Ang 838

Guru Arjan · Raag Bilaaval

ਕਰਿ ਦਇਆ ਲੇਹੁ ਲੜਿ ਲਾਇ ॥

kar daiaa lehu laR laai ||

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 ॥

deenaa naath daiaal mere suaamee deenaa naath daiaal ||

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 ॥

gahi bhujaa prabh jee lehu ||

Please take my hand, and save me, Dear God.

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਪੁਨਾ ਦੇਹੁ ॥

har naam apunaa dehu ||

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 mohi baadhee deh ||

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 ॥

jamadoot mahaa bhaiaan ||

The Messenger of Death is dreadful and horrible.

ਚਿਤ ਗੁਪਤ ਕਰਮਹਿ ਜਾਨ ॥

chit gupat karamahi jaan ||

The recording scribes of the conscious and the unconscious, Chitr and Gupt, know all actions and karma.

ਦਿਨੁ ਰੈਨਿ ਸਾਖਿ ਸੁਨਾਇ ॥

din rain saakh sunaai ||

Day and night, they bear witness.

ਨਾਨਕਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਨਾਇ ॥੩॥

naanakaa har saranaai ||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 daiaa patit udhaar ||

be merciful, and save the sinners.

ਮੇਰੇ ਦੋਖ ਗਨੇ ਨ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

mere dokh gane na jaahi ||

My sins cannot even be counted.

ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨਾ ਕਤਹਿ ਸਮਾਹਿ ॥

har binaa katahi samaahi ||

Without the Lord, who can hide them?

ਗਹਿ ਓਟ ਚਿਤਵੀ ਨਾਥ ॥

gahi ot chitavee naath ||

I thought of Your Support, and seized it, O my Lord and Master.

ਨਾਨਕਾ ਦੇ ਰਖੁ ਹਾਥ ॥੪॥

naanakaa de 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 and sustains every heart.

ਮਨਿ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਦਰਸਨ ਪਿਆਸ ॥

man preet darasan piaas ||

My mind is thirsty for Your Love, and the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.

ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਪੂਰਨ ਆਸ ॥

gobi(n)d pooran aas ||

O Lord of the Universe, please fulfill my hopes.

ਇਕ ਨਿਮਖ ਰਹਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

ik nimakh rahan na jaai ||

I cannot survive, even for an instant.

ਵਡ ਭਾਗਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਇ ॥੫॥

vad bhaag naanak paai ||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)d chakor ||

My mind loves You, as the partridge loves the moon,

ਜਿਉ ਮੀਨ ਜਲ ਸਿਉ ਹੇਤੁ ॥

jiu meen jal siu 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 ॥

jiu 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 ॥

jiu tarun bharat paraan ||

As the young bride places the hopes of her life in her husband,

ਜਿਉ ਲੋਭੀਐ ਧਨੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

jiu lobheeai dhan daan ||

as the greedy person looks upon the gift of wealth,

ਜਿਉ ਦੂਧ ਜਲਹਿ ਸੰਜੋਗੁ ॥

jiu doodh jalahi sa(n)jog ||

as milk is joined to water,

ਜਿਉ ਮਹਾ ਖੁਧਿਆਰਥ ਭੋਗੁ ॥

jiu mahaa khudhiaarath bhog ||

as food is to the very hungry man,

ਜਿਉ ਮਾਤ ਪੂਤਹਿ ਹੇਤੁ ॥

jiu maat pootahi 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 ॥

jiu deep patan pata(n)g ||

As the moth falls into the lamp,

ਜਿਉ ਚੋਰੁ ਹਿਰਤ ਨਿਸੰਗ ॥

jiu chor hirat nisa(n)g ||

as the thief steals without hesitation,

ਮੈਗਲਹਿ ਕਾਮੈ ਬੰਧੁ ॥

maigalahi kaamai ba(n)dh ||

as the elephant is trapped by its sexual urges,

ਜਿਉ ਗ੍ਰਸਤ ਬਿਖਈ ਧੰਧੁ ॥

jiu grasat bikhaee dha(n)dh ||

as the sinner is caught in his sins,

ਜਿਉ ਜੂਆਰ ਬਿਸਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥

jiu jooaar bisan na jaai ||

as the gambler's addiction does not leave him,

ਹਰਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਇ ॥੮॥

har naanak ihu man laai ||8||

so is this mind of Nanak's attached to the Lord. ||8||

ਕੁਰੰਕ ਨਾਦੈ ਨੇਹੁ ॥

kura(n)k naadai nehu ||

As the deer loves the sound of the bell,

ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕੁ ਚਾਹਤ ਮੇਹੁ ॥

chaatrik chaahat mehu ||

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 ॥

gobid 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 darasan daan ||9||

Please bless Nanak with the gift of the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||9||

ਗੁਨ ਗਾਇ ਸੁਨਿ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੇਇ ॥

gun gaai sun likh dei ||

One who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and hears them, and writes them,

ਸੋ ਸਰਬ ਫਲ ਹਰਿ ਲੇਇ ॥

so sarab phal 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 taahi ||

The Lord's Feet are the boat to carry him across.

ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਜਸੁ ਗਾਹਿ ॥

mil saadhasa(n)g jas gaahi ||

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 duaar ||10||2||

Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's door. ||10||2||

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਥਿਤੀ ਘਰੁ ੧੦ ਜਤਿ ॥

bilaaval mahalaa 1 thitee ghar 10 jat ||

Bilaaval, First Mehl, T'hitee ~ The Lunar Days, Tenth House, To The Drum-Beat Jat:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaad ||

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 dekhiaa ||

Searching, searching, I have seen Him in each and every heart.

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