ਜਨਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਖੋਵੈ ॥
janam padārath dubidhā khōvai .
He wastes this precious human life through duality.
ਆਪੁ ਨ ਚੀਨਸਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਿ ਰੋਵੈ ॥੬॥
āp n chīnas bhram bhram rōvai .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 ēk .
Speak, read and hear of the One Lord.
ਧੀਰਜ ਧਰਮੁ ਧਰਣੀਧਰ ਟੇਕ ॥
dhīraj dharam dharanīdhar tēk .
The Support of the earth shall bless you with courage, righteousness and protection.
ਜਤੁ ਸਤੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਏ ॥
jat sat sanjam ridai samāē .
Chastity, purity and self-restraint are infused into the heart,
ਚਉਥੇ ਪਦ ਕਉ ਜੇ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਏ ॥੭॥
chauthē pad kau jē man patīāē .7.
when one centers his mind in the fourth state. ||7||
ਸਾਚੇ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਲਾਗੈ ॥
sāchē niramal mail n lāgai .
They are immaculate and true, and filth does not stick to them.
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਭਰਮ ਭਉ ਭਾਗੈ ॥
gur kai sabad bharam bhau bhāgai .
Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, their doubt and fear depart.
ਸੂਰਤਿ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਆਦਿ ਅਨੂਪੁ ॥
sūrat mūrat ād anūp .
The form and personality of the Primal Lord are incomparably beautiful.
ਨਾਨਕੁ ਜਾਚੈ ਸਾਚੁ ਸਰੂਪੁ ॥੮॥੧॥
nānak jāchai sāch sarūp .8.1.
Nanak begs for the Lord, the Embodiment of Truth. ||8||1||
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
dhanāsarī mahalā 1 .
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:
ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
sahaj milai miliā paravān .
That union with the Lord is acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise.
ਨਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਰਣੁ ਨ ਆਵਣੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥
nā tis maran n āvan jān .
Thereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation.
ਠਾਕੁਰ ਮਹਿ ਦਾਸੁ ਦਾਸ ਮਹਿ ਸੋਇ ॥
thākur mah dās dās mah sōi .
The Lord's slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave.
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥
jah dēkhā tah avar n kōi .1.
Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. ||1||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
guramukh bhagat sahaj ghar pāīai .
The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਮਰਿ ਆਈਐ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bin gur bhētē mar āīai jāīai .1. rahāu .
Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||
ਸੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਉ ਜਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਵੈ ॥
sō gur karau j sāch drirāvai .
So make Him your Guru, who implants the Truth within you,
ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਾਵੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ॥
akath kathāvai sabad milāvai .
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 kē lōg avar nahī kārā .
God's people have no other work to do;
ਸਾਚਉ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਾਚੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥੨॥
sāchau thākur sāch piārā .2.
they love the True Lord and Master, and they love the Truth. ||2||
ਤਨ ਮਹਿ ਮਨੂਆ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਚਾ ॥
tan mah manūā man mah sāchā .
The mind is in the body, and the True Lord is in the mind.
ਸੋ ਸਾਚਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਚੇ ਰਾਚਾ ॥
sō sāchā mil sāchē rāchā .
Merging into the True Lord, one is absorbed into Truth.
ਸੇਵਕੁ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਕੈ ਲਾਗੈ ਪਾਇ ॥
sēvak prabh kai lāgai pāi .
God's servant bows at His feet.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੩॥
satigur pūrā milai milāi .3.
Meeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord. ||3||
ਆਪਿ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਖੈ ॥
āp dikhāvai āpē dēkhai .
He Himself watches over us, and He Himself makes us see.
ਹਠਿ ਨ ਪਤੀਜੈ ਨਾ ਬਹੁ ਭੇਖੈ ॥
hath n patījai nā bah bhēkhai .
He is not pleased by stubborn-mindedness, nor by various religious robes.
ਘੜਿ ਭਾਡੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
ghar bhādē jin anmrit pāiā .
He fashioned the body-vessels, and infused the Ambrosial Nectar into them;
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਇਆ ॥੪॥
prēm bhagat prabh man patīāiā .4.
God's Mind is pleased only by loving devotional worship. ||4||
ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਭੂਲਹਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਹਿ ॥
par par bhūlah chōtā khāh .
Reading and studying, one becomes confused, and suffers punishment.
ਬਹੁਤੁ ਸਿਆਣਪ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਹਿ ॥
bahut siānap āvah jāh .
By great cleverness, one is consigned to coming and going in reincarnation.
ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪੈ ਭਉ ਭੋਜਨੁ ਖਾਇ ॥
nām japai bhau bhōjan khāi .
One who chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and eats the food of the Fear of God
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸੇਵਕ ਰਹੇ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੫॥
guramukh sēvak rahē samāi .5.
becomes Gurmukh, the Lord's servant, and remains absorbed in the Lord. ||5||
ਪੂਜਿ ਸਿਲਾ ਤੀਰਥ ਬਨ ਵਾਸਾ ॥
pūj silā tīrath ban vāsā .
He worships stones, dwells at sacred shrines of pilgrimage and in the jungles,
ਭਰਮਤ ਡੋਲਤ ਭਏ ਉਦਾਸਾ ॥
bharamat dōlat bhaē udāsā .
wanders, roams around and becomes a renunciate.
ਮਨਿ ਮੈਲੈ ਸੂਚਾ ਕਿਉ ਹੋਇ ॥
man mailai sūchā kiu hōi .
But his mind is still filthy - how can he become pure?
ਸਾਚਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੬॥
sāch milai pāvai pat sōi .6.
One who meets the True Lord obtains honor. ||6||
ਆਚਾਰਾ ਵੀਚਾਰੁ ਸਰੀਰਿ ॥
āchārā vīchār sarīr .
One who embodies good conduct and contemplative meditation,
ਆਦਿ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਨੁ ਧੀਰਿ ॥
ād jugād sahaj man dhīr .
his mind abides in intuitive poise and contentment, since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages.
ਪਲ ਪੰਕਜ ਮਹਿ ਕੋਟਿ ਉਧਾਰੇ ॥
pal pankaj mah kōt udhārē .
In the twinkling of an eye, he saves millions.
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੭॥
kar kirapā gur mēl piārē .7.
Have mercy on me, O my Beloved, and let me meet the Guru. ||7||
ਕਿਸੁ ਆਗੈ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੁਧੁ ਸਾਲਾਹੀ ॥
kis āgai prabh tudh sālāhī .
Unto whom, O God, should I praise You?
ਤੁਧੁ ਬਿਨੁ ਦੂਜਾ ਮੈ ਕੋ ਨਾਹੀ ॥
tudh bin dūjā mai kō nāhī .
Without You, there is no other at all.
ਜਿਉ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਜਾਇ ॥
jiu tudh bhāvai tiu rākh rajāi .
As it pleases You, keep me under Your Will.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਭਾਇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥੮॥੨॥
nānak sahaj bhāi gun gāi .8.2.
Nanak, with intuitive poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious Praises. ||8||2||
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਃ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੬ ਅਸਟਪਦੀ
dhanāsarī mah 5 ghar 6 asatapadī
Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Sixth House, Ashtapadee:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik ōunkār satigur prasād .
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਜੋ ਜੋ ਜੂਨੀ ਆਇਓ ਤਿਹ ਤਿਹ ਉਰਝਾਇਓ ਮਾਣਸ ਜਨਮੁ ਸੰਜੋਗਿ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
jō jō jūnī āiō tih tih urajhāiō mānas janam sanjōg pāiā .
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॥
tākī hai ōt sādh rākhah dē kar hāth kar kirapā mēlah har rāiā .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 nahī pāī .
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 sēvā gur lāgau charan gōvind jī kā mārag dēh jī batāī .1. rahāu .
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 upāv karau māiā kau bachit dharau mērī mērī karat sad hī vihāvai .
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!"