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||