ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 |
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਕੇਤਾ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਅੰਤ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
ketaa aakhan aakheeai taa ke ant na jaanaa |
No matter how much one may describe the Lord, His limits still cannot be known.
ਮੈ ਨਿਧਰਿਆ ਧਰ ਏਕ ਤੂੰ ਮੈ ਤਾਣੁ ਸਤਾਣਾ ॥੧॥
mai nidhariaa dhar ek toon mai taan sataanaa |1|
I am without any support; You, O Lord, are my only Support; You are my almighty power. ||1||
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਸਚ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥
naanak kee aradaas hai sach naam suhelaa |
This is Nanak's prayer, that he may be adorned with the True Name.
ਆਪੁ ਗਇਆ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਈ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aap geaa sojhee pee gurasabadee melaa |1| rahaau |
When self-conceit is eradicated, and understanding is obtained, one meets the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||
ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ਪਾਈਐ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
haumai garab gavaaeeai paaeeai veechaar |
Abandoning egotism and pride, one obtains contemplative understanding.
ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਦੇ ਸਾਚੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
saahib siau man maaniaa de saach adhaar |2|
When the mind surrenders to the Lord Master, He bestows the support of the Truth. ||2||
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਈ ॥
ahinis naam santokheea sevaa sach saaee |
Day and night, remain content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; that is the true service.
ਤਾ ਕਉ ਬਿਘਨੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਈ ਚਾਲੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
taa kau bighan na laagee chaalai hukam rajaaee |3|
No misfortune troubles one who follows the Command of the Lord's Will. ||3||
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਪਵੈ ਖਜਾਨੈ ॥
hukam rajaaee jo chalai so pavai khajaanai |
One who follows the Command of the Lord's Will is taken into the Lord's Treasury.
ਖੋਟੇ ਠਵਰ ਨ ਪਾਇਨੀ ਰਲੇ ਜੂਠਾਨੈ ॥੪॥
khotte tthavar na paaeinee rale jootthaanai |4|
The counterfeit find no place there; they are mixed with the false ones. ||4||
ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਖਰਾ ਸਮਾਲੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਸਉਦਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
nit nit kharaa samaaleeai sach saudaa paaeeai |
Forever and ever, the genuine coins are treasured; with them, the true merchandise is purchased.
ਖੋਟੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੀ ਲੇ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲਾਈਐ ॥੫॥
khotte nadar na aavanee le agan jalaaeeai |5|
The false ones are not seen in the Lord's Treasury; they are seized and cast into the fire again. ||5||
ਜਿਨੀ ਆਤਮੁ ਚੀਨਿਆ ਪਰਮਾਤਮੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
jinee aatam cheeniaa paramaatam soee |
Those who understand their own souls, are themselves the Supreme Soul.
ਏਕੋ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਫਲੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥
eko amrit birakh hai fal amrit hoee |6|
The One Lord is the tree of ambrosial nectar, which bears the ambrosial fruit. ||6||
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਫਲੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਅਘਾਈ ॥
amrit fal jinee chaakhiaa sach rahe aghaaee |
Those who taste the ambrosial fruit remain satisfied with Truth.
ਤਿੰਨਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਭੇਦੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਈ ॥੭॥
tinaa bharam na bhed hai har rasan rasaaee |7|
They have no doubt or sense of separation - their tongues taste the divine taste. ||7||
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਆਇਆ ਚਲੁ ਸਦਾ ਰਜਾਈ ॥
hukam sanjogee aaeaa chal sadaa rajaaee |
By His Command, and through your past actions, you came into the world; walk forever according to His Will.
ਅਉਗਣਿਆਰੇ ਕਉ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਨਕੈ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥੮॥੨੦॥
aauganiaare kau gun naanakai sach milai vaddaaee |8|20|
Please, grant virtue to Nanak, the virtueless one; bless him with the glorious greatness of the Truth. ||8||20||