ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਜੇਤਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਧੁਨਿ ਤੇਤੀ ਜੇਤਾ ਰੂਪੁ ਕਾਇਆ ਤੇਰੀ ॥
jetaa sabad surat dhun tetee jetaa roop kaaeaa teree |
As much as the Shabad is in the mind, so much is Your melody; as much as the form of the universe is, so much is Your body, Lord.
ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਰਸਨਾ ਆਪੇ ਬਸਨਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਹਉ ਮਾਈ ॥੧॥
toon aape rasanaa aape basanaa avar na doojaa khau maaee |1|
You Yourself are the tongue, and You Yourself are the nose. Do not speak of any other, O my mother. ||1||
ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਏਕੋ ਹੈ ॥
saahib meraa eko hai |
My Lord and Master is One;
ਏਕੋ ਹੈ ਭਾਈ ਏਕੋ ਹੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
eko hai bhaaee eko hai |1| rahaau |
He is the One and Only; O Siblings of Destiny, He is the One alone. ||1||Pause||
ਆਪੇ ਮਾਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਛੋਡੈ ਆਪੇ ਲੇਵੈ ਦੇਇ ॥
aape maare aape chhoddai aape levai dee |
He Himself kills, and He Himself emancipates; He Himself gives and takes.
ਆਪੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਆਪੇ ਵਿਗਸੈ ਆਪੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇਇ ॥੨॥
aape vekhai aape vigasai aape nadar karee |2|
He Himself beholds, and He Himself rejoices; He Himself bestows His Glance of Grace. ||2||
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੋ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕਰਣਾ ਜਾਈ ॥
jo kichh karanaa so kar rahiaa avar na karanaa jaaee |
Whatever He is to do, that is what He is doing. No one else can do anything.
ਜੈਸਾ ਵਰਤੈ ਤੈਸੋ ਕਹੀਐ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੩॥
jaisaa varatai taiso kaheeai sabh teree vaddiaaee |3|
As He projects Himself, so do we describe Him; this is all Your Glorious Greatness, Lord. ||3||
ਕਲਿ ਕਲਵਾਲੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਮਦੁ ਮੀਠਾ ਮਨੁ ਮਤਵਾਲਾ ਪੀਵਤੁ ਰਹੈ ॥
kal kalavaalee maaeaa mad meetthaa man matavaalaa peevat rahai |
The Dark Age of Kali Yuga is the bottle of wine; Maya is the sweet wine, and the intoxicated mind continues to drink it in.
ਆਪੇ ਰੂਪ ਕਰੇ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਂਤੀਂ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਏਵ ਕਹੈ ॥੪॥੫॥
aape roop kare bahu bhaanteen naanak bapurraa ev kahai |4|5|
He Himself assumes all sorts of forms; thus poor Nanak speaks. ||4||5||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਵਾਜਾ ਮਤਿ ਪਖਾਵਜੁ ਭਾਉ ॥
vaajaa mat pakhaavaj bhaau |
Make your intellect your instrument, and love your tambourine;
ਹੋਇ ਅਨੰਦੁ ਸਦਾ ਮਨਿ ਚਾਉ ॥
hoe anand sadaa man chaau |
thus bliss and lasting pleasure shall be produced in your mind.
ਏਹਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਏਹੋ ਤਪ ਤਾਉ ॥
ehaa bhagat eho tap taau |
This is devotional worship, and this is the practice of penance.
ਇਤੁ ਰੰਗਿ ਨਾਚਹੁ ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਪਾਉ ॥੧॥
eit rang naachahu rakh rakh paau |1|
So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||1||
ਪੂਰੇ ਤਾਲ ਜਾਣੈ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥
poore taal jaanai saalaah |
Know that the perfect beat is the Praise of the Lord;
ਹੋਰੁ ਨਚਣਾ ਖੁਸੀਆ ਮਨ ਮਾਹ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
hor nachanaa khuseea man maah |1| rahaau |
other dances produce only temporary pleasure in the mind. ||1||Pause||
ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਵਜਹਿ ਦੁਇ ਤਾਲ ॥
sat santokh vajeh due taal |
Play the two cymbals of truth and contentment.
ਪੈਰੀ ਵਾਜਾ ਸਦਾ ਨਿਹਾਲ ॥
pairee vaajaa sadaa nihaal |
Let your ankle bells be the lasting Vision of the Lord.
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਾਦੁ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਉ ॥
raag naad nahee doojaa bhaau |
Let your harmony and music be the elimination of duality.
ਇਤੁ ਰੰਗਿ ਨਾਚਹੁ ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਪਾਉ ॥੨॥
eit rang naachahu rakh rakh paau |2|
So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||2||
ਭਉ ਫੇਰੀ ਹੋਵੈ ਮਨ ਚੀਤਿ ॥
bhau feree hovai man cheet |
Let the fear of God within your heart and mind be your spinning dance,
ਬਹਦਿਆ ਉਠਦਿਆ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤਿ ॥
bahadiaa utthadiaa neetaa neet |
and keep up, whether sitting or standing.
ਲੇਟਣਿ ਲੇਟਿ ਜਾਣੈ ਤਨੁ ਸੁਆਹੁ ॥
lettan lett jaanai tan suaahu |
To roll around in the dust is to know that the body is only ashes.
ਇਤੁ ਰੰਗਿ ਨਾਚਹੁ ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਪਾਉ ॥੩॥
eit rang naachahu rakh rakh paau |3|
So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||3||
ਸਿਖ ਸਭਾ ਦੀਖਿਆ ਕਾ ਭਾਉ ॥
sikh sabhaa deekhiaa kaa bhaau |
Keep the company of the disciples, the students who love the teachings.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੁਣਣਾ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
guramukh sunanaa saachaa naau |
As Gurmukh, listen to the True Name.
ਨਾਨਕ ਆਖਣੁ ਵੇਰਾ ਵੇਰ ॥
naanak aakhan veraa ver |
O Nanak, chant it, over and over again.
ਇਤੁ ਰੰਗਿ ਨਾਚਹੁ ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਪੈਰ ॥੪॥੬॥
eit rang naachahu rakh rakh pair |4|6|
So dance in this love, and keep the beat with your feet. ||4||6||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਪਉਣੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਧਰੀ ਸਭ ਧਰਤੀ ਜਲ ਅਗਨੀ ਕਾ ਬੰਧੁ ਕੀਆ ॥
paun upaae dharee sabh dharatee jal aganee kaa bandh keea |
He created the air, and He supports the whole world; he bound water and fire together.
ਅੰਧੁਲੈ ਦਹਸਿਰਿ ਮੂੰਡੁ ਕਟਾਇਆ ਰਾਵਣੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਿਆ ਵਡਾ ਭਇਆ ॥੧॥
andhulai dahasir moondd kattaaeaa raavan maar kiaa vaddaa bheaa |1|
The blind, ten-headed Raavan had his heads cut off, but what greatness was obtained by killing him? ||1||
ਕਿਆ ਉਪਮਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਆਖੀ ਜਾਇ ॥
kiaa upamaa teree aakhee jaae |
What Glories of Yours can be chanted?
ਤੂੰ ਸਰਬੇ ਪੂਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
toon sarabe poor rahiaa liv laae |1| rahaau |
You are totally pervading everywhere; You love and cherish all. ||1||Pause||
ਜੀਅ ਉਪਾਇ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਹਥਿ ਕੀਨੀ ਕਾਲੀ ਨਥਿ ਕਿਆ ਵਡਾ ਭਇਆ ॥
jeea upaae jugat hath keenee kaalee nath kiaa vaddaa bheaa |
You created all beings, and You hold the world in Your Hands; what greatness is it to put a ring in the nose of the black cobra, as Krishna did?
ਕਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਜੋਰੂ ਕਉਣ ਕਹੀਐ ਸਰਬ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ॥੨॥
kis toon purakh joroo kaun kaheeai sarab nirantar rav rahiaa |2|
Whose Husband are You? Who is Your wife? You are subtly diffused and pervading in all. ||2||
ਨਾਲਿ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਸਾਥਿ ਵਰਦਾਤਾ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਭਾਲਣ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਗਇਆ ॥
naal kuttanb saath varadaataa brahamaa bhaalan srisatt geaa |
Brahma, the bestower of blessings, entered the stem of the lotus, with his relatives, to find the extent of the universe.
ਆਗੈ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਓ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਕੰਸੁ ਛੇਦਿ ਕਿਆ ਵਡਾ ਭਇਆ ॥੩॥
aagai ant na paaeo taa kaa kans chhed kiaa vaddaa bheaa |3|
Proceeding on, he could not find its limits; what glory was obtained by killing Kansa, the king? ||3||
ਰਤਨ ਉਪਾਇ ਧਰੇ ਖੀਰੁ ਮਥਿਆ ਹੋਰਿ ਭਖਲਾਏ ਜਿ ਅਸੀ ਕੀਆ ॥
ratan upaae dhare kheer mathiaa hor bhakhalaae ji asee keea |
The jewels were produced and brought forth by churning the ocean of milk. The other gods proclaimed We are the ones who did this!
ਕਹੈ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਛਪੈ ਕਿਉ ਛਪਿਆ ਏਕੀ ਏਕੀ ਵੰਡਿ ਦੀਆ ॥੪॥੭॥
kahai naanak chhapai kiau chhapiaa ekee ekee vandd deea |4|7|
Says Nanak, by hiding, how can the Lord be hidden? He has given each their share, one by one. ||4||7||