ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa 1 |
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
ਮਸਟਿ ਕਰਉ ਮੂਰਖੁ ਜਗਿ ਕਹੀਆ ॥
masatt krau moorakh jag kaheea |
If I remain silent, the world calls me a fool.
ਅਧਿਕ ਬਕਉ ਤੇਰੀ ਲਿਵ ਰਹੀਆ ॥
adhik bkau teree liv raheea |
If I talk too much, I miss out on Your Love.
ਭੂਲ ਚੂਕ ਤੇਰੈ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ॥
bhool chook terai darabaar |
My mistakes and faults will be judged in Your Court.
ਨਾਮ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੈਸੇ ਆਚਾਰ ॥੧॥
naam binaa kaise aachaar |1|
Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, how can I maintain good conduct? ||1||
ਐਸੇ ਝੂਠਿ ਮੁਠੇ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
aise jhootth mutthe sansaaraa |
Such is the falsehood which is plundering the world.
ਨਿੰਦਕੁ ਨਿੰਦੈ ਮੁਝੈ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
nindak nindai mujhai piaaraa |1| rahaau |
The slanderer slanders me, but even so, I love him. ||1||Pause||
ਜਿਸੁ ਨਿੰਦਹਿ ਸੋਈ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
jis nindeh soee bidh jaanai |
He alone knows the way, who has been slandered.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦੇ ਦਰਿ ਨੀਸਾਣੈ ॥
gur kai sabade dar neesaanai |
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is stamped with the Lord's Insignia in His Court.
ਕਾਰਣ ਨਾਮੁ ਅੰਤਰਗਤਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
kaaran naam antaragat jaanai |
He realizes the Naam, the Cause of causes, deep within himself.
ਜਿਸ ਨੋ ਨਦਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਸੋਈ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥੨॥
jis no nadar kare soee bidh jaanai |2|
He alone knows the way, who is blessed by the Lord's Glance of Grace. ||2||
ਮੈ ਮੈਲੌ ਊਜਲੁ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥
mai mailau aoojal sach soe |
I am filthy and polluted; the True Lord is Immaculate and Sublime.
ਊਤਮੁ ਆਖਿ ਨ ਊਚਾ ਹੋਇ ॥
aootam aakh na aoochaa hoe |
Calling oneself sublime, one does not become exalted.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਖੂਲੑਿ ਮਹਾ ਬਿਖੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
manamukh khoola mahaa bikh khaae |
The self-willed manmukh openly eats the great poison.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਰਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੩॥
guramukh hoe su raachai naae |3|
But one who becomes Gurmukh is absorbed in the Name. ||3||
ਅੰਧੌ ਬੋਲੌ ਮੁਗਧੁ ਗਵਾਰੁ ॥
andhau bolau mugadh gavaar |
I am blind, deaf, foolish and ignorant,
ਹੀਣੌ ਨੀਚੁ ਬੁਰੌ ਬੁਰਿਆਰੁ ॥
heenau neech burau buriaar |
the lowest of the low, the worst of the worst.
ਨੀਧਨ ਕੌ ਧਨੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥
needhan kau dhan naam piaar |
I am poor, but I have the Wealth of Your Name, O my Beloved.
ਇਹੁ ਧਨੁ ਸਾਰੁ ਹੋਰੁ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਛਾਰੁ ॥੪॥
eihu dhan saar hor bikhiaa chhaar |4|
This is the most excellent wealth; all else is poison and ashes. ||4||
ਉਸਤਤਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
ausatat nindaa sabad veechaar |
I pay no attention to slander and praise; I contemplate the Word of the Shabad.
ਜੋ ਦੇਵੈ ਤਿਸ ਕਉ ਜੈਕਾਰੁ ॥
jo devai tis kau jaikaar |
I celebrate the One who blesses me with His Bounty.
ਤੂ ਬਖਸਹਿ ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥
too bakhaseh jaat pat hoe |
Whomever You forgive, O Lord, is blessed with status and honor.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਕਹੈ ਕਹਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੫॥੧੨॥
naanak kahai kahaavai soe |5|12|
Says Nanak, I speak as He causes me to speak. ||5||12||