SGGSAng 404Raag AsaMahalla 57 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

Awsw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw

aasaa mehalaa 5 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

cwir brn cauhw ky mrdn Ktu drsn kr qlI ry ]

aucwrx qlI: polw bolo

chaar baran chouhaa kae maradhan khatt dharasan kar thalee rae ||

The four castes and social classes, and the preachers with the six Shaastras on their finger-tips,

suµdr suGr srUp isAwny pMchu hI moih ClI ry ]1]

sundhar sughar saroop siaanae panchahu hee mohi shhalee rae ||1||

The beautiful, the refined, the shapely and the wise - the five passions have enticed and beguiled them all. ||1||

ijin imil mwry pMc sUrbIr AYso kaunu blI ry ]

jin mil maarae panch soorabeer aiso koun balee rae ||

Who has seized and conquered the five powerful fighters? Is there anyone strong enough?

ijin pMc mwir ibdwir gudwry so pUrw ieh klI ry ]1] rhwau ]

jin panch maar bidhaar gudhaarae so pooraa eih kalee rae ||1|| rehaao ||

He alone, who conquers and defeats the five demons, is perfect in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||1||Pause||

vfI kom vis Bwgih nwhI muhkm Pauj hTlI ry ]

aucwrx muh-km; h-TlI

vaddee kom vas bhaagehi naahee muhakam fouj hathalee rae ||

They are so awesome and great; they cannot be controlled, and they do not run away. Their army is mighty and unyielding.

khu nwnk iqin jin inrdilAw swDsµgiq kY JlI ry ]2]3]132]

aucwrx inr-dilAw: polw bolo

kahu naanak thin jan niradhaliaa saadhhasangath kai jhalee rae ||2||3||132||

Says Nanak, that humble being who is under the protection of the Saadh Sangat, crushes those terrible demons. ||2||3||132||