ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 5 |
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਦਾਨੁ ਦੇਇ ਕਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਨਾ ॥
daan dee kar poojaa karanaa |
They give you donations and worship you.
ਲੈਤ ਦੇਤ ਉਨੑ ਮੂਕਰਿ ਪਰਨਾ ॥
lait det una mookar paranaa |
You take from them, and then deny that they have given anything to you.
ਜਿਤੁ ਦਰਿ ਤੁਮੑ ਹੈ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
jit dar tuma hai braahaman jaanaa |
That door, through which you must ultimately go, O Brahmin
ਤਿਤੁ ਦਰਿ ਤੂੰਹੀ ਹੈ ਪਛੁਤਾਣਾ ॥੧॥
tit dar toonhee hai pachhutaanaa |1|
- at that door, you will come to regret and repent. ||1||
ਐਸੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਡੂਬੇ ਭਾਈ ॥
aise braahaman ddoobe bhaaee |
Such Brahmins shall drown, O Siblings of Destiny;
ਨਿਰਾਪਰਾਧ ਚਿਤਵਹਿ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
niraaparaadh chitaveh buriaaee |1| rahaau |
they think of doing evil to the innocent. ||1||Pause||
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਹਲਕਾਏ ॥
antar lobh fireh halakaae |
Within them is greed, and they wander around like mad dogs.
ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਸਿਰਿ ਭਾਰੁ ਉਠਾਏ ॥
nindaa kareh sir bhaar utthaae |
They slander others and carry loads of sin upon their heads.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੂਠਾ ਚੇਤੈ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
maaeaa mootthaa chetai naahee |
Intoxicated by Maya, they do not think of the Lord.
ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਬਹੁਤੀ ਰਾਹੀ ॥੨॥
bharame bhoolaa bahutee raahee |2|
Deluded by doubt, they wander off on many paths. ||2||
ਬਾਹਰਿ ਭੇਖ ਕਰਹਿ ਘਨੇਰੇ ॥
baahar bhekh kareh ghanere |
Outwardly, they wear various religious robes,
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਉਤਰੀ ਘੇਰੇ ॥
antar bikhiaa utaree ghere |
but within, they are enveloped by poison.
ਅਵਰ ਉਪਦੇਸੈ ਆਪਿ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ॥
avar upadesai aap na boojhai |
They instruct others, but do not understand themselves.
ਐਸਾ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਸੀਝੈ ॥੩॥
aisaa braahaman kahee na seejhai |3|
Such Brahmins will never be emancipated. ||3||
ਮੂਰਖ ਬਾਮਣ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥
moorakh baaman prabhoo samaal |
O foolish Brahmin, reflect upon God.
ਦੇਖਤ ਸੁਨਤ ਤੇਰੈ ਹੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
dekhat sunat terai hai naal |
He watches and hears, and is always with you.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇ ਹੋਵੀ ਭਾਗੁ ॥
kahu naanak je hovee bhaag |
Says Nanak, if this is your destiny,
ਮਾਨੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਣੀ ਲਾਗੁ ॥੪॥੮॥
maan chhodd gur charanee laag |4|8|
renounce your pride, and grasp the Guru's Feet. ||4||8||