ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ਘਰੁ ੨
aasaa mehlaa 4 ghar 2
Aasaa, Fourth Mehl, Second House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਤੂੰ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਚਿਆਰੁ ਮੈਡਾ ਸਾਂਈ ॥
tooN kartaa sachiaar maidaa saaN-ee.
You are the True Creator, my Lord Master.
ਜੋ ਤਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਥੀਸੀ ਜੋ ਤੂੰ ਦੇਹਿ ਸੋਈ ਹਉ ਪਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jo ta-o bhaavai so-ee theesee jo tooN deh so-ee ha-o paa-ee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
That which is pleasing to Your Will, comes to pass. Whatever You give, that is what I receive. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You are the True Maker, my Lord and Master.
Whatever pleases You is what happens; whatever You give, that is what I receive.
Whatever the One gives is exactly what I receive — there is nothing to grab for.
This shabad opens with its Pause, and it is pure Hukam: "that which is pleasing to Your Will, comes to pass." The soul's whole posture is receiving — "whatever You give, that is what I receive" — not grasping or bargaining. Guru Ram Das sets the key of trust before the song begins.
A Question to Sit With
What would change if you trusted that what you're given is what you actually need?
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