BANI BAHAGAT SADHANAJI

bwxI Bgq sDnwjI

bwxI sDny kI rwgu iblwvlu

banee saDhnay kee raag bilaaval

The Word Of Sadhana, Raag Bilaaval:

<> siqgur pRswid ]

ik-o^Nkaar satgur parsaad.

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

inRp kMinAw ky kwrnY ieku BieAw ByKDwrI ]

nrip kanniaa kay kaarnai ik bha-i-aa bhaykh-Dhaaree.

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

kwmwrQI suAwrQI vw kI pYj svwrI ]1]

kaamaarathee su-aarthee 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 ]

tav gun kahaa jagat guraa ja-o karam na 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 jMbuku gRwsY ]1] rhwau ]

singh saran kat jaa-ee-ai ja-o ja^Nbuk garaasai. ||1|| rahaa-o.

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

eyk bUMd jl kwrny cwiqRku duKu pwvY ]

ayk boond jal kaarnay chaatrik dukh paavai.

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

pRwn gey swgru imlY Puin kwim n AwvY ]2]

paraan ga-ay saagar milai fun kaam na 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 ]

paraan jo thaakay thir nahee kaisay birmaava-o.

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]

bood moo-ay na-ukaa milai kaho kaahi chadhaava-o. ||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 kachh ha-o nahee kichh aahi na moraa.

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

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

a-osar lajaa raakh layho saDhnaa jan toraa. ||4||1||

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