ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਸਰਬ ਸੁਖਾ ਮੈ ਭਾਲਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਜੇਵਡੁ ਨ ਕੋਈ ॥
sarab sukhaa mai bhaali-aa har jayvad na ko-ee.
I have pursued all pleasures, but none is as great as the Lord.
ਗੁਰ ਤੁਠੇ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੋਈ ॥੧॥
gur tuthay tay paa-ee-ai sach saahib so-ee. ||1||
By the Pleasure of the Guru's Will, the True Lord Master is obtained. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have pursued all pleasures, but none is as great as the Lord.
By the Pleasure of the Guru's Will, the True Master is obtained.
Having tried every pleasure, you may find that none compares to the One.
A verdict from experience: "I have pursued all pleasures, but none is as great as the Lord." Having tried everything, the soul finds nothing that compares to the One — and the One is reached not by more pursuit but "by the Pleasure of the Guru's Will," by grace (cf. Shabad 102, Shabad 146).
A Question to Sit With
Have you chased many things and found none of them quite enough?
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