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ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਿ ਕਪੜੇ ਪਹਿਰਹਿ ਜਾਇ ਮਨੁਖ ॥

Sukh dukh due dar kaparre pahireh jaae manukh.

Meaning Transliteration
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 149 · Majh ki Vaar, Salok · Raag Majh · Guru Nanak Dev Ji
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ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਦੁਇ ਦਰਿ ਕਪੜੇ ਪਹਿਰਹਿ ਜਾਇ ਮਨੁਖ ॥

Sukh dukh due dar kaparre pahireh jaae manukh.

Meaning · GurVichaar explanation, not a scholarly translation

Joy and sorrow are two garments given at the Divine door; human beings come and wear them.

ਸੁਖ ਅਤੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਰੱਬੀ ਦਰ ਤੋਂ ਮਿਲੇ ਦੋ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਹਨ; ਮਨੁੱਖ ਆ ਕੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਨਦੇ ਹਨ।

Context

This line is by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

It is from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 149, in Majh ki Vaar, Salok, Raag Majh.

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Sources

  1. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 149
  2. Gurmukhi text and Ang checked against BaniDB (Khalis Foundation) on 2026-09-27

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