DnwsrI mhlw 5 ]

aucwrx DnwsrI mh`lw pMjvw

dhhanaasaree mehalaa 5 ||

Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl:

pr hrnw loBu JUT inMd ievhI krq gudwrI ]

par haranaa lobh jhooth nindh eiv hee karath gudhaaree ||

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

imRg iqRsnw Aws imiQAw mITI ieh tyk mnih swDwrI ]1]

mrig thrisanaa aas mithhiaa meethee eih ttaek manehi saadhhaaree ||1||

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

swkq kI Awvrdw jwie ibRQwrI ]

aucwrx Aw-vrdw

saakath kee aavaradhaa jaae brithhaaree ||

The faithless cynic passes his life uselessly.

jYsy kwgd ky Bwr mUsw tUik gvwvq kwim nhI gwvwrI ] rhwau ]

jaisae kaagadh kae bhaar moosaa ttook gavaavath kaam nehee gaavaaree || rehaao ||

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

kir ikrpw pwrbRhm suAwmI ieh bµDn CutkwrI ]

aucwrx pwr-bRhm: 'bR' dulwvw rihq bolo

kar kirapaa paarabreham suaamee eih bandhhan shhuttakaaree ||

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

bUfq AMD nwnk pRB kwFq swD jnw sMgwrI ]2]11]42]

booddath andhh naanak prabh kaadtath saadhh janaa sangaaree ||2||11||42||

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