bwxI sDny kI rwgu iblwvlu

baanee sadhhanae kee raag bilaavalu

The Word Of Sadhana, Raag Bilaaval:

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aucwrx <> : ie`k-EAMkwr

ik oankaar sathigur prasaadh ||

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

inRp kµinAw ky kwrnY ieku BieAw ByKDwrI ]

nrip kanniaa kae kaaranai eik bhaeiaa bhaekhadhhaaree ||

For a king's daughter, a man disguised himself as Vishnu.

kwmwrQI suAwrQI vw kI pYj svwrI ]1]

aucwrx kw-mwrQI; su-AwrQI; vw kI: v`Krw krky

kaamaarathhee suaarathhee vaa kee paij savaaree ||1||

He did it for sexual exploitation, and for selfish motives, but the Lord protected his honor. ||1||

qv gun khw jgq gurw jau krmu n nwsY ]

aucwrx gurw: ibMdI rihq bolo

thav gun kehaa jagath guraa jo karam n naasai ||

What is Your value, O Guru of the world, if You will not erase the karma of my past actions?

isMG srn kq jweIAY jau jµbuku gRwsY ]1] rhwau ]

singh saran kath jaaeeai jo janbuk graasai ||1|| rehaao ||

Why seek safety from a lion, if one is to be eaten by a jackal? ||1||Pause||

eyk bUMd jl kwrny cwiqRku duKu pwvY ]

eaek boondh jal kaaranae chaathrik dhukh paavai ||

For the sake of a single rain-drop, the rainbird suffers in pain.

pRwn gey swgru imlY Puin kwim n AwvY ]2]

praan geae saagar milai fun kaam n aavai ||2||

When its breath of life is gone, even an ocean is of no use to it. ||2||

pRwn ju Qwky iQru nhI kYsy ibrmwvau ]

praan j thhaakae thhir nehee kaisae biramaavo ||

Now, my life has grown weary, and I shall not last much longer; how can I be patient?

bUif mUey naukw imlY khu kwih cFwvau ]3]

boodd mooeae noukaa milai kahu kaahi chadtaavo ||3||

If I drown and die, and then a boat comes along, tell me, how shall I climb aboard? ||3||

mY nwhI kCu hau nhI ikCu Awih n morw ]

mai naahee kashh ho nehee kishh aahi n moraa ||

I am nothing, I have nothing, and nothing belongs to me.

Aausr ljw rwiK lyhu sDnw jnu qorw ]4]1]

aucwrx l`jw

aousar lajaa raakh laehu sadhhanaa jan thoraa ||4||1||

Now, protect my honor; Sadhana is Your humble servant. ||4||1||