ਐਸੀ ਭਵਰਾ ਬਾਸੁ ਲੇ ॥
aisee bhavraa baas lay.
O bumble bee, suck in that fragrance,
ਤਰਵਰ ਫੂਲੇ ਬਨ ਹਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
tarvar foolay ban haray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
which causes the trees to flower, and the woods to grow lush foliage. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O bumblebee, drink in that fragrance —
the scent that bursts the trees into blossom and turns the whole woods green.
Drink in the fragrance of the Naam that turns the whole woods green.
Drink in the fragrance that makes the trees flower and the woods turn green.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad, and its fullest spring picture. Aisee bhavraa baas lay — bee, take in that fragrance. Tarvar foole ban haray: the scent that flowers the trees and greens the woods. The Naam, the living presence of the One, is pictured as the very fragrance that wakes spring.
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