ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 3 |
Aasaa, Third Mehl:
ਸਭ ਨਾਵੈ ਨੋ ਲੋਚਦੀ ਜਿਸੁ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੋ ਪਾਏ ॥
sabh naavai no lochadee jis kripaa kare so paae |
Everyone longs for the Name, but he alone receives it, unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy.
ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸਭੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਹੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਏ ॥੧॥
bin naavai sabh dukh hai sukh tis jis man vasaae |1|
Without the Name, there is only pain; he alone obtains peace, whose mind is filled with the Name. ||1||
ਤੂੰ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਹੈ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
toon beant deaal hai teree saranaaee |
You are infinite and merciful; I seek Your Sanctuary.
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਾਮੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur poore te paaeeai naame vaddiaaee |1| rahaau |
From the Perfect Guru, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained. ||1||Pause||
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਹੈ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ॥
antar baahar ek hai bahu bidh srisatt upaaee |
Inwardly and outwardly, there is only the One Lord. He has created the world, with its many varieties.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਕਿਸੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਭਾਈ ॥੨॥
hukame kaar karaaeidaa doojaa kis kaheeai bhaaee |2|
According to the Order of His Will, He makes us act. What else can we talk about, O Siblings of Destiny? ||2||
ਬੁਝਣਾ ਅਬੁਝਣਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਕੀਆ ਇਹ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰ ॥
bujhanaa abujhanaa tudh keea ih teree sir kaar |
Knowledge and ignorance are all your making; You have control over these.
ਇਕਨੑਾ ਬਖਸਿਹਿ ਮੇਲਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਾਰਿ ਕਢੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ॥੩॥
eikanaa bakhasihi mel laihi ik daragah maar kadte koorriaar |3|
Some, You forgive, and unite with Yourself; while others, the wicked, you strike down and drive out of Your Court. ||3||
ਇਕਿ ਧੁਰਿ ਪਵਿਤ ਪਾਵਨ ਹਹਿ ਤੁਧੁ ਨਾਮੇ ਲਾਏ ॥
eik dhur pavit paavan heh tudh naame laae |
Some, from the very beginning, are pure and pious; You attach them to Your Name.
ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਚੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ॥੪॥
gur sevaa te sukh aoopajai sachai sabad bujhaae |4|
Serving the Guru, peace wells up; through the True Word of the Shabad, one comes to understand. ||4||
ਇਕਿ ਕੁਚਲ ਕੁਚੀਲ ਵਿਖਲੀ ਪਤੇ ਨਾਵਹੁ ਆਪਿ ਖੁਆਏ ॥
eik kuchal kucheel vikhalee pate naavahu aap khuaae |
Some are crooked, filthy and vicious; the Lord Himself has led them astray from the Name.
ਨਾ ਓਨ ਸਿਧਿ ਨ ਬੁਧਿ ਹੈ ਨ ਸੰਜਮੀ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਉਤਵਤਾਏ ॥੫॥
naa on sidh na budh hai na sanjamee fireh utavataae |5|
They have no intuition, no understanding and no self-discipline; they wander around delirious. ||5||
ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਣੀ ਤਿਸ ਨੋ ਭਾਵਨੀ ਲਾਏ ॥
nadar kare jis aapanee tis no bhaavanee laae |
He grants faith to those whom He has blessed with His Glance of Grace.
ਸਤੁ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਇਹ ਸੰਜਮੀ ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥੬॥
sat santokh ih sanjamee man niramal sabad sunaae |6|
This mind finds truth, contentment and self-discipline, hearing the Immaculate Word of the Shabad. ||6||
ਲੇਖਾ ਪੜਿ ਨ ਪਹੂਚੀਐ ਕਥਿ ਕਹਣੈ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
lekhaa parr na pahoocheeai kath kahanai ant na paae |
By reading books, one cannot reach Him; by speaking and talking, His limits cannot be found.
ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਚਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੭॥
gur te keemat paaeeai sach sabad sojhee paae |7|
Through the Guru, His value is found; through the True Word of the Shabad, understanding is obtained. ||7||
ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਦੇਹੀ ਸੋਧਿ ਤੂੰ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ॥
eihu man dehee sodh toon gur sabad veechaar |
So reform this mind and body, by contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
ਨਾਨਕ ਇਸੁ ਦੇਹੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਹੇਤਿ ਅਪਾਰਿ ॥੮॥੧੦॥੩੨॥
naanak is dehee vich naam nidhaan hai paaeeai gur kai het apaar |8|10|32|
O Nanak, within this body is the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; it is found through the Love of the Infinite Guru. ||8||10||32||