ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਲੇਹੁ ਲੜਿ ਲਾਇ ॥
kar dhiaa leh laR lai ||
Be Merciful, and attach me to the hem of Your robe.
ਨਾਨਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥੧॥
naanakaa naam dhiaai ||1||
Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||
ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥ ਦਇਆਲ ਮੇਰੇ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਦੀਨਾ ਨਾਥ ਦਇਆਲ ॥
dheenaa naath dhiaal mere suaamee dheenaa naath dhiaal ||
O Merciful Master of the meek, You are my Lord and Master, O Merciful Master of the meek.
ਜਾਚਉ ਸੰਤ ਰਵਾਲ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jaachau sa(n)t ravaal ||1|| rahaau ||
I yearn for the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||1||Pause||
ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਬਿਖਿਆ ਕੂਪ ॥
sa(n)saar bikhiaa koop ||
The world is a pit of poison,
ਤਮ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਮੋਹਤ ਘੂਪ ॥
tam agiaan mohat ghoop ||
filled with the utter darkness of ignorance and emotional attachment.
ਗਹਿ ਭੁਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਜੀ ਲੇਹੁ ॥
geh bhujaa prabh jee leh ||
Please take my hand, and save me, Dear God.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਦੇਹੁ ॥
har naam apunaa dheh ||
Please bless me with Your Name, Lord.
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਠਾਉ ॥
prabh tujh binaa nahee Thaau ||
Without You, God, I have no place at all.
ਨਾਨਕਾ ਬਲਿ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਉ ॥੨॥
naanakaa bal bal jaau ||2||
Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You. ||2||
ਲੋਭਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਬਾਧੀ ਦੇਹ ॥
lobh moh baadhee dheh ||
The human body is in the grip of greed and attachment.
ਬਿਨੁ ਭਜਨ ਹੋਵਤ ਖੇਹ ॥
bin bhajan hovat kheh ||
Without meditating and vibrating upon the Lord, it is reduced to ashes.
ਜਮਦੂਤ ਮਹਾ ਭਇਆਨ ॥
jamadhoot mahaa bhiaan ||
The Messenger of Death is dreadful and horrible.
ਚਿਤ ਗੁਪਤ ਕਰਮਹਿ ਜਾਨ ॥
chit gupat karameh jaan ||
The recording scribes of the conscious and the unconscious, Chitr and Gupt, know all actions and karma.
ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਸਾਖਿ ਸੁਨਾਇ ॥
dhin rain saakh sunai ||
Day and night, they bear witness.
ਨਾਨਕਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਨਾਇ ॥੩॥
naanakaa har saranai ||3||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||3||
ਭੈ ਭੰਜਨਾ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥
bhai bha(n)janaa muraar ||
O Lord, Destroyer of fear and egotism,
ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਪਤਿਤ ਉਧਾਰਿ ॥
kar dhiaa patit udhaar ||
be merciful, and save the sinners.
ਮੇਰੇ ਦੋਖ ਗਨੇ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
mere dhokh gane na jaeh ||
My sins cannot even be counted.
ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨਾ ਕਤਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥
har binaa kateh samaeh ||
Without the Lord, who can hide them?
ਗਹਿ ਓਟ ਚਿਤਵੀ ਨਾਥ ॥
geh oT chitavee naath ||
I thought of Your Support, and seized it, O my Lord and Master.
ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੇ ਰਖੁ ਹਾਥ ॥੪॥
naanakaa dhe rakh haath ||4||
Please, give Nanak Your hand and save him, Lord! ||4||
ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧੇ ਗੋਪਾਲ ॥
har gun nidhe gopaal ||
The Lord, the treasure of virtue, the Lord of the world,
ਸਰਬ ਘਟ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲ ॥
sarab ghaT pratipaal ||
cherishes and sustains every heart.
ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਪਿਆਸ ॥
man preet dharasan piaas ||
My mind is thirsty for Your Love, and the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.
ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪੂਰਨ ਆਸ ॥
gobi(n)dh pooran aas ||
O Lord of the Universe, please fulfill my hopes.
ਇਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
eik nimakh rahan na jai ||
I cannot survive, even for an instant.
ਵਡ ਭਾਗਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥
vadd bhaag naanak pai ||5||
By great good fortune, Nanak has found the Lord. ||5||
ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਝ ਬਿਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਹੋਰ ॥
prabh tujh binaa nahee hor ||
Without You, God, there is no other at all.
ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਚੰਦ ਚਕੋਰ ॥
man preet cha(n)dh chakor ||
My mind loves You, as the partridge loves the moon,
ਜਿਉ ਮੀਨ ਜਲ ਸਿਉ ਹੇਤੁ ॥
jiau meen jal siau het ||
as the fish loves the water,
ਅਲਿ ਕਮਲ ਭਿੰਨੁ ਨ ਭੇਤੁ ॥
al kamal bhi(n)n na bhet ||
as the bee and the lotus cannot be separated.
ਜਿਉ ਚਕਵੀ ਸੂਰਜ ਆਸ ॥
jiau chakavee sooraj aas ||
As the chakvi bird longs for the sun,
ਨਾਨਕ ਚਰਨ ਪਿਆਸ ॥੬॥
naanak charan piaas ||6||
so does Nanak thirst for the Lord's feet. ||6||
ਜਿਉ ਤਰੁਨਿ ਭਰਤ ਪਰਾਨ ॥
jiau tarun bharat paraan ||
As the young bride places the hopes of her life in her husband,
ਜਿਉ ਲੋਭੀਐ ਧਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥
jiau lobheeaai dhan dhaan ||
as the greedy person looks upon the gift of wealth,
ਜਿਉ ਦੂਧ ਜਲਹਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥
jiau dhoodh jaleh sa(n)jog ||
as milk is joined to water,
ਜਿਉ ਮਹਾ ਖੁਧਿਆਰਥ ਭੋਗੁ ॥
jiau mahaa khudhiaarath bhog ||
as food is to the very hungry man,
ਜਿਉ ਮਾਤ ਪੂਤਹਿ ਹੇਤੁ ॥
jiau maat pooteh het ||
and as the mother loves her son,
ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਨੇਤ ॥੭॥
har simar naanak net ||7||
so does Nanak constantly remember the Lord in meditation. ||7||
ਜਿਉ ਦੀਪ ਪਤਨ ਪਤੰਗ ॥
jiau dheep patan pata(n)g ||
As the moth falls into the lamp,
ਜਿਉ ਚੋਰੁ ਹਿਰਤ ਨਿਸੰਗ ॥
jiau chor hirat nisa(n)g ||
as the thief steals without hesitation,
ਮੈਗਲਹਿ ਕਾਮੈ ਬੰਧੁ ॥
maigaleh kaamai ba(n)dh ||
as the elephant is trapped by its sexual urges,
ਜਿਉ ਗ੍ਰਸਤ ਬਿਖਈ ਧੰਧੁ ॥
jiau grasat bikhiee dha(n)dh ||
as the sinner is caught in his sins,
ਜਿਉ ਜੂਆਰ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
jiau jooaar bisan na jai ||
as the gambler's addiction does not leave him,
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੮॥
har naanak ih man lai ||8||
so is this mind of Nanak's attached to the Lord. ||8||
ਕੁਰੰਕ ਨਾਦੈ ਨੇਹੁ ॥
kura(n)k naadhai neh ||
As the deer loves the sound of the bell,
ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਚਾਹਤ ਮੇਹੁ ॥
chaatirak chaahat meh ||
and as the song-bird longs for the rain,
ਜਨ ਜੀਵਨਾ ਸਤਸੰਗਿ ॥
jan jeevanaa satasa(n)g ||
the Lord's humble servant lives in the Society of the Saints,
ਗੋਬਿਦੁ ਭਜਨਾ ਰੰਗਿ ॥
gobidh bhajanaa ra(n)g ||
lovingly meditating and vibrating upon the Lord of the Universe.
ਰਸਨਾ ਬਖਾਨੈ ਨਾਮੁ ॥
rasanaa bakhaanai naam ||
My tongue chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਦਰਸਨ ਦਾਨੁ ॥੯॥
naanak dharasan dhaan ||9||
Please bless Nanak with the gift of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||9||
ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਸੁਨਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੇਇ ॥
gun gai sun likh dhei ||
One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and hears them, and writes them,
ਸੋ ਸਰਬ ਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਲੇਇ ॥
so sarab fal har lei ||
receives all fruits and rewards from the Lord.
ਕੁਲ ਸਮੂਹ ਕਰਤ ਉਧਾਰੁ ॥
kul samooh karat udhaar ||
He saves all his ancestors and generations,
ਸੰਸਾਰੁ ਉਤਰਸਿ ਪਾਰਿ ॥
sa(n)saar utaras paar ||
and crosses over the world-ocean.
ਹਰਿ ਚਰਨ ਬੋਹਿਥ ਤਾਹਿ ॥
har charan bohith taeh ||
The Lord's Feet are the boat to carry him across.
ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਹਿ ॥
mil saadhasa(n)g jas gaeh ||
Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he sings the Praises of the Lord.
ਹਰਿ ਪੈਜ ਰਖੈ ਮੁਰਾਰਿ ॥
har paij rakhai muraar ||
The Lord protects his honor.
ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਨਿ ਦੁਆਰਿ ॥੧੦॥੨॥
har naanak saran dhuaar ||10||2||
Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's door. ||10||2||
ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਥਿਤੀ ਘਰੁ ੧੦ ਜਤਿ
bilaaval mahalaa pehilaa thitee ghar dasvaa jat
Bilaaval, First Mehla, T'hitee ~ The Lunar Days, Tenth House, To The Drum-Beat Jat:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਏਕਮ ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਾ ॥
ekam eka(n)kaar niraalaa ||
The First Day: The One Universal Creator is unique,
ਅਮਰੁ ਅਜੋਨੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਲਾ ॥
amar ajonee jaat na jaalaa ||
immortal, unborn, beyond social class or involvement.
ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖਿਆ ॥
agam agochar roop na rekhiaa ||
He is inaccessible and unfathomable, with no form or feature.
ਖੋਜਤ ਖੋਜਤ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਦੇਖਿਆ ॥
khojat khojat ghaT ghaT dhekhiaa ||
Searching, searching, I have seen Him in each and every heart.