Ang/ 1430

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

ਬਸੰਤੁ

Raag Basant·Shabad

Guru Nanak Dev Ji / Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Ang 1191 of 1430

ਲਬੁ ਅਧੇਰਾ ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ ਅਉਗਣ ਪੈਰਿ ਲੁਹਾਰੀ ॥੩॥

lab adheraa ba(n)dheekhaanaa aaugan pair luhaaree ||3||

Greed is the dark dungeon, and demerits are the shackles on his feet. ||3||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 1

ਪੂੰਜੀ ਮਾਰ ਪਵੈ ਨਿਤ ਮੁਦਗਰ ਪਾਪੁ ਕਰੇ ਕੋੁਟਵਾਰੀ ॥

poo(n)jee maar pavai nit mudhagar paap kare kuoTavaaree ||

His wealth constantly batters him, and sin acts as the police officer.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 2

ਭਾਵੈ ਚੰਗਾ ਭਾਵੈ ਮੰਦਾ ਜੈਸੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਤੁਮੑਾਰੀ ॥੪॥

bhaavai cha(n)gaa bhaavai ma(n)dhaa jaisee nadhar tum(h)aaree ||4||

Whether the mortal is good or bad, he is as You look upon him, O Lord. ||4||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 3

ਆਦਿ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਉ ਅਲਹੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੇਖਾਂ ਆਈ ਵਾਰੀ ॥

aadh purakh kau alahu kaheeaai sekhaa(n) aaiee vaaree ||

The Primal Lord God is called Allah. The Shaykh's turn has now come.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 4

ਦੇਵਲ ਦੇਵਤਿਆ ਕਰੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਐਸੀ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਚਾਲੀ ॥੫॥

dheval dhevatiaa kar laagaa aaisee keerat chaalee ||5||

The temples of the gods are subject to taxes; this is what it has come to. ||5||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 5

ਕੂਜਾ ਬਾਂਗ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਮੁਸਲਾ ਨੀਲ ਰੂਪ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥

koojaa baa(n)g nivaaj musalaa neel roop banavaaree ||

The Muslim devotional pots, calls to prayer, prayers and prayer mats are everywhere; the Lord appears in blue robes.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 6

ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਮੀਆ ਸਭਨਾਂ ਜੀਆਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਅਵਰ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ॥੬॥

ghar ghar meeaa sabhanaa(n) jeeaa(n) bolee avar tumaaree ||6||

In each and every home, everyone uses Muslim greetings; your speech has changed, O people. ||6||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 7

ਜੇ ਤੂ ਮੀਰ ਮਹੀਪਤਿ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਉਣ ਹਮਾਰੀ ॥

je too meer maheepat saahib kudharat kaun hamaaree ||

You, O my Lord and Master, are the King of the earth; what power do I have to challenge You?

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 8

ਚਾਰੇ ਕੁੰਟ ਸਲਾਮੁ ਕਰਹਿਗੇ ਘਰਿ ਘਰਿ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਤੁਮੑਾਰੀ ॥੭॥

chaare ku(n)T salaam karahige ghar ghar sifat tum(h)aaree ||7||

In the four directions, people bow in humble adoration to You; Your Praises are sung in each and every heart. ||7||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 9

ਤੀਰਥ ਸਿੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਕਿਛੁ ਲਾਹਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਦਿਹਾੜੀ ॥

teerath si(n)mirat pu(n)n dhaan kichh laahaa milai dhihaaRee ||

Making pilgrimages to sacred shrines, reading the Simritees and giving donations in charity - these do bring any profit.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 10

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਮੇਕਾ ਘੜੀ ਸਮੑਾਲੀ ॥੮॥੧॥੮॥

naanak naam milai vaddiaaiee mekaa ghaRee sam(h)aalee ||8||1||8||

O Nanak, glorious greatness is obtained in an instant, remembering the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||8||1||8||

Guru Nanak Dev Ji·Line 11

ਬਸੰਤੁ ਹਿੰਡੋਲੁ ਘਰੁ ੨ ਮਹਲਾ ੪

basa(n)t hi(n)ddol ghar doojaa mahalaa chauthhaa

Basant Hindol, Second House, Fourth Mehla:

Line 12

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

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ਕਾਂਇਆ ਨਗਰਿ ਇਕੁ ਬਾਲਕੁ ਵਸਿਆ ਖਿਨੁ ਪਲੁ ਥਿਰੁ ਨ ਰਹਾਈ ॥

kaa(n)iaa nagar ik baalak vasiaa khin pal thir na rahaiee ||

Within the body-village there lives a child who cannot hold still, even for an instant.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 14

ਅਨਿਕ ਉਪਾਵ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਥਾਕੇ ਬਾਰੰ ਬਾਰ ਭਰਮਾਈ ॥੧॥

anik upaav jatan kar thaake baara(n) baar bharamaiee ||1||

It makes so many efforts, and grows weary, but still, it wanders restlessly again and again. ||1||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 15

ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਬਾਲਕੁ ਇਕਤੁ ਘਰਿ ਆਣੁ ॥

mere Thaakur baalak ikat ghar aan ||

O my Lord and Master, Your child has come home, to be one with You.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 16

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਤ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਈਐ ਭਜੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

satigur milai ta pooraa paieeaai bhaj raam naam neesaan ||1|| rahaau ||

Meeting the True Guru, he finds the Perfect Lord. Meditating and vibrating on the Name of the Lord, he receives the Insignia of the Lord. ||1||Pause||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 17

ਇਹੁ ਮਿਰਤਕੁ ਮੜਾ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਜਿਤੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਹੀ ਵਸਿਆ ॥

eih mritak maRaa sareer hai sabh jag jit raam naam nahee vasiaa ||

These are dead corpses, these bodies of all the people of the world; the Name of the Lord does not dwell in them.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 18

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਉਦਕੁ ਚੁਆਇਆ ਫਿਰਿ ਹਰਿਆ ਹੋਆ ਰਸਿਆ ॥੨॥

raam naam gur udhak chuaaiaa fir hariaa hoaa rasiaa ||2||

The Guru leads us to taste the water of the Lord's Name, and then we savor and enjoy it, and our bodies are rejuvenated. ||2||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 19

ਮੈ ਨਿਰਖਤ ਨਿਰਖਤ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਸਭੁ ਖੋਜਿਆ ਇਕੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਚਲਤੁ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ ॥

mai nirakhat nirakhat sareer sabh khojiaa ik gurmukh chalat dhikhaiaa ||

I have examined and studied and searched my entire body, and as Gurmukh, I behold a miraculous wonder.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 20

ਬਾਹਰੁ ਖੋਜਿ ਮੁਏ ਸਭਿ ਸਾਕਤ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰਮਤੀ ਘਰਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੩॥

baahar khoj mue sabh saakat har gurmatee ghar paiaa ||3||

All the faithless cynics searched outside and died, but following the Guru's Teachings, I have found the Lord within the home of my own heart. ||3||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 21

ਦੀਨਾ ਦੀਨ ਦਇਆਲ ਭਏ ਹੈ ਜਿਉ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਨੁ ਬਿਦਰ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ॥

dheenaa dheen dhiaal bhe hai jiau kirasan bidhar ghar aaiaa ||

God is Merciful to the meekest of the meek; Krishna came to the house of Bidar, a devotee of low social status.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 22

ਮਿਲਿਓ ਸੁਦਾਮਾ ਭਾਵਨੀ ਧਾਰਿ ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਆਗੈ ਦਾਲਦੁ ਭੰਜਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ॥੪॥

milio sudhaamaa bhaavanee dhaar sabh kichh aagai dhaaladh bha(n)j samaiaa ||4||

Sudama loved God, who came to meet him; God sent everything to his home, and ended his poverty. ||4||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 23

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਪੈਜ ਵਡੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਰਖਾਈ ॥

raam naam kee paij vadderee mere Thaakur aap rakhaiee ||

Great is the glory of the Name of the Lord. My Lord and Master Himself has enshrined it within me.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 24

ਜੇ ਸਭਿ ਸਾਕਤ ਕਰਹਿ ਬਖੀਲੀ ਇਕ ਰਤੀ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਘਟਾਈ ॥੫॥

je sabh saakat kareh bakheelee ik ratee til na ghaTaiee ||5||

Even if all the faithless cynics continue slandering me, it is not diminished by even one iota. ||5||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 25

ਜਨ ਕੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਹੈ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਾ ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਈ ॥

jan kee usatat hai raam naamaa dheh dhis sobhaa paiee ||

The Lord's Name is the praise of His humble servant. It brings him honor in the ten directions.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 26

ਨਿੰਦਕੁ ਸਾਕਤੁ ਖਵਿ ਨ ਸਕੈ ਤਿਲੁ ਅਪਣੈ ਘਰਿ ਲੂਕੀ ਲਾਈ ॥੬॥

ni(n)dhak saakat khav na sakai til apanai ghar lookee laiee ||6||

The slanderers and the faithless cynics cannot endure it at all; they have set fire to their own houses. ||6||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 27

ਜਨ ਕਉ ਜਨੁ ਮਿਲਿ ਸੋਭਾ ਪਾਵੈ ਗੁਣ ਮਹਿ ਗੁਣ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ॥

jan kau jan mil sobhaa paavai gun meh gun paragaasaa ||

The humble person meeting with another humble person obtains honor. In the glory of the Lord, their glory shines forth.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 28

ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕੇ ਜਨ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਜੋ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਦਾਸਨਿ ਦਾਸਾ ॥੭॥

mere Thaakur ke jan preetam piaare jo hoveh dhaasan dhaasaa ||7||

The servants of my Lord and Master are loved by the Beloved. They are the slaves of His slaves. ||7||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 29

ਆਪੇ ਜਲੁ ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ॥

aape jal apara(n)par karataa aape mel milaavai ||

The Creator Himself is the Water; He Himself unites us in His Union.

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 30

ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਜਿਉ ਜਲੁ ਜਲਹਿ ਸਮਾਵੈ ॥੮॥੧॥੯॥

naanak gurmukh sahaj milaae jiau jal jaleh samaavai ||8||1||9||

O Nanak, the Gurmukh is absorbed in celestial peace and poise, like water blending with water. ||8||1||9||

Guru Raam Daas Ji·Line 31

Completed Ang 1191

Advancing to Ang 1192