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91, 150, 694.) Meeting God

Page 91- Sri Raag Mahala 3- ਹਉ ਢਾਢੀ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਖਸਮ ਕਾ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਦਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥ I am a minstrel of the Lord God, my Lord and Master; I have come to the Lord’s Door. ਹਰਿ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸੁਣੀ ਪੂਕਾਰ ਢਾਢੀ ਮੁਖਿ ਲਾਇਆ ॥ The Lord has heard my sad cries from within; He has called me, His minstrel, into His Presence. ਹਰਿ ਪੁਛਿਆ ਢਾਢੀ ਸਦਿ ਕੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਅਰਥਿ ਤੂੰ ਆਇਆ ॥ The Lord called His minstrel in, and asked, 'Why have you come here'? ਨਿਤ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਦਾਨੁ ਦਇਆਲ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ O Merciful God, please grant me the gift of continual meditation on the Lord’s Name. ਹਰਿ ਦਾਤੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਪੈਨਾਇਆ ॥੨੧॥੧॥ ਸੁਧੁ And so the Lord, the Great Giver, inspired Nanak to chant the Lord’s Name, and blessed him with robes of honor. ||21||1||Sudh|| Page 150- Sri Raag Mahala 1- ਹਉ ਢਾਢੀ ਵੇਕਾਰੁ ਕਾਰੈ ਲਾਇਆ ॥ I was a minstrel, out of work, when the Lord took me into His service. ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਹੈ ਕੈ ਵਾਰ ਧੁਰਹੁ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਆ ॥ To sing His Praises day and night, He gave me His Order, right from the start. ਢਾਢੀ ਸਚੈ ਮਹਲਿ ਖਸਮਿ ਬੁਲਾਇਆ ॥ My Lord and Master has summoned me, His minstrel, to the True Mansion of His Presence. ਸਚੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਾਲਾਹ ਕਪੜਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ He has dressed me in the robes of His True Praise and Glory. ਸਚਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਆਇਆ ॥ The Ambrosial Nectar of the True Name has become my food. ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਖਾਧਾ ਰਜਿ ਤਿਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ Those who follow the Guru’s Teachings, who eat this food and are satisfied, find peace. ਢਾਢੀ ਕਰੇ ਪਸਾਉ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਇਆ ॥ His minstrel spreads His Glory, singing and vibrating the Word of His Shabad. ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਲਾਹਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨੭॥ ਸੁਧੁ O Nanak! Praising the True Lord, I have obtained His Perfection. ||27||Sudh|| Page 694- Dhanasari Naamdayv ji- ਪਿੰਧੀ ਉਭਕਲੇ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥ Like the pots on the Persian wheel, sometimes the world is high, and sometimes it is low. ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਆਏ ਤੁਮ ਚੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ॥ Wandering and roaming around, I have come at last to Your Door. ਤੂ ਕੁਨੁ ਰੇ ॥ Who are you? ਮੈ ਜੀ ॥ Sir! I am ਨਾਮਾ ॥ Namdev. ਹੋ ਜੀ ॥ O Lord! ਆਲਾ ਤੇ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਾ ਜਮ ਕਾਰਣਾ ॥੩॥੪॥ Please save me from Maya, the cause of death. ||3||4||