Teri Bhagat Na Chhodon - Bhagat Namdev in Raag Basant

Bhagat Namdev lived between 1270 and 1350 AD while Guru Amardas lived lived two hundred years later between 1479 and 1574 AD.  Guru Arjan Dev compiled the first Adi Granth in 1604 AD and Guru Gobind completed the final Guru Granth Sahib in 1708 AD.  There are other writings that I have discovered where Guru Nanak converses with Bhagat Namdev's through poetry.  Thanks to Guru Nanak bhagat Namdev's bani was saved in pristine form for generations to come.   It is amazing to find conversations happening between spiritual poets over centuries. Discovering these while encountering new poetry is one of my favorite pastimes. So many riddles to solve; so much joy to be had! 

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ੴ सतिगुर प्रसादि ॥

Ikoaʼnkār saṯgur parsāḏ.

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

ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਸੰਕਟਵੈ ਸੇਵਕੁ ਭਜੈ ॥

साहिबु संकटवै सेवकु भजै ॥

Sāhib sanktavai sevak bẖajai.

If the servant runs away when his master is in trouble,

ਚਿਰੰਕਾਲ ਨ ਜੀਵੈ ਦੋਊ ਕੁਲ ਲਜੈ ॥੧॥

चिरंकाल न जीवै दोऊ कुल लजै ॥१॥

Cẖirankāl na jīvai ḏoū kul lajai. ||1||

he will not have a long life, and he brings shame to all his family. ||1||

ਤੇਰੀ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਛੋਡਉ ਭਾਵੈ ਲੋਗੁ ਹਸੈ ॥

तेरी भगति न छोडउ भावै लोगु हसै ॥

Ŧerī bẖagaṯ na cẖẖodao bẖāvai log hasai.

I shall not abandon devotional worship of You, O Lord, even if the people laugh at me.

ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਮੇਰੇ ਹੀਅਰੇ ਬਸੈਂ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

चरन कमल मेरे हीअरे बसैं ॥१॥ रहाउ ॥

Cẖaran kamal mere hīare basaiʼn. ||1|| rahāo.

The Lord's Lotus Feet abide within my heart. ||1||Pause||

ਜੈਸੇ ਅਪਨੇ ਧਨਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਾਨੀ ਮਰਨੁ ਮਾਂਡੈ ॥

जैसे अपने धनहि प्रानी मरनु मांडै ॥

Jaise apne dẖanėh parānī maran māʼndai.

The mortal will even die for the sake of his wealth;

ਤੈਸੇ ਸੰਤ ਜਨਾਂ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਛਾਡੈਂ ॥੨॥

तैसे संत जनां राम नामु न छाडैं ॥२॥

Ŧaise sanṯ janāʼn rām nām na cẖẖādaiʼn. ||2||

in the same way, the Saints do not forsake the Lord's Name. ||2||

ਗੰਗਾ ਗਇਆ ਗੋਦਾਵਰੀ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਕੇ ਕਾਮਾ ॥

गंगा गइआ गोदावरी संसार के कामा ॥

Gangā gaiā goḏāvrī sansār ke kāmā.

Pilgrimages to the Ganges, the Gaya and the Godawari are merely worldly affairs.

Another one of my translations -

Bhagat Namdev in Hindi - Yaahi Govinda Charan Mero Jeevaro Basai Re

राग सोरठि

याही गोविंदा चरन मेरो जीवरौ बसै रे ।
भगति न छांडौं हरिकीं लोग हंसैरे ॥टेक॥

गोबिंदा कै नाइं लीयें भवजल तिरिए रे ।
झूठी माया लागि लागि काहे कूं मरीए रे ॥1॥

साइं कूं सांकडै दीये सेवग भाजै रे ।
चिरकाल न कोई जीवै दोऊ पष लाजै रे ॥2॥

आपनां धन कारणि प्राणी मरणौं मांडै रे ।
भगति भगता जन काहे कूं छांडै रे ॥3॥

गंगा गया गोदावरी संसारी जांमा रे ।
सुपरसन नाराइन सेवग नांमा रे ॥4॥