ਧਨਾਸਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
dhanaasaree mahalaa 1 |
Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:
ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਪਰਵਾਣੁ ॥
sehaj 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 ॥
tthaakur meh daas daas meh soe |
The Lord's slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave.
ਜਹ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਹ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਇ ॥੧॥
jeh dekhaa teh avar na koe |1|
Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. ||1||
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਸਹਜ ਘਰੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
guramukh bhagat sehaj ghar paaeeai |
The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home.
ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਮਰਿ ਆਈਐ ਜਾਈਐ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
bin gur bhette mar aaeeai jaaeeai |1| rahaau |
Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||
ਸੋ ਗੁਰੁ ਕਰਉ ਜਿ ਸਾਚੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਵੈ ॥
so gur krau ji saach drirraavai |
So make Him your Guru, who implants the Truth within you,
ਅਕਥੁ ਕਥਾਵੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ॥
akath kathaavai sabad 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 tthaakur 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 paae |
God's servant bows at His feet.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਾਇ ॥੩॥
satigur pooraa milai milaae |3|
Meeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord. ||3||
ਆਪਿ ਦਿਖਾਵੈ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਖੈ ॥
aap dikhaavai aape dekhai |
He Himself watches over us, and He Himself makes us see.
ਹਠਿ ਨ ਪਤੀਜੈ ਨਾ ਬਹੁ ਭੇਖੈ ॥
hatth na pateejai naa bahu bhekhai |
He is not pleased by stubborn-mindedness, nor by various religious robes.
ਘੜਿ ਭਾਡੇ ਜਿਨਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
gharr bhaadde jin amrit paaeaa |
He fashioned the body-vessels, and infused the Ambrosial Nectar into them;
ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਮਨੁ ਪਤੀਆਇਆ ॥੪॥
prem bhagat prabh man pateeaeaa |4|
God's Mind is pleased only by loving devotional worship. ||4||
ਪੜਿ ਪੜਿ ਭੂਲਹਿ ਚੋਟਾ ਖਾਹਿ ॥
parr parr bhooleh chottaa 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 khaae |
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 sevak rahe samaae |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 udaasaa |
wanders, roams around and becomes a renunciate.
ਮਨਿ ਮੈਲੈ ਸੂਚਾ ਕਿਉ ਹੋਇ ॥
man mailai soochaa kiau hoe |
But his mind is still filthy - how can he become pure?
ਸਾਚਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਪਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਸੋਇ ॥੬॥
saach milai paavai pat soe |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 ॥
aad jugaad sehaj 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 pankaj meh kott 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 doojaa mai ko naahee |
Without You, there is no other at all.
ਜਿਉ ਤੁਧੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਤਿਉ ਰਾਖੁ ਰਜਾਇ ॥
jiau tudh bhaavai tiau raakh rajaae |
As it pleases You, keep me under Your Will.
ਨਾਨਕ ਸਹਜਿ ਭਾਇ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇ ॥੮॥੨॥
naanak sehaj bhaae gun gaae |8|2|
Nanak, with intuitive poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious Praises. ||8||2||