ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

basant mahalaa 3 |

Basant, Third Mehl:

ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਜਨ ਦੇਖਿ ਹਜੂਰਿ ॥

bhagat kareh jan dekh hajoor |

The Lord's humble servant worships Him, and beholds Him ever-present, near at hand.

ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾ ਕੀ ਪਗ ਪੰਕਜ ਧੂਰਿ ॥

sant janaa kee pag pankaj dhoor |

He is the dust of the lotus feet of the humble Saints.

ਹਰਿ ਸੇਤੀ ਸਦ ਰਹਹਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥

har setee sad raheh liv laae |

Those who remain lovingly attuned to the Lord forever

ਪੂਰੈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਬੁਝਾਇ ॥੧॥

poorai satigur deea bujhaae |1|

are blessed with understanding by the Perfect True Guru. ||1||

ਦਾਸਾ ਕਾ ਦਾਸੁ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋਈ ਹੋਇ ॥

daasaa kaa daas viralaa koee hoe |

How rare are those who become the slave of the Lord's slaves.

ਊਤਮ ਪਦਵੀ ਪਾਵੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aootam padavee paavai soe |1| rahaau |

They attain the supreme status. ||1||Pause||

ਏਕੋ ਸੇਵਹੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥

eko sevahu avar na koe |

So serve the One Lord, and no other.

ਜਿਤੁ ਸੇਵਿਐ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

jit seviai sadaa sukh hoe |

Serving Him, eternal peace is obtained.

ਨਾ ਓਹੁ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥

naa ohu marai na aavai jaae |

He does not die; He does not come and go in reincarnation.

ਤਿਸੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਅਵਰੁ ਸੇਵੀ ਕਿਉ ਮਾਇ ॥੨॥

tis bin avar sevee kiau maae |2|

Why should I serve any other than Him, O my mother? ||2||

ਸੇ ਜਨ ਸਾਚੇ ਜਿਨੀ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਛਾਣਿਆ ॥

se jan saache jinee saach pachhaaniaa |

True are those humble beings who realize the True Lord.

ਆਪੁ ਮਾਰਿ ਸਹਜੇ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਣਿਆ ॥

aap maar sahaje naam samaaniaa |

Conquering their self-conceit, they merge intuitively into the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

guramukh naam paraapat hoe |

The Gurmukhs gather in the Naam.

ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥

man niramal niramal sach soe |3|

Their minds are immaculate, and their reputations are immaculate. ||3||

ਜਿਨਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਕੀਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਤੂ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

jin giaan keea tis har too jaan |

Know the Lord, who gave you spiritual wisdom,

ਸਾਚ ਸਬਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਏਕੁ ਸਿਞਾਣੁ ॥

saach sabad prabh ek siyaan |

and realize the One God, through the True Word of the Shabad.

ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚਾਖੈ ਤਾਂ ਸੁਧਿ ਹੋਇ ॥

har ras chaakhai taan sudh hoe |

When the mortal tastes the sublime essence of the Lord, he becomes pure and holy.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸਚੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥੮॥

naanak naam rate sach soe |4|8|

O Nanak, those who are imbued with the Naam - their reputations are true. ||4||8||