Ang 458
ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਮਤਿਹੀਨੁ ਨਿਰਗੁਨੁ ਅਨਾਥੁ ਨੀਚੁ ॥
aparaadhee matiheen niragun anaath neech ||
I am a sinner, devoid of wisdom, worthless, destitute and vile.
ਸਠ ਕਠੋਰੁ ਕੁਲਹੀਨੁ ਬਿਆਪਤ ਮੋਹ ਕੀਚੁ ॥
sath kathor kulaheen biaapat moh keech ||
I am deceitful, hard-hearted, lowly and entangled in the mud of emotional attachment.
ਮਲ ਭਰਮ ਕਰਮ ਅਹੰ ਮਮਤਾ ਮਰਣੁ ਚੀਤਿ ਨ ਆਵਏ ॥
mal bharam karam aha(n) mamataa maran cheet na aavae ||
I am stuck in the filth of doubt and egotistical actions, and I try not to think of death.
ਬਨਿਤਾ ਬਿਨੋਦ ਅਨੰਦ ਮਾਇਆ ਅਗਿਆਨਤਾ ਲਪਟਾਵਏ ॥
banitaa binod ana(n)d maaiaa agiaanataa lapataavae ||
In ignorance, I cling to the pleasures of woman and the joys of Maya.
ਖਿਸੈ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਬਧੈ ਜਰੂਆ ਦਿਨ ਨਿਹਾਰੇ ਸੰਗਿ ਮੀਚੁ ॥
khisai joban badhai jarooaa din nihaare sa(n)g meech ||
My youth is wasting away, old age is approaching, and Death, my companion, is counting my days.
ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਆਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਰਾਖੁ ਨੀਚੁ ॥੨॥
binava(n)t naanak aas teree saran saadhoo raakh neech ||2||
Prays Nanak, my hope is in You, Lord; please preserve me, the lowly one, in the Sanctuary of the Holy. ||2||
ਭਰਮੇ ਜਨਮ ਅਨੇਕ ਸੰਕਟ ਮਹਾ ਜੋਨ ॥
bharame janam anek sa(n)kat mahaa jon ||
I have wandered through countless incarnations, suffering terrible pain in these lives.
ਲਪਟਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਤਿਹ ਸੰਗਿ ਮੀਠੇ ਭੋਗ ਸੋਨ ॥
lapat rahio tih sa(n)g meethe bhog son ||
I am entangled in sweet pleasures and gold.
ਭ੍ਰਮਤ ਭਾਰ ਅਗਨਤ ਆਇਓ ਬਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸਹ ਧਾਇਓ ॥
bhramat bhaar aganat aaio bahu pradesah dhaaio ||
After wandering around with such great loads of sin, I have come, after wandering through so many foreign lands.
ਅਬ ਓਟ ਧਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮੁਰਾਰੀ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇਓ ॥
ab ot dhaaree prabh muraaree sarab sukh har naaio ||
Now, I have taken the protection of God, and I have found total peace in the Name of the Lord.
ਰਾਖਨਹਾਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਮੁਝ ਤੇ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਆ ਹੋਨ ॥
raakhanahaare prabh piaare mujh te kachhoo na hoaa hon ||
God, my Beloved, is my protector; nothing was done, or will ever be done, by myself alone.
ਸੂਖ ਸਹਜ ਆਨੰਦ ਨਾਨਕ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਤੇਰੀ ਤਰੈ ਭਉਨ ॥੩॥
sookh sahaj aana(n)d naanak kripaa teree tarai bhaun ||3||
I have found peace, poise and bliss, O Nanak; by Your mercy, I swim across the world-ocean. ||3||
ਨਾਮ ਧਾਰੀਕ ਉਧਾਰੇ ਭਗਤਹ ਸੰਸਾ ਕਉਨ ॥
naam dhaareek udhaare bhagatah sa(n)saa kaun ||
You saved those who only pretended to believe, so what doubts should Your true devotees have?
ਜੇਨ ਕੇਨ ਪਰਕਾਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਜਸੁ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਸ੍ਰਵਨ ॥
jen ken parakaare har har jas sunahu sravan ||
By every means possible, listen to the Praises of the Lord with your ears.
ਸੁਨਿ ਸ੍ਰਵਨ ਬਾਨੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਮਨਿ ਨਿਧਾਨਾ ਪਾਵਹੇ ॥
sun sravan baanee purakh giaanee man nidhaanaa paavahe ||
Listen with your ears to the Word of the Lord's Bani, the hymns of spiritual wisdom; thus you shall obtain the treasure in your mind.
ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਿਧਾਤੇ ਰਾਮ ਕੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹੇ ॥
har ra(n)g raate prabh bidhaate raam ke gun gaavahe ||
Attuned to the Love of the Lord God, the Architect of Destiny, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
ਬਸੁਧ ਕਾਗਦ ਬਨਰਾਜ ਕਲਮਾ ਲਿਖਣ ਕਉ ਜੇ ਹੋਇ ਪਵਨ ॥
basudh kaagad banaraaj kalamaa likhan kau je hoi pavan ||
The earth is the paper, the forest is the pen and the wind is the writer,
ਬੇਅੰਤ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਪਾਇਆ ਗਹੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਚਰਣ ਸਰਨ ॥੪॥੫॥੮॥
bea(n)t a(n)t na jaai paaiaa gahee naanak charan saran ||4||5||8||
but still, the end of the endless Lord cannot be found. O Nanak, I have taken to the Sanctuary of His lotus feet. ||4||5||8||
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mahalaa 5 ||
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਪੁਰਖ ਪਤੇ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਗਹੀ ॥
purakh pate bhagavaan taa kee saran gahee ||
The Primal Lord is the Lord God of all beings. I have taken to His Sanctuary.
ਨਿਰਭਉ ਭਏ ਪਰਾਨ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਸਗਲ ਲਹੀ ॥
nirabhau bhae paraan chi(n)taa sagal lahee ||
My life has become fearless, and all my anxieties have been removed.
ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੁਤ ਮੀਤ ਸੁਰਿਜਨ ਇਸਟ ਬੰਧਪ ਜਾਣਿਆ ॥
maat pitaa sut meet surijan isat ba(n)dhap jaaniaa ||
I know the Lord as my mother, father, son, friend, well-wisher and close relative.
ਗਹਿ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਜਸੁ ਬਿਮਲ ਸੰਤ ਵਖਾਣਿਆ ॥
gahi ka(n)th laaiaa gur milaaiaa jas bimal sa(n)t vakhaaniaa ||
The Guru has led me to embrace Him; the Saints chant His Pure Praises.
ਬੇਅੰਤ ਗੁਣ ਅਨੇਕ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਜਾਇ ਕਹੀ ॥
bea(n)t gun anek mahimaa keemat kachhoo na jaai kahee ||
His Glorious Virtues are infinite, and His greatness is unlimited. His value cannot be described at all.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਏਕ ਅਨਿਕ ਅਲਖ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਓਟ ਨਾਨਕ ਤਿਸੁ ਗਹੀ ॥੧॥
prabh ek anik alakh thaakur ot naanak tis gahee ||1||
God is the One and only, the Unseen Lord and Master; O Nanak, I have grasped His protection. ||1||
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਨੁ ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਸਹਾਈ ਆਪਿ ਭਏ ॥
a(n)mrit ban sa(n)saar sahaaee aap bhae ||
The world is a pool of nectar, when the Lord becomes our helper.
ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਉਰ ਹਾਰੁ ਬਿਖੁ ਕੇ ਦਿਵਸ ਗਏ ॥
raam naam ur haar bikh ke divas gae ||
One who wears the necklace of the Lord's Name - his days of suffering are ended.
ਗਤੁ ਭਰਮ ਮੋਹ ਬਿਕਾਰ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਜੋਨਿ ਆਵਣ ਸਭ ਰਹੇ ॥
gat bharam moh bikaar binase jon aavan sabh rahe ||
His state of doubt, attachment and sin is erased, and the cycle of reincarnation into the womb is totally ended.
ਅਗਨਿ ਸਾਗਰ ਭਏ ਸੀਤਲ ਸਾਧ ਅੰਚਲ ਗਹਿ ਰਹੇ ॥
agan saagar bhae seetal saadh a(n)chal gahi rahe ||
The ocean of fire becomes cool, when one grasps the hem of the robe of the Holy Saint.
ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਗੁਪਾਲ ਦਇਆਲ ਸੰਮ੍ਰਿਥ ਬੋਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਹਰਿ ਜੈ ਜਏ ॥
govi(n)d gupaal daiaal sa(n)mrith bol saadhoo har jai jae ||
The Lord of the Universe, the Sustainer of the World, the merciful all-powerful Lord - the Holy Saints proclaim the victory of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਪਾਈ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੇ ॥੨॥
naanak naam dhiaai pooran saadhasa(n)g paaee param gate ||2||
O Nanak, meditating on the Naam, in the perfect Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have obtained the supreme status. ||2||
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਸੰਗਿ ਏਕੋ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ॥
jah dekhau tah sa(n)g eko rav rahiaa ||
Wherever I look, there I find the One Lord permeating and pervading all.
ਘਟ ਘਟ ਵਾਸੀ ਆਪਿ ਵਿਰਲੈ ਕਿਨੈ ਲਹਿਆ ॥
ghat ghat vaasee aap viralai kinai lahiaa ||
In each and every heart, He Himself dwells, but how rare is that person who realizes this.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿ ਪੂਰਨ ਕੀਟ ਹਸਤਿ ਸਮਾਨਿਆ ॥
jal thal maheeal poor pooran keet hasat samaaniaa ||
The Lord is permeating and pervading the water, the land and the sky; He is contained in the ant and the elephant.
ਆਦਿ ਅੰਤੇ ਮਧਿ ਸੋਈ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦੀ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥
aad a(n)te madh soee gur prasaadee jaaniaa ||
In the beginning, in the middle and in the end, He exists. By Guru's Grace, He is known.
ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਲੀਲਾ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਿ ਜਨਿ ਕਹਿਆ ॥
braham pasariaa braham leelaa govi(n)d gun nidh jan kahiaa ||
God created the expanse of the universe, God created the play of the world. His humble servants call Him the Lord of the Universe, the treasure of virtue.
ਸਿਮਰਿ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਅੰਤਰਜਾਮੀ ਹਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ॥੩॥
simar suaamee a(n)tarajaamee har ek naanak rav rahiaa ||3||
Meditate in remembrance on the Lord Master, the Searcher of hearts; O Nanak, He is the One, pervading and permeating all. ||3||
ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਣਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੜੀ ਆਈ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਰੇ ॥
din rain suhaavaRee aaee simarat naam hare ||
Day and night, become beauteous by remembering the Naam, the Name of the Lord.