ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਰਾਗੀ ਨਾਦੀ ਬੇਦਿ ॥

ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

mahlā 1 ॥

महला १ ॥

First Mehl:

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਰਾਗੀ ਨਾਦੀ ਬੇਦਿ ॥

n bhījai rāgī nādī bēdi ॥

न भीजै रागी नादी बेदि ॥

He is not won over by music, songs or the Vedas.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਸੁਰਤੀ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਜੋਗਿ ॥

na bhījai suratī giānī jōgi ॥

न भीजै सुरती गिआनी जोगि ॥

He is not won over by intuitive wisdom, meditation or Yoga.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਸੋਗੀ ਕੀਤੈ ਰੋਜਿ ॥

na bhījai sōgī kītai rōji ॥

न भीजै सोगी कीतै रोजि ॥

He is not won over by feeling sad and depressed forever.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਰੂਪੀ ਮਾਲੀ ਰੰਗਿ ॥

na bhījai rūpṃī mālṃī raṅgi ॥

न भीजै रूपंØी मालंØी रंगि ॥

He is not won over by beauty, wealth and pleasures.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਤੀਰਥਿ ਭਵਿਐ ਨੰਗਿ ॥

na bhījai tīrthi bhaviai naṅgi ॥

न भीजै तीरथि भविऐ नंगि ॥

He is not won over by wandering naked at sacred shrines.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਦਾਤੀ ਕੀਤੈ ਪੁੰਨਿ ॥

na bhījai dātṃī kītai punni ॥

न भीजै दातंØी कीतै पुंनि ॥

He is not won over by giving donations in charity.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਬੈਠਿਆ ਸੁੰਨਿ ॥

na bhījai bāhri baiṭhiā sunni ॥

न भीजै बाहरि बैठिआ सुंनि ॥

He is not won over by living alone in the wilderness.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਭੇੜਿ ਮਰਹਿ ਭਿੜਿ ਸੂਰ ॥

na bhījai bhēṛi marhi bhiṛi sūr ॥

न भीजै भेड़ि मरहि भिड़ि सूर ॥

He is not won over by fighting and dying as a warrior in battle.

ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਕੇਤੇ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਧੂੜ ॥

na bhījai kētē hōvahi dhūṛ ॥

न भीजै केते होवहि धूड़ ॥

He is not won over by becoming the dust of the masses.

ਲੇਖਾ ਲਿਖੀਐ ਮਨ ਕੈ ਭਾਇ ॥

lēkhā likhīai man kai bhāi ॥

लेखा लिखीऐ मन कै भाइ ॥

The account is written of the loves of the mind.

ਨਾਨਕ ਭੀਜੈ ਸਾਚੈ ਨਾਇ ॥੨॥

nānak bhījai sāchai nāi ॥2॥

नानक भीजै साचै नाइ ॥२॥

O Nanak, the Lord is won over only by His Name. ||2||