SGGSAng 427Raag AsaMahalla 319 linesGuru Amar Das Ji

Awsw mhlw 3 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw qIjw

aasaa mehalaa 3 ||

Aasaa, Third Mehl:

sB nwvY no locdI ijsu ikRpw kry so pwey ]

sabh naavai no lochadhee jis kirapaa karae so paaeae ||

Everyone longs for the Name, but he alone receives it, unto whom the Lord shows His Mercy.

ibnu nwvY sBu duKu hY suKu iqsu ijsu mMin vswey ]1]

bin naavai sabh dhukh hai sukh this jis mann vasaaeae ||1||

Without the Name, there is only pain; he alone obtains peace, whose mind is filled with the Name. ||1||

qUµ byAMqu dieAwlu hY qyrI srxweI ]

thoon baeanth dhaeiaal hai thaeree saranaaee ||

You are infinite and merciful; I seek Your Sanctuary.

gur pUry qy pweIAY nwmy vifAweI ]1] rhwau ]

gur poorae thae paaeeai naamae vaddiaaee ||1|| rehaao ||

From the Perfect Guru, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained. ||1||Pause||

AMqir bwhir eyku hY bhu ibiD isRsit aupweI ]

anthar baahar eaek hai bahu bidhh srisatt oupaaee ||

Inwardly and outwardly, there is only the One Lord. He has created the world, with its many varieties.

hukmy kwr krwiedw dUjw iksu khIAY BweI ]2]

hukamae kaar karaaeidhaa dhoojaa kis keheeai bhaaee ||2||

According to the Order of His Will, He makes us act. What else can we talk about, O Siblings of Destiny? ||2||

buJxw AbuJxw quDu kIAw ieh qyrI isir kwr ]

aucwrx bu`Jxw; Abu`Jxw; isir kwr: v`Krw krky

bujhanaa abujhanaa thudhh keeaa eih thaeree sir kaar ||

Knowledge and ignorance are all your making; You have control over these.

iekn@w bKisih myil lYih ieik drgh mwir kFy kUiVAwr ]3]

eikanhaa bakhasihi mael laihi eik dharageh maar kadtae koorriaar ||3||

Some, You forgive, and unite with Yourself; while others, the wicked, you strike down and drive out of Your Court. ||3||

ieik Duir pivq pwvn hih quDu nwmy lwey ]

eik dhhur pavith paavan hehi thudhh naamae laaeae ||

Some, from the very beginning, are pure and pious; You attach them to Your Name.

gur syvw qy suKu aUpjY scY sbid buJwey ]4]

aucwrx bu`Jwey

gur saevaa thae sukh oopajai sachai sabadh bujhaaeae ||4||

Serving the Guru, peace wells up; through the True Word of the Shabad, one comes to understand. ||4||

ieik kucl kucIl ivKlIpqy nwvhu Awip KuAwey ]

aucwrx kucl: polw bolo (ASuD: ku-cl); ku-cIl; ivKlI-pqy

eik kuchal kucheel vikhalee pathae naavahu aap khuaaeae ||

Some are crooked, filthy and vicious; the Lord Himself has led them astray from the Name.

nw En isiD n buiD hY n sµjmI iPrih auqvqwey ]5]

aucwrx is`iD; auq-vqwey

naa oun sidhh n budhh hai n sanjamee firehi outhavathaaeae ||5||

They have no intuition, no understanding and no self-discipline; they wander around delirious. ||5||

ndir kry ijsu AwpxI iqsno BwvnI lwey ]

nadhar karae jis aapanee this no bhaavanee laaeae ||

He grants faith to those whom He has blessed with His Glance of Grace.

squ sµqoKu ieh sµjmI mnu inrmlu sbdu suxwey ]6]

sath santhokh eih sanjamee man niramal sabadh sunaaeae ||6||

This mind finds truth, contentment and self-discipline, hearing the Immaculate Word of the Shabad. ||6||

lyKw piV n phUcIAY kiQ khxY AMqu n pwie ]

laekhaa parr n pehoocheeai kathh kehanai anth n paae ||

By reading books, one cannot reach Him; by speaking and talking, His limits cannot be found.

gur qy kImiq pweIAY sic sbid soJI pwie ]7]

gur thae keemath paaeeai sach sabadh sojhee paae ||7||

Through the Guru, His value is found; through the True Word of the Shabad, understanding is obtained. ||7||

iehu mnu dyhI soiD qUµ gur sbid vIcwir ]

eihu man dhaehee sodhh thoon gur sabadh veechaar ||

So reform this mind and body, by contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

nwnk iesu dyhI ivic nwmu inDwnu hY pweIAY gur kY hyiq Apwir ]8]10]32]

naanak eis dhaehee vich naam nidhhaan hai paaeeai gur kai haeth apaar ||8||10||32||

O Nanak, within this body is the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord; it is found through the Love of the Infinite Guru. ||8||10||32||