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ਕਾਹੇ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਚਿਤਵਹਿ ਉਦਮੁ ਜਾ ਆਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਪਰਿਆ ॥

Kaahe re man chitaveh udam jaa aahar har jeeo pariaa.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 10 · Rehras Sahib · Raag Gujri · Guru Arjan Dev Ji
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ਕਾਹੇ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਚਿਤਵਹਿ ਉਦਮੁ ਜਾ ਆਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਪਰਿਆ ॥

Kaahe re man chitaveh udam jaa aahar har jeeo pariaa.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

O mind, why are you consumed with anxious scheming, when the Divine is already taking care of you?

ਹੇ ਮਨ, ਤੂੰ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਭਰੀਆਂ ਸਕੀਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਉਂ ਡੁੱਬਿਆ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈਂ, ਜਦੋਂ ਰੱਬ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਤੇਰਾ ਖ਼ਿਆਲ ਰੱਖ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ?

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Context

This line is by Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 10, in Rehras Sahib, Raag Gujri.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 10
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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