ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
basant mahalaa 1 |
Basant, First Mehl:
ਚੰਚਲੁ ਚੀਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਾਰਾ ॥
chanchal cheet na paavai paaraa |
The fickle consciousness cannot find the Lord's limits.
ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਾਰਾ ॥
aavat jaat na laagai baaraa |
It is caught in non-stop coming and going.
ਦੂਖੁ ਘਣੋ ਮਰੀਐ ਕਰਤਾਰਾ ॥
dookh ghano mareeai karataaraa |
I am suffering and dying, O my Creator.
ਬਿਨੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਕੋ ਕਰੈ ਨ ਸਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
bin preetam ko karai na saaraa |1|
No one cares for me, except my Beloved. ||1||
ਸਭ ਊਤਮ ਕਿਸੁ ਆਖਉ ਹੀਨਾ ॥
sabh aootam kis aakhau heenaa |
All are high and exalted; how can I call anyone low?
ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਸਚਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਤੀਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har bhagatee sach naam pateenaa |1| rahaau |
Devotional worship of the Lord and the True Name has satisfied me. ||1||Pause||
ਅਉਖਧ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਕੀ ਬਹੁਤੇਰੇ ॥
aaukhadh kar thaakee bahutere |
I have taken all sorts of medicines; I am so tired of them.
ਕਿਉ ਦੁਖੁ ਚੂਕੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਮੇਰੇ ॥
kiau dukh chookai bin gur mere |
How can this disease be cured, without my Guru?
ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤੀ ਦੂਖ ਘਣੇਰੇ ॥
bin har bhagatee dookh ghanere |
Without devotional worship of the Lord, the pain is so great.
ਦੁਖ ਸੁਖ ਦਾਤੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮੇਰੇ ॥੨॥
dukh sukh daate tthaakur mere |2|
My Lord and Master is the Giver of pain and pleasure. ||2||
ਰੋਗੁ ਵਡੋ ਕਿਉ ਬਾਂਧਉ ਧੀਰਾ ॥
rog vaddo kiau baandhau dheeraa |
The disease is so deadly; how can I find the courage?
ਰੋਗੁ ਬੁਝੈ ਸੋ ਕਾਟੈ ਪੀਰਾ ॥
rog bujhai so kaattai peeraa |
He knows my disease, and only He can take away the pain.
ਮੈ ਅਵਗਣ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥
mai avagan man maeh sareeraa |
My mind and body are filled with faults and demerits.
ਢੂਢਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਗੁਰਿ ਮੇਲੇ ਬੀਰਾ ॥੩॥
dtoodtat khojat gur mele beeraa |3|
I searched and searched, and found the Guru, O my brother! ||3||
ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਦਾਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਉ ॥
gur kaa sabad daaroo har naau |
The Word of the Guru's Shabad, and the Lord's Name are the cures.
ਜਿਉ ਤੂ ਰਾਖਹਿ ਤਿਵੈ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jiau too raakheh tivai rahaau |
As You keep me, so do I remain.
ਜਗੁ ਰੋਗੀ ਕਹ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਉ ॥
jag rogee keh dekh dikhaau |
The world is sick; where should I look?
ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਾਇਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਉ ॥੪॥
har niramaaeil niramal naau |4|
The Lord is Pure and Immaculate; Immaculate is His Name. ||4||
ਘਰ ਮਹਿ ਘਰੁ ਜੋ ਦੇਖਿ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ॥
ghar meh ghar jo dekh dikhaavai |
The Guru sees and reveals the Lord's home, deep within the home of the self;
ਗੁਰ ਮਹਲੀ ਸੋ ਮਹਲਿ ਬੁਲਾਵੈ ॥
gur mahalee so mehal bulaavai |
He ushers the soul-bride into the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.
ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਚਿਤ ਮਹਿ ਚੀਤਾ ॥
man meh manooaa chit meh cheetaa |
When the mind remains in the mind, and the consciousness in the consciousness,
ਐਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਲੋਗ ਅਤੀਤਾ ॥੫॥
aise har ke log ateetaa |5|
such people of the Lord remain unattached. ||5||
ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਤੇ ਰਹਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਸਾ ॥
harakh sog te raheh niraasaa |
They remain free of any desire for happiness or sorrow;
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਚਾਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਨਿਵਾਸਾ ॥
amrit chaakh har naam nivaasaa |
tasting the Amrit, the Ambrosial Nectar, they abide in the Lord's Name.
ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥
aap pachhaan rahai liv laagaa |
They recognize their own selves, and remain lovingly attuned to the Lord.
ਜਨਮੁ ਜੀਤਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਗਾ ॥੬॥
janam jeet guramat dukh bhaagaa |6|
They are victorious on the battlefield of life, following the Guru's Teachings, and their pains run away. ||6||
ਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਸਚੁ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਵਉ ॥
gur deea sach amrit peevau |
The Guru has given me the True Ambrosial Nectar; I drink it in.
ਸਹਜਿ ਮਰਉ ਜੀਵਤ ਹੀ ਜੀਵਉ ॥
sehaj mrau jeevat hee jeevau |
Of course, I have died, and now I am alive to live.
ਅਪਣੋ ਕਰਿ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
apano kar raakhahu gur bhaavai |
Please, protect me as Your Own, if it pleases You.
ਤੁਮਰੋ ਹੋਇ ਸੁ ਤੁਝਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੭॥
tumaro hoe su tujheh samaavai |7|
One who is Yours, merges into You. ||7||
ਭੋਗੀ ਕਉ ਦੁਖੁ ਰੋਗ ਵਿਆਪੈ ॥
bhogee kau dukh rog viaapai |
Painful diseases afflict those who are sexually promiscuous.
ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਜਾਪੈ ॥
ghatt ghatt rav rahiaa prabh jaapai |
God appears permeating and pervading in each and every heart.
ਸੁਖ ਦੁਖ ਹੀ ਤੇ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਅਤੀਤਾ ॥
sukh dukh hee te gur sabad ateetaa |
One who remains unattached, through the Word of the Guru's Shabad
ਨਾਨਕ ਰਾਮੁ ਰਵੈ ਹਿਤ ਚੀਤਾ ॥੮॥੪॥
naanak raam ravai hit cheetaa |8|4|
- O Nanak, his heart and consciousness dwell upon and savor the Lord. ||8||4||