ਆਸਾ

ਜਜਿ ਕਾਜਿ ਪਰਥਾਇ ਸੁਹਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jaj kaaj parathai suhaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

In worship, marriage and in the next world, such a soul-bride looks beautiful. ||1||Pause||

ਜਿਚਰੁ ਵਸੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਾਥਿ ॥

jichar vasee pitaa kai saath ||

As long as she lived with her father,

ਤਿਚਰੁ ਕੰਤੁ ਬਹੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਉਦਾਸਿ ॥

tichar ka(n)t bahu firai udhaas ||

her Husband wandered around in sadness.

ਕਰਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਮਨਾਇਆ ॥

kar sevaa sat purakh manaiaa ||

I served and surrendered to the Lord, the True Being;

ਗੁਰਿ ਆਣੀ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਤਾ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

gur aanee ghar meh taa sarab sukh paiaa ||2||

the Guru brought my bride to my home, and I obtained total happiness. ||2||

ਬਤੀਹ ਸੁਲਖਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਤਤਿ ਪੂਤ ॥ ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ਸੁਘੜ ਸਰੂਪ ॥

bateeh sulakhanee sach sa(n)tat poot || aagiaakaaree sughaR saroop ||

She is blessed with all sublime attributes, and her generations are unblemished.

ਇਛ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਨ ਕੰਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ॥

eichh poore man ka(n)t suaamee ||

Her Husband, her Lord and Master, fulfills her heart's desires.

ਸਗਲ ਸੰਤੋਖੀ ਦੇਰ ਜੇਠਾਨੀ ॥੩॥

sagal sa(n)tokhee dher jeThaanee ||3||

Hope and desire (my younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law) are now totally content. ||3||

ਸਭ ਪਰਵਾਰੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਰੇਸਟ ॥

sabh paravaarai maeh saresaT ||

She is the most noble of all the family.

ਮਤੀ ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵਰ ਜੇਸਟ ॥

matee dhevee dhevar jesaT ||

She counsels and advises her hope and desire.

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਗ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀ ਆਇ ॥

dha(n)nu su girahu jit pragaTee aai ||

How blessed is that household, in which she has appeared.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥੪॥੩॥

jan naanak sukhe sukh vihai ||4||3||

O servant Nanak, she passes her time in perfect peace and comfort. ||4||3||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

aasaa mahalaa panjavaa ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

ਮਤਾ ਕਰਉ ਸੋ ਪਕਨਿ ਨ ਦੇਈ ॥

mataa karau so pakan na dheiee ||

Whatever I resolve, she does not allow it to come to pass.

ਸੀਲ ਸੰਜਮ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਖਲੋਈ ॥

seel sa(n)jam kai nikaT khaloiee ||

She stands blocking the way of goodness and self-discipline.

ਵੇਸ ਕਰੇ ਬਹੁ ਰੂਪ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ॥

ves kare bahu roop dhikhaavai ||

She wears many disguises, and assumes many forms,

ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਬਸਨਿ ਨ ਦੇਈ ਵਖਿ ਵਖਿ ਭਰਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

gireh basan na dheiee vakh vakh bharamaavai ||1||

and she does not allow me to dwell in my own home. She forces me to wander around in different directions. ||1||

ਘਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਇਕਿ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਦੇਵੈ ॥

ghar kee naik ghar vaas na dhevai ||

She has become the mistress of my home, and she does not allow me to live in it.

ਜਤਨ ਕਰਉ ਉਰਝਾਇ ਪਰੇਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jatan karau urajhai parevai ||1|| rahaau ||

If I try, she fights with me. ||1||Pause||

ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਭੇਜੀ ਆਈ ਆਮਰਿ ॥

dhur kee bhejee aaiee aamar ||

In the beginning, she was sent as a helper,

ਨਉ ਖੰਡ ਜੀਤੇ ਸਭਿ ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰ ॥

nau kha(n)dd jeete sabh thaan thana(n)tar ||

but she has overwhelmed the nine continents, all places and interspaces.

ਤਟਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਜੋਗ ਸੰਨਿਆਸ ॥

taT teerath na chhoddai jog sa(n)niaas ||

She has not spared even the river banks, the sacred shrines of pilgrimage, the Yogis and Sannyaasees,

ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਬੇਦ ਅਭਿਆਸ ॥੨॥

paR thaake si(n)mirat bedh abhiaas ||2||

or those who tirelessly read the Simritees and study the Vedas. ||2||

ਜਹ ਬੈਸਉ ਤਹ ਨਾਲੇ ਬੈਸੈ ॥

jeh baisau teh naale baisai ||

Wherever I sit, she sits there with me.

ਸਗਲ ਭਵਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਬਲ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸੈ ॥

sagal bhavan meh sabal pravesai ||

She has imposed her power upon the whole world.

ਹੋਛੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਇਆ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

hochhee saran piaa rahan na paiee ||

Seeking meager protection, I am not protected from her.

ਕਹੁ ਮੀਤਾ ਹਉ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

kahu meetaa hau kai peh jaiee ||3||

Tell me, O my friend: unto whom should I turn for protection? ||3||

ਸੁਣਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਹਿ ਆਇਆ ॥

sun upadhes satigur peh aaiaa ||

I heard of His Teachings, and so I have come to the True Guru.

ਗੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥

gur har har naam moh ma(n)tr dhiraRaiaa ||

The Guru has implanted the Mantra of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, within me.

ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ਅਨੰਤਾ ॥

nij ghar vasiaa gun gai ana(n)taa ||

And now, I dwell in the home of my own inner self; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord.

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਏ ਅਚਿੰਤਾ ॥੪॥

prabh milio naanak bhe achi(n)taa ||4||

I have met God, O Nanak, and I have become care-free. ||4||

ਘਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਇਹ ਨਾਇਕਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥

ghar meraa ieh naik hamaaree ||

My home is now my own, and she is now my mistress.

ਇਹ ਆਮਰਿ ਹਮ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਏ ਦਰਬਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੪॥੪॥

eeh aamar ham gur ke'ee dharabaaree ||1|| rahaau dhoojaa ||4||4||

She is now my servant, and the Guru has made me intimate with the Lord. ||1||Second Pause||4||4||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

aasaa mahalaa panjavaa ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehla:

ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਮਤਾ ਜਿ ਪਤ੍ਰੀ ਚਲਾਵਉ ॥

prathame mataa j patree chalaavau ||

First, they advised me to send a letter.

ਦੁਤੀਏ ਮਤਾ ਦੁਇ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਪਹੁਚਾਵਉ ॥

dhute'ee mataa dhui maanukh pahuchaavau ||

Second, they advised me to send two men.

ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਏ ਮਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਉ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

tirate'ee mataa kichh karau upaiaa ||

Third, they advised me to make the effort and do something.

ਮੈ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਹੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥੧॥

mai sabh kichh chhodd prabh tuhee dhiaaiaa ||1||

But I have renounced everything, and I meditate only on You, God. ||1||

ਮਹਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਅਚਿੰਤ ਸਹਜਾਇਆ ॥

mahaa ana(n)dh achi(n)t sahajaiaa ||

Now, I am totally blissful, carefree and at ease.

ਦੁਸਮਨ ਦੂਤ ਮੁਏ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

dhusaman dhoot mue sukh paiaa ||1|| rahaau ||

The enemies and evil-doers have perished, and I have obtained peace. ||1||Pause||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਦੀਆ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ॥

satigur mo kau dheeaa upadhes ||

The True Guru has imparted the Teachings to me.

ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਦੇਸੁ ॥

jeeau pi(n)dd sabh har kaa dhes ||

My soul, body and everything belong to the Lord.

ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੀ ਸੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤਾਣੁ ॥

jo kichh karee su teraa taan ||

Whatever I do, is by Your Almighty Power.

ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਓਟ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥੨॥

too(n) meree oT too(n)hai dheebaan ||2||

You are my only Support, You are my only Court. ||2||

ਤੁਧਨੋ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈਂ ਧਰਿ ॥

tudhano chhodd jaieeaai prabh kai(n) dhar ||

If I were to renounce You, God, unto whom could I turn?

ਆਨ ਨ ਬੀਆ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਮਸਰਿ ॥

aan na beeaa teree samasar ||

There is no other, comparable to You.

ਤੇਰੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਕਿਸ ਕੀ ਕਾਣਿ ॥

tere sevak kau kis kee kaan ||

Who else is Your servant to serve?

ਸਾਕਤੁ ਭੂਲਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਬੇਬਾਣਿ ॥੩॥

saakat bhoolaa firai bebaan ||3||

The faithless cynics are deluded; they wander around in the wilderness. ||3||

ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

teree vaddiaaiee kahee na jai ||

Your Glorious Greatness cannot be described.

ਜਹ ਕਹ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਇ ॥

jeh keh raakh laih gal lai ||

Wherever I am, you save me, hugging me close in Your embrace.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

naanak dhaas teree saranaiee ||

Nanak, Your slave, has entered Your Sanctuary.

ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਰਾਖੀ ਪੈਜ ਵਜੀ ਵਾਧਾਈ ॥੪॥੫॥

prabh raakhee paij vajee vaadhaiee ||4||5||

God has preserved his honor, and congratulations are pouring in. ||4||5||