ਛੰਤੁ ॥

chhant |

Chhant:

ਜਸੁ ਗਾਵਹੁ ਵਡਭਾਗੀਹੋ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥

jas gaavahu vaddabhaageeho kar kirapaa bhagavant jeeo |

Sing His Praises, O very fortunate ones, and the Dear Lord God shall bless you with His Mercy.

ਰੁਤੀ ਮਾਹ ਮੂਰਤ ਘੜੀ ਗੁਣ ਉਚਰਤ ਸੋਭਾਵੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥

rutee maah moorat gharree gun ucharat sobhaavant jeeo |

Blessed and auspicious is that season, that month, that moment, that hour, when you chant the Lord's Glorious Praises.

ਗੁਣ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਧੰਨਿ ਤੇ ਜਨ ਜਿਨੀ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥

gun rang raate dhan te jan jinee ik man dhiaaeaa |

Blessed are those humble beings, who are imbued with love for His Praises, and who meditate single-mindedly on Him.

ਸਫਲ ਜਨਮੁ ਭਇਆ ਤਿਨ ਕਾ ਜਿਨੀ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

safal janam bheaa tin kaa jinee so prabh paaeaa |

Their lives become fruitful, and they find that Lord God.

ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਨ ਤੁਲਿ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਬ ਪਾਪਾ ਹੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥

pun daan na tul kiriaa har sarab paapaa hant jeeo |

Donations to charities and religious rituals are not equal to meditation on the Lord, who destroys all sins.

ਬਿਨਵੰਤਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਜੀਵਾ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਰਹੰਤ ਜੀਉ ॥੧॥

binavant naanak simar jeevaa janam maran rahant jeeo |1|

Prays Nanak, meditating in remembrance on Him, I live; birth and death are finished for me. ||1||