Raag Dhanaasree

¹Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:

²One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:

³My soul is afraid; to whom should I complain?

⁴I serve Him, who makes me forget my pains; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||

⁵My Lord and Master is forever new; He is the Giver, forever and ever. ||1||Pause||

⁶Night and day, I serve my Lord and Master; He shall save me in the end.

⁷Hearing and listening, O my dear sister, I have crossed over. ||2||

⁸O Merciful Lord, Your Name carries me across.

⁹I am forever a sacrifice to You. ||1||Pause||

¹⁰In all the world, there is only the One True Lord; there is no other at all.

¹¹He alone serves the Lord, upon whom the Lord casts His Glance of Grace. ||3||

¹²Without You, O Beloved, how could I even live?

¹³Bless me with such greatness, that I may remain attached to Your Name.

¹⁴There is no other, O Beloved, to whom I can go and speak. ||1||Pause||

¹⁵I serve my Lord and Master; I ask for no other.

¹⁶Nanak is His slave; moment by moment, bit by bit, he is a sacrifice to Him. ||4||

¹⁷O Lord Master, I am a sacrifice to Your Name, moment by moment, bit by bit. ||1||Pause||4||1||

¹⁸Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

¹⁹We are human beings of the briefest moment; we do not know the appointed time of our departure.

²⁰Prays Nanak, serve the One, to whom our soul and breath of life belong. ||1||

²¹You are blind - see and consider, how many days your life shall last. ||1||Pause||

²²My breath, my flesh and my soul are all Yours, Lord; You are so very dear to me.

²³Nanak, the poet, says this, O True Lord Cherisher. ||2||

²⁴If you gave nothing, O my Lord and Master, what could anyone pledge to You?

²⁵Nanak prays, we receive that which we are pre-destined to receive. ||3||

²⁶The deceitful person does not remember the Lord's Name; he practices only deceit.

²⁷When he is marched in chains to Death's door, then, he regrets his actions. ||4||

¹As long as we are in this world, O Nanak, we should listen, and speak of the Lord.

²I have searched, but I have found no way to remain here; so, remain dead while yet alive. ||5||2||

³Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House:

⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁵How can I remember the Lord in meditation? I cannot meditate on Him in remembrance.

⁶My heart is burning, and my soul is crying out in pain.

⁷The True Lord creates and adorns.

⁸Forgetting Him, how can one be good? ||1||

⁹By clever tricks and commands, He cannot be found.

¹⁰How am I to meet my True Lord, O my mother? ||1||Pause||

¹¹How rare is the one who goes out, and searches for the merchandise of the Naam.

¹²No one tastes it, and no one eats it.

¹³Honor is not obtained by trying to please other people.

¹⁴One's honor is preserved, only if the Lord preserves it. ||2||

¹⁵Wherever I look, there I see Him, pervading and permeating.

¹⁶Without You, I have no other place of rest.

¹⁷He may try, but what can anyone do by his own doing?

¹⁸He alone is blessed, whom the True Lord forgives. ||3||

¹⁹Now, I shall have to get up and depart, in an instant, in the clapping of hands.

²⁰What face will I show the Lord? I have no virtue at all.

²¹As is the Lord's Glance of Grace, so it is.

²²Without His Glance of Grace, O Nanak, no one is blessed. ||4||1||3||

²³Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

²⁴If the Lord bestows His Glance of Grace, then one remembers Him in meditation.

²⁵The soul is softened, and he remains absorbed in the Lord's Love.

²⁶His soul and the Supreme Soul become one.

²⁷The duality of the inner mind is overcome. ||1||

²⁸By Guru's Grace, God is found.

²⁹One's consciousness is attached to the Lord, and so Death does not devour him. ||1||Pause||

³⁰Remembering the True Lord in meditation, one is enlightened.

³¹Then, in the midst of Maya, he remains detached.

³²Such is the Glory of the True Guru;

³³in the midst of children and spouses, they attain emancipation. ||2||

³⁴Such is the service which the Lord's servant performs,

³⁵that he dedicates his soul to the Lord, to whom it belongs.

³⁶One who is pleasing to the Lord and Master is acceptable.

³⁷Such a servant obtains honor in the Court of the Lord. ||3||

³⁸He enshrines the image of the True Guru in his heart.

³⁹He obtains the rewards which he desires.

⁴⁰The True Lord and Master grants His Grace;

⁴¹how can such a servant be afraid of death? ||4||

⁴²Prays Nanak, practice contemplation,

⁴³and enshrine love for the True Word of His Bani.

⁴⁴Then, you shall find the Gate of Salvation.

⁴⁵This Shabad is the most excellent of all chanting and austere meditations. ||5||2||4||

⁴⁶Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

⁴⁷My soul burns, over and over again.

⁴⁸Burning and burning, it is ruined, and it falls into evil.

⁴⁹That body, which forgets the Word of the Guru's Bani,

⁵⁰cries out in pain, like a chronic patient. ||1||

⁵¹To speak too much and babble is useless.

⁵²Even without our speaking, He knows everything. ||1||Pause||

⁵³He created our ears, eyes and nose.

⁵⁴He gave us our tongue to speak so fluently.

¹He preserved the mind in the fire of the womb;

²at His Command, the wind blows everywhere. ||2||

³These worldly attachments, loves and pleasurable tastes,

⁴all are just black stains.

⁵One who departs, with these black stains of sin on his face

⁶shall find no place to sit in the Court of the Lord. ||3||

⁷By Your Grace, we chant Your Name.

⁸Becoming attached to it, one is saved; there is no other way.

⁹Even if one is drowning, still, he may be saved.

¹⁰O Nanak, the True Lord is the Giver of all. ||4||3||5||

¹¹Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

¹²If a thief praises someone, his mind is not pleased.

¹³If a thief curses him, no damage is done.

¹⁴No one will take responsibility for a thief.

¹⁵How can a thief's actions be good? ||1||

¹⁶Listen, O mind, you blind, false dog!

¹⁷Even without your speaking, the Lord knows and understands. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸A thief may be handsome, and a thief may be wise,

¹⁹but he is still just a counterfeit coin, worth only a shell.

²⁰If it is kept and mixed with other coins,

²¹it will be found to be false, when the coins are inspected. ||2||

²²As one acts, so does he receive.

²³As he plants, so does he eat.

²⁴He may praise himself gloriously,

²⁵but still, according to his understanding, so is the path he must follow. ||3||

²⁶He may tell hundreds of lies to conceal his falsehood,

²⁷and all the world may call him good.

²⁸If it pleases You, Lord, even the foolish are approved.

²⁹O Nanak, the Lord is wise, knowing, all-knowing. ||4||4||6||

³⁰Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

³¹The body is the paper, and the mind is the inscription written upon it.

³²The ignorant fool does not read what is written on his forehead.

³³In the Court of the Lord, three inscriptions are recorded.

³⁴Behold, the counterfeit coin is worthless there. ||1||

³⁵O Nanak, if there is silver in it,

³⁶then everyone proclaims, "It is genuine, it is genuine." ||1||Pause||

³⁷The Qazi tells lies and eats filth;

³⁸the Brahmin kills and then takes cleansing baths.

³⁹The Yogi is blind, and does not know the Way.

⁴⁰The three of them devise their own destruction. ||2||

⁴¹He alone is a Yogi, who understands the Way.

⁴²By Guru's Grace, he knows the One Lord.

⁴³He alone is a Qazi, who turns away from the world,

⁴⁴and who, by Guru's Grace, remains dead while yet alive.

⁴⁵He alone is a Brahmin, who contemplates God.

⁴⁶He saves himself, and saves all his generations as well. ||3||

⁴⁷One who cleanses his own mind is wise.

⁴⁸One who cleanses himself of impurity is a Muslim.

⁴⁹One who reads and understands is acceptable.

⁵⁰Upon his forehead is the Insignia of the Court of the Lord. ||4||5||7||

⁵¹Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Third House:

⁵²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁵³No, no, this is not the time, when people know the way to Yoga and Truth.

⁵⁴The holy places of worship in the world are polluted, and so the world is drowning. ||1||

⁵⁵In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord's Name is the most sublime.

⁵⁶Some people try to deceive the world by closing their eyes and holding their nostrils closed. ||1||Pause||

⁵⁷They close off their nostrils with their fingers, and claim to see the three worlds.

¹But they cannot even see what is behind them. What a strange lotus pose this is! ||2||

²The K'shatriyas have abandoned their religion, and have adopted a foreign language.

³The whole world has been reduced to the same social status; the state of righteousness and Dharma has been lost. ||3||

⁴They analyze eight chapters of (Panini's) grammar and the Puraanas. They study the Vedas,

⁵but without the Lord's Name, no one is liberated; so says Nanak, the Lord's slave. ||4||1||6||8||

⁶Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Aartee:

⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁸In the bowl of the sky, the sun and moon are the lamps; the stars in the constellations are the pearls.

⁹The fragrance of sandalwood is the incense, the wind is the fan, and all the vegetation are flowers in offering to You, O Luminous Lord. ||1||

¹⁰What a beautiful lamp-lit worship service this is! O Destroyer of fear, this is Your Aartee, Your worship service.

¹¹The sound current of the Shabad is the sounding of the temple drums. ||1||Pause||

¹²Thousands are Your eyes, and yet You have no eyes. Thousands are Your forms, and yet You have not even one form.

¹³Thousands are Your lotus feet, and yet You have no feet. Without a nose, thousands are Your noses. I am enchanted with Your play! ||2||

¹⁴The Divine Light is within everyone; You are that Light.

¹⁵Yours is that Light which shines within everyone.

¹⁶By the Guru's Teachings, this Divine Light is revealed.

¹⁷That which pleases the Lord is the true worship service. ||3||

¹⁸My soul is enticed by the honey-sweet lotus feet of the Lord; night and day, I thirst for them.

¹⁹Bless Nanak, the thirsty song-bird, with the water of Your Mercy, that he may come to dwell in Your Name. ||4||1||7||9||

²⁰Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl, Second House, Chau-Padhay:

²¹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²²This wealth is inexhaustible. It shall never be exhausted, and it shall never be lost.

²³The Perfect True Guru has revealed it to me.

²⁴I am forever a sacrifice to my True Guru.

²⁵By Guru's Grace, I have enshrined the Lord within my mind. ||1||

²⁶They alone are wealthy, who lovingly attune themselves to the Lord's Name.

²⁷The Perfect Guru has revealed to me the Lord's treasure; by the Lord's Grace, it has come to abide in my mind. ||Pause||

²⁸He is rid of his demerits, and his heart is permeated with merit and virtue.

²⁹By Guru's Grace, he naturally dwells in celestial peace.

³⁰True is the Word of the Perfect Guru's Bani.

³¹They bring peace to the mind, and celestial peace is absorbed within. ||2||

³²O my humble Siblings of Destiny, behold this strange and wonderful thing:

³³duality is overcome, and the Lord dwells within his mind.

³⁴The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is priceless; it cannot be taken.

³⁵By Guru's Grace, it comes to abide in the mind. ||3||

³⁶He is the One God, abiding within all.

³⁷Through the Guru's Teachings, He is revealed in the heart.

³⁸One who intuitively knows and realizes God,

¹O Nanak, obtains the Naam; his mind is pleased and appeased. ||4||1||

²Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

³The wealth of the Lord's Name is immaculate, and absolutely infinite.

⁴The Word of the Guru's Shabad is over-flowing with treasure.

⁵Know that, except for the wealth of the Name, all other wealth is poison.

⁶The egotistical people are burning in their attachment to Maya. ||1||

⁷How rare is that Gurmukh who tastes the sublime essence of the Lord.

⁸He is always in bliss, day and night; through perfect good destiny, he obtains the Name. ||Pause||

⁹The Word of the Shabad is a lamp, illuminating the three worlds.

¹⁰One who tastes it, becomes immaculate.

¹¹The immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord, washes off the filth of ego.

¹²True devotional worship brings lasting peace. ||2||

¹³One who tastes the sublime essence of the Lord is the Lord's humble servant.

¹⁴He is forever happy; he is never sad.

¹⁵He himself is liberated, and he liberates others as well.

¹⁶He chants the Lord's Name, and through the Lord, he finds peace. ||3||

¹⁷Without the True Guru, everyone dies, crying out in pain.

¹⁸Night and day, they burn, and find no peace.

¹⁹But meeting the True Guru, all thirst is quenched.

²⁰O Nanak, through the Naam, one finds peace and tranquility. ||4||2||

²¹Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

²²Gather in and cherish forever the wealth of the Lord's Name, deep within;

²³He cherishes and nurtures all beings and creatures.

²⁴They alone obtain the treasure of Liberation,

²⁵who are lovingly imbued with, and focused on the Lord's Name. ||1||

²⁶Serving the Guru, one obtains the wealth of the Lord's Name.

²⁷He is illumined and enlightened within, and he meditates on the Lord's Name. ||Pause||

²⁸This love for the Lord is like the love of the bride for her husband.

²⁹God ravishes and enjoys the soul-bride who is adorned with peace and tranquility.

³⁰No one finds God through egotism.

³¹Wandering away from the Primal Lord, the root of all, one wastes his life in vain. ||2||

³²Tranquility, celestial peace, pleasure and the Word of His Bani come from the Guru.

³³True is that service, which leads one to merge in the Naam.

³⁴Blessed with the Word of the Shabad, he meditates forever on the Lord, the Beloved.

³⁵Through the True Name, glorious greatness is obtained. ||3||

³⁶The Creator Himself abides throughout the ages.

³⁷If He casts His Glance of Grace, then we meet Him.

³⁸Through the Word of Gurbani, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

³⁹O Nanak, God unites with Himself those who are imbued with Truth. ||4||3||

⁴⁰Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

⁴¹The world is polluted, and those in the world become polluted as well.

⁴²In attachment to duality, it comes and goes.

⁴³This love of duality has ruined the entire world.

⁴⁴The self-willed manmukh suffers punishment, and forfeits his honor. ||1||

⁴⁵Serving the Guru, one becomes immaculate.

⁴⁶He enshrines the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within, and his state becomes exalted. ||Pause||

⁴⁷The Gurmukhs are saved, taking to the Lord's Sanctuary.

⁴⁸Attuned to the Lord's Name, they commit themselves to devotional worship.

⁴⁹The Lord's humble servant performs devotional worship, and is blessed with greatness.

⁵⁰Attuned to Truth, he is absorbed in celestial peace. ||2||

⁵¹Know that one who purchases the True Name is very rare.

⁵²Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he comes to understand himself.

⁵³True is his capital, and true is his trade.

⁵⁴Blessed is that person, who loves the Naam. ||3||

⁵⁵God, the True Lord, has attached some to His True Name.

⁵⁶They listen to the most sublime Word of His Bani, and the Word of His Shabad.

¹True is service to the True Lord God.

²O Nanak, the Naam is the Embellisher. ||4||4||

³Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

⁴I am a sacrifice to those who serve the Lord.

⁵The Truth is in their hearts, and the True Name is on their lips.

⁶Dwelling upon the Truest of the True, their pains are dispelled.

⁷Through the True Word of the Shabad, the Lord comes to dwell in their minds. ||1||

⁸Listening to the Word of Gurbani, filth is washed off,

⁹and they naturally enshrine the Lord's Name in their minds. ||1||Pause||

¹⁰One who conquers fraud, deceit and the fire of desire

¹¹finds tranquility, peace and pleasure within.

¹²If one walks in harmony with the Guru's Will, he eliminates his self-conceit.

¹³He finds the True Mansion of the Lord's Presence, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||

¹⁴The blind, self-willed manmukh does not understand the Shabad; he does not know the Word of the Guru's Bani,

¹⁵and so he passes his life in misery.

¹⁶But if he meets the True Guru, then he finds peace,

¹⁷and the ego within is silenced. ||3||

¹⁸Who else should I speak to? The One Lord is the Giver of all.

¹⁹When He grants His Grace, then we obtain the Word of the Shabad.

²⁰Meeting with my Beloved, I sing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.

²¹O Nanak, becoming truthful, I have become pleasing to the True Lord. ||4||5||

²²Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

²³When the mind is conquered, its turbulent wanderings are stopped.

²⁴Without conquering the mind, how can the Lord be found?

²⁵Rare is the one who knows the medicine to conquer the mind.

²⁶The mind is conquered through the Word of the Shabad; this is known to the Lord's humble servant. ||1||

²⁷The Lord forgives him, and blesses him with glory.

²⁸By Guru's Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in the mind. ||Pause||

²⁹The Gurmukh does good deeds,

³⁰and so, he comes to understand this mind.

³¹The mind is intoxicated, like the elephant with wine.

³²The Guru places the harness upon it, and rejuvenates it. ||2||

³³The mind is undisciplined; only a rare few can discipline it.

³⁴If someone eats the uneatable, then he becomes immaculate.

³⁵As Gurmukh, his mind is embellished.

³⁶Egotism and corruption are eradicated from within. ||3||

³⁷Those whom the Primal Lord keeps united in His Union,

³⁸shall never be separated from Him; they are merged in the Word of the Shabad.

³⁹Only God Himself knows His own power.

⁴⁰O Nanak, the Gurmukh realizes the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||6||

⁴¹Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

⁴²The ignorant fools amass false wealth.

⁴³The blind, foolish, self-willed manmukhs have gone astray.

⁴⁴Poisonous wealth brings constant pain.

⁴⁵It will not go with you, and it will not yield any profit. ||1||

⁴⁶True wealth is obtained through the Guru's Teachings.

⁴⁷False wealth continues coming and going. ||Pause||

⁴⁸The foolish self-willed manmukhs all go astray and die.

⁴⁹They drown in the terrifying world-ocean, and they cannot reach either this shore, or the one beyond.

⁵⁰But by perfect destiny, they meet the True Guru;

⁵¹imbued with the True Name, day and night, they remain detached from the world. ||2||

⁵²Throughout the four ages, the True Bani of His Word is Ambrosial Nectar.

⁵³By perfect destiny, one is absorbed in the True Name.

⁵⁴The Siddhas, the seekers and all men long for the Name.

⁵⁵It is obtained only by perfect destiny. ||3||

⁵⁶The True Lord is everything; He is True.

⁵⁷Only a few realize the exalted Lord God.

⁵⁸He is the Truest of the True; He Himself implants the True Name within.

¹O Nanak, the Lord Himself sees all; He Himself links us to the Truth. ||4||7||

²Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl:

³The value and worth of the Lord's Name cannot be described.

⁴Blessed are those humble beings, who lovingly focus their minds on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

⁵True are the Guru's Teachings, and True is contemplative meditation.

⁶God Himself forgives, and bestows contemplative meditation. ||1||

⁷The Lord's Name is wonderful! God Himself imparts it.

⁸In the Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Gurmukhs obtain it. ||1||Pause||

⁹We are ignorant; ignorance fills our minds.

¹⁰We do all our deeds in ego.

¹¹By Guru's Grace, egotism is eradicated.

¹²Forgiving us, the Lord blends us with Himself. ||2||

¹³Poisonous wealth gives rise to great arrogance.

¹⁴Drowning in egotism, no one is honored.

¹⁵Forsaking self-conceit, one finds lasting peace.

¹⁶Under Guru's Instruction, he praises the True Lord. ||3||

¹⁷The Creator Lord Himself fashions all.

¹⁸Without Him, there is no other at all.

¹⁹He alone is attached to Truth, whom the Lord Himself so attaches.

²⁰O Nanak, through the Naam, lasting peace is attained in the hereafter. ||4||8||

²¹Raag Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl, Fourth House:

²²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²³I am just a poor beggar of Yours; You are Your Own Lord Master, You are the Great Giver.

²⁴Be Merciful, and bless me, a humble beggar, with Your Name, so that I may forever remain imbued with Your Love. ||1||

²⁵I am a sacrifice to Your Name, O True Lord.

²⁶The One Lord is the Cause of causes; there is no other at all. ||1||Pause||

²⁷I was wretched; I wandered through so many cycles of reincarnation. Now, Lord, please bless me with Your Grace.

²⁸Be merciful, and grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan; please grant me such a gift. ||2||

²⁹Prays Nanak, the shutters of doubt have been opened wide; by Guru's Grace, I have come to know the Lord.

³⁰I am filled to overflowing with true love; my mind is pleased and appeased by the True Guru. ||3||1||9||

³¹Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:

³²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³³Those Saints and devotees who serve the Lord have all their sins washed away.

³⁴Have Mercy on me, O Lord and Master, and keep me in the Sangat, the Congregation that You love. ||1||

³⁵I cannot even speak the Praises of the Lord, the Gardener of the world.

³⁶We are sinners, sinking like stones in water; grant Your Grace, and carry us stones across. ||Pause||

³⁷The rust of poison and corruption from countless incarnations sticks to us; joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, it is cleaned away.

³⁸It is just like gold, which is heated in the fire, to remove the impurities from it. ||2||

³⁹I chant the chant of the Name of the Lord, day and night; I chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and enshrine it within my heart.

⁴⁰The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, is the most perfect medicine in this world; chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have conquered my ego. ||3||

¹The Lord, Har, Har, is unapproachable, of unfathomable wisdom, unlimited, all-powerful and infinite.

²Show Mercy to Your humble servant, O Life of the world, and save the honor of servant Nanak. ||4||1||

³Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

⁴The humble Saints of the Lord meditate on the Lord; their pain, doubt and fear have run away.

⁵The Lord Himself inspires them to serve Him; they are awakened within to the Guru's Teachings. ||1||

⁶Imbued with the Lord's Name, they are unattached to the world.

⁷Listening to the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, their minds are pleased; through Guru's Instruction, they enshrine love for the Lord. ||1||Pause||

⁸God, the Lord and Master, is the caste and social status of His humble Saints. You are the Lord and Master; I am just Your puppet.

⁹As is the understanding You bless us with, so are the words we speak. ||2||

¹⁰What are we? Tiny worms, and microscopic germs. You are our great and glorious Lord and Master.

¹¹I cannot describe Your state and extent. O God, how can we unfortunate ones meet with You? ||3||

¹²O God, my Lord and Master, shower me with Your Mercy, and commit me to Your service.

¹³Make Nanak the slave of Your slaves, God; I speak the speech of the Lord's sermon. ||4||2||

¹⁴Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁵The True Guru is the Lord's Saint, the True Being, who chants the Bani of the Lord, Har, Har.

¹⁶Whoever chants it, and listens to it, is liberated; I am forever a sacrifice to him. ||1||

¹⁷O Saints of the Lord, listen to the Lord's Praises with your ears.

¹⁸Listen to the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, for a moment, for even an instant, and all your sins and mistakes shall be erased. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹Those who find such humble, Holy Saints, are the greatest of the great persons.

²⁰I beg for the dust of their feet; I long for the longing for God, my Lord and Master. ||2||

²¹The Name of God, the Lord and Master, Har, Har, is the fruit-bearing tree; those who meditate on it are satisfied.

²²Drinking in the ambrosia of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I am satisfied; all my hunger and thirst is quenched. ||3||

²³Those who are blessed with the highest, loftiest destiny, chant and meditate on the Lord.

²⁴Let me join their congregation, O God, my Lord and Master; Nanak is the slave of their slaves. ||4||3||

²⁵Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

²⁶I am blind, totally blind, entangled in corruption and poison. How can I walk on the Guru's Path?

²⁷If the True Guru, the Giver of peace, shows His kindness, He attaches us to the hem of His robe. ||1||

²⁸O Sikhs of the Guru, O friends, walk on the Guru's Path.

²⁹Whatever the Guru says, accept that as good; the sermon of the Lord, Har, Har, is unique and wonderful. ||1||Pause||

³⁰O Saints of the Lord, O Siblings of Destiny, listen: serve the Guru, quickly now!

³¹Let your service to the True Guru be your supplies on the Lord's Path; pack them up, and don't think of today or tomorrow. ||2||

³²O Saints of the Lord, chant the chant of the Lord's Name; the Lord's Saints walk with the Lord.

³³Those who meditate on the Lord, become the Lord; the playful, wondrous Lord meets them. ||3||

³⁴To chant the chant of the Lord's Name, Har, Har, is the longing I long for; have Mercy upon me, O Lord of the world-forest.

³⁵O Lord, unite servant Nanak with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; make me the dust of the feet of the Holy. ||4||4||

¹Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

²The Lord, Har, Har, is the rain-drop; I am the song-bird, crying, crying out for it.

³O Lord God, please bless me with Your Mercy, and pour Your Name into my mouth, even if for only an instant. ||1||

⁴Without the Lord, I cannot live for even a second.

⁵Like the addict who dies without his drug, I die without the Lord. ||Pause||

⁶You, Lord, are the deepest, most unfathomable ocean; I cannot find even a trace of Your limits.

⁷You are the most remote of the remote, limitless and transcendent; O Lord Master, You alone know Your state and extent. ||2||

⁸The Lord's humble Saints meditate on the Lord; they are imbued with the deep crimson color of the Guru's Love.

⁹Meditating on the Lord, they attain great glory, and the most sublime honor. ||3||

¹⁰He Himself is the Lord and Master, and He Himself is the servant; He Himself creates His environments.

¹¹Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, O Lord; protect and preserve the honor of Your devotee. ||4||5||

¹²Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

¹³Tell me, O Siblings of Destiny, the religion for this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. I seek emancipation - how can I be emancipated?

¹⁴Meditation on the Lord, Har, Har, is the boat, the raft; meditating on the Lord, the swimmer swims across. ||1||

¹⁵O Dear Lord, protect and preserve the honor of Your humble servant.

¹⁶O Lord, Har, Har, please make me chant the chant of Your Name; I beg only for Your devotional worship. ||Pause||

¹⁷The Lord's servants are very dear to the Lord; they chant the Word of the Lord's Bani.

¹⁸The account of the recording angels, Chitr and Gupt, and the account with the Messenger of Death is totally erased. ||2||

¹⁹The Saints of the Lord meditate on the Lord in their minds; they join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

²⁰The piercing sun of desires has set, and the cool moon has risen. ||3||

²¹You are the Greatest Being, absolutely unapproachable and unfathomable; You created the Universe from Your Own Being.

²²O God, take pity on servant Nanak, and make him the slave of the slave of Your slaves. ||4||6||

²³Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl, Fifth House, Dho-Padhay:

²⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁵Enshrine the Lord within your heart, and contemplate Him. Dwell upon Him, reflect upon Him, and chant the Name of the Lord, the Enticer of hearts.

²⁶The Lord Master is unseen, unfathomable and unreachable; through the Perfect Guru, He is revealed. ||1||

²⁷The Lord is the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold, and sandalwood, while I am just dry wood and iron.

²⁸Associating with the Lord, and the Sat Sangat, the Lord's True Congregation, the Lord has transformed me into gold and sandalwood. ||1||Pause||

²⁹One may repeat, verbatim, the nine grammars and the six Shaastras, but my Lord God is not pleased by this.

³⁰O servant Nanak, meditate forever on the Lord in your heart; this is what pleases my Lord God. ||2||1||7||

³¹Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

¹Chant His Praises, learn of the Lord, and serve the True Guru; in this way, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.

²In the Court of the Lord, He shall be pleased with you, and you shall not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again; you shall merge in the Divine Light of the Lord, Har, Har, Har. ||1||

³Chant the Name of the Lord, O my mind, and you shall be totally at peace.

⁴The Lord's Praises are the most sublime, the most exalted; serving the Lord, Har, Har, Har, you shall be emancipated. ||Pause||

⁵The Lord, the treasure of mercy, blessed me, and so the Guru blessed me with the Lord's devotional worship; I have come to be in love with the Lord.

⁶I have forgotten my cares and anxieties, and enshrined the Lord's Name in my heart; O Nanak, the Lord has become my friend and companion. ||2||2||8||

⁷Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

⁸Read about the Lord, write about the Lord, chant the Lord's Name, and sing the Lord's Praises; the Lord will carry you across the terrifying world-ocean.

⁹In your mind, by your words, and within your heart, meditate on the Lord, and He will be pleased. In this way, repeat the Name of the Lord. ||1||

¹⁰O mind, meditate on the Lord, the Lord of the World.

¹¹Join the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, O friend.

¹²You shall be happy forever, day and night; sing the Praises of the Lord, the Lord of the world-forest. ||Pause||

¹³When the Lord, Har, Har, casts His Glance of Grace, then I made the effort in my mind; meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, I have been emancipated.

¹⁴Preserve the honor of servant Nanak, O my Lord and Master; I have come seeking Your Sanctuary. ||2||3||9||

¹⁵Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

¹⁶The eighty-four Siddhas, the spiritual masters, the Buddhas, the three hundred thirty million gods and the silent sages, all long for Your Name, O Dear Lord.

¹⁷By Guru's Grace, a rare few obtain it; upon their foreheads, the pre-ordained destiny of loving devotion is written. ||1||

¹⁸O mind, chant the Name of the Lord; singing the Lord's Praises is the most exalted activity.

¹⁹I am forever a sacrifice to those who sing, and hear Your Praises, O Lord and Master. ||Pause||

²⁰I seek Your Sanctuary, O Cherisher God, my Lord and Master; whatever You give me, I accept.

²¹O Lord, Merciful to the meek, give me this blessing; Nanak longs for the Lord's meditative remembrance. ||2||4||10||

²²Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

²³All the Sikhs and servants come to worship and adore You; they sing the sublime Bani of the Lord, Har, Har.

²⁴Their singing and listening is approved by the Lord; they accept the Order of the True Guru as True, totally True. ||1||

²⁵Chant the Lord's Praises, O Siblings of Destiny; the Lord is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage in the terrifying world-ocean.

²⁶They alone are praised in the Court of the Lord, O Saints, who know and understand the Lord's sermon. ||Pause||

²⁷He Himself is the Guru, and He Himself is the disciple; the Lord God Himself plays His wondrous games.

²⁸O servant Nanak, he alone merges with the Lord, whom the Lord Himself merges; all the others are forsaken, but the Lord loves him. ||2||5||11||

²⁹Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

³⁰The Lord is the Fulfiller of desires, the Giver of total peace; the Kaamadhaynaa, the wish-fulfilling cow, is in His power.

³¹So meditate on such a Lord, O my soul. Then, you shall obtain total peace, O my mind. ||1||

¹Chant, O my mind, the True Name, Sat Naam, the True Name.

²In this world, and in the world beyond, your face shall be radiant, by meditating continually on the immaculate Lord God. ||Pause||

³Wherever anyone remembers the Lord in meditation, disaster runs away from that place. By great good fortune, we meditate on the Lord.

⁴The Guru has blessed servant Nanak with this understanding, that by meditating on the Lord, we cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||2||6||12||

⁵Dhanaasaree, Fourth Mehl:

⁶O my King, beholding the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, I am at peace.

⁷You alone know my inner pain, O King; what can anyone else know? ||Pause||

⁸O True Lord and Master, You are truly my King; whatever You do, all that is True.

⁹Who should I call a liar? There is no other than You, O King. ||1||

¹⁰You are pervading and permeating in all; O King, everyone meditates on You, day and night.

¹¹Everyone begs of You, O my King; You alone give gifts to all. ||2||

¹²All are under Your Power, O my King; none at all are beyond You.

¹³All beings are Yours-You belong to all, O my King. All shall merge and be absorbed in You. ||3||

¹⁴You are the hope of all, O my Beloved; all meditate on You, O my King.

¹⁵As it pleases You, protect and preserve me, O my Beloved; You are the True King of Nanak. ||4||7||13||

¹⁶Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padhay:

¹⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁸O Destroyer of fear, Remover of suffering, Lord and Master, Lover of Your devotees, Formless Lord.

¹⁹Millions of sins are eradicated in an instant when, as Gurmukh, one contemplates the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

²⁰My mind is attached to my Beloved Lord.

²¹God, Merciful to the meek, granted His Grace, and placed the five enemies under my control. ||1||Pause||

²²Your place is so beautiful; Your form is so beautiful; Your devotees look so beautiful in Your Court.

²³O Lord and Master, Giver of all beings, please, grant Your Grace, and save me. ||2||

²⁴Your color is not known, and Your form is not seen; who can contemplate Your Almighty Creative Power?

²⁵You are contained in the water, the land and the sky, everywhere, O Lord of unfathomable form, Holder of the mountain. ||3||

²⁶All beings sing Your Praises; You are the imperishable Primal Being, the Destroyer of ego.

²⁷As it pleases You, please protect and preserve me; servant Nanak seeks Sanctuary at Your Door. ||4||1||

²⁸Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁹The fish out of water loses its life; it is deeply in love with the water.

³⁰The bumble bee, totally in love with the lotus flower, is lost in it; it cannot find the way to escape from it. ||1||

³¹Now, my mind has nurtured love for the One Lord.

³²He does not die, and is not born; He is always with me. Through the Word of the True Guru's Shabad, I know Him. ||1||Pause||

¹Lured by sexual desire, the elephant is trapped; the poor beast falls into the power of another.

²Lured by the sound of the hunter's bell, the deer offers its head; because of this enticement, it is killed. ||2||

³Gazing upon his family, the mortal is enticed by greed; he clings in attachment to Maya.

⁴Totally engrossed in worldly things, he considers them to be his own; but in the end, he shall surely have to leave them behind. ||3||

⁵Know it well, that anyone who loves any other than God, shall be miserable forever.

⁶Says Nanak, the Guru has explained this to me, that love for God brings lasting bliss. ||4||2||

⁷Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁸Granting His Grace, God has blessed me with His Name, and released me of my bonds.

⁹I have forgotten all worldly entanglements, and I am attached to the Guru's feet. ||1||

¹⁰In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have renounced my other cares and anxieties.

¹¹I dug a deep pit, and buried my egotistical pride, emotional attachment and the desires of my mind. ||1||Pause||

¹²No one is my enemy, and I am no one's enemy.

¹³God, who expanded His expanse, is within all; I learned this from the True Guru. ||2||

¹⁴I am a friend to all; I am everyone's friend.

¹⁵When the sense of separation was removed from my mind, then I was united with the Lord, my King. ||3||

¹⁶My stubbornness is gone, Ambrosial Nectar rains down, and the Word of the Guru's Shabad seems so sweet to me.

¹⁷He is pervading everywhere, in the water, on the land and in the sky; Nanak beholds the all-pervading Lord. ||4||3||

¹⁸Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁹Ever since I obtained the Blessed Vision of the Darshan of the Holy, my days have been blessed and prosperous.

²⁰I have found lasting bliss, singing the Kirtan of the Praises of the Primal Lord, the Architect of destiny. ||1||

²¹Now, I sing the Praises of the Lord within my mind.

²²My mind has been illumined and enlightened, and it is always at peace; I have found the Perfect True Guru. ||1||Pause||

²³The Lord, the treasure of virtue, abides deep within the heart, and so pain, doubt and fear have been dispelled.

²⁴I have obtained the most incomprehensible thing, enshrining love for the Name of the Lord. ||2||

²⁵I was anxious, and now I am free of anxiety; I was worried, and now I am free of worry; my grief, greed and emotional attachments are gone.

²⁶By His Grace, I am cured of the disease of egotism, and the Messenger of Death no longer terrifies me. ||3||

²⁷Working for the Guru, serving the Guru and the Guru's Command, all are pleasing to me.

²⁸Says Nanak, He has released me from the clutches of Death; I am a sacrifice to that Guru. ||4||4||

²⁹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰Body, mind, wealth and everything belong to Him; He alone is all-wise and all-knowing.

³¹He listens to my pains and pleasures, and then my condition improves. ||1||

³²My soul is satisfied with the One Lord alone.

³³People make all sorts of other efforts, but they have no value at all. ||Pause||

³⁴The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, is a priceless jewel. The Guru has given me this advice.

³⁵It cannot be lost, and it cannot be shaken off; it remains steady, and I am perfectly satisfied with it. ||2||

³⁶Those things which tore me away from You, Lord, are now gone.

¹When golden ornaments are melted down into a lump, they are still said to be gold. ||3||

²The Divine Light has illuminated me, and I am filled with celestial peace and glory; the unstruck melody of the Lord's Bani resounds within me.

³Says Nanak, I have built my eternal home; the Guru has constructed it for me. ||4||5||

⁴Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁵The desires of the greatest of the great kings and landlords cannot be satisfied.

⁶They remain engrossed in Maya, intoxicated with the pleasures of their wealth; their eyes see nothing else at all. ||1||

⁷No one has ever found satisfaction in sin and corruption.

⁸The flame is not satisfied by more fuel; how can one be satisfied without the Lord? ||Pause||

⁹Day after day, he eats his meals with many different foods, but his hunger is not eradicated.

¹⁰He runs around like a dog, searching in the four directions. ||2||

¹¹The lustful, lecherous man desires many women, and he never stops peeking into the homes of others.

¹²Day after day, he commits adultery again and again, and then he regrets his actions; he wastes away in misery and greed. ||3||

¹³The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is incomparable and priceless; it is the treasure of Ambrosial Nectar.

¹⁴The Saints abide in peace, poise and bliss; O Nanak, through the Guru, this is known. ||4||6||

¹⁵Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁶Nothing which this mortal being runs after, can compare to it.

¹⁷He alone comes to have it, whom the Guru blesses with this Ambrosial Nectar. ||1||

¹⁸The desire to eat, to wear new clothes, and all other desires,

¹⁹The mind and body blossom forth in abundance, when one receives even a drop of this Nectar.

²⁰I cannot express His glory; I cannot describe His worth. ||2||

²¹We cannot meet the Lord by our own efforts, nor can we meet Him through service; He comes and meets us spontaneously.

²²One who is blessed by my Lord Master's Grace, practices the Teachings of the Guru's Mantra. ||3||

²³He is merciful to the meek, always kind and compassionate; He cherishes and nurtures all beings.

²⁴The Lord is mingled with Nanak, through and through; He cherishes him, like the mother her child. ||4||7||

²⁵Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁶I am a sacrifice to my Guru, who has implanted the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, within me.

²⁷In the utter darkness of the wilderness, He showed me the straight path. ||1||

²⁸The Lord of the universe, the Cherisher of the world, He is my breath of life.

²⁹Here and hereafter, he takes care of everything for me. ||1||Pause||

³⁰Meditating on Him in remembrance, I have found all treasures, respect, greatness and perfect honor.

³¹Remembering His Name, millions of sins are erased; all His devotees long for the dust of His feet. ||2||

³²If someone wishes for the fulfillment of all his hopes and desires, he should serve the one supreme treasure.

³³He is the Supreme Lord God, infinite Lord and Master; meditating on Him in remembrance, one is carried across. ||3||

³⁴I have found total peace and tranquility in the Society of the Saints; my honor has been preserved.

³⁵To gather in the Lord's wealth, and to taste the food of the Lord's Name - Nanak has made this his feast. ||4||8||

¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²You have made it your habit to practice those deeds which will bring you shame.

³You slander the Saints, and you worship the faithless cynics; such are the corrupt ways you have adopted. ||1||

⁴Deluded by your emotional attachment to Maya, you love other things,

⁵like the enchanted city of Hari-chandauree, or the green leaves of the forest - such is your way of life. ||1||Pause||

⁶Its body may be anointed with sandalwood oil, but the donkey still loves to roll in the mud.

⁷He is not fond of the Ambrosial Nectar; instead, he loves the poisonous drug of corruption. ||2||

⁸The Saints are noble and sublime; they are blessed with good fortune. They alone are pure and holy in this world.

⁹The jewel of this human life is passing away uselessly, lost in exchange for mere glass. ||3||

¹⁰The sins and sorrows of uncounted incarnations run away, when the Guru applies the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom to the eyes.

¹¹In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I have escaped from these troubles; Nanak loves the One Lord. ||4||9||

¹²Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹³I carry the water, wave the fan, and grind the corn for the Saints; I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

¹⁴With each and every breath, my mind remembers the Naam, the Name of the Lord; in this way, it finds the treasure of peace. ||1||

¹⁵Have pity on me, O my Lord and Master.

¹⁶Bless me with such understanding, O my Lord and Master, that I may forever and ever meditate on You. ||1||Pause||

¹⁷By Your Grace, emotional attachment and egotism are eradicated, and doubt is dispelled.

¹⁸The Lord, the embodiment of bliss, is pervading and permeating in all; wherever I go, there I see Him. ||2||

¹⁹You are kind and compassionate, the treasure of mercy, the Purifier of sinners, Lord of the world.

²⁰I obtain millions of joys, comforts and kingdoms, if You inspire me to chant Your Name with my mouth, even for an instant. ||3||

²¹That alone is perfect chanting, meditation, penance and devotional worship service, which is pleasing to God's Mind.

²²Chanting the Naam, all thirst and desire is satisfied; Nanak is satisfied and fulfilled. ||4||10||

²³Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴She controls the three qualities and the four directions of the world.

²⁵She destroys sacrificial feasts, cleansing baths, penances and sacred places of pilgrimage; what is this poor person to do? ||1||

²⁶I grasped God's Support and Protection, and then I was emancipated.

²⁷By the Grace of the Holy Saints, I sang the Praises of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, and my sins and afflictions were taken away. ||1||Pause||

²⁸She is not heard - she does not speak with a mouth; she is not seen enticing mortals.

²⁹She administers her intoxicating drug, and so confuses them; thus she seems sweet to everyone's mind. ||2||

³⁰In each and every home, she has implanted the sense of duality in mother, father, children, friends and siblings.

³¹Some have more, and some have less; they fight and fight, to the death. ||3||

³²I am a sacrifice to my True Guru, who has shown me this wondrous play.

³³The world is being consumed by this hidden fire, but Maya does not cling to the Lord's devotees. ||4||

³⁴By the Grace of the Saints, I have obtained supreme bliss, and all my bonds have been broken.

³⁵Nanak has obtained the wealth of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; having earned his profits, he has now returned home. ||5||11||

³⁶Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁷You are the Giver, O Lord, O Cherisher, my Master, my Husband Lord.

¹Each and every moment, You cherish and nurture me; I am Your child, and I rely upon You alone. ||1||

²I have only one tongue - which of Your Glorious Virtues can I describe?

³Unlimited, infinite Lord and Master - no one knows Your limits. ||1||Pause||

⁴You destroy millions of my sins, and teach me in so many ways.

⁵I am so ignorant - I understand nothing at all. Please honor Your innate nature, and save me! ||2||

⁶I seek Your Sanctuary - You are my only hope. You are my companion, and my best friend.

⁷Save me, O Merciful Saviour Lord; Nanak is the slave of Your home. ||3||12||

⁸Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁹Worship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one's forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to charities and self-mortification

¹⁰- the Lord Master is not pleased with any of these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may speak. ||1||

¹¹Chanting the Name of God, the mind is soothed and pacified.

¹²Everyone searches for Him in different ways, but the search is so difficult, and He cannot be found. ||1||Pause||

¹³Chanting, deep meditation and penance, wandering over the face of the earth, the performance of austerities with the arms stretched up to the sky

¹⁴- the Lord is not pleased by any of these means, though one may follow the path of Yogis and Jains. ||2||

¹⁵The Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the Lord, and the Praises of the Lord are priceless; he alone obtains them, whom the Lord blesses with His Mercy.

¹⁶Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, Nanak lives in the Love of God; his life-night passes in peace. ||3||13||

¹⁷Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁸Is there anyone who can release me from my bondage, unite me with God, recite the Name of the Lord, Har, Har,

¹⁹and make this mind steady and stable, so that it no longer wanders around? ||1||

²⁰Do I have any such friend?

²¹I would give him all my property, my soul and my heart; I would devote my consciousness to him. ||1||Pause||

²²Others' wealth, others' bodies, and the slander of others - do not attach your love to them.

²³Associate with the Saints, speak with the Saints, and keep your mind awake to the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. ||2||

²⁴God is the treasure of virtue, kind and compassionate, the source of all comfort.

²⁵Nanak begs for the gift of Your Name; O Lord of the world, love him, like the mother loves her child. ||3||14||

²⁶Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷The Lord saves His Saints.

²⁸One who wishes misfortune upon the Lord's slaves, shall be destroyed by the Lord eventually. ||1||Pause||

²⁹He Himself is the help and support of His humble servants; He defeats the slanderers, and chases them away.

³⁰Wandering around aimlessly, they die out there; they never return to their homes again. ||1||

³¹Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Destroyer of pain; he sings the Glorious Praises of the infinite Lord forever.

³²The faces of the slanderers are blackened in the courts of this world, and the world beyond. ||2||15||

³³Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁴Now, I contemplate and meditate on the Lord, the Saviour Lord.

³⁵He purifies sinners in an instant, and cures all diseases. ||1||Pause||

³⁶Talking with the Holy Saints, my sexual desire, anger and greed have been eradicated.

³⁷Remembering, remembering the Perfect Lord in meditation, I have saved all my companions. ||1||

¹The Mul Mantra, the Root Mantra, is the only cure for the mind; I have installed faith in God in my mind.

²Nanak ever longs for the dust of the Lord's feet; again and again, he is a sacrifice to the Lord. ||2||16||

³Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁴I have fallen in love with the Lord.

⁵My True Guru is always my help and support; He has torn down the banner of pain. ||1||Pause||

⁶Giving me His hand, He has protected me as His own, and removed all my troubles.

⁷He has blackened the faces of the slanderers, and He Himself has become the help and support of His humble servant. ||1||

⁸The True Lord and Master has become my Saviour; hugging me close in His embrace, He has saved me.

⁹Nanak has become fearless, and he enjoys eternal peace, singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||17||

¹⁰Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹¹Your Name is the medicine, O Merciful Lord.

¹²I am so miserable, I do not know Your state; You Yourself cherish me, Lord. ||1||Pause||

¹³Take pity on me, O my Lord and Master, and remove the love of duality from within me.

¹⁴Break my bonds, and take me as Your own, so that I may never come to lose. ||1||

¹⁵Seeking Your Sanctuary, I live, almighty and merciful Lord and Master.

¹⁶Twenty-four hours a day, I worship God; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to Him. ||2||18||

¹⁷Raag Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁸One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁹O God, please save me!

²⁰By myself, I cannot do anything, O my Lord and Master; by Your Grace, please bless me with Your Name. ||1||Pause||

²¹Family and worldly affairs are an ocean of fire.

²²Through doubt, emotional attachment and ignorance, we are enveloped in darkness. ||1||

²³High and low, pleasure and pain.

²⁴Hunger and thirst are not satisfied. ||2||

²⁵The mind is engrossed in passion, and the disease of corruption.

²⁶The five thieves, the companions, are totally incorrigible. ||3||

²⁷The beings and souls and wealth of the world are all Yours.

²⁸O Nanak, know that the Lord is always near at hand. ||4||1||19||

²⁹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰The Lord and Master destroys the pain of the poor; He preserves and protects the honor of His servants.

³¹The Lord is the ship to carry us across; He is the treasure of virtue - pain cannot touch Him. ||1||

³²In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate, vibrate upon the Lord of the world.

³³I cannot think of any other way; make this effort, and make it in this Dark Age of Kali Yuga. ||Pause||

³⁴In the beginning, and in the end, there is none other than the perfect, merciful Lord.

³⁵The cycle of birth and death is ended, chanting the Lord's Name, and remembering the Lord Master in meditation. ||2||

³⁶The Vedas, the Simritees, the Shaastras and the Lord's devotees contemplate Him;

³⁷liberation is attained in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and the darkness of ignorance is dispelled. ||3||

³⁸The lotus feet of the Lord are the support of His humble servants. They are his only capital and investment.

¹The True Lord is Nanak's strength, honor and support; He alone is his protection. ||4||2||20||

²Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³Wandering and roaming around, I met the Holy Perfect Guru, who has taught me.

⁴All other devices did not work, so I meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||

⁵For this reason, I sought the Protection and Support of my Lord, the Cherisher of the Universe.

⁶I sought the Sanctuary of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, and all my entanglements were dissolved. ||Pause||

⁷Paradise, the earth, the nether regions of the underworld, and the globe of the world - all are engrossed in Maya.

⁸To save your soul, and liberate all your ancestors, meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||2||

⁹O Nanak, singing the Naam, the Name of the Immaculate Lord, all treasures are obtained.

¹⁰Only that rare person, whom the Lord and Master blesses with His Grace, comes to know this. ||3||3||21||

¹¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Second House, Chau-Padhay:

¹²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹³You shall have to abandon the straw which you have collected.

¹⁴These entanglements shall be of no use to you.

¹⁵You are in love with those things that will not go with you.

¹⁶You think that your enemies are friends. ||1||

¹⁷In such confusion, the world has gone astray.

¹⁸The foolish mortal wastes this precious human life. ||Pause||

¹⁹He does not like to see Truth and righteousness.

²⁰He is attached to falsehood and deception; they seem sweet to him.

²¹He loves gifts, but he forgets the Giver.

²²The wretched creature does not even think of death. ||2||

²³He cries for the possessions of others.

²⁴He forfeits all the merits of his good deeds and religion.

²⁵He does not understand the Hukam of the Lord's Command, and so he continues coming and going in reincarnation.

²⁶He sins, and then regrets and repents. ||3||

²⁷Whatever pleases You, Lord, that alone is acceptable.

²⁸I am a sacrifice to Your Will.

²⁹Poor Nanak is Your slave, Your humble servant.

³⁰Save me, O my Lord God Master! ||4||1||22||

³¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³²I am meek and poor; the Name of God is my only Support.

³³The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is my occupation and earnings.

³⁴I gather only the Lord's Name.

³⁵It is useful in both this world and the next. ||1||

³⁶Imbued with the Love of the Lord God's Infinite Name,

³⁷the Holy Saints sing the Glorious Praises of the One Lord, the Formless Lord. ||Pause||

³⁸The Glory of the Holy Saints comes from their total humility.

³⁹The Saints realize that their greatness rests in the Praises of the Lord.

⁴⁰Meditating on the Lord of the Universe, the Saints are in bliss.

⁴¹The Saints find peace, and their anxieties are dispelled. ||2||

⁴²Wherever the Holy Saints gather,

⁴³there they sing the Praises of the Lord, in music and poetry.

⁴⁴In the Society of the Saints, there is bliss and peace.

⁴⁵They alone obtain this Society, upon whose foreheads such destiny is written. ||3||

⁴⁶With my palms pressed together, I offer my prayer.

⁴⁷I wash their feet, and chant the Praises of the Lord, the treasure of virtue.

⁴⁸O God, merciful and compassionate, let me remain in Your Presence.

⁴⁹Nanak lives, in the dust of the Saints. ||4||2||23||

¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²One who contemplates his Lord and Master - why should he be afraid?

³The wretched self-willed manmukhs are ruined through fear and dread. ||1||Pause||

⁴The Divine Guru, my mother and father, is over my head.

⁵His image brings prosperity; serving Him, we become pure.

⁶The One Lord, the Immaculate Lord, is our capital.

⁷Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, we are illumined and enlightened. ||1||

⁸The Giver of all beings is totally pervading everywhere.

⁹Millions of pains are removed by the Lord's Name.

¹⁰All the pains of birth and death are taken away

¹¹from the Gurmukh, within whose mind and body the Lord dwells. ||2||

¹²He alone, whom the Lord has attached to the hem of His robe,

¹³obtains a place in the Court of the Lord.

¹⁴They alone are devotees, who are pleasing to the True Lord.

¹⁵They are freed from the Messenger of Death. ||3||

¹⁶True is the Lord, and True is His Court.

¹⁷Who can contemplate and describe His value?

¹⁸He is within each and every heart, the Support of all.

¹⁹Nanak begs for the dust of the Saints. ||4||3||24||

²⁰Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²¹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²²At home, and outside, I place my trust in You; You are always with Your humble servant.

²³Bestow Your Mercy, O my Beloved God, that I may chant the Lord's Name with love. ||1||

²⁴God is the strength of His humble servants.

²⁵Whatever You do, or cause to be done, O Lord and Master, that outcome is acceptable to me. ||Pause||

²⁶The Transcendent Lord is my honor; the Lord is my emancipation; the glorious sermon of the Lord is my wealth.

²⁷Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord's feet; from the Saints, he has learned this way of life. ||2||1||25||

²⁸Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁹God has fulfilled all my desires. Holding me close in His embrace, the Guru has saved me.

³⁰He has saved me from burning in the ocean of fire, and now, no one calls it impassible. ||1||

³¹Those who have true faith in their minds,

³²continually behold the Glory of the Lord; they are forever happy and blissful. ||Pause||

³³I seek the Sanctuary of the feet of the Perfect Transcendent Lord, the Searcher of hearts; I behold Him ever-present.

³⁴In His wisdom, the Lord has made Nanak His own; He has preserved the roots of His devotees. ||2||2||26||

³⁵Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁶Wherever I look, there I see Him present; He is never far away.

³⁷He is all-pervading, everywhere; O my mind, meditate on Him forever. ||1||

³⁸He alone is called your companion, who will not be separated from you, here or hereafter.

³⁹That pleasure, which passes away in an instant, is trivial. ||Pause||

⁴⁰He cherishes us, and gives us sustenance; He does not lack anything.

⁴¹With each and every breath, my God takes care of His creatures. ||2||

⁴²God is undeceiveable, impenetrable and infinite; His form is lofty and exalted.

⁴³Chanting and meditating on the embodiment of wonder and beauty, His humble servants are in bliss. ||3||

⁴⁴Bless me with such understanding, O Merciful Lord God, that I might remember You.

¹Nanak begs God for the gift of the dust of the feet of the Saints. ||4||3||27||

²Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³The One who sent you, has now recalled you; return to your home now in peace and pleasure.

⁴In bliss and ecstasy, sing His Glorious Praises; by this celestial tune, you shall acquire your everlasting kingdom. ||1||

⁵Come back to your home, O my friend.

⁶The Lord Himself has eliminated your enemies, and your misfortunes are past. ||Pause||

⁷God, the Creator Lord, has glorified you, and your running and rushing around has ended.

⁸In your home, there is rejoicing; the musical instruments continually play, and your Husband Lord has exalted you. ||2||

⁹Remain firm and steady, and do not ever waver; take the Guru's Word as your Support.

¹⁰You shall be applauded and congratulated all over the world, and your face shall be radiant in the Court of the Lord. ||3||

¹¹All beings belong to Him; He Himself transforms them, and He Himself becomes their help and support.

¹²The Creator Lord has worked a wondrous miracle; O Nanak, His glorious greatness is true. ||4||4||28||

¹³Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Sixth House:

¹⁴One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁵Listen, O Dear Beloved Saints, to my prayer.

¹⁶Without the Lord, no one is liberated. ||Pause||

¹⁷O mind, do only deeds of purity; the Lord is the only boat to carry you across. Other entanglements shall be of no use to you.

¹⁸True living is serving the Divine, Supreme Lord God; the Guru has imparted this teaching to me. ||1||

¹⁹Do not fall in love with trivial things; in the end, they shall not go along with you.

²⁰Worship and adore the Lord with your mind and body, O Beloved Saint of the Lord; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall be released from bondage. ||2||

²¹In your heart, hold fast to the Sanctuary of the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord God; do not place your hopes in any other support.

²²He alone is a devotee, spiritually wise, a meditator, and a penitent, O Nanak, who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy. ||3||1||29||

²³Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁴O my dear beloved, it is good, it is better, it is best, to ask for the Lord's Name.

²⁵Behold, with your eyes wide-open, and listen to the Words of the Holy Saints; enshrine in your consciousness the Lord of Life - remember that all must die. ||Pause||

²⁶The application of sandalwood oil, the enjoyment of pleasures and the practice of many corrupt sins - look upon all of these as insipid and worthless. The Name of the Lord of the Universe alone is sublime; so say the Holy Saints.

²⁷You claim that your body and wealth are your own; you do not chant the Lord's Name even for an instant. Look and see, that none of your possessions or riches shall go along with you. ||1||

²⁸One who has good karma, grasps the Protection of the hem of the Saint's robe; in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Messenger of Death cannot threaten him.

²⁹I have obtained the supreme treasure, and my egotism has been eradicated; Nanak's mind is attached to the One Formless Lord. ||2||2||30||

¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Seventh House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Meditate in remembrance on the One Lord; meditate in remembrance on the One Lord; meditate in remembrance on the One Lord, O my Beloved.

⁴He shall save you from strife, suffering, greed, attachment, and the most terrifying world-ocean. ||Pause||

⁵With each and every breath, each and every instant, day and night, dwell upon Him.

⁶In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, meditate on Him fearlessly, and enshrine the treasure of His Name in your mind. ||1||

⁷Worship His lotus feet, and contemplate the glorious virtues of the Lord of the Universe.

⁸O Nanak, the dust of the feet of the Holy shall bless you with pleasure and peace. ||2||1||31||

⁹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Eighth House, Dho-Padhay:

¹⁰One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹¹Remembering, remembering, remembering Him in meditation, I find peace; with each and every breath, I dwell upon Him.

¹²In this world, and in the world beyond, He is with me, as my help and support; wherever I go, He protects me. ||1||

¹³The Guru's Word abides with my soul.

¹⁴It does not sink in water; thieves cannot steal it, and fire cannot burn it. ||1||Pause||

¹⁵It is like wealth to the poor, a cane for the blind, and mother's milk for the infant.

¹⁶In the ocean of the world, I have found the boat of the Lord; the Merciful Lord has bestowed His Mercy upon Nanak. ||2||1||32||

¹⁷Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁸The Lord of the Universe has become kind and merciful; His Ambrosial Nectar permeates my heart.

¹⁹The nine treasures, riches and the miraculous spiritual powers of the Siddhas cling to the feet of the Lord's humble servant. ||1||

²⁰The Saints are in ecstasy everywhere.

²¹Within the home, and outside as well, the Lord and Master of His devotees is totally pervading and permeating everywhere. ||1||Pause||

²²No one can equal one who has the Lord of the Universe on his side.

²³The fear of the Messenger of Death is eradicated, remembering Him in meditation; Nanak meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||2||2||33||

²⁴Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵The rich man gazes upon his riches, and is proud of himself; the landlord takes pride in his lands.

²⁶The king believes that the whole kingdom belongs to him; in the same way, the humble servant of the Lord looks upon the support of his Lord and Master. ||1||

²⁷When one considers the Lord to be his only support,

²⁸then the Lord uses His power to help him; this power cannot be defeated. ||1||Pause||

²⁹Renouncing all others, I have sought the Support of the One Lord; I have come to Him, pleading, "Save me, save me!"

³⁰By the kindness and the Grace of the Saints, my mind has been purified; Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||3||34||

³¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³²He alone is called a warrior, who is attached to the Lord's Love in this age.

³³Through the Perfect True Guru, he conquers his own soul, and then everything comes under his control. ||1||

¹Sing the Praises of the Lord and Master, with the love of your soul.

²Those who seek His Sanctuary, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, are blended with the Lord in celestial peace. ||1||Pause||

³The feet of the Lord's humble servant abide in my heart; with them, my body is made pure.

⁴O treasure of mercy, please bless Nanak with the dust of the feet of Your humble servants; this alone brings peace. ||2||4||35||

⁵Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁶People try to deceive others, but the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, knows everything.

⁷They commit sins, and then deny them, while they pretend to be in Nirvaanaa. ||1||

⁸They believe that You are far away, but You, O God, are near at hand.

⁹Looking around, this way and that, the greedy people come and go. ||Pause||

¹⁰As long as the doubts of the mind are not removed, liberation is not found.

¹¹Says Nanak, he alone is a Saint, a devotee, and a humble servant of the Lord, to whom the Lord and Master is merciful. ||2||5||36||

¹²Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹³My Guru gives the Naam, the Name of the Lord, to those who have such karma written on their foreheads.

¹⁴He implants the Naam, and inspires us to chant the Naam; this is Dharma, true religion, in this world. ||1||

¹⁵The Naam is the glory and greatness of the Lord's humble servant.

¹⁶The Naam is his salvation, and the Naam is his honor; he accepts whatever comes to pass. ||1||Pause||

¹⁷That humble servant, who has the Naam as his wealth, is the perfect banker.

¹⁸The Naam is his occupation, O Nanak, and his only support; the Naam is the profit he earns. ||2||6||37||

¹⁹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁰My eyes have been purified, gazing upon the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, and touching my forehead to the dust of His feet.

²¹With joy and happiness, I sing the Glorious Praises of my Lord and Master; the Lord of the World abides within my heart. ||1||

²²You are my Merciful Protector, Lord.

²³O beautiful, wise, infinite Father God, be Merciful to me, God. ||1||Pause||

²⁴O Lord of supreme ecstasy and blissful form, Your Word is so beautiful, so drenched with Nectar.

²⁵With the Lord's lotus feet enshrined in his heart, Nanak has tied the Shabad, the Word of the True Guru, to the hem of his robe. ||2||7||38||

²⁶Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁷In His own way, He provides us with our food; in His own way, He plays with us.

²⁸He blesses us with all comforts, enjoyments and delicacies, and he permeates our minds. ||1||

²⁹Our Father is the Lord of the World, the Merciful Lord.

³⁰Just as the mother protects her children, God nurtures and cares for us. ||1||Pause||

³¹You are my friend and companion, the Master of all excellences, O eternal and permanent Divine Lord.

³²Here, there and everywhere, You are pervading; please, bless Nanak to serve the Saints. ||2||8||39||

³³Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁴The Saints are kind and compassionate; they burn away their sexual desire, anger and corruption.

³⁵My power, wealth, youth, body and soul are a sacrifice to them. ||1||

³⁶With my mind and body, I love the Lord's Name.

³⁷With peace, poise, pleasure and joy, He has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean. ||Pause||

¹Blessed is that place, and blessed is that house, in which the Saints dwell.

²Fulfill this desire of servant Nanak, O Lord Master, that he may bow in reverence to Your devotees. ||2||9||40||

³Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁴He has saved me from the awful power of Maya, by attaching me to His feet.

⁵He gave my mind the Mantra of the Naam, the Name of the One Lord, which shall never perish or leave me. ||1||

⁶The Perfect True Guru has given this gift.

⁷He has blessed me with the Kirtan of the Praises of the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and I am emancipated. ||Pause||

⁸My God has made me His own, and saved the honor of His devotee.

⁹Nanak has grasped the feet of his God, and has found peace, day and night. ||2||10||41||

¹⁰Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹¹Stealing the property of others, acting in greed, lying and slandering - in these ways, he passes his life.

¹²He places his hopes in false mirages, believing them to be sweet; this is the support he installs in his mind. ||1||

¹³The faithless cynic passes his life uselessly.

¹⁴He is like the mouse, gnawing away at the pile of paper, making it useless to the poor wretch. ||Pause||

¹⁵Have mercy on me, O Supreme Lord God, and release me from these bonds.

¹⁶The blind are sinking, O Nanak; God saves them, uniting them with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||2||11||42||

¹⁷Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁸Remembering, remembering God, the Lord Master in meditation, my body, mind and heart are cooled and soothed.

¹⁹The Supreme Lord God is my beauty, pleasure, peace, wealth, soul and social status. ||1||

²⁰My tongue is intoxicated with the Lord, the source of nectar.

²¹I am in love, in love with the Lord's lotus feet, the treasure of riches. ||Pause||

²²I am His - He has saved me; this is God's perfect way.

²³The Giver of peace has blended Nanak with Himself; the Lord has preserved his honor. ||2||12||43||

²⁴Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁵All demons and enemies are eradicated by You, Lord; Your glory is manifest and radiant.

²⁶Whoever harms Your devotees, You destroy in an instant. ||1||

²⁷I look to You continually, Lord.

²⁸O Lord, Destroyer of ego, please, be the helper and companion of Your slaves; take my hand, and save me, O my Friend! ||Pause||

²⁹My Lord and Master has heard my prayer, and given me His protection.

³⁰Nanak is in ecstasy, and his pains are gone; he meditates on the Lord, forever and ever. ||2||13||44||

³¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³²He has extended His power in all four directions, and placed His hand upon my head.

³³Gazing upon me with his Eye of Mercy, He has dispelled the pains of His slave. ||1||

³⁴The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has saved the Lord's humble servant.

³⁵Hugging me close in His embrace, the merciful, forgiving Lord has erased all my sins. ||Pause||

³⁶Whatever I ask for from my Lord and Master, he gives that to me.

³⁷Whatever the Lord's slave Nanak utters with his mouth, proves to be true, here and hereafter. ||2||14||45||

¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²He does not let His devotees see the difficult times; this is His innate nature.

³Giving His hand, He protects His devotee; with each and every breath, He cherishes him. ||1||

⁴My consciousness remains attached to God.

⁵In the beginning, and in the end, God is always my helper and companion; blessed is my friend. ||Pause||

⁶My mind is delighted, gazing upon the marvellous, glorious greatness of the Lord and Master.

⁷Remembering, remembering the Lord in meditation, Nanak is in ecstasy; God, in His perfection, has protected and preserved his honor. ||2||15||46||

⁸Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁹One who forgets the Lord of life, the Great Giver - know that he is most unfortunate.

¹⁰One whose mind is in love with the Lord's lotus feet, obtains the pool of ambrosial nectar. ||1||

¹¹Your humble servant awakes in the Love of the Lord's Name.

¹²All laziness has departed from his body, and his mind is attached to the Beloved Lord. ||Pause||

¹³Wherever I look, the Lord is there; He is the string, upon which all hearts are strung.

¹⁴Drinking in the water of the Naam, servant Nanak has renounced all other loves. ||2||16||47||

¹⁵Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehla:

¹⁶All the affairs of the Lord's humble servant are perfectly resolved.

¹⁷In the utterly poisonous Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the Lord preserves and protects his honor. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸Remembering, remembering God, his Lord and Master in meditation, the Messenger of Death does not approach him.

¹⁹Liberation and heaven are found in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; his humble servant finds the home of the Lord. ||1||

²⁰The Lord's lotus feet are the treasure of His humble servant; in them, he finds millions of pleasures and comforts.

²¹He remembers the Lord God in meditation, day and night; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to him. ||2||17||48||

²²Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²³I beg for one gift only from the Lord.

²⁴May all my desires be fulfilled, meditating on, and remembering Your Name, O Lord. ||1||Pause||

²⁵May Your feet abide within my heart, and may I find the Society of the Saints.

²⁶May my mind not be afflicted by the fire of sorrow; may I sing Your Glorious Praises, twenty-four hours a day. ||1||

²⁷May I serve the Lord in my childhood and youth, and meditate on God in my middle and old age.

²⁸O Nanak, one who is imbued with the Love of the Transcendent Lord, is not reincarnated again to die. ||2||18||49||

²⁹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁰I beg only from the Lord for all things.

³¹I would hesitate to beg from other people. Remembering God in meditation, liberation is obtained. ||1||Pause||

³²I have studied with the silent sages, and carefully read the Simritees, the Puraanas and the Vedas; they all proclaim that,

³³by serving the Lord, the ocean of mercy, Truth is obtained, and both this world and the next are embellished. ||1||

³⁴All other rituals and customs are useless, without remembering the Lord in meditation.

³⁵O Nanak, the fear of birth and death has been removed; meeting the Holy Saint, sorrow is dispelled. ||2||19||50||

³⁶Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

³⁷Desire is quenched, through the Lord's Name.

³⁸Great peace and contentment come through the Guru's Word, and one's meditation is perfectly focused upon God. ||1||Pause||

¹Please shower Your Mercy upon me, and permit me to ignore the great enticements of Maya, O Lord, Merciful to the meek.

²Give me Your Name - chanting it, I live; please bring the efforts of Your slave to fruition. ||1||

³All desires, power, pleasure, joy and lasting bliss, are found by chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and singing the Kirtan of His Praises.

⁴That humble servant of the Lord, who has such karma pre-ordained by the Creator Lord, O Nanak - his efforts are brought to perfect fruition. ||2||20||51||

⁵Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

⁶The Supreme Lord God takes care of His humble servant.

⁷The slanderers are not allowed to stay; they are pulled out by their roots, like useless weeds. ||1||Pause||

⁸Wherever I look, there I see my Lord and Master; no one can harm me.

⁹Whoever shows disrespect to the Lord's humble servant, is instantly reduced to ashes. ||1||

¹⁰The Creator Lord has become my protector; He has no end or limitation.

¹¹O Nanak, God has protected and saved His slaves; He has driven out and destroyed the slanderers. ||2||21||52||

¹²Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Ninth House, Partaal:

¹³One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁴O Lord, I seek the Sanctuary of Your feet; Lord of the Universe, Destroyer of pain, please bless Your slave with Your Name.

¹⁵Be Merciful, God, and bless me with Your Glance of Grace; take my arm and save me - pull me up out of this pit! ||Pause||

¹⁶He is blinded by sexual desire and anger, bound by Maya; his body and clothes are filled with countless sins.

¹⁷Without God, there is no other protector; help me to chant Your Name, Almighty Warrior, Sheltering Lord. ||1||

¹⁸Redeemer of sinners, Saving Grace of all beings and creatures, even those who recite the Vedas have not found Your limit.

¹⁹God is the ocean of virtue and peace, the source of jewels; Nanak sings the Praises of the Lover of His devotees. ||2||1||53||

²⁰Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²¹Peace in this world, peace in the next world and peace forever, remembering Him in meditation. Chant forever the Name of the Lord of the Universe.

²²The sins of past lives are erased, by joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy; new life is infused into the dead. ||1||Pause||

²³In power, youth and Maya, the Lord is forgotten; this is the greatest tragedy - so say the spiritual sages.

²⁴Hope and desire to sing the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises - this is the treasure of the most fortunate devotees. ||1||

²⁵O Lord of Sanctuary, all-powerful, imperceptible and unfathomable - Your Name is the Purifier of sinners.

²⁶The Inner-knower, the Lord and Master of Nanak is totally pervading and permeating everywhere; He is my Lord and Master. ||2||2||54||

²⁷Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Twelfth House:

²⁸One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁹I bow in reverence to the Lord, I bow in reverence. I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, my King. ||Pause||

³⁰By great good fortune, one meets the Divine Guru.

³¹Millions of sins are erased by serving the Lord. ||1||

¹One whose mind is imbued with the Lord's lotus feet

²is not afflicted by the fire of sorrow. ||2||

³He crosses over the world-ocean in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

⁴He chants the Name of the Fearless Lord, and is imbued with the Lord's Love. ||3||

⁵One who does not steal the wealth of others, who does not commit evil deeds or sinful acts

⁶- the Messenger of Death does not even approach him. ||4||

⁷God Himself quenches the fires of desire.

⁸O Nanak, in God's Sanctuary, one is saved. ||5||1||55||

⁹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

¹⁰I am satisfied and satiated, eating the food of Truth.

¹¹With my mind, body and tongue, I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||1||

¹²Life, spiritual life, is in the Lord.

¹³Spiritual life consists of chanting the Lord's Name in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||1||Pause||

¹⁴He is dressed in robes of all sorts,

¹⁵if he sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Glorious Praises, day and night. ||2||

¹⁶He rides upon elephants, chariots and horses,

¹⁷if he sees the Lord's Path within his own heart. ||3||

¹⁸Meditating on the Lord's Feet, deep within his mind and body,

¹⁹slave Nanak has found the Lord, the treasure of peace. ||4||2||56||

²⁰Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²¹The Guru's feet emancipate the soul.

²²They carry it across the world-ocean in an instant. ||1||Pause||

²³Some love rituals, and some bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage.

²⁴The Lord's slaves meditate on His Name. ||1||

²⁵The Lord Master is the Breaker of bonds.

²⁶Servant Nanak meditates in remembrance on the Lord, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts. ||2||3||57||

²⁷Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

²⁸The lifestyle of Your slave is so pure,

²⁹He is more dear to me than my soul, my breath of life, my mind and my wealth.

³⁰The Lord is the Giver, the Restrainer of the ego. ||1||

³¹I am in love with the Lord's lotus feet.

³²This alone is Nanak's prayer. ||2||4||58||

³³One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁴Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:

³⁵Why do you go looking for Him in the forest?

³⁶Although he is unattached, he dwells everywhere. He is always with you as your companion. ||1||Pause||

³⁷Like the fragrance which remains in the flower, and like the reflection in the mirror,

³⁸the Lord dwells deep within; search for Him within your own heart, O Siblings of Destiny. ||1||

³⁹Outside and inside, know that there is only the One Lord; the Guru has imparted this wisdom to me.

⁴⁰O servant Nanak, without knowing one's own self, the moss of doubt is not removed. ||2||1||

⁴¹Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:

⁴²O Holy people, this world is deluded by doubt.

⁴³It has forsaken the meditative remembrance of the Lord's Name, and sold itself out to Maya. ||1||Pause||

⁴⁴Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse - he is entangled in their love.

¹In the pride of youth, wealth and glory, day and night, he remains intoxicated. ||1||

²God is merciful to the meek, and forever the Destroyer of pain, but the mortal does not center his mind on Him.

³O servant Nanak, among millions, only a rare few, as Gurmukh, realize God. ||2||2||

⁴Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:

⁵That Yogi does not know the way.

⁶Understand that his heart is filled with greed, emotional attachment, Maya and egotism. ||1||Pause||

⁷One who does not slander or praise others, who looks upon gold and iron alike,

⁸who is free from pleasure and pain - he alone is called a true Yogi. ||1||

⁹The restless mind wanders in the ten directions - it needs to be pacified and restrained.

¹⁰Says Nanak, whoever knows this technique is judged to be liberated. ||2||3||

¹¹Dhanaasaree, Ninth Mehl:

¹²Now, what efforts should I make?

¹³How can I dispel the anxieties of my mind? How can I cross over the terrifying world-ocean? ||1||Pause||

¹⁴Obtaining this human incarnation, I have done no good deeds; this makes me very afraid!

¹⁵In thought, word and deed, I have not sung the Lord's Praises; this thought worries my mind. ||1||

¹⁶I listened to the Guru's Teachings, but spiritual wisdom did not well up within me; like a beast, I fill my belly.

¹⁷Says Nanak, O God, please confirm Your Law of Grace; for only then can I, the sinner, be saved. ||2||4||9||9||13||58||4||93||

¹⁸Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Second House, Ashtpadheeyaa:

¹⁹One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁰The Guru is the ocean, filled with pearls.

²¹The Saints gather in the Ambrosial Nectar; they do not go far away from there.

²²They taste the subtle essence of the Lord; they are loved by God.

²³Within this pool, the swans find their Lord, the Lord of their souls. ||1||

²⁴What can the poor crane accomplish by bathing in the mud puddle?

²⁵It sinks into the mire, and its filth is not washed away. ||1||Pause||

²⁶After careful deliberation, the thoughtful person takes a step.

²⁷Forsaking duality, he becomes a devotee of the Formless Lord.

²⁸He obtains the treasure of liberation, and enjoys the sublime essence of the Lord.

²⁹His comings and goings end, and the Guru protects him. ||2||

³⁰The swan do not leave this pool.

³¹In loving devotional worship, they merge in the Celestial Lord.

³²The swans are in the pool, and the pool is in the swans.

³³They speak the Unspoken Speech, and they honor and revere the Guru's Word. ||3||

³⁴The Yogi, the Primal Lord, sits within the celestial sphere of deepest Samaadhi.

³⁵He is not male, and He is not female; how can anyone describe Him?

³⁶The three worlds continue to center their attention on His Light.

³⁷The silent sages and the Yogic masters seek the Sanctuary of the True Lord. ||4||

³⁸The Lord is the source of bliss, the support of the helpless.

³⁹The Gurmukhs worship and contemplate the Celestial Lord.

⁴⁰God is the Lover of His devotees, the Destroyer of fear.

⁴¹Subduing ego, one meets the Lord, and places his feet on the Path. ||5||

⁴²He makes many efforts, but still, the Messenger of Death tortures him.

⁴³Destined only to die, he comes into the world.

¹He wastes this precious human life through duality.

²He does not know his own self, and trapped by doubts, he cries out in pain. ||6||

³Speak, read and hear of the One Lord.

⁴The Support of the earth shall bless you with courage, righteousness and protection.

⁵Chastity, purity and self-restraint are infused into the heart,

⁶when one centers his mind in the fourth state. ||7||

⁷They are immaculate and true, and filth does not stick to them.

⁸Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, their doubt and fear depart.

⁹The form and personality of the Primal Lord are incomparably beautiful.

¹⁰Nanak begs for the Lord, the Embodiment of Truth. ||8||1||

¹¹Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

¹²That union with the Lord is acceptable, which is united in intuitive poise.

¹³Thereafter, one does not die, and does not come and go in reincarnation.

¹⁴The Lord's slave is in the Lord, and the Lord is in His slave.

¹⁵Wherever I look, I see none other than the Lord. ||1||

¹⁶The Gurmukhs worship the Lord, and find His celestial home.

¹⁷Without meeting the Guru, they die, and come and go in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||

¹⁸So make Him your Guru, who implants the Truth within you,

¹⁹who leads you to speak the Unspoken Speech, and who merges you in the Word of the Shabad.

²⁰God's people have no other work to do;

²¹they love the True Lord and Master, and they love the Truth. ||2||

²²The mind is in the body, and the True Lord is in the mind.

²³Merging into the True Lord, one is absorbed into Truth.

²⁴God's servant bows at His feet.

²⁵Meeting the True Guru, one meets with the Lord. ||3||

²⁶He Himself watches over us, and He Himself makes us see.

²⁷He is not pleased by stubborn-mindedness, nor by various religious robes.

²⁸He fashioned the body-vessels, and infused the Ambrosial Nectar into them;

²⁹God's Mind is pleased only by loving devotional worship. ||4||

³⁰Reading and studying, one becomes confused, and suffers punishment.

³¹By great cleverness, one is consigned to coming and going in reincarnation.

³²One who chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and eats the food of the Fear of God

³³becomes Gurmukh, the Lord's servant, and remains absorbed in the Lord. ||5||

³⁴He worships stones, dwells at sacred shrines of pilgrimage and in the jungles,

³⁵wanders, roams around and becomes a renunciate.

³⁶But his mind is still filthy - how can he become pure?

³⁷One who meets the True Lord obtains honor. ||6||

³⁸One who embodies good conduct and contemplative meditation,

³⁹his mind abides in intuitive poise and contentment, since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages.

⁴⁰In the twinkling of an eye, he saves millions.

⁴¹Have mercy on me, O my Beloved, and let me meet the Guru. ||7||

⁴²Unto whom, O God, should I praise You?

⁴³Without You, there is no other at all.

⁴⁴As it pleases You, keep me under Your Will.

⁴⁵Nanak, with intuitive poise and natural love, sings Your Glorious Praises. ||8||2||

⁴⁶Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Sixth House, Ashtapadee:

⁴⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

⁴⁸Whoever is born into the world, is entangled in it; human birth is obtained only by good destiny.

⁴⁹I 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||

⁵⁰I wandered through countless incarnations, but I did not find stability anywhere.

⁵¹I serve the Guru, and I fall at His feet, praying, "O Dear Lord of the Universe, please, show me the way." ||1||Pause||

⁵²I 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!"

¹Is there any such Saint, who would meet with me, take away my anxiety, and lead me to enshrine love for my Lord and Master. ||2||

²I have read all the Vedas, and yet the sense of separation in my mind still has not been removed; the five thieves of my house are not quieted, even for an instant.

³Is there any devotee, who is unattached to Maya, who may irrigate my mind with the Ambrosial Naam, the Name of the One Lord? ||3||

⁴In spite of the many places of pilgrimage for people to bathe in, their minds are still stained by their stubborn ego; the Lord Master is not pleased by this at all.

⁵When will I find the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy? There, I shall be always in the ecstasy of the Lord, Har, Har, and my mind shall take its cleansing bath in the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom. ||4||

⁶I have followed the four stages of life, but my mind is not satisfied; I wash my body, but it is totally lacking in understanding.

⁷If only I could meet some devotee of the Supreme Lord God, imbued with the Lord's Love, who could eradicate the filthy evil-mindedness from my mind. ||5||

⁸One who is attached to religious rituals, does not love the Lord, even for an instant; he is filled with pride, and he is of no account.

⁹One who meets with the rewarding personality of the Guru, continually sings the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises. By Guru's Grace, such a rare one beholds the Lord with his eyes. ||6||

¹⁰One who acts through stubbornness is of no account at all; like a crane, he pretends to meditate, but he is still stuck in Maya.

¹¹Is there any such Giver of peace, who can recite to me the sermon of God? Meeting him, I would be emancipated. ||7||

¹²When the Lord, my King, is totally pleased with me, He will break the bonds of Maya for me; my mind is imbued with the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

¹³I am in ecstasy, forever and ever, meeting the Fearless Lord, the Lord of the Universe. Falling at the Lord's Feet, Nanak has found peace. ||8||

¹⁴My Yatra, my life pilgrimage, has become fruitful, fruitful, fruitful.

¹⁵My comings and goings have ended, since I met the Holy Saint. ||1||Second Pause||1||3||

¹⁶Dhanaasaree, First Mehl, Chhant:

¹⁷One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁸Why should I bathe at sacred shrines of pilgrimage? The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the sacred shrine of pilgrimage.

¹⁹My sacred shrine of pilgrimage is spiritual wisdom within, and contemplation on the Word of the Shabad.

²⁰The spiritual wisdom given by the Guru is the True sacred shrine of pilgrimage, where the ten festivals are always observed.

²¹I constantly beg for the Name of the Lord; grant it to me, O God, Sustainer of the world.

²²The world is sick, and the Naam is the medicine to cure it; without the True Lord, filth sticks to it.

²³The Guru's Word is immaculate and pure; it radiates a steady Light. Constantly bathe in such a true shrine of pilgrimage. ||1||

²⁴Filth does not stick to the true ones; what filth do they have to wash off?

²⁵If one strings a garland of virtues for oneself, what is there to cry for?

²⁶One who conquers his own self through contemplation is saved, and saves others as well; he does not come to be born again.

²⁷The supreme meditator is Himself the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold. The true man is pleasing to the True Lord.

²⁸He is in ecstasy, truly happy, night and day; his sorrows and sins are taken away.

²⁹He finds the True Name, and beholds the Guru; with the True Name in his mind, no filth sticks to him. ||2||

³⁰O friend, association with the Holy is the perfect cleansing bath.

¹The singer who sings the Lord's Praises is adorned with the Word of the Shabad.

²Worship the True Lord, and believe in the True Guru; this brings the merit of making donations to charity, kindness and compassion.

³The soul-bride who loves to be with her Husband Lord bathes at the true Triveni of the soul, which she regards as the sacred place where the Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswaati Rivers converge.

⁴Worship and adore the One Creator, the True Lord, who constantly gives, whose gifts continually increase.

⁵Salvation is attained by associating with the Society of the Saints, O friend; granting His Grace, God unites us in His Union. ||3||

⁶Everyone speaks and talks; how great should I say He is?

⁷I am foolish, lowly and ignorant; it is only through the Guru's Teachings that I understand.

⁸True are the Teachings of the Guru. His Words are Ambrosial Nectar; my mind is pleased and appeased by them.

⁹Loaded down with corruption and sin, people depart, and then come back again; the True Shabad is found through my Guru.

¹⁰There is no end to the treasure of devotion; the Lord is pervading everywhere.

¹¹Nanak utters this true prayer; one who purifies his mind is True. ||4||1||

¹²Dhanaasaree, First Mehl:

¹³I live by Your Name; my mind is in ecstasy, Lord.

¹⁴True is the Name of the True Lord. Glorious are the Praises of the Lord of the Universe.

¹⁵Infinite is the spiritual wisdom imparted by the Guru. The Creator Lord who created, shall also destroy.

¹⁶The call of death is sent out by the Lord's Command; no one can challenge it.

¹⁷He Himself creates, and watches; His written command is above each and every head. He Himself imparts understanding and awareness.

¹⁸O Nanak, the Lord Master is inaccessible and unfathomable; I live by His True Name. ||1||

¹⁹No one can compare to You, Lord; all come and go.

²⁰By Your Command, the account is settled, and doubt is dispelled.

²¹The Guru dispels doubt, and makes us speak the Unspoken Speech; the true ones are absorbed into Truth.

²²He Himself creates, and He Himself destroys; I accept the Command of the Commander Lord.

²³True greatness comes from the Guru; You alone are the mind's companion in the end.

²⁴O Nanak, there is no other than the Lord and Master; greatness comes from Your Name. ||2||

²⁵You are the True Creator Lord, the unknowable Maker.

²⁶There is only the One Lord and Master, but there are two paths, by which conflict increases.

²⁷All follow these two paths, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command; the world is born, only to die.

²⁸Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal has no friend at all; he carries loads of sin on his head.

²⁹By the Hukam of the Lord's Command, he comes, but he does not understand this Hukam; the Lord's Hukam is the Embellisher.

³⁰O Nanak, through the Shabad, the Word of the Lord and Master, the True Creator Lord is realized. ||3||

³¹Your devotees look beautiful in Your Court, embellished with the Shabad.

³²They chant the Ambrosial Word of His Bani, savoring it with their tongues.

³³Savoring it with their tongues, they thirst for the Naam; they are a sacrifice to the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

³⁴Touching the philosopher's stone, they become the philosopher's stone, which transforms lead into gold; O Lord, they become pleasing to your mind.

³⁵They attain the immortal status and eradicate their self-conceit; how rare is that person, who contemplates spiritual wisdom.

³⁶O Nanak, the devotees look beautiful in the Court of the True Lord; they are dealers in the Truth. ||4||

³⁷I am hungry and thirsty for wealth; how will I be able to go to the Lord's Court?

¹I shall go and ask the True Guru, and meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

²I meditate on the True Name, chant the True Name, and as Gurmukh, I realize the True Name.

³Night and day, I chant the Name of the merciful, immaculate Lord, the Master of the poor.

⁴The Primal Lord has ordained the tasks to be done; self-conceit is overcome, and the mind is subdued.

⁵O Nanak, the Naam is the sweetest essence; through the Naam, thirst and desire are stilled. ||5||2||

⁶Dhanaasaree, Chhant, First Mehl:

⁷Your Husband Lord is with you, O deluded soul-bride, but you do are not aware of Him.

⁸Your destiny is written on your forehead, according to your past actions.

⁹This inscription of past deeds cannot be erased; what do I know about what will happen?

¹⁰You have not adopted a virtuous lifestyle, and you are not attuned to the Lord's Love; you sit there, crying over your past misdeeds.

¹¹Wealth and youth are like the shade of the bitter swallow-wort plant; you are growing old, and your days are coming to their end.

¹²O Nanak, without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, you shall end up as a discarded, divorced bride; your own falsehood shall separate you from the Lord. ||1||

¹³You have drowned, and your house is ruined; walk in the Way of the Guru's Will.

¹⁴Meditate on the True Name, and you shall find peace in the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

¹⁵Meditate on the Lord's Name, and you shall find peace; your stay in this world shall last only four days.

¹⁶Sit in the home of your own being, and you shall find Truth; night and day, be with your Beloved.

¹⁷Without loving devotion, you cannot dwell in your own home - listen, everyone!

¹⁸O Nanak, she is happy, and she obtains her Husband Lord, if she is attuned to the True Name. ||2||

¹⁹If the soul-bride is pleasing to her Husband Lord, then the Husband Lord will love His bride.

²⁰Imbued with the love of her Beloved, she contemplates the Word of the Guru's Shabad.

²¹She contemplates the Guru's Shabads, and her Husband Lord loves her; in deep humility, she worships Him in loving devotion.

²²She burns away her emotional attachment to Maya, and in love, she loves her Beloved.

²³She is imbued and drenched with the Love of the True Lord; she has become beautiful, by conquering her mind.

²⁴O Nanak, the happy soul-bride abides in Truth; she loves to love her Husband Lord. ||3||

²⁵The soul-bride looks so beautiful in the home of her Husband Lord, if she is pleasing to Him.

²⁶It is of no use at all to speak false words.

²⁷If she speaks false, it is of no use to her, and she does not see her Husband Lord with her eyes.

²⁸Worthless, forgotten and abandoned by her Husband Lord, she passes her life-night without her Lord and Master.

²⁹Such a wife does not believe in the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she is caught in the net of the world, and does not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

³⁰O Nanak, if she understands her own self, then, as Gurmukh, she merges in celestial peace. ||4||

³¹Blessed is that soul-bride, who knows her Husband Lord.

³²Without the Naam, she is false, and her actions are false as well.

³³Devotional worship of the Lord is beautiful; the True Lord loves it. So immerse yourself in loving devotional worship of God.

³⁴My Husband Lord is playful and innocent; imbued with His Love, I enjoy Him.

³⁵She blossoms forth through the Word of the Guru's Shabad; she ravishes her Husband Lord, and obtains the most noble reward.

³⁶O Nanak, in Truth, she obtains glory; in her Husband's home, the soul-bride looks beautiful. ||5||3||

¹Dhanaasaree, Chhant, Fourth Mehl, First House:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, one meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

⁴Meeting the True Guru, through loving faith and devotion, one intuitively sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

⁵Singing His Glorious Praises continually, night and day, one blossoms forth, when it is pleasing to the True Lord.

⁶Egotism, self-conceit and Maya are forsaken, and he is intuitively absorbed into the Naam.

⁷The Creator Himself acts; when He gives, then we receive.

⁸When the Dear Lord grants His Grace, we meditate on the Naam. ||1||

⁹Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru.

¹⁰I serve Him day and night; I never forget Him.

¹¹I never forget Him; I remember Him night and day. When I chant the Naam, then I live.

¹²With my ears, I hear about Him, and my mind is satisfied. As Gurmukh, I drink in the Ambrosial Nectar.

¹³If He bestows His Glance of Grace, then I shall meet the True Guru; my discriminating intellect would contemplate Him, night and day.

¹⁴Deep within, I feel true love for the Perfect True Guru. ||2||

¹⁵By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation; then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord.

¹⁶Night and day, he remains lovingly focused on the Lord; he merges in celestial peace.

¹⁷Merging in celestial peace, he becomes pleasing to the Lord's Mind; he remains forever unattached and untouched.

¹⁸He receives honor in this world and the next, lovingly focused on the Lord's Name.

¹⁹He is liberated from both pleasure and pain; he is pleased by whatever God does.

²⁰By great good fortune, one joins the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, and then, one comes to savor the subtle essence of the Lord. ||3||

²¹In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs.

²²They cry and howl, day and night, caught by the pain of Maya.

²³Caught by the pain of Maya, provoked by his ego, he passes his life crying out, "Mine, mine!".

²⁴He does not remember God, the Giver, and in the end, he departs regretting and repenting.

²⁵Without the Name, nothing shall go along with him; not his children, spouse or the enticements of Maya.

²⁶In the love of duality, there is pain and suffering; the Messenger of Death eyes the self-willed manmukhs. ||4||

²⁷Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence.

²⁸I remain standing with my palms pressed together; I have become pleasing to God's Mind.

²⁹When one is pleasing to God's Mind, then he merges in the Hukam of the Lord's Command; surrendering to His Hukam, he finds peace.

³⁰Night and day, he chants the Lord's Name, day and night; intuitively, naturally, he meditates on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.

³¹Through the Naam, the glorious greatness of the Naam is obtained; the Naam is pleasing to Nanak's mind.

³²Granting His Grace, the Lord has merged me with Himself; I have found the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. ||5||1||

¹Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Chhant:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³The True Guru is merciful to the meek; in His Presence, the Lord's Praises are sung.

⁴The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is chanted in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.

⁵Vibrating, and worshipping the One Lord in the Company of the Holy, the pains of birth and death are removed.

⁶Those who have such karma pre-ordained, study and learn the Truth; the noose of Death is removed from their necks.

⁷Their fears and doubts are dispelled, the knot of death is untied, and they never have to walk on Death's path.

⁸Prays Nanak, shower me with Your Mercy, Lord; let me sing Your Glorious Praises forever. ||1||

⁹The Name of the One, Immaculate Lord is the Support of the unsupported.

¹⁰You are the Giver, the Great Giver, the Dispeller of all sorrow.

¹¹O Destroyer of pain, Creator Lord, Master of peace and bliss, I have come seeking the Sanctuary of the Holy;

¹²please, help me to cross over the terrifying and difficult world-ocean in an instant.

¹³I saw the Lord pervading and permeating everywhere, when the healing ointment of the Guru's wisdom was applied to my eyes.

¹⁴Prays Nanak, remember Him forever in meditation, the Destroyer of all sorrow and fear. ||2||

¹⁵He Himself has attached me to the hem of His robe; He has showered me with His Mercy.

¹⁶I am worthless, lowly and helpless; God is unfathomable and infinite.

¹⁷My Lord and Master is always merciful, kind and compassionate; He uplifts and establishes the lowly.

¹⁸All beings and creatures are under Your power; You take care of all.

¹⁹He Himself is the Creator, and He Himself is the Enjoyer; He Himself is the Contemplator of all.

²⁰Prays Nanak, singing Your Glorious Praises, I live, chanting the Chant of the Lord, the Lord of the world-forest. ||3||

²¹The Blessed Vision of Your Darshan is incomparable; Your Name is utterly priceless.

²²O my Incomputable Lord, Your humble servants ever meditate on You.

²³You dwell on the tongues of the Saints, by Your own pleasure; they are intoxicated with Your sublime essence, O Lord.

²⁴Those who are attached to Your feet are very blessed; night and day, they remain always awake and aware.

²⁵Forever and ever, meditate in remembrance on the Lord and Master; with each and every breath, speak His Glorious Praises.

²⁶Prays Nanak, let me become the dust of the feet of the Saints. God's Name is invaluable. ||4||1||

²⁷Raag Dhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Kabeer Jee:

²⁸One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

²⁹Beings like Sanak, Sanand, Shiva and Shaysh-naaga

³⁰In the Society of the Saints, the Lord dwells within the heart. ||1||Pause||

³¹Beings like Hanumaan, Garura, Indra the King of the gods and the rulers of humans

³²The four Vedas, the Simritees and the Puraanas, Vishnu the Lord of Lakshmi

³³Says Kabeer, one who falls at the Lord's feet,

¹Day by day, hour by hour, life runs its course, and the body withers away.

²Death, like a hunter, a butcher, is on the prowl; tell me, what can we do? ||1||

³That day is rapidly approaching.

⁴Mother, father, siblings, children and spouse - tell me, who belongs to whom? ||1||Pause||

⁵As long as the light remains in the body, the beast does not understand himself.

⁶He acts in greed to maintain his life and status, and sees nothing with his eyes. ||2||

⁷Says Kabeer, listen, O mortal: Renounce the doubts of your mind.

⁸Chant only the One Naam, the Name of the Lord, O mortal, and seek the Sanctuary of the One Lord. ||3||2||

⁹That humble being, who knows even a little about loving devotional worship - what surprises are there for him?

¹⁰Like water, dripping into water, which cannot be separated out again, so is the weaver Kabeer, with softened heart, merged into the Lord. ||1||

¹¹O people of the Lord, I am just a simple-minded fool.

¹²If Kabeer were to leave his body at Benares, and so liberate himself, what obligation would he have to the Lord? ||1||Pause||

¹³Says Kabeer, listen, O people - do not be deluded by doubt.

¹⁴What is the difference between Benares and the barren land of Maghar, if the Lord is within one's heart? ||2||3||

¹⁵Mortals may go to the Realm of Indra, or the Realm of Shiva,

¹⁶but because of their hypocrisy and false prayers, they must leave again. ||1||

¹⁷What should I ask for? Nothing lasts forever.

¹⁸Enshrine the Lord's Name within your mind. ||1||Pause||

¹⁹Fame and glory, power, wealth and glorious greatness

²⁰- none of these will go with you or help you in the end. ||2||

²¹Children, spouse, wealth and Maya

²²- who has ever obtained peace from these? ||3||

²³Says Kabeer, nothing else is of any use.

²⁴Within my mind is the wealth of the Lord's Name. ||4||4||

²⁵Remember the Lord, remember the Lord, remember the Lord in meditation, O Siblings of Destiny.

²⁶Without remembering the Lord's Name in meditation, a great many are drowned. ||1||Pause||

²⁷Your spouse, children, body, house and possessions - you think these will give you peace.

²⁸But none of these shall be yours, when the time of death comes. ||1||

²⁹Ajaamal, the elephant, and the prostitute committed many sins,

³⁰but still, they crossed over the world-ocean, by chanting the Lord's Name. ||2||

³¹You have wandered in reincarnation, as pigs and dogs - did you feel no shame?

³²Forsaking the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, why do you eat poison? ||3||

³³Abandon your doubts about do's and dont's, and take to the Lord's Name.

³⁴By Guru's Grace, O servant Kabeer, love the Lord. ||4||5||

³⁵Dhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Naam Dayv Jee:

³⁶One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³⁷They dig deep foundations, and build lofty palaces.

³⁸Can anyone live longer than Markanda, who passed his days with only a handful of straw upon his head? ||1||

³⁹The Creator Lord is our only friend.

⁴⁰O man, why are you so proud? This body is only temporary - it shall pass away. ||1||Pause||

¹The Kaurvas, who had brothers like Duryodhan, used to proclaim, "This is ours! This is ours!"

²Their royal procession extended over sixty miles, and yet their bodies were eaten by vultures. ||2||

³Sri Lanka was totally rich with gold; was anyone greater than its ruler Raavan?

⁴What happened to the elephants, tethered at his gate? In an instant, it all belonged to someone else. ||3||

⁵The Yaadvas deceived Durbaasaa, and received their rewards.

⁶The Lord has shown mercy to His humble servant, and now Naam Dayv sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||4||1||

⁷I have brought the ten sensory organs under my control, and erased every trace of the five thieves.

⁸I have filled the seventy-two thousand nerve channels with Ambrosial Nectar, and drained out the poison. ||1||

⁹I shall not come into the world again.

¹⁰I chant the Ambrosial Bani of the Word from the depths of my heart, and I have instructed my soul. ||1||Pause||

¹¹I fell at the Guru's feet and begged of Him; with the mighty axe, I have chopped off emotional attachment.

¹²Turning away from the world, I have become the servant of the Saints; I fear no one except the Lord's devotees. ||2||

¹³I shall be released from this world, when I stop clinging to Maya.

¹⁴Maya is the name of the power which causes us to be born; renouncing it, we obtain the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||3||

¹⁵That humble being, who performs devotional worship in this way, is rid of all fear.

¹⁶Says Naam Dayv, why are you wandering around out there? This is the way to find the Lord. ||4||2||

¹⁷As water is very precious in the desert, and the creeper weeds are dear to the camel,

¹⁸and the tune of the hunter's bell at night is enticing to the deer, so is the Lord to my mind. ||1||

¹⁹Your Name is so beautiful! Your form is so beautiful! Your Love is so very beautiful, O my Lord. ||1||Pause||

²⁰As rain is dear to the earth, and the flower's fragrance is dear to the bumble bee,

²¹and the mango is dear to the cuckoo, so is the Lord to my mind. ||2||

²²As the sun is dear to the chakvi duck, and the lake of Man Sarovar is dear to the swan,

²³and the husband is dear to his wife, so is the Lord to my mind. ||3||

²⁴As milk is dear to the baby, and the raindrop is dear to the mouth of the rainbird,

²⁵and as water is dear to the fish, so is the Lord to my mind. ||4||

²⁶All the seekers, Siddhas and silent sages seek Him, but only a rare few behold Him.

²⁷Just as Your Name is dear to all the Universe, so is the Lord dear to Naam Dayv's mind. ||5||3||

²⁸First of all, the lotuses bloomed in the woods;

²⁹from them, all the swan-souls came into being.

³⁰Know that, through Krishna, the Lord, Har, Har, the dance of creation dances. ||1||

³¹First of all, there was only the Primal Being.

³²From that Primal Being, Maya was produced.

³³All that is, is His.

³⁴In this Garden of the Lord, we all dance, like water in the pots of the Persian wheel. ||1||Pause||

³⁵Women and men both dance.

³⁶There is no other than the Lord.

³⁷Don't dispute this,

³⁸and don't doubt this.

³⁹The Lord says, "This creation and I are one and the same." ||2||

¹Like the pots on the Persian wheel, sometimes the world is high, and sometimes it is low.

²Wandering and roaming around, I have come at last to Your Door.

³"Who are you?"

⁴"I am Naam Dayv, Sir."

⁵O Lord, please save me from Maya, the cause of death. ||3||4||

⁶O Lord, You are the Purifier of sinners - this is Your innate nature.

⁷Blessed are those silent sages and humble beings, who meditate on my Lord God. ||1||

⁸I have applied to my forehead the dust of the feet of the Lord of the Universe.

⁹This is something which is far away from the gods, mortal men and silent sages. ||1||Pause||

¹⁰O Lord, Merciful to the meek, Destroyer of pride

¹¹- Naam Dayv seeks the Sanctuary of Your feet; he is a sacrifice to You. ||2||5||

¹²Dhanaasaree, Devotee Ravi Daas Jee:

¹³One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

¹⁴There is none as forlorn as I am, and none as Compassionate as You; what need is there to test us now?

¹⁵May my mind surrender to Your Word; please, bless Your humble servant with this perfection. ||1||

¹⁶I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Lord.

¹⁷O Lord, why are You silent? ||Pause||

¹⁸For so many incarnations, I have been separated from You, Lord; I dedicate this life to You.

¹⁹Says Ravi Daas: placing my hopes in You, I live; it is so long since I have gazed upon the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan. ||2||1||

²⁰In my consciousness, I remember You in meditation; with my eyes, I behold You; I fill my ears with the Word of Your Bani, and Your Sublime Praise.

²¹My mind is the bumble bee; I enshrine Your feet within my heart, and with my tongue, I chant the Ambrosial Name of the Lord. ||1||

²²My love for the Lord of the Universe does not decrease.

²³I paid for it dearly, in exchange for my soul. ||1||Pause||

²⁴Without the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, love for the Lord does not well up; without this love, Your devotional worship cannot be performed.

²⁵Ravi Daas offers this one prayer unto the Lord: please preserve and protect my honor, O Lord, my King. ||2||2||

²⁶Your Name, Lord, is my adoration and cleansing bath.

²⁷Without the Name of the Lord, all ostentatious displays are useless. ||1||Pause||

²⁸Your Name is my prayer mat, and Your Name is the stone to grind the sandalwood. Your Name is the saffron which I take and sprinkle in offering to You.

²⁹Your Name is the water, and Your Name is the sandalwood. The chanting of Your Name is the grinding of the sandalwood. I take it and offer all this to You. ||1||

³⁰Your Name is the lamp, and Your Name is the wick. Your Name is the oil I pour into it.

³¹Your Name is the light applied to this lamp, which enlightens and illuminates the entire world. ||2||

³²Your Name is the thread, and Your Name is the garland of flowers. The eighteen loads of vegetation are all too impure to offer to You.

³³Why should I offer to You, that which You Yourself created? Your Name is the fan, which I wave over You. ||3||

³⁴The whole world is engrossed in the eighteen Puraanas, the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage, and the four sources of creation.

³⁵Says Ravi Daas, Your Name is my Aartee, my lamp-lit worship-service. The True Name, Sat Naam, is the food which I offer to You. ||4||3||

¹Dhanaasaree, The Word Of Devotee Trilochan Jee:

²One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

³Why do you slander the Lord? You are ignorant and deluded.

⁴Pain and pleasure are the result of your own actions. ||1||Pause||

⁵The moon dwells in Shiva's forehead; it takes its cleansing bath in the Ganges.

⁶Among the men of the moon's family, Krishna was born;

⁷even so, the stains from its past actions remain on the moon's face. ||1||

⁸Aruna was a charioteer; his master was the sun, the lamp of the world. His brother was Garuda, the king of birds;

⁹and yet, Aruna was made a cripple, because of the karma of his past actions. ||2||

¹⁰Shiva, the destroyer of countless sins, the Lord and Master of the three worlds, wandered from sacred shrine to sacred shrine; he never found an end to them.

¹¹And yet, he could not erase the karma of cutting off Brahma's head. ||3||

¹²Through the nectar, the moon, the wish-fulfilling cow, Lakshmi, the miraculous tree of life, Sikhar the sun's horse, and Dhanavantar the wise physician - all arose from the ocean, the lord of rivers;

¹³and yet, because of its karma, its saltiness has not left it. ||4||

¹⁴Hanuman burnt the fortress of Sri Lanka, uprooted the garden of Raawan, and brought healing herbs for the wounds of Lachhman, pleasing Lord Raamaa;

¹⁵and yet, because of his karma, he could not be rid of his loin cloth. ||5||

¹⁶The karma of past actions cannot be erased, O wife of my house; this is why I chant the Name of the Lord.

¹⁷So prays Trilochan, Dear Lord. ||6||1||

¹⁸Sri Sain:

¹⁹With incense, lamps and ghee, I offer this lamp-lit worship service.

²⁰I am a sacrifice to the Lord of Lakshmi. ||1||

²¹Hail to You, Lord, hail to You!

²²Sublime is the lamp, and pure is the wick.

²³You are immaculate and pure, O Brilliant Lord of Wealth! ||2||

²⁴Raamaanand knows the devotional worship of the Lord.

²⁵He says that the Lord is all-pervading, the embodiment of supreme joy. ||3||

²⁶The Lord of the world, of wondrous form, has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean.

²⁷Says Sain, remember the Lord, the embodiment of supreme joy! ||4||2||

²⁸Peepaa:

²⁹Within the body, the Divine Lord is embodied. The body is the temple, the place of pilgrimage, and the pilgrim.

³⁰Within the body are incense, lamps and offerings. Within the body are the flower offerings. ||1||

³¹I searched throughout many realms, but I found the nine treasures within the body.

³²Nothing comes, and nothing goes; I pray to the Lord for Mercy. ||1||Pause||

³³The One who pervades the Universe also dwells in the body; whoever seeks Him, finds Him there.

³⁴Peepaa prays, the Lord is the supreme essence; He reveals Himself through the True Guru. ||2||3||

³⁵Dhannaa:

³⁶O Lord of the world, this is Your lamp-lit worship service.

³⁷You are the Arranger of the affairs of those humble beings who perform Your devotional worship service. ||1||Pause||

³⁸Lentils, flour and ghee - these things, I beg of You.

³⁹My mind shall ever be pleased.

⁴⁰Shoes, fine clothes,

⁴¹A milk cow, and a water buffalo, I beg of You,

⁴²and a fine Turkestani horse.

⁴³A good wife to care for my home

⁴⁴- Your humble servant Dhanna begs for these things, Lord. ||2||4||