ਆਗੈ ਘਾਮ ਪਿਛੈ ਰੁਤਿ ਜਾਡਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਚਲਤ ਮਨੁ ਡੋਲੇ ॥

Aagæ gʰaam pichʰæ ruṫ jaadaa ḋékʰ chalaṫ man dolé.

Summer is now behind us, and the winter season is ahead. Gazing upon this play, my shaky mind wavers.

ਦਹ ਦਿਸਿ ਸਾਖ ਹਰੀ ਹਰੀਆਵਲ ਸਹਜਿ ਪਕੈ ਸੋ ਮੀਠਾ ॥

Ḋah ḋis saakʰ haree haree▫aaval sahj pakæ so meetʰaa.

In all ten directions, the branches are green and alive. That which ripens slowly, is sweet.

ਨਾਨਕ ਅਸੁਨਿ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਭਏ ਬਸੀਠਾ ॥੧੧॥

Naanak asun milhu pi▫aaré saṫgur bʰa▫é baseetʰaa. ||11||

O Nanak! In Assu, please meet me, my Beloved. The True Guru has become my Advocate and Friend. ||11||

ਕਤਕਿ ਕਿਰਤੁ ਪਇਆ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

Kaṫak kiraṫ pa▫i▫aa jo parabʰ bʰaa▫i▫aa.

In Katak, that alone comes to pass, which is pleasing to the Will of God.

ਦੀਪਕੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਬਲੈ ਤਤਿ ਜਲਾਇਆ ॥

Ḋeepak sahj balæ ṫaṫ jalaa▫i▫aa.

The lamp of intuition burns, lit by the essence of reality.

ਦੀਪਕ ਰਸ ਤੇਲੋ ਧਨ ਪਿਰ ਮੇਲੋ ਧਨ ਓਮਾਹੈ ਸਰਸੀ ॥

Ḋeepak ras ṫélo ḋʰan pir mélo ḋʰan omaahæ sarsee.

Love is the oil in the lamp, which unites the soul-bride with her Lord. The bride is delighted, in ecstasy.

ਅਵਗਣ ਮਾਰੀ ਮਰੈ ਨ ਸੀਝੈ ਗੁਣਿ ਮਾਰੀ ਤਾ ਮਰਸੀ ॥

Avgaṇ maaree maræ na seejʰæ guṇ maaree ṫaa marsee.

One who dies in faults and demerits - her death is not successful. But one who dies in glorious virtue, really truly dies.

ਨਾਮੁ ਭਗਤਿ ਦੇ ਨਿਜ ਘਰਿ ਬੈਠੇ ਅਜਹੁ ਤਿਨਾੜੀ ਆਸਾ ॥

Naam bʰagaṫ ḋé nij gʰar bætʰé ajahu ṫinaaṛee aasaa.

Those who are blessed with devotional worship of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, sit in the home of their own inner being. They place their hopes in You.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਕਪਟ ਦਰ ਖੋਲਹੁ ਏਕ ਘੜੀ ਖਟੁ ਮਾਸਾ ॥੧੨॥

Naanak milhu kapat ḋar kʰolahu ék gʰaṛee kʰat maasaa. ||12||

Nanak: please open the shutters of Your Door, O Lord, and meet me. A single moment is like six months to me. ||12||

ਮੰਘਰ ਮਾਹੁ ਭਲਾ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਵਏ ॥

Mangʰar maahu bʰalaa har guṇ ank samaav▫é.

The month of Maghar is good, for those who sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and merge in His Being.

ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਗੁਣ ਰਵੈ ਮੈ ਪਿਰੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਭਾਵਏ ॥

Guṇvanṫee guṇ ravæ mæ pir nihchal bʰaav▫é.

The virtuous wife utters His Glorious Praises; my Beloved Husband Lord is Eternal and Unchanging.

ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਚਤੁਰੁ ਸੁਜਾਣੁ ਬਿਧਾਤਾ ਚੰਚਲੁ ਜਗਤੁ ਸਬਾਇਆ ॥

Nihchal chaṫur sujaaṇ biḋʰaaṫaa chanchal jagaṫ sabaa▫i▫aa.

The Primal Lord is Unmoving and Unchanging, Clever and Wise; all the world is fickle.

ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਣੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਣੇ ਤਾ ਭਾਇਆ ॥

Gi▫aan ḋʰi▫aan guṇ ank samaaṇé parabʰ bʰaaṇé ṫaa bʰaa▫i▫aa.

By virtue of spiritual wisdom and meditation, she merges in His Being; she is pleasing to God, and He is pleasing to her.

ਗੀਤ ਨਾਦ ਕਵਿਤ ਕਵੇ ਸੁਣਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਦੁਖੁ ਭਾਗੈ ॥

Geeṫ naaḋ kaviṫ kavé suṇ raam naam ḋukʰ bʰaagæ.

I have heard the songs and the music, and the poems of the poets; but only the Name of the Lord takes away my pain.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾ ਧਨ ਨਾਹ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਅਭ ਭਗਤੀ ਪਿਰ ਆਗੈ ॥੧੩॥

Naanak saa ḋʰan naah pi▫aaree abʰ bʰagṫee pir aagæ. ||13||

O Nanak! That soul-bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, who performs loving devotional worship before her Beloved. ||13||

ਪੋਖਿ ਤੁਖਾਰੁ ਪੜੈ ਵਣੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਣੁ ਰਸੁ ਸੋਖੈ ॥

Pokʰ ṫukʰaar paṛæ vaṇ ṫariṇ ras sokʰæ.

In Poh, the snow falls, and the sap of the trees and the fields dries up.

ਆਵਤ ਕੀ ਨਾਹੀ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਵਸਹਿ ਮੁਖੇ ॥

Aavaṫ kee naahee man ṫan vasėh mukʰé.

Why have You not come? I keep You in my mind, body and mouth.

ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੀ ॥

Man ṫan rav rahi▫aa jagjeevan gur sabḋee rang maaṇee.

He is permeating and pervading my mind and body; He is the Life of the World. Through the Word of the Guru’s Shabad, I enjoy His Love.

ਅੰਡਜ ਜੇਰਜ ਸੇਤਜ ਉਤਭੁਜ ਘਟਿ ਘਟਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਸਮਾਣੀ ॥

Andaj jéraj séṫaj uṫ▫bʰuj gʰat gʰat joṫ samaaṇee.

His Light fills all those born of eggs, born from the womb, born of sweat and born of the earth, each and every heart.

ਦਰਸਨੁ ਦੇਹੁ ਦਇਆਪਤਿ ਦਾਤੇ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਵਉ ਮਤਿ ਦੇਹੋ ॥

Ḋarsan ḋéh ḋa▫i▫aapaṫ ḋaaṫé gaṫ paava▫o maṫ ḋého.

Grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Lord of Mercy and Compassion. O Great Giver, grant me understanding, that I might find salvation.

ਨਾਨਕ ਰੰਗਿ ਰਵੈ ਰਸਿ ਰਸੀਆ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਸਨੇਹੋ ॥੧੪॥

Naanak rang ravæ ras rasee▫aa har si▫o pareeṫ saného. ||14||

O Nanak! The Lord enjoys, savors and ravishes the bride who is in love with Him. ||14||

ਮਾਘਿ ਪੁਨੀਤ ਭਈ ਤੀਰਥੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥

Maagʰ puneeṫ bʰa▫ee ṫiraṫʰ anṫar jaani▫aa.

In Maagh, I become pure; I know that the sacred shrine of pilgrimage is within me.

ਸਾਜਨ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਗੁਣ ਗਹਿ ਅੰਕਿ ਸਮਾਨਿਆ ॥

Saajan sahj milé guṇ gėh ank samaani▫aa.

I have met my Friend with intuitive ease; I grasp His Glorious Virtues, and merge in His Being.

ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਗੁਣ ਅੰਕੇ ਸੁਣਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬੰਕੇ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵਾ ਸਰਿ ਨਾਵਾ ॥

Pareeṫam guṇ anké suṇ parabʰ banké ṫuḋʰ bʰaavaa sar naavaa.

O my Beloved, Beauteous Lord God, please listen: I sing Your Glories, and merge in Your Being. If it is pleasing to Your Will, I bathe in the sacred pool within.

ਗੰਗ ਜਮੁਨ ਤਹ ਬੇਣੀ ਸੰਗਮ ਸਾਤ ਸਮੁੰਦ ਸਮਾਵਾ ॥

Gang jamun ṫah béṇee sangam saaṫ samunḋ samaavaa.

The Ganges, Jamuna, the sacred meeting place of the three rivers, the seven seas,

ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਪੂਜਾ ਪਰਮੇਸੁਰ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਤਾ ॥

Punn ḋaan poojaa parmésur jug jug éko jaaṫaa.

charity, donations, adoration and worship all rest in the Transcendent Lord God; throughout the ages, I realize the One.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਾਘਿ ਮਹਾ ਰਸੁ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਅਠਸਠਿ ਤੀਰਥ ਨਾਤਾ ॥੧੫॥

Naanak maagʰ mahaa ras har jap atʰsatʰ ṫiraṫʰ naaṫaa. ||15||

O Nanak! In Maagh, the most sublime essence is meditation on the Lord; this is the cleansing bath of the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||15||

ਫਲਗੁਨਿ ਮਨਿ ਰਹਸੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੁ ਸੁਭਾਇਆ ॥

Falgun man rahsee parém subʰaa▫i▫aa.

In Phalgun, her mind is enraptured, pleased by the Love of her Beloved.

ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਰਹਸੁ ਭਇਆ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥

An▫ḋin rahas bʰa▫i▫aa aap gavaa▫i▫aa.

Night and day, she is enraptured, and her selfishness is gone.

ਮਨ ਮੋਹੁ ਚੁਕਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਘਰਿ ਆਓ ॥

Man moh chukaa▫i▫aa jaa ṫis bʰaa▫i▫aa kar kirpaa gʰar aa▫o.

Emotional attachment is eradicated from her mind, when it pleases Him; in His Mercy, He comes to my home.

ਬਹੁਤੇ ਵੇਸ ਕਰੀ ਪਿਰ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਮਹਲੀ ਲਹਾ ਨ ਥਾਓ ॥

Bahuṫé vés karee pir baajʰahu mahlee lahaa na ṫʰaa▫o.

I dress in various clothes, but without my Beloved, I shall not find a place in the Mansion of His Presence.

ਹਾਰ ਡੋਰ ਰਸ ਪਾਟ ਪਟੰਬਰ ਪਿਰਿ ਲੋੜੀ ਸੀਗਾਰੀ ॥

Haar dor ras paat patambar pir loṛee seegaaree.

I have adorned myself with garlands of flowers, pearl necklaces, scented oils and silk robes.

ਨਾਨਕ ਮੇਲਿ ਲਈ ਗੁਰਿ ਅਪਣੈ ਘਰਿ ਵਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਨਾਰੀ ॥੧੬॥

Naanak mél la▫ee gur apṇæ gʰar var paa▫i▫aa naaree. ||16||

O Nanak! The Guru has united me with Him. The soul-bride has found her Husband Lord, within the home of her own heart. ||16||

ਬੇ ਦਸ ਮਾਹ ਰੁਤੀ ਥਿਤੀ ਵਾਰ ਭਲੇ ॥

Bé ḋas maah ruṫee ṫʰiṫee vaar bʰalé.

The twelve months, the seasons, the weeks, the days are sublime,

ਘੜੀ ਮੂਰਤ ਪਲ ਸਾਚੇ ਆਏ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੇ ॥

Gʰaṛee mooraṫ pal saaché aa▫é sahj milé.

and so are the hours, the minutes and the seconds, when the True Lord comes and meets her with natural ease.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਕਾਰਜ ਸਾਰੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭ ਬਿਧਿ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

Parabʰ milé pi▫aaré kaaraj saaré karṫaa sabʰ biḋʰ jaaṇæ.

God, my Beloved, has met me, and my affairs are all resolved. The Creator Lord knows all ways and means.

ਜਿਨਿ ਸੀਗਾਰੀ ਤਿਸਹਿ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਮੇਲੁ ਭਇਆ ਰੰਗੁ ਮਾਣੈ ॥

Jin seegaaree ṫisėh pi▫aaree mél bʰa▫i▫aa rang maaṇæ.

I am loved by the One who has embellished and exalted me; I have met Him, and I savor His Love.

ਘਰਿ ਸੇਜ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਜਾ ਪਿਰਿ ਰਾਵੀ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਭਾਗੋ ॥

Gʰar séj suhaavee jaa pir raavee gurmukʰ masṫak bʰaago.

The bed of my heart becomes beautiful, when my Husband Lord ravishes me. As Gurmukh, the destiny on my forehead has been awakened and activated.

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