ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

basant mahalaa 1 |

Basant, First Mehl:

ਆਪੇ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਸਾਜਿ ॥

aape kudarat kare saaj |

By His Creative Power, God fashioned the creation.

ਸਚੁ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਬੇੜੇ ਰਾਜੁ ਰਾਜਿ ॥

sach aap niberre raaj raaj |

The King of kings Himself adminsters true justice.

ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਥਿ ॥

guramat aootam sang saath |

The most sublime Word of the Guru's Teachings is always with us.

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਸਾਇਣੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਆਥਿ ॥੧॥

har naam rasaaein sehaj aath |1|

The wealth of the Lord's Name, the source of nectar, is easily acquired. ||1||

ਮਤ ਬਿਸਰਸਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਰਾਮ ਬੋਲਿ ॥

mat bisaras re man raam bol |

So chant the Name of the Lord; do not forget it, O my mind.

ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲਾਏ ਅਤੁਲੁ ਤੋਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

aparanpar agam agochar guramukh har aap tulaae atul tol |1| rahaau |

The Lord is Infinite, Inaccessible and Incomprehensible; His weight cannot be weighed, but He Himself allows the Gurmukh to weigh Him. ||1||Pause||

ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨ ਸਰੇਵਹਿ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਤੋਰ ॥

gur charan sareveh gurasikh tor |

Your GurSikhs serve at the Guru's Feet.

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵ ਤਰੇ ਤਜਿ ਮੇਰ ਤੋਰ ॥

gur sev tare taj mer tor |

Serving the Guru, they are carried across; they have abandoned any distinction between 'mine' and 'yours'.

ਨਰ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਲੋਭੀ ਮਨਿ ਕਠੋਰ ॥

nar nindak lobhee man katthor |

The slanderous and greedy people are hard-hearted.

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵ ਨ ਭਾਈ ਸਿ ਚੋਰ ਚੋਰ ॥੨॥

gur sev na bhaaee si chor chor |2|

Those who do not love to serve the Guru are the most thieving of thieves. ||2||

ਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਠਾ ਬਖਸੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਉ ॥

gur tutthaa bakhase bhagat bhaau |

When the Guru is pleased, He blesses the mortals with loving devotional worship of the Lord.

ਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਠਾਉ ॥

gur tutthai paaeeai har mehal tthaau |

When the Guru is pleased, the mortal obtains a place in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

ਪਰਹਰਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਾਗੁ ॥

parahar nindaa har bhagat jaag |

So renounce slander, and awaken in devotional worship of the Lord.

ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਕਰਮਿ ਭਾਗੁ ॥੩॥

har bhagat suhaavee karam bhaag |3|

Devotion to the Lord is wonderful; it comes through good karma and destiny. ||3||

ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਦਾਤਿ ॥

gur mel milaavai kare daat |

The Guru unites in union with the Lord, and grants the gift of the Name.

ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ॥

gurasikh piaare dinas raat |

The Guru loves His Sikhs, day and night.

ਫਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਸਿ ਦੇਇ ॥

fal naam paraapat gur tus dee |

They obtain the fruit of the Naam, when the Guru's favor is bestowed.

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਕੇਇ ॥੪॥੭॥

kahu naanak paaveh virale kee |4|7|

Says Nanak, those who receive it are very rare indeed. ||4||7||