SGGSAng 396Raag AsaMahalla 511 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

Awsw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw

aasaa mehalaa 5 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

srb suKw mY BwilAw hir jyvfu n koeI ]

sarab sukhaa mai bhaaliaa har jaevadd n koee ||

I have pursued all pleasures, but none is as great as the Lord.

gur quTy qy pweIAY scu swihbu soeI ]1]

gur thuthae thae paaeeai sach saahib soee ||1||

By the Pleasure of the Guru's Will, the True Lord Master is obtained. ||1||

bilhwrI gur Awpxy sd sd kurbwnw ]

balihaaree gur aapanae sadh sadh kurabaanaa ||

I am a sacrifice to my Guru; I am forever and ever a sacrifice to Him.

nwmu n ivsrau ieku iKnu csw iehu kIjY dwnw ]1] rhwau ]

naam n visaro eik khin chasaa eihu keejai dhaanaa ||1|| rehaao ||

Please, grant me this one blessing, that I may never, even for an instant, forget Your Name. ||1||Pause||

BwgTu scw soie hY ijsu hir Dnu AMqir ]

bhaagath sachaa soe hai jis har dhhan anthar ||

How very fortunate are those who have the wealth of the Lord deep within the heart.

so CUtY mhw jwl qy ijsu gur sbdu inrµqir ]2]

so shhoottai mehaa jaal thae jis gur sabadh niranthar ||2||

They escape from the great noose of death; they are permeated with the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||2||

gur kI mihmw ikAw khw guru ibbyk sq sru ]

gur kee mehimaa kiaa kehaa gur bibaek sath sar ||

How can I chant the Glorious Praises of the Guru? The Guru is the ocean of Truth and clear understanding.

Ehu Awid jugwdI jugh jugu pUrw prmysru ]3]

ouhu aadh jugaadhee jugeh jug pooraa paramaesar ||3||

He is the Perfect Transcendent Lord, from the very beginning, and throughout the ages. ||3||

nwmu iDAwvhu sd sdw hir hir mnu rMgy ]

naam dhhiaavahu sadh sadhaa har har man rangae ||

Meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, forever and ever, my mind is filled with the Love of the Lord, Har, Har.

jIau pRwx Dnu gurU hY nwnk kY sMgy ]4]2]104]

jeeo praan dhhan guroo hai naanak kai sangae ||4||2||104||

The Guru is my soul, my breath of life, and wealth; O Nanak, He is with me forever. ||4||2||104||