bsµqu ihMfol mhlw 1 ]

aucwrx bsµqu ihMfol mh`lw pihlw

basanth hinddol mehalaa 1 ||

Basant Hindol, First Mehl:

rwjw bwlku ngrI kwcI dustw nwil ipAwro ]

raajaa baalak nagaree kaachee dhusattaa naal piaaro ||

The king is just a boy, and his city is vulnerable. He is in love with his wicked enemies.

duie mweI duie bwpw pVIAih pMifq krhu bIcwro ]1]

dhue maaee dhue baapaa parreeahi panddith karahu beechaaro ||1||

He reads of his two mothers and his two fathers; O Pandit, reflect on this. ||1||

suAwmI pMifqw qum@ dyhu mqI ]

aucwrx m`qI

suaamee panddithaa thumh dhaehu mathee ||

O Master Pandit, teach me about this.

ikn ibiD pwvau pRwnpqI ]1] rhwau ]

kin bidhh paavo praanapathee ||1|| rehaao ||

How can I obtain the Lord of life? ||1||Pause||

BIqir Agin bnwspiq maulI swgru pMfY pwieAw ]

bheethar agan banaasapath moulee saagar panddai paaeiaa ||

There is fire within the plants which bloom; the ocean is tied into a bundle.

cMdu sUrju duie Gr hI BIqir AYsw igAwnu n pwieAw ]2]

chandh sooraj dhue ghar hee bheethar aisaa giaan n paaeiaa ||2||

The sun and the moon dwell in the same home in the sky. You have not obtained this knowledge. ||2||

rwm rvµqw jwxIAY iek mweI Bogu kryie ]

raam ravanthaa jaaneeai eik maaee bhog karaee ||

One who knows the All-pervading Lord, eats up the one mother - Maya.

qw ky lKx jwxIAih iKmw Dnu sµgRhyie ]3]

thaa kae lakhan jaaneeahi khimaa dhhan sangrehaee ||3||

Know that the sign of such a person is that he gathers the wealth of compassion. ||3||

kihAw suxih n KwieAw mwnih iqn@w hI syqI vwsw ]

kehiaa sunehi n khaaeiaa maanehi thinhaa hee saethee vaasaa ||

The mind lives with those who do not listen, and do not admit what they eat.

pRxviq nwnku dwsin dwsw iKnu qolw iKnu mwsw ]4]3]11]

pranavath naanak dhaasan dhaasaa khin tholaa khin maasaa ||4||3||11||

Prays Nanak, the slave of the Lord's slave: one instant the mind is huge, and the next instant, it is tiny. ||4||3||11||