Awsw mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pihlw
aasaa mehalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
syvku dwsu Bgqu jnu soeI ]
saevak dhaas bhagath jan soee ||
He alone is the selfless servant, slave and humble devotee,
Twkur kw dwsu gurmuiK hoeI ]
thaakur kaa dhaas guramukh hoee ||
Who as Gurmukh, becomes the slave of his Lord and Master.
ijin isir swjI iqin Puin goeI ]
jin sir saajee thin fun goee ||
He, who created the Universe, shall ultimately destroy it.
iqsu ibnu dUjw Avru n koeI ]1]
this bin dhoojaa avar n koee ||1||
Without Him, there is no other at all. ||1||
swcu nwmu gur sbid vIcwir ]
saach naam gur sabadh veechaar ||
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Gurmukh reflects upon the True Name;
gurmuiK swcy swcY drbwir ]1] rhwau ]
guramukh saachae saachai dharabaar ||1|| rehaao ||
In the True Court, he is found to be true. ||1||Pause||
scw Arju scI Ardwis ]
sachaa araj sachee aradhaas ||
The true supplication, the true prayer
mhlI Ksmu suxy swbwis ]
mehalee khasam sunae saabaas ||
- within the Mansion of His Sublime Presence, the True Lord Master hears and applauds these.
scY qKiq bulwvY soie ]
sachai thakhath bulaavai soe ||
He summons the truthful to His Heavenly Throne
dy vifAweI kry su hoie ]2]
dhae vaddiaaee karae s hoe ||2||
And bestows glorious greatness upon them; that which He wills, comes to pass. ||2||
qyrw qwxu qUhY dIbwxu ]
thaeraa thaan thoohai dheebaan ||
The Power is Yours; You are my only Support.
gur kw sbdu scu nIswxu ]
gur kaa sabadh sach neesaan ||
The Word of the Guru's Shabad is my true password.
mMny hukmu su prgtu jwie ]
mannae hukam s paragatt jaae ||
One who obeys the Hukam of the Lord's Command, goes to Him openly.
scu nIswxY Twk n pwie ]3]
sach neesaanai thaak n paae ||3||
With the password of truth, his way is not blocked. ||3||
pMifq pVih vKwxih vydu ]
panddith parrehi vakhaanehi vaedh ||
The Pandit reads and expounds on the Vedas,
AMqir vsqu n jwxih Bydu ]
anthar vasath n jaanehi bhaedh ||
But he does not know the secret of the thing within himself.
gur ibnu soJI bUJ n hoie ]
aucwrx bU`J
gur bin sojhee boojh n hoe ||
Without the Guru, understanding and realization are not obtained;
swcw riv rihAw pRBu soie ]4]
saachaa rav rehiaa prabh soe ||4||
But still God is True, pervading everywhere. ||4||
ikAw hau AwKw AwiK vKwxI ]
kiaa ho aakhaa aakh vakhaanee ||
What should I say, or speak or describe?
qUµ Awpy jwxih srb ivfwxI ]
thoon aapae jaanehi sarab viddaanee ||
Only You Yourself know, O Lord of total wonder.
nwnk eyko dru dIbwxu ]
naanak eaeko dhar dheebaan ||
Nanak takes the Support of the Door of the One God.
gurmuiK swcu qhw gudrwxu ]5]21]
guramukh saach thehaa gudharaan ||5||21||
There, at the True Door, the Gurmukhs sustain themselves. ||5||21||