Awsw mhlw 1 ]
aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pihlw
aasaa mehalaa 1 ||
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ieik Awvih ieik jwvih AweI ]
eik aavehi eik jaavehi aaee ||
Some come, and after they come, they go.
ieik hir rwqy rhih smweI ]
aucwrx rwqy: Bwrw krky bolo
eik har raathae rehehi samaaee ||
Some are imbued with the Lord; they remain absorbed in Him.
ieik Drin ggn mih Taur n pwvih ]
eik dhharan gagan mehi thour n paavehi ||
Some find no place of rest at all, on the earth or in the sky.
sy krmhIx hir nwmu n iDAwvih ]1]
sae karameheen har naam n dhhiaavehi ||1||
Those who do not meditate on the Name of the Lord are the most unfortunate. ||1||
gur pUry qy giq imiq pweI ]
gur poorae thae gath mith paaee ||
From the Perfect Guru, the way to salvation is obtained.
iehu sMswru ibKu vq Aiq Baujlu gur sbdI hir pwir lµGweI ]1] rhwau ]
aucwrx vq: polw bolo; Aiq: polw bolo
eihu sansaar bikh vath ath bhoujal gur sabadhee har paar langhaaee ||1|| rehaao ||
This world is a terrifying ocean of poison; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord helps us cross over. ||1||Pause||
ijn kau Awip ley pRBu myil ]
jinh ko aap leae prabh mael ||
Those, whom God unites with Himself,
iqn kau kwlu n swkY pyil ]
thin ko kaal n saakai pael ||
Cannot be crushed by death.
gurmuiK inrml rhih ipAwry ]
guramukh niramal rehehi piaarae ||
The beloved Gurmukhs remain immaculately pure,
ijau jl AMB aUpir kml inrwry ]2]
jio jal anbh oopar kamal niraarae ||2||
Like the lotus in the water, which remains untouched. ||2||
burw Blw khu iksno khIAY ]
buraa bhalaa kahu kis no keheeai ||
Tell me: who should we call good or bad?
dIsY bRhmu gurmuiK scu lhIAY ]
aucwrx bRhmu: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo
dheesai breham guramukh sach leheeai ||
Behold the Lord God; the truth is revealed to the Gurmukh.
AkQu kQau gurmiq vIcwru ]
akathh kathho guramath veechaar ||
I speak the Unspoken Speech of the Lord, contemplating the Guru's Teachings.
imil gur sµgiq pwvau pwru ]3]
mil gur sangath paavo paar ||3||
I join the Sangat, the Guru's Congregation, and I find God's limits. ||3||
swsq byd isMimRiq bhu Byd ]
saasath baedh sinmrith bahu bhaedh ||
The Shaastras, the Vedas, the Simritees and all their many secrets;
ATsiT mjnu hir rsu ryd ]
aucwrx m`jnu
athasath majan har ras raedh ||
Bathing at the sixty-eight holy places of pilgrimage - all this is found by enshrining the sublime essence of the Lord in the heart.
gurmuiK inrmlu mYlu n lwgY ]
guramukh niramal mail n laagai ||
The Gurmukhs are immaculately pure; no filth sticks to them.
nwnk ihrdY nwmu vfy Duir BwgY ]4]15]
naanak hiradhai naam vaddae dhhur bhaagai ||4||15||
O Nanak, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, abides in the heart, by the greatest pre-ordained destiny. ||4||15||