bsµqu mhlw 3 iek qukw ]

aucwrx bsµqu mh`lw qIjw ie`k qukw

basanth mehalaa 3 eik thukaa ||

Basant, Third Mehl, Ik-Tukas:

swihb BwvY syvku syvw krY ]

saahib bhaavai saevak saevaa karai ||

When it pleases our Lord and Master, His servant serves Him.

jIvqu mrY siB kul auDrY ]1]

jeevath marai sabh kul oudhharai ||1||

He remains dead while yet alive, and redeems all his ancestors. ||1||

qyrI Bgiq n Cofau ikAw ko hsY ]

thaeree bhagath n shhoddo kiaa ko hasai ||

I shall not renounce Your devotional worship, O Lord; what does it matter if people laugh at me?

swcu nwmu myrY ihrdY vsY ]1] rhwau ]

saach naam maerai hiradhai vasai ||1|| rehaao ||

The True Name abides within my heart. ||1||Pause||

jYsy mwieAw moih pRwxI glqu rhY ]

aucwrx glqu: polw bolo

jaisae maaeiaa mohi praanee galath rehai ||

Just as the mortal remains engrossed in attachment to Maya,

qYsy sMq jn rwm nwm rvq rhY ]2]

thaisae santh jan raam naam ravath rehai ||2||

So does the Lord's humble Saint remain absorbed in the Lord's Name. ||2||

mY mUrK mugD aUpir krhu dieAw ]

mai moorakh mugadhh oopar karahu dhaeiaa ||

I am foolish and ignorant, O Lord; please be merciful to me.

qau srxwgiq rhau pieAw ]3]

aucwrx srxw-giq

tho saranaagath reho paeiaa ||3||

May I remain in Your Sanctuary. ||3||

khqu nwnku sMswr ky inhPl kwmw ]

kehath naanak sansaar kae nihafal kaamaa ||

Says Nanak, worldly affairs are fruitless.

gurpRswid ko pwvY AMimRq nwmw ]4]8]

gur prasaadh ko paavai anmrith naamaa ||4||8||

Only by Guru's Grace does one receive the Nectar of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||8||