ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa 1 |

Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

ਕਾਇਆ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਮਨੁ ਪਰਵਾਣਾ ॥

kaaeaa kaagad man paravaanaa |

The body is the paper, and the mind is the inscription written upon it.

ਸਿਰ ਕੇ ਲੇਖ ਨ ਪੜੈ ਇਆਣਾ ॥

sir ke lekh na parrai eaanaa |

The ignorant fool does not read what is written on his forehead.

ਦਰਗਹ ਘੜੀਅਹਿ ਤੀਨੇ ਲੇਖ ॥

daragah gharreeeh teene lekh |

In the Court of the Lord, three inscriptions are recorded.

ਖੋਟਾ ਕਾਮਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਵੇਖੁ ॥੧॥

khottaa kaam na aavai vekh |1|

Behold, the counterfeit coin is worthless there. ||1||

ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇ ਵਿਚਿ ਰੁਪਾ ਹੋਇ ॥

naanak je vich rupaa hoe |

O Nanak, if there is silver in it,

ਖਰਾ ਖਰਾ ਆਖੈ ਸਭੁ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

kharaa kharaa aakhai sabh koe |1| rahaau |

then everyone proclaims, "It is genuine, it is genuine." ||1||Pause||

ਕਾਦੀ ਕੂੜੁ ਬੋਲਿ ਮਲੁ ਖਾਇ ॥

kaadee koorr bol mal khaae |

The Qazi tells lies and eats filth;

ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਜੀਆ ਘਾਇ ॥

braahaman naavai jeea ghaae |

the Brahmin kills and then takes cleansing baths.

ਜੋਗੀ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਨ ਜਾਣੈ ਅੰਧੁ ॥

jogee jugat na jaanai andh |

The Yogi is blind, and does not know the Way.

ਤੀਨੇ ਓਜਾੜੇ ਕਾ ਬੰਧੁ ॥੨॥

teene ojaarre kaa bandh |2|

The three of them devise their own destruction. ||2||

ਸੋ ਜੋਗੀ ਜੋ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥

so jogee jo jugat pachhaanai |

He alone is a Yogi, who understands the Way.

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਏਕੋ ਜਾਣੈ ॥

gur parasaadee eko jaanai |

By Guru's Grace, he knows the One Lord.

ਕਾਜੀ ਸੋ ਜੋ ਉਲਟੀ ਕਰੈ ॥

kaajee so jo ulattee karai |

He alone is a Qazi, who turns away from the world,

ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਜੀਵਤੁ ਮਰੈ ॥

gur parasaadee jeevat marai |

and who, by Guru's Grace, remains dead while yet alive.

ਸੋ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੁ ਜੋ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਬੀਚਾਰੈ ॥

so braahaman jo braham beechaarai |

He alone is a Brahmin, who contemplates God.

ਆਪਿ ਤਰੈ ਸਗਲੇ ਕੁਲ ਤਾਰੈ ॥੩॥

aap tarai sagale kul taarai |3|

He saves himself, and saves all his generations as well. ||3||

ਦਾਨਸਬੰਦੁ ਸੋਈ ਦਿਲਿ ਧੋਵੈ ॥

daanasaband soee dil dhovai |

One who cleanses his own mind is wise.

ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਸੋਈ ਮਲੁ ਖੋਵੈ ॥

musalamaan soee mal khovai |

One who cleanses himself of impurity is a Muslim.

ਪੜਿਆ ਬੂਝੈ ਸੋ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥

parriaa boojhai so paravaan |

One who reads and understands is acceptable.

ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਕਾ ਨੀਸਾਣੁ ॥੪॥੫॥੭॥

jis sir daragah kaa neesaan |4|5|7|

Upon his forehead is the Insignia of the Court of the Lord. ||4||5||7||