ਆਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਰ

ਨੀਲ ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਪਹਿਰਿ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

neel vasatr pahir hoveh paravaan ||

Wearing blue robes, they seek the approval of the Muslim rulers.

ਮਲੇਛ ਧਾਨੁ ਲੇ ਪੂਜਹਿ ਪੁਰਾਣੁ ॥

malechh dhaan le poojeh puraan ||

Accepting bread from the Muslim rulers, they still worship the Puraanas.

ਅਭਾਖਿਆ ਕਾ ਕੁਠਾ ਬਕਰਾ ਖਾਣਾ ॥

abhaakhiaa kaa kuThaa bakaraa khaanaa ||

They eat the meat of the goats, killed after the Muslim prayers are read over them,

ਚਉਕੇ ਉਪਰਿ ਕਿਸੈ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥

chauke upar kisai na jaanaa ||

but they do not allow anyone else to enter their kitchen areas.

ਦੇ ਕੈ ਚਉਕਾ ਕਢੀ ਕਾਰ ॥

dhe kai chaukaa kaddee kaar ||

They draw lines around them, plastering the ground with cow-dung.

ਉਪਰਿ ਆਇ ਬੈਠੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ॥

aupar aai baiThe kooRiaar ||

The false come and sit within them.

ਮਤੁ ਭਿਟੈ ਵੇ ਮਤੁ ਭਿਟੈ ॥ ਇਹੁ ਅੰਨੁ ਅਸਾਡਾ ਫਿਟੈ ॥

mat bhiTai ve mat bhiTai || ih a(n)n asaaddaa fiTai ||

They cry out, ""Do not touch our food, or it will be polluted!""

ਤਨਿ ਫਿਟੈ ਫੇੜ ਕਰੇਨਿ ॥

tan fiTai feR karen ||

But with their polluted bodies, they commit evil deeds.

ਮਨਿ ਜੂਠੈ ਚੁਲੀ ਭਰੇਨਿ ॥

man jooThai chulee bharen ||

With filthy minds, they try to cleanse their mouths.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਚੁ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥

kahu naanak sach dhiaaieeaai ||

Says Nanak, meditate on the True Lord.

ਸੁਚਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਤਾ ਸਚੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥

such hovai taa sach paieeaai ||2||

If you are pure, you will obtain the True Lord. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਚਿਤੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਵੇਖਿ ਨਦਰੀ ਹੇਠਿ ਚਲਾਇਦਾ ॥

chitai a(n)dhar sabh ko vekh nadharee heTh chalaidhaa ||

All are within Your mind; You see and move them under Your Glance of Grace, O Lord.

ਆਪੇ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਆਪੇ ਹੀ ਕਰਮ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ॥

aape dhe vaddiaaieeaa aape hee karam karaidhaa ||

You Yourself grant them glory, and You Yourself cause them to act.

ਵਡਹੁ ਵਡਾ ਵਡ ਮੇਦਨੀ ਸਿਰੇ ਸਿਰਿ ਧੰਧੈ ਲਾਇਦਾ ॥

vaddahu vaddaa vadd medhanee sire sir dha(n)dhai laidhaa ||

The Lord is the greatest of the great; great is His world. He enjoins all to their tasks.

ਨਦਰਿ ਉਪਠੀ ਜੇ ਕਰੇ ਸੁਲਤਾਨਾ ਘਾਹੁ ਕਰਾਇਦਾ ॥

nadhar upaThee je kare sulataanaa ghaahu karaidhaa ||

If he should cast an angry glance, He can transform kings into blades of grass.

ਦਰਿ ਮੰਗਨਿ ਭਿਖ ਨ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੬॥

dhar ma(n)gan bhikh na paidhaa ||16||

Even though they may beg from door to door, no one will give them charity. ||16||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਜੇ ਮੋਹਾਕਾ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਹੈ ਘਰੁ ਮੁਹਿ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਦੇਇ ॥

je mohaakaa ghar muhai ghar muh pitaree dhei ||

The thief robs a house, and offers the stolen goods to his ancestors.

ਅਗੈ ਵਸਤੁ ਸਿਞਾਣੀਐ ਪਿਤਰੀ ਚੋਰ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

agai vasat sin(j)aaneeaai pitaree chor karei ||

In the world hereafter, this is recognized, and his ancestors are considered thieves as well.

ਵਢੀਅਹਿ ਹਥ ਦਲਾਲ ਕੇ ਮੁਸਫੀ ਏਹ ਕਰੇਇ ॥

vadde'eeh hath dhalaal ke musafee eh karei ||

The hands of the go-between are cut off; this is the Lord's justice.

ਨਾਨਕ ਅਗੈ ਸੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਜਿ ਖਟੇ ਘਾਲੇ ਦੇਇ ॥੧॥

naanak agai so milai j khaTe ghaale dhei ||1||

O Nanak, in the world hereafter, that alone is received, which one gives to the needy from his own earnings and labor. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਜਿਉ ਜੋਰੂ ਸਿਰਨਾਵਣੀ ਆਵੈ ਵਾਰੋ ਵਾਰ ॥

jiau joroo siranaavanee aavai vaaro vaar ||

As a woman has her periods, month after month,

ਜੂਠੇ ਜੂਠਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਵਸੈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

jooThe jooThaa mukh vasai nit nit hoi khuaar ||

so does falsehood dwell in the mouth of the false; they suffer forever, again and again.

ਸੂਚੇ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਹਿ ਬਹਨਿ ਜਿ ਪਿੰਡਾ ਧੋਇ ॥

sooche eh na aakhe'eeh bahan j pi(n)ddaa dhoi ||

They are not called pure, who sit down after merely washing their bodies.

ਸੂਚੇ ਸੇਈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਜਿਨ ਮਨਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਸੋਇ ॥੨॥

sooche seiee naanakaa jin man vasiaa soi ||2||

Only they are pure, O Nanak, within whose minds the Lord abides. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

pauRee ||

Pauree:

ਤੁਰੇ ਪਲਾਣੇ ਪਉਣ ਵੇਗ ਹਰ ਰੰਗੀ ਹਰਮ ਸਵਾਰਿਆ ॥

ture palaane paun veg har ra(n)gee haram savaariaa ||

With saddled horses, as fast as the wind, and harems decorated in every way;

ਕੋਠੇ ਮੰਡਪ ਮਾੜੀਆ ਲਾਇ ਬੈਠੇ ਕਰਿ ਪਾਸਾਰਿਆ ॥

koThe ma(n)ddap maaReeaa lai baiThe kar paasaariaa ||

in houses and pavilions and lofty mansions, they dwell, making ostentatious shows.

ਚੀਜ ਕਰਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵਦੇ ਹਰਿ ਬੁਝਨਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਹਾਰਿਆ ॥

cheej karan man bhaavadhe har bujhan naahee haariaa ||

They act out their minds' desires, but they do not understand the Lord, and so they are ruined.

ਕਰਿ ਫੁਰਮਾਇਸਿ ਖਾਇਆ ਵੇਖਿ ਮਹਲਤਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥

kar furamais khaiaa vekh mahalat maran visaariaa ||

Asserting their authority, they eat, and beholding their mansions, they forget about death.

ਜਰੁ ਆਈ ਜੋਬਨਿ ਹਾਰਿਆ ॥੧੭॥

jar aaiee joban haariaa ||17||

But old age comes, and youth is lost. ||17||

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa pehilaa ||

Shalok, First Mehla:

ਜੇ ਕਰਿ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਮੰਨੀਐ ਸਭ ਤੈ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

je kar sootak ma(n)neeaai sabh tai sootak hoi ||

If one accepts the concept of impurity, then there is impurity everywhere.

ਗੋਹੇ ਅਤੈ ਲਕੜੀ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਕੀੜਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

gohe atai lakaRee a(n)dhar keeRaa hoi ||

In cow-dung and wood there are worms.

ਜੇਤੇ ਦਾਣੇ ਅੰਨ ਕੇ ਜੀਆ ਬਾਝੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

jete dhaane a(n)n ke jeeaa baajh na koi ||

As many as are the grains of corn, none is without life.

ਪਹਿਲਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਜੀਉ ਹੈ ਜਿਤੁ ਹਰਿਆ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥

pahilaa paanee jeeau hai jit hariaa sabh koi ||

First, there is life in the water, by which everything else is made green.

ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਰਖੀਐ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਪਵੈ ਰਸੋਇ ॥

sootak kiau kar rakheeaai sootak pavai rasoi ||

How can it be protected from impurity? It touches our own kitchen.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਏਵ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਉਤਾਰੇ ਧੋਇ ॥੧॥

naanak sootak ev na utarai giaan utaare dhoi ||1||

O Nanak, impurity cannot be removed in this way; it is washed away only by spiritual wisdom. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਮਨ ਕਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਲੋਭੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਹਵਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੂੜੁ ॥

man kaa sootak lobh hai jihavaa sootak kooR ||

The impurity of the mind is greed, and the impurity of the tongue is falsehood.

ਅਖੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਵੇਖਣਾ ਪਰ ਤ੍ਰਿਅ ਪਰ ਧਨ ਰੂਪੁ ॥

akhee sootak vekhanaa par tria par dhan roop ||

The impurity of the eyes is to gaze upon the beauty of another man's wife, and his wealth.

ਕੰਨੀ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਕੰਨਿ ਪੈ ਲਾਇਤਬਾਰੀ ਖਾਹਿ ॥

ka(n)nee sootak ka(n)n pai laitabaaree khaeh ||

The impurity of the ears is to listen to the slander of others.

ਨਾਨਕ ਹੰਸਾ ਆਦਮੀ ਬਧੇ ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੨॥

naanak ha(n)saa aadhamee badhe jam pur jaeh ||2||

O Nanak, the mortal's soul goes, bound and gagged to the city of Death. ||2||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa pehilaa ||

First Mehla:

ਸਭੋ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਗੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

sabho sootak bharam hai dhoojai lagai jai ||

All impurity comes from doubt and attachment to duality.

ਜੰਮਣੁ ਮਰਣਾ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਹੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

ja(n)man maranaa hukam hai bhaanai aavai jai ||

Birth and death are subject to the Command of the Lord's Will; through His Will we come and go.

ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੁ ਹੈ ਦਿਤੋਨੁ ਰਿਜਕੁ ਸੰਬਾਹਿ ॥

khaanaa peenaa pavitr hai dhiton rijak sa(n)baeh ||

Eating and drinking are pure, since the Lord gives nourishment to all.

ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨੑੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੁਝਿਆ ਤਿਨੑਾ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੩॥

naanak jin(h)ee gurmukh bujhiaa tin(h)aa sootak naeh ||3||

O Nanak, the Gurmukhs, who understand the Lord, are not stained by impurity. ||3||