You shall hear the vibrations of the tinkling bells, when your mind is held steady.

So what can the Messenger of Death do to me hereafter? ||1||Pause||

When you abandon hope and desire, then you become a true Sannyaasi.

When the Yogi practices abstinence, then he enjoys his body. ||2||

Through compassion, the naked hermit reflects upon his inner self.

He slays his own self, instead of slaying others. ||3||

You, O Lord, are the One, but You have so many Forms.

Nanak does not know Your wondrous plays. ||4||25||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

I am not stained by only one sin, that could be washed clean by virtue.

My Husband Lord is awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||

In this way, how can I become dear to my Husband Lord?

My Husband Lord remains awake, while I sleep through the entire night of my life. ||1||Pause||

Section 08 - Raag Aasaa - Part 011

With hope and desire, I approach His Bed,

but I do not know whether He will be pleased with me or not. ||2||

How do I know what will happen to me, O my mother?

Without the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, I cannot survive. ||1||Pause||

I have not tasted His Love, and my thirst is not quenched.

My beautiful youth has run away, and now I, the soul-bride, repent and regret. ||3||

Even now, I am held by hope and desire.

I am depressed; I have no hope at all. ||1||Pause||

She overcomes her egotism, and adorns herself;

the Husband Lord now ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride on His Bed. ||4||

Then, O Nanak, the bride becomes pleasing to the Mind of her Husband Lord;

she sheds her self-conceit, and is absorbed in her Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||26||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

In this world of my father's house, I, the soul-bride, have been very childish;

I did not realize the value of my Husband Lord. ||1||

My Husband is the One; there is no other like Him.

If He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet Him. ||1||Pause||

In the next world of my in-law's house, I, the the soul-bride, shall realize Truth;

I shall come to know the celestial peace of my Husband Lord. ||2||

By Guru's Grace, such wisdom comes to me,

so that the soul-bride becomes pleasing to the Mind of the Husband Lord. ||3||

Says Nanak, she who adorns herself with the Love and the Fear of God,

enjoys her Husband Lord forever on His Bed. ||4||27||

Aasaa, First Mehl:

No one is anyone else's son, and no one is anyone else's mother.

Through false attachments, people wander around in doubt. ||1||

O My Lord and Master, I am created by You.

If You give it to me, I will chant Your Name. ||1||Pause||

That person who is filled with all sorts of sins may pray at the Lord's Door,