bsµqu mhlw 1 iek qukIAw ]

aucwrx bsµqu mh`lw pihlw ie`k qukIAw

basanth mehalaa 1 eik thukeeaa ||

Basant, First Mehl, Ik-Tukee:

mqu Bsm AMDUly grib jwih ]

aucwrx mqu: polw bolo

math bhasam andhhoolae garab jaahi ||

Do not make such a show of rubbing ashes on your body.

ien ibiD nwgy jogu nwih ]1]

ein bidhh naagae jog naahi ||1||

O naked Yogi, this is not the way of Yoga! ||1||

mUV@y kwhy ibswirE qY rwm nwm ]

moorrhae kaahae bisaariou thai raam naam ||

You fool! How can you have forgotten the Lord's Name?

AMq kwil qyrY AwvY kwm ]1] rhwau ]

anth kaal thaerai aavai kaam ||1|| rehaao ||

At the very last moment, it and it alone shall be of any use to you. ||1||Pause||

gur pUiC qum krhu bIcwru ]

gur pooshh thum karahu beechaar ||

Consult the Guru, reflect and think it over.

jh dyKau qh swirgpwix ]2]

jeh dhaekho theh saarigapaan ||2||

Wherever I look, I see the Lord of the World. ||2||

ikAw hau AwKw jW kCU nwih ]

kiaa ho aakhaa jaan kashhoo naahi ||

What can I say? I am nothing.

jwiq piq sB qyrY nwie ]3]

jaath path sabh thaerai naae ||3||

All my status and honor are in Your Name. ||3||

kwhy mwlu drbu dyiK grib jwih ]

kaahae maal dharab dhaekh garab jaahi ||

Why do you take such pride in gazing upon your property and wealth?

clqI bwr qyro kCU nwih ]4]

chalathee baar thaero kashhoo naahi ||4||

When you must leave, nothing shall go along with you. ||4||

pMc mwir icqu rKhu Qwie ]

panch maar chith rakhahu thhaae ||

So subdue the five thieves, and hold your consciousness in its place.

jog jugiq kI iehY pWie ]5]

jog jugath kee eihai paane ||5||

This is the basis of the way of Yoga. ||5||

haumY pYKVu qyry mnY mwih ]

houmai paikharr thaerae manai maahi ||

Your mind is tied with the rope of egotism.

hir n cyqih mUV@y mukiq jwih ]6]

har n chaethehi moorrae mukath jaahi ||6||

You do not even think of the Lord - you fool! He alone shall liberate you. ||6||

mq hir ivsirAY jm vis pwih ]

aucwrx mq: polw bolo

math har visariai jam vas paahi ||

If you forget the Lord, you will fall into the clutches of the Messenger of Death.

AMq kwil mUVy cot Kwih ]7]

anth kaal moorrae chott khaahi ||7||

At that very last moment, you fool, you shall be beaten. ||7||

gur sbdu bIcwrih Awpu jwie ]

gur sabadh beechaarehi aap jaae ||

Contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and be rid of your ego.

swc jogu min vsY Awie ]8]

saach jog man vasai aae ||8||

True Yoga shall come to dwell in your mind. ||8||

ijin jIau ipMfu idqw iqsu cyqih nwih ]

jin jeeo pindd dhithaa this chaethehi naahi ||

He blessed you with body and soul, but you do not even think of Him.

mVI mswxI mUVy jogu nwih ]9]

marree masaanee moorrae jog naahi ||9||

You fool! Visiting graves and cremation grounds is not Yoga. ||9||

gux nwnku bolY BlI bwix ]

gun naanak bolai bhalee baan ||

Nanak chants the sublime, glorious Bani of the Word.

qum hohu sujwKy lyhu pCwix ]10]5]

aucwrx su-jwKy

thum hohu sujaakhae laehu pashhaan ||10||5||

Understand it, and appreciate it. ||10||5||