बारह माहा मांझ महला ५ घरु ४ ॥
Baarah Maahaa ~ The Twelve Months: Maajh, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House:
ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
किरति करम के वीछुड़े करि किरपा मेलहु राम ॥
By the actions we have committed, we are separated from You. Please show Your Mercy, and unite us with Yourself, Lord.
चारि कुंट दह दिस भ्रमे थकि आए प्रभ की साम ॥
We have grown weary of wandering to the four corners of the earth and in the ten directions. We have come to Your Sanctuary, God.
धेनु दुधै ते बाहरी कितै न आवै काम ॥
Without milk, a cow serves no purpose.
जल बिनु साख कुमलावती उपजहि नाही दाम ॥
Without water, the crop withers, and it will not bring a good price.
हरि नाह न मिलीऐ साजनै कत पाईऐ बिसराम ॥
If we do not meet the Lord, our Friend, how can we find our place of rest?
जितु घरि हरि कंतु न प्रगटई भठि नगर से ग्राम ॥
Those homes, those hearts, in which the Husband Lord is not manifest-those towns and villages are like burning furnaces.
स्रब सीगार तंबोल रस सणु देही सभ खाम ॥
All decorations, the chewing of betel to sweeten the breath, and the body itself, are all useless and vain.
प्रभ सुआमी कंत विहूणीआ मीत सजण सभि जाम ॥
Without God, our Husband, our Lord and Master, all friends and companions are like the Messenger of Death.
नानक की बेनंतीआ करि किरपा दीजै नामु ॥
This is Nanak's prayer: "Please show Your Mercy, and bestow Your Name.
हरि मेलहु सुआमी संगि प्रभ जिस का निहचल धाम ॥१॥
O my Lord and Master, please unite me with Yourself, O God, in the Eternal Mansion of Your Presence". ||1||
चेति गोविंदु अराधीऐ होवै अनंदु घणा ॥
In the month of Chayt, by meditating on the Lord of the Universe, a deep and profound joy arises.
संत जना मिलि पाईऐ रसना नामु भणा ॥
Meeting with the humble Saints, the Lord is found, as we chant His Name with our tongues.
जिनि पाइआ प्रभु आपणा आए तिसहि गणा ॥
Those who have found God-blessed is their coming into this world.
इकु खिनु तिसु बिनु जीवणा बिरथा जनमु जणा ॥
Those who live without Him, for even an instant-their lives are rendered useless.
जलि थलि महीअलि पूरिआ रविआ विचि वणा ॥
The Lord is totally pervading the water, the land, and all space. He is contained in the forests as well.
सो प्रभु चिति न आवई कितड़ा दुखु गणा ॥
Those who do not remember God-how much pain must they suffer!
जिनी राविआ सो प्रभू तिंना भागु मणा ॥
Those who dwell upon their God have great good fortune.
हरि दरसन कंउ मनु लोचदा नानक पिआस मना ॥
My mind yearns for the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. O Nanak, my mind is so thirsty!
चेति मिलाए सो प्रभू तिस कै पाइ लगा ॥२॥
I touch the feet of one who unites me with God in the month of Chayt. ||2||
वैसाखि धीरनि किउ वाढीआ जिना प्रेम बिछोहु ॥
In the month of Vaisaakh, how can the bride be patient? She is separated from her Beloved.
हरि साजनु पुरखु विसारि कै लगी माइआ धोहु ॥
She has forgotten the Lord, her Life-companion, her Master; she has become attached to Maya, the deceitful one.
पुत्र कलत्र न संगि धना हरि अविनासी ओहु ॥
Neither son, nor spouse, nor wealth shall go along with you-only the Eternal Lord.
पलचि पलचि सगली मुई झूठै धंधै मोहु ॥
Entangled and enmeshed in the love of false occupations, the whole world is perishing.
इकसु हरि के नाम बिनु अगै लईअहि खोहि ॥
Without the Naam, the Name of the One Lord, they lose their lives in the hereafter.
दयु विसारि विगुचणा प्रभ बिनु अवरु न कोइ ॥
Forgetting the Merciful Lord, they are ruined. Without God, there is no other at all.
प्रीतम चरणी जो लगे तिन की निरमल सोइ ॥
Pure is the reputation of those who are attached to the Feet of the Beloved Lord.
नानक की प्रभ बेनती प्रभ मिलहु परापति होइ ॥
Nanak makes this prayer to God: "Please, come and unite me with Yourself."
वैसाखु सुहावा तां लगै जा संतु भेटै हरि सोइ ॥३॥
The month of Vaisaakh is beautiful and pleasant, when the Saint causes me to meet the Lord. ||3||
हरि जेठि जुड़ंदा लोड़ीऐ जिसु अगै सभि निवंनि ॥
In the month of Jayt'h, the bride longs to meet with the Lord. All bow in humility before Him.
हरि सजण दावणि लगिआ किसै न देई बंनि ॥
One who has grasped the hem of the robe of the Lord, the True Friend-no one can keep him in bondage.
माणक मोती नामु प्रभ उन लगै नाही संनि ॥
God's Name is the Jewel, the Pearl. It cannot be stolen or taken away.
रंग सभे नाराइणै जेते मनि भावंनि ॥
In the Lord are all pleasures which please the mind.
जो हरि लोड़े सो करे सोई जीअ करंनि ॥
As the Lord wishes, so He acts, and so His creatures act.
जो प्रभि कीते आपणे सेई कहीअहि धंनि ॥
They alone are called blessed, whom God has made His Own.
आपण लीआ जे मिलै विछुड़ि किउ रोवंनि ॥
If people could meet the Lord by their own efforts, why would they be crying out in the pain of separation?
साधू संगु परापते नानक रंग माणंनि ॥
Meeting Him in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O Nanak, celestial bliss is enjoyed.
हरि जेठु रंगीला तिसु धणी जिस कै भागु मथंनि ॥४॥
In the month of Jayt'h, the playful Husband Lord meets her, upon whose forehead such good destiny is recorded. ||4||
आसाड़ु तपंदा तिसु लगै हरि नाहु न जिंना पासि ॥
The month of Aasaarh seems burning hot, to those who are not close to their Husband Lord.
जगजीवन पुरखु तिआगि कै माणस संदी आस ॥
They have forsaken God the Primal Being, the Life of the World, and they have come to rely upon mere mortals.
दुयै भाइ विगुचीऐ गलि पईसु जम की फास ॥
In the love of duality, the soul-bride is ruined; around her neck she wears the noose of Death.
जेहा बीजै सो लुणै मथै जो लिखिआसु ॥
As you plant, so shall you harvest; your destiny is recorded on your forehead.
रैणि विहाणी पछुताणी उठि चली गई निरास ॥
The life-night passes away, and in the end, one comes to regret and repent, and then depart with no hope at all.
जिन कौ साधू भेटीऐ सो दरगह होइ खलासु ॥
Those who meet with the Holy Saints are liberated in the Court of the Lord.
करि किरपा प्रभ आपणी तेरे दरसन होइ पिआस ॥
Show Your Mercy to me, O God; I am thirsty for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.
प्रभ तुधु बिनु दूजा को नही नानक की अरदासि ॥
Without You, God, there is no other at all. This is Nanak's humble prayer.
आसाड़ु सुहंदा तिसु लगै जिसु मनि हरि चरण निवास ॥५॥
The month of Aasaarh is pleasant, when the Feet of the Lord abide in the mind. ||5||
सावणि सरसी कामणी चरन कमल सिउ पिआरु ॥
In the month of Saawan, the soul-bride is happy, if she falls in love with the Lotus Feet of the Lord.
मनु तनु रता सच रंगि इको नामु अधारु ॥
Her mind and body are imbued with the Love of the True One; His Name is her only Support.
बिखिआ रंग कूड़ाविआ दिसनि सभे छारु ॥
The pleasures of corruption are false. All that is seen shall turn to ashes.
हरि अंम्रित बूंद सुहावणी मिलि साधू पीवणहारु ॥
The drops of the Lord's Nectar are so beautiful! Meeting the Holy Saint, we drink these in.
वणु तिणु प्रभ संगि मउलिआ संम्रथ पुरख अपारु ॥
The forests and the meadows are rejuvenated and refreshed with the Love of God, the All-powerful, Infinite Primal Being.
हरि मिलणै नो मनु लोचदा करमि मिलावणहारु ॥
My mind yearns to meet the Lord. If only He would show His Mercy, and unite me with Himself!
जिनी सखीए प्रभु पाइआ हंउ तिन कै सद बलिहार ॥
Those brides who have obtained God-I am forever a sacrifice to them.
नानक हरि जी मइआ करि सबदि सवारणहारु ॥
O Nanak, when the Dear Lord shows kindness, He adorns His bride with the Word of His Shabad.
सावणु तिना सुहागणी जिन राम नामु उरि हारु ॥६॥
Saawan is delightful for those happy soul-brides whose hearts are adorned with the Necklace of the Lord's Name. ||6||
भादुइ भरमि भुलाणीआ दूजै लगा हेतु ॥
In the month of Bhaadon, she is deluded by doubt, because of her attachment to duality.
लख सीगार बणाइआ कारजि नाही केतु ॥
She may wear thousands of ornaments, but they are of no use at all.
जितु दिनि देह बिनससी तितु वेलै कहसनि प्रेतु ॥
On that day when the body perishes-at that time, she becomes a ghost.
पकड़ि चलाइनि दूत जम किसै न देनी भेतु ॥
The Messenger of Death seizes and holds her, and does not tell anyone his secret.
छडि खड़ोते खिनै माहि जिन सिउ लगा हेतु ॥
And her loved ones-in an instant, they move on, leaving her all alone.
हथ मरोड़ै तनु कपे सिआहहु होआ सेतु ॥
She wrings her hands, her body writhes in pain, and she turns from black to white.
जेहा बीजै सो लुणै करमा संदड़ा खेतु ॥
As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma.
नानक प्रभ सरणागती चरण बोहिथ प्रभ देतु ॥
Nanak seeks God's Sanctuary; God has given him the Boat of His Feet.
से भादुइ नरकि न पाईअहि गुरु रखण वाला हेतु ॥७॥
Those who love the Guru, the Protector and Savior, in Bhaadon, shall not be thrown down into hell. ||7||
असुनि प्रेम उमाहड़ा किउ मिलीऐ हरि जाइ ॥
In the month of Assu, my love for the Lord overwhelms me. How can I go and meet the Lord?
मनि तनि पिआस दरसन घणी कोई आणि मिलावै माइ ॥
My mind and body are so thirsty for the Blessed Vision of His Darshan. Won't someone please come and lead me to him, O my mother.
संत सहाई प्रेम के हउ तिन कै लागा पाइ ॥
The Saints are the helpers of the Lord's lovers; I fall and touch their feet.
विणु प्रभ किउ सुखु पाईऐ दूजी नाही जाइ ॥
Without God, how can I find peace? There is nowhere else to go.
जिंनी चाखिआ प्रेम रसु से त्रिपति रहे आघाइ ॥
Those who have tasted the sublime essence of His Love, remain satisfied and fulfilled.
आपु तिआगि बिनती करहि लेहु प्रभू लड़ि लाइ ॥
They renounce their selfishness and conceit, and they pray, "God, please attach me to the hem of Your robe."
जो हरि कंति मिलाईआ सि विछुड़ि कतहि न जाइ ॥
Those whom the Husband Lord has united with Himself, shall not be separated from Him again.
प्रभ विणु दूजा को नही नानक हरि सरणाइ ॥
Without God, there is no other at all. Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of the Lord.
असू सुखी वसंदीआ जिना मइआ हरि राइ ॥८॥
In Assu, the Lord, the Sovereign King, has granted His Mercy, and they dwell in peace. ||8||
कतिकि करम कमावणे दोसु न काहू जोगु ॥
In the month of Katak, do good deeds. Do not try to blame anyone else.
परमेसर ते भुलिआं विआपनि सभे रोग ॥
Forgetting the Transcendent Lord, all sorts of illnesses are contracted.
वेमुख होए राम ते लगनि जनम विजोग ॥
Those who turn their backs on the Lord shall be separated from Him and consigned to reincarnation, over and over again.
खिन महि कउड़े होइ गए जितड़े माइआ भोग ॥
In an instant, all of Maya's sensual pleasures turn bitter.
विचु न कोई करि सकै किस थै रोवहि रोज ॥
No one can then serve as your intermediary. Unto whom can we turn and cry?
कीता किछू न होवई लिखिआ धुरि संजोग ॥
By one's own actions, nothing can be done; destiny was pre-determined from the very beginning.
वडभागी मेरा प्रभु मिलै तां उतरहि सभि बिओग ॥
By great good fortune, I meet my God, and then all pain of separation departs.
नानक कउ प्रभ राखि लेहि मेरे साहिब बंदी मोच ॥
Please protect Nanak, God; O my Lord and Master, please release me from bondage.
कतिक होवै साधसंगु बिनसहि सभे सोच ॥९॥
In Katak, in the Company of the Holy, all anxiety vanishes. ||9||
मंघिरि माहि सोहंदीआ हरि पिर संगि बैठड़ीआह ॥
In the month of Maghar, those who sit with their Beloved Husband Lord are beautiful.
तिन की सोभा किआ गणी जि साहिबि मेलड़ीआह ॥
How can their glory be measured? Their Lord and Master blends them with Himself.
तनु मनु मउलिआ राम सिउ संगि साध सहेलड़ीआह ॥
Their bodies and minds blossom forth in the Lord; they have the companionship of the Holy Saints.
साध जना ते बाहरी से रहनि इकेलड़ीआह ॥
Those who lack the Company of the Holy, remain all alone.
तिन दुखु न कबहू उतरै से जम कै वसि पड़ीआह ॥
Their pain never departs, and they fall into the grip of the Messenger of Death.
जिनी राविआ प्रभु आपणा से दिसनि नित खड़ीआह ॥
Those who have ravished and enjoyed their God, are seen to be continually exalted and uplifted.
रतन जवेहर लाल हरि कंठि तिना जड़ीआह ॥
They wear the Necklace of the jewels, emeralds and rubies of the Lord's Name.
नानक बांछै धूड़ि तिन प्रभ सरणी दरि पड़ीआह ॥
Nanak seeks the dust of the feet of those who take to the Sanctuary of the Lord's Door.
मंघिरि प्रभु आराधणा बहुड़ि न जनमड़ीआह ॥१०॥
Those who worship and adore God in Maghar, do not suffer the cycle of reincarnation ever again. ||10||
पोखि तुखारु न विआपई कंठि मिलिआ हरि नाहु ॥
In the month of Poh, the cold does not touch those, whom the Husband Lord hugs close in His Embrace.
मनु बेधिआ चरनारबिंद दरसनि लगड़ा साहु ॥
Their minds are transfixed by His Lotus Feet. They are attached to the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan.
ओट गोविंद गोपाल राइ सेवा सुआमी लाहु ॥
Seek the Protection of the Lord of the Universe; His service is truly profitable.
बिखिआ पोहि न सकई मिलि साधू गुण गाहु ॥
Corruption shall not touch you, when you join the Holy Saints and sing the Lord's Praises.
जह ते उपजी तह मिली सची प्रीति समाहु ॥
From where it originated, there the soul is blended again. It is absorbed in the Love of the True Lord.
करु गहि लीनी पारब्रहमि बहुड़ि न विछुड़ीआहु ॥
When the Supreme Lord God grasps someone's hand, he shall never again suffer separation from Him.
बारि जाउ लख बेरीआ हरि सजणु अगम अगाहु ॥
I am a sacrifice, 100,000 times, to the Lord, my Friend, the Unapproachable and Unfathomable.
सरम पई नाराइणै नानक दरि पईआहु ॥
Please preserve my honor, Lord; Nanak begs at Your Door.
पोखु सुोहंदा सरब सुख जिसु बखसे वेपरवाहु ॥११॥
Poh is beautiful, and all comforts come to that one, whom the Carefree Lord has forgiven. ||11||
माघि मजनु संगि साधूआ धूड़ी करि इसनानु ॥
In the month of Maagh, let your cleansing bath be the dust of the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
हरि का नामु धिआइ सुणि सभना नो करि दानु ॥
Meditate and listen to the Name of the Lord, and give it to everyone.
जनम करम मलु उतरै मन ते जाइ गुमानु ॥
In this way, the filth of lifetimes of karma shall be removed, and egotistical pride shall vanish from your mind.
कामि करोधि न मोहीऐ बिनसै लोभु सुआनु ॥
Sexual desire and anger shall not seduce you, and the dog of greed shall depart.
सचै मारगि चलदिआ उसतति करे जहानु ॥
Those who walk on the Path of Truth shall be praised throughout the world.
अठसठि तीरथ सगल पुंन जीअ दइआ परवानु ॥
Be kind to all beings-this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and the giving of charity.
जिस नो देवै दइआ करि सोई पुरखु सुजानु ॥
That person, upon whom the Lord bestows His Mercy, is a wise person.
जिना मिलिआ प्रभु आपणा नानक तिन कुरबानु ॥
Nanak is a sacrifice to those who have merged with God.
माघि सुचे से कांढीअहि जिन पूरा गुरु मिहरवानु ॥१२॥
In Maagh, they alone are known as true, unto whom the Perfect Guru is Merciful. ||12||
फलगुणि अनंद उपारजना हरि सजण प्रगटे आइ ॥
In the month of Phalgun, bliss comes to those, unto whom the Lord, the Friend, has been revealed.
संत सहाई राम के करि किरपा दीआ मिलाइ ॥
The Saints, the Lord's helpers, in their mercy, have united me with Him.
सेज सुहावी सरब सुख हुणि दुखा नाही जाइ ॥
My bed is beautiful, and I have all comforts. I feel no sadness at all.
इछ पुनी वडभागणी वरु पाइआ हरि राइ ॥
My desires have been fulfilled-by great good fortune, I have obtained the Sovereign Lord as my Husband.
मिलि सहीआ मंगलु गावही गीत गोविंद अलाइ ॥
Join with me, my sisters, and sing the songs of rejoicing and the Hymns of the Lord of the Universe.
हरि जेहा अवरु न दिसई कोई दूजा लवै न लाइ ॥
There is no other like the Lord-there is no equal to Him.
हलतु पलतु सवारिओनु निहचल दितीअनु जाइ ॥
He embellishes this world and the world hereafter, and He gives us our permanent home there.
संसार सागर ते रखिअनु बहुड़ि न जनमै धाइ ॥
He rescues us from the world-ocean; never again do we have to run the cycle of reincarnation.
जिहवा एक अनेक गुण तरे नानक चरणी पाइ ॥
I have only one tongue, but Your Glorious Virtues are beyond counting. Nanak is saved, falling at Your Feet.
फलगुणि नित सलाहीऐ जिस नो तिलु न तमाइ ॥१३॥
In Phalgun, praise Him continually; He has not even an iota of greed. ||13||
जिनि जिनि नामु धिआइआ तिन के काज सरे ॥
Those who meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord-their affairs are all resolved.
हरि गुरु पूरा आराधिआ दरगह सचि खरे ॥
Those who meditate on the Perfect Guru, the Lord-Incarnate-they are judged true in the Court of the Lord.
सरब सुखा निधि चरण हरि भउजलु बिखमु तरे ॥
The Lord's Feet are the Treasure of all peace and comfort for them; they cross over the terrifying and treacherous world-ocean.
प्रेम भगति तिन पाईआ बिखिआ नाहि जरे ॥
They obtain love and devotion, and they do not burn in corruption.
कूड़ गए दुबिधा नसी पूरन सचि भरे ॥
Falsehood has vanished, duality has been erased, and they are totally overflowing with Truth.
पारब्रहमु प्रभु सेवदे मन अंदरि एकु धरे ॥
They serve the Supreme Lord God, and enshrine the One Lord within their minds.
माह दिवस मूरत भले जिस कउ नदरि करे ॥
The months, the days, and the moments are auspicious, for those upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace.
नानकु मंगै दरस दानु किरपा करहु हरे ॥१४॥१॥
Nanak begs for the blessing of Your Vision, O Lord. Please, shower Your Mercy upon me! ||14||1||