Asa Ki Var

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ਸੁਣਿ ਵੇਖਹੁ ਲੋਕਾ ਏਹੁ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ॥

sun vekhahu lokaa ehu viddaan |

Hear, and see, O people, this wondrous thing.

ਮਨਿ ਅੰਧਾ ਨਾਉ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ॥੪॥

man andhaa naau sujaan |4|

He is mentally blind, and yet his name is wisdom. ||4||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਹੋਇ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਤਾ ਸਾਈ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਸੀ ॥

saahib hoe deaal kirapaa kare taa saaee kaar karaaeisee |

One, upon whom the Merciful Lord bestows His Grace, performs His service.

ਸੋ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਮਨਾਇਸੀ ॥

so sevak sevaa kare jis no hukam manaaeisee |

That servant, whom the Lord causes to obey the Order of His Will, serves Him.

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਮੰਨਿਐ ਹੋਵੈ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਤਾ ਖਸਮੈ ਕਾ ਮਹਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

hukam maniaai hovai paravaan taa khasamai kaa mahal paaeisee |

Obeying the Order of His Will, he becomes acceptable, and then, he obtains the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

ਖਸਮੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਹੁ ਚਿੰਦਿਆ ਸੋ ਫਲੁ ਪਾਇਸੀ ॥

khasamai bhaavai so kare manahu chindiaa so fal paaeisee |

One who acts to please His Lord and Master, obtains the fruits of his mind's desires.

ਤਾ ਦਰਗਹ ਪੈਧਾ ਜਾਇਸੀ ॥੧੫॥

taa daragah paidhaa jaaeisee |15|

Then, he goes to the Court of the Lord, wearing robes of honor. ||15||

ਕੋਈ ਗਾਵੈ ਰਾਗੀ ਨਾਦੀ ਬੇਦੀ ਬਹੁ ਭਾਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਨਹੀ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਭੀਜੈ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥

koee gaavai raagee naadee bedee bahu bhaat kar nahee har har bheejai raam raaje |

Some sing of the Lord, through musical Ragas and the sound current of the Naad, through the Vedas, and in so many ways. But the Lord, Har, Har, is not pleased by these, O Lord King.

ਜਿਨਾ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਵਿਕਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਤਿਨਾ ਰੋਇ ਕਿਆ ਕੀਜੈ ॥

jinaa antar kapatt vikaar hai tinaa roe kiaa keejai |

Those who are filled with fraud and corruption within - what good does it do for them to cry out?

ਹਰਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਸਿਰਿ ਰੋਗ ਹਥੁ ਦੀਜੈ ॥

har karataa sabh kichh jaanadaa sir rog hath deejai |

The Creator Lord knows everything, although they may try to hide their sins and the causes of their diseases.

ਜਿਨਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਿਰਦਾ ਸੁਧੁ ਹੈ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਲੀਜੈ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੧੮॥

jinaa naanak guramukh hiradaa sudh hai har bhagat har leejai |4|11|18|

O Nanak, those Gurmukhs whose hearts are pure, obtain the Lord, Har, Har, by devotional worship. ||4||11||18||

ਸਲੋਕ ਮਃ ੧ ॥

salok mahalaa 1 |

Salok, First Mehl:

ਗਊ ਬਿਰਾਹਮਣ ਕਉ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਵਹੁ ਗੋਬਰਿ ਤਰਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

gaoo biraahaman kau kar laavahu gobar taran na jaaee |

They tax the cows and the Brahmins, but the cow-dung they apply to their kitchen will not save them.

ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਤੈ ਜਪਮਾਲੀ ਧਾਨੁ ਮਲੇਛਾਂ ਖਾਈ ॥

dhotee ttikaa tai japamaalee dhaan malechhaan khaaee |

They wear their loin cloths, apply ritual frontal marks to their foreheads, and carry their rosaries, but they eat food with the Muslims.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਪੂਜਾ ਪੜਹਿ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਤੁਰਕਾ ਭਾਈ ॥

antar poojaa parreh katebaa sanjam turakaa bhaaee |

O Siblings of Destiny, you perform devotional worship indoors, but read the Islamic sacred texts, and adopt the Muslim way of life.

ਛੋਡੀਲੇ ਪਾਖੰਡਾ ॥

chhoddeele paakhanddaa |

Renounce your hypocrisy!

ਨਾਮਿ ਲਇਐ ਜਾਹਿ ਤਰੰਦਾ ॥੧॥

naam leaai jaeh tarandaa |1|

Taking the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall swim across. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

ਮਾਣਸ ਖਾਣੇ ਕਰਹਿ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥

maanas khaane kareh nivaaj |

The man-eaters say their prayers.