ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

basant mahalaa 1 |

Basant, First Mehl:

ਮੇਰੀ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀ ਸੁਨਹੁ ਭਾਇ ॥

meree sakhee sahelee sunahu bhaae |

O my friends and companions, listen with love in your heart.

ਮੇਰਾ ਪਿਰੁ ਰੀਸਾਲੂ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਇ ॥

meraa pir reesaaloo sang saae |

My Husband Lord is Incomparably Beautiful; He is always with me.

ਓਹੁ ਅਲਖੁ ਨ ਲਖੀਐ ਕਹਹੁ ਕਾਇ ॥

ohu alakh na lakheeai kahahu kaae |

He is Unseen - He cannot be seen. How can I describe Him?

ਗੁਰਿ ਸੰਗਿ ਦਿਖਾਇਓ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਇ ॥੧॥

gur sang dikhaaeo raam raae |1|

The Guru has shown me that my Sovereign Lord God is with me. ||1||

ਮਿਲੁ ਸਖੀ ਸਹੇਲੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਨ ਬਨੇ ॥

mil sakhee sahelee har gun bane |

Joining together with my friends and companions, I am adorned with the Lord's Glorious Virtues.

ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੰਗਿ ਖੇਲਹਿ ਵਰ ਕਾਮਨਿ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖੋਜਤ ਮਨ ਮਨੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

har prabh sang kheleh var kaaman guramukh khojat man mane |1| rahaau |

The sublime soul-brides play with their Lord God. The Gurmukhs look within themselves; their minds are filled with faith. ||1||Pause||

ਮਨਮੁਖੀ ਦੁਹਾਗਣਿ ਨਾਹਿ ਭੇਉ ॥

manamukhee duhaagan naeh bheo |

The self-willed manmukhs, suffering in separation, do not understand this mystery.

ਓਹੁ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਾਵੈ ਸਰਬ ਪ੍ਰੇਉ ॥

ohu ghatt ghatt raavai sarab preo |

The Beloved Lord of all celebrates in each and every heart.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਥਿਰੁ ਚੀਨੈ ਸੰਗਿ ਦੇਉ ॥

guramukh thir cheenai sang deo |

The Gurmukh is stable, knowing that God is always with him.

ਗੁਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ਜਪੁ ਜਪੇਉ ॥੨॥

gur naam drirraaeaa jap japeo |2|

The Guru has implanted the Naam within me; I chant it, and meditate on it. ||2||

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਭਾਉ ਹੋਇ ॥

bin gur bhagat na bhaau hoe |

Without the Guru, devotional love does not well up within.

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸੰਤ ਨ ਸੰਗੁ ਦੇਇ ॥

bin gur sant na sang dee |

Without the Guru, one is not blessed with the Society of the Saints.

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਧੰਧੁ ਰੋਇ ॥

bin gur andhule dhandh roe |

Without the Guru, the blind cry out, entangled in worldly affairs.

ਮਨੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮਲੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਖੋਇ ॥੩॥

man guramukh niramal mal sabad khoe |3|

That mortal who becomes Gurmukh becomes immaculate; the Word of the Shabad washes away his filth. ||3||

ਗੁਰਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਿਓ ਕਰਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥

gur man maario kar sanjog |

Uniting with the Guru, the mortal conquers and subdues his mind.

ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਰਾਵੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਜੋਗੁ ॥

ahinis raave bhagat jog |

Day and night, he savors the Yoga of devotional worship.

ਗੁਰ ਸੰਤ ਸਭਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਮਿਟੈ ਰੋਗੁ ॥

gur sant sabhaa dukh mittai rog |

Associating with the Saint Guru, suffering and sickness are ended.

ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਸਹਜ ਜੋਗੁ ॥੪॥੬॥

jan naanak har var sehaj jog |4|6|

Servant Nanak merges with his Husband Lord, in the Yoga of intuitive ease. ||4||6||