ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 5 |

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

ਉਦਮੁ ਕਰਤ ਹੋਵੈ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਚੈ ਆਪੁ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥

audam karat hovai man niramal naachai aap nivaare |

Making the effort, the mind becomes pure; in this dance, the self is silenced.

ਪੰਚ ਜਨਾ ਲੇ ਵਸਗਤਿ ਰਾਖੈ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੇ ॥੧॥

panch janaa le vasagat raakhai man meh ekankaare |1|

The five passions are kept under control, and the One Lord dwells in the mind. ||1||

ਤੇਰਾ ਜਨੁ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਵੈ ॥

teraa jan nirat kare gun gaavai |

Your humble servant dances and sings Your Glorious Praises.

ਰਬਾਬੁ ਪਖਾਵਜ ਤਾਲ ਘੁੰਘਰੂ ਅਨਹਦ ਸਬਦੁ ਵਜਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

rabaab pakhaavaj taal ghungharoo anahad sabad vajaavai |1| rahaau |

He plays upon the guitar, tambourine and cymbals, and the unstruck sound current of the Shabad resounds. ||1||Pause||

ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਮਨੁ ਪਰਬੋਧੈ ਅਪਨਾ ਪਾਛੈ ਅਵਰ ਰੀਝਾਵੈ ॥

prathame man parabodhai apanaa paachhai avar reejhaavai |

First, he instructs his own mind, and then, he leads others.

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਜਪੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਜਾਪੈ ਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਸਗਲ ਸੁਨਾਵੈ ॥੨॥

raam naam jap hiradai jaapai mukh te sagal sunaavai |2|

He chants the Lord's Name and meditates on it in his heart; with his mouth, he announces it to all. ||2||

ਕਰ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਚਰਨ ਪਖਾਰੈ ਸੰਤ ਧੂਰਿ ਤਨਿ ਲਾਵੈ ॥

kar sang saadhoo charan pakhaarai sant dhoor tan laavai |

He joins the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and washes their feet; he applies the dust of the Saints to his body

ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਅਰਪਿ ਧਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਆਗੈ ਸਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੩॥

man tan arap dhare gur aagai sat padaarath paavai |3|

He surrenders his mind and body, and places them before the Guru; thus, he obtains the true wealth. ||3||

ਜੋ ਜੋ ਸੁਨੈ ਪੇਖੈ ਲਾਇ ਸਰਧਾ ਤਾ ਕਾ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਗੈ ॥

jo jo sunai pekhai laae saradhaa taa kaa janam maran dukh bhaagai |

Whoever listens to, and beholds the Guru with faith, shall see his pains of birth and death taken away.

ਐਸੀ ਨਿਰਤਿ ਨਰਕ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਜਾਗੈ ॥੪॥੪॥੪੩॥

aisee nirat narak nivaarai naanak guramukh jaagai |4|4|43|

Such a dance eliminates hell; O Nanak, the Gurmukh remains wakeful. ||4||4||43||