ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

basant mahalaa 3 |

Basant, Third Mehl:

ਤਿਨੑ ਬਸੰਤੁ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥

tina basant jo har gun gaae |

They alone are in the spring season, who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

ਪੂਰੈ ਭਾਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਾਇ ॥੧॥

poorai bhaag har bhagat karaae |1|

They come to worship the Lord with devotion, through their perfect destiny. ||1||

ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਕਉ ਬਸੰਤ ਕੀ ਲਗੈ ਨ ਸੋਇ ॥

eis man kau basant kee lagai na soe |

This mind is not even touched by spring.

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਜਲਿਆ ਦੂਜੈ ਦੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

eihu man jaliaa doojai doe |1| rahaau |

This mind is burnt by duality and double-mindedness. ||1||Pause||

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਧੰਧੈ ਬਾਂਧਾ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਇ ॥

eihu man dhandhai baandhaa karam kamaae |

This mind is entangled in worldly affairs, creating more and more karma.

ਮਾਇਆ ਮੂਠਾ ਸਦਾ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥੨॥

maaeaa mootthaa sadaa bilalaae |2|

Enchanted by Maya, it cries out in suffering forever. ||2||

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਛੂਟੈ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭੇਟੈ ॥

eihu man chhoottai jaan satigur bhettai |

This mind is released, only when it meets with the True Guru.

ਜਮਕਾਲ ਕੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਨ ਫੇਟੈ ॥੩॥

jamakaal kee fir aavai na fettai |3|

Then, it does not suffer beatings by the Messenger of Death. ||3||

ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਛੂਟਾ ਗੁਰਿ ਲੀਆ ਛਡਾਇ ॥

eihu man chhoottaa gur leea chhaddaae |

This mind is released, when the Guru emancipates it.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਜਲਾਇ ॥੪॥੪॥੧੬॥

naanak maaeaa mohu sabad jalaae |4|4|16|

O Nanak, attachment to Maya is burnt away through the Word of the Shabad. ||4||4||16||