Pause||

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Women and men both dance.

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There is no other than the Lord.

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Don't dispute this,

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and don't doubt this.

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The Lord says, "This creation and I are one and the same."||2||

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