| ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣਾ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਭਉ ਭਾਗਾ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ॥ |
| aavan jaanaa bhram bho bhaagaa har har har gun gaaeiaa || |
| His comings and goings, doubts and fears come to an end, and he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. |
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| ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਦੁਖ ਉਤਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥ |
| janam janam kae kilavikh dhukh outharae har har naam samaaeiaa || |
| The sins and pains of countless incarnations are washed away, and he merges into the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. |
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| ਜਿਨ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਧੁਰਿ ਭਾਗ ਲਿਖਿ ਪਾਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਸਫਲੁ ਜਨਮੁ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| jin har dhhiaaeiaa dhhur bhaag likh paaeiaa thin safal janam paravaan jeeo || |
| Those who are blessed by such pre-ordained destiny, meditate on the Lord, and their lives become fruitful and approved. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਇਆ ਪਰਮ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਲਾਹਾ ਪਦੁ ਨਿਰਬਾਣੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥ |
| har har man bhaaeiaa param sukh paaeiaa har laahaa padh nirabaan jeeo ||3|| |
| One whose mind loves the Lord, Har, Har, obtains supreme peace. He reaps the profit of the Lord's Name, the state of Nirvaanaa. ||3|| |
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| ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠ ਲਗਾਨਾ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਧਾਨਾ ਤੇ ਊਤਮ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲੋਗ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| jinh har meeth lagaanaa thae jan paradhhaanaa thae ootham har har log jeeo || |
| Celebrated are those people, unto whom the Lord seems sweet; how exalted are those people of the Lord, Har, Har. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਡਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਖਾਈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| har naam vaddaaee har naam sakhaaee gur sabadhee har ras bhog jeeo || |
| The Lord's Name is their glorious greatness; the Lord's Name is their companion and helper. Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗ ਮਹਾ ਨਿਰਜੋਗ ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| har ras bhog mehaa nirajog vaddabhaagee har ras paaeiaa || |
| They enjoy the sublime essence of the Lord, and remain totally detached. By great good fortune, they obtain the sublime essence of the Lord. |
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| ਸੇ ਧੰਨੁ ਵਡੇ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਖਾ ਪੂਰੇ ਜਿਨ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥ |
| sae dhhann vaddae sath purakhaa poorae jin guramath naam dhhiaaeiaa || |
| So very blessed and truly perfect are those, who through Guru's Instruction meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. |
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| ਜਨੁ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਰੇਣੁ ਮੰਗੈ ਪਗ ਸਾਧੂ ਮਨਿ ਚੂਕਾ ਸੋਗੁ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| jan naanak raen mangai pag saadhhoo man chookaa sog vijog jeeo || |
| Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of the Holy; his mind is rid of sorrow and separation. |
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| ਜਿਨ੍ਹ੍ਹ ਹਰਿ ਮੀਠ ਲਗਾਨਾ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਪਰਧਾਨਾ ਤੇ ਊਤਮ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲੋਗ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥੩॥੧੦॥ |
| jinh har meeth lagaanaa thae jan paradhhaanaa thae ootham har har log jeeo ||4||3||10|| |
| Celebrated are those people, unto whom the Lord seems sweet; how exalted are those people of the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||3||10|| |
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| ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥ |
| aasaa mehalaa 4 || |
| Aasaa, Fourth Mehl: |
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| ਸਤਜੁਗਿ ਸਭੁ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਸਰੀਰਾ ਪਗ ਚਾਰੇ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| sathajug sabh santhokh sareeraa pag chaarae dhharam dhhiaan jeeo || |
| In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, everyone embodied contentment and meditation; religion stood upon four feet. |
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| ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਵਹਿ ਪਰਮ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| man than har gaavehi param sukh paavehi har hiradhai har gun giaan jeeo || |
| With mind and body, they sang of the Lord, and attained supreme peace. In their hearts was the spiritual wisdom of the Lord's Glorious Virtues. |
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| ਗੁਣ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਿਰਤਾਰਥੁ ਸੋਭਾ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਈ ॥ |
| gun giaan padhaarathh har har kirathaarathh sobhaa guramukh hoee || |
| Their wealth was the spiritual wisdom of the Lord's Glorious Virtues; the Lord was their success, and to live as Gurmukh was their glory. |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੋ ਦੂਜਾ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥ |
| anthar baahar har prabh eaeko dhoojaa avar n koee || |
| Inwardly and outwardly, they saw only the One Lord God; for them there was no other second. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਖਾਈ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਾਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| har har liv laaee har naam sakhaaee har dharageh paavai maan jeeo || |
| They centered their consciousness lovingly on the Lord, Har, Har. The Lord's Name was their companion, and in the Court of the Lord, they obtained honor. |
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| ਸਤਜੁਗਿ ਸਭੁ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਸਰੀਰਾ ਪਗ ਚਾਰੇ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥ |
| sathajug sabh santhokh sareeraa pag chaarae dhharam dhhiaan jeeo ||1|| |
| In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, everyone embodied contentment and meditation; religion stood upon four feet. ||1|| |
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| ਤੇਤਾ ਜੁਗੁ ਆਇਆ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਤੁ ਸੰਜਮ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| thaethaa jug aaeiaa anthar jor paaeiaa jath sanjam karam kamaae jeeo || |
| Then came the Silver Age of Trayta Yuga; men's minds were ruled by power, and they practiced celibacy and self-discipline. |
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| ਪਗੁ ਚਉਥਾ ਖਿਸਿਆ ਤ੍ਰੈ ਪਗ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਮਨਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਜਲਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| pag chouthhaa khisiaa thrai pag ttikiaa man hiradhai krodhh jalaae jeeo || |
| The fourth foot of religion dropped off, and three remained. Their hearts and minds were inflamed with anger. |
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| ਮਨਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੁ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਸਲੋਧੁ ਨਿਰਪ ਧਾਵਹਿ ਲੜਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥ |
| man hiradhai krodhh mehaa bisalodhh nirap dhhaavehi larr dhukh paaeiaa || |
| Their hearts and minds were filled with the horribly poisonous essence of anger. The kings fought their wars and obtained only pain. |
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| ਅੰਤਰਿ ਮਮਤਾ ਰੋਗੁ ਲਗਾਨਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਅਹੰਕਾਰੁ ਵਧਾਇਆ ॥ |
| anthar mamathaa rog lagaanaa houmai ahankaar vadhhaaeiaa || |
| Their minds were afflicted with the illness of egotism, and their self-conceit and arrogance increased. |
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| ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਧਾਰੀ ਮੇਰੈ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਬਿਖੁ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| har har kirapaa dhhaaree maerai thaakur bikh guramath har naam lehi jaae jeeo || |
| If my Lord, Har, Har, shows His Mercy, my Lord and Master eradicates the poison by the Guru's Teachings and the Lord's Name. |
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| ਤੇਤਾ ਜੁਗੁ ਆਇਆ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜੋਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਤੁ ਸੰਜਮ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੨॥ |
| thaethaa jug aaeiaa anthar jor paaeiaa jath sanjam karam kamaae jeeo ||2|| |
| Then came the Silver Age of Trayta Yuga; men's minds were ruled by power, and they practiced celibacy and self-discipline. ||2|| |
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| ਜੁਗੁ ਦੁਆਪੁਰੁ ਆਇਆ ਭਰਮਿ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਗੋਪੀ ਕਾਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| jug dhuaapur aaeiaa bharam bharamaaeiaa har gopee kaanha oupaae jeeo || |
| The Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga came, and people wandered in doubt. The Lord created the Gopis and Krishna. |
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| ਤਪੁ ਤਾਪਨ ਤਾਪਹਿ ਜਗ ਪੁੰਨ ਆਰੰਭਹਿ ਅਤਿ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| thap thaapan thaapehi jag punn aaranbhehi ath kiriaa karam kamaae jeeo || |
| The penitents practiced penance, they offered sacred feasts and charity, and performed many rituals and religious rites. |
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| ਕਿਰਿਆ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇਆ ਪਗ ਦੁਇ ਖਿਸਕਾਇਆ ਦੁਇ ਪਗ ਟਿਕੈ ਟਿਕਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| kiriaa karam kamaaeiaa pag dhue khisakaaeiaa dhue pag ttikai ttikaae jeeo || |
| They performed many rituals and religious rites; two legs of religion dropped away, and only two legs remained. |
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| ਮਹਾ ਜੁਧ ਜੋਧ ਬਹੁ ਕੀਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਹਉਮੈ ਪਚੈ ਪਚਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| mehaa judhh jodhh bahu keenhae vich houmai pachai pachaae jeeo || |
| So many heroes waged great wars; in their egos they were ruined, and they ruined others as well. |
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| ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਧੁ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਲੁ ਲਹਿ ਜਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥ |
| dheen dhaeiaal gur saadhh milaaeiaa mil sathigur mal lehi jaae jeeo || |
| The Lord, Compassionate to the poor, led them to meet the Holy Guru. Meeting the True Guru, their filth is washed away. |
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| ਜੁਗੁ ਦੁਆਪੁਰੁ ਆਇਆ ਭਰਮਿ ਭਰਮਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਗੋਪੀ ਕਾਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੁ ਉਪਾਇ ਜੀਉ ॥੩॥ |
| jug dhuaapur aaeiaa bharam bharamaaeiaa har gopee kaanha oupaae jeeo ||3|| |
| The Brass Age of Dwaapar Yuga came, and the people wandered in doubt. The Lord created the Gopis and Krishna. ||3|| |
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