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Aasaa, Fifth Mehl: This human body has been given to you.This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.Nothing else will work.Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; vibrate and meditate on the Jewel of the Naam. ||1|| Make every effort to cross over this terrifying world-ocean.You are squandering this life uselessly in the love of Maya. ||1|| Pause || I have not practiced meditation, self-discipline, self-restraint or righteous living.I have not served the Holy; I have not acknowledged the Lord, my King.Says Nanak, my actions are contemptible!O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) हे मानव ! तुझे जो यह मानव जन्म प्राप्त हुआ है।यही तुम्हारा प्रभु को मिलने का शुभावसर है : अर्थात् प्रभु का नाम सिमरन करने हेतु ही यह मानव जन्म तुझे प्राप्त हुआ है।इसके अतिरिक्त किए जाने वाले सांसारिक कार्य तुम्हारे किसी काम के नहीं हैं।सिर्फ तुम साधुओं-संतों का संग करके उस अकाल-पुरुष का चिन्तन ही करो ॥ १॥ इसलिए इस संसार-सागर से पार उ...

Aasaa, First Mehl: In that pool, people have made their homes, but the water there is as hot as fire!In the swamp of emotional attachment, their feet cannot move. I have seen them drowning there. ||1|| In your mind, you do not remember the One Lord-you fool!You have forgotten the Lord; your virtues shall wither away. ||1|| Pause || I am not celibate, nor truthful, nor scholarly. I was born foolish and ignorant into this world.Prays Nanak, I seek the Sanctuary of those who have not forgotten You, O Lord! ||2||3|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) हे मन ! तेरा ऐसे संसार-सागर में वास हुआ है जहाँ पर शब्द-स्पर्श रूपी रस-गंध जल व तृष्णाग्नि है।वहाँ मोह रूपी कीचड़ में फँस कर तेरी बुद्धि रूपी चरण परमात्मा की भक्ति की ओर नहीं चल पाएगा, उस सागर में हमने स्वेच्छाचारी जीवों (जो मन के होते हैं) को डूबते देखा है॥ १॥ हे विमूढ मन ! यदि तुम एकाग्रचित होकर प्रभु का सिमरन नहीं करोगे तो हरि-प्रभु के विस्मृत हो जाने से तेरे सभी गुण नष्ट हो जाएँगे, अथवा परमात्मा को विस्मृत कर देने से तेरे गले में (यमादि का) ...

Raag Aasa, Fourth Mehl: You Yourself are the Creator. Everything that happens is by Your Doing.There is no one except You.You created the creation; You behold it and understand it.O servant Nanak, the Lord is revealed through the Gurmukh, the Living Expression of the Guru's Word. ||4||2|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) तुम स्वयं रचयिता हो, तुम्हारे आदेश से ही सब कुछ होता है।तुम्हारे अतिरिक्त अन्य दूसरा कोई नहीं है।तुम ही रचना कर-करके जीवों के कौतुक देख रहे हो और उनके बारे सब कुछ जानते हो।हे नानक ! यह भेद गुरु के उन्मुख होने वाले व्यक्ति के अन्दर प्रकाशमान होता है॥ ४॥ २॥

Aasaa, Fourth Mehl: You are the True Creator, my Lord and Master.Whatever pleases You comes to pass. As You give, so do we receive. ||1|| Pause || All belong to You, all meditate on you.Those who are blessed with Your Mercy obtain the Jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.You Yourself separate them from Yourself, and You Yourself reunite with them again. ||1|| You are the River of Life; all are within You.There is no one except You.All living beings are Your playthings.The separated ones meet, and by great good fortune, those suffering in separation are reunited once again. ||2|| They alone understand, whom You inspire to understand;They continually chant and repeat the Lord's Praises.Those who serve You find peace.They are intuitively absorbed into the Lord's Name. ||3|| Hindi Translation (हिंदी अनुवाद) हे निरंकार ! तुम ही सृजनहार हो, सत्यस्वरूप हो और मेर...

RaagAasaa, Fourfh Mehl, So Purakh ~ That Primal Being: Devotion to You, devotion to You, is a treasure overflowing, infinite and beyond measure.Your devotees, Your devotees praise You, Dear Lord, in many and various and countless ways.perform worship services, O Dear Infinite Lord; they practice disciplined meditation and chant endlessly.For You, many, for You, so very many read the various Simritees and Shaastras. They perform rituals and religious rites.Those devotees, those devotees are sublime, O servant Nanak, who are pleasing to my Dear Lord God. ||4|| You are the Primal Being, the Most Wonderful Creator. There is no other as Great as You.Age after age, You are the One. Forever and ever, You are the One. You never change, O Creator Lord.Everything happens according to Your Will. You Yourself accomplish all that occurs.You Yourself created the entire universe, and having fashioned it, You Yourself shall destroy it all.Servant Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Dear Creator, t...

Raag Aasaa, Fourth Mehl, So Purakh ~ That Primal Being: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: That Primal Being is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord, the Primal Being, is Immaculate and Pure. The Lord is Inaccessible, Unreachable and Unrivalled.All meditate, all meditate on You, Dear Lord, O True Creator Lord.All living beings are Yours-You are the Giver of all souls.Meditate on the Lord, O Saints; He is the Dispeller of all sorrow.The Lord Himself is the Master, the Lord Himself is the Servant. O Nanak, the poor beings are wretched and miserable! ||1|| You are constant in each and every heart, and in all things. O Dear Lord, you are the One.Some are givers, and some are beggars. This is all Your Wondrous Play.You Yourself are the Giver, and You Yourself are the Enjoyer. I know no other than You.You are the Supreme Lord God, Limitless and Infinite. What Virtues of Yours can I speak of and describe?Unto those who serve You, unto those who serve You, Dear Lord, servant Na...