ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥

basant mahalaa 5 |

Basant, Fifth Mehl:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ik oankaar satigur prasaad |

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

ਦੇਖੁ ਫੂਲ ਫੂਲ ਫੂਲੇ ॥

dekh fool fool foole |

Behold the flowers flowering, and the blossoms blossoming forth!

ਅਹੰ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਤਿਆਗੇ ॥

ahan tiaag tiaage |

Renounce and abandon your egotism.

ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਪਾਗੇ ॥

charan kamal paage |

Grasp hold of His Lotus Feet.

ਤੁਮ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਭਾਗੇ ॥

tum milahu prabh sabhaage |

Meet with God, O blessed one.

ਹਰਿ ਚੇਤਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har chet man mere | rahaau |

O my mind, remain conscious of the Lord. ||Pause||

ਸਘਨ ਬਾਸੁ ਕੂਲੇ ॥

saghan baas koole |

The tender young plants smell so good,

ਇਕਿ ਰਹੇ ਸੂਕਿ ਕਠੂਲੇ ॥

eik rahe sook katthoole |

while others remain like dry wood.

ਬਸੰਤ ਰੁਤਿ ਆਈ ॥

basant rut aaee |

The season of spring has come;

ਪਰਫੂਲਤਾ ਰਹੇ ॥੧॥

parafoolataa rahe |1|

it blossoms forth luxuriantly. ||1||

ਅਬ ਕਲੂ ਆਇਓ ਰੇ ॥

ab kaloo aaeo re |

Now, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga has come.

ਇਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਬੋਵਹੁ ਬੋਵਹੁ ॥

eik naam bovahu bovahu |

Plant the Naam, the Name of the One Lord.

ਅਨ ਰੂਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

an root naahee naahee |

It is not the season to plant other seeds.

ਮਤੁ ਭਰਮਿ ਭੂਲਹੁ ਭੂਲਹੁ ॥

mat bharam bhoolahu bhoolahu |

Do not wander lost in doubt and delusion.

ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ॥

gur mile har paae |

One who has such destiny written on his forehead,

ਜਿਸੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਹੈ ਲੇਖਾ ॥

jis masatak hai lekhaa |

Shall meet with the Guru and find the Lord.

ਮਨ ਰੁਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਰੇ ॥

man rut naam re |

O mortal, this is the season of the Naam.

ਗੁਨ ਕਹੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ॥੨॥੧੮॥

gun kahe naanak har hare har hare |2|18|

Nanak utters the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. ||2||18||