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Ang 1189Raag BasantGuru Guru Nanak

ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਇਕ ਤੁਕੀਆ ॥

basant mahalaa 1 ik tukeea |

Basant, First Mehl, Ik-Tukee:

ਮਤੁ ਭਸਮ ਅੰਧੂਲੇ ਗਰਬਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

mat bhasam andhoole garab jaeh |

Do not make such a show of rubbing ashes on your body.

ਇਨ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਾਗੇ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੧॥

ein bidh naage jog naeh |1|

O naked Yogi, this is not the way of Yoga! ||1||

ਮੂੜੑੇ ਕਾਹੇ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਤੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ॥

moorrae kaahe bisaario tai raam naam |

You fool! How can you have forgotten the Lord's Name?

ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਤੇਰੈ ਆਵੈ ਕਾਮ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

ant kaal terai aavai kaam |1| rahaau |

At the very last moment, it and it alone shall be of any use to you. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰ ਪੂਛਿ ਤੁਮ ਕਰਹੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥

gur poochh tum karahu beechaar |

Consult the Guru, reflect and think it over.

ਜਹ ਦੇਖਉ ਤਹ ਸਾਰਿਗਪਾਣਿ ॥੨॥

jeh dekhau teh saarigapaan |2|

Wherever I look, I see the Lord of the World. ||2||

ਕਿਆ ਹਉ ਆਖਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਛੂ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

kiaa hau aakhaa jaan kachhoo naeh |

What can I say? I am nothing.

ਜਾਤਿ ਪਤਿ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੩॥

jaat pat sabh terai naae |3|

All my status and honor are in Your Name. ||3||

ਕਾਹੇ ਮਾਲੁ ਦਰਬੁ ਦੇਖਿ ਗਰਬਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

kaahe maal darab dekh garab jaeh |

Why do you take such pride in gazing upon your property and wealth?

ਚਲਤੀ ਬਾਰ ਤੇਰੋ ਕਛੂ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੪॥

chalatee baar tero kachhoo naeh |4|

When you must leave, nothing shall go along with you. ||4||

ਪੰਚ ਮਾਰਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਰਖਹੁ ਥਾਇ ॥

panch maar chit rakhahu thaae |

So subdue the five thieves, and hold your consciousness in its place.

ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਇਹੈ ਪਾਂਇ ॥੫॥

jog jugat kee ihai paane |5|

This is the basis of the way of Yoga. ||5||

ਹਉਮੈ ਪੈਖੜੁ ਤੇਰੇ ਮਨੈ ਮਾਹਿ ॥

haumai paikharr tere manai maeh |

Your mind is tied with the rope of egotism.

ਹਰਿ ਨ ਚੇਤਹਿ ਮੂੜੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੬॥

har na cheteh moorre mukat jaeh |6|

You do not even think of the Lord - you fool! He alone shall liberate you. ||6||

ਮਤ ਹਰਿ ਵਿਸਰਿਐ ਜਮ ਵਸਿ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

mat har visariai jam vas paeh |

If you forget the Lord, you will fall into the clutches of the Messenger of Death.

ਅੰਤ ਕਾਲਿ ਮੂੜੇ ਚੋਟ ਖਾਹਿ ॥੭॥

ant kaal moorre chott khaeh |7|

At that very last moment, you fool, you shall be beaten. ||7||

ਗੁਰਸਬਦੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਹਿ ਆਪੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

gurasabad beechaareh aap jaae |

Contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and be rid of your ego.

ਸਾਚ ਜੋਗੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਆਇ ॥੮॥

saach jog man vasai aae |8|

True Yoga shall come to dwell in your mind. ||8||

ਜਿਨਿ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਦਿਤਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਚੇਤਹਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥

jin jeeo pindd ditaa tis cheteh naeh |

He blessed you with body and soul, but you do not even think of Him.

ਮੜੀ ਮਸਾਣੀ ਮੂੜੇ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੯॥

marree masaanee moorre jog naeh |9|

You fool! Visiting graves and cremation grounds is not Yoga. ||9||

ਗੁਣ ਨਾਨਕੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਭਲੀ ਬਾਣਿ ॥

gun naanak bolai bhalee baan |

Nanak chants the sublime, glorious Bani of the Word.

ਤੁਮ ਹੋਹੁ ਸੁਜਾਖੇ ਲੇਹੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ॥੧੦॥੫॥

tum hohu sujaakhe lehu pachhaan |10|5|

Understand it, and appreciate it. ||10||5||