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English translation of
Holy Guru Granth Sahib

English translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
taken from http://www.gurbanifiles.com/

Raag Basant - Part 019

1186 : 888
You are the Great Giver; You are so very Wise. There is no other like You.

1186 : 889
You are my All-powerful Lord and Master; I do not know how to worship You. ||3||

1186 : 890
Your Mansion is imperceptible, O my Beloved; it is so difficult to accept Your Will.

1186 : 891
Says Nanak, I have collapsed at Your Door, Lord. I am foolish and ignorant - please save me! ||4||2||20||

1186 : 892
Basant Hindol, Fifth Mehl:

1186 : 893
The mortal does not know the Primal Lord God; he does not understand hmself. He is engrossed in doubt and egotism. ||1||

1186 : 894
My Father is the Supreme Lord God, my Master.

1186 : 895
I am unworthy, but please save me anyway. ||1||Pause||

1186 : 896
Creation and destruction come only from God; this is what the Lord's humble servants believe. ||2||

1186 : 897
Only those who are imbued with God's Name are judged to be peaceful in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||3||

1186 : 898
It is the Guru's Word that carries us across; Nanak cannot think of any other way. ||4||3||21||

1186 : 899
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

1186 : 900
Raag Basant Hindol, Ninth Mehl:

1186 : 901
O Holy Saints, know that this body is false.

1186 : 902
The Lord who dwells within it - recognize that He alone is real. ||1||Pause||

1186 : 903
The wealth of this world is only a dream; why are you so proud of it?

1186 : 904
None of it shall go along with you in the end; why do you cling to it? ||1||

1186 : 905
Leave behind both praise and slander; enshrine the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises within your heart.

1186 : 906
O servant Nanak, the One Primal Being, the Lord God, is totally permeating everywhere. ||2||1||

1186 : 907
Basant, Ninth Mehl:

1186 : 908
The heart of the sinner is filled with unfulfilled sexual desire.

Continued...

1186 : 909
He cannot control his fickle mind. ||1||Pause||

1186 : 910
The Yogis, wandering ascetics and renunciates

1186 : 911
- this net is cast over them all. ||1||

1186 : 912
Those who contemplate the Name of the Lord

1186 : 913
cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||

1186 : 914
Servant Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord.

1186 : 915
Please bestow the blessing of Your Name, that he may continue to sing Your Glorious Praises. ||3||2||

1186 : 916
Basant, Ninth Mehl:

1186 : 917
O mother, I have gathered the wealth of the Lord's Name.

1186 : 918
My mind has stopped its wanderings, and now, it has come to rest. ||1||Pause||

1186 : 919
Attachment to Maya has run away from my body, and immaculate spiritual wisdom has welled up within me.

1186 : 920
Greed and attachment cannot even touch me; I have grasped hold of devotional worship of the Lord. ||1||

1186 : 921
The cynicism of countless lifetimes has been eradicated, since I obtained the jewel of the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

1186 : 922
My mind was rid of all its desires, and I was absorbed in the peace of my own inner being. ||2||

1186 : 923
That person, unto whom the Merciful Lord shows compassion, sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

1186 : 924
Says Nanak, this wealth is gathered only by the Gurmukh. ||3||3||

1186 : 925
Basant, Ninth Mehl:

1186 : 926
O my mind, how can you forget the Lord's Name?

1186 : 927
When the body perishes, you shall have to deal with the Messenger of Death. ||1||Pause||

1186 : 928
This world is just a hill of smoke.

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-- Raag Basant - Part 019 --


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