Asa Ki Var

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ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਸਾਲਾਹ ॥

visamaad sifat visamaad saalaah |

Wonderful is His Praise, wonderful is His adoration.

ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਉਝੜ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਰਾਹ ॥

visamaad ujharr visamaad raah |

Wonderful is the wilderness, wonderful is the path.

ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਨੇੜੈ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਦੂਰਿ ॥

visamaad nerrai visamaad door |

Wonderful is closeness, wonderful is distance.

ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ਦੇਖੈ ਹਾਜਰਾ ਹਜੂਰਿ ॥

visamaad dekhai haajaraa hajoor |

How wonderful to behold the Lord, ever-present here.

ਵੇਖਿ ਵਿਡਾਣੁ ਰਹਿਆ ਵਿਸਮਾਦੁ ॥

vekh viddaan rahiaa visamaad |

Beholding His wonders, I am wonder-struck.

ਨਾਨਕ ਬੁਝਣੁ ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ॥੧॥

naanak bujhan poorai bhaag |1|

O Nanak, those who understand this are blessed with perfect destiny. ||1||

ਮਃ ੧ ॥

mahalaa 1 |

First Mehl:

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਦਿਸੈ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸੁਣੀਐ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਭਉ ਸੁਖ ਸਾਰੁ ॥

kudarat disai kudarat suneeai kudarat bhau sukh saar |

By His Power we see, by His Power we hear; by His Power we have fear, and the essence of happiness.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਪਾਤਾਲੀ ਆਕਾਸੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਰਬ ਆਕਾਰੁ ॥

kudarat paataalee aakaasee kudarat sarab aakaar |

By His Power the nether worlds exist, and the Akaashic ethers; by His Power the entire creation exists.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਵੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਕਤੇਬਾ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਰਬ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

kudarat ved puraan katebaa kudarat sarab veechaar |

By His Power the Vedas and the Puraanas exist, and the Holy Scriptures of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions. By His Power all deliberations exist.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਖਾਣਾ ਪੀਣਾ ਪੈਨੑਣੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਸਰਬ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

kudarat khaanaa peenaa painan kudarat sarab piaar |

By His Power we eat, drink and dress; by His Power all love exists.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਜਾਤੀ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਰੰਗੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਜੀਅ ਜਹਾਨ ॥

kudarat jaatee jinasee rangee kudarat jeea jahaan |

- By His Power come the species of all kinds and colors; by His Power the living beings of the world exist.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਨੇਕੀਆ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਬਦੀਆ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਮਾਨੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥

kudarat nekeea kudarat badeea kudarat maan abhimaan |

By His Power virtues exist, and by His Power vices exist. By His Power come honor and dishonor.

ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਪਉਣੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਬੈਸੰਤਰੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਧਰਤੀ ਖਾਕੁ ॥

kudarat paun paanee baisantar kudarat dharatee khaak |

By His Power wind, water and fire exist; by His Power earth and dust exist.

ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਤੂੰ ਕਾਦਿਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪਾਕੀ ਨਾਈ ਪਾਕੁ ॥

sabh teree kudarat toon kaadir karataa paakee naaee paak |

Everything is in Your Power, Lord; You are the all-powerful Creator. Your Name is the Holiest of the Holy.

ਨਾਨਕ ਹੁਕਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਵੇਖੈ ਵਰਤੈ ਤਾਕੋ ਤਾਕੁ ॥੨॥

naanak hukamai andar vekhai varatai taako taak |2|

O Nanak, through the Command of His Will, He beholds and pervades the creation; He is absolutely unrivalled. ||2||

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

paurree |

Pauree:

ਆਪੀਨੑੈ ਭੋਗ ਭੋਗਿ ਕੈ ਹੋਇ ਭਸਮੜਿ ਭਉਰੁ ਸਿਧਾਇਆ ॥

aapeenaai bhog bhog kai hoe bhasamarr bhaur sidhaaeaa |

Enjoying his pleasures, one is reduced to a pile of ashes, and the soul passes away.

ਵਡਾ ਹੋਆ ਦੁਨੀਦਾਰੁ ਗਲਿ ਸੰਗਲੁ ਘਤਿ ਚਲਾਇਆ ॥

vaddaa hoaa duneedaar gal sangal ghat chalaaeaa |

He may be great, but when he dies, the chain is thrown around his neck, and he is led away.

ਅਗੈ ਕਰਣੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਵਾਚੀਐ ਬਹਿ ਲੇਖਾ ਕਰਿ ਸਮਝਾਇਆ ॥

agai karanee keerat vaacheeai beh lekhaa kar samajhaaeaa |

There, his good and bad deeds are added up; sitting there, his account is read.