ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
prabhaatee mahalaa 1 |
Prabhaatee, First Mehl:
ਜਾਗਤੁ ਬਿਗਸੈ ਮੂਠੋ ਅੰਧਾ ॥
jaagat bigasai moottho andhaa |
He is awake, and even happy, but he is being plundered - he is blind!
ਗਲਿ ਫਾਹੀ ਸਿਰਿ ਮਾਰੇ ਧੰਧਾ ॥
gal faahee sir maare dhandhaa |
The noose is around his neck, and yet, his head is busy with worldly affairs.
ਆਸਾ ਆਵੈ ਮਨਸਾ ਜਾਇ ॥
aasaa aavai manasaa jaae |
In hope, he comes and in desire, he leaves.
ਉਰਝੀ ਤਾਣੀ ਕਿਛੁ ਨ ਬਸਾਇ ॥੧॥
aurajhee taanee kichh na basaae |1|
The strings of his life are all tangled up; he is utterly helpless. ||1||
ਜਾਗਸਿ ਜੀਵਣ ਜਾਗਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
jaagas jeevan jaaganahaaraa |
The Lord of Awareness, the Lord of Life is awake and aware.
ਸੁਖ ਸਾਗਰ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਭੰਡਾਰਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
sukh saagar amrit bhanddaaraa |1| rahaau |
He is the Ocean of peace, the Treasure of Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||Pause||
ਕਹਿਓ ਨ ਬੂਝੈ ਅੰਧੁ ਨ ਸੂਝੈ ਭੋਂਡੀ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
kahio na boojhai andh na soojhai bhonddee kaar kamaaee |
He does not understand what he is told; he is blind - he does not see, and so he does his evil deeds.
ਆਪੇ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰੁ ਕਰਮੀ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥੨॥
aape preet prem paramesur karamee milai vaddaaee |2|
The Transcendent Lord Himself showers His Love and Affection; by His Grace, He bestows glorious greatness. ||2||
ਦਿਨੁ ਦਿਨੁ ਆਵੈ ਤਿਲੁ ਤਿਲੁ ਛੀਜੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਘਟਾਈ ॥
din din aavai til til chheejai maaeaa mohu ghattaaee |
With the coming of each and every day, his life is wearing away, bit by bit; but still, his heart is attached to Maya.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਬੂਡੋ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਜਬ ਲਗ ਦੂਜੀ ਰਾਈ ॥੩॥
bin gur booddo tthaur na paavai jab lag doojee raaee |3|
Without the Guru, he is drowned, and finds no place of rest, as long as he is caught in duality. ||3||
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਜੀਆ ਦੇਖਿ ਸਮੑਾਲੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪੁਰਬਿ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
ahinis jeea dekh samaalai sukh dukh purab kamaaee |
Day and night, God watches over and takes care of His living beings; they receive pleasure and pain according to their past actions.
ਕਰਮਹੀਣੁ ਸਚੁ ਭੀਖਿਆ ਮਾਂਗੈ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਾਈ ॥੪॥੧੧॥
karamaheen sach bheekhiaa maangai naanak milai vaddaaee |4|11|
Nanak, the unfortunate one, begs for the charity of Truth; please bless him with this glory. ||4||11||