ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur parasaadhee har ras paiaa naam padhaarath nau nidh paiee ||1|| rahaau ||
By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the sublime essence of the Lord; I have received the wealth of the Naam and the nine treasures. ||1||Pause||
ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
karam dharam sach saachaa naau ||
Those whose karma and Dharma - whose actions and faith - are in the True Name of the True Lord
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਦ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੈ ਜਾਉ ॥
taa kai sadh balihaarai jaau ||
I am forever a sacrifice to them.
ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਸੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
jo har raate se jan paravaan ||
Those who are imbued with the Lord are accepted and respected.
ਤਿਨ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਰਮ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੨॥
tin kee sa(n)gat param nidhaan ||2||
In their company, the supreme wealth is obtained. ||2||
ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਜਿਨਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਧਨ ਨਾਰੀ ॥
har var jin paiaa dhan naaree ||
Blessed is that bride, who has obtained the Lord as her Husband.
ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
har siau raatee sabadh veechaaree ||
She is imbued with the Lord, and she reflects upon the Word of His Shabad.
ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੈ ॥
aap tarai sa(n)gat kul taarai ||
She saves herself, and saves her family and friends as well.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਤਤੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੈ ॥੩॥
satigur sev tat veechaarai ||3||
She serves the True Guru, and contemplates the essence of reality. ||3||
ਹਮਰੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਉ ॥
hamaree jaat pat sach naau ||
The True Name is my social status and honor.
ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਸਤ ਭਾਉ ॥
karam dharam sa(n)jam sat bhaau ||
The love of the Truth is my karma and Dharma - my faith and my actions, and my self-control.
ਨਾਨਕ ਬਖਸੇ ਪੂਛ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
naanak bakhase poochh na hoi ||
O Nanak, one who is forgiven by the Lord is not called to account.
ਦੂਜਾ ਮੇਟੇ ਏਕੋ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੧੪॥
dhoojaa meTe eko soi ||4||14||
The One Lord erases duality. ||4||14||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||
Aasaa, First Mehla:
ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਆਈ ॥
eik aaveh ik jaaveh aaiee ||
Some come, and after they come, they go.
ਇਕਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
eik har raate raheh samaiee ||
Some are imbued with the Lord; they remain absorbed in Him.
ਇਕਿ ਧਰਨਿ ਗਗਨ ਮਹਿ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥
eik dharan gagan meh Thaur na paaveh ||
Some find no place of rest at all, on the earth or in the sky.
ਸੇ ਕਰਮਹੀਣ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ॥੧॥
se karamaheen har naam na dhiaaveh ||1||
Those who do not meditate on the Name of the Lord are the most unfortunate. ||1||
ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਗਤਿ ਮਿਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
gur poore te gat mit paiee ||
From the Perfect Guru, the way to salvation is obtained.
ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਬਿਖੁ ਵਤ ਅਤਿ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਲੰਘਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
eih sa(n)saar bikh vat at bhaujal gur sabadhee har paar la(n)ghaiee ||1|| rahaau ||
This world is a terrifying ocean of poison; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord helps us cross over. ||1||Pause||
ਜਿਨੑ ਕਉ ਆਪਿ ਲਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਲਿ ॥
jin(h) kau aap le prabh mel ||
Those, whom God unites with Himself,
ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਕਾਲੁ ਨ ਸਾਕੈ ਪੇਲਿ ॥
tin kau kaal na saakai pel ||
cannot be crushed by death.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਰਹਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥
gurmukh niramal raheh piaare ||
The beloved Gurmukhs remain immaculately pure,
ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਅੰਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਕਮਲ ਨਿਰਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
jiau jal a(n)bh uoopar kamal niraare ||2||
like the lotus in the water, which remains untouched. ||2||
ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
buraa bhalaa kahu kis no kaheeaai ||
Tell me: who should we call good or bad?
ਦੀਸੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
dheesai braham gurmukh sach laheeaai ||
Behold the Lord God; the truth is revealed to the Gurmukh.
ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਉ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
akath kathau gurmat veechaar ||
I speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord, contemplating the Guru's Teachings.
ਮਿਲਿ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਪਾਵਉ ਪਾਰੁ ॥੩॥
mil gur sa(n)gat paavau paar ||3||
I join the Sangat, the Guru's Congregation, and I find God's limits. ||3||
ਸਾਸਤ ਬੇਦ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਬਹੁ ਭੇਦ ॥
saasat bedh si(n)mirat bahu bhedh ||
The Shaastras, the Vedas, the Simritees and all their many secrets;
ਅਠਸਠਿ ਮਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਰੇਦ ॥
aThasaTh majan har ras redh ||
bathing at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage - all this is found by enshrining the sublime essence of the Lord in the heart.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
gurmukh niramal mail na laagai ||
The Gurmukhs are immaculately pure; no filth sticks to them.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਡੇ ਧੁਰਿ ਭਾਗੈ ॥੪॥੧੫॥
naanak hiradhai naam vadde dhur bhaagai ||4||15||
O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides in the heart, by the greatest pre-ordained destiny. ||4||15||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||
Aasaa, First Mehla:
ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਪਾਇ ਲਗਉ ਗੁਰ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਨਿਹਾਰਿਆ ॥
niv niv pai lagau gur apune aatam raam nihaariaa ||
Bowing down, again and again, I fall at the Feet of my Guru; through Him, I have seen the Lord, the Divine Self, within.
ਕਰਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
karat beechaar hiradhai har raviaa hiradhai dhekh beechaariaa ||1||
Through contemplation and meditation, the Lord dwells within the heart; see this, and understand. ||1||
ਬੋਲਹੁ ਰਾਮੁ ਕਰੇ ਨਿਸਤਾਰਾ ॥
bolahu raam kare nisataaraa ||
So speak the Lord's Name, which shall emancipate you.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਰਤਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਭੈ ਮਿਟੈ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਉਜੀਆਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur parasaadh ratan har laabhai miTai agiaan hoi ujeeaaraa ||1|| rahaau ||
By Guru's Grace, the jewel of the Lord is found; ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light shines forth. ||1||Pause||
ਰਵਨੀ ਰਵੈ ਬੰਧਨ ਨਹੀ ਤੂਟਹਿ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
ravanee ravai ba(n)dhan nahee tooTeh vich haumai bharam na jaiee ||
By merely saying it with the tongue, one's bonds are not broken, and egotism and doubt do not depart from within.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਹਉਮੈ ਤੂਟੈ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਲੇਖੈ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥
satigur milai ta haumai tooTai taa ko lekhai paiee ||2||
But when one meets the True Guru, egotism departs, and then, one realizes his destiny. ||2||
ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਿਅ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮੁ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੇ ॥
har har naam bhagat pria preetam sukh saagar ur dhaare ||
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet and dear to His devotees; it is the ocean of peace - enshrine it within the heart.
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਮਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਸਤਾਰੇ ॥੩॥
bhagat vachhal jagajeevan dhaataa mat gurmat har nisataare ||3||
The Lover of His devotees, the Life of the World, the Lord bestows the Guru's Teachings upon the intellect, and one is emancipated. ||3||
ਮਨ ਸਿਉ ਜੂਝਿ ਮਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਏ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਨਹਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
man siau joojh marai prabh paae manasaa maneh samaae ||
One who dies fighting against his own stubborn mind finds God, and the desires of the mind are quieted.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਸਹਜ ਭਾਇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥੪॥੧੬॥
naanak kirapaa kare jagajeevan sahaj bhai liv laae ||4||16||
O Nanak, if the Life of the World bestows His Mercy, one is intuitively attuned to the Love of the Lord. ||4||16||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa pehilaa ||
Aasaa, First Mehla:
ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਕਹਹਿ ਸੁਣਾਵਹਿ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਕਿਸੁ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ਸਮਝਿ ਰਹੇ ॥
kis kau kaheh sunaaveh kis kau kis samajhaaveh samajh rahe ||
Unto whom do they speak? Unto whom do they preach? Who understands? Let them understand themselves.
ਕਿਸੈ ਪੜਾਵਹਿ ਪੜਿ ਗੁਣਿ ਬੂਝੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਸੰਤੋਖਿ ਰਹੇ ॥੧॥
kisai paRaaveh paR gun boojhe satigur sabadh sa(n)tokh rahe ||1||
Who do they teach? Through study, they come to realize the Lord's Glorious Virtues. Through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, they come to dwell in contentment. ||1||