Ang 0421
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 421
Section: Ragas
ਜੇਹੀ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਈਐ ਕਰਣੀ ਭੀ ਸਾਈ ॥ jehee sev karaaeeai karanee bhee saaee | Whatever service the Lord causes us to do, that is just what we do. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੭॥ aap kare kis aakheeai vekhai vaddiaaee |7| He Himself acts; who else should be mentioned? He beholds His own greatness. ||7|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸੁ ਆਪਿ ਕਰਾਏ ॥ gur kee sevaa so kare jis aap karaae | He alone serves the Guru, whom the Lord Himself inspires to do so. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਰੁ ਦੇ ਛੂਟੀਐ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਏ ॥੮॥੧੮॥ naanak sir de chhootteeai daragah pat paae |8|18| O Nanak, offering his head, one is emancipated, and honored in the Court of the Lord. ||8||18|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ aasaa mahalaa 1 | Aasaa, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਰੂੜੋ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਾਹਰੋ ਰੂੜੀ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ ॥ roorro tthaakur maaharo roorree gurabaanee | Beautiful is the Supreme Lord and Master, and beautiful is the Word of the Guru’s Bani. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਵਡੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਪਦੁ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੀ ॥੧॥ vaddai bhaag satigur milai paaeeai pad nirabaanee |1| By great good fortune, one meets the True Guru, and the supreme status of Nirvaanaa is obtained. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੈ ਓਲੑਗੀਆ ਓਲੑਗੀ ਹਮ ਛੋਰੂ ਥਾਰੇ ॥ mai olageea olagee ham chhoroo thaare | I am the lowest slave of Your slaves; I am Your most humble servant. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਉ ਤੂੰ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਉ ਰਹਾ ਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਹਮਾਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ jiau toon raakheh tiau rahaa mukh naam hamaare |1| rahaau | As You keep me, I live. Your Name is in my mouth. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸਾ ਘਣੀ ਭਾਣੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਈਐ ॥ darasan kee piaasaa ghanee bhaanai man bhaaeeai | I have such a great thirst for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; my mind accepts Your Will, and so You are pleased with me. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਹਾਥਿ ਵਡਿਆਈਆ ਭਾਣੈ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥ mere tthaakur haath vaddiaaeea bhaanai pat paaeeai |2| Greatness is in the Hands of my Lord and Master; by His Will, honor is obtained. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਚਉ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ॥ saachau door na jaaneeai antar hai soee | Do not think that the True Lord is far away; He is deep within. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੇ ਕਿਨਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਹੋਈ ॥੩॥ jeh dekhaa teh rav rahe kin keemat hoee |3| Wherever I look, there I find Him pervading; how can I estimate His value? ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪਿ ਕਰੇ ਆਪੇ ਹਰੇ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥ aap kare aape hare vekhai vaddiaaee | He Himself does, and He Himself undoes. He Himself beholds His glorious greatness. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਹਾਲੀਐ ਇਉ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੪॥ guramukh hoe nihaaleeai iau keemat paaee |4| Becoming Gurmukh, one beholds Him, and so, His value is appraised. ||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜੀਵਦਿਆ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਗੁਰ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥ jeevadiaa laahaa milai gur kaar kamaavai | So earn your profits while you are alive, by serving the Guru. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਪੂਰਬਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਤਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੫॥ poorab hovai likhiaa taa satigur paavai |5| If it is so pre-ordained, then one finds the True Guru. ||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਤੋਟਾ ਨਿਤ ਹੈ ਭਰਮਹਿ ਭਰਮਾਏ ॥ manamukh tottaa nit hai bharameh bharamaae | The self-willed manmukhs continually lose, and wander around, deluded by doubt. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਈ ਕਿਉ ਦਰਸਨੁ ਪਾਏ ॥੬॥ manamukh andh na chetee kiau darasan paae |6| The blind manmukhs do not remember the Lord; how can they obtain the Blessed Vision of His Darshan? ||6|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਜਗਿ ਆਇਆ ਜਾਣੀਐ ਸਾਚੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਏ ॥ taa jag aaeaa jaaneeai saachai liv laae | One’s coming into the world is judged worthwhile only if one lovingly attunes oneself to the True Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਭਏ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥੭॥ gur bhette paaras bhe jotee jot milaae |7| Meeting the Guru, one becomes invaluable; his light merges into the Light. ||7|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੋ ਕਾਰ ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਕਰਣੀ ॥ ahinis rahai niraalamo kaar dhur kee karanee | Day and night, he remains detached, and serves the Primal Lord. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਰਾਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣੀ ॥੮॥੧੯॥ naanak naam santokheea raate har charanee |8|19| O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Lord’s Lotus Feet, are content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||19|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ aasaa mahalaa 1 | Aasaa, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਕੇਤਾ ਆਖਣੁ ਆਖੀਐ ਤਾ ਕੇ ਅੰਤ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ॥ ketaa aakhan aakheeai taa ke ant na jaanaa | No matter how much one may describe the Lord, His limits still cannot be known. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮੈ ਨਿਧਰਿਆ ਧਰ ਏਕ ਤੂੰ ਮੈ ਤਾਣੁ ਸਤਾਣਾ ॥੧॥ mai nidhariaa dhar ek toon mai taan sataanaa |1| I am without any support; You, O Lord, are my only Support; You are my almighty power. ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਹੈ ਸਚ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੁਹੇਲਾ ॥ naanak kee aradaas hai sach naam suhelaa | This is Nanak’s prayer, that he may be adorned with the True Name. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਪੁ ਗਇਆ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਈ ਗੁਰਸਬਦੀ ਮੇਲਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ aap geaa sojhee pee gurasabadee melaa |1| rahaau | When self-conceit is eradicated, and understanding is obtained, one meets the Lord, through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad. ||1||Pause|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਗਵਾਈਐ ਪਾਈਐ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥ haumai garab gavaaeeai paaeeai veechaar | Abandoning egotism and pride, one obtains contemplative understanding. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਦੇ ਸਾਚੁ ਅਧਾਰੁ ॥੨॥ saahib siau man maaniaa de saach adhaar |2| When the mind surrenders to the Lord Master, He bestows the support of the Truth. ||2|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਈ ॥ ahinis naam santokheea sevaa sach saaee | Day and night, remain content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; that is the true service. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਾ ਕਉ ਬਿਘਨੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਈ ਚਾਲੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੩॥ taa kau bighan na laagee chaalai hukam rajaaee |3| No misfortune troubles one who follows the Command of the Lord’s Will. ||3|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਜੋ ਚਲੈ ਸੋ ਪਵੈ ਖਜਾਨੈ ॥ hukam rajaaee jo chalai so pavai khajaanai | One who follows the Command of the Lord’s Will is taken into the Lord’s Treasury. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖੋਟੇ ਠਵਰ ਨ ਪਾਇਨੀ ਰਲੇ ਜੂਠਾਨੈ ॥੪॥ khotte tthavar na paaeinee rale jootthaanai |4| The counterfeit find no place there; they are mixed with the false ones. ||4|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਖਰਾ ਸਮਾਲੀਐ ਸਚੁ ਸਉਦਾ ਪਾਈਐ ॥ nit nit kharaa samaaleeai sach saudaa paaeeai | Forever and ever, the genuine coins are treasured; with them, the true merchandise is purchased. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਖੋਟੇ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਨੀ ਲੇ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲਾਈਐ ॥੫॥ khotte nadar na aavanee le agan jalaaeeai |5| The false ones are not seen in the Lord’s Treasury; they are seized and cast into the fire again. ||5|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਜਿਨੀ ਆਤਮੁ ਚੀਨਿਆ ਪਰਮਾਤਮੁ ਸੋਈ ॥ jinee aatam cheeniaa paramaatam soee | Those who understand their own souls, are themselves the Supreme Soul. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਏਕੋ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਬਿਰਖੁ ਹੈ ਫਲੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਹੋਈ ॥੬॥ eko amrit birakh hai fal amrit hoee |6| The One Lord is the tree of ambrosial nectar, which bears the ambrosial fruit. ||6|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਫਲੁ ਜਿਨੀ ਚਾਖਿਆ ਸਚਿ ਰਹੇ ਅਘਾਈ ॥ amrit fal jinee chaakhiaa sach rahe aghaaee | Those who taste the ambrosial fruit remain satisfied with Truth. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਤਿੰਨਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਭੇਦੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਈ ॥੭॥ tinaa bharam na bhed hai har rasan rasaaee |7| They have no doubt or sense of separation - their tongues taste the divine taste. ||7|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੀ ਆਇਆ ਚਲੁ ਸਦਾ ਰਜਾਈ ॥ hukam sanjogee aaeaa chal sadaa rajaaee | By His Command, and through your past actions, you came into the world; walk forever according to His Will. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਅਉਗਣਿਆਰੇ ਕਉ ਗੁਣੁ ਨਾਨਕੈ ਸਚੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥੮॥੨੦॥ aauganiaare kau gun naanakai sach milai vaddaaee |8|20| Please, grant virtue to Nanak, the virtueless one; bless him with the glorious greatness of the Truth. ||8||20|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ aasaa mahalaa 1 | Aasaa, First Mehl: - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਮਨੁ ਰਾਤਉ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਇ ਸਚੁ ਵਖਾਣਿਆ ॥ man raatau har naae sach vakhaaniaa | One whose mind is attuned to the Lord’s Name speaks the truth. - Guru Nanak Dev Ji
ਲੋਕਾ ਦਾ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਇ ਜਾ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਣਿਆ ॥੧॥ lokaa daa kiaa jaae jaa tudh bhaaniaa |1| What would the people lose, if I became pleasing to You, O Lord? ||1|| - Guru Nanak Dev Ji