ਧਨਾਸਰੀ

ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਖੋਵੈ ॥

janam padhaarath dhubidhaa khovai ||

He wastes this precious human life through duality.

ਆਪੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਰੋਵੈ ॥੬॥

aap na cheenas bhram bhram rovai ||6||

He does not know his own self, and trapped by doubts, he cries out in pain. ||6||

ਕਹਤਉ ਪੜਤਉ ਸੁਣਤਉ ਏਕ ॥

kahatau paRatau sunatau ek ||

Speak, read and hear of the One Lord.

ਧੀਰਜ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਰਣੀਧਰ ਟੇਕ ॥

dheeraj dharam dharaneedhar Tek ||

The Support of the earth shall bless you with courage, righteousness and protection.

ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਏ ॥

jat sat sa(n)jam ridhai samaae ||

Chastity, purity and self-restraint are infused into the heart,

ਚਉਥੇ ਪਦ ਕਉ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਏ ॥੭॥

chauthe padh kau je man pateeaae ||7||

when one centers his mind in the fourth state. ||7||

ਸਾਚੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥

saache niramal mail na laagai ||

They are immaculate and true, and filth does not stick to them.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਭਰਮ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥

gur kai sabadh bharam bhau bhaagai ||

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, their doubt and fear depart.

ਸੂਰਤਿ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਆਦਿ ਅਨੂਪੁ ॥

soorat moorat aadh anoop ||

The form and personality of the Primal Lord are incomparably beautiful.

ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਾਚੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ॥੮॥੧॥

naanak jaachai saach saroop ||8||1||

Nanak begs for the Lord, the Embodiment of Truth. ||8||1||

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa pehilaa ||

Dhanaasaree, First Mehla:

ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

sahaj milai miliaa paravaan ||

That union with the Lord is acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise.

ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

naa tis maran na aavan jaan ||

Thereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation.

ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਹਿ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸ ਮਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥

Thaakur meh dhaas dhaas meh soi ||

The Lord's slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave.

ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥

jeh dhekhaa teh avar na koi ||1||

Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. ||1||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥

gurmukh bhagat sahaj ghar paieeaai ||

The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home.

ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਮਰਿ ਆਈਐ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

bin gur bheTe mar aaieeaai jaieeaai ||1|| rahaau ||

Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||

ਸੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਉ ਜਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਵੈ ॥

so gur karau j saach dhiraRaavai ||

So make Him your Guru, who implants the Truth within you,

ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਾਵੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ॥

akath kathaavai sabadh milaavai ||

who leads you to speak the Unspoken Speech, and who merges you in the Word of the Shabad.

ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਲੋਗ ਅਵਰ ਨਹੀ ਕਾਰਾ ॥

har ke log avar nahee kaaraa ||

God's people have no other work to do;

ਸਾਚਉ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥੨॥

saachau Thaakur saach piaaraa ||2||

they love the True Lord and Master, and they love the Truth. ||2||

ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਚਾ ॥

tan meh manooaa man meh saachaa ||

The mind is in the body, and the True Lord is in the mind.

ਸੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਰਾਚਾ ॥

so saachaa mil saache raachaa ||

Merging into the True Lord, one is absorbed into Truth.

ਸੇਵਕੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

sevak prabh kai laagai pai ||

God's servant bows at His feet.

ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੩॥

satigur pooraa milai milai ||3||

Meeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord. ||3||

ਆਪਿ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਖੈ ॥

aap dhikhaavai aape dhekhai ||

He Himself watches over us, and He Himself makes us see.

ਹਠਿ ਨ ਪਤੀਜੈ ਨਾ ਬਹੁ ਭੇਖੈ ॥

haTh na pateejai naa bahu bhekhai ||

He is not pleased by stubborn-mindedness, nor by various religious robes.

ਘੜਿ ਭਾਡੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

ghaR bhaadde jin a(n)mrit paiaa ||

He fashioned the body-vessels, and infused the Ambrosial Nectar into them;

ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਇਆ ॥੪॥

prem bhagat prabh man pateeaaiaa ||4||

God's Mind is pleased only by loving devotional worship. ||4||

ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਭੂਲਹਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਹਿ ॥

paR paR bhooleh choTaa khaeh ||

Reading and studying, one becomes confused, and suffers punishment.

ਬਹੁਤੁ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥

bahut siaanap aaveh jaeh ||

By great cleverness, one is consigned to coming and going in reincarnation.

ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੈ ਭਉ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

naam japai bhau bhojan khai ||

One who chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and eats the food of the Fear of God

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਕ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੫॥

gurmukh sevak rahe samai ||5||

becomes Gurmukh, the Lord's servant, and remains absorbed in the Lord. ||5||

ਪੂਜਿ ਸਿਲਾ ਤੀਰਥ ਬਨ ਵਾਸਾ ॥

pooj silaa teerath ban vaasaa ||

He worships stones, dwells at sacred shrines of pilgrimage and in the jungles,

ਭਰਮਤ ਡੋਲਤ ਭਏ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥

bharamat ddolat bhe udhaasaa ||

wanders, roams around and becomes a renunciate.

ਮਨਿ ਮੈਲੈ ਸੂਚਾ ਕਿਉ ਹੋਇ ॥

man mailai soochaa kiau hoi ||

But his mind is still filthy - how can he become pure?

ਸਾਚਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੬॥

saach milai paavai pat soi ||6||

One who meets the True Lord obtains honor. ||6||

ਆਚਾਰਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ਸਰੀਰਿ ॥

aachaaraa veechaar sareer ||

One who embodies good conduct and contemplative meditation,

ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਨੁ ਧੀਰਿ ॥

aadh jugaadh sahaj man dheer ||

his mind abides in intuitive poise and contentment, since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages.

ਪਲ ਪੰਕਜ ਮਹਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਉਧਾਰੇ ॥

pal pa(n)kaj meh koT udhaare ||

In the twinkling of an eye, he saves millions.

ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੭॥

kar kirapaa gur mel piaare ||7||

Have mercy on me, O my Beloved, and let me meet the Guru. ||7||

ਕਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ॥

kis aagai prabh tudh saalaahee ||

Unto whom, O God, should I praise You?

ਤੁਧੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਮੈ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥

tudh bin dhoojaa mai ko naahee ||

Without You, there is no other at all.

ਜਿਉ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਜਾਇ ॥

jiau tudh bhaavai tiau raakh rajai ||

As it pleases You, keep me under Your Will.

ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਭਾਇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥੮॥੨॥

naanak sahaj bhai gun gai ||8||2||

Nanak, with intuitive poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious Praises. ||8||2||

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਃ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੬ ਅਸਟਪਦੀ

dhanaasaree mahalaa panjavaa ghar chhayvaa asaTapadhee

Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla, Sixth House, Ashtapadee:

ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥

ikOankaar satigur prasaadh ||

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

ਜੋ ਜੋ ਜੂਨੀ ਆਇਓ ਤਿਹ ਤਿਹ ਉਰਝਾਇਓ ਮਾਣਸ ਜਨਮੁ ਸੰਜੋਗਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥

jo jo joonee aaio teh teh urajhaio maanas janam sa(n)jog paiaa ||

Whoever is born into the world, is entangled in it; human birth is obtained only by good destiny.

ਤਾਕੀ ਹੈ ਓਟ ਸਾਧ ਰਾਖਹੁ ਦੇ ਕਰਿ ਹਾਥ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੇਲਹੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇਆ ॥੧॥

taakee hai oT saadh raakhahu dhe kar haath kar kirapaa melahu har raiaa ||1||

I look to Your support, O Holy Saint; give me Your hand, and protect me. By Your Grace, let me meet the Lord, my King. ||1||

ਅਨਿਕ ਜਨਮ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਥਿਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਪਾਈ ॥

anik janam bhram thit nahee paiee ||

I wandered through countless incarnations, but I did not find stability anywhere.

ਕਰਉ ਸੇਵਾ ਗੁਰ ਲਾਗਉ ਚਰਨ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਦੇਹੁ ਜੀ ਬਤਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

karau sevaa gur laagau charan govi(n)dh jee kaa maarag dheh jee bataiee ||1|| rahaau ||

I serve the Guru, and I fall at His feet, praying, ""O Dear Lord of the Universe, please, show me the way.""||1||Pause||

ਅਨਿਕ ਉਪਾਵ ਕਰਉ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਉ ਬਚਿਤਿ ਧਰਉ ਮੇਰੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਤ ਸਦ ਹੀ ਵਿਹਾਵੈ ॥

anik upaav karau maiaa kau bachit dharau meree meree karat sadh hee vihaavai ||

I have tried so many things to acquire the wealth of Maya, and to cherish it in my mind; I have passed my life constantly crying out, ""Mine, mine!""