Ang 421
ਜੇਹੀ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਈਐ ਕਰਣੀ ਭੀ ਸਾਈ ॥
jehee sev karaaeeai karanee bhee saaee ||
Whatever service the Lord causes us to do, that is just what we do.
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੭॥
aap kare kis aakheeai vekhai vadiaaee ||7||
He Himself acts; who else should be mentioned? He beholds His own greatness. ||7||
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ॥
gur kee sevaa so kare jis aap karaae ||
He alone serves the Guru, whom the Lord Himself inspires to do so.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਰੁ ਦੇ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥੧੮॥
naanak sir de chhooteeai daragah pat paae ||8||18||
O Nanak, offering his head, one is emancipated, and honored in the Court of the Lord. ||8||18||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਰੂੜੋ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਾਹਰੋ ਰੂੜੀ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ॥
rooRo thaakur maaharo rooRee gurabaanee ||
Beautiful is the Supreme Lord and Master, and beautiful is the Word of the Guru's Bani.
ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਦੁ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧॥
vadai bhaag satigur milai paaeeai pad nirabaanee ||1||
By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, and the supreme status of Nirvaanaa is obtained. ||1||
ਮੈ ਓਲੑਗੀਆ ਓਲੑਗੀ ਹਮ ਛੋਰੂ ਥਾਰੇ ॥
mai olhgeeaa olhgee ham chhoroo thaare ||
I am the lowest slave of Your slaves; I am Your most humble servant.
ਜਿਉ ਤੂੰ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਰਹਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਮਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jiu too(n) raakhahi tiu rahaa mukh naam hamaare ||1|| rahaau ||
As You keep me, I live. Your Name is in my mouth. ||1||Pause||
ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸਾ ਘਣੀ ਭਾਣੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈਐ ॥
darasan kee piaasaa ghanee bhaanai man bhaaeeai ||
I have such a great thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my mind accepts Your Will, and so You are pleased with me.
ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਭਾਣੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
mere thaakur haath vadiaaeeaa bhaanai pat paaeeai ||2||
Greatness is in the Hands of my Lord and Master; by His Will, honor is obtained. ||2||
ਸਾਚਉ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ॥
saachau door na jaaneeai a(n)tar hai soee ||
Do not think that the True Lord is far away; He is deep within.
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੇ ਕਿਨਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੩॥
jah dekhaa tah rav rahe kin keemat hoee ||3||
Wherever I look, there I find Him pervading; how can I estimate His value? ||3||
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਹਰੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
aap kare aape hare vekhai vadiaaee ||
He Himself does, and He Himself undoes. He Himself beholds His glorious greatness.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਹਾਲੀਐ ਇਉ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥
guramukh hoi nihaaleeai iu keemat paaee ||4||
Becoming Gurmukh, one beholds Him, and so, His value is appraised. ||4||
ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਰ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
jeevadiaa laahaa milai gur kaar kamaavai ||
So earn your profits while you are alive, by serving the Guru.
ਪੂਰਬਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੫॥
poorab hovai likhiaa taa satigur paavai ||5||
If it is so pre-ordained, then one finds the True Guru. ||5||
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਤੋਟਾ ਨਿਤ ਹੈ ਭਰਮਹਿ ਭਰਮਾਏ ॥
manamukh totaa nit hai bharamahi bharamaae ||
The self-willed manmukhs continually lose, and wander around, deluded by doubt.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਈ ਕਿਉ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੬॥
manamukh a(n)dh na chetaee kiu darasan paae ||6||
The blind manmukhs do not remember the Lord; how can they obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan? ||6||
ਤਾ ਜਗਿ ਆਇਆ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਚੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥
taa jag aaiaa jaaneeai saachai liv laae ||
One's coming into the world is judged worthwhile only if one lovingly attunes oneself to the True Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਭਏ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥੭॥
gur bhete paaras bhae jotee jot milaae ||7||
Meeting the Guru, one becomes invaluable; his light merges into the Light. ||7||
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੋ ਕਾਰ ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਰਣੀ ॥
ahinis rahai niraalamo kaar dhur kee karanee ||
Day and night, he remains detached, and serves the Primal Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ॥੮॥੧੯॥
naanak naam sa(n)tokheeaa raate har charanee ||8||19||
O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Lord's Lotus Feet, are content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||19||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਕੇਤਾ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਅੰਤ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥
ketaa aakhan aakheeai taa ke a(n)t na jaanaa ||
No matter how much one may describe the Lord, His limits still cannot be known.
ਮੈ ਨਿਧਰਿਆ ਧਰ ਏਕ ਤੂੰ ਮੈ ਤਾਣੁ ਸਤਾਣਾ ॥੧॥
mai nidhariaa dhar ek too(n) mai taan sataanaa ||1||
I am without any support; You, O Lord, are my only Support; You are my almighty power. ||1||
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਸਚ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥
naanak kee aradaas hai sach naam suhelaa ||
This is Nanak's prayer, that he may be adorned with the True Name.
ਆਪੁ ਗਇਆ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਈ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
aap gaiaa sojhee paee gurasabadee melaa ||1|| rahaau ||
When self-conceit is eradicated, and understanding is obtained, one meets the Lord, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||
ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ਪਾਈਐ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
haumai garab gavaaeeai paaeeai veechaar ||
Abandoning egotism and pride, one obtains contemplative understanding.
ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਦੇ ਸਾਚੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
saahib siu man maaniaa de saach adhaar ||2||
When the mind surrenders to the Lord Master, He bestows the support of the Truth. ||2||
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਈ ॥
ahinis naam sa(n)tokheeaa sevaa sach saaee ||
Day and night, remain content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; that is the true service.
ਤਾ ਕਉ ਬਿਘਨੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਈ ਚਾਲੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
taa kau bighan na laagaee chaalai hukam rajaaee ||3||
No misfortune troubles one who follows the Command of the Lord's Will. ||3||
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਪਵੈ ਖਜਾਨੈ ॥
hukam rajaaee jo chalai so pavai khajaanai ||
One who follows the Command of the Lord's Will is taken into the Lord's Treasury.
ਖੋਟੇ ਠਵਰ ਨ ਪਾਇਨੀ ਰਲੇ ਜੂਠਾਨੈ ॥੪॥
khote thavar na paainee rale joothaanai ||4||
The counterfeit find no place there; they are mixed with the false ones. ||4||
ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਖਰਾ ਸਮਾਲੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਸਉਦਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
nit nit kharaa samaaleeai sach saudaa paaeeai ||
Forever and ever, the genuine coins are treasured; with them, the true merchandise is purchased.
ਖੋਟੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੀ ਲੇ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲਾਈਐ ॥੫॥
khote nadar na aavanee le agan jalaaeeai ||5||
The false ones are not seen in the Lord's Treasury; they are seized and cast into the fire again. ||5||
ਜਿਨੀ ਆਤਮੁ ਚੀਨਿਆ ਪਰਮਾਤਮੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
jinee aatam cheeniaa paramaatam soee ||
Those who understand their own souls, are themselves the Supreme Soul.
ਏਕੋ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਫਲੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥
eko a(n)mrit birakh hai phal a(n)mrit hoee ||6||
The One Lord is the tree of ambrosial nectar, which bears the ambrosial fruit. ||6||
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਫਲੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਅਘਾਈ ॥
a(n)mrit phal jinee chaakhiaa sach rahe aghaaee ||
Those who taste the ambrosial fruit remain satisfied with Truth.
ਤਿੰਨਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਭੇਦੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਈ ॥੭॥
ti(n)naa bharam na bhed hai har rasan rasaaee ||7||
They have no doubt or sense of separation - their tongues taste the divine taste. ||7||
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਆਇਆ ਚਲੁ ਸਦਾ ਰਜਾਈ ॥
hukam sa(n)jogee aaiaa chal sadaa rajaaee ||
By His Command, and through your past actions, you came into the world; walk forever according to His Will.
ਅਉਗਣਿਆਰੇ ਕਉ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਨਕੈ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥੮॥੨੦॥
auganiaare kau gun naanakai sach milai vadaaee ||8||20||
Please, grant virtue to Nanak, the virtueless one; bless him with the glorious greatness of the Truth. ||8||20||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ਸਚੁ ਵਖਾਣਿਆ ॥
man raatau har naai sach vakhaaniaa ||
One whose mind is attuned to the Lord's Name speaks the truth.
ਲੋਕਾ ਦਾ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਇ ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਣਿਆ ॥੧॥
lokaa daa kiaa jaai jaa tudh bhaaniaa ||1||
What would the people lose, if I became pleasing to You, O Lord? ||1||