SGGSAng 384Raag AsaMahalla 511 linesGuru Arjan Dev Ji

Awsw mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pMjvw

aasaa mehalaa 5 ||

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

swic nwim myrw mnu lwgw ]

saach naam maeraa man laagaa ||

My mind is attached to the True Name.

logn isau myrw TwTw bwgw ]1]

logan sio maeraa thaathaa baagaa ||1||

My dealings with other people are only superficial. ||1||

bwhir sUqu sgl isau maulw ]

baahar sooth sagal sio moulaa ||

Outwardly, I am on good terms with all;

Ailpqu rhau jYsy jl mih kaulw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx A-ilpqu

alipath reho jaisae jal mehi koulaa ||1|| rehaao ||

But I remain detached, like the lotus upon the water. ||1||Pause||

muK kI bwq sgl isau krqw ]

mukh kee baath sagal sio karathaa ||

By word of mouth, I talk with everyone;

jIA sµig pRBu Apunw Drqw ]2]

jeea sang prabh apunaa dhharathaa ||2||

But I keep God clasped to my heart. ||2||

dIis Awvq hY bhuqu BIhwlw ]

dhees aavath hai bahuth bheehaalaa ||

I may appear utterly terrible,

sgl crn kI iehu mnu rwlw ]3]

sagal charan kee eihu man raalaa ||3||

But my mind is the dust of all men's feet.

nwnk jin guru pUrw pwieAw ]

naanak jan gur pooraa paaeiaa ||

Servant Nanak has found the Perfect Guru.

AMqir bwhir eyku idKwieAw ]4]3]54]

anthar baahar eaek dhikhaaeiaa ||4||3||54||

Inwardly and outwardly, He has shown me the One Lord. ||4||3||54||