ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 5 |

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਹਰਿ ਪਰਗਟੀ ਆਇਆ ॥

kar kirapaa har paragattee aaeaa |

Showing His Mercy, the Lord has revealed Himself to me.

ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਧਨੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

mil satigur dhan pooraa paaeaa |1|

Meeting the True Guru, I have received the perfect wealth. ||1||

ਐਸਾ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚੀਐ ਭਾਈ ॥

aisaa har dhan sancheeai bhaaee |

Gather such a wealth of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny.

ਭਾਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਲੈ ਜਲਿ ਨਹੀ ਡੂਬੈ ਸੰਗੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਕਰਿ ਕਤਹੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bhaeh na jaalai jal nahee ddoobai sang chhodd kar katahu na jaaee |1| rahaau |

It cannot be burned by fire, and water cannot drown it; it does not forsake society, or go anywhere else. ||1||Pause||

ਤੋਟਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨਿਖੁਟਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

tott na aavai nikhutt na jaae |

It does not run short, and it does not run out.

ਖਾਇ ਖਰਚਿ ਮਨੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਅਘਾਇ ॥੨॥

khaae kharach man rahiaa aghaae |2|

Eating and consuming it, the mind remains satisfied. ||2||

ਸੋ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਹੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਘਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਚਾਣਾ ॥

so sach saahu jis ghar har dhan sanchaanaa |

He is the true banker, who gathers the wealth of the Lord within his own home.

ਇਸੁ ਧਨ ਤੇ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਵਰਸਾਣਾ ॥੩॥

eis dhan te sabh jag varasaanaa |3|

With this wealth, the whole world profits. ||3||

ਤਿਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਿਸੁ ਪੁਰਬ ਲਿਖੇ ਕਾ ਲਹਣਾ ॥

tin har dhan paaeaa jis purab likhe kaa lahanaa |

He alone receives the Lord's wealth, who is pre-ordained to receive it.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਅੰਤਿ ਵਾਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਗਹਣਾ ॥੪॥੧੮॥

jan naanak ant vaar naam gahanaa |4|18|

O servant Nanak, at that very last moment, the Naam shall be your only decoration. ||4||18||