Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

swpu kuµc CofY ibKu nhI CwfY ]

saap kunch shhoddai bikh nehee shhaaddai ||

The snake sheds its skin, but does not lose its venom.

audk mwih jYsy bgu iDAwnu mwfY ]1]

oudhak maahi jaisae bag dhhiaan maaddai ||1||

The heron appears to be meditating, but it is concentrating on the water. ||1||

kwhy kau kIjY iDAwnu jpMnw ]

kaahae ko keejai dhhiaan japannaa ||

Why do you practice meditation and chanting,

jb qy suDu nwhI mnu Apnw ]1] rhwau ]

jab thae sudhh naahee man apanaa ||1|| rehaao ||

When your mind is not pure? ||1||Pause||

isMGc Bojnu jo nru jwnY ]

singhach bhojan jo nar jaanai ||

That man who feeds like a lion,

AYsy hI Tg dyau bKwnY ]2]

aisae hee thagadhaeo bakhaanai ||2||

Is called the god of thieves. ||2||

nwmy ky suAwmI lwih ly Jgrw ]

naamae kae suaamee laahi lae jhagaraa ||

Naam Dayv's Lord and Master has settled my inner conflicts.

rwm rswien pIau ry dgrw ]3]4]

aucwrx dgrw: polw bolo

raam rasaaein peeo rae dhagaraa ||3||4||

Drink in the sublime elixir of the Lord, O deceitful one. ||3||4||