ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

basant mahalaa 3 |

Basant, Third Mehl:

ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਕੁਲਾਂ ਕਾ ਕਰਹਿ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥

naam rate kulaan kaa kareh udhaar |

Those who are imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord - their generations are redeemed and saved.

ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਮ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥

saachee baanee naam piaar |

True is their speech; they love the Naam.

ਮਨਮੁਖ ਭੂਲੇ ਕਾਹੇ ਆਏ ॥

manamukh bhoole kaahe aae |

Why have the wandering self-willed manmukhs even come into the world?

ਨਾਮਹੁ ਭੂਲੇ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥੧॥

naamahu bhoole janam gavaae |1|

Forgetting the Naam, the mortals waste their lives away. ||1||

ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰੈ ਮਰਿ ਮਰਣੁ ਸਵਾਰੈ ॥

jeevat marai mar maran savaarai |

One who dies while yet alive, truly dies, and embellishes his death.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਉਰ ਧਾਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur kai sabad saach ur dhaarai |1| rahaau |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he enshrines the True Lord within his heart. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਚੁ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਪਵਿਤੁ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥

guramukh sach bhojan pavit sareeraa |

Truth is the food of the Gurmukh; his body is sanctified and pure.

ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸਦ ਗੁਣੀ ਗਹੀਰਾ ॥

man niramal sad gunee gaheeraa |

His mind is immaculate; he is forever the ocean of virtue.

ਜੰਮੈ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

jamai marai na aavai jaae |

He is not forced to come and go in the cycle of birth and death.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੨॥

gur parasaadee saach samaae |2|

By Guru's Grace, he merges in the True Lord. ||2||

ਸਾਚਾ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥

saachaa sevahu saach pachhaanai |

Serving the True Lord, one realizes Truth.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਹਰਿ ਦਰਿ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ॥

gur kai sabad har dar neesaanai |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he goes to the Lord's Court with his banners flying proudly.

ਦਰਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਭਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

dar saachai sach sobhaa hoe |

In the Court of the True Lord, he obtains true glory.

ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸਾ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥

nij ghar vaasaa paavai soe |3|

He comes to dwell in the home of his own inner being. ||3||

ਆਪਿ ਅਭੁਲੁ ਸਚਾ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥

aap abhul sachaa sach soe |

He cannot be fooled; He is the Truest of the True.

ਹੋਰਿ ਸਭਿ ਭੂਲਹਿ ਦੂਜੈ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਇ ॥

hor sabh bhooleh doojai pat khoe |

All others are deluded; in duality, they lose their honor.

ਸਾਚਾ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ॥

saachaa sevahu saachee baanee |

So serve the True Lord, through the True Bani of His Word.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੇ ਸਾਚਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥੪॥੯॥

naanak naame saach samaanee |4|9|

O Nanak, through the Naam, merge in the True Lord. ||4||9||