ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਭਗਤ ਬੇਣੀ ਜੀ ਕੀ ॥

prabhaatee bhagat benee jee kee |

Prabhaatee, The Word Of Devotee Baynee Jee:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

ਤਨਿ ਚੰਦਨੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਪਾਤੀ ॥

tan chandan masatak paatee |

You rub your body with sandalwood oil, and place basil leaves on your forehead.

ਰਿਦ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਰ ਤਲ ਕਾਤੀ ॥

rid antar kar tal kaatee |

But you hold a knife in the hand of your heart.

ਠਗ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਬਗਾ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥

tthag disatt bagaa liv laagaa |

You look like a thug; pretending to meditate, you pose like a crane.

ਦੇਖਿ ਬੈਸਨੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਮੁਖ ਭਾਗਾ ॥੧॥

dekh baisano praan mukh bhaagaa |1|

You try to look like a Vaishnaav, but the breath of life escapes through your mouth. ||1||

ਕਲਿ ਭਗਵਤ ਬੰਦ ਚਿਰਾਂਮੰ ॥

kal bhagavat band chiraaman |

You pray for hours to God the Beautiful.

ਕ੍ਰੂਰ ਦਿਸਟਿ ਰਤਾ ਨਿਸਿ ਬਾਦੰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kraoor disatt rataa nis baadan |1| rahaau |

But your gaze is evil, and your nights are wasted in conflict. ||1||Pause||

ਨਿਤਪ੍ਰਤਿ ਇਸਨਾਨੁ ਸਰੀਰੰ ॥

nitaprat isanaan sareeran |

You perform daily cleansing rituals,

ਦੁਇ ਧੋਤੀ ਕਰਮ ਮੁਖਿ ਖੀਰੰ ॥

due dhotee karam mukh kheeran |

wear two loin-cloths, perform religious rituals and put only milk in your mouth.

ਰਿਦੈ ਛੁਰੀ ਸੰਧਿਆਨੀ ॥

ridai chhuree sandhiaanee |

But in your heart, you have drawn out the sword.

ਪਰ ਦਰਬੁ ਹਿਰਨ ਕੀ ਬਾਨੀ ॥੨॥

par darab hiran kee baanee |2|

You routinely steal the property of others. ||2||

ਸਿਲ ਪੂਜਸਿ ਚਕ੍ਰ ਗਣੇਸੰ ॥

sil poojas chakr ganesan |

You worship the stone idol, and paint ceremonial marks of Ganesha.

ਨਿਸਿ ਜਾਗਸਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸੰ ॥

nis jaagas bhagat pravesan |

You remain awake throughout the night, pretending to worship God.

ਪਗ ਨਾਚਸਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਅਕਰਮੰ ॥

pag naachas chit akaraman |

You dance, but your consciousness is filled with evil.

ਏ ਲੰਪਟ ਨਾਚ ਅਧਰਮੰ ॥੩॥

e lanpatt naach adharaman |3|

You are lewd and depraved - this is such an unrighteous dance! ||3||

ਮ੍ਰਿਗ ਆਸਣੁ ਤੁਲਸੀ ਮਾਲਾ ॥

mrig aasan tulasee maalaa |

You sit on a deer-skin, and chant on your mala.

ਕਰ ਊਜਲ ਤਿਲਕੁ ਕਪਾਲਾ ॥

kar aoojal tilak kapaalaa |

You put the sacred mark, the tilak, on your forehead.

ਰਿਦੈ ਕੂੜੁ ਕੰਠਿ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਾਖੰ ॥

ridai koorr kantth rudraakhan |

You wear the rosary beads of Shiva around your neck, but your heart is filled with falsehood.

ਰੇ ਲੰਪਟ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨੁ ਅਭਾਖੰ ॥੪॥

re lanpatt krisan abhaakhan |4|

You are lewd and depraved - you do not chant God's Name. ||4||

ਜਿਨਿ ਆਤਮ ਤਤੁ ਨ ਚੀਨੑਿਆ ॥

jin aatam tat na cheenaiaa |

Whoever does not realize the essence of the soul

ਸਭ ਫੋਕਟ ਧਰਮ ਅਬੀਨਿਆ ॥

sabh fokatt dharam abeeniaa |

all his religious actions are hollow and false.

ਕਹੁ ਬੇਣੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਧਿਆਵੈ ॥

kahu benee guramukh dhiaavai |

Says Baynee, as Gurmukh, meditate.

ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬਾਟ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੫॥੧॥

bin satigur baatt na paavai |5|1|

Without the True Guru, you shall not find the Way. ||5||1||