ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 |

Aasaa, First Mehl:

ਏਕ ਨ ਭਰੀਆ ਗੁਣ ਕਰਿ ਧੋਵਾ ॥

ek na bhareea gun kar dhovaa |

I am not stained by only one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue.

ਮੇਰਾ ਸਹੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਹਉ ਨਿਸਿ ਭਰਿ ਸੋਵਾ ॥੧॥

meraa sahu jaagai hau nis bhar sovaa |1|

My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||

ਇਉ ਕਿਉ ਕੰਤ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਹੋਵਾ ॥

eiau kiau kant piaaree hovaa |

In this way, how can I become dear to my Husband Lord?

ਸਹੁ ਜਾਗੈ ਹਉ ਨਿਸ ਭਰਿ ਸੋਵਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sahu jaagai hau nis bhar sovaa |1| rahaau |

My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||Pause||

ਆਸ ਪਿਆਸੀ ਸੇਜੈ ਆਵਾ ॥

aas piaasee sejai aavaa |

With hope and desire, I approach His Bed,

ਆਗੈ ਸਹ ਭਾਵਾ ਕਿ ਨ ਭਾਵਾ ॥੨॥

aagai seh bhaavaa ki na bhaavaa |2|

but I do not know whether He will be pleased with me or not. ||2||

ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਾ ਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਗਾ ਰੀ ਮਾਈ ॥

kiaa jaanaa kiaa hoeigaa ree maaee |

How do I know what will happen to me, O my mother?

ਹਰਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har darasan bin rehan na jaaee |1| rahaau |

Without the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, I cannot survive. ||1||Pause||

ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਨ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਮੇਰੀ ਤਿਸ ਨ ਬੁਝਾਨੀ ॥

prem na chaakhiaa meree tis na bujhaanee |

I have not tasted His Love, and my thirst is not quenched.

ਗਇਆ ਸੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਧਨ ਪਛੁਤਾਨੀ ॥੩॥

geaa su joban dhan pachhutaanee |3|

My beautiful youth has run away, and now I, the soul-bride, repent and regret. ||3||

ਅਜੈ ਸੁ ਜਾਗਉ ਆਸ ਪਿਆਸੀ ॥

ajai su jaagau aas piaasee |

Even now, I am held by hope and desire.

ਭਈਲੇ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਰਹਉ ਨਿਰਾਸੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bheele udaasee rhau niraasee |1| rahaau |

I am depressed; I have no hope at all. ||1||Pause||

ਹਉਮੈ ਖੋਇ ਕਰੇ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥

haumai khoe kare seegaar |

She overcomes her egotism, and adorns herself;

ਤਉ ਕਾਮਣਿ ਸੇਜੈ ਰਵੈ ਭਤਾਰੁ ॥੪॥

tau kaaman sejai ravai bhataar |4|

the Husband Lord now ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride on His Bed. ||4||

ਤਉ ਨਾਨਕ ਕੰਤੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥

tau naanak kantai man bhaavai |

Then, O Nanak, the bride becomes pleasing to the Mind of her Husband Lord;

ਛੋਡਿ ਵਡਾਈ ਅਪਣੇ ਖਸਮ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥੨੬॥

chhodd vaddaaee apane khasam samaavai |1| rahaau |26|

she sheds her self-conceit, and is absorbed in her Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||26||