ਆਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ

ਨੰਗਾ ਦੋਜਕਿ ਚਾਲਿਆ ਤਾ ਦਿਸੈ ਖਰਾ ਡਰਾਵਣਾ ॥

na(n)gaa dhojak chaaliaa taa dhisai kharaa ddaraavanaa ||

He goes to hell naked, and he looks hideous then.

ਕਰਿ ਅਉਗਣ ਪਛੋਤਾਵਣਾ ॥੧੪॥

kar aaugan pachhotaavanaa ||14||

He regrets the sins he committed. ||14||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਦਇਆ ਕਪਾਹ ਸੰਤੋਖੁ ਸੂਤੁ ਜਤੁ ਗੰਢੀ ਸਤੁ ਵਟੁ ॥

dhiaa kapaeh sa(n)tokh soot jat ga(n)ddee sat vaT ||

Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist.

ਏਹੁ ਜਨੇਊ ਜੀਅ ਕਾ ਹਈ ਤ ਪਾਡੇ ਘਤੁ ॥

eh janeuoo jeea kaa hiee ta paadde ghat ||

This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me.

ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਤੁਟੈ ਨਾ ਮਲੁ ਲਗੈ ਨਾ ਏਹੁ ਜਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

naa eh tuTai naa mal lagai naa eh jalai na jai ||

It does not break, it cannot be soiled by filth, it cannot be burnt, or lost.

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਮਾਣਸ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜੋ ਗਲਿ ਚਲੇ ਪਾਇ ॥

dha(n)nu su maanas naanakaa jo gal chale pai ||

Blessed are those mortal beings, O Nanak, who wear such a thread around their necks.

ਚਉਕੜਿ ਮੁਲਿ ਅਣਾਇਆ ਬਹਿ ਚਉਕੈ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

chaukaR mul anaiaa beh chaukai paiaa ||

You buy the thread for a few shells, and seated in your enclosure, you put it on.

ਸਿਖਾ ਕੰਨਿ ਚੜਾਈਆ ਗੁਰੁ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਥਿਆ ॥

sikhaa ka(n)n chaRaieeaa gur braahaman thiaa ||

Whispering instructions into others' ears, the Brahmin becomes a guru.

ਓਹੁ ਮੁਆ ਓਹੁ ਝੜਿ ਪਇਆ ਵੇਤਗਾ ਗਇਆ ॥੧॥

oh muaa oh jhaR piaa vetagaa giaa ||1||

But he dies, and the sacred thread falls away, and the soul departs without it. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਲਖ ਚੋਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਜਾਰੀਆ ਲਖ ਕੂੜੀਆ ਲਖ ਗਾਲਿ ॥

lakh choreeaa lakh jaareeaa lakh kooReeaa lakh gaal ||

He commits thousands of robberies, thousands of acts of adultery, thousands of falsehoods and thousands of abuses.

ਲਖ ਠਗੀਆ ਪਹਿਨਾਮੀਆ ਰਾਤਿ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਜੀਅ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

lakh Thageeaa pahinaameeaa raat dhinas jeea naal ||

He practices thousands of deceptions and secret deeds, night and day, against his fellow beings.

ਤਗੁ ਕਪਾਹਹੁ ਕਤੀਐ ਬਾਮੑਣੁ ਵਟੇ ਆਇ ॥

tag kapaahahu kateeaai baam(h)n vaTe aai ||

The thread is spun from cotton, and the Brahmin comes and twists it.

ਕੁਹਿ ਬਕਰਾ ਰਿੰਨਿੑ ਖਾਇਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਆਖੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

kuh bakaraa ri(n)ni(h) khaiaa sabh ko aakhai pai ||

The goat is killed, cooked and eaten, and everyone then says, ""Put on the sacred thread.""

ਹੋਇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਸੁਟੀਐ ਭੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰੁ ॥

hoi puraanaa suTeeaai bhee fir paieeaai hor ||

When it wears out, it is thrown away, and another one is put on.

ਨਾਨਕ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੁਟਈ ਜੇ ਤਗਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਜੋਰੁ ॥੨॥

naanak tag na tuTiee je tag hovai jor ||2||

O Nanak, the thread would not break, if it had any real strength. ||2||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਨਾਇ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਪਤਿ ਊਪਜੈ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੂਤੁ ॥

nai ma(n)niaai pat uoopajai saalaahee sach soot ||

Believing in the Name, honor is obtained. The Lord's Praise is the true sacred thread.

ਦਰਗਹ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਤੂਟਸਿ ਪੂਤ ॥੩॥

dharageh a(n)dhar paieeaai tag na tooTas poot ||3||

Such a sacred thread is worn in the Court of the Lord; it shall never break. ||3||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਤਗੁ ਨ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥

tag na i(n)dhree tag na naaree ||

There is no sacred thread for the sexual organ, and no thread for woman.

ਭਲਕੇ ਥੁਕ ਪਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਦਾੜੀ ॥

bhalake thuk pavai nit dhaaRee ||

The man's beard is spat upon daily.

ਤਗੁ ਨ ਪੈਰੀ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਹਥੀ ॥

tag na pairee tag na hathee ||

There is no sacred thread for the feet, and no thread for the hands;

ਤਗੁ ਨ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਤਗੁ ਨ ਅਖੀ ॥

tag na jihavaa tag na akhee ||

no thread for the tongue, and no thread for the eyes.

ਵੇਤਗਾ ਆਪੇ ਵਤੈ ॥

vetagaa aape vatai ||

The Brahmin himself goes to the world hereafter without a sacred thread.

ਵਟਿ ਧਾਗੇ ਅਵਰਾ ਘਤੈ ॥

vaT dhaage avaraa ghatai ||

Twisting the threads, he puts them on others.

ਲੈ ਭਾੜਿ ਕਰੇ ਵੀਆਹੁ ॥

lai bhaaR kare veeaahu ||

He takes payment for performing marriages;

ਕਢਿ ਕਾਗਲੁ ਦਸੇ ਰਾਹੁ ॥

kadd kaagal dhase raahu ||

reading their horoscopes, he shows them the way.

ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥

sun vekhahu lokaa eh viddaan ||

Hear, and see, O people, this wondrous thing.

ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਨਾਉ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪॥

man a(n)dhaa naau sujaan ||4||

He is mentally blind, and yet his name is wisdom. ||4||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਾਈ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਸੀ ॥

saahib hoi dhiaal kirapaa kare taa saiee kaar karaisee ||

One, upon whom the Merciful Lord bestows His Grace, performs His service.

ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਇਸੀ ॥

so sevak sevaa kare jis no hukam manaisee ||

That servant, whom the Lord causes to obey the Order of His Will, serves Him.

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਤਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

hukam ma(n)niaai hovai paravaan taa khasamai kaa mahal paisee ||

Obeying the Order of His Will, he becomes acceptable, and then, he obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

khasamai bhaavai so kare manahu chi(n)dhiaa so fal paisee ||

One who acts to please His Lord and Master, obtains the fruits of his mind's desires.

ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇਸੀ ॥੧੫॥

taa dharageh paidhaa jaisee ||15||

Then, he goes to the Court of the Lord, wearing robes of honor. ||15||

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਗਊ ਬਿਰਾਹਮਣ ਕਉ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਗੋਬਰਿ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

guoo biraahaman kau kar laavahu gobar taran na jaiee ||

They tax the cows and the Brahmins, but the cow-dung they apply to their kitchen will not save them.

ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੈ ਜਪਮਾਲੀ ਧਾਨੁ ਮਲੇਛਾਂ ਖਾਈ ॥

dhotee Tikaa tai japamaalee dhaan malechhaa(n) khaiee ||

They wear their loin cloths, apply ritual frontal marks to their foreheads, and carry their rosaries, but they eat food with the Muslims.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਤੁਰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥

a(n)tar poojaa paReh katebaa sa(n)jam turakaa bhaiee ||

O Siblings of Destiny, you perform devotional worship indoors, but read the Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life.

ਛੋਡੀਲੇ ਪਾਖੰਡਾ ॥

chhoddeele paakha(n)ddaa ||

Renounce your hypocrisy!

ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥

naam liaai jaeh tara(n)dhaa ||1||

Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall swim across. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥

maanas khaane kareh nivaaj ||

The man-eaters say their prayers.

ਛੁਰੀ ਵਗਾਇਨਿ ਤਿਨ ਗਲਿ ਤਾਗ ॥

chhuree vagain tin gal taag ||

Those who wield the knife wear the sacred thread around their necks.

ਤਿਨ ਘਰਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਣ ਪੂਰਹਿ ਨਾਦ ॥

tin ghar brahaman pooreh naadh ||

In their homes, the Brahmins sound the conch.

ਉਨੑਾ ਭਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਓਈ ਸਾਦ ॥

aun(h)aa bh aaveh oiee saadh ||

They too have the same taste.

ਕੂੜੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਕੂੜਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥

kooRee raas kooRaa vaapaar ||

False is their capital, and false is their trade.

ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਆਹਾਰੁ ॥

kooR bol kareh aahaar ||

Speaking falsehood, they take their food.

ਸਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

saram dharam kaa dderaa dhoor ||

The home of modesty and Dharma is far from them.

ਨਾਨਕ ਕੂੜੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਭਰਪੂਰਿ ॥

naanak kooR rahiaa bharapoor ||

O Nanak, they are totally permeated with falsehood.

ਮਥੈ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੇੜਿ ਧੋਤੀ ਕਖਾਈ ॥

mathai Tikaa teR dhotee kakhaiee ||

The sacred marks are on their foreheads, and the saffron loin-cloths are around their waists;

ਹਥਿ ਛੁਰੀ ਜਗਤ ਕਾਸਾਈ ॥

hath chhuree jagat kaasaiee ||

in their hands they hold the knives - they are the butchers of the world!