ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

basant mahalaa 5 |

Basant, Fifth Mehl:

ਸਚੁ ਪਰਮੇਸਰੁ ਨਿਤ ਨਵਾ ॥

sach paramesar nit navaa |

The True Transcendent Lord is always new, forever fresh.

ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਨਿਤ ਚਵਾ ॥

gur kirapaa te nit chavaa |

By Guru's Grace, I continually chant His Name.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਰਖਵਾਲੇ ਮਾਈ ਬਾਪ ॥

prabh rakhavaale maaee baap |

God is my Protector, my Mother and Father.

ਜਾ ਕੈ ਸਿਮਰਣਿ ਨਹੀ ਸੰਤਾਪ ॥੧॥

jaa kai simaran nahee santaap |1|

Meditating in remembrance on Him, I do not suffer in sorrow. ||1||

ਖਸਮੁ ਧਿਆਈ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਇਕ ਭਾਇ ॥

khasam dhiaaee ik man ik bhaae |

I meditate on my Lord and Master, single-mindedly, with love.

ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਕੀ ਸਦਾ ਸਰਣਾਈ ਸਾਚੈ ਸਾਹਿਬਿ ਰਖਿਆ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

gur poore kee sadaa saranaaee saachai saahib rakhiaa kantth laae |1| rahaau |

I seek the Sanctuary of the Perfect Guru forever. My True Lord and Master hugs me close in His Embrace. ||1||Pause||

ਅਪਣੇ ਜਨ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਆਪਿ ਰਖੇ ॥

apane jan prabh aap rakhe |

God Himself protects His humble servants.

ਦੁਸਟ ਦੂਤ ਸਭਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਥਕੇ ॥

dusatt doot sabh bhram thake |

The demons and wicked enemies have grown weary of struggling against Him.

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਾਚੇ ਨਹੀ ਜਾਇ ॥

bin gur saache nahee jaae |

Without the True Guru, there is no place to go.

ਦੁਖੁ ਦੇਸ ਦਿਸੰਤਰਿ ਰਹੇ ਧਾਇ ॥੨॥

dukh des disantar rahe dhaae |2|

Wandering through the lands and foreign countries, people only grow tired and suffer in pain. ||2||

ਕਿਰਤੁ ਓਨੑਾ ਕਾ ਮਿਟਸਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

kirat onaa kaa mittas naeh |

The record of their past actions cannot be erased.

ਓਇ ਅਪਣਾ ਬੀਜਿਆ ਆਪਿ ਖਾਹਿ ॥

oe apanaa beejiaa aap khaeh |

They harvest and eat what they have planted.

ਜਨ ਕਾ ਰਖਵਾਲਾ ਆਪਿ ਸੋਇ ॥

jan kaa rakhavaalaa aap soe |

The Lord Himself is the Protector of His humble servants.

ਜਨ ਕਉ ਪਹੁਚਿ ਨ ਸਕਸਿ ਕੋਇ ॥੩॥

jan kau pahuch na sakas koe |3|

No one can rival the humble servant of the Lord. ||3||

ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਦਾਸ ਰਖੇ ਕਰਿ ਜਤਨੁ ਆਪਿ ॥

prabh daas rakhe kar jatan aap |

By His own efforts, God protects His slave.

ਅਖੰਡ ਪੂਰਨ ਜਾ ਕੋ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪੁ ॥

akhandd pooran jaa ko prataap |

God's Glory is perfect and unbroken.

ਗੁਣ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਨਿਤ ਰਸਨ ਗਾਇ ॥

gun gobind nit rasan gaae |

So sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe with your tongue forever.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜੀਵੈ ਹਰਿ ਚਰਣ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੪॥੧੨॥

naanak jeevai har charan dhiaae |4|12|

Nanak lives by meditating on the Feet of the Lord. ||4||12||