Ang 416 · Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 |

Aasaa, First Mehl:

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ਤਨੁ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਧਨੁ ਕਾ ਕੋ ਕਹੀਐ ॥

tan binasai dhan kaa ko kaheeai |

When the body perishes, whose wealth is it?

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ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਤ ਲਹੀਐ ॥

bin gur raam naam kat laheeai |

Without the Guru, how can the Lord's Name be obtained?

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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਖਾਈ ॥

raam naam dhan sang sakhaaee |

The wealth of the Lord's Name is my Companion and Helper.

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ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥੧॥

ahinis niramal har liv laaee |1|

Night and day, center your loving attention on the Immaculate Lord. ||1||

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ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨੁ ਕਵਨੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ॥

raam naam bin kavan hamaaraa |

Without the Lord's Name, who is ours?

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ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਸਮ ਕਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਉ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਣਹਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

sukh dukh sam kar naam na chhoddau aape bakhas milaavanahaaraa |1| rahaau |

I look upon pleasure and pain alike; I shall not forsake the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The Lord Himself forgives me, and blends me with Himself. ||1||Pause||

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ਕਨਿਕ ਕਾਮਨੀ ਹੇਤੁ ਗਵਾਰਾ ॥

kanik kaamanee het gavaaraa |

The fool loves gold and women.

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ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਲਾਗੇ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਾ ॥

dubidhaa laage naam visaaraa |

Attached to duality, he has forgotten the Naam.

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ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂੰ ਬਖਸਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਾਇ ॥

jis toon bakhaseh naam japaae |

O Lord, he alone chants the Naam, whom You have forgiven.

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ਦੂਤੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਿ ਸਕੈ ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ॥੨॥

doot na laag sakai gun gaae |2|

Death cannot touch one who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||

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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਰਾਮ ਗੁਪਾਲਾ ॥

har gur daataa raam gupaalaa |

The Lord, the Guru, is the Giver; the Lord, the Sustainer of the World.

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ਜਿਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਦਇਆਲਾ ॥

jiau bhaavai tiau raakh deaalaa |

If it is pleasing to Your Will, please preserve me, O Merciful Lord.

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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਰਾਮੁ ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

guramukh raam merai man bhaaeaa |

As Gurmukh, my mind is pleased with the Lord.

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ਰੋਗ ਮਿਟੇ ਦੁਖੁ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇਆ ॥੩॥

rog mitte dukh tthaak rahaaeaa |3|

My diseases are cured, and my pains are taken away. ||3||

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ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਅਉਖਧੁ ਤੰਤ ਨ ਮੰਤਾ ॥

avar na aaukhadh tant na mantaa |

There is no other medicine, Tantric charm or mantra.

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਣੁ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਹੰਤਾ ॥

har har simaran kilavikh hantaa |

Meditative remembrance upon the Lord, Har, Har, destroys sins.

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ਤੂੰ ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਵਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਿਸਾਰਿ ॥

toon aap bhulaaveh naam visaar |

You Yourself cause us to stray from the path, and forget the Naam.

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ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਧਾਰਿ ॥੪॥

toon aape raakheh kirapaa dhaar |4|

Showering Your Mercy, You Yourself save us. ||4||

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ਰੋਗੁ ਭਰਮੁ ਭੇਦੁ ਮਨਿ ਦੂਜਾ ॥

rog bharam bhed man doojaa |

The mind is diseased with doubt, superstition and duality.

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ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਜਪਹਿ ਜਪੁ ਦੂਜਾ ॥

gur bin bharam japeh jap doojaa |

Without the Guru, it dwells in doubt, and contemplates duality.

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ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਗੁਰ ਦਰਸ ਨ ਦੇਖਹਿ ॥

aad purakh gur daras na dekheh |

The Guru reveals the Darshan, the Blessed Vision of the Primal Lord.

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ਵਿਣੁ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੈ ਜਨਮੁ ਕਿ ਲੇਖਹਿ ॥੫॥

vin gurasabadai janam ki lekheh |5|

Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, what use is human life? ||5||

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ਦੇਖਿ ਅਚਰਜੁ ਰਹੇ ਬਿਸਮਾਦਿ ॥

dekh acharaj rahe bisamaad |

Beholding the Marvellous Lord, I am wonder-struck and astonished.

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ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਸੁਰ ਨਰ ਸਹਜ ਸਮਾਧਿ ॥

ghatt ghatt sur nar sehaj samaadh |

In each and every heart, of the angels and holy men, He dwells in celestial Samaadhi.

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ਭਰਿਪੁਰਿ ਧਾਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥

bharipur dhaar rahe man maahee |

I have enshrined the All-pervading Lord within my mind.

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ਤੁਮ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਅਵਰੁ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੬॥

tum samasar avar ko naahee |6|

There is no one else equal to You. ||6||

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ਜਾ ਕੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਹੇਤੁ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ॥

jaa kee bhagat het mukh naam |

For the sake of devotional worship, we chant Your Name.

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ਸੰਤ ਭਗਤ ਕੀ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਰਾਮੁ ॥

sant bhagat kee sangat raam |

The Lord's devotees dwell in the Society of the Saints.

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ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਰੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥

bandhan tore sehaj dhiaan |

Breaking his bonds, one comes to meditate on the Lord.

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ਛੂਟੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰ ਗਿਆਨੁ ॥੭॥

chhoottai guramukh har gur giaan |7|

The Gurmukhs are emancipated, by the Guru-given knowledge of the Lord. ||7||

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ਨਾ ਜਮਦੂਤ ਦੂਖੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

naa jamadoot dookh tis laagai |

The Messenger of Death cannot touch him with pain;

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ਜੋ ਜਨੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਿਵ ਜਾਗੈ ॥

jo jan raam naam liv jaagai |

the Lord's humble servant remains awake to the Love of the Naam.

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ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਭਗਤਾ ਹਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ॥

bhagat vachhal bhagataa har sang |

The Lord is the Lover of His devotees; He dwells with His devotees.

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ਨਾਨਕ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਭਏ ਹਰਿ ਰੰਗਿ ॥੮॥੯॥

naanak mukat bhe har rang |8|9|

O Nanak, they are liberated, through the Love of the Lord. ||8||9||

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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਇਕਤੁਕੀ ॥

aasaa mahalaa 1 ikatukee |

Aasaa, First Mehl, Ik-Tukee:

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ਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵੇ ਸੋ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਜਾਨੈ ॥

gur seve so tthaakur jaanai |

One who serves the Guru, knows his Lord and Master.

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ਦੂਖੁ ਮਿਟੈ ਸਚੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਪਛਾਨੈ ॥੧॥

dookh mittai sach sabad pachhaanai |1|

His pains are erased, and he realizes the True Word of the Shabad. ||1||

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ਰਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਮੇਰੀ ਸਖੀ ਸਖੈਨੀ ॥

raam japahu meree sakhee sakhainee |

Meditate on the Lord, O my friends and companions.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਨੈਨੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

satigur sev dekhahu prabh nainee |1| rahaau |

Serving the True Guru, you shall behold God with your eyes. ||1||Pause||

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ਬੰਧਨ ਮਾਤ ਪਿਤਾ ਸੰਸਾਰਿ ॥

bandhan maat pitaa sansaar |

People are entangled with mother, father and the world.

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ਬੰਧਨ ਸੁਤ ਕੰਨਿਆ ਅਰੁ ਨਾਰਿ ॥੨॥

bandhan sut kaniaa ar naar |2|

They are entangled with sons, daughters and spouses. ||2||

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ਬੰਧਨ ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਹਉ ਕੀਆ ॥

bandhan karam dharam hau keea |

They are entangled with religious rituals, and religious faith, acting in ego.

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ਬੰਧਨ ਪੁਤੁ ਕਲਤੁ ਮਨਿ ਬੀਆ ॥੩॥

bandhan put kalat man beea |3|

They are entangled with sons, wives and others in their minds. ||3||

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ਬੰਧਨ ਕਿਰਖੀ ਕਰਹਿ ਕਿਰਸਾਨ ॥

bandhan kirakhee kareh kirasaan |

The farmers are entangled by farming.

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ਹਉਮੈ ਡੰਨੁ ਸਹੈ ਰਾਜਾ ਮੰਗੈ ਦਾਨ ॥੪॥

haumai ddan sahai raajaa mangai daan |4|

People suffer punishment in ego, and the Lord King exacts the penalty from them. ||4||

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ਬੰਧਨ ਸਉਦਾ ਅਣਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥

bandhan saudaa anaveechaaree |

They are entangled in trade without contemplation.

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ਤਿਪਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹ ਪਸਾਰੀ ॥੫॥

tipat naahee maaeaa moh pasaaree |5|

They are not satisfied by attachment to the expanse of Maya. ||5||

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ਬੰਧਨ ਸਾਹ ਸੰਚਹਿ ਧਨੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

bandhan saah sancheh dhan jaae |

They are entangled with that wealth, amassed by bankers.

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ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਪਵਈ ਥਾਇ ॥੬॥

bin har bhagat na pavee thaae |6|

Without devotion to the Lord, they do not become acceptable. ||6||

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ਬੰਧਨ ਬੇਦੁ ਬਾਦੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ॥

bandhan bed baad ahankaar |

They are entangled with the Vedas, religious discussions and egotism.

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ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਮੋਹ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੭॥

bandhan binasai moh vikaar |7|

They are entangled, and perish in attachment and corruption. ||7||

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ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

naanak raam naam saranaaee |

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's Name.

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ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ਬੰਧੁ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥੮॥੧੦॥

satigur raakhe bandh na paaee |8|10|

One who is saved by the True Guru, does not suffer entanglement. ||8||10||

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