ਆਸਾ

ਆਪਣੈ ਹਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਦੇ ਨਾਮੇ ਲਾਏ ॥

aapanai hath vaddiaaieeaa dhe naame laae ||

Glory is in His Hands; He bestows His Name, and attaches us to it.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥੪॥੨੬॥

naanak naam nidhaan man vasiaa vaddiaaiee paae ||8||4||26||

O Nanak, the treasure of the Naam abides within the mind, and glory is obtained. ||8||4||26||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

aasaa mahalaa teejaa ||

Aasaa, Third Mehla:

ਸੁਣਿ ਮਨ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਇ ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਆਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

sun man ma(n)n vasai too(n) aape aai milai mere bhaiee ||

Listen, O mortal: enshrine His Name within your mind; He shall come to meet with you, O my Sibling of Destiny.

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਸਚੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਈ ॥੧॥

anadhin sachee bhagat kar sachai chit laiee ||1||

Night and day, center your consciousness on true devotional worship of the True Lord. ||1||

ਏਕੋ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਭਾਈ ॥

eko naam dhiaai too(n) sukh paaveh mere bhaiee ||

Meditate on the One Naam, and you shall find peace, O my Siblings of Destiny.

ਹਉਮੈ ਦੂਜਾ ਦੂਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਵਡੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

haumai dhoojaa dhoor kar vaddee vaddiaaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

Eradicate egotism and duality, and your glory shall be glorious. ||1||Pause||

ਇਸੁ ਭਗਤੀ ਨੋ ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਲੋਚਦੇ ਵਿਣੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਾਈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

eis bhagatee no sur nar mun jan lochadhe vin satigur paiee na jai ||

The angels, humans and silent sages long for this devotional worship, but without the True Guru, it cannot be attained.

ਪੰਡਿਤ ਪੜਦੇ ਜੋਤਿਕੀ ਤਿਨ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥੨॥

pa(n)ddit paRadhe jotikee tin boojh na pai ||2||

The Pandits, the religious scholars, and the astrologers read their books, but they do not understand. ||2||

ਆਪੈ ਥੈ ਸਭੁ ਰਖਿਓਨੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

aapai thai sabh rakhion kichh kahan na jaiee ||

He Himself keeps all in His Hand; nothing else can be said.

ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਸੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਗੁਰਿ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥੩॥

aape dhei su paieeaai gur boojh bujhaiee ||3||

Whatever He gives, is received. The Guru has imparted this understanding to me. ||3||

ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਸਭਿ ਤਿਸ ਦੇ ਸਭਨਾ ਕਾ ਸੋਈ ॥

jeea ja(n)t sabh tis dhe sabhanaa kaa soiee ||

All beings and creatures are His; He belongs to all.

ਮੰਦਾ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਆਖੀਐ ਜੇ ਦੂਜਾ ਹੋਈ ॥੪॥

ma(n)dhaa kis no aakheeaai je dhoojaa hoiee ||4||

So who can we call bad, since there is no other? ||4||

ਇਕੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਏਕਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਕਾਰਾ ॥

eiko hukam varatadhaa ekaa sir kaaraa ||

The Command of the One Lord is pervading throughout; duty to the One Lord is upon the heads of all.

ਆਪਿ ਭਵਾਲੀ ਦਿਤੀਅਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਲੋਭੁ ਵਿਕਾਰਾ ॥੫॥

aap bhavaalee dhiteean a(n)tar lobh vikaaraa ||5||

He Himself has led them astray, and placed greed and corruption within their hearts. ||5||

ਇਕ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕੀਤਿਅਨੁ ਬੂਝਨਿ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

eik aape gurmukh keetian boojhan veechaaraa ||

He has sanctified those few Gurmukhs who understand Him, and reflect upon Him.

ਭਗਤਿ ਭੀ ਓਨਾ ਨੋ ਬਖਸੀਅਨੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੬॥

bhagat bhee onaa no bakhaseean a(n)tar bha(n)ddaaraa ||6||

He grants devotional worship to them, and within them is the treasure. ||6||

ਗਿਆਨੀਆ ਨੋ ਸਭੁ ਸਚੁ ਹੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥

giaaneeaa no sabh sach hai sach sojhee hoiee ||

The spiritual teachers know nothing but the Truth; they obtain true understanding.

ਓਇ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਕਿਸੈ ਦੇ ਨ ਭੁਲਨੑੀ ਸਚੁ ਜਾਣਨਿ ਸੋਈ ॥੭॥

oi bhulaae kisai dhe na bhulan(h)ee sach jaanan soiee ||7||

They are led astray by Him, but they do not go astray, because they know the True Lord. ||7||

ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਪੰਚ ਵਰਤਦੇ ਪੰਚੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

ghar meh pa(n)ch varatadhe pa(n)che veechaaree ||

Within the homes of their bodies, the five passions are pervading, but here, the five are well-behaved.

ਨਾਨਕ ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਸਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੑੀ ਨਾਮਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰੀ ॥੮॥੫॥੨੭॥

naanak bin satigur vas na aavan(h)ee naam haumai maaree ||8||5||27||

O Nanak, without the True Guru, they are not overcome; through the Naam, the ego is conquered. ||8||5||27||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

aasaa mahalaa teejaa ||

Aasaa, Third Mehla:

ਘਰੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਵਥੁ ਹੈ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਕਿਛੁ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

gharai a(n)dhar sabh vath hai baahar kichh naahee ||

Everything is within the home of your own self; there is nothing beyond it.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟ ਖੁਲਾਹੀ ॥੧॥

gur parasaadhee paieeaai a(n)tar kapaT khulaahee ||1||

By Guru's Grace, it is obtained, and the doors of the inner heart are opened wide. ||1||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਭਾਈ ॥

satigur te har paieeaai bhaiee ||

From the True Guru, the Lord's Name is obtained, O Siblings of Destiny.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਦਿਖਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

a(n)tar naam nidhaan hai poorai satigur dheeaa dhikhaiee ||1|| rahaau ||

The treasure of the Naam is within; the Perfect True Guru has shown this to me. ||1||Pause||

ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋ ਲਏ ਪਾਏ ਰਤਨੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਾ ॥

har kaa gaahak hovai so le paae ratan veechaaraa ||

One who is a buyer of the Lord's Name, finds it, and obtains the jewel of contemplation.

ਅੰਦਰੁ ਖੋਲੈ ਦਿਬ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਦੇਖੈ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੨॥

a(n)dhar kholai dhib dhisaT dhekhai mukat bha(n)ddaaraa ||2||

He opens the doors deep within, and through the Eyes of Divine Vision, beholds the treasure of liberation. ||2||

ਅੰਦਰਿ ਮਹਲ ਅਨੇਕ ਹਹਿ ਜੀਉ ਕਰੇ ਵਸੇਰਾ ॥

a(n)dhar mahal anek heh jeeau kare vaseraa ||

There are so many mansions within the body; the soul dwells within them.

ਮਨ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਹੋਇ ਨ ਫੇਰਾ ॥੩॥

man chi(n)dhiaa fal paisee fir hoi na feraa ||3||

He obtains the fruits of his mind's desires, and he shall not have to go through reincarnation again. ||3||

ਪਾਰਖੀਆ ਵਥੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ਲਈ ਗੁਰ ਸੋਝੀ ਹੋਈ ॥

paarakheeaa vath samaal liee gur sojhee hoiee ||

The appraisers cherish the commodity of the Name; they obtain understanding from the Guru.

ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਅਮੁਲੁ ਸਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਕੋਈ ॥੪॥

naam padhaarath amul saa gurmukh paavai koiee ||4||

The wealth of the Naam is priceless; how few are the Gurmukhs who obtain it. ||4||

ਬਾਹਰੁ ਭਾਲੇ ਸੁ ਕਿਆ ਲਹੈ ਵਥੁ ਘਰੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਭਾਈ ॥

baahar bhaale su kiaa lahai vath gharai a(n)dhar bhaiee ||

Searching outwardly, what can anyone find? The commodity is deep within the home of the self, O Siblings of Destiny.

ਭਰਮੇ ਭੂਲਾ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥੫॥

bharame bhoolaa sabh jag firai manmukh pat gavaiee ||5||

The entire world is wandering around, deluded by doubt; the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor. ||5||

ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਛੋਡੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਰ ਘਰਿ ਝੂਠਾ ਜਾਈ ॥

ghar dhar chhodde aapanaa par ghar jhooThaa jaiee ||

The false one leaves his own hearth and home, and goes out to another's home.

ਚੋਰੈ ਵਾਂਗੂ ਪਕੜੀਐ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਈ ॥੬॥

chorai vaa(n)goo pakaReeaai bin naavai choTaa khaiee ||6||

Like a thief, he is caught, and without the Naam, he is beaten and struck down. ||6||

ਜਿਨੑੀ ਘਰੁ ਜਾਤਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਸੇ ਸੁਖੀਏ ਭਾਈ ॥

jin(h)ee ghar jaataa aapanaa se sukhe'ee bhaiee ||

Those who know their own home, are happy, O Siblings of Destiny.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੭॥

a(n)tar braham pachhaaniaa gur kee vaddiaaiee ||7||

They realize God within their own hearts, through the glorious greatness of the Guru. ||7||

ਆਪੇ ਦਾਨੁ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥

aape dhaan kare kis aakheeaai aape dhei bujhaiee ||

He Himself gives gifts, and He Himself bestows understanding; unto whom can we complain?

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਤੂੰ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥੮॥੬॥੨੮॥

naanak naam dhiaai too(n) dhar sachai sobhaa paiee ||8||6||28||

O Nanak, meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and you shall obtain glory in the True Court. ||8||6||28||