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ਹਉਮੈ ਦੀਰਘ ਰੋਗੁ ਹੈ ਦਾਰੂ ਭੀ ਇਸੁ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

Haumai deeragh rog hai daaroo bhee is maahi.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 466 · Asa di Vaar, Salok · Raag Asa · Guru Angad Dev Ji
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ਹਉਮੈ ਦੀਰਘ ਰੋਗੁ ਹੈ ਦਾਰੂ ਭੀ ਇਸੁ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

Haumai deeragh rog hai daaroo bhee is maahi.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Ego is a chronic disease — yet its cure also lies within it.

ਹਉਮੈ ਇੱਕ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਰੋਗ ਹੈ — ਪਰ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਵੀ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਹੀ ਹੈ।

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Context

This line is by Guru Angad Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 466, in Asa di Vaar, Salok, Raag Asa.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 466
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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