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Ang 664Raag DhanaasreeGuru Guru Amardas

ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਤੀਜਾ ॥

dhanaasaree mahalaa 3 teejaa |

Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

ਜਗੁ ਮੈਲਾ ਮੈਲੋ ਹੋਇ ਜਾਇ ॥

jag mailaa mailo hoe jaae |

The world is polluted, and those in the world become polluted as well.

ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਦੂਜੈ ਲੋਭਾਇ ॥

aavai jaae doojai lobhaae |

In attachment to duality, it comes and goes.

ਦੂਜੈ ਭਾਇ ਸਭ ਪਰਜ ਵਿਗੋਈ ॥

doojai bhaae sabh paraj vigoee |

This love of duality has ruined the entire world.

ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਇ ਅਪੁਨੀ ਪਤਿ ਖੋਈ ॥੧॥

manamukh chottaa khaae apunee pat khoee |1|

The self-willed manmukh suffers punishment, and forfeits his honor. ||1||

ਗੁਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਤੇ ਜਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥

gur sevaa te jan niramal hoe |

Serving the Guru, one becomes immaculate.

ਅੰਤਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਸੈ ਪਤਿ ਊਤਮ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

antar naam vasai pat aootam hoe | rahaau |

He enshrines the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within, and his state becomes exalted. ||Pause||

ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਉਬਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾਈ ॥

guramukh ubare har saranaaee |

The Gurmukhs are saved, taking to the Lord's Sanctuary.

ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਾਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਈ ॥

raam naam raate bhagat drirraaee |

Attuned to the Lord's Name, they commit themselves to devotional worship.

ਭਗਤਿ ਕਰੇ ਜਨੁ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪਾਏ ॥

bhagat kare jan vaddiaaee paae |

The Lord's humble servant performs devotional worship, and is blessed with greatness.

ਸਾਚਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੁਖ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਏ ॥੨॥

saach rate sukh sehaj samaae |2|

Attuned to Truth, he is absorbed in celestial peace. ||2||

ਸਾਚੇ ਕਾ ਗਾਹਕੁ ਵਿਰਲਾ ਕੋ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

saache kaa gaahak viralaa ko jaan |

Know that one who purchases the True Name is very rare.

ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਆਪੁ ਪਛਾਣੁ ॥

gur kai sabad aap pachhaan |

Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he comes to understand himself.

ਸਾਚੀ ਰਾਸਿ ਸਾਚਾ ਵਾਪਾਰੁ ॥

saachee raas saachaa vaapaar |

True is his capital, and true is his trade.

ਸੋ ਧੰਨੁ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਾਮਿ ਪਿਆਰੁ ॥੩॥

so dhan purakh jis naam piaar |3|

Blessed is that person, who loves the Naam. ||3||

ਤਿਨਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਸਾਚੈ ਇਕਿ ਸਚਿ ਲਾਏ ॥

tin prabh saachai ik sach laae |

God, the True Lord, has attached some to His True Name.

ਊਤਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦੁ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥

aootam baanee sabad sunaae |

They listen to the most sublime Word of His Bani, and the Word of His Shabad.

ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸਾਚੇ ਕੀ ਸਾਚੀ ਕਾਰ ॥

prabh saache kee saachee kaar |

True is service to the True Lord God.

ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਵਾਰਣਹਾਰ ॥੪॥੪॥

naanak naam savaaranahaar |4|4|

O Nanak, the Naam is the Embellisher. ||4||4||