niv niv paa-ay laga-o gur apunay aatam raam nihaari-aa

Awsw mhlw 1 ] (353-13)
aasaa mehlaa 1.
Aasaa, First Mehl:


iniv iniv pwie lgau gur Apuny Awqm rwmu inhwirAw ]
niv niv paa-ay laga-o gur apunay aatam raam nihaari-aa.
Bowing down, again and again, I fall at the Feet of my Guru; through Him, I have seen the Lord, the Divine Self, within.

krq bIcwru ihrdY hir rivAw ihrdY dyiK bIcwirAw ]1]
karat beechaar hirdai har ravi-aa hirdai daykh beechaari-aa. ||1||
Through contemplation and meditation, the Lord dwells within the heart; see this, and understand. ||1||

bolhu rwmu kry insqwrw ]
bolhu raam karay nistaaraa.
So speak the Lord's Name, which shall emancipate you.

gur prswid rqnu hir lwBY imtY AigAwnu hoie aujIAwrw ]1] rhwau ]
gur parsaad ratan har laabhai mitai agi-aan ho-ay ujee-aaraa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
By Guru's Grace, the jewel of the Lord is found; ignorance is dispelled, and the Divine Light shines forth. ||1||Pause||

rvnI rvY bMDn nhI qUtih ivic haumY Brmu n jweI ]
ravnee ravai banDhan nahee tooteh vich ha-umai bharam na jaa-ee.
By merely saying it with the tongue, one's bonds are not broken, and egotism and doubt do not depart from within.

siqguru imlY q haumY qUtY qw ko lyKY pweI ]2]
satgur milai ta ha-umai tootai taa ko laykhai paa-ee. ||2||
But when one meets the True Guru, egotism departs, and then, one realizes his destiny. ||2||

hir hir nwmu Bgiq ipRA pRIqmu suK swgru aur Dwry ]
har har naam bhagat pari-a pareetam sukh saagar ur Dhaaray.
The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is sweet and dear to His devotees; it is the ocean of peace - enshrine it within the heart.

Bgiq vClu jgjIvnu dwqw miq gurmiq hir insqwry ]3]
bhagat vachhal jagjeevan daataa mat gurmat har nistaaray. ||3||
The Lover of His devotees, the Life of the World, the Lord bestows the Guru's Teachings upon the intellect, and one is emancipated. ||3||

mn isau jUiJ mrY pRBu pwey mnsw mnih smwey ]
man si-o joojh marai parabh paa-ay mansaa maneh samaa-ay.
One who dies fighting against his own stubborn mind finds God, and the desires of the mind are quieted.

nwnk ik®pw kry jgjIvnu shj Bwie ilv lwey ]4]16]
naanak kirpaa karay jagjeevan sahj bhaa-ay liv laa-ay. ||4||16||
O Nanak, if the Life of the World bestows His Mercy, one is intuitively attuned to the Love of the Lord. ||4||16||