ਆਸਾ

ਜੇਹੀ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਈਐ ਕਰਣੀ ਭੀ ਸਾਈ ॥

jehee sev karaieeaai karanee bhee saiee ||

Whatever service the Lord causes us to do, that is just what we do.

ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੭॥

aap kare kis aakheeaai vekhai vaddiaaiee ||7||

He Himself acts; who else should be mentioned? He beholds His own greatness. ||7||

ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ॥

gur kee sevaa so kare jis aap karaae ||

He alone serves the Guru, whom the Lord Himself inspires to do so.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਰੁ ਦੇ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥੧੮॥

naanak sir dhe chhooTeeaai dharageh pat paae ||8||18||

O Nanak, offering his head, one is emancipated, and honored in the Court of the Lord. ||8||18||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||

Aasaa, First Mehla:

ਰੂੜੋ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਾਹਰੋ ਰੂੜੀ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ॥

rooRo Thaakur maaharo rooRee gurbaanee ||

Beautiful is the Supreme Lord and Master, and beautiful is the Word of the Guru's Bani.

ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਦੁ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧॥

vaddai bhaag satigur milai paieeaai padh nirabaanee ||1||

By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, and the supreme status of Nirvaanaa is obtained. ||1||

ਮੈ ਓਲੑਗੀਆ ਓਲੑਗੀ ਹਮ ਛੋਰੂ ਥਾਰੇ ॥

mai ol(h)geeaa ol(h)gee ham chhoroo thaare ||

I am the lowest slave of Your slaves; I am Your most humble servant.

ਜਿਉ ਤੂੰ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਰਹਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਮਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

jiau too(n) raakheh tiau rahaa mukh naam hamaare ||1|| rahaau ||

As You keep me, I live. Your Name is in my mouth. ||1||Pause||

ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸਾ ਘਣੀ ਭਾਣੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈਐ ॥

dharasan kee piaasaa ghanee bhaanai man bhaieeaai ||

I have such a great thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my mind accepts Your Will, and so You are pleased with me.

ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਭਾਣੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥

mere Thaakur haath vaddiaaieeaa bhaanai pat paieeaai ||2||

Greatness is in the Hands of my Lord and Master; by His Will, honor is obtained. ||2||

ਸਾਚਉ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

saachau dhoor na jaaneeaai a(n)tar hai soiee ||

Do not think that the True Lord is far away; He is deep within.

ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੇ ਕਿਨਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੩॥

jeh dhekhaa teh rav rahe kin keemat hoiee ||3||

Wherever I look, there I find Him pervading; how can I estimate His value? ||3||

ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਹਰੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥

aap kare aape hare vekhai vaddiaaiee ||

He Himself does, and He Himself undoes. He Himself beholds His glorious greatness.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਹਾਲੀਐ ਇਉ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥

gurmukh hoi nihaaleeaai iau keemat paiee ||4||

Becoming Gurmukh, one beholds Him, and so, His value is appraised. ||4||

ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਰ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥

jeevadhiaa laahaa milai gur kaar kamaavai ||

So earn your profits while you are alive, by serving the Guru.

ਪੂਰਬਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੫॥

poorab hovai likhiaa taa satigur paavai ||5||

If it is so pre-ordained, then one finds the True Guru. ||5||

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਤੋਟਾ ਨਿਤ ਹੈ ਭਰਮਹਿ ਭਰਮਾਏ ॥

manmukh toTaa nit hai bharameh bharamaae ||

The self-willed manmukhs continually lose, and wander around, deluded by doubt.

ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਈ ਕਿਉ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੬॥

manmukh a(n)dh na chetiee kiau dharasan paae ||6||

The blind manmukhs do not remember the Lord; how can they obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan? ||6||

ਤਾ ਜਗਿ ਆਇਆ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਚੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥

taa jag aaiaa jaaneeaai saachai liv laae ||

One's coming into the world is judged worthwhile only if one lovingly attunes oneself to the True Lord.

ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਭਏ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥੭॥

gur bheTe paaras bhe jotee jot milaae ||7||

Meeting the Guru, one becomes invaluable; his light merges into the Light. ||7||

ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੋ ਕਾਰ ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਰਣੀ ॥

ahinis rahai niraalamo kaar dhur kee karanee ||

Day and night, he remains detached, and serves the Primal Lord.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ॥੮॥੧੯॥

naanak naam sa(n)tokheeaa raate har charanee ||8||19||

O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Lord's Lotus Feet, are content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||19||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||

Aasaa, First Mehla:

ਕੇਤਾ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਅੰਤ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥

ketaa aakhan aakheeaai taa ke a(n)t 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 too(n) 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 aradhaas hai sach naam suhelaa ||

This is Nanak's prayer, that he may be adorned with the True Name.

ਆਪੁ ਗਇਆ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aap giaa sojhee piee gur sabadhee 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 gavaieeaai paieeaai veechaar ||

Abandoning egotism and pride, one obtains contemplative understanding.

ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਦੇ ਸਾਚੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥੨॥

saahib siau man maaniaa dhe 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 sa(n)tokheeaa sevaa sach saiee ||

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 laagiee chaalai hukam rajaiee ||3||

No misfortune troubles one who follows the Command of the Lord's Will. ||3||

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਪਵੈ ਖਜਾਨੈ ॥

hukam rajaiee 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॥

khoTe Thavar na painee rale jooThaanai ||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 samaaleeaai sach saudhaa paieeaai ||

Forever and ever, the genuine coins are treasured; with them, the true merchandise is purchased.

ਖੋਟੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੀ ਲੇ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲਾਈਐ ॥੫॥

khoTe nadhar na aavanee le agan jalaieeaai ||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 soiee ||

Those who understand their own souls, are themselves the Supreme Soul.

ਏਕੋ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਫਲੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥

eko a(n)mirat birakh hai fal a(n)mrit hoiee ||6||

The One Lord is the tree of ambrosial nectar, which bears the ambrosial fruit. ||6||

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਫਲੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਅਘਾਈ ॥

a(n)mirat fal jinee chaakhiaa sach rahe aghaiee ||

Those who taste the ambrosial fruit remain satisfied with Truth.

ਤਿੰਨਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਭੇਦੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਈ ॥੭॥

ti(n)naa bharam na bhedh hai har rasan rasaiee ||7||

They have no doubt or sense of separation - their tongues taste the divine taste. ||7||

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਆਇਆ ਚਲੁ ਸਦਾ ਰਜਾਈ ॥

hukam sa(n)jogee aaiaa chal sadhaa rajaiee ||

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 vaddaiee ||8||20||

Please, grant virtue to Nanak, the virtueless one; bless him with the glorious greatness of the Truth. ||8||20||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||

Aasaa, First Mehla:

ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ਸਚੁ ਵਖਾਣਿਆ ॥

man raatau har nai sach vakhaaniaa ||

One whose mind is attuned to the Lord's Name speaks the truth.

ਲੋਕਾ ਦਾ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਇ ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਣਿਆ ॥੧॥

lokaa dhaa kiaa jai jaa tudh bhaaniaa ||1||

What would the people lose, if I became pleasing to You, O Lord? ||1||