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 ਘਰੁ ੨ ਅਸਟਪਦੀਆ
dhanāsarī mahalā 1 ghar 2 asatapadīā
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House, Ashtapadees:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik ōunkār satigur prasād .
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਗੁਰੁ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਰਤਨੀ ਭਰਪੂਰੇ ॥
gur sāgar ratanī bharapūrē .
The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸੰਤ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਨਹੀ ਦੂਰੇ ॥
anmrit sant chugah nahī dūrē .
The Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there.
ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਚੋਗ ਚੁਗਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ॥
har ras chōg chugah prabh bhāvai .
They taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God.
ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਾਨਪਤਿ ਪਾਵੈ ॥੧॥
saravar mah hans prānapat pāvai .1.
Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1||
ਕਿਆ ਬਗੁ ਬਪੁੜਾ ਛਪੜੀ ਨਾਇ ॥
kiā bag bapurā shaparī nāi .
What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle?
ਕੀਚੜਿ ਡੂਬੈ ਮੈਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kīchar dūbai mail n jāi .1. rahāu .
It sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause||
ਰਖਿ ਰਖਿ ਚਰਨ ਧਰੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
rakh rakh charan dharē vīchārī .
After careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step.
ਦੁਬਿਧਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਭਏ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ॥
dubidhā shōd bhaē nirankārī .
Forsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord.
ਮੁਕਤਿ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਹਰਿ ਰਸ ਚਾਖੇ ॥
mukat padārath har ras chākhē .
He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.
ਆਵਣ ਜਾਣ ਰਹੇ ਗੁਰਿ ਰਾਖੇ ॥੨॥
āvan jān rahē gur rākhē .2.
His comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2||
ਸਰਵਰ ਹੰਸਾ ਛੋਡਿ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥
saravar hansā shōd n jāi .
The swan do not leave this pool.
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
prēm bhagat kar sahaj samāi .
In loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord.
ਸਰਵਰ ਮਹਿ ਹੰਸੁ ਹੰਸ ਮਹਿ ਸਾਗਰੁ ॥
saravar mah hans hans mah sāgar .
The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.
ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਗੁਰ ਬਚਨੀ ਆਦਰੁ ॥੩॥
akath kathā gur bachanī ādar .3.
They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru's Word. ||3||
ਸੁੰਨ ਮੰਡਲ ਇਕੁ ਜੋਗੀ ਬੈਸੇ ॥
sunn mandal ik jōgī baisē .
The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi.
ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਕੋਊ ਕੈਸੇ ॥
nār n purakh kahah kōū kaisē .
He is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him?
ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਜੋਤਿ ਰਹੇ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥
tribhavan jōt rahē liv lāī .
The three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light.
ਸੁਰਿ ਨਰ ਨਾਥ ਸਚੇ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥੪॥
sur nar nāth sachē saranāī .4.
The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4||
ਆਨੰਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਅਨਾਥ ਅਧਾਰੀ ॥
ānand mūl anāth adhārī .
The Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਬੀਚਾਰੀ ॥
guramukh bhagat sahaj bīchārī .
The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord.
ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲ ਭੈ ਕਾਟਣਹਾਰੇ ॥
bhagat vashal bhai kātanahārē .
God is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਰਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਪਗੁ ਧਾਰੇ ॥੫॥
haumai mār milē pag dhārē .5.
Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5||
ਅਨਿਕ ਜਤਨ ਕਰਿ ਕਾਲੁ ਸੰਤਾਏ ॥
anik jatan kar kāl santāē .
He makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him.
ਮਰਣੁ ਲਿਖਾਇ ਮੰਡਲ ਮਹਿ ਆਏ ॥
maran likhāi mandal mah āē .
Destined only to die, he comes into the world.