ਮਨੁ ਭੂਲਉ ਭਰਮਸਿ ਭਵਰ ਤਾਰ ॥
man bhūlau bharamas bhavar tār .
The mind, deluded by doubt, buzzes around like a bumble bee.
ਬਿਲ ਬਿਰਥੇ ਚਾਹੈ ਬਹੁ ਬਿਕਾਰ ॥
bil birathē chāhai bah bikār .
The holes of the body are worthless, if the mind is filled with such great desire for corrupt passions.
ਮੈਗਲ ਜਿਉ ਫਾਸਸਿ ਕਾਮਹਾਰ ॥
maigal jiu phāsas kāmahār .
It is like the elephant, trapped by its own sexual desire.
ਕੜਿ ਬੰਧਨਿ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਸੀਸ ਮਾਰ ॥੨॥
kar bandhan bādhiō sīs mār .2.
It is caught and held tight by the chains, and beaten on its head. ||2||
ਮਨੁ ਮੁਗਧੌ ਦਾਦਰੁ ਭਗਤਿਹੀਨੁ ॥
man mugadhau dādar bhagatihīn .
The mind is like a foolish frog, without devotional worship.
ਦਰਿ ਭ੍ਰਸਟ ਸਰਾਪੀ ਨਾਮ ਬੀਨੁ ॥
dar bhrasat sarāpī nām bīn .
It is cursed and condemned in the Court of the Lord, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਤਾ ਕੈ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਤੀ ਨਾਮ ਲੀਨ ॥
tā kai jāt n pātī nām līn .
He has no class or honor, and no one even mentions his name.
ਸਭਿ ਦੂਖ ਸਖਾਈ ਗੁਣਹ ਬੀਨ ॥੩॥
sabh dūkh sakhāī gunah bīn .3.
That person who lacks virtue - all of his pains and sorrows are his only companions. ||3||
ਮਨੁ ਚਲੈ ਨ ਜਾਈ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਾਖੁ ॥
man chalai n jāī thāk rākh .
His mind wanders out, and cannot be brought back or restrained.
ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਰਾਤੇ ਪਤਿ ਨ ਸਾਖੁ ॥
bin har ras rātē pat n sākh .
Without being imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord, it has no honor or credit.
ਤੂ ਆਪੇ ਸੁਰਤਾ ਆਪਿ ਰਾਖੁ ॥
tū āpē suratā āp rākh .
You Yourself are the Listener, Lord, and You Yourself are our Protector.
ਧਰਿ ਧਾਰਣ ਦੇਖੈ ਜਾਣੈ ਆਪਿ ॥੪॥
dhar dhāran dēkhai jānai āp .4.
You are the Support of the earth; You Yourself behold and understand it. ||4||
ਆਪਿ ਭੁਲਾਏ ਕਿਸੁ ਕਹਉ ਜਾਇ ॥
āp bhulāē kis kahau jāi .
When You Yourself make me wander, unto whom can I complain?
ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲੇ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਕਹਉ ਮਾਇ ॥
gur mēlē birathā kahau māi .
Meeting the Guru, I will tell Him of my pain, O my mother.
ਅਵਗਣ ਛੋਡਉ ਗੁਣ ਕਮਾਇ ॥
avagan shōdau gun kamāi .
Abandoning my worthless demerits, now I practice virtue.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਰਾਤਾ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੫॥
gur sabadī rātā sach samāi .5.
Imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad, I am absorbed in the True Lord. ||5||
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਹੋਇ ॥
satigur miliai mat ūtam hōi .
Meeting with the True Guru, the intellect is elevated and exalted.
ਮਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਢੈ ਧੋਇ ॥
man niramal haumai kadhai dhōi .
The mind becomes immaculate, and egotism is washed away.
ਸਦਾ ਮੁਕਤੁ ਬੰਧਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
sadā mukat bandh n sakai kōi .
He is liberated forever, and no one can put him in bondage.
ਸਦਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਅਉਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੬॥
sadā nām vakhānai aur n kōi .6.
He chants the Naam forever, and nothing else. ||6||
ਮਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਭਾਣੈ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ॥
man har kai bhānai āvai jāi .
The mind comes and goes according to the Will of the Lord.
ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਹਣੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
sabh mah ēkō kish kahan n jāi .
The One Lord is contained amongst all; nothing else can be said.
ਸਭੁ ਹੁਕਮੋ ਵਰਤੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
sabh hukamō varatai hukam samāi .
The Hukam of His Command pervades everywhere, and all merge in His Command.
ਦੂਖ ਸੂਖ ਸਭ ਤਿਸੁ ਰਜਾਇ ॥੭॥
dūkh sūkh sabh tis rajāi .7.
Pain and pleasure all come by His Will. ||7||
ਤੂ ਅਭੁਲੁ ਨ ਭੂਲੌ ਕਦੇ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
tū abhul n bhūlau kadē nāh .
You are infallible; You never make mistakes.
ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ਮਤਿ ਅਗਾਹਿ ॥
gur sabad sunāē mat agāh .
Those who listen to the Word of the Guru's Shabad - their intellects become deep and profound.
ਤੂ ਮੋਟਉ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਬਦ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
tū mōtau thākur sabad māh .
You, O my Great Lord and Master, are contained in the Shabad.
ਮਨੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਮਾਨਿਆ ਸਚੁ ਸਲਾਹਿ ॥੮॥੨॥
man nānak māniā sach salāh .8.2.
O Nanak, my mind is pleased, praising the True Lord. ||8||2||
ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
basant mahalā 1 .
Basant, First Mehl:
ਦਰਸਨ ਕੀ ਪਿਆਸ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਰ ਹੋਇ ॥
darasan kī piās jis nar hōi .
That person, who thirsts for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan,
ਏਕਤੁ ਰਾਚੈ ਪਰਹਰਿ ਦੋਇ ॥
ēkat rāchai parahar dōi .
is absorbed in the One Lord, leaving duality behind.
ਦੂਰਿ ਦਰਦੁ ਮਥਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
dūr darad math anmrit khāi .
His pains are taken away, as he churns and drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਬੂਝੈ ਏਕ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥
guramukh būjhai ēk samāi .1.
The Gurmukh understands, and merges in the One Lord. ||1||
ਤੇਰੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਉ ਕੇਤੀ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥
tērē darasan kau kētī bilalāi .
So many cry out for Your Darshan, Lord.
ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
viralā kō chīnas gur sabad milāi .1. rahāu .
How rare are those who realize the Word of the Guru's Shabad and merge with Him. ||1||Pause||
ਬੇਦ ਵਖਾਣਿ ਕਹਹਿ ਇਕੁ ਕਹੀਐ ॥
bēd vakhān kahah ik kahīai .
The Vedas say that we should chant the Name of the One Lord.
ਓਹੁ ਬੇਅੰਤੁ ਅੰਤੁ ਕਿਨਿ ਲਹੀਐ ॥
ōh bēant ant kin lahīai .
He is endless; who can find His limits?
ਏਕੋ ਕਰਤਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਗੁ ਕੀਆ ॥
ēkō karatā jin jag kīā .
There is only One Creator, who created the world.
ਬਾਝੁ ਕਲਾ ਧਰਿ ਗਗਨੁ ਧਰੀਆ ॥੨॥
bājh kalā dhar gagan dharīā .2.
Without any pillars, He supports the earth and the sky. ||2||
ਏਕੋ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧੁਨਿ ਬਾਣੀ ॥
ēkō giān dhiān dhun bānī .
Spiritual wisdom and meditation are contained in the melody of the Bani, the Word of the One Lord.
ਏਕੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਅਕਥ ਕਹਾਣੀ ॥
ēk nirālam akath kahānī .
The One Lord is Untouched and Unstained; His story is unspoken.
ਏਕੋ ਸਬਦੁ ਸਚਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥
ēkō sabad sachā nīsān .
The Shabad, the Word, is the Insignia of the One True Lord.
ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਾਣੁ ॥੩॥
pūrē gur tē jānai jān .3.
Through the Perfect Guru, the Knowing Lord is known. ||3||
ਏਕੋ ਧਰਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੈ ਸਚੁ ਕੋਈ ॥
ēkō dharam drirai sach kōī .
There is only one religion of Dharma; let everyone grasp this truth.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਸੋਈ ॥
guramat pūrā jug jug sōī .
Through the Guru's Teachings, one becomes perfect, all the ages through.
ਅਨਹਦਿ ਰਾਤਾ ਏਕ ਲਿਵ ਤਾਰ ॥
anahad rātā ēk liv tār .
Imbued with the Unmanifest Celestial Lord, and lovingly absorbed in the One,
ਓਹੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਾਵੈ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ॥੪॥
ōh guramukh pāvai alakh apār .4.
the Gurmukh attains the invisible and infinite. ||4||
ਏਕੋ ਤਖਤੁ ਏਕੋ ਪਾਤਿਸਾਹੁ ॥
ēkō takhat ēkō pātisāh .
There is one celestial throne, and One Supreme King.
ਸਰਬੀ ਥਾਈ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ॥
sarabī thāī vēparavāh .
The Independent Lord God is pervading all places.
ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਕੀਆ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸਾਰੁ ॥
tis kā kīā tribhavan sār .
The three worlds are the creation of that Sublime Lord.
ਓਹੁ ਅਗਮੁ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ॥੫॥
ōh agam agōchar ēkankār .5.
The One Creator of the Creation is Unfathomable and Incomprehensible. ||5||
ਏਕਾ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਨਾਉ ॥
ēkā mūrat sāchā nāu .
His Form is One, and True is His Name.
ਤਿਥੈ ਨਿਬੜੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਨਿਆਉ ॥
tithai nibarai sāch niāu .
True justice is administered there.
ਸਾਚੀ ਕਰਣੀ ਪਤਿ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
sāchī karanī pat paravān .
Those who practice Truth are honored and accepted.
ਸਾਚੀ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਾਵੈ ਮਾਣੁ ॥੬॥
sāchī daragah pāvai mān .6.
They are honored in the Court of the True Lord. ||6||
ਏਕਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਏਕੋ ਹੈ ਭਾਉ ॥
ēkā bhagat ēkō hai bhāu .
Devotional worship of the One Lord is the expression of love for the One Lord.
ਬਿਨੁ ਭੈ ਭਗਤੀ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥
bin bhai bhagatī āvau jāu .
Without the Fear of God and devotional worship of Him, the mortal comes and goes in reincarnation.
ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸਮਝਿ ਰਹੈ ਮਿਹਮਾਣੁ ॥
gur tē samajh rahai mihamān .
One who obtains this understanding from the Guru dwells like an honored guest in this world.