Awsw mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pihlw

aasaa mehalaa 1 ||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

iks kau khih suxwvih iks kau iksu smJwvih smiJ rhy ]

kis ko kehehi sunaavehi kis ko kis samajhaavehi samajh rehae ||

Unto whom do they speak? Unto whom do they preach? Who understands? Let them understand themselves.

iksY pVwvih piV guix bUJy siqgur sbid sµqoiK rhy ]1]

aucwrx bU`Jy

kisai parraavehi parr gun boojhae sathigur sabadh santhokh rehae ||1||

Who do they teach? Through study, they come to realize the Lord's Glorious Virtues. Through the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, they come to dwell in contentment. ||1||

AYsw gurmiq rmqu srIrw ]

aisaa guramath ramath sareeraa ||

Through the Guru's Teachings, realize that He is pervading in all bodies;

hir Bju myry mn gihr gMBIrw ]1] rhwau ]

aucwrx Bju: polw bolo

har bhaj maerae man gehir ganbheeraa ||1|| rehaao ||

O my soul, vibrate on the Profound, Unfathomable Lord. ||1||Pause||

Anq qrµg Bgiq hir rMgw ]

anath tharang bhagath har rangaa ||

Loving devotion to the Lord brings endless waves of joy and delight.

Anidnu sUcy hir gux sMgw ]

anadhin soochae har gun sangaa ||

One who dwells with the Glorious Praises of the Lord, night and day, is sanctified.

imiQAw jnmu swkq sMswrw ]

mithhiaa janam saakath sansaaraa ||

The birth into the world of the faithless cynic is totally useless.

rwm Bgiq jnu rhY inrwrw ]2]

raam bhagath jan rehai niraaraa ||2||

The humble devotee of the Lord remains unattached. ||2||

sUcI kwieAw hir gux gwieAw ]

aucwrx kWieAW

soochee kaaeiaa har gun gaaeiaa ||

The body which sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord is sanctified.

Awqmu cIin rhY ilv lwieAw ]

aatham cheen rehai liv laaeiaa ||

The soul remains conscious of the Lord, absorbed in His Love.

Awid Apwru Aprµpru hIrw ]

aucwrx Ap-rµpru

aadh apaar aparanpar heeraa ||

The Lord is the Infinite Primal Being, beyond the beyond, the priceless jewel.

lwil rqw myrw mnu DIrw ]3]

aucwrx r`qw

laal rathaa maeraa man dhheeraa ||3||

My mind is totally content, imbued with my Beloved. ||3||

kQnI khih khih sy mUey ]

kathhanee kehehi kehehi sae mooeae ||

Those who speak and babble on and on, are truly dead.

so pRBu dUir nwhI pRBu qUµhY ]

so prabh dhoor naahee prabh thoon hai ||

God is not far away - O God, You are right here.

sBu jgu dyiKAw mwieAw CwieAw ]

sabh jag dhaekhiaa maaeiaa shhaaeiaa ||

I have seen that the whole world is engrossed in Maya.

nwnk gurmiq nwmu iDAwieAw ]4]17]

naanak guramath naam dhhiaaeiaa ||4||17||

O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||17||