I serve at the feet of my companions and friends; the Lord has showered me with His Mercy, through Guru's Grace. ||2||

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 010

Reflecting upon my self, and conquering my mind, I have seen that there is no other friend like You.

As You keep me, so do I live. You are the Giver of peace and pleasure. Whatever You do, comes to pass. ||3||

Hope and desire have both been dispelled; I have renounced my longing for the three qualities.

The Gurmukh obtains the state of ecstasy, taking to the Shelter of the Saints' Congregation. ||4||

All wisdom and meditation, all chanting and penance, come to one whose heart is filled with the Invisible, Inscrutable Lord.

O Nanak, one whose mind is imbued with the Lord's Name, finds the Guru's Teachings, and intuitively serves. ||5||22||

Aasaa, First Mehl, Panch-Padas:

Your attachment to your family, your attachment to all your affairs

- renounce all your attachments, for they are all corrupt. ||1||

Renounce your attachments and doubts, O brother,

and dwell upon the True Name within your heart and body. ||1||Pause||

When one receives the nine treasures of the True Name,

his children do not weep, and his mother does not grieve. ||2||

In this attachment, the world is drowning.

Few are the Gurmukhs who swim across. ||3||

In this attachment, people are reincarnated over and over again.

Attached to emotional attachment, they go to the city of Death. ||4||

You have received the Guru's Teachings - now practice meditation and penance.

If attachment is not broken, no one is approved. ||5||

But if He bestows His Glance of Grace, then this attachment departs.

O Nanak, then one remains merged in the Lord. ||6||23||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

He Himself does everything, the True, Invisible, Infinite Lord.

I am a sinner, You are the Forgiver. ||1||

By Your Will, everything come to pass.

One who acts in stubborn-mindedness is ruined in the end. ||1||Pause||

The intellect of the self-willed manmukh is engrossed in falsehood.

Without the meditative remembrance of the Lord, it suffers in sin. ||2||

Renounce evil-mindedness, and you shall reap the rewards.

Whoever is born, comes through the Unknowable and Mysterious Lord. ||3||

Such is my Friend and Companion;

meeting with the Guru, the Lord, devotion was implanted within me. ||4||

In all other transactions, one suffers loss.

The Name of the Lord is pleasing to Nanak's mind. ||5||24||

Aasaa, First Mehl, Chau-Padas:

Contemplate and reflect upon knowledge, and you will become a benefactor to others.

When you conquer the five passions, then you shall come to dwell at the sacred shrine of pilgrimage. ||1||