Ang 353
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gur parasaadee har ras paaiaa naam padaarath nau nidh paaee ||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 sad 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 paaiaa dhan naaree ||
Blessed is that bride, who has obtained the Lord as her Husband.
ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਾਤੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
har siu raatee sabad 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॥
doojaa mete eko soi ||4||14||
The One Lord erases duality. ||4||14||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਇਕਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਆਈ ॥
ik aavahi ik jaavahi aaee ||
Some come, and after they come, they go.
ਇਕਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਰਹਹਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥
ik har raate rahahi samaaee ||
Some are imbued with the Lord; they remain absorbed in Him.
ਇਕਿ ਧਰਨਿ ਗਗਨ ਮਹਿ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥
ik dharan gagan mahi thaur na paavahi ||
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 dhiaavahi ||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 paaee ||
From the Perfect Guru, the way to salvation is obtained.
ਇਹੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਬਿਖੁ ਵਤ ਅਤਿ ਭਉਜਲੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਰਿ ਲੰਘਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ihu sa(n)saar bikh vat at bhaujal gurasabadee har paar la(n)ghaaee ||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 ॥
jinh kau aap lae 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 ॥
guramukh niramal rahahi piaare ||
The beloved Gurmukhs remain immaculately pure,
ਜਿਉ ਜਲ ਅੰਭ ਊਪਰਿ ਕਮਲ ਨਿਰਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
jiu jal a(n)bh oopar kamal niraare ||2||
like the lotus in the water, which remains untouched. ||2||
ਬੁਰਾ ਭਲਾ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਸ ਨੋ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
buraa bhalaa kahu kis no kaheeai ||
Tell me: who should we call good or bad?
ਦੀਸੈ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
deesai braham guramukh sach laheeai ||
Behold the Lord God; the truth is revealed to the Gurmukh.
ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਉ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
akath kathau guramat 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 bed si(n)mrit bahu bhed ||
The Shaastras, the Vedas, the Simritees and all their many secrets;
ਅਠਸਠਿ ਮਜਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਰੇਦ ॥
athasath majan har ras red ||
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 ॥
guramukh niramal mail na laagai ||
The Gurmukhs are immaculately pure; no filth sticks to them.
ਨਾਨਕ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਡੇ ਧੁਰਿ ਭਾਗੈ ॥੪॥੧੫॥
naanak hiradai naam vade 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 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਪਾਇ ਲਗਉ ਗੁਰ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਨਿਹਾਰਿਆ ॥
niv niv paai 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 hiradai har raviaa hiradai dekh 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 parasaad 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 tootahi vich haumai bharam na jaaee ||
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 paaee ||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 pri 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 daataa mat guramat 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 siu joojh marai prabh paae manasaa manahi 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 kripaa kare jagajeevan sahaj bhaai 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 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਕਹਹਿ ਸੁਣਾਵਹਿ ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਕਿਸੁ ਸਮਝਾਵਹਿ ਸਮਝਿ ਰਹੇ ॥
kis kau kahahi sunaavahi kis kau kis samajhaavahi 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 paRaavahi paR gun boojhe satigur sabad 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||