ਆਪੇ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਸਾਜਿ ॥ आपे कुदरति करे साजि ॥ Aapé kuḋraṫ karé saaj. By His Creative Power, God fashioned the creation. ਬਸੰਤੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ बसंतु महला १ ॥ Basanṫ mėhlaa 1. Basant, First Mehl: ਸਚੁ ਆਪਿ ਨਿਬੇੜੇ ਰਾਜੁ ਰਾਜਿ ॥ सचु आपि निबेड़े राजु राजि ॥ Sach aap nibéṛé raaj raaj. The King of kings Himself administers true justice. ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਸੰਗਿ ਸਾਥਿ ॥ गुरमति ऊतम संगि साथि ॥ Gurmaṫ ooṫam sang saaṫʰ. The most sublime Word of the Guru’s Teachings is always with us. ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਰਸਾਇਣੁ ਸਹਜਿ ਆਥਿ ॥੧॥ हरि नामु रसाइणु सहजि आथि ॥१॥ Har naam rasaa▫iṇ sahj aaṫʰ. ||1|| The wealth of the Lord’s Name, the source of nectar, is easily acquired. ||1|| ਮਤ ਬਿਸਰਸਿ ਰੇ ਮਨ ਰਾਮ ਬੋਲਿ ॥ मत बिसरसि रे मन राम बोलि ॥ Maṫ bisras ré man raam bol. So, chant the Name of the Lord; do not forget it, O my mind. ਅਪਰੰਪਰੁ ਅਗਮ ਅਗੋਚਰੁ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਤੁਲਾਏ ਅਤੁਲੁ ਤੋਲਿ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ अपर्मपरु अगम अगोचरु गुरमुखि हरि आपि तुलाए अतुलु तोलि ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥ Aprampar agam agochar gurmukʰ har aap ṫulaa▫é aṫul ṫol. ||1|| rahaa▫o. The Lord is Infinite, Inaccessible and Incomprehensible; His weight cannot be weighed, but He Himself allows the Gurmukh to weigh Him. ||1||Pause|| ਗੁਰ ਚਰਨ ਸਰੇਵਹਿ ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਤੋਰ ॥ गुर चरन सरेवहि गुरसिख तोर ॥ Gur charan sarévėh gursikʰ ṫor. Your GurSikhs serve at the Guru’s Feet. ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵ ਤਰੇ ਤਜਿ ਮੇਰ ਤੋਰ ॥ गुर सेव तरे तजि मेर तोर ॥ Gur sév ṫaré ṫaj mér ṫor. Serving the Guru, they are carried across; they have abandoned any distinction between ’mine’ and ’yours’. ਨਰ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਲੋਭੀ ਮਨਿ ਕਠੋਰ ॥ नर निंदक लोभी मनि कठोर ॥ Nar ninḋak lobʰee man katʰor. The slanderous and greedy people are hard-hearted. ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵ ਨ ਭਾਈ ਸਿ ਚੋਰ ਚੋਰ ॥੨॥ गुर सेव न भाई सि चोर चोर ॥२॥ Gur sév na bʰaa▫ee sė chor chor. ||2|| Those who do not love to serve the Guru are the most thieving of thieves. ||2|| ਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਠਾ ਬਖਸੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਭਾਉ ॥ गुरु तुठा बखसे भगति भाउ ॥ Gur ṫutʰaa bakʰsé bʰagaṫ bʰaa▫o. When the Guru is pleased, He blesses the mortals with loving devotional worship of the Lord. ਗੁਰਿ ਤੁਠੈ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਰਿ ਮਹਲਿ ਠਾਉ ॥ गुरि तुठै पाईऐ हरि महलि ठाउ ॥ Gur ṫutʰæ paa▫ee▫æ har mahal tʰaa▫o. When the Guru is pleased, the mortal obtains a place in the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence. ਪਰਹਰਿ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਜਾਗੁ ॥ परहरि निंदा हरि भगति जागु ॥ Par▫har ninḋaa har bʰagaṫ jaag. So, renounce slander, and awaken in devotional worship of the Lord. ਹਰਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸੁਹਾਵੀ ਕਰਮਿ ਭਾਗੁ ॥੩॥ हरि भगति सुहावी करमि भागु ॥३॥ Har bʰagaṫ suhaavee karam bʰaag. ||3|| Devotion to the Lord is wonderful; it comes through good karma and destiny. ||3|| ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਕਰੇ ਦਾਤਿ ॥ गुरु मेलि मिलावै करे दाति ॥ Gur mél milaavæ karé ḋaaṫ. The Guru unites in union with the Lord, and grants the gift of the Name. ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਕੇਇ ॥੪॥੭॥ कहु नानक पावहि विरले केइ ॥४॥७॥ Kaho Naanak paavahi virlé ké▫é. ||4||7|| Says Nanak, those who receive it are very rare indeed. ||4||7|| ਗੁਰਸਿਖ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਦਿਨਸੁ ਰਾਤਿ ॥ गुरसिख पिआरे दिनसु राति ॥ Gursikʰ pi▫aaré ḋinas raaṫ. The Guru loves His Sikhs, day and night. ਫਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਗੁਰੁ ਤੁਸਿ ਦੇਇ ॥ फलु नामु परापति गुरु तुसि देइ ॥ Fal naam paraapaṫ gur ṫus ḋé▫é. They obtain the fruit of the Naam, when the Guru’s favor is bestowed.