aakhaa jeevaa visrai mar jaa-o

Awsw mhlw 1 ] (9-15)
aasaa mehlaa 1.
Aasaa, First Mehl:

AwKw jIvw ivsrY mir jwau ]
aakhaa jeevaa visrai mar jaa-o.
Chanting it, I live; forgetting it, I die.

AwKix AauKw swcw nwau ]
aakhan a-ukhaa saachaa naa-o.
It is so difficult to chant the True Name.

swcy nwm kI lwgY BUK ]
saachay naam kee laagai bhookh.
If someone feels hunger for the True Name,

auqu BUKY Kwie clIAih dUK ]1]
ut bhookhai khaa-ay chalee-ahi dookh. ||1||
that hunger shall consume his pain. ||1||

so ikau ivsrY myrI mwie ]
so ki-o visrai mayree maa-ay.
How can I forget Him, O my mother?

swcw swihbu swcY nwie ]1] rhwau ]
saachaa saahib saachai naa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
True is the Master, True is His Name. ||1||Pause||

swcy nwm kI iqlu vifAweI ]
saachay naam kee til vadi-aa-ee.
Trying to describe even an iota of the Greatness of the True Name,

AwiK Qky kImiq nhI pweI ]
aakh thakay keemat nahee paa-ee.
people have grown weary, but they have not been able to evaluate it.

jy siB imil kY AwKx pwih ]
jay sabh mil kai aakhan paahi.
Even if everyone were to gather together and speak of Him,

vfw n hovY Gwit n jwie ]2]
vadaa na hovai ghaat na jaa-ay. ||2||
He would not become any greater or any lesser. ||2||

nw Ehu mrY n hovY sogu ]
naa oh marai na hovai sog.
That Lord does not die; there is no reason to mourn.

dydw rhY n cUkY Bogu ]
daydaa rahai na chookai bhog.
He continues to give, and His Provisions never run short.

guxu eyho horu nwhI koie ]
gun ayho hor naahee ko-ay.
This Virtue is His alone; there is no other like Him.

nw ko hoAw nw ko hoie ]3]
naa ko ho-aa naa ko ho-ay. ||3||
There never has been, and there never will be. ||3||

jyvfu Awip qyvf qyrI dwiq ]
jayvad aap tayvad tayree daat.
As Great as You Yourself are, O Lord, so Great are Your Gifts.

ijin idnu kir kY kIqI rwiq ]
jin din kar kai keetee raat.
The One who created the day also created the night.

Ksmu ivswrih qy kmjwiq ]
khasam visaareh tay kamjaat.
Those who forget their Lord and Master are vile and despicable.

nwnk nwvY bwJu snwiq ]4]3]
naanak naavai baajh sanaat. ||4||3||
O Nanak, without the Name, they are wretched outcasts. ||4||3||