ਸੁਖੁ ਮਾਨੈ ਭੇਟੈ ਗੁਰ ਪੀਰੁ ॥
By meeting spiritual guide, the Guru, man enjoys peace.
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ਏਕੋ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਏਕੁ ਵਜੀਰੁ ॥੫॥
The Lord Himself is the sole sovereign and the sole Minister.
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ਜਗੁ ਬੰਦੀ ਮੁਕਤੇ ਹਉ ਮਾਰੀ ॥
The world is chained and emancipated is he, who stills his ego.
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ਜਗਿ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਆਚਾਰੀ ॥
Rare in the world is the gnostic, who is a man of action.
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ਜਗਿ ਪੰਡਿਤੁ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
Rare in the world is a scholar who is a man of deliberation,
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ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੇ ਸਭ ਫਿਰੈ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੀ ॥੬॥
without meeting the True Guru, all wander in pride.
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ਜਗੁ ਦੁਖੀਆ ਸੁਖੀਆ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
The world is unhappy, and rare is the man who is happy.
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ਜਗੁ ਰੋਗੀ ਭੋਗੀ ਗੁਣ ਰੋਇ ॥
Because of becoming lustful, the world is diseased and weeps that it has no merit (virtue).
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ਜਗੁ ਉਪਜੈ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਇ ॥
The world is born and then, losing its honour, it dies.
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ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੭॥
He, who turns a Guru-ward understands the reality.
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ਮਹਘੋ ਮੋਲਿ ਭਾਰਿ ਅਫਾਰੁ ॥
Dear in price and unbearable in weight is the Lord.
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ਅਟਲ ਅਛਲੁ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਧਾਰੁ ॥
By Guru's instruction, enshrine thou in thy mind the Immovable and Undeceivable Lord.
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ਭਾਇ ਮਿਲੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਭਇਕਾਰੁ ॥
Man meets Him through love and he who works in Lord's fear becomes pleasing to Him.
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ਨਾਨਕੁ ਨੀਚੁ ਕਹੈ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥੮॥੩॥
Meek Nanak says this after due deliberation.
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ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Asa 1st Guru.
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ਏਕੁ ਮਰੈ ਪੰਚੇ ਮਿਲਿ ਰੋਵਹਿ ॥
When a man dies, the five passions begin to mourn, meeting together.
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ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਇ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਲੁ ਧੋਵਹਿ ॥
By stilling his self-conceit, man washes off his filth with God's Name.
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ਸਮਝਿ ਸੂਝਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰਿ ਹੋਵਹਿ ॥
He, who knows and understands this, enters the home of bliss.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਬੂਝੇ ਸਗਲੀ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਵਹਿ ॥੧॥
Without such an understanding, the man loses all his honour.
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ਕਉਣੁ ਮਰੈ ਕਉਣੁ ਰੋਵੈ ਓਹੀ ॥
who dies and who does weep for him?
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ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਸਭਸੈ ਸਿਰਿ ਤੋਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
Thou, O Lord, art the cause of causes, and thy order is over the head of all. Pause.
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ਮੂਏ ਕਉ ਰੋਵੈ ਦੁਖੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
A few weep for the dead for the sake of his trouble.
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ਸੋ ਰੋਵੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਬੇਦਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
He alone weeps who has his own troubles.
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ਜਿਸੁ ਬੀਤੀ ਜਾਣੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੋਇ ॥
He, who is affected, his condition, He, the Lord, knows.
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ਆਪੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਕਰੇ ਸੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
Whatever the Creator Himself does, that comes to pass.
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ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰਣਾ ਤਾਰੇ ਤਰਣਾ ॥
He, who remains dead in life, is saved and he saves others, too.
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ਜੈ ਜਗਦੀਸ ਪਰਮ ਗਤਿ ਸਰਣਾ ॥
Utter thou the victory of the World-Lord, by seeking whose shelter the supreme rank is attained.
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ਹਉ ਬਲਿਹਾਰੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਚਰਣਾ ॥
I am a sacrifice unto feet of the True Guru.
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ਗੁਰੁ ਬੋਹਿਥੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਭੈ ਤਰਣਾ ॥੩॥
The Guru is the ship and with his Gurbani, the dreadful ocean is crossed.
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ਨਿਰਭਉ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਰੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਤਿ ॥
The Lord Himself is fear-free and his light is contained amongst all.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਸੂਤਕੁ ਜਗਿ ਛੋਤਿ ॥
Without the Name, defilement and untouchability cling to the world.
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ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਬਿਨਸੈ ਕਿਆ ਕਹਿ ਰੋਤਿ ॥
Through viciousness, the man is ruined, so why should he clamour and weep?
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ਜਨਮਿ ਮੂਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਰੋਤਿ ॥੪॥
Without hearing the music of Lord's meditation, man continues coming and going.
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ਮੂਏ ਕਉ ਸਚੁ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਮੀਤ ॥
It is only the friends, who really bemoans the dead one.
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ਤ੍ਰੈ ਗੁਣ ਰੋਵਹਿ ਨੀਤਾ ਨੀਤ ॥
The men of three qualities continue weeping for ever.
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ਦੁਖੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਚੀਤ ॥
Disregarding pain and peace, fix thou thy mind on the Lord.
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ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸਉਪਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨ ਪਰੀਤਿ ॥੫॥
Dedicate thy body and soul to the love of the Lord.
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ਭੀਤਰਿ ਏਕੁ ਅਨੇਕ ਅਸੰਖ ॥
Within the various and countless bodies, the one Lord is contained.
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ਕਰਮ ਧਰਮ ਬਹੁ ਸੰਖ ਅਸੰਖ ॥
There are many rituals and faiths, whose number is beyond computation.
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ਬਿਨੁ ਭੈ ਭਗਤੀ ਜਨਮੁ ਬਿਰੰਥ ॥
Without Lord's fear and devotion, the human life is vain.
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ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਪਰਮਾਰੰਥ ॥੬॥
By singing God's praises, the supreme wealth is obtained.
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ਆਪਿ ਮਰੈ ਮਾਰੇ ਭੀ ਆਪਿ ॥
The Lord Himself dies and kills He Himself too.
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ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਏ ਥਾਪਿ ਉਥਾਪਿ ॥
God Himself creates and having established, He disestablishes.
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ਸ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਉਪਾਈ ਜੋਤੀ ਤੂ ਜਾਤਿ ॥
Thou, O Lord, hast created the world and Thine is the luminous personality.
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ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰਿ ਮਿਲਣੁ ਨਹੀ ਭ੍ਰਾਤਿ ॥੭॥
He, who ponders over the Name, meets the Lord and in it, there is no doubt.
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ਸੂਤਕੁ ਅਗਨਿ ਭਖੈ ਜਗੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
Defilement is in the burning fire, which consumes the world.
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ਸੂਤਕੁ ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਸਭ ਹੀ ਥਾਇ ॥
Defilement is in water, land and all the places.
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ਨਾਨਕ ਸੂਤਕਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਮਰੀਜੈ ॥
In defilement, the mortals are born and die, O Nanak,
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ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪੀਜੈ ॥੮॥੪॥
By Guru's grace, man drinks God's elixir.
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
Asa Measure 1st Guru.
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ਆਪੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੈ ਸੁ ਪਰਖੇ ਹੀਰਾ ॥
He, who reflects on his self assays the Name jewel.
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ਏਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸਟਿ ਤਾਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰਾ ॥
With a glance of his, the Perfect, Guru saves the man.
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ਗੁਰੁ ਮਾਨੈ ਮਨ ਤੇ ਮਨੁ ਧੀਰਾ ॥੧॥
If the Guru is pleased, the mind is comforted by the mind itself.
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ਐਸਾ ਸਾਹੁ ਸਰਾਫੀ ਕਰੈ ॥
The Guru is such a banker, who assays his Sikhs.
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ਸਾਚੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਤਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
By the true glance of his, the mortals is blessed with the love of the Unique Lord and is saved. Pause.
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ਪੂੰਜੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
Sublime is the capital of the stainless Lord's Name.
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ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਾਚਿ ਰਤਾ ਪੈਕਾਰੁ ॥
Immaculate is the wise-man, who is imbued with truth.
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ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ ॥੨॥
By singing His praises, He easily enshrines in his heart-home the Exalted Creator.
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ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਏ ॥
He who burns his hopes and desire with the Name,
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ਰਾਮ ਨਰਾਇਣੁ ਕਹੈ ਕਹਾਏ ॥
utters and causes others to utter the Name.
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ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਵਾਟ ਮਹਲੁ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੩॥
Through the Guru, he finds the way to God's presence and home.
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