ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
basant mehlaa 1.
Basant, First Mehl:
ਚੰਚਲੁ ਚੀਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਾਰਾ ॥
chanchal cheet na paavai paaraa.
The fickle consciousness cannot find the Lord's limits.
ਆਵਤ ਜਾਤ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ਬਾਰਾ ॥
aavat jaat na laagai baaraa.
It is caught in non-stop coming and going.
ਦੂਖੁ ਘਣੋ ਮਰੀਐ ਕਰਤਾਰਾ ॥
dookh ghano maree-ai kartaaraa.
I am suffering and dying, O my Creator.
ਬਿਨੁ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ ਕੋ ਕਰੈ ਨ ਸਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
bin pareetam ko karai na saaraa. ||1||
No one cares for me, except my Beloved. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The restless mind cannot find where the One ends.
It keeps coming and going, again and again, without a pause.
I hurt so much it feels like dying, O my Creator.
No one looks after me except my Beloved.
A restless mind wears you out; the Beloved's care is always there.
A restless mind darts back and forth and wears itself out, and only the Beloved looks after it.
Chanchal cheet na paavai paaraa: the fickle mind cannot reach the far shore; it is caught in restless coming and going. The turn is bin preetam ko karai na saaraa: no one cares for me except my Beloved.
A Question to Sit With
When you feel worn out, who or what steadies you?
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