Awsw mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx Awsw mh`lw pihlw

aasaa mehalaa 1 ||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

iniv iniv pwie lgau gur Apuny Awqm rwmu inhwirAw ]

niv niv paae lago gur apunae aatham raam nihaariaa ||

Bowing down, again and again, I fall at the Feet of my Guru; through Him, I have seen the Lord, the Divine Self, within.

krq bIcwru ihrdY hir rivAw ihrdY dyiK bIcwirAw ]1]

karath beechaar hiradhai har raviaa hiradhai dhaekh beechaariaa ||1||

Through contemplation and meditation, the Lord dwells within the heart; see this, and understand. ||1||

bolhu rwmu kry insqwrw ]

bolahu raam karae nisathaaraa ||

So speak the Lord's Name, which shall emancipate you.

gurprswid rqnu hir lwBY imtY AigAwnu hoie aujIAwrw ]1] rhwau ]

gur parasaadh rathan har laabhai mittai agiaan hoe oujeeaaraa ||1|| rehaao ||

By Guru's Grace, the jewel of the Lord is found; ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light shines forth. ||1||Pause||

rvnI rvY bµDn nhI qUtih ivic haumY Brmu n jweI ]

ravanee ravai bandhhan nehee thoottehi vich houmai bharam n jaaee ||

By merely saying it with the tongue, one's bonds are not broken, and egotism and doubt do not depart from within.

siqguru imlY q haumY qUtY qw ko lyKY pweI ]2]

sathigur milai th houmai thoottai thaa ko laekhai paaee ||2||

But when one meets the True Guru, egotism departs, and then, one realizes his destiny. ||2||

hir hir nwmu Bgiq ipRA pRIqmu suK swgru aur Dwry ]

har har naam bhagath pria preetham sukh saagar our dhhaarae ||

The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet and dear to His devotees; it is the ocean of peace - enshrine it within the heart.

Bgiq vClu jgjIvnu dwqw miq gurmiq hir insqwry ]3]

aucwrx m`iq

bhagath vashhal jagajeevan dhaathaa math guramath har nisathaarae ||3||

The Lover of His devotees, the Life of the World, the Lord bestows the Guru's Teachings upon the intellect, and one is emancipated. ||3||

mn isau jUiJ mrY pRBu pwey mnsw mnih smwey ]

man sio joojh marai prabh paaeae manasaa manehi samaaeae ||

One who dies fighting against his own stubborn mind finds God, and the desires of the mind are quieted.

nwnk ikRpw kry jgjIvnu shj Bwie ilv lwey ]4]16]

naanak kirapaa karae jagajeevan sehaj bhaae liv laaeae ||4||16||

O Nanak, if the Life of the World bestows His Mercy, one is intuitively attuned to the Love of the Lord. ||4||16||