Ang 371
ਜਜਿ ਕਾਜਿ ਪਰਥਾਇ ਸੁਹਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jaj kaaj parathaai suhaaee ||1|| rahaau ||
In worship, marriage and in the next world, such a soul-bride looks beautiful. ||1||Pause||
ਜਿਚਰੁ ਵਸੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਾਥਿ ॥
jichar vasee pitaa kai saath ||
As long as she lived with her father,
ਤਿਚਰੁ ਕੰਤੁ ਬਹੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਉਦਾਸਿ ॥
tichar ka(n)t bahu phirai udaas ||
her Husband wandered around in sadness.
ਕਰਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਮਨਾਇਆ ॥
kar sevaa sat purakh manaaiaa ||
I served and surrendered to the Lord, the True Being;
ਗੁਰਿ ਆਣੀ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਤਾ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
gur aanee ghar mahi taa sarab sukh paaiaa ||2||
the Guru brought my bride to my home, and I obtained total happiness. ||2||
ਬਤੀਹ ਸੁਲਖਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਤਤਿ ਪੂਤ ॥
bateeh sulakhanee sach sa(n)tat poot ||
She is blessed with all sublime attributes,
ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ਸੁਘੜ ਸਰੂਪ ॥
aagiaakaaree sughaR saroop ||
And her generations are unblemished.
ਇਛ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਨ ਕੰਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ॥
ichh poore man ka(n)t suaamee ||
Her Husband, her Lord and Master, fulfills her heart's desires.
ਸਗਲ ਸੰਤੋਖੀ ਦੇਰ ਜੇਠਾਨੀ ॥੩॥
sagal sa(n)tokhee der jethaanee ||3||
Hope and desire (my younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law) are now totally content. ||3||
ਸਭ ਪਰਵਾਰੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਰੇਸਟ ॥
sabh paravaarai maahi saresat ||
She is the most noble of all the family.
ਮਤੀ ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵਰ ਜੇਸਟ ॥
matee devee devar jesat ||
She counsels and advises her hope and desire.
ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਗ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀ ਆਇ ॥
dha(n)n s grihu jit pragatee aai ||
How blessed is that household, in which she has appeared.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥੪॥੩॥
jan naanak sukhe sukh vihaai ||4||3||
O servant Nanak, she passes her time in perfect peace and comfort. ||4||3||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 5 ||
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਮਤਾ ਕਰਉ ਸੋ ਪਕਨਿ ਨ ਦੇਈ ॥
mataa karau so pakan na deee ||
Whatever I resolve, she does not allow it to come to pass.
ਸੀਲ ਸੰਜਮ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਖਲੋਈ ॥
seel sa(n)jam kai nikat khaloee ||
She stands blocking the way of goodness and self-discipline.
ਵੇਸ ਕਰੇ ਬਹੁ ਰੂਪ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ॥
ves kare bahu roop dikhaavai ||
She wears many disguises, and assumes many forms,
ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਬਸਨਿ ਨ ਦੇਈ ਵਖਿ ਵਖਿ ਭਰਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
grihi basan na deee vakh vakh bharamaavai ||1||
and she does not allow me to dwell in my own home. She forces me to wander around in different directions. ||1||
ਘਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਇਕਿ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਦੇਵੈ ॥
ghar kee naaik ghar vaas na devai ||
She has become the mistress of my home, and she does not allow me to live in it.
ਜਤਨ ਕਰਉ ਉਰਝਾਇ ਪਰੇਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jatan karau urajhaai parevai ||1|| rahaau ||
If I try, she fights with me. ||1||Pause||
ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਭੇਜੀ ਆਈ ਆਮਰਿ ॥
dhur kee bhejee aaee aamar ||
In the beginning, she was sent as a helper,
ਨਉ ਖੰਡ ਜੀਤੇ ਸਭਿ ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰ ॥
nau kha(n)d jeete sabh thaan thana(n)tar ||
but she has overwhelmed the nine continents, all places and interspaces.
ਤਟਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਜੋਗ ਸੰਨਿਆਸ ॥
tat teerath na chhodai jog sa(n)niaas ||
She has not spared even the river banks, the sacred shrines of pilgrimage, the Yogis and Sannyaasees,
ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਬੇਦ ਅਭਿਆਸ ॥੨॥
paR thaake si(n)mrit bed abhiaas ||2||
or those who tirelessly read the Simritees and study the Vedas. ||2||
ਜਹ ਬੈਸਉ ਤਹ ਨਾਲੇ ਬੈਸੈ ॥
jah baisau tah naale baisai ||
Wherever I sit, she sits there with me.
ਸਗਲ ਭਵਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਬਲ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸੈ ॥
sagal bhavan mahi sabal pravesai ||
She has imposed her power upon the whole world.
ਹੋਛੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਇਆ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥
hochhee saran paiaa rahan na paaee ||
Seeking meager protection, I am not protected from her.
ਕਹੁ ਮੀਤਾ ਹਉ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
kahu meetaa hau kai pahi jaaee ||3||
Tell me, O my friend: unto whom should I turn for protection? ||3||
ਸੁਣਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਹਿ ਆਇਆ ॥
sun upades satigur pahi aaiaa ||
I heard of His Teachings, and so I have come to the True Guru.
ਗੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥
gur har har naam mohi ma(n)tr driRaaiaa ||
The Guru has implanted the Mantra of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, within me.
ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ਅਨੰਤਾ ॥
nij ghar vasiaa gun gaai ana(n)taa ||
And now, I dwell in the home of my own inner self; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord.
ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਏ ਅਚਿੰਤਾ ॥੪॥
prabh milio naanak bhae achi(n)taa ||4||
I have met God, O Nanak, and I have become care-free. ||4||
ਘਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਇਹ ਨਾਇਕਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥
ghar meraa ih naaik hamaaree ||
My home is now my own, and she is now my mistress.
ਇਹ ਆਮਰਿ ਹਮ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਏ ਦਰਬਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੪॥੪॥
ih aamar ham gur keee darabaaree ||1|| rahaau doojaa ||4||4||
She is now my servant, and the Guru has made me intimate with the Lord. ||1||Second Pause||4||4||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 5 ||
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਮਤਾ ਜਿ ਪਤ੍ਰੀ ਚਲਾਵਉ ॥
prathame mataa j patree chalaavau ||
First, they advised me to send a letter.
ਦੁਤੀਏ ਮਤਾ ਦੁਇ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਪਹੁਚਾਵਉ ॥
duteee mataa dui maanukh pahuchaavau ||
Second, they advised me to send two men.
ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਏ ਮਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਉ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥
triteee mataa kichh karau upaaiaa ||
Third, they advised me to make the effort and do something.
ਮੈ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਹੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥੧॥
mai sabh kichh chhod prabh tuhee dhiaaiaa ||1||
But I have renounced everything, and I meditate only on You, God. ||1||
ਮਹਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਅਚਿੰਤ ਸਹਜਾਇਆ ॥
mahaa ana(n)d achi(n)t sahajaaiaa ||
Now, I am totally blissful, carefree and at ease.
ਦੁਸਮਨ ਦੂਤ ਮੁਏ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
dusaman doot mue sukh paaiaa ||1|| rahaau ||
The enemies and evil-doers have perished, and I have obtained peace. ||1||Pause||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਦੀਆ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ॥
satigur mo kau deeaa upades ||
The True Guru has imparted the Teachings to me.
ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਦੇਸੁ ॥
jeeu pi(n)d sabh har kaa des ||
My soul, body and everything belong to the Lord.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੀ ਸੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤਾਣੁ ॥
jo kichh karee s teraa taan ||
Whatever I do, is by Your Almighty Power.
ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਓਟ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥੨॥
too(n) meree ot too(n)hai deebaan ||2||
You are my only Support, You are my only Court. ||2||
ਤੁਧਨੋ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈਂ ਧਰਿ ॥
tudhano chhod jaaeeai prabh kai(n) dhar ||
If I were to renounce You, God, unto whom could I turn?
ਆਨ ਨ ਬੀਆ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਮਸਰਿ ॥
aan na beeaa teree samasar ||
There is no other, comparable to You.
ਤੇਰੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਕਿਸ ਕੀ ਕਾਣਿ ॥
tere sevak kau kis kee kaan ||
Who else is Your servant to serve?
ਸਾਕਤੁ ਭੂਲਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਬੇਬਾਣਿ ॥੩॥
saakat bhoolaa phirai bebaan ||3||
The faithless cynics are deluded; they wander around in the wilderness. ||3||
ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
teree vadiaaee kahee na jaai ||
Your Glorious Greatness cannot be described.
ਜਹ ਕਹ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਇ ॥
jah kah raakh laihi gal laai ||
Wherever I am, you save me, hugging me close in Your embrace.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥
naanak daas teree saranaaee ||
Nanak, Your slave, has entered Your Sanctuary.
ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਰਾਖੀ ਪੈਜ ਵਜੀ ਵਾਧਾਈ ॥੪॥੫॥
prabh raakhee paij vajee vaadhaaee ||4||5||
God has preserved his honor, and congratulations are pouring in. ||4||5||