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aasaa ||

Aasaa:

hm Gir sUqu qnih inq qwnw kµiT jnyaU qumwry ]

ham ghar sooth thanehi nith thaanaa kanth janaeoo thumaarae ||

In my house, I constantly weave the thread, while you wear the thread around your neck, O Brahmin.

qum@ qau byd pVhu gwieqRI goibMdu irdY hmwry ]1]

thumh tho baedh parrahu gaaeithree gobindh ridhai hamaarae ||1||

You read the Vedas and sacred hymns, while I have enshrined the Lord of the Universe in my heart. ||1||

myrI ijhbw ibsnu nYn nwrwien ihrdY bsih goibMdw ]

maeree jihabaa bisan nain naaraaein hiradhai basehi gobindhaa ||

Upon my tongue, within my eyes, and within my heart, abides the Lord, the Lord of the Universe.

jm duAwr jb pUCis bvry qb ikAw khis mukµdw ]1] rhwau ]

jam dhuaar jab pooshhas bavarae thab kiaa kehas mukandhaa ||1|| rehaao ||

When you are interrogated at Death's door, O mad-man, what will you say then? ||1||Pause||

hm gorU qum guAwr gusweI jnm jnm rKvwry ]

ham goroo thum guaar gusaaee janam janam rakhavaarae ||

I am a cow, and You are the herdsman, the Sustainer of the World. You are my Saving Grace, lifetime after lifetime.

kbhUµ n pwir auqwir crwiehu kYsy Ksm hmwry ]2]

kabehoon n paar outhaar charaaeihu kaisae khasam hamaarae ||2||

You have never taken me across to graze there - what sort of a herdsman are You? ||2||

qUµ bwm@nu mY kwsIk julhw bUJhu mor igAwnw ]

aucwrx bU`Jhu

thoon baamhan mai kaaseek julehaa boojhahu mor giaanaa ||

You are a Brahmin, and I am a weaver of Benares; can You understand my wisdom?

qum@ qau jwcy BUpiq rwjy hir sau mor iDAwnw ]3]4]26]

thumh tho jaachae bhoopath raajae har so mor dhhiaanaa ||3||4||26||

You beg from emperors and kings, while I meditate on the Lord. ||3||4||26||