Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

bolY syK PrIdu ipAwry Alh lgy ]

aucwrx A`lh

bolai saekh fareedh piaarae aleh lagae ||

Says Shaykh Fareed, O my dear friend, attach yourself to the Lord.

iehu qnu hosI Kwk inmwxI gor Gry ]1]

eihu than hosee khaak nimaanee gor gharae ||1||

This body shall turn to dust, and its home shall be a neglected graveyard. ||1||

Awju imlwvw syK PrId twikm kUµjVIAw mnhu micMdVIAw ]1] rhwau ]

aaj milaavaa saekh fareedh ttaakim koonjarreeaa manahu machindharreeaa ||1|| rehaao ||

You can meet the Lord today, O Shaykh Fareed, if you restrain your bird-like desires which keep your mind in turmoil. ||1||Pause||

jy jwxw mir jweIAY Guim n AweIAY ]

jae jaanaa mar jaaeeai ghum n aaeeai ||

If I had known that I was to die, and not return again,

JUTI dunIAw lig n Awpu v\weIAY ]2]

jhoothee dhuneeaa lag n aap vanjaaeeai ||2||

I would not have ruined myself by clinging to the world of falsehood. ||2||

bolIAY scu Drmu JUTu n bolIAY ]

boleeai sach dhharam jhooth n boleeai ||

So speak the Truth, in righteousness, and do not speak falsehood.

jo guru dsY vwt murIdw jolIAY ]3]

aucwrx d`sY

jo gur dhasai vaatt mureedhaa joleeai ||3||

The disciple ought to travel the route, pointed out by the Guru. ||3||

CYl lMGMdy pwir gorI mnu DIirAw ]

shhail langhandhae paar goree man dhheeriaa ||

Seeing the youths being carried across, the hearts of the beautiful young soul-brides are encouraged.

kMcn vMny pwsy klviq cIirAw ]4]

kanchan vannae paasae kalavath cheeriaa ||4||

Those who side with the glitter of gold, are cut down with a saw. ||4||

syK hYXwqI jig n koeI iQru rihAw ]

aucwrx hYXwqI: hYieAwqI

saekh haiyaathee jag n koee thhir rehiaa ||

O Shaykh, no one's life is permanent in this world.

ijsu Awsix hm bYTy kyqy bYis gieAw ]5]

jis aasan ham baithae kaethae bais gaeiaa ||5||

That seat, upon which we now sit - many others sat on it and have since departed. ||5||

kiqk kUµjW cyiq fau swvix ibjulIAW ]

aucwrx k`iqk

kathik koonjaan chaeth ddo saavan bijuleeaaan ||

As the swallows appear in the month of Katik, forest fires in the month of Chayt, and lightning in Saawan,

sIAwly sohµdIAW ipr gil bwhVIAW ]6]

seeaalae sohandheeaaan pir gal baaharreeaaan ||6||

And as the bride's arms adorn her husband's neck in winter;||6||

cly clxhwr ivcwrw lyie mno ]

chalae chalanehaar vichaaraa laee mano ||

Just so, the transitory human bodies pass away. Reflect upon this in your mind.

gµFyidAW iCA mwh quVµidAw ihku iKno ]7]

gandtaedhiaaan shhia maah thurrandhiaa hik khino ||7||

It takes six months to form the body, but it breaks in an instant. ||7||

ijmI puCY Asmwn PrIdw Kyvt ikMin gey ]

jimee pushhai asamaan fareedhaa khaevatt kinn geae ||

O Fareed, the earth asks the sky, “Where have the boatmen gone?”

jwlx gorW nwil aulwmy jIA shy ]8]2]

jaalan goraan naal oulaamae jeea sehae ||8||2||

Some have been cremated, and some lie in their graves; their souls are suffering rebukes. ||8||2||