ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੧੭ ਆਸਾਵਰੀ

रागु आसा महला ५ घरु १७ आसावरी

Raagu aasaa mahalaa 5 gharu 17 aasaavaree

Raag Aasaa, Fifth Mehl, Seventeenth House, Aasaavaree:

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ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥

Ik-oamkkaari satigur prsaadi ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਕਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

गोबिंद गोबिंद करि हां ॥

Gobindd gobindd kari haan ||

Meditate on the Lord, the Lord of the Universe.

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ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਪਿਆਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

हरि हरि मनि पिआरि हां ॥

Hari hari mani piaari haan ||

Cherish the Beloved Lord, Har, Har, in your mind.

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ਗੁਰਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਸੁ ਚਿਤਿ ਧਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

गुरि कहिआ सु चिति धरि हां ॥

Guri kahiaa su chiti dhari haan ||

The Guru says to install it in your consciousness.

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ਅਨ ਸਿਉ ਤੋਰਿ ਫੇਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

अन सिउ तोरि फेरि हां ॥

An siu tori pheri haan ||

Turn away from others, and turn to Him.

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ਐਸੇ ਲਾਲਨੁ ਪਾਇਓ ਰੀ ਸਖੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ऐसे लालनु पाइओ री सखी ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥

Aise laalanu paaio ree sakhee ||1|| rahaau ||

Thus you shall obtain your Beloved, O my companion. ||1|| Pause ||

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ਪੰਕਜ ਮੋਹ ਸਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

पंकज मोह सरि हां ॥

Pankkaj moh sari haan ||

In the pool of the world is the mud of attachment.

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ਪਗੁ ਨਹੀ ਚਲੈ ਹਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

पगु नही चलै हरि हां ॥

Pagu nahee chalai hari haan ||

Stuck in it, his feet cannot walk towards the Lord.

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ਗਹਡਿਓ ਮੂੜ ਨਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

गहडिओ मूड़ नरि हां ॥

Gahadio moo(rr) nari haan ||

The fool is stuck;

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ਅਨਿਨ ਉਪਾਵ ਕਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

अनिन उपाव करि हां ॥

Anin upaav kari haan ||

He cannot do anything else.

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ਤਉ ਨਿਕਸੈ ਸਰਨਿ ਪੈ ਰੀ ਸਖੀ ॥੧॥

तउ निकसै सरनि पै री सखी ॥१॥

Tau nikasai sarani pai ree sakhee ||1||

Only by entering the Lord's Sanctuary, O my companion, will you be released. ||1||

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ਥਿਰ ਥਿਰ ਚਿਤ ਥਿਰ ਹਾਂ ॥

थिर थिर चित थिर हां ॥

Thir thir chit thir haan ||

Thus your consciousness shall be stable and steady and firm.

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ਬਨੁ ਗ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਸਮਸਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

बनु ग्रिहु समसरि हां ॥

Banu grihu samasari haan ||

Wilderness and household are the same.

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ਅੰਤਰਿ ਏਕ ਪਿਰ ਹਾਂ ॥

अंतरि एक पिर हां ॥

Anttari ek pir haan ||

Deep within dwells the One Husband Lord;

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ਬਾਹਰਿ ਅਨੇਕ ਧਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

बाहरि अनेक धरि हां ॥

Baahari anek dhari haan ||

Outwardly, there are many distractions.

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ਰਾਜਨ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਰਿ ਹਾਂ ॥

राजन जोगु करि हां ॥

Raajan jogu kari haan ||

Practice Raja Yoga, the Yoga of meditation and success.

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ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਲੋਗ ਅਲੋਗੀ ਰੀ ਸਖੀ ॥੨॥੧॥੧੫੭॥

कहु नानक लोग अलोगी री सखी ॥२॥१॥१५७॥

Kahu naanak log alogee ree sakhee ||2||1||157||

Says Nanak, this is the way to dwell with the people, and yet remain apart from them. ||2||1||157||

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