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Guru Arjan Dev

Birth 1563 – 1606
Location Birth Place Amritsar,India

A famous medieval poet, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, a reformer, and the compiler of the Guru Granth Sahib. His hymns are recorded in 30 ragas. “Sukhmani” is his masterpiece.

Shalok 42

dhaNi wihuNa paT paTambar bhahi seti jale
duji chhoDi kuwaTDi ikas sau chitu lai
gauDi sukhmani ma: 5 saloku aadi gurae namah
gur kai sabdi aradhiai nami rangi bairagu
guru pura jin simaria sei bhe nihaal
jaan mun iku ta lakh tau jiti pinNe dari kitDe
jo prabhi rakhe aapi tin koi na mari
kare su changa mani duyi gaNat lahi
khambh wikandDe je lahan ghinna sawi toli
khubhDi kuthai miThi galaNi kumantria
mahla 5 kabir chawal karne tukh kau muhli lai
mahla 5 kabir dharti sadh ki taskar baisahi gahi
mahla 5 kabir kukaru bhaukna karang pichhai uThi dhai
mahla 5 kabira hamra ko nahi hum kis hu ke nahi
mahla 5 pharida bhumi rangawli manjhi wisula bag
mahla 5 pharida khaalaku khalk mahi khalk wasai rab mahi
mahla 5 pharida umar suhawDi sangi suwannDi deh
maia manhu na wisarai mangai danman damm
maः 5 munDhahu bhuli nanka phiri phiri janami muiasu
maः 5 pharida dilu rata isu duni siu duni na kitai kammi
maः 5 pharida dukhu sukhu iku kari dil te lahi wikaru
maः 5 pharida duni wajai wajdi tun bhi wajahi nali
maः 5 pharida garabu jin॑a waDiaia dhani jobani aagah
maः 5 pharida kantu rangawla waDa wemuhtaju
mrig tisna pekhi bhulNe wuThe nagar gandhrab
mundawNi mahla 5 thaal wichi tinni wastu paio satu santokhu wichaaro
namu dhiaini sajna janam padarathu jiti
pantha prem na jaani bhuli phirai gawari
papi karam kamawde karde hae hai
patit udhaaraN parabrahamu sammrath purakhu aparu
sajaNu sacha patisahu siri sahan dai sahu
salok mahla 5 rate sei ji mukhu na moDanni॑ jinii॑ sinata sai
salok mahla 5 tera kita jato nahi maino jogu kitoi
saloku mani sacha mukhi sacha soi
saloku sargun nirgun nirankar sunn samadhi aapi
saloku sati purakhu jini jaania satiguru tis ka nau
sorThi mahla 5 bakhsia parbraham parmesari sagle rog bidare
sorThi so rasu pijiai kabahu na phika hoi
sutDe asankh maia jhuThi karNe
sutDe sukhi sawanni॑ jo rate sah aapaNai
ticharu muli na thuDido jicharu aapi kripalu
tihaTDe bajar sauda karni waNjaria