ta-o kaaran saahibaa rang ratay

Awsw Gru 4 mhlw 1 (358-13)
aasaa ghar 4 mehlaa 1
Aasaa, Fourth House, First Mehl:


dyviqAw drsn kY qweI dUK BUK qIrQ kIey ]
dayviti-aa darsan kai taa-ee dookh bhookh tirath kee-ay.
The Gods, yearning for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, suffered through pain and hunger at the sacred shrines.

jogI jqI jugiq mih rhqy kir kir Bgvy ByK Bey ]1]
jogee jatee jugat meh rahtay kar kar bhagvay bhaykh bha-ay. ||1||
The yogis and the celibates live their disciplined lifestyle, while others wear saffron robes and become hermits. ||1||

qau kwrix swihbw rMig rqy ]
ta-o kaaran saahibaa rang ratay.
For Your sake, O Lord Master, they are imbued with love.

qyry nwm Anykw rUp Anµqw khxu n jwhI qyry gux kyqy ]1] rhwau ]
tayray naam anaykaa roop anantaa kahan na jaahee tayray gun kaytay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Your Names are so many, and Your Forms are endless. No one can tell how may Glorious Virtues You have. ||1||Pause||

dr Gr mhlw hsqI GoVy Coif ivlwieiq dys gey ]
dar ghar mehlaa hastee ghorhay chhod vilaa-it days ga-ay.
Leaving behind hearth and home, palaces, elephants, horses and native lands, mortals have journeyed to foreign lands.

pIr pykWbr swilk swidk CofI dunIAw Qwie pey ]2]
peer paykaaNbar saalik saadik chhodee dunee-aa thaa-ay pa-ay. ||2||
The spiritual leaders, prophets, seers and men of faith renounced the world, and became acceptable. ||2||

swd shj suK rs ks qjIAly kwpV Cofy cmV lIey ]
saad sahj sukh ras kas tajee-alay kaaparh chhoday chamarh lee-ay.
Renouncing tasty delicacies, comfort, happiness and pleasures, some have abandoned their clothes and now wear skins.

duKIey drdvMd dir qyrY nwim rqy drvys Bey ]3]
dukhee-ay daradvand dar tayrai naam ratay darvays bha-ay. ||3||
Those who suffer in pain, imbued with Your Name, have become beggars at Your Door. ||3||

KlVI KprI lkVI cmVI isKw sUqu DoqI kIn@I ]
khalrhee khapree lakrhee chamrhee sikhaa soot Dhotee keenHee.
Some wear skins, and carry begging bowls, bearing wooden staffs, and sitting on deer skins. Others raise their hair in tufts and wear sacred threads and loin-cloths.

qUM swihbu hau sWgI qyrw pRxvY nwnku jwiq kYsI ]4]1]33]
tooN saahib ha-o saaNgee tayraa paranvai naanak jaat kaisee. ||4||1||33||
You are the Lord Master, I am just Your puppet. Prays Nanak, what is my social status to be? ||4||1||33||