Bhagat Surdas Ji

Bhagat Surdas Ji (Sant Kavi Surdas) was a 15th century blind saint, poet and musician. He is known for his devotional songs dedicated to Lord Krishna. He was among the eight disciples of Shri Vallabhacharya. These disciples are well known as the Ashta-chhaap. His poetical works are Sur Sagar, Sur-Saraval and Sahitya-Lahiri. He wrote his poetry in Braj Bhasha, a dialect of Hindi.

Bgq sUrdws jI

Bgq sUrdws jI pMdrHvIN sdI dy pRis`D sMq, kvI qy sMgIqkwr sn [ ikhw jWdw hY ik auh jnm qoN hI nzr qoN ibnW sn [ aunHW dy Bjn ikRSn BgqI iv`c EqpRoq hn [ auh SRI v`lBwcwrIAw jI dy A`T cyilAW iv`coN sn [ ienHW A`TW cyilAW nUM Ast-Cwp dy nW nwl vI jwixAW jWdw hY [ sMq sUrdws jI dIAW kwiv rcnwvW sUr swgr, sUr swrwvlI Aqy swihqX-lihrI hn [ aunHW dI rcnw ihMdI bolI dI aupbolI bRj BwSw iv`c hY [

Poetry of Bhagat Surdas Ji in Gurmukhi