Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD

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ਜਿਚਰੁ ਵਸੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਾਥਿ ॥

Jichar vasee piṫaa kæ saaṫʰ.

As long as she lived with her father,

ਤਿਚਰੁ ਕੰਤੁ ਬਹੁ ਫਿਰੈ ਉਦਾਸਿ ॥

Ṫichar kanṫ baho firæ uḋaas.

her Husband wandered around in sadness.

ਕਰਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਤ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਮਨਾਇਆ ॥

Kar sévaa saṫ purakʰ manaa▫i▫aa.

I served and surrendered to the Lord, the True Being;

ਗੁਰਿ ਆਣੀ ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਤਾ ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੨॥

Gur aaṇee gʰar mėh ṫaa sarab sukʰ paa▫i▫aa. ||2||

the Guru brought my bride to my home, and I obtained total happiness. ||2||

ਬਤੀਹ ਸੁਲਖਣੀ ਸਚੁ ਸੰਤਤਿ ਪੂਤ ॥

Baṫeeh sulakʰ▫ṇee sach sanṫaṫ pooṫ.

She is blessed with all sublime attributes, and her generations are unblemished.

ਆਗਿਆਕਾਰੀ ਸੁਘੜ ਸਰੂਪ ॥

Aagi▫aakaaree sugʰaṛ saroop.

She is obedient, sagacious and beauteous.

ਇਛ ਪੂਰੇ ਮਨ ਕੰਤ ਸੁਆਮੀ ॥

Ichʰ pooré man kanṫ su▫aamee.

Her Husband, her Lord and Master, fulfills her heart’s desires.

ਸਗਲ ਸੰਤੋਖੀ ਦੇਰ ਜੇਠਾਨੀ ॥੩॥

Sagal sanṫokʰee ḋér jétʰaanee. ||3||

Hope and desire (my younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law) are now totally content. ||3||

ਸਭ ਪਰਵਾਰੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਰੇਸਟ ॥

Sabʰ parvaaræ maahi sarésat.

She is the most noble of all the family.

ਮਤੀ ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵਰ ਜੇਸਟ ॥

Maṫee ḋévee ḋévar jésat.

She counsels and advises her hope and desire.

ਧੰਨੁ ਸੁ ਗ੍ਰਿਹੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਗਟੀ ਆਇ ॥

Ḋʰan so garihu jiṫ pargatee aa▫é.

How blessed is that household, in which she has appeared.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਸੁਖੇ ਸੁਖਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥੪॥੩॥

Jan Naanak sukʰé sukʰ vihaa▫é. ||4||3||

O servant Nanak! She passes her time in perfect peace and comfort. ||4||3||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

Aasaa mėhlaa 5.

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

ਮਤਾ ਕਰਉ ਸੋ ਪਕਨਿ ਨ ਦੇਈ ॥

Maṫaa kara▫o so pakan na ḋé▫ee.

Whatever I resolve, she does not allow it to come to pass.

ਸੀਲ ਸੰਜਮ ਕੈ ਨਿਕਟਿ ਖਲੋਈ ॥

Seel sanjam kæ nikat kʰalo▫ee.

She stands blocking the way of goodness and self-discipline.

ਵੇਸ ਕਰੇ ਬਹੁ ਰੂਪ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ॥

vés karé baho roop ḋikʰaavæ.

She wears many disguises, and assumes many forms,

ਗ੍ਰਿਹਿ ਬਸਨਿ ਨ ਦੇਈ ਵਖਿ ਵਖਿ ਭਰਮਾਵੈ ॥੧॥

Garihi basan na ḋé▫ee vakʰ vakʰ bʰarmaavæ. ||1||

and she does not allow me to dwell in my own home. She forces me to wander around in different directions. ||1||

ਘਰ ਕੀ ਨਾਇਕਿ ਘਰ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਦੇਵੈ ॥

Gʰar kee naa▫ik gʰar vaas na ḋévæ.

She has become the mistress of my home, and she does not allow me to live in it.

ਜਤਨ ਕਰਉ ਉਰਝਾਇ ਪਰੇਵੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Jaṫan kara▫o urjʰaa▫é parévæ. ||1|| rahaa▫o.

If I try, she fights with me. ||1||Pause||

ਧੁਰ ਕੀ ਭੇਜੀ ਆਈ ਆਮਰਿ ॥

Ḋʰur kee bʰéjee aa▫ee aamar.

In the beginning, she was sent as a helper,

ਨਉ ਖੰਡ ਜੀਤੇ ਸਭਿ ਥਾਨ ਥਨੰਤਰ ॥

Na▫o kʰand jeeṫé sabʰ ṫʰaan ṫʰananṫar.

but she has overwhelmed the nine continents, all places and interspaces.

ਤਟਿ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਜੋਗ ਸੰਨਿਆਸ ॥

Ṫat ṫiraṫʰ na chʰodæ jog sanni▫aas.

She has not spared even the riverbanks, the sacred shrines of pilgrimage, the Yogis and Sannyasis,

ਪੜਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਬੇਦ ਅਭਿਆਸ ॥੨॥

Paṛ ṫʰaaké simriṫ béḋ abʰi▫aas. ||2||

or those who tirelessly read the Smritis and study the Vedas. ||2||

ਜਹ ਬੈਸਉ ਤਹ ਨਾਲੇ ਬੈਸੈ ॥

Jah bæsa▫o ṫah naalé bæsæ.

Wherever I sit, she sits there with me.

ਸਗਲ ਭਵਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਬਲ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸੈ ॥

Sagal bʰavan mėh sabal parvésæ.

She has imposed her power upon the whole world.

ਹੋਛੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਇਆ ਰਹਣੁ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

Hochʰee saraṇ pa▫i▫aa rahaṇ na paa▫ee.

Seeking meager protection, I am not protected from her.

ਕਹੁ ਮੀਤਾ ਹਉ ਕੈ ਪਹਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੩॥

Kaho meeṫaa ha▫o kæ pėh jaa▫ee. ||3||

Tell me, O my friend: unto whom should I turn for protection? ||3||

ਸੁਣਿ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪਹਿ ਆਇਆ ॥

Suṇ upḋés saṫgur pėh aa▫i▫aa.

I heard of His Teachings, and so I have come to the True Guru.

ਗੁਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ॥

Gur har har naam mohi manṫar driṛ▫aa▫i▫aa.

The Guru has implanted the Mantra of the Lord’s Name, Har, Har, within me.

ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਸਿਆ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ਅਨੰਤਾ ॥

Nij gʰar vasi▫aa guṇ gaa▫é ananṫaa.

And now, I dwell in the home of my own inner self; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Infinite Lord.

ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮਿਲਿਓ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਏ ਅਚਿੰਤਾ ॥੪॥

Parabʰ mili▫o Naanak bʰa▫é achinṫaa. ||4||

I have met God, O Nanak! And I have become care-free. ||4||

ਘਰੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਇਹ ਨਾਇਕਿ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥

Gʰar méraa ih naa▫ik hamaaree.

My home is now my own, and she is now my mistress.

ਇਹ ਆਮਰਿ ਹਮ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਏ ਦਰਬਾਰੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੪॥੪॥

Ih aamar ham gur kee▫é ḋarbaaree. ||1|| rahaa▫o ḋoojaa. ||4||4||

She is now my servant, and the Guru has made me intimate with the Lord. ||1||Second. Pause||4||4||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

Aasaa mėhlaa 5.

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

ਪ੍ਰਥਮੇ ਮਤਾ ਜਿ ਪਤ੍ਰੀ ਚਲਾਵਉ ॥

Paraṫʰmé maṫaa jė paṫree chalaava▫o.

First, they advised me to send a letter.

ਦੁਤੀਏ ਮਤਾ ਦੁਇ ਮਾਨੁਖ ਪਹੁਚਾਵਉ ॥

Ḋuṫee▫é maṫaa ḋu▫é maanukʰ pahuchaava▫o.

Second, they advised me to send two men.

ਤ੍ਰਿਤੀਏ ਮਤਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਉ ਉਪਾਇਆ ॥

Ṫariṫee▫é maṫaa kichʰ kara▫o upaa▫i▫aa.

Third, they advised me to make the effort and do something.

ਮੈ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਛੋਡਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਹੀ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥੧॥

Mæ sabʰ kichʰ chʰod parabʰ ṫuhee ḋʰi▫aa▫i▫aa. ||1||

But I have renounced everything, and I meditate only on You, God. ||1||

ਮਹਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਅਚਿੰਤ ਸਹਜਾਇਆ ॥

Mahaa anand achinṫ sėhjaa▫i▫aa.

Now, I am totally blissful, carefree and at ease.

ਦੁਸਮਨ ਦੂਤ ਮੁਏ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Ḋusman ḋooṫ mu▫é sukʰ paa▫i▫aa. ||1|| rahaa▫o.

The enemies and evil-doers have perished, and I have obtained peace. ||1||Pause||

ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮੋ ਕਉ ਦੀਆ ਉਪਦੇਸੁ ॥

Saṫgur mo ka▫o ḋee▫aa upḋés.

The True Guru has imparted the Teachings to me.

ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਸਭੁ ਹਰਿ ਕਾ ਦੇਸੁ ॥

Jee▫o pind sabʰ har kaa ḋés.

My soul, body and everything belong to the Lord.

ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰੀ ਸੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਤਾਣੁ ॥

Jo kichʰ karee so ṫéraa ṫaaṇ.

Whatever I do, is by Your Almighty Power.

ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਓਟ ਤੂੰਹੈ ਦੀਬਾਣੁ ॥੨॥

Ṫooⁿ méree ot ṫooⁿhæ ḋeebaaṇ. ||2||

You are my only Support, You are my only Court. ||2||

ਤੁਧਨੋ ਛੋਡਿ ਜਾਈਐ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈਂ ਧਰਿ ॥

Ṫuḋʰno chʰod jaa▫ee▫æ parabʰ kæⁿ ḋʰar.

If I were to renounce You, God, unto whom could I turn?

ਆਨ ਨ ਬੀਆ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਮਸਰਿ ॥

Aan na bee▫aa ṫéree samsar.

There is no other, comparable to You.

ਤੇਰੇ ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਕਿਸ ਕੀ ਕਾਣਿ ॥

Ṫéré sévak ka▫o kis kee kaaṇ.

Who else is Your servant to serve?

ਸਾਕਤੁ ਭੂਲਾ ਫਿਰੈ ਬੇਬਾਣਿ ॥੩॥

Saakaṫ bʰoolaa firæ bébaaṇ. ||3||

The faithless cynics are deluded; they wander around in the wilderness. ||3||

ਤੇਰੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਕਹੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

Ṫéree vadi▫aa▫ee kahee na jaa▫é.

Your Glorious Greatness cannot be described.

ਜਹ ਕਹ ਰਾਖਿ ਲੈਹਿ ਗਲਿ ਲਾਇ ॥

Jah kah raakʰ læhi gal laa▫é.

Wherever I am, you save me, hugging me close in Your embrace.

ਨਾਨਕ ਦਾਸ ਤੇਰੀ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

Naanak ḋaas ṫéree sarṇaa▫ee.

Nanak, Your slave, has entered Your Sanctuary.

ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਰਾਖੀ ਪੈਜ ਵਜੀ ਵਾਧਾਈ ॥੪॥੫॥

Parabʰ raakʰee pæj vajee vaaḋʰaa▫ee. ||4||5||

God has preserved his honor, and congratulations are pouring in. ||4||5||

ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

Aasaa mėhlaa 5.

Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:

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Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, English Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, MD; Phonetic Transliteration by Dr. Kulbir Singh Thind, MD