ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 5 |
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਬੰਧਨ ਕਾਟਿ ਬਿਸਾਰੇ ਅਉਗਨ ਅਪਨਾ ਬਿਰਦੁ ਸਮੑਾਰਿਆ ॥
bandhan kaatt bisaare aaugan apanaa birad samaariaa |
He has cut away my bonds, and overlooked my shortcomings, and so He has confirmed His nature.
ਹੋਏ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤ ਨਿਆਈ ਬਾਰਿਕ ਜਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
hoe kripaal maat pit niaaee baarik jiau pratipaariaa |1|
Becoming merciful to me, like a mother or a father, he has come to cherish me as His own child. ||1||
ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਰਾਖੇ ਗੁਰ ਗੋਪਾਲਿ ॥
gurasikh raakhe gur gopaal |
The GurSikhs are preserved by the Guru, by the Lord of the Universe.
ਕਾਢਿ ਲੀਏ ਮਹਾ ਭਵਜਲ ਤੇ ਅਪਨੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kaadt lee mahaa bhavajal te apanee nadar nihaal |1| rahaau |
He rescues them from the terrible world ocean, casting His Glance of Grace upon them. ||1||Pause||
ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਣਿ ਜਮ ਤੇ ਛੁਟੀਐ ਹਲਤਿ ਪਲਤਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
jaa kai simaran jam te chhutteeai halat palat sukh paaeeai |
Meditating in remembrance on Him, we escape from the Messenger of Death; here and hereafter, we obtain peace.
ਸਾਸਿ ਗਿਰਾਸਿ ਜਪਹੁ ਜਪੁ ਰਸਨਾ ਨੀਤ ਨੀਤ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
saas giraas japahu jap rasanaa neet neet gun gaaeeai |2|
With every breath and morsel of food, meditate, and chant with your tongue, continually, each and every day; sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਦੁਖ ਨਾਠੇ ॥
bhagat prem param pad paaeaa saadhasang dukh naatthe |
Through loving devotional worship, the supreme status is obtained, and in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sorrows are dispelled.
ਛਿਜੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਕਿਛੁ ਭਉ ਨ ਬਿਆਪੇ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਗਾਠੇ ॥੩॥
chhijai na jaae kichh bhau na biaape har dhan niramal gaatthe |3|
I am not worn down, I do not die, and nothing strikes fear in me, since I have the wealth of the Lord's Immaculate Name in my purse. ||3||
ਅੰਤਿ ਕਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਏ ਸਹਾਈ ਇਤ ਉਤ ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੇ ॥
ant kaal prabh bhe sahaaee it ut raakhanahaare |
At the very last moment, God becomes the mortal's Help and Support; here and hereafter, He is the Savior Lord.
ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਮੀਤ ਹੀਤ ਧਨੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੇ ॥੪॥੬॥੪੫॥
praan meet heet dhan merai naanak sad balihaare |4|6|45|
He is my breath of life, my friend, support and wealth; O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to Him. ||4||6||45||