Awsw ]

aasaa ||

Aasaa:

mnu myro gju ijhbw myrI kwqI ]

man maero gaj jihabaa maeree kaathee ||

My mind is the yardstick, and my tongue is the scissors.

mip mip kwtau jm kI PwsI ]1]

map map kaatto jam kee faasee ||1||

I measure it out and cut off the noose of death. ||1||

khw krau jwqI kh krau pwqI ]

kehaa karo jaathee keh karo paathee ||

What do I have to do with social status? What do I have to with ancestry?

rwm ko nwmu jpau idn rwqI ]1] rhwau ]

raam ko naam japo dhin raathee ||1|| rehaao ||

I meditate on the Name of the Lord, day and night. ||1||Pause||

rWgin rWgau sIvin sIvau ]

raangan raango seevan seevo ||

I dye myself in the color of the Lord, and sew what has to be sewn.

rwm nwm ibnu GrIA n jIvau ]2]

raam naam bin ghareea n jeevo ||2||

Without the Lord's Name, I cannot live, even for a moment. ||2||

Bgiq krau hir ky gun gwvau ]

bhagath karo har kae gun gaavo ||

I perform devotional worship, and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

AwT phr Apnw Ksmu iDAwvau ]3]

aath pehar apanaa khasam dhhiaavo ||3||

Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate on my Lord and Master. ||3||

suieny kI sUeI rupy kw Dwgw ]

sueinae kee sooee rupae kaa dhhaagaa ||

My needle is gold, and my thread is silver.

nwmy kw icqu hir sau lwgw ]4]3]

naamae kaa chith har so laagaa ||4||3||

Naam Dayv's mind is attached to the Lord. ||4||3||