ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ (੧੧੮੫-੩)ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਦੇਖੁ ਫੂਲ ਫੂਲ ਫੂਲੇ ॥
daykh fool fool foolay.
Behold the flowers flowering, and the blossoms blossoming forth!
ਅਹੰ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਤਿਆਗੇ ॥
ahaN ti-aag ti-aagay.
Renounce and abandon your egotism.
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਪਾਗੇ ॥
charan kamal paagay.
Grasp hold of His Lotus Feet.
ਤੁਮ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਭਾਗੇ ॥
tum milhu parabh sabhaagay.
Meet with God, O blessed one.
ਹਰਿਚੇਤਿ ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
har chayt man mayray. rahaa-o.
O my mind, remain conscious of the Lord. Pause
ਸਘਨ ਬਾਸੁ ਕੂਲੇ ॥
saghan baas koolay.
The tender young plants smell so good,
ਇਕਿ ਰਹੇ ਸੂਕਿ ਕਠੂਲੇ ॥
ik rahay sook kathoolay.
while others remain like dry wood.
ਬਸੰਤ ਰੁਤਿ ਆਈ ॥
basant rut aa-ee.
The season of spring has come;
ਪਰਫੂਲਤਾਰਹੇ ॥੧॥
parfooltaa rahay. 1
it blossoms forth luxuriantly. 1
ਅਬ ਕਲੂ ਆਇਓ ਰੇ ॥
ab kaloo aa-i-o ray.
Now, the Dark Age of Kali Yuga has come.
ਇਕੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਬੋਵਹੁ ਬੋਵਹੁ ॥
ik naam bovhu bovhu.
Plant the Naam, the Name of the One Lord.
ਅਨ ਰੂਤਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
an root naahee naahee.
It is not the season to plant other seeds.
ਮਤੁ ਭਰਮਿਭੂਲਹੁ ਭੂਲਹੁ ॥
mat bharam bhoolahu bhoolahu.
Do not wander lost in doubt and delusion.
ਗੁਰ ਮਿਲੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਏ ॥ਜਿਸੁ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਹੈ ਲੇਖਾ ॥
gur milay har paa-ay. jis mastak hai laykhaa.
One who has such destiny written on his forehead, shall meet with the Guru and find
the Lord.
ਮਨ ਰੁਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਰੇ ॥
man rut naam ray.
O mortal, this is the season of the Naam.
ਗੁਨ ਕਹੇ ਨਾਨਕਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰੇ ॥੨॥੧੮॥
gun kahay naanak har haray har haray. 218
Nanak utters the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. 218
Bibi Jaswant Kaur ji sang on 13th January at Mata Sundri Gurdwara. She sang two shabads in Raag Basant and one in Raag Malhar.Though the Basant is when the mind blossoms like a flower on meeting 'The Lord' and malahar is to be sung when his love is showered on this dry parched mind. Outward seasons have little to do with those blessed with his love. They can enjoy Basant or Malhar whenever they communicate with him. But for sinners like me these flowers and raag Basant together can do wonders! similarly Rain with raag Malhar can mesmerize me...
File photo of Bhai Avtar Singh ji on 4th November 2005 At Bhai Vir Singh Sadan, New Delhi
An artist's imagination- though, those who play the rabab know better but I think the jeel is held in right hand and left hand glides over the strings. But here it is the opposite.
