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||